davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

CLAIMS AND DRAFTs.-The Washington cor
respondent Of the Baltimore American says
that he hears of a claim of four hundred thous-
and dollars which will soon be in for drafts
drawn by Colonel Fremont on our government.
He states that two drafts are now on their way
fora million Of dollars, that the specie is fur
nished at Mexico by agencies of English hous-
es who sell the bills in Mexico, and, that, when
presented at Washington, the specie is received
and at once sent to Europe. It's hardly pos
sible that these repeated drafts and repeated
shipments of specie should nothave som in.
fuepce upon the money market of our coun-
try, and the drafts will continue to the end O.
the war.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

l prefer General Taylor because I sincerely
Providence for the emergencies of the time; be.
cause it seems to me that it i $ only by the great
cardinal and immortal principles of the Con
servatiye Wings can be put in practise, as the
code bywhich the Government shall be adj
ministered; that if any other man be elected.
no matter how sound his principles, how lofty
his genius, or how profound and keen his in
t%ellect, he could do the nation not half the good
which can be done by General Taylor. / be-
lieve HE is the man destined to arrest the
downward tendency Of the Republic; to rescue
it from the banded partizans who hold it in
their power, and administer the Government
on false principles for fraudulent ends-Ar-
Eansus State Gazette.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14
MYSTERIES OF THE ARMY.-We find this in
the St. Louis Republican of last Friday:

the St. Louis Republican Of last Friday:
A correspondent yesterday alluded to the
Circumstance of female having been discoy-
cred in the character of soldier, at Fort Mana
the headquarters of the Indian battalion under
Col. Gilpin. Another letter informs us that
this woman was regularly mustered into ser
vice as a member of Capt. Holtzscheizter's com
pany, from st. Louis, at Fort Leavenworth.-
The company to which she was attached left
Fort LeavenwOrth on the 9TH of October, and
she remained with it until the ~denOuemGnt took
place, late in November. 1t is said that she
was enrolled as a private, under the patronage
OF one OF the Lleutenants of the company, and
that she was afterwards detailed as a cook to
the Lleutenants' mess, remained in that stu
alton until the 28th of November, when she
was discharged from the army, and took up her
march home IN a return train, still in her male
attire. 1t was afterwards discovered that her
discharge was irregular, and that some difficult
ty might grow out of it. Lit. OHara there
upon ordered to 60 in pursuit Of the girl and
bring her back. The trains were then four or
five miles ahead, but were overtaken next day.
Some resistance was oferedby the teamsters to
a separation from the 8oldicT-as she still pre-
tended to be- and it was only the cofession of
her sex and the determination of the Lieuten-
ant to take her back as a regular enlisted sol
der that they yielded. On her rttnrn, she
stated the facts connected with her introduc-
ton into the army as a soldier, and the part
which she alleged Lieut. Schnabel had acted in
it. Thereupon the brothers Schnabel were pu;
under arrest, and were waiting the return OF
Col. Gilpin, when they will have to answer the
charge of makinga false muster roll, without
a surgeons examination. Meanwhile, the girl
was going at large about the Fort, as lively as
possible. She continued to dress in her uni.
form, of which she had drawn every necessary
article; and it is added that she stood the ia
tigues of the campaign as well or better thar
most of the able-bodied men of the battalion
One of our German papers published what pur-
ports to be a note addressed by one of the
Lieutenants to this damsel, which is suficien
y romantic and love-like, but it failed to reacI
her, and the bearer a corporal in company E
was imprisoned in attempting to deliver it.
Can this be taken asa fair sample of the stat,
ofmorals in this branch of our army?
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

CAPT. DRUM.-An officer in Gen. SCOTS col
umn, writing to a friend in Cincinnati, gives
the following interesting account of the man.
ner IN which Capt. Drum came to his death:
Almost the only man | do envy is Captain
Simon Drum. He led Riley's column into Con
treras, retook the guns which had been cap
tured from his regiment, used them with splen-
did effect at Molina delRey on the 6th of Sep
TENDER; advancing them at every discharge,
until he came within 50 yards of their battery
when he sent them flying with a round of can
ister:-and again on the 18th, played the same
glorious game. till he fell within the gates Of
the city. As he was carried past me on the
bloody blanket, his face, though very pale,
still wore the stern expression of the fight; and
IN the wandering Of his last senses, he was still
giving his brief but stirring words 0 fcommand.
His legs were carried away below the knees,
except some slight shreds which held them to-
gether, and those were twisted like a tangled
skein of silk.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

