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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-30
IMPORTANT TO BUILDERS and con.
TRAnT0KR.
CITY ADVERTIsENEENTs.
Notice to Open Out an Alley in
Block 81.

Block 81.
July IS, 1869.
Ordered, that six weeks public notice,
by advertising in the Evansville Daily
Journal, be given that, on the 9th day OF
September, 1869. the Common Council OF
the city OF Evansville will make IN order
for opening out an alley in Block 81. s1tus
ate between Second Avenue and Third
Avenue, and extending from Sixth street
to Franklin Street, in the town of La
masco City, now City of Evansville. Said
alley to be of the width of twelve (l2) feet,
and the west line of said alley to be one
hundred and nineteen (ll9) feet distant
from Third Avenue, and parallel with
said Third Avenue. And should any per-
son aggrieYed, at any time within six
weeks, apply TO the Common Council for
redress, by petition or remOnstrance left
with the CIerk of the Common Council,
and containing q statement of the injuries
therefor, said petition or remonstrance
will be considered, heard, and determined
by the. Common Council, on the 9th day OF
Septem Der, 1863.
And it is further ordered, that the Clerk
ecord in the Minute Book of the Council
the plat of said Block No. 81, with the sur
rounding streets, showing the location,
width, and length of said alley, which p at
has been prepared by James d. saunders,
CITY Surveyor.
a. NJ. EICGRIFF, Clerk,
BY Z. A. MCGRIFF, Deputy.
/ lily clerks Office, Evansville July I'd
le9Ss jy23 dow Union copy.
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TROY rEMAEE SEMINARY.

AMW ~ MaNM n AaAa AAA m AH
This Institution offers the accumulated
advantages Of over 80 years Buccea Lnl
oDeration Every facility h provided Con
= thorouph course on useful aud Orun~
mental education, under the direct Jon oI
more than twenty professors ana leach-
ers. For cirsularai apPl8 ~ JOIN l1t
WILLARD Troy, New YORK, lau&l d3m
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Quarterly statement, July /, 1863.
sI.488.2Os So
United states Government $50
sI,488,2O3 IS
unadjusted losses, sls5oo. '''''-V'
Auditors ONCE. Dept. OF insurance Ii1'
IL. :.

Auditors Office, Dept. OF Insurance,
Springfield, Aug. 5, 1853 J
" hereas, the Republic Insurance COM
pany, located at Chicago, in the = ate of
illinois, has filed in this office a statement
Of the condition OF its affairs, as required
by the provisions OF an act approved
March II, 1863, showing that it is possessed
Of the required amount of capital as re-
CURED by law and Whereas, an examine
ton OF the affairs and condition of said
Company, made by me in pursuance of
the provisions OF the act Aforesaid, has
fully verified the statement as filed in this
office by said Company:
Now, therefore, in pursuance of the pro-
visions OF the act aforesaid, I, Charles f.
EdppincOtt, Auditor Of Public Accounts OF
the state OF Illinois, do hereby certify that
the said Republic insurance Company is
authorized to transact It's appropriate bust.
ness Of Fire and Marine Insurance in this
state, IN accordance with the laws there
d. 1870.
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Ia testlmonY wheraol

l have hereuntO sub
scr1bed my name and
affixed the seal OF my
office, at Springfield,
this 9th day OF August,
A ID. Ik69
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H1renchIlfcIz anrfngs.

THESE CELEBHATEb sE'ttl y . ~
u have changed hands slnee lta ~, "iit,..
ing season. The house AhH e.tt @
ouqhly RENTED ana furnl5 ntu WIZ Nv
furniture, with well-fnrnl ele4 t4p9Aet t-lH
with bathtng-rOoma loE 1pt4 az" warm
baths. $500 ast...f. g.t..tf....
"a DAT " hack line from shoals station
"a theO. a M. hallroa0i ana also from
orleans, on the LOulsYlliei sew Albany a.
C,nicaao Railroad % TIE spring. with "a
daily mail 20 the Springs.
Hack charges from Shoals to the Springs
reduced 20 q uus -
Address RYAN q IDDhElls
fv2
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-01-29
CONGRESSIONAL.

