The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-12
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Late Washington Items.
Another Terrible River
Disaster.
The Steamer Maggie Hays
Blown Up.
Captain and Nine Others
Instantly Killed.
Boat and Cargo Total Loss.
News by Atlantic Cable.
Boat and Cargo Total Loss
Washington Items.

WASHINGTON, February II. = A
majority of the Committee of the
House on Intoxicating Liquors sub
mitted a report submitting a license
law suppressiDg public bars and tip
pling shops, and allowing inn-hOlders
and common victualers to sell to their
guests to be drank on the premises,
and licensed liquor dealers, grocers,
apothecaries aud druggists, brewers
and distillers TO sell not TO be drank
on the premises. The fees for license
are fixed at 500 to 81 800. There
was minority report presented tax
ing strong grounds against licenses.
The Secretary Of the Treasury. in a
communication TO the House, relative
to the seal trade of Alaska. says
The proposition to lease the Islands
for term of years to private parties,
for an annual rental. is objected to
because il would give them exclusive
control of that branch of industry,
important to the people of the United
States, if the preparation of the skins
for use should be transferred from
London to this country.
He proposes that the Treasury De-
partment shall assume the control of
the Island and establish a system of
military police, and carry on the fur
and seal business with the natives, by
means of treasury agents, skins to be
sold by the Government, at auction,
in San Francisco or New York, and
the profits, if any, to be applied to
the education or religious instruction
of the natives. He suggests that the
Secretary of the Treasury be author
ICED to appoint agents for this bust
ness, aud that an appropriation of
100000 be made, out of which the
natives shall be paid for labor per
formed by them.
The House Committee on Rail-
roads to day heard Representative
Smith. of Oregon, in favor of grant
ing lands for a railroad from Salt
Lake City to Columbia River.
j. Hill and DR.. Miller, formerly
elected United States Senators from
Georgia, are still here, and will pre-
sent their credentials at the proper
time. Should the Legislature elect
other Senators, it will rest with the
Senate to determine which are to
have seats.
The Spanish Minister here, IN pur-
suance of the action of Congress and
! the general excitement throughout
the United States, upon the subject
of the recent murder of an American
citizen Ia Havana, has telegraphed to
General De Rodas to spare no ex-
pense or trouble 10 bring the offend
ers to justice.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Presi-
dent has directed the remittance Of
the unexpired portion of the sentence
of the Military Commission in the
cases Of Chas. L. Pitcher and John
Richardson, citizens. for four years
at the Huntsville. Texas, Peniten-
tiary.
Two thousand recruits are to be
sent from New York to Omaha for
assignment to the Seventh Infantry
A telegram was received by the
Indian Department from Gen. Sulley,
stating that the Regan Indians are in
terrible condition. The small pox
is raging in the tribe, and they are
suffering intensely for the necessaries
of life. Unless some assistance is
received from the Government, they
will perish from disease and starva
| ton.
Commissioner Parker has issued
instructions that their wants should
be attended to.