The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-11-29
~ The brick building on First street,

OF The brick building on First street,
now occupied with the new rear building, by
the Apollo Theatre, was the first brick bull.
ding erected in Evansville. 1t is even now
n large house, and at the time Of its erection
must have been considered an aristocratic
mansion. 1t was built about thirty-three
years ago, a few years before the Senior was
born. (The Junior keeps dark on the subject
of his age.) Mr.. McJohnson, father of our
esteemed fellow citizen Arthur McJohnson'
made the brick, and Arthur helped haul it to
the spot with the first wagon brought to the
place! 1t was owned by Mr.. John Thompson
father Of Mr.. Thompson. saddler in this city.
The old b Hiding yet promises long lie Of
usefulness.
orMr. Kollenberg has stuck up in our
editorial window little invention Tor ventii-
Eating the room. 1t is wheel made OF tin
When the room gets too warm or too COOL
the wheel revolves one way or another, and
throws out or admits the air. He will ex.
plain it to any one calling at his tin shop in
Lamasco. AZ it rattles away over our era
MUM while the fingers skim over the paper,
it seems very much az if we were writing by
steam.
.TThe Jennie Deans, which steamer we
noticed as having been snagged on late trip
from New Orleans, was snacged again last
week on her up trip, at Island &c. This time
the snsg made break on the same side, and
at the identical place in the lower guards as
before. The snsg passed through the cook
house, pantry, and out at the side of the
boat, forward Of the larboard weel. She ar
rived at st Louis on Friday. and will be re-
paired at once, ready for the third time.
NJ The Sultana was to have left Louis
Vile yesterday for New Orleans. She may
be expected to-day.
OF The Mississippi river has closed at
ST. Paul BY ice, aud navigation suspended
fur the present. Nice place to live up
there.
TThe river is reported recedng Mt Lou.
isville and Cincinnati. with ST feet water re-
ported in the channel at the former place
:. F.,4qg here.
NJ The Telegraph No. brought the
seversl hours before arriving here by heavy
tog.
" Families may obtain fresh Baltimore
oysters by The can. half-can, or dozen, at Ev-
ans Res,aurat-snd alfo quails by the Dozen
See advertisement.
" A deck hand Of the steamer Naomi,
stabbed the mate to the heart, a few days
since, below Memphis, then plunged over
board, and was drowned.
% The town-clock OH Second street has
not got to m arking the hours and striking
them off correctly yet. 1t spois a good ma.
ny dinners.
OF Our roads will soon be in bad order
We advise families to be laying in their fuel
before the consummaton Of miserable roads
rs reached. The best wood is now selling
ut 80 per cord.
VI Mr. Wolflin, Of the City Mills, hes
lost two salt boats. See his advertisement.
They left without pilot or engiaeer.
JThe Golden Era, a splendid steamer
recently sunk on the Upper Mississippi, has
been raised, repaired, &C., at an expense OF
shout $4,000.
TThe Jennie Deans arrived at st. Louis
East Friday evening, with large lot of new
coffee. one of the first lots received there this
season.
IThe Uncle Sam is on her way up from
New Orleans to st. Louis with 400 emigrants
on board.
EJTbe union line packet Cincinnati ar.
rived here yesterday afternoon early from
st. Louis. We thank the clerk for pack
age OF papers. The Cincinnati is fast and
first rate steamer.
UThe wharf beat at Alton was sunk
last Thsrsday. by piKng too much freight on
one end, and parting the hog chains.
o. Tire has been two feet rise in the Up
per Illinois. The rise did not affect the river
much below Naples. The boats are bring
ing out immense quantities ofgrain.
OF The Eclipse passed down Sunday
night, with every room filed with passengers.
And large freight.
J Mr.. Crawford, mail agent on the La
;dy Pike, has our thanks for late papers.
~ Mr.. Arthur McJohnson had fifty head
Of 6ne Cattle in town yesterday. His son,
Mr.. Charles McJohnson, will take them to
the Southern market, where they will no