The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-10-28
WashIngton News.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., October q. "A
special telegram to the Wilmington
/ On. % Journal, dated Goldsboro,
24th inst, says our town was thrown
into state of the widest excitement
/ last night, by riot, which COM
menced early In the evening, and last
ed until 10 o'clock, between the
! United States troops stationed here
and the negroes. About seventy five
guns were fred, and one soldier and
one negro wounded. 1t is now tWen-
/ tysfour hours since the riot, and our
authorities have not made or attempt
ed to make the first arrest. There
were three fights, the negroes retreat
ing at last.
| Supervisor Presbury, of Virginia,
reports to the Internal Revenue Office
that the collection Of tax on tobacco
| in that State for seven months, end
ing Septem Der Both. was g, ,194, ,353 SO,
sgainst 1925, GA 81 for the same
period of last year. He estimates the
increase of revenue from tobacco In
Virginia for the year ending March
"a, 1870, at least three millions of
dollars.
Information has been received at
the Internal Revenue Office, from the
Collector of the Twenty-fourth Dis
trict of Pennsylvania, of the seizure
Of Every & Smiths distillery, valued
at $4,000
The Collector of the Third Virginia
District reports the seizure Of j. 4.
WoOdbridge's distillery, aud the Col
lector of the Second Virginia Dis
trict reports the seizure of two illicit
stills in his district.
Detective Brooks, Of Pennsylvania,
reports the seizure of the distillery of
j. B. Goods and the rectifying house
of s. B. Hartman & Co., at Lancaster,
Pa, for frauds.
WAsHINoToN, October 27.-In-
formation received at the Department
of Agriculture shows a falling off of
one-third of the tobacco crop In Vir-
Rinia and Maryland, and throughout
Kentucky aud the West Of about one
tenth.
Information has been received at
the Coast Survey Office Of a very
marked earthquake wave having been
recorded on the self registering gauge
In San Francisco, on Friday last, at
O'Clock P. NJ. From this, the occur
renee of a violent earthquake in some
distant part of the Pacific Ocean may
be inferred, Of which news will doubt
less reach here before long. Theearth-
quake of Lemonda, In 1854, and the
one which occurred in Peru in August
of last year, were announced in the
same way.
These waves travel across the
Pacific Ocean at an average rate of
about $50 miles an hour, depending
on the depth of the water along the
track of the wave. From Observa-
tions made on the occasions to which
reference is made, the average depth
Of that ocean has been found to be
about 1000 fathoms.
In the Supreme Court, to-day,
Chief Justice Chase said, In reply to
the suggestion of Mr.. Phillips, yester-
day, that it was undoubtedly matter
of discretion with counsel when to
move for writ of hdbedS corpus IN
the Yerger case. The point of juris-
diction having been determined the
court would hear a motion for the
writ whenever the counsel should see
proper to make it.
Wn. f. Wheeler, u. S. Marshal at
Helena, Montana, has forwarded to
Grand Jury of the Third Judicial
District of Montana. In regard to rob
berries and murders committed upon
citizens there by predatory bands of
Indians, within the past few months. |
The report is made in the hope that
proper officers of the General Govern
ment will take steps necessary to give
them full protection; or, If the means
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will represent matters to heads of the
Government here, whohaE authority
and means to punish and prevent In
dian depredations.
The commissioners appointed by
the President to examine and report
on the construction of the Pacific
Railroad, have been in session here
several days. and expect to conclude
their report By the end OF the week.
They travelled over the road by day
light at the rate of only ten miles an
hour, but stopped to examine and
measure all bridges and trestles over
three feet high.
The following order has just been
issued By the President Of the United
States:
EXECUTIVE ORDER.
All communications IN writing, IN
tended for the Executive Department
of this Government, and relating to
public business of whatever kind, in
cluding suggestions for legislation,
claims, contracts, employment. ap
pointments. and removals from Office.
and pardous must be transmitted
through the Department, to which
the care Of the subject matter of com
munications properly belong.
Communications otherwise trans
mitted Will not receive attention.
BY order of the President.
HAMILTON FISH, Sec. of State.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.
t STATE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, Oct. Is.
Notice is hereby given to appli
cants for Office, that there is no exist
ing vacancies In the Department.
either abroad or at home Vacancies
hereafter occurring viii be filed only
| on A written application. addressed TO