The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-16


A good deal of interest was felt Ia Gin
cinnatt yesterday, in reference to the 1aie
of the Cincinnati & Southern Railroad
bill, which was to be considered IN thS
Kentucky Legisla ure yesterday.
Judgment has been rendered by tne me
Supreme Court of he United states ioI
the defendant, in the case OF the 81. LOulS
public schools VS.. Walker.
Col. Thomson Morris, of the Z. 8. Army,
was buried at Cincinnati yesterday Win Win
Point in 1922. and had been in the service
up to the time of his death.
The Pennsylvania State Senate yester-
day debated q bill allowing wits OF error
to the Supreme Court In CrlInlnal cases
and finally passed it by a vote OF = TO ..
The bill is especially intended 10 govern
the Sehoeppe case.
Ten dealers in counterfeit money were
arrested in Pike County, Ill1nois. on
ton of Col. w hitley. of the United states
secret service, and taken to Springfield.
Maria Hill, arrested on suspicion of i'm
plicatIon in the murder OF one JACOBS, in
s:oughton, Mass, has made confession,
and PHILLIPS, with t. e murder, for the I,1r-
pose of robbery.
The decision in the case of James Minor
et al, Us. Board OF Education of Cincinnati.
city yesterday. Each OF the three Judge
prepared an opinion, the reading of which
occupied more than three hours. The
Court room was flied with listeners
VIM. Raynor. a wealthy farmer of Perry
County, Illinois, was in st. Louis yester-
day, In search OF a fugitive wife. who had
eIoped with a scOundreI named Geo. Nc
Pherson, alias Col; Porter, and had car
ried OF a considerable quantity of house,
hold goods, and nearly 81, ,0O0 in money.
kaynOr found his property, and Will prob
ably return home with II, as the fngltlyes
had passed through ST. Louis several days
ago.
At meeting of the Liquor Dealers Asso-
citation of st. LOUIS, on monday nIght,sa
resolution was adopted lnstructlng the
Executive Committee to petition Congress
to collect all taxes on distilled spirits st
the dlstiliery or dfstillery warehouse, and
relieve distilled spirits OF all present form
of rectiflers and Wholesale dealers STAN ps
of recttfyiDg tax; TAX on sales and every
other restriction drawing distinction
between dealers in wines ana liquors and
! other classes OF merchants.
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
sENATE.-In the senate the President
| submitted a comm unication from the Sec
retary OF War, with bill relative TO the
| acquisition of sites for national coast de-
| fences. Thayer reported the House JOINT
resolution autho.1zing certain captured
ordnance TO be placed at the disposal OF
/ Bridges battery at Chicago. Morton Of
fered resolution of inquiry as to the
| number Of and character, ccSt ana preSent
condition OF iron-elads belonging to the
/
! ranking privilege was taken up, and
| MorriIl, of Verm ont, delivered an argu.
| ment on brakes amendment 70 continue
| the free exchange of newspapers. Ihe
| Mississippi bill WAS discussed By Bayard,
| Morton and Davis. Committees OF confer
| encA were appointed upon the disagree
/ ment betWeen the two Houses on the
| Naval deficiency and Military Academy
/ bills. Adjourned.
HoUsE-In the House Julian offered a
! resolution to close he land Ofice In any
| STATE where there were not to exceed TO-
| COO acres of unsold lands; passed. A
| discussion arose as to what business should
be taken mp. Dawes wanted to consider
| the Legislative Appropriation Bill; Butler
| of Tennessee wanted the Green-Van Wyck
| contested election case; Swami desire to
/ dispose of the resolution in referent 10
| the imprisonment of Americans In
/ Great Britain Tor political offenses
| The discussion lasted q half hour
| and the latter question was taken
| up, and several members ObtalEed leave
| 10 nave speeches on the subject printed IN
| the GlObe........Ih resolution which calls
/ on the President for Information was then
| adopted -......The GFeen-Nan Wyck con-
/ tested election case was taken up next,
| and Discus cd till hall hast O'Clock, and
| then laid over till to-day.........Bllls were
then Introduced aud referred. To regulate
ices as attorneys IN United states Courts
| To pay bOunttes TO persons VINO were re-
jec ed as volunteers and Immediately
drafted and held tO service. Adjourned.