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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12

" Hon. o. II. SMITH. President of the
Evansville, Cleveland and indianapolis Strait
Line Railroad, was in our town last week and
addressed the people on the subject CT the ex :
tension ofthat road on to Memphis, through
Henderson and Paducah. He made a strong
Impression on the public mind, and certainly
MADE his scheme appear extremely plausi-
Bile. We are examining this snbject, and
must confess, at the outset, that we are ra,h.
er favorably impressed with the project.
Paducah Jour. 29M.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12

u The editors of the Washington Union
recently gave notice that they washed their
hands of all responsibility of certain Pierce or
gans in the State Of New York. The Tri-
bune replies.
Washing hands is very proper procedure
on the part Of such patriots as control the
Union. We suggest that it is but fair that
they wash them where the washing will fall
back into the Treasury, where they belong.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12

~ The first number of the Evansville
Daily Enquirer made its appearance yester-
day evening. Its typographical dress is quite
neat, and its whole appearance shows that
Mr.. Hall knows how to conduct paper pro-
perly. His salutatory is modest, common
sense address to the public, of whom he asks
no favor without granting an equivalent
Politically, he says, the Enquirer will be de-.
cidedly democratic.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12

ESCAPE FROM JAIL-A TMEr's LETTER
A New Orleans paper says: The two per.
sons accused Of robbing, sometime since. a
passenger on the coast packet Music, of 800,
and who were arrested and lodged in Jail at
Dona ldsonville, have succeeded in effectnc
their escape. This took place on the even
ing of the 7th inst. The Sheriff, who had
just returned to his house from a visit of in
spection to the Jail, where he left everything
in apparent good order, was alarmed by the
cries of an imprisoned negro. He fastened
10 the Jail aud found that Howard and Cook,
had got out by means Of sheets, crossed the
palissde of the arsenal yard, and thence by
the door, which opens on the public square,
The key Of the prison, which the sheriff had
put away in his room, was found in the door
way of their cell, and a revolver belonging
to him had also disappeared. party imme.
diately started in pursuit, and by aid of
hounds followed their track unto the planta.
of Eugene Lacroix was reached, when it was
evident that the iugitives had managed to OBJ.
tain a skiff and put off into the river in it.
Further pursuit was, for the moment, imposs-
BILE. In the cell occupied by the two thieves
was found the following polite and amusing
letter, which we translate from a French
reading OF the original.
To the JaDor and inhabitants of Do7a1sonvile:
GESrLEMEx:-Seeing the imposibility of
our obtaining justice or even a lawyer to
plead our cause, we are obliged to take our
leave of you without having recourse to the
laws. We are glad that Mr.. c. recov.
cred his money, and we confess that we have
been well fed and lodged here. We, howev-
err, think warmer climate indispensable to
our health and besides we are assured that
Baton Rouge is very unhealthy place during
the winter.
We can never forget your kindness to us,
and we intend to give you flying visit short
ly. Do not take US for novices in our profess
sion. We have always in possession the me-
cessary tools to free ourselves from your
clutches. The small knives and other in.
struments we brought from Baton Rouge
have been no great use to US.
Your, affectionately,
Dick TURPIN AND CLAUDE DUvAL.
p. ST. start for New Orleans on good
horse, if can find one. CLAUDE.
will start on a good horse. You shall
hear from me-but the first words you will
hear me say will be "Your money or your
life.'' Your Jail has not been in the slight
est degree injured.
Dick TURIN.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12
The Rain and the Crops.

We were visited yesterday with several re-
freshing and bountiful showers of rain
Though late it will partially save the crops
that have been we'll nigh ruined by the long
continued parching drouth. The early
planted fields of potatoes are in most cases
already destroyed except such as were sufi
GENTLY forward to be gathered for the early
market.
The corn crop on upland dry soil has been
so much sfinted in its spring growth, that i,
cannot possibly mature under the most favor
able circumstances Of weather.
Oats in many sections ripened with their
heads scarcely above the clods among which
they were sown and are consequently too
short and worthless to pay for harvesting.
The best that the farmer can hope now, is
to get middling crop of corn in addition to
the bountiful crops of wheat and grass which
were secured before the ravages of the
drouth were severely felt. Fruit has also
sustained more or less injury, but timely
rains may yet allow our hattering prospects
for an abundant yield of apples and peaches,
to be realized with but slight discount in size
and flavor. The farmers of this vicinity, en-
couraged by the remunerating prices of last
year, have greatly extended their business,
and should they not realize a full crop, the
aggregate yield from the increased qu.ntity
of soil titled, may not, after all, fall short of
that o. previous years.
Many of our Kentucky neighbors whose
chief crop is tobacco, will suffer severely.
having as We are informed in many cases en-
ployed their slave labor by the year, and now
have little or no profitable employment for
them. The tobacco crop in Kentucky has
been set down as failure in many sections,
while quarter growth is yet hoped for in
some parts.
Reports Of ruined crops BY food, drouth.
&C. are frequently greatly exaggerated, and
we sincerely hope that it may be 50 now, bu,
we fear there is too much truth in them.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12
DAxcrSe.-Horace Greeley thus speaks q

