The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-16


Washington News - announcement
In che House OF O Declaration OF
War I'm EuFGpe-The Indian AppFOu
pFlallBn Bill denominations.
WAsHINdToN July 15.-The Speak
er laid before the House a dispatch
just received from Paris by the Asso-
ciated Press announcing the deelara-
tion in the Paris Constitutional. that
in consequence of the insult offered
to the French Minister at Berlin,
France accepts war which Prussia
offers. Sensation, and Indications OF
satisfaction.
The Committee of Conference on
the Indian appropriation bill, have
agreed 60 a report. The amount isl
about the same as proposed BY the
Senate, six millions. They have
avoided the point in dispute between
the two houses, namely: the Indian
treaties of 1S67-68, made By the
Sherman Peace Commissioners, BIZ
neither affirming or denying their
validity. The pr0vis0 agreed upon
by the Indian Conference Committee
is, that nothing contained in the bill
shall be taken or held to affirm the
Peace Commissioners.
The European news produces much
excitement in and about the Capital
the President, Cabinet and Congress
men sharing in the interest.
The President to-day nominated
Arthur Macarthur, Of Milwaukee.
Wis, TO be Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court for the District of
Columbia.
The Executive session Of the previ-
Gus evening continued until O'Clock.
This morning the Senate again met at
8 o'clock, and at half past 8 went in
to an Executive session.
The Senate last night confirmed
the nomination of G. Wiley Wells.
to be United States Attorney for the
Northern District Of Mississippi. and
postponed action on the nomination
of Frelinghuysen.
Esecond Dlspatch.I
WASHINGTON, July l5.-Tbe Senate
confirmed, after a long debate. Fred
erick II. FreliDghuysen, Of New Jer-
sey, as Envoy Extraordinary aud Min
lister Plenipotentiary 20 London, 0jce
Lathrop Motley, recalled. The vote
was f0rty-thFee against three, namely.
Robertson, Ross and Sprague.
The Senate confirmed Arthur Me-
Arthur, of Wisconsin, Associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of CoIum bia; Am brose O. Dunn.
of Virginia. Consul General at Hako-
6adi; II. w. Jewell, Of Mississippi.
Consul at Pernambueo; Wales HUI E
bard, of Maine, Register at the land
Office at lewiston, idaho, and George
ID. Allen, u. y. Marshal Of the East
ern District of Florida.
Also the following POstmasters.
w. A. Burdick, Creso, Iowa; Alex.
M. Campbell, Sabine, Ks; joseph
Miller, Urbana, Ills; j. Corr. Ian.
sing, Iowa; Miss Belle Pardell Leha-
non, Ills; %. II. Ripley. Ackley, o..
Garrett Howe, Pottsville, Pa Daniel
p. Benton, Oxford. Ohio; III. d.
Paine, Fremont, Neb.
The President has signed the Geor-
gia bill.
The Indian Bureau has received
the following telegram from Colonel
Chambers:
FoRT FETTERMAN, July 14.-Red
Cloud and sixty lodges Of Sioux came
here yesterday and leet to-day, with
the determination of inducing an the
Indians in the country to make peace.
lie goes from here direct TO the Chey-
ennes and Arapaboes."
Third Dispatch.1
WASHINGTON, July l5.-At least
half the members of Congress left
Washington TO. night for their homes.
The Indian Bill continues the
Peace Commissioner another year.
The Senate has affirmed the action
of the President in the removal Of
the old Indian Agents of his prede-
cessor, and supplying their places
with army officers.
The President signed the Army
and Indian Appropriation Bills, the
latter within five minutes Of adjourn
ment.
NEW YoRK, July ia special
states that the Prussian Minister,