OFThe House of Representatives on the
Sd inst. pronounced a decided censure upon
President Polk for commencing the war with
Mexico. Among other proceedings on that
day we find the following:
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Huston. of
Delaware, which he moved to be committed to
the Committee on Military Affairs, with in
structions to report a vote of thanks to Gen.
Taylor Larnended by Mr.. HENLY so as to read:
and the officers and p~rivates under his COM
mand for his victories in Mexico, and for
defending the rights and honor of the country.
Mr.. AsHMAN moved to amend it by adding
"in a war unnecessarily and unconstitutional
ly begun By the President of the United States
The ayes and nays on this amendment were
called and resulted as follows: Ayes So, Nays
81.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14
GEN. TAYLOR IN vIRGINIA.-A

GEN. TAYLOR IN VIRGINIA.-A MEET
ING OF THE WHIGs OF THE LEG1sLATURE.-At
an assembled meeting of the Wing members of
the Legislature of Virginia, in the city of Rich
mond, on Wednesday evening, the 22d inst.
on motion of Mr.. Seymour, of Hardy, James
French Strother, Esq, of Rappahannock, was
called to the chair, and John S. Gallaher, of
Frederick, appointed Secretary.
MIR. Scott of Fauquier county, offered the
following resolutions
Re8olUed, That it is expedient to hold a
Wing State Convention in the Capitol at the
city of Richmond, on Wednesday, the 22d day
o fFebuary next, for the purpose Of forming an
Electoral Ticket, for the approaching Presi-
the propriety of expressing the preference of
the Wing party Of the State, for some person
as a fit candidate for the Presidency; and also
of the propriety of sending delegates to a Wing
National Convention, should one be hereafter
assembled.
Resolrcd, That our Wing fellow-citizens
throughout the State, are requested to send de-
legates to the Wing State Convention to be as
sembled on the 23d day of FEBRUARY next, SO
that a full expression may be given to the wish
es and opinions of the Wing party of this State,
on the subject of the suggestions contained in
the preceding resolution.
These resolutions were adopted, with only
two dissenting voices to the clause alluding to
a National Convention.
Mr.. Caperton. of Monroe, offered the follow
ing resolution:
ReaolUcd. As the opinion of the Wing mem
bers of the General Assembly of Virginia, thai
ZACHARY TAYLOR will be a most accept.
able candidate to the people of Virginia, fol
the Presidency; and that he will receive frog
them a most Jealous and efficient support.
This resolution was adopted with almost en-
tire unanimity, four members, who thought The
expression of opinion would come with more
propriety from the Convention itself, fnall,
yielding their concurrence.
ResoIUed, That the proceedings be published
in the Wing papers of the State.
JAMES F. STROTHER, Chm'n.
JOHN S. GALLAHER, Sec'y.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

ERRrxe BROTHER Would you throw a brickbat
at a friend who mad fallen overboards Would you
gather stones and pile them on a bank that had fallen
on a brotherl Would you throw a key of powder to
a friend who had fallen in the frel-Then why heap
words of reproach upon him who has erred from the
path of dutya Why denounce him and spurn him
from yor presence? Can you be a stranger to the
human heart-you who have SO often fallen?
He cannot know the human heart,
Who, when a weaker brother errs,
Instead of acting Mercy's part,
Each base malignant passion stirs.
Harsh words and epithets but prove
That he himself is in the wrong
That first he needs a brothers love,
To nerve his heart and guide his tongue.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

ANoTHERD EsERTER.-We clip the following
from the Vera Cruz correspondence Of the New
Orleans Picayune:
sit has now become pretty certain, as learn
from many who came with the train, that
Lieut.. OSullivan, who was promoted for bis
gallantry atPalo Alto and distinguished him
self BY his g~allantry in the last battles before
Mexico, after throwing uphis commission join
ed the Mexicans, and has received an appoint
ment of colonel in the Mexican Army. Al
though as gallant and brave a man asever lived.
he disgraced h inself on many occasions, by
which he lost the respect of all his associates.
and may now fight as hard against the Ameri-
can flag as he has fought for it"
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

The CATHOLICS IN THE UNITED STATEs.-Wt
learn from the Catholic Almanac for 1913 tina
the Catholic population in this country is esti
mated at 100, 700. Within the United State
there are three Catholic Archbishops, "a Bish
ops, $50 Priests, and 907 Churches. Twent,
Priests died last year. There has been in tn
same period Of time an accession of76 to TIL
number of Priests, and 50 additional churche
have been erected or dedicated.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

Overwhelmingly tells the truth in this way:
The steed called Lightning, (says the Fates)
Is owned in the United states.
Twas Franklin's hand that caught the horse;
Twas harnessed by Professor Morse.
Boston CAronotype.
This horse must surely be a mare,
O'Reilly's got a young 'un here;
If she's the mother of the colt,
His sire must be thunderbolt.
Things like retold in ancient fable,
May happen in a modern stable;
Old Franklin's Lightning cannot match him,
Old Morse nor the old Devil catch him.
St. Louis Organ.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

