Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-06
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Green corn appeared in our market yester
day morning. The price per dozen was too
strong of the dimes for poor man to indulge
in the luxury.-Cin. Eng. juno 30th.
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.
DRo,SNED.-An lrishman, named William
Coffin, from Green county. Ohio. deck pas
senger on the stcamer Germantown, bound
for this city, when just above Sic. Genevive,
walked overheard yesterIay afternoon, and
was, drowned, He is supposed 10 nave
been laboring under infirmity of the mind
ID.
Boat Suck AND Loss OF LIFE.-A Mackin-
aw boat la;len 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. recentlyin the employ of
the Company, passenger, was drOwned.-
Boat andcargo total.-St. Joseph Advsntursr
23rd.
GgThe Governor of Pennsylvania has is
sued a writ for the execution of Langfeldt, the
murderer, on the goth of October.
ANTIQUE IpoLs.--Two antique idols, of the
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 tobe formed in this city, for the
0f
The antiquities OF our own land.-N. o. Plea
yupe.
FATHER AND SoE.-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 go votes, and the son 81
Bait Clip.
New CoUNTERFEIT.-A ten-dollar bill on
the Exchanges Bank of Virginia, payable at
Richmond. In the genuine bills, the figure
represents the goddess of liberty; in the coun-
terteit, it is female in sitting position, sur
rounded by agricultural products and marine
implemepts.-Ib.
A man named Henry Chester recently disap-
peared from Donaldson, and after few days
his body was found with his skull crushed in
uofIiuit. II lS SuppOs6U lie WdS dSSdSSI leu.
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.-Francis l. was the first monarch
who introduced ladies at his court. He said
in style of true gallantry. ''that drawing
room without ladies', was like the year without
the spring. or rather like spring without flow
ers."
The United States are. according to Yankee
Salisbe, bounded on 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 10 go.
SMILEs.-Men are like bugles; the more
brass they contain, the farther you can hear
them. Ladies are like violets; the more mod
est and retiring they appear, the better you
love them.
A writer from Mexico says, "Cordova
is garrisoned by the Michigan regiment,
commanded by Colonel Stockton and Ia
dy.
OTPearl Street House, Albany, N Y, has
been destroyed by fire.
FREcKLE WAsH.-White sugar, lemon juice,
and borax, powdered rub well together, and
put into glass walls.