The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-01
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Honors to the Memory OF
Gen. Thomes.
voorhees, at indianapolis.
The 48 Hour Liquor Fer
mentation Question.
Rejoicing over che Fif-
teenth Amendment.
Foreign NeWE-----Interest-
ing from the Council
at Rome.
Vorhees at indianapolis.


The Fifteenth Amendment and the
Connecticut GleciiOH-PrOspeGtiVe
Removal OF Collector GrInnell-
Disaster to Steamer Venezuelan.
New YORK, March 81 Late Ha-
vaua correspondence states that two
battles had been fought in the Los
Tunas district, both of which have
resulted in the defeat of the Span
iards. 1t was thought that Gen. Jor-
dan commanded in the last fight The
report of these Cuban victories was
not credited in Madrid yesterday.
A text of the address of the Span
iards In Cuba to the Spaniards at
home Ia mention of which has been
made by telegraph,) is published. 1t
vehemently opposes the transfer of
Cuba to any foreign power, and con-
cludes with this declaration: The
Spaniards who are in Cuba may be
conquered. but ceded or sold. never!
Cuba shall remain Spaniard, or we
win abandon her when converted to
ashes"
Advices from Connecticut show
that about eleven thousand colored
men have made application for regis
tration, and according to the laws of
| the State, the boards of registration
can decide on their claims on the
morning of the election, so that the
announcement of the adoption of the
Fifteenth Amendment, yesterday, will
secure the right to vote to at least cne-
half to the above number of colored
| men.
Both Senators Terry and Bucking-
| ham, are expected homo to-day.
A quiet movement is understood to
be in progress here and in Washing
ton, looking to the removal of Collec-
tor Grinnell, and the appointment in
his place of ex-senator Thomas G..
Murphy. The movement is said to
have considerable strength, and to be
ardently championed by Gen. Butler.
Murphy has not heretofore been sup
posed to be such q specially devoted
friend uf General Grant, as he has
bcen Of e. d. Morgan.
The Camilla arrived here yesterday,
having on board the passengers of the
steamship Venezuelan, of the West
India u Pacific Steamship Company,
of Liverpool, who were transferred to
the Camilla, on the 10Th of March. in
latitude 330 31N north, longitude 44o 10N
west, or about l 900 miles from New
York, and between 300 or 400 miles
to the westward of the Azores. The
following arc the particulars of the
disaster: The Venezuelean is fire
iron screw steamer, Of 137 tons regis
ter, with engines of 200 horse power,
and is brig rigged, aud plies on the
line between the ports of Liverpool
and Aspinwal, touhiDg at several
of the WesH India Islands and al
ports on Tie Spanish Main. She
sailed from Liverpool on the 9th OF
March with a full cargo Of general
merchandise, $4,000 in specie, the
mails, thirteen passengers and crew
of forty-six persons, bound to the
West Indies. From the date of sail
ing she experienced fresh gales, but
on the 18th she encountered very
heavy weather, which continued unit
the 18th, when she broke down al 81
o'clock 10 the morning. 1t was blow
ing o moderate gale, with a heavy
: cross sea running, and without an,
; warning or shock the rudder dropped
/ off, and at the same time the stern
: post broke off, leaving a large hol
3 IN the vessel. The water rushed int
the after store-room; in fifteen min
utes she was full, and measures wer
j taken at once, to cOnfne the water i
3 the after compartments. Fortunately
r the next day the Camilla hove i
! sight, and took on board the passen
gers. The Captain, all the officers. an
! thirty four of the crew of the Vene
, zuelean, remained with the ship, L
) a few hours after the ships parte
: company, heavy gale set in. and th
5 Captain of Camilla fears that tn
Venezuelan could not, in her Grip
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: 81 gers s also. that | the a8 Ve88ezuelean @ di
+. not survive the gale of the 10th an
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