The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-26
New York Items.

torney Noah Davis and the United
/ States Marshal as to measures for the
enforcement Of the election laws
The Attorney General declares that
ell the power of the Government is tc
be exerted IN the enforcement of the
law.
A Times special dated Washington,
last evening, says that the dis
patches received from New York
giving brief details OF resistance to
United States officers in their duty OF
enforcing the Laws of Congress, ere
ated quite breeze for dull day.
Attorney General Akerman lett for
New York to night, and will investl
gate the facts to- morrow. The people
of New York may rest assured that
the laws will be enforced, and that the
United Stated officers will be protect
ed and sustained in the execution of
their dniy Of this they will have
ample evidence before to morrow
night.
The Eighth r Rsgiment Of United
States Infantry are expected to reach
this city next Monday, from Charles
ton, South Carolina, from which port
they are to sail in transport on Sat
Urday next.
A trustworthy dispatch says the
disposition of the English Cabinet is
to adjust the fishery questions at issue
in q manner satisfactory to our Gov
ernment. and favorable to the claims
of American fishermen.
As the tidings Of the recent disas-
ters al sea caused By the terrible gale
of few days ago come 10 hand, the
list Of 10 t vessels increases. They
already record 116 wrecks on the
Florida coast. including the New
Orleans and New York steamship
Mariposa, which is probably a tota.
loss.
The Republican of Charleston.
South Carolina, of the 21st says that
the Republican party is thoroughly
victorious, making clean sweep of
the State by 10000 majority, and
all the members of Congress. and
electiDg more than two thirds Of both
branches of the Legislature, also that
they have succeeded in at least nine
teen out Of the thirty-One counties of
the State. The Char .eston Courier,
on the other hand, insists that a fair
count of the votes would show a
msj joriiy for the opposition ticket. but
intlmates that fair count will rot be
had. The Charleston h'ebCs comedies
the election of the Republican State
ticket, but claims the election of Col.
MeKissick, Union reform ITO Congress-
from the Fourth District.
NEW York, October 25.-When the
case of Ramsey versus the Erie Rail-
4 ~. mos m iIo1 e.. k-so1 thss
ing before Judge Barnard, of the Su-
preme Court. special term, the
counsel for the plaintiff moved for a
postponement on the ground that an
injunction had been imposed on them,
by which they were restrained from
preparing for the trial until within
four days. Judge Barnard denied the
motion, whereupon the counsel re-
fused to answer, and a default was ia
ken by the defendants.
At the U. s. Circuit Court to-day,
the judge called the attention of the
Grand Jury to the laws regarding
elections. He pointed to offences
under the United States law of the
4th of August, 1870, repeating all
ancient statutes of the punishment of
officers or voters committing frauds,
and said that behind these laws was
the entire power of the United States.
He called on the Grand Jury to
dismiss all par,izan feeling, for the
question was not one of party, but of
civil liberty. He also called attention
to offences against the registry laws.
The examination of Theo. Allen
on q charge of perjury was com
menced to-day before Justice Cox
But one witness has been examined
who testified to IA Sc representation
made by Allen on oath. Aliens coun.
sci claimed that the charge was revile6
against his client because he belonged
to the Young Democracy.
NEW York, October "a Con-
vention of the Episcopal Clergy o,
the Fifth Diocese of this State meets
here to day, to form an Ecclesiastical
Confederation.
Warrants are said TO have been issu
ed for the arrest of thirty persons
charged with illegal registration, an(
many of the parties are reported Il
have left the city.
Hon. Allen has declined the Repub
lican nomination for Congress In thu
| Fourth District.
The steamer City of Brussels, from
Liverpool, arrived to-day.
The case of the Erie Railroad VS.
/ DoTman, Beacon and others, asking
an acquittal of the injunction resting
on them acting as counsel for tn,
company, and against David GrOes
beck from acting as receiver in th'
cases against the Company, was to da.
adjourned for three weeks.
During the past week, eight vessel
have arrived from infected points
with twenty one cases Of yellow feve
aboard, six Of which terminated ia
tally. There are yet seventeen pa
tients at the quarantine.
Gov. Hoffman has issued his procla
nation of Thanksgiving on Novem
Der 24th.
New York, October 25.-The Ex
ecutive Committee of the Association
for the relief of misery on the battle
fields, appeal to the public for aid i
sending a ship load of breadstuft
and meat to the starving people o
the desolated districts Of Ardenne
and Alsace. Accompanying the ap
peal is letter from I'll. s. Sanford
Ex- Minister to Belgium, dated Brus
sells, Oct. 9TH, which states that il
the Ardennes alone. the region alon
the Belgian frontier, 100000 peopl
are in peril of starvation. Many ar
without shelter save such as are mad
of bushes; and have rescued froI
their burning hones only the clothe
upon their backs. They have onl
such food as charity provides, or tha
: they can still obtain from the scant
ungathered root crops, while Winte
; Is approaching, and thousands mus
/ perish unless help comes promptly.
i PIrTsBURd, Oct. 25.-Informatio
is made public here by a roliab
party that j. E. Hodson, of Cofir
Sfn 4inn has raneiuad q nnhIo kal