The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-08

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IT is ruEored that Mrs. Lincoln
has been writing to prominent per-
sons in Washington, urging Congress
to pass a bill for her immediate relief.
The feeling in Congress is not favora-
bic to her desires.
IT is reported that at the Cabinet
meeting on Friday the President read
his proposed message to Congress for
the removal of disabilities. The
message met with favor among the
members of the Cabinet.
IT is now considered certain that
Judge j. NJ. Wilson, Of Fayette
County, will be the Republican nomi-
nee for Congress in the Fourth, Gen
eral Lew. Wallace, of Montgomery,
in the Tenth, and Hon. j. p. q.
Shanks in the Ninth Congressional
District.
BETTER late than never. Mary
land. finding longer resistance use
less, now comes into line and r~atlies
the Fifteenth Amendment. 1t will
be remembered. however, that she
only gives her assent when her oppo-
sition can no longer serve TO defeat
the measure.
OF the new Texas u. s. Senators,
Morgan q. Hamilton, for the short
and full term, was born in Alabama,
1909. He lived 10 Texas since 1887,
and politically is not prominent. j..
w. Flanagan was born in Virginia,
1906. He has lived in Texas since
1847. He was a Wing, aud was a
member Of the Texas Legislature
some time since.
The Paducah KeatuckiaB wants to
know if something cannot be done to-
ward putting the marine railway at
that point in thorough repair for the
coming season. 1t estimates that q
large boat will leave $40, 900 or $780,
600 at the place where it lays up, and
that the marine railway would be
worth over 800. 900 to Paducah this
season, besides giving employment to
100 men.
THE income tax is growing weaker.
1t is stated that letters arc pouring in
upon Congress from all parts Of the
country against the extension of what
tb ds9XrsRFp FaPHfniRaH %. The President has
promised to call the attention OF Sec
rotary Boutwell, to this measure, and
intimated his willingness to abandon
it if deemed advisable.
THE Ohio Statesman remarks that
|, "The colored people will very soon
find that Radical professions and
Radical performances ere two very
different things" The colored peo-
/ pie have probably sense enough to
see hat the party which has crushed
} out slavery and e~nfranchised the col
/ ored race, in the face of all opposi
ton, is worthy to be trusted q little
: while at least.
0 CAPT. LEVI FERGUSON, Auditor Of
Q Pike County, publishes official notices
D of election on the 10Th inst. in Wash
i ington Township, upon a proposition
to levy a two per cent. tax as a dona
: ton to the North and South Railroad
G on condition that Petersburgh b,
made a point on said road. Also
Q notice for m election in Marion Town
b ship for a levy in favor of the Ney
Albany and st. Louis Railroad.
y THE Lexington (Ky.) Statesman
= from the examination of the advanc
). sheets of j. ii. Beadle's new book o
Life in Utah. says: We are con
q strained to say that it promises to b
more interesting than most subscrip
4 ton books. Ii gives a more thorough
I and intelligent account of Mormonisn
# their religion, philosophy, socia
"a and private life, customs and habits
Is than any work that has proceeded il
,e and we will look for its appearance
N with interest"
l. Mr.. SCHURZ has introduced int
is the Senate of the United States a bill
fixing the Tuesday after the frs
Monday in November as the day OF
/. which Representatives and Delegate
, shall be elected to Congress simulta
neously in every State and Territory
1t The bill, if it becomes a law, will ne
cessitate the changing of the date o
J. elections in Indiana from the SECOND
n Tuesday in October to the day o
Q. the Presidential election. 1t is no
IT proposed that it shall go into efec
until the elections of the present yea
: are over.
IT SOME sour minded genius has beer
u doing a very malicious thing by fgur
ing up the comparative interests o
tho two sexes in the tariff bill. o
! the duties paid in 1869, the proper
Q ton was as follows:
0 POOR MAN.
n 81, 2S7,E COG
brandy and Wtne.--...--~---r- 6,lll,S 62
{, Playing ds...-.~."".--- 5,l67
= LIQUORS 10f.43s
J. Billiard chalk. ..........."...... 800
! Total...-~-~,-~-~~~v.. 0.4O0, coo
LOVELY WOMAN.
t2.249, I99 9
u Silk dreses......-....~"........ 6,q5l,998 6
taHcy fans................. ..,,n."..... 1l,S20
n Snlgnon halr~ ...s.~............. ,.... Iiizo,Oo0 :
9o,5s0 :
Lilly WhlJ9"-"...'''."s..ss.~."~-. o5,U@O '
r Totai~~~........~ ss,570,530 :
After this who shall say that womar
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