DAxcrSG.-Horace Greeley thus speaks of
dancing:
We believe dancing mainly by small neigh.
borhood parties. without parade of dress or
other exten five adjuncts, restricted to three
hours at time, closed long before midnight
and rgidly guarded against III access of slim.
ulating beverages, might be most admirable
recreation, securing the appreciation and
countcnance of the religious and sedate; but
conducted as it is, it probably exhausts more
than it renovates, and corrupts more than it
improves.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12
NEW FOUNDRY AND MACHINE
SHOP.

EVANSVILLE. INDIANA. -
IfhE PUBLIC Is RESPECTFULLY INFORMED tha
we have with great and expense fitted up
complete shops as any In the West, and hope hters
patronage Will signify disposition to encourage HON
manufacturers; We are prepared with everS facilit
ior manufacturing steam Engines with wood orion Les
frames, and machinery OF all kinds with the latest iu
Yrovements. Gearing and shafting fitted up. Pulleys
Iron Fronts Tor houses, Plow Mould Boards, wsg
on Boxes, Iron and Brass castings and Wroue6
Iron forging work Of all kinds, and Of nrst ouatt
finished to order. Steamboat work. and rtpairs or Al
kinds Of machinery promptly and carefully exeSa,ec
Our machinery Is complete, possessing all the al
vantages OF the latest improvements and our workne,
are OF the most skiliful AMI experienced class On
general supe has for many yea been foreman
Of extensive establishment East and is fully con,
to any Machinest In theWest.
Persons desiring Engines, other machinery built
repaired, requested call for We feel cop0d.n
that give full satisfaction in quality Of Worl
and prices, any competent aud respectable estabsh
ment in the country.
Car wheels Of various patterns manufactured, viii
NJ urphey's Patent Solid Hub. =
Orders by mail will receive prompt attention at u,
same price when given In person.
Scrap Iron, Brass aud Copper wanted.
je27 G.. ID. EGGLESTOy CO
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12

GA Kentucky correspondent of the Pa.
ducah Journal, says he has "poor opinion of
the Evansville, Henderson and Paducah Rail
road" that some folks imagine might be built
if few millions of dollars could be raise.
Sanders, of the Evansville Journal, processes
to have faith in the possibility of the thing,
but unless his faith will remove mountains,
it will avail nothing in building that road.
Pfncsnnss Patriot.
There fortunately happens to be no noun
tains on the proposed route to be moved. It
is not the miserably bad country of that on
the route of the Paducah and Vincennes pro-
posed Railroad. We don't think any man or
community's faith will remove these big hills,
because small faith is by no means money in
this world. The Kentucky correspondent of
the Paducah Journal will find very little of
that kind of faith among his own fellow-citi-
zens, for the Paducah and Vincenues Rail-
road. They begin to appreciate the fact,
that roadrunning from the Wabash country
to point four miles below their own city,
and on the opposite side of the Ohio river,
must be of very little benefit to Padu-
can, but serve to build up town in Illinois
a. the roads terminus. We should think any
Paduchian sensible enough to be able to write
an article for newspaper publication, would
indulge in uery "poor opinion" of this Vim.
cennes Railroad.
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.Bew.re OF tho vidde. sam,v.,.,,

ssBewsre OF the viddes samtvel.,
Mrs. Harriet G. Lindsey, editress of the
Kentucky Garland, avery 6ne paper pub
lished at CovingtUn, KY, has been boxing
our editorial ears, pulling our wool, and
scratching US in the most vxenish style,
through the columns of her paper, just as
though the law had given her some legal
right to take illegal liberties with our person.
We are sure If she knew how small an indi.
vidual we are, only weighing one hundred
pounds, she would allow us to plead the "baby
act" and crawl on call fours" out of this diff.
fculty. Truly we hope she is not so great
scold privately as she is publicly. Ifso,
she has right to be awidow, aud will have
the privilege. no d, ubt. of continuing one fol
some time to come.
But our amiable cotemporary.ess entirely
misunderstood the tenor of the article she
has scratched to pieces. We had in it nc
i'ea of Directing to "female editors" Or
tbs contrary, We are sure if three fourths o.
the breeches seated on editorial tripods coulc
give place to petticoats, the editorial profess
ion would be more distinguished for intelli
gence and less notorious for many actual,
disgracful attributes, than it now is. w,
only objected to ladies figuring as "Women'
Rights" women, and editing papers support
ing all the ridiculous fallacies of these be
breeched and befuddled feminines. Mrs
Lindsey edits a literary paper, and under M
possible circumstances could che come under
the ban of that editorial or of other bans, un
less those of matrimony be SO considered
Indