The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-11-14
DAILY JOURNAL.
Local and River Brevities.
Public Lecture.


The Rev. Mr.. Davidson will deliver lee
ture this evening at the Locust street Metho
dist church before the Young Mems Lyceuu
Society Of Evansville.
The public are invited to attend, and it ii
ho,ed that all interested in the intellectual
and moral improv ement of this city will b:
present.
The reputation Of Mr.. Davidson as a schol
ar and speaker is such as to insure good en-
tertainment.
We beg leave to call the attention of some
of our prominent citizens to the present ef
fort making by our young men to establish
a literary society in this place.
~By the notice in cur advertising col
umns this morning. Of Jno. Ross, Esq, Sec
rotary of the Wabash Navigation Company
it will be seen that the works at the Grand
Rapids are now repaired and in good order
for steamboats and other crafts navigating
the Wabash.
uSBurt Mackay, one of the most notori-
GUS. and one most slippery OF the western
burglars and pick-pockets, has at last been
convicted at Buffalo OF grand larceny, and
sent to Auburn for two years and six months.
Gin. TIMES.
Bur,'s particular partner, John Clark, has
gone South. He gave $500 bail here, to an
swer the charge Of breaking open ajewelry
shop in 1876 !, and departed. Well, it is $500
speculation for the county anyhow; and we
suppose Clark has reimbursed himself by
this time, from the pockets of victims.
"We learn that the Circinnatus sunk
her barge last Thursday at Hurricane Island,
lower Ohio. The only shipment we Know
from this place, on the barge. was one Of 800
sacls, oats, by Mr. John s. Mitchell. A
boat 10 met the principal part Of this ship
ment floating in the river. A large part Of
the cargo on the barge was placed on
shore.
nrMessrs, v. X. Hendricks g. Co., ave
removed from next to the Journal .Othce, to
Fosters Block on First street. They have
a fine room there, as well az large stock OF
Boots and Shoes, and country merchants and
eity folks would do well to give them call.
IL The Belle Key passed here on Fri
day evening, after remaining couple days
aground at French Island. She had on
board some passengers aud small qua nifty
OF freight for New Orleans. She was dis
sbled, SO that she handled herself badly-she
careened so far over that her larboard guart
was nearly under water. We did not learn
the ciuse.
o. The Cincinnati was DOWN yesterday
morning in good time. leaving the mail. We
thank the clerk for papers.
OF BY dispatches it will be seen that
th re has been heavy rise at Pittsburgh in
The river.
nT The foreign news contained in dis
patches is importaa,-brought by the Amer
lea.
OF The foreign news by the Franklin
in our Telegraph column, will be found high.
ly in,e esting.
III Messrs. Babcock Brothers are again
going to occupy their old stand on Main
street next the Journal flee entrance, in
connection with their two store rooms or
Front street They intend to keep saddlery
hardware in their Main street stand, and viii
have by far the largest assortment eve
opened in this section Of country. Tbei
general hardware store will continue on Wa
Main street stand.
TThe r. J.. Ward, passed down Of
Saturday morning for New Orleans, with
large trip OF passengers, and considerable
quantity of stock consisting of cattle, shee
and horses. The Ward has been neatly re
painted. and has no superior in accommoda
tions on the Western waters,