The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-12


were dopted to celebrate the annexation
Il Lithuauia to the kingdom OF Poland
on the nth OF August reEt- The eeleofa-
ton will be general throughout the Prla-
9 pal cities OF the Union. A medal Is 10
be struck at Berlin 10 commemorate the
event
The body OF Frank P. Woodall, an in
surance clerk of New Yorz. VINO has p7eh
missing for ten days, was found on Fflus'y
floating In the ba7, with large sea-
wound on the head. He was pIooSpiy
robbe and murdered. He served .ouIiiis
the war as Colonel of an Illinois regime A.
The sna aaIlpox is again reported increas-
ing in New York ely. Thirty cases were
sent to the hospital during the past TWO
weeks, as many as three Of when We're
taken from one house The authorities
have arranged to convey sick ennigrants
directly from the quarantine to the nos
pitaI.
Colonel w. F. SwitzIer, of Missouri, has
sued Francis Redman, Secretary OF State
for two thousand dollars damage es, for not
correctly counting and certifying to the
election returns in the late election Tor
members of Congress in the Ninth DISTRICT
in that state, whereby he failed TO receive
the certificate of election.
The new Indian superintendent has been
visiting the various agencies and making
changes to improve the condition Of the
Indians and protect the Government
against fraud. Indian depredations are
reported south of the Platte, below Kear-
ney, but nothing serious
Letters from Brazil of April oath, state
that Genel al Mcmahon has not yet been
heard from, and the report that he had
arrived in Ascunsion proves to be un-
founded The movement against Lopez
has commenced. He is at Oscura, In a
formidable position. Count Dea, son-fn-
law of the Emperor of Brazil, now com
manding the allied forces, is said to have
served during our civil war on the staff OF
Genera Sherman.
The rem aims or Lteuten ant P, J Terrell
an officer in the Fenian organic ion, we re
refused the burial rites of the Roman
Catholics, in Louisville, because the
Fenian brotherhood appeared in the
church in regatta. The body was taken
from the church and followed TO the ceme-
terry by large p -oces~ion of Fenians. The
action OF the priest has caused profound
sensation.
1t is stated that Mr. W. II. Robertson, of
washington, and Mr.. John Tyler. of Vir-
ginfa. propose between them that the Con-
servative men ofthe south select their Sem
aters and Representatives from patriotic
statesmen living in the Northern states,
and thus throw overheard the villainous
carpet -bagger and the false, perfidious and
treacherous scalawag. They contend tnat
cue days prior residence in the state to
be represented, viii meet all the require
ments of the Constitution as TO qualifica-
ttOns
Ia ..,e Pr 'nters' National Convention,
Thursday night, H. q. Cowle1, delegate
from New Orleans, was given a seat. Reso-
Iutions asking Congress to pass Postal
Telegraph Bill, in order to prevent the As
sociated Press from virtually preventin :
any more newspa pers from being pub
nshed, were inu oduced, debated, ana re-
ferl ed 10 a com mittee OF five. a series OF
resolutions were offered that employ ees
should not MAKE religious or political
views a test of EN- ployment, and denounc-
ing the action of the CongI essional PRINTER
for giving employment to L. H. Douglass,
a rat. A proposition to divide the question
was agreed to, when the Convention adj
iourned without action.
A special dispatch from Nashville says
the NASHVILLE ET6SS ana 1tHteS- WuAch HAS
heretofore been the organ OF Stokes, came
out on Friday morning strongly for
Senter and universal suffrage. The old
editors of the Press and Times have all
ceased connection with it. No names are
am ounc9i as editors of the paper, but the
leading article declares that it wall hence
forth be the organ of no man or set of men,
but will boldiy and Independently adVo
cate whatever rs conductors think to be
polite and right. The Seuter movement
GEMS 10 be gathering strength and force
all over the State. The three leading
journals of the Republican party, one III
each of the three great divtsioos of the
State. the Knoxville Whig. the Press and
Z fnaes and the Memphis Post are all now
for Senter.