The Evansville journal., 1870-01-21
Washington Items.

WASHINGTON, January 20-The
custom receipts last week were $2, ,700,-
096.
In the Woman Suffrage Convention
to day Senator Wilson was speaker.
Senator Upton was present. A re-
solution presented at the first days
meeting in favor of the 10th amend
ment to the Constitution, providing
for female suffrage was adopted
Prince Arthur and suite leave Mon
treal to-day and arrive in New York
tomorrow. They will remain in New
York Friday night and leave for
Washington Saturday morning
He will be to morrow at the Bre
WORT House, but will not receive or
pay any visits, as it is his intention,
afler leaving Washington, to return
to New York and spend some days
there. He will be the guest of Mr.
Thornton while in Washington. On
Saturday evening, Mr.. and Mrs.
bers OF Legation to meet the Prince.
On Monday he will pay his respects
to the President, and In the evening
there will be a dinner at the British
Legation, to which the following gen
tlemen are invited: The Vice Presi-
dent, Chief Justice Chase. Gen. Sher-
man, Senator Sumner, and all the
members Of the Cabinet.
There will be a reception ia the
evening, to which the families of
members Of the Cabinet and the
Diplomatic Corps only will be invited.
On Tuesday there will be another
dinner at the British Legation. to
Thoruton have invited Senators
Cameron, Casserly, Morton, Conk-
ling, aud Hamlin, and the Speaker of
the House, the PrussiaR, Russian,
Austrian, and Turkish Ministers. and
Admiral Dahlgren.
On Wednesday, His Royal High.
ness Will dine with the President. Ga
Thursday, the Prince will dine with
the Secretary of State, and in the
evening he will attend a grand ball
given by the British Minister, to
which will be invited the President
and ia mily and Mrs. Thornton's per-
sonal friends and acquaintances. Ga
Friday there will be another dinner
at the British Legation, to which the
following gentlemen have been in
vited: Senators Schurz, Williams and
Anthony, General Banks and the Bel
gian, Argentine, Peruviao, Danish,
Snanish, Brazilian and Netherland
Ministers. On Saturday, the Prince
will probably leave for New York
The Board Of Managers Of the
American Colonization Society waited
upon the President o-day, who ex-
pressed sympathy with the objects of
the Society, aud his hopes that much
good may result from its efforts. He
thanked them for their services, and
said he was confident that faithfulness
In carrying out treaties with kindness
was the surest way of protecting
the Western border from desolating
and costly wars. When Congress
failed to make the necessary appropri-
atiOns, and war ensued, there was no
other alternative but to use force,
however expensive.
Private dispathes to Southern men,
bers of Congress. from Jackson, Mis-
sissippi. say I'll. r. Revels. of Natchez,
has been elected to the United States
Senate for the short term, by eight
votes Revels is negro.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Commis
sioEer Delano has received informa-
tion that the Convention of Ken
lucky distillers at Lexington. yester-
day, endorsed his action In fixing 4S
hours for fermentation as the period
in sweet mash houses, and Y hours
In sour mash houses from the time of
the breaking up Of the mash.