The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-07
LATEST NEWS ITEMS

Gold closed In New York, yesterday at
1s5@Is51z.
The Boston Herald says that Postmaster
Lander, of salem, is missing, together wi h
about $4,000.
An Augusta {Me.) dispatch of date h
says: The Legislature organized to-day BY
the choice OF J. II. Drummond as Speaker
OF the House, and S. d. Lindsey as Presi-
dent of the Senate. The Governors Inau-
guraI will probably be delivered Friday.
i Harrisburgh (Pa.) dispatch or date 9Th
says: The Governors message was deliv-
cred to-day. He speaks of the prosper GUS
condition Of the State, showing the debt
Is annually decreasing. Common schools
are in a satisfactory condition. The mes
sage also suggests a law allowing the Gov
ernor to commute the death penalty for
term of years.
at a meeting of the Boston Board of
Trade on Monday, Mr.. Edward Atkinson
introduced series OF resolutions against
the Mooreheaa Tariff Bill, the most i'm
portant of which declares that the increase
proposed in sai4 bilI, in the taxes upon
iron, steer and other metals, upon lumber.
upon aIkaIies upon glass and upon salt,
are especially uncalled for, and would tend
10 enhance the excessive cost OF the pro-
duetion OF most all other commodities.
An indianapolis dispatch dated 9th says:
A fire last night destroyed the stores OF A.
c. Brackenbush s. Co., agricultural tmple-
ments, and Anderson & Pass, grocers. Loss
about $4,000; about half covered by in
surance The Indiana Legislature will
meet here tomorrow morning. The Re
publican Senatorial Caucus win be held
on Wednesday night. Indications are now
that Lieutenant Governor Cumback will
be nominated.
Ex-Gov. Army, of New Mexico, is en-
route to Washington with splendid speci-
IL ems OF gold from the Mareno mines, near
the boundary between New Mexico and
Colorado. One hundred and eighty-six
ounces of gold were taken out in two
weeks, and one hundred ounces the next
weak, which assays over eighteen dollars
,per ounce. Mr.. Army says remove the
Indians, and New Mexico will pay The
National debt
a Washington dispatch of date the 5th
says: Governor Evans, President of the
Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph
Company, says that the reports sent out to
the effect that the company have received
aid from the Government heretofore, and
now asks for any, except in lands, is erro-
neous; that all It asks is transfer of
lands that have been already granted to
the Union Pacific Eastern Division Com
pany, with It's assent.
I0fessrs- Cambreling & Pyne, Wall Street,
New York, had one hundred and thirty
i've thousand dtS tars in bonds and eurl en-
ey stolen nom them during the interval
between New Yeas Eve and Saturday.
They were taken in two tin boxes from a
safe, and as no injury to the safe is notice.
able, suspicion fails upon young clerk OF
hitherto unbIemished character, who
has been absent since New Years, and
whose whereabouts are at present un-
known to the detectives.
A Montreal dispatch of the 5th says: Jas.
MuTsireak, a magistrate at DudsweII, East
ern Township, has been arrested, with his
two sons, on charge Of conspiracy to de-
feat justice by mock trial of one Bogart,
a psymaster's clerk of the receiving ship
Vermont, who absconded with a large
sum or money while the vessel was in the
New York Yard. The magistrate tried
Bogart. but subsequently set him at Iiber-
ty. It is alleged that he paiu Murstreak
81 800 for releasing him.
A Tallahassee, Florida, dispatch of the
oh says: The Legislature, which ADJOURN
ed last November, met yesterday, but
transacted no business, no quorum being
present IN either House. At the regular
session, to-day, there was no quorum in
the Senate, but the lower House organized
and rep1lted to Governor Read as ready
10 receive any communications from him.
An attempts was made to displace Speaker
Moore, but 1t proved a failure. Lieutenant
Governor Gleason occupied the Speakers
Chair in the Senate.