The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-06
Result of tho Late Election
10 IN RIA sAchus9tts
news from San Francisco


= WAslINdToN,D G., November 4.
In the Supreme Court to day was ar
gued the case of the United States VS..
George w. Lane, appeal from the
Court of Clainis 1t involves the de-
EentiOn In North Carolina waters of
cotton which, during the rebellion,
had been brought from within the
rebel lines, and under safe conduct of
the military authorities Of the United
States.
The Commissioners Of the Land Of.
fee has written a letter to the Regis
ter and Receiver at Humboldt, Kan
sas, relative to entering the Usage
lands IN that State, that the Joint
Resolution of April last confers the
privilege of purchasing when they
are bona tide settlers residing there,
and in Quantities not exceeding one
hundred and sixty acres to each set
tier having. certain prescribed qualifi-
cations as to citizenship. When such
a citizen has made a contract 20 sell
the land, he may acquire title under
this joint resolution. but cannot be
regarded as bona tide settler. y
WASHINGTON, November 5.-Gan.
Mcmahon was before the House Sub
Committee on Foreign Affairs. yesterc
day, and gave a history Of the causes
of the Paraguayan war. He said it.
was instituted by Brazil, to extend
monarchy and slavery. He himself
was we'll treated by Lopez, VINO is fa-
vorahly disposed toward the United
States. The Bliss aud BIasterman
difficulty had been settled before he
arrived In Paraguay. Masterman
was an English subject, and he would
not have been at liberty to interfere
in his case. His conduct as Minister
has been endorsed by the State De
parfment. Ex-Ministers Worthing-
ton and j Watson Webb are soon to
be examined.
WASHINGTON, November 5.-From
late intelligence received through Mr.
Thornton, the British Minister, it ap-
pears Her Majestys Government is
prepared to reduce the single rate of
postage for prepaid letters between
the United States and the United
Kingdom to three pence. There Is
little doubt, therefore. of the early
adoption of this measurelOf postal re-
form.
Representatives Churchill, Cissna
and Randall, the sub committee of
the Committee on Elections, after a
conferenee to day, decided not to go
to South Carolina to Investigate the
contested elections from the Third
and Fourth Congressional Districts.
THE reason for their action IS, that
the contingent fund of the House is
exhausted of 1the means necessary to
pay the 1000 or 5000 witnesses nec-
essary to beoexamined in order to
afford full information for the action
of the House. Nothing more will be
done on the subject until the meeting
The testimony in the Louisiana
cases, taken by the Committee Of
Elections, viii make 10000 printed
pages, and is now in the printers
hands. The testimony in twenty
Eother cases. including thel Covode
and Van Wynck contests. will cover
probably 6,000aprinted pages. There
are already about thirty contested
leases. * - z 49, A5 " III
The Post Office building at Nash
vile being unfit for use, the Post
master General has instructed an
| agent of the service in that Division
| to procure Suitable building in some
other portion of the city. s.es.,g SIS
| During the last fiscal year about
| 1000, ,0G0 acres of public lands were
entered under the homestead and
other laws, yielding the Government
between $1,000, 600 and s. ,0Q0, 600. a.
No action was taken by the Oabl-
net o-day TrelatiYer toqthe appoint
ment of a successor to Assistant
! Treasurer Butterheld.
= & A delegation of railroad men from
| Tennessee called upon the President
this afternoon, merely to pay their
| RESPECTS. seEt}T aEusa