The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-04

both dead" The ftalicised word 10 yours,
and succeeds. you mott e. in spelling the sense
OF the paragraph. But I will not magui y
trA s-the other blunders may pass unno-
ticed.
@>paulding g. R g,rs' Floating Palace
is in limbo at Baton Rouge, on account
the refusal of the proprittors to procure a
corporation license to exhibit tn re. They
hare commenced suits for dam ages, and will
continue to institute an additional one every
day that the Palace is detained. Whatever
may be the injury. Messrs s. g. R. sustain,
] do not think the public suffer much bv the
detention. The whole "ma .nii cent affair."
with the "rnchantingly musical chime Of
bells" was rather bore and humbug-at
least so thought by the discrimin a.ing people
down this way.
Coon DIvIxG.-A combination of crcum.
stances led somebody to the conclusion that
a large portion OF the Jewelry stolen from
Mr.. Fisk, of New Orleans, WIS thrown into
the Mississippi near Cairo. Accordingly a
man was empIo, ed to search after it.. He
dove through thirty.six feet of water, to the
bo,t'm OF the river. 6fty-four times in two
hours. The average length of time he re-
mained under the water was forty-two sec
onds. This was extraordinary diving, but
he could we'll have afforded to have drowned
himself for the remuneration he received,
two hundred and fifty dollars.
Us Not many months ago a small boy be.
longing to Germrn family in this county,
took sick and died. His step-father pur.
chased al the nearest store a boot-box in
which to buy him. 1t proved too short by
six inches, So one Of two things had to be
done to make it answcr-lengthen the box
or shorten the corpse. The inhuman step.
father chose the latter alternative, and, dis
regarding the remonsfrances OF the mother,
so,c.d SIR inch.s from the dead chiid's legs! We
will let the reader comment.
UNroRruSATE MAN.-Mr Dan. Bloyce,
one If the pilots of the Western World, in at
tempting to rescue drowning woman from
the wreck Of that boat received fall Will. IN
broke his hack. Dan has had i'll luck lately
has been very unfortunate pecuniarily Five
months ago all the property he owned was
burned. Two months afterwards his wealth
was ia negroes. Shortly after coming into
his hands they died. What he subsequently
accumulated went down with the wreck of
the Western World. Thus in FIVE months
If we are allowed to enumerate the breaking
o. his back-he has been "broke" four times.
But he is bound to prosper yet, for better
pilot thIn Dan never stood at wheel. and
besides that he is the very prin e f good
telioas.
CTHas rained here sew DAYS and nights
necessarily Almost constant thunder and
lightning the while. Prosp- is nav of clear
aud cnld weathet. RIVER rising very fast
spreading over some portions of the unnro-
te' ted country, but doing N considerable da-
mag. II the rise continues one week our
population will seek CHER q iar,ers--s look
out for t er from tree-top.
The steamer II. r w. Hill was but incon.
side:ably dana yed by h IT "bu up againdt the
Western World. She is a large, new and
G, ronr ho,f md I,oLs n 10 oh. ,,.; IL, s,.,,I .
"Jevil of knock.
GTThere has not been a fight, row, thief,
nor fltal accident in c iro Tor eight hours
Only one attempt to fire house has mArred
our quietude. Well dune, Cplro.
TThe Lady Pike has taken the place oI
the Fashion i'm the Louisville and st. Loui.
Mail Line. She is clever little craft.
OE Two hundred mechanics from New
York and Cleveland arrived here to-day
They expect employment on the Central
Railroad.
Is The steamer Lucy Robinson sunk
some time age, in the Red River, believe, is
now here. She will be towrd 10 New Alb.
ny, first chance, probably toyndergo repairs.
Dec. SOth.
% Mississippi river clear of ice.
PoRK.-The business in The pork lin, con-
tinucs very brisk. All the houses are crowded
and the pens full of hogs, which are fed
with corn at 30 cents per hushel-in some
cases 35 en's. Strengthening progresses as
fast as possible. but it seems t. be harL
matter To catch mp. The price continues
! firm at from $3.50 to So IS. A buyer told n.