The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-07-04
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ureen Cofn dppedtcu III ouT HidTket yeSter-
day morning. The price per dozen was too
strong of the dimes for poor ma to indulgel
in the luxury Eng. June Both.
ANoTHER-A vote was taken among the
passengers on the Sacramento, in coming
down, as to their preference for the candidates
for the Presidency, which resulted forty seven
for Taylor, and eleven for Cass.-St. Louis
Rep. 30th.
DRowNED.-An Irishman, named William
Coffin, from Green county. Ohio. deck pas
senger on the steamer Germantown, bound
for this city, when just above Ste. Genevive,
walked overheard yesterday afternoon, and
was drowned. He is supposed TO have
been laboring under infrmity Of the mind
ID.
Boat sunk AND Loss OF LIFE.-A Mackin-
aw boat laden with Buffalo robes, from Fort
Pierre, belonging TO the North American Fur
Company, struck Polk Stalk mile or two
below this village and sunk, on Sunday last.
Mr.. Charles PicOt, recently in the employ Of
the Company, passenger, was drowned
Boat and cargo total.-N. Joseph Adpenturer
23rd.
O-The Governor of Pennsylvania has is
murderer, on the Goth of October.
ANTIQUE IDoLs.-Two antique idols, ofthe
most beautiful workmanship and interesting
history, arrived in this city yesterday from the
interior of Mexico, together with their several
sacrificial basins. These relics are intended
for museum TO be formed in this city, for the
purpose of illustrating series oflectures upon
the antiquities Of our own land.-N. o. Picc-
yune.
FATHER AND SoN-lt is one of the oddities
of these odd times, that Martin Van Buren,
and his son John, were both candidates
before the caucus at the Utica Convention
The father received 60 votes, and the son o.
Bait Clip.
New CouNTERFEIr.-A ten-dollar bill on
the Exchange Bank of Virginia, payable at
Richmond. In the genuine bills, the figure
represents the goddess of liberty; in the cOun-
terfeit, il is female in sitting position, sur
rounded by agricultural products and marine
implements.-Ib.
A man named Henry Chester recently disap-
peared from Donaldson, and after few days
his body was found with his skull crushed in
horribly. lie is supposed he was assdssinated.
He was an Englishman of Herculean strength
and very quarrelsome when drinking.-Ib.
VIM. Polk, ESQ.,, of Arkansas, brother OF
the President, is the largest corn grower in
America. His crop last year was 100000
bushels,
LADIEs.-Fancis l. was the first monarch
who introduced ladies at his court. He said
in style of true gallantry. "that a drawing
room without ladies, was like the year without
the spring, or rather like spring without flow
lers."
The United States are, according to Yankee
Salisbe, bounded OH the North by the Aurora
Borealis, on the East by sunrise, OH the West
by no place, and on the South by as far as we
choose TO go.
SMrLEs.-Men like bugles; The more
brass they contain, the farther you can heal
them. Ladies are like violets; the more mod
est and retiring they appear, the better you
love them.
i A writer from Mexico says, '.Cordovs
is garrisoned by the Michigan regiment
commanded by Colonel Stockton aud Ia
dy.
| O5-Pearl Street House, Albany, N. Y, ha,
been destroyed by fire.
FREcKLE WAsH.-Wbite sugar, lemon juice
and borax, powdered; rub well together, and
put into glass walls.