The Evansville daily journal., 1851-04-10

NEHMANS IN THE WEST.-Of the TWO
hundred thousand souls in Wisconsin, more
than one hundred thousand are said to be
Germans. This race of men are settling the
country on the sources OF the Mississippi very
rapidly, and in that region. il in any part oil
the Union, the German character and Gus
toms seem likely TO iml ress themselves on
the population.
NATIONAL Monument NEwsPAPEn.--A
prospectus OF a weekly journal, with this IL
tie, has just been issued in Washington city
James Z. Pickett is to be the editor aud pub
Usher; and the net proceeds are to be applied
towards the construction Of the National
Monument. The first number is TO be pub
lished OIL the 4ih of next July.
About three hundred ieet Of the Hudson
River Railroad. opposite West Point n. Y,
sank into the river during Monday night. 1t
Is where the earth had been filled in to make
the road. Passengers were taken over on
Tuesday by boats, and it is probable Jerry
VIII be stationed there till repaired.
Passengers are nov 'cketed through from
Cincinnati to Buffalo, via. Cleveland. for $40,
connecting at Cleveland with steamer En-
pire State, Captain Hazard. and the Queen
City Captain Titus. (ior the present in the
place Of steamer Buckeye State, Captain
Stanard.)
~ In II dwelling in New Albany, recent
ly the string to which the weight Of clock
was attached, broke, the weight falling on n
box OF matches, SET them on fire. Fortunate
~ the fire was discovered before i; did any
matenial damage. a caution to housekeep-
ers.
~ 1t is understood that Maj. Noah has
left behind him an autobiography which his
sons will publish. 1t WILL 10 doubt be very
interesting. for it will comprise history OF
pol tics and other matters for nearly half a
century.
The French Government have caused ju-
dicial Investigations to be set on foot in more
than fifty different towns against persons who
were heard to shout rira la SOcidte! during
the recent Carnival.
ELECTION NSLANDER.-Ahraham Edwards
late candidate for Mayor at Cambridge. Mass
sues the City Marshall in $4,000 for sIander
because of intimations against his sobriety.
Richard r. Churchill. of Georgetown. D.
c., has sued the proprietors oi the Common.
wealth newspaper for libel and has laid the
damages at $4,000.
A letter from Rome which we find in ,he
Christian Union for April says: 1T is now
confidently rumored that Bishop Hughes;
cha nce of being made cardinal, Is over for the
present"
Lieut.. Edward C.. Ward has been cash
iered by the Court Martial which sat at the
Navy Yard at Washington and the sentence
has been approved by the President.
~ The city of Providence. r. I. has vote,
TO lend its credit TO the amount of half a mil
lion, TO the Hartford, Providence and Fish
kill Railroad.
~ The Cincinnati ship builders have G
boats on the stocks, and contracts closed fol
three or four oihers-alI of which will Lt
completed during the summer.
AZ The Goblin of the steamer Lowell
which sunk below Wheeling, short time
since has hoated off and is now lodged or
the bar at the foot of The Island
%Measures to encourage immigration
from Europe. have been adopted by tn,
Government of Chill.
~ On the 81 December. 1886, Congress;
assembled, and upon calling The roll of III,
House. it was found that all the member
were present, save one-a thing without ex
ample.
Love is like the measles-all the worse fo
coming late in life. Girls who hesitate, will
please notice.
A man named Hudson, has been sentence,
in Tennessee, to five years imprisonment, to
marrying his niece.