CURE FOR ILL-TEMPER.-A sensible woman of the
Doctors acquaintance (the mother OF a young family
entered so far into his views upon this subject, that
she taught her children from their earliest childhood
to consider iIl-humor as a disorder which was to be
cured by physic Accordingly she had always small
doses ready, and the little patients whenever it was
thought needful took rhubarb for the crosnsss. No
punishment was required. Peevishaess or ill-temper
and rhubarb were associated III their minds always as
cause and efiect.-IHt Doctor.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

How TO BE HAPPY.-A genious in the West, gives
the following as his opinion of what constitutes per-
feet bliss:
Be contented as long as your mouth is full and
your body warm, remember the poor, kiss the pretty
girls, don't rob your neighbor's hen roost. never pick
an editors pocket nor entertain the idea that he is 60
ing to treat, kick dull care to the deuce, black your
boots, sew on your own buttons, and be sure to take
q paper. ai
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

We scarcely know of a more touching instance OF
''the ruling passion strong in DEATH than is afforded
in the last words Of schoolmaster who had gone in
and out before successive little 6ocks in the same
place for upwards of thirty years. When the film Of
death was gathering over his eyes. which were soon
to open in the presence of Him who took little chill
dren in his arms and blessed them, he said, "It is get
ting dark-the boys may go out--school'sdis
missed"
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14
CHERIFF sale.-By virtue of two rits Of FYsr

ICHERIFF Sale.--By virtue of two writs fFier
70 Facias against Ansel NJ. Hickman. issued out OF
office of the Clerk of the Vanderburgh Circuit Court,
the one in favor of James Lockhart and the other IN
favor ofJohn Pitcher, | will, on the 4th day of Febru-
arv, A. D.. 1917, at the door of the court house, in the
city of Evansville, between 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and 6 o.
clock P. M, of said day, expose to sale at public auc-
ton and cutlery, without regard to valuation or ap-
term of seven years, of the following described rea:
estate in the city of Evansville, to-wit;
The Northwest or lower halt OF lot NUMBER Yin
half the width of said lot on Water street, and run
ming back Of equal width to the alley in the rear of
said lot. -
sras and wits \ sum sufficient to satisfy said Exc
cutIons and costs, / will. at the same tune and place.
proceed to sell at public auction and outcry the Tee
s;nnle of said above described premises to satisfy
said writs and the interest and costs due thereon b
JOHN ECHOLS.
=, u-vaw-nr fee % so. Sheriff v. c.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

@Om State Legislature met again on yes
terday. that is, if a quorum had sufficiently re-
covered from their fright to entur back to
the Seat of Government, and the Governor,
having got his cue from the President, will
now, doubtless transmit his message to the
two Houses. 1t may be looked for by Fridays
mail, and will be laid before our readers as
soon after its reception as it is possible to put
itin type.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

THE CosT.-The Pawtucket Gazette states
that the expenses of the Fremont Court Mar
tial already amount to upwards of $50, 900 and
if this be the case, it is not improbable that the
expenses in the end will not be less than $780,
600. A pretty round sum this is for the gov
eminent to pay for nothing, for we take it for
granted that the trial will result in nothing Of
any consequence.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

The Indians at Fort Mann who were so unaccount-
ably assailed by Capt. P~ELTzER's orders, seem to have
been a party of Pawnees, who had been defeated by
Arapahoes and Sioux, and fed to the American camp
for shelter. They expected to find employment in
hunting for our forces. That affair is not yet ex-
planned; and until it is, all concerned in it must rest
under considerable odium.-St. Louis Union.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

OFWe learn that the Divisions of the Sons
in this city design celebrating the approaching
22nd of February. The birth day of Washing
ton is a fitting time for a temperance festival,
and the PRONUNCIATION of principles pure and
holy.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

The Matamoros Flag says thatlarge numbers
of Mexicans are emigrating to the Texas side
of the Rio Grande for the purpose of a%vailing
themselves of the protection Of American laws,
should the Rio Grande be made the boundary
between The two countries.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

0C-Mr. Alexander Campbell says of Queen
Victoria, that the youthful face of Englands
Queen is as care-worn as that of any mother
in America who can show five such lusty chill
dren."
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

NEw YORK BANks.-A~ Telegraphic dispatch
received at Cincinnati, dated Jan. Sd, says:
s'Refuse all New York county banks. Half a
dozen more are broke, and sales are at 10 a 20
per cent. discount. We learn that the banks
of this city are refusing all the county banks of
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