SExArE.-January 2lst-Senatol
Morton made strong speech against
the right of States to assess and col
lect taxes on through passengers
Mr.. Sherman's Air Line Railroad
bill was taken up and amended by
striking out the sections relating to
the Cleveland and Cincinnati roads
No vote was taken.
HoUsR.--Passed bill bringing re-
constructed States under the opera
ton of the law for the appointment OF
midshipmen at the Naval Academy,
and spent the rest Of the day On the
Missouri election case OF Switzer
versus Anderson. The Committee
had reported for the second time in
favor OF Switzer, Democrat, but the
House, after four and half hours
debate, overruled the Committee and
gave the seat to Anderson by a very
decisive majority. Mr.. Shellabarger
introduced a bill regulating the re
moval Of political disabilities.
SKNATK-Jan. 22-The credentials
of J James A. and Thomas f. Bayard,
Senators elect from Delaware, were
presented. Mr.. Drake reported, from
the Committee on the Pacific Rail-
road, resolution against any more
subsidies in bonds to new railroad
enterprises, which went over. Mr.
Pomeroy reported bill in favor OF
another land grant Mr.. Freling-
huysen replied to Mr.. Morton's
speech, of the day before, against
taxing railroad travellers. Mr.. Doc
little spoke in opposition to Mr..
Sherman's bill for q new railroad to
New York. Prof. Agassiz was re
appointed a regent OF the Smithso-
nian Institute.
HeUsE.-Several new bills were in
trodnced and referred. The House
then resumed consideration Of the
Denver Pacific Railroad. Mr.. Van
Trump concluded his speech against
it MIR. Logan submitted new sub
stitute for the bill before the House,
which imposes additional checks and
guarantees on the company. The
death Of Mr.. Hind, the Arkansas
who was assassinated last
fall, was announced by his colleague,
Mr.. Elliot. Eulogies were pro
and the House adjourned.
SKsArE-Ssturday, Jan. 23-Mr.
Sherman made an excellent fight in
favor of his bill, and against the
,ubsidizing measure of Mr.. Pomeroy,
10 take two millions from the Treas
Try to complete the Central Pacific F,
Railroad. A long discussion followed!
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THERE will be no Inauguration
Ball. Gen. Grant said he would
rather not, and Washington is filed
with the mourning OF the iunkies
who will thus miss an opportunity 10
show their zeal in tickling the vanity
of the Prdsident elect. The i'm
mensely vexing question as to
whether A. johnson should be invit
ed, together with many others of mi
nor importance-including the very
material one as TO where the ball
should be heid--are thus happily
settled.
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TEE "Gordian knott in the Indi-
ana Legislature relative to the United
States Senatorship has been cut by
the declination of Lieut.. Governoe
Will. Cumback, the nominee of the
Republican caucus. Gov. Cumback
was nominated by large majority
of the Republican members, yet by
the factious opposition of about thir-
secn of treru, ne mns forced tC give
way in order 10 secure harmony and
prevent the election of a Democrat
or a milk-and- water Republican,
which would be infinitely worse. The
action of Gov. Cumback has been
that of a patriot and gentleman,
and we opine that the tactionists
who opposed his election in opposi-
tion to the wishes OF their party will,
at some future day. have a settlement
to make with their constituents
which will result anything but salts
factorily to themselves, If there is
one set of politicians under heaven
that we despise more than another it
is "bolters'-men who will sink the
common cause to crafty mere per-
sonal resentment or ambition.
Mr.. Pratt, the gentlemen nomina-
ted after .he declination of Gov.
Cumback, is staunch Republican
and an able man. When he relieves
Senator Hendricks the people of
Indiana will be fairly represented in
the u. 8. Senate.
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The Alabama claims seem at last
to be in a fair way for settlement
This, in connection with other claims,
is to be settled by mixed commits
sion of four-two to be chosen by
each Government and these four to
choose a fifth as umpire, by lot, if in
six months they DO not mutually
agree upon fit person. This com
mission, SO organized, is to consider
and psss upon sill claims of British
citizens against the United States,
and all claims of our citizens against
England that have arisen since 1858
The result OF this will be that the
Alabama claims will be off-setted by
q thousand and one counter claims
most OF them trumped up--and some
of which will of course be allowed.
Indeed, twill be strange if a commits
sion, SO composed, Will not allow a
sufficient number of such claims to
slip in 10 entirely swallow up the
Alabama claims. After this commits
sion sets the Alabama claims will be
forgotten, save as a remembrancer of
the diplomacy of Reverdy johnson.
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on the expedieney OF granting any
further Government subsidies.
