The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-15
Horse Thief Captured in
Chicago.
News by Atlantic Cable.
Andy Johnson in Memphis.
New York Items.

NEW i 0Rk. April l4.-1ne steam.
ship France, from Liverpool, has ar
rived.
In the discussion in the SEN
ate yesterday, after Mr.. Sum-
ner's speech. some remarks were
reported to have been made by Mr..
Chandler. lie said the American
Continent was too small to hold the
two sovereIgnties.
Mr. Warner is reported to have
equaled if not surpassed Mr.. Chand-
Ter In his isanguinary declarations. If
he we're President. he would, In his
instructions to Mr.. Motley say, take
no further troble In reference to the
settlements of the question. Let it go
by. II England wishes to open the
negotiations, let her do so. IF not
there is no American but can afford
to wait the day of reckoning, AID
altogether he was in favor of holding
a whip over her.
Elizabeth Smith, while drunk yes
terday. attempted TO burn her daugh-
ter, aged six years, to death, on hot
stove. She was arrested, and the
child taken to the hospital. 1t will
probably die
A Vera Cruz letter Of March 31st,
says a stormy session of Congress is
anticipated. and belligerent rights
will probably be granted to the Gu
bans.
Rich gold mines have been diseov-
cred near SinOla De Sargassea.
A slight shock of an earthquake
has been experienced in Jalapa.
L. Walloth, who is now 10 ludlow
Street Jail, is charged by the Board Of
Trustees of the Swedish Evaugelicaf
Lutheran Church of Gustavus Adol-
phus, in this city, of which he Is
Treasurer, with embezzling s., 800 of
a sum forwarded Co the Church by
churches In Sweden, as a present.
The warrant is to be served upon him
when released from jail.
Three complaints were entered in
the Central Police Office, Brooklyn,
yesterday, of robberies at the hands
of the newly hired servant girls. In
each case the amount stolen was
$1,000 and tho alleged thief seized at
an Intelligence Office.
The Herald says the Senate has
commenced the work By rejecting the
Alabama treaty Of disipating the
fiction that the Alabama claims con-
stituted merely a sort of international
account easily adjusted.
The Tribune says the vote in execu-
tive session rejecting this treaty was
emphatic enough, we trust, to enable
our friends in Great Britain to COM
prehend at least the truth.
The World says the rejection of the
Alabama. treaty Is no surprise, and
thinks the prospect of satisfactory
settlement under Grants administra-
tion is slender.
The Tribune has a letter from w.
II. Sherman relative to his action at
the surrender of General Johnsoa.
He says: At an interview between
President Lincoln, General Grant,
Admiral Porter and himself, the
position of affairs, and the then soon
probable defeat of the rebel army
under Lee, President Lincoln ex-
pressed the hope that no more blood
would be shed. All that he wished
being the dispersion of the armies
aud the resumption of civil rule
Sherman says he drew up the terms
of Johnson's surrender himself, that
Breckenridge had nothing to do With
them, aud he proceeded to effect his
escape from the country. a course
that ST erman believes Lincoln wished
Davis and all other leading Southern
polite i leaders would have been sue.
cessful In doing. Sherman says he
makes the statements In order that
there shall be no construction of the
terms whereby the course pursued by
him should be thrown upon President
Lincoln.
New YoRK, April II The Ways
and Means Committee Of the House
of Representatives of the Unite
States called on the Collector Gen.
eral to day, as preliminary steps to
inquiries to be made into the work
ing of the revenue system.
a grand jury has been empaneled
in the United States Court, before
Judge Benedict, for investigation OF
the charges against the under officers
OF the emigrant ship James Foster
Jr.
Itappears the Imperialist has no
collapsed, as has been stated.
judge Barnard has appointed A. A
-Redfeli as referee for the purpose 0
;4certaining to whom belongs tn
$4,000, 900 claimed By Receiver Twee,
&, be on depositin the Corn Exehang
Bauk. !miniliy to the credit of Mr.
Crane, but really to the use of tn
credit OF ne Mobile Il Pacific Rail
road