OEThe New York Herald says: "We un-
derstand that a petition is now circulating on
Change and among the merchants, for a meet
ing to be held in this city, to express the opin-
ion of New York on the utter incapacity OF
the Postmaster General to- manage the mails in
a proper and useful manner.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

NEwsPAPERsINITALY.- is "a scertained, thai
all Italy, containing a population of 22,O00,-
600 souls, there are not SO many newspapers
printed as would emanate from the single city
of Boston Or Philadelphia, and they are small
''seven by nine sheets" containing little else
than advertisements and the DEGREES of the
Government.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

A SOLDIERS FIRST FIGHr.-A young soldier of the
7th Infantry, describing his first fight, at the National
Bridge in Mexico, says-"My feelings at the first fire,
| amunable to describe. Ibid not feel inclined to run,
yet toas afraid to fire, for fear lshoudkW somebody
but after two or three rounds, it was all over, and !
fired away with the rest of them"
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

OEThe amount invested in railroads in
the New England States alone, is supposed to
amount TO $50, 900 900. In these States there
are 2,240 miles of railroad track, either finish
ed or in progress of construction.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

A body that weighs one pound upon the
earth, would weigh twenty seven and a half
pounds if transported to the Sun; and an ordi-
ry sized man would there weigh four thousand
pounds.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

TIE CHoLERA.-The Manchester Examiner
and other British papers, anticipate another
visit of the Asiatic Cholera. and advise that at
tention be paid to cleanliness and ventilation
as the best means to lessen its dreadful attacks.
OF 100 600 attacked in Russia, less than 10000
died.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

HBefore a magistrate in Boston, the other day, a
witness being asked how he knew that a man and
woman were husband and wife, replied, because he
had often heard the lady blow the gentleman up.'
The evidence was held to be conclusive.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

OgThe National Wing of the 3dinst., an
nounces that DR.. Davis, late Speaker of the
House of Representatives, has been appointed
Commissioner to China, in the place of Alex
ander Everett, deceased. The Doctor will
find some difficulty in acquiring a sufficient
knowledge of that barbarious language to make
known the object of his mission.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

&C. Waterproof broadcloth is manufactur-
ed by a company who carry on the business at
263 Water street New York. It's appearance
is in all respects like that Of common broad
cloth.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

OTThe Louisville Journalo of Saturday says:
awe have received a letter from Nashville,
which says that the friends of Mr.. Clay will
very soon hold a meeting in that city and nom
mate him for the Presidency.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

CO. The Hon. HENRY CLAY has arrived at
Baltimore and was received as the guest of the
city. He is on his way to Washington to at
tend the sittings of the Supreme Court.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

A MATTER OF DouBT.-In one of the Pennsylva-
mia Courts last week, an Irishman on being arraign-
ed for some petty crime, was asked the usual ques-
ton. Guilty or not %guiitya" The culprit very
promptly nswered-"Ah. how can / tell, yer honor,
until / hear the Witnesses
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

Nor so BAD.-The editor of the Maine Far
mer intimates that the design of our govern
ment in sending an expedition to the Red Sea.
may be to fish up Sodom and Gomorrah, and
annex them to the United States"
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

&C. An official statement signed by Daniel
Graham, Register of the U. S. Treasury, shows
that the expenditures of the Government for
the first quarter of the present fiscal year were
eighteen and a halt millions, or at the rate Of
seUentg-four millions per annnm.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14
THURSDAY, JANUARY IS, 1s4s.

OS-The river is again falling at this point.
1t was falling on Saturday at Cincinnati and
P~ittsburg. At the latter place there were nine
feet water in the channel.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

THE NATIONAL DEBT OF ENGLAND.-A Lon
don correspondent of the Courier and Enquirer,
speaking of England's debt, fixes the number
ofperaons who derive their support therefrom,
directly or indirectly, at no less than two mil
lions. This forms rather a strong party in ia
vor of regularity in the payment of the divi-
dends.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

HTWe are greatly indebted to our friends
Messrs. Taylor & Harvey for late New Orleans
and Louisville papers.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

HEAR THIS, GIRLs.-The Chronotype, Boston says;
Show me the wife that's on the watch
For every little rent or scratch,
And cures it with a timely patch
Before you know it;
She's a woman fit to match
A lord or poet.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

Co Washington letter writers say that Col
Benton will go for Mr.. Van Buren, for the Pre-
sidency. We are inclined to think "Old Bull
lion" will go for himself in preference Il an,
n else.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-14

0- MEDICAL NoTIcE.-A meeting of the
Evansville Medical Society will be held at the
Office of Drs. Weever & Trafton, on Monday
evening. January 18th, att o'clock.
DR.. Bray~will read a paper on the Blood and
its susceptibility to disease, and DIR. Wilcox
viii reply. JOHN T. WALKER. Sectg.