Mr.. Morton made powerful ar
gument in favor The Central Pacific
Railroad.
The discussion was interrupted by
q message from the House, announc-
lug the action of that body on the
death of Mr.. Kinds, Of Arkansas.
Several speeches were made in
praise of the deceased, and The Sen
ate adjourned.
HoUsE--The feature of the day
was the discussion on the constitu
ional amendment and bill in regard
10 suffrage.
Mr.. Boutwell, spoke for two hours
in favor of tie bill. He was fre-
quently forced TO answer the ques-
lions of opposing members, proposed
IN the midst OF his argument.
Mr.. Brooks moved to alter the bill
80 as to read, that no State shall
ahrldge or deny the right of any
person in the United States to vote,
by reason of his or her race, color,
sex, nativity, or age, when over
lwenty-One years.
The amendment was ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. Robinson gave notice of all
amendment by substitution for the
word Citizen the words sinhabitant,
having no other residence than in
the United States.''
The amendment IVES ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. Knott addressed the House in
opposition to the bill and proposed
constitutional amendment.
SENATE-January 25-The creden-
tials Of DIr. Ramsey, of Minnesota,
were presented. Mr.. Edmumds re-
reported a modification of the pre-
sent Tenure-of- Office law. A ma
iority of the Judiciary Committee
reported against the admission of
Senator Hill, OF Georgia. Mr..
Trumbull made minority report in
Mr.. HilPs favor. Mr.. Shernan's cur
rency bill was postponed, and Mr..
Pomeroy's Pacific Railroad Subsidy
bill taken up, and debated until ad-
journmeht without a vote. Mrs
Lincoln, widow of the late President
Lincoln, petitioned the Senate for an
annual pension.
HoUsE-Several new bills were
presented, and rejected. Mr.. Bout
wells suffrage amendment was post
poned, and the Denver Pacific Rail-
road bill taken up. Mr.. Logan made
a strong speech againstit. An effort
was made to lay it upon the table,
which failed, but it was, 10y majority
of Is, sent to the Committee on
Public Lands, which is considered
equivalent to defeating it.
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the Republican members of the
House, and it will, it is expected, be
laid before the Senate at its next eX-
ecutive session with the name of
every Republican in the House at
tached to it. 1t is said that the
movement has the sanction of Gen.
Grant, and was started by his partic
ular friends in the House.
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memorial to the Senate asking that
the State take under its care tn,
burial place OF Ex President Harri
son.
A large number of meteors wcr,
seen in the heavens at Dayton, OF
Saturday night, between IL and 3
O'Clock, A. NJ. The display was
mostly in the northeast.
A bill to increase the salary OF
Judges of the Sapreme Court to
"a, 600 has passed the Senate. Also,
a bill to change the late of interest
to 10 per cent, when so specified in
contracts.
The amount OF interest on the
State debt paid mp to January IL was
S297 COS .61, leaving unpaid s5,S2S.
l79. The interest has not been so
nearly paid up for several years as
at the present time.
A boy named Short was arrested
in Urbana on Saturday, charged with
slealing o pocks.-bOok containing
ninety five dollars from a passenger
on the Cleveland, Columbus and
Indiana Central Railroad.
A prize fight came off in Montgom-
cry county, on Saturday afternoon,
between James Holloran and the
l"Unknown"-two light-weights OF
national reputation. They fought
twelve rounds when Holloran proved
the victor, beating the Unknown
whose name is Burns, until he was
nearly dead. .a
Three hundred and forty five emf
grants passed through Columbus last
week. OF this number fifty-fOur pro
pose TO settle in Ohio, one hundred
and one in Missouri, forty six in
Illinois, thirty in Indiana, twelve in
Tennessee, twenty-eight in Wiscon
sin, four in Minnesota, fifteen in
Iowa and nineteen in Michigan.
A dispatch to the Cincinnati Com
naereial from Dayton, says: Captain
j. w. King. formerly of the Fourth
Ohio Cavalry, but for the last three
years citizen Of Giles county, Ten
nessee, where the Ku Klux origina-
ted, is here on a VISIT. He slept be-
hind intrenchments every night Tor
the past six months, and he comes
here to get little good rest.
James English, convict in the
Penitentiary, assaulted the foreman
OF the shop, Matthew H. Pennel,
With O hatcbet, on the ZUin hist, III
flieting wounds which it is generally
supposed will prove fatal. Mr.. Pen
mel is a widower, and has three young
children to care Tor. The assault was
caused by a reprimand to English
for the manner in which he did his
work. The Cleveland Leader says il
is known in that place that English
committed murder in England be
fore he came to this country. lie,
himself says he has killed two men
before and cares no more for a man s
life than he does for dogs.
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AGENTS.

We wish to arrange with Agents, male or fe-
male, 10 represent the American Shuttle Sew
ing Machine, i'll each State, County, and Town
IN the United States and Ontario. Extra in
ducelnents to Experienced Agents. For full
particulars, as to Salary or Commission, address
q. V. n. ANDREWS,
General I0enf, E
Detroit, lhieh
V. B.-For the benefit of our Agents we have
arranged with parties who have Goods suitable
for Sewing Machine Agents TO sell. We will
send BOOK OF SAMPLES and full particulars
ON receipt of one red stamp. Address g. v n
General Agent, Detroit, Mich.
ian L. "a LIZ -
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In response to the whirlwind OF
Indignation which has swept over
the country, regarding the abuse of
the franking privilege, Congress has
has set Itself to work to correct some
of its abuses. The privilege itself is
the great abuse, and it should be re-
pealed in toto. The people are will
ling that Congressman should have 3
sufficient amount to pay their post
age, but they are unwilling that the
mails shall be flooded with dead mat
ter at the expense of the postal serv-
ice, as they will be under any phase
of the franking privilege.
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TOADYISM.

The dispatches from Washington
for short time past have contained
great deal Of sickening bosh about
Gen. Grant. One, to read them,
would suppose that Grant was run
ming the entire machinery of Govern
t-Executive, Legislative and
Judicial. Nothing can be done by
anybody but what Grant must have
bis say He is reported to be in
favor of this Congressional measure
or that Judicial decision I; to have q
warm side for this man for United
States Senator, or for that one for q
foreign appointment If Grant
should take an emetic, We suppose
the whole nation would have to puke,
or if he should take fancy to tickle
hfs nose with snuff, the republic
would be obliged to sneeze in unison.
4 Foremost in this toadyism are
some of the peoples representatives
The contagion became so alarming
in the House, few days since, that,
in their haste to do homage to him,
they rushed through, without debate,
bill to repeal the TenuIe-of-olice
bill-one of the most important acts
of the last session of Congress, if
we may believe these self same Con-
gressmen who vote for its repeal.
We do not refer to this matter to
lessen the influence of Gen. Grant,
either with the people or their rep
resentatives. In our opinion, Gen.
Grant is not half so mcddlesome as
he is represented by these busy
bodies. There are other heads in
the Republic besides that of Gen.
Grant, and we object to the whole
burden If Government being thrown
upon one small man. Surely mul-
tiplicity Of heads are better than one,
if some Of them are sleeps heads.
We most certainly desire to see
unanimity and harmony of action be-
tween Gen. Grant and Congress, and
we would not object to Congress
meeting Grant little more than half
way in the matter; for we believe
that both would then be nearer right,
but Gen. Grants simple opinion is
not sufficient cause to effect the
change of any Congressman's action
on any subject whatever, and such
exhibitions as that in the House, in
the matter Of the repeal of the Ten
ure-ofoffice act is simply ridiculous
Grant is not our first President, nor
in our opinion, will he be our last
theprogncs ications of Frank p. Blair,
Jr., to the contrary Notwithstanding
and while we believe he is the
equal of any in patriotism, and that
his administration will be more
marked by contrast with the treach-
erous and contemplate one which
preceded it, yet are we not quite will
ling that he hould elect our Sena-
tors, enact our laws, and render our
judicial decisions in addition to his
duties as Chief Magistrate. We
speak now for those who are so anx-
ious to surrender these things into
the hands of the General, not that
we believe that he has stepped, or
wisht 8 to step outside Of his legitimate
sphere of duties.
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FINANCES.

1t has often been a matter OF re-
gret 10 us that we did not more fully
understand finances. We confess to
considerable degree of ignorance on
the finance question, and we submit
to our readers that so open c0nfes
sion is generally apt to be a truthful
one. Morton's speeches, Greeley.
letters and the occasional weight,
opinions of Secretary .McCulloch
only serve to muddle our brain th,
more, and we have often despairingly ly
concluded that the Athenians STRUCK
the key note of true financial policy
during the era of the Iron Currency
Having thus confessed our ignor
ance OF this matter, it is scarcel,
necessary to add that we can see nc
honest way out Of our present fnan.
cial difficulties than hy paying the
indebtedness Of the nation in good
lawful money as it becomes due; OF
if there is not sufficient funds in the
Treasury for this, authorize new
loan on better terms, if possible.
The war being over, we are not al
any extraordinary expense; our fl
nancial condition is no worse than
that of England, and that Govern
ment borrows money in the markets
of the world at 81 per cent. These
ale, We admit, crude sentiments, and
with SO many fine-spun theories before
the country, most of which Iaay he
labeled, EASY Ways 10 pay the
Public Debt" we cannot hope thai
ours-being a proposition to pay
dollar for dollar-will meet with
much favor. But in our extreme
ignorance, We cannot see how the
debt can be paid by any sum of mon
ey less than the face of it. Wemay,
however, By the means we have iudi.
Gated, reduce the rate OF interest,
and thus save large sum OF money
annually. When a man proposes to
borrow money at six per cent. and
lift his paper drawing ten per cent,
We look upon the transaction as fair
and honest, but when he proposes to
pay 500 with $50 we are puzzled to
see just where the fairness or hon
esty comes in.
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For the JefIersonian.
JUDGE MOTT, now presiding in the
Common Pleas Court in this place,
deserves great credit for the stand he
took the other day upon. the side of
law, justice and humanity, in a ver-
dict which he rendered against one
of those would-be innocent nuisances
"a whiskey- seller-of Mt. Blanch-
ard, who plead guilty after the Grand
Jury had indicted him, expecting,
no doubt, to profit by the leniency
of the Court. His offence was sell
ing Intoxicating liquors to a miner
His plea OF keeping drug store did
not satisfy the Court, who, after
administering forcible reprimand,
sentenced him to pay s25 ard costs
of prosecution. The Judge deserves
the thanks of all good citizens for
his course in this case.
ORDER
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Farn for Sale.

fINHE undersigned offers his homestead for
IL sale, known as the ''Sclliegel Farm, " three
lilles east OF F1ndlay, on the Tiffin Road, con-
tanning twenty acres, ali under fence-sixteen
under cultivation and four acres of TIMBER
falling well, and nice orchard. An excellent
situation for mechanic. Price S6j per acre
jan 10 1t JOSEPH HAUPT
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$25
Warranted for Five Years!

Our Agents will be supplied with duplicate
parts OF the machine, in case of accident. 1t
makes precisely the same stitch made by the
Singer, Wheeler& Wilson, Howe, and Florence
Machine.
Ii has the Under-:eed, like the best of high
priced Machines, and is the only lOw-Priced
shuttle Machine in the market that has this
feed We are enabled To sell a first-caSs SHUT
Tie MACHINE at very low price, ON
count OF ITS simplicity, and consequent low cost
oi manufacturing, in comparison with COM
plicated machines,
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-01-29

THE confessions of Arnold and
Atzorodt, which we publish in an.
other part OF this paper, goes to
show that John H. Surratt was, next
TO Booth, the prime mover in the
plo. to abduct President Lincoln,
and all the circumstances would in
dictate that it was by his ADVICE that
the abduction plot was changed to
one of ASSASSINATION. He seemed to
be the Chief confidential adviser of
Booth TIN oughout, though he, at all
times, arranged very safe role for
himself. II circumstantial evidence
is worth anything at all, it proves in
this case, that John H. Surratt was
the chief criminal, and that Booths
superior courage led him, under the
advisement of Surratt, to the com
mission of the bloody deed. Atze-
rOdt declares that the plot to kidnap
was changed TO one of assassination
at eight o'clock on the evening of
the murder, and Immediately after
a conference between Booth and
Surratt. We are forced 10 the con-
viction that the chief conspirator
against the life of Abraham Lincoln
still lives, and that the last hope of
his receiving any punishment for that
fearful crime is destroyed by the
executive clemency of Andrew John
son. Let us thank God that we
have but five weeks more of Andrew
Johnson, after which assassins, coun-
terfeiters and revenue defrauders
will receive the just reward of their
iniquities.
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it will require some more potent ar
gument than that offered in his letter
to the Courier TO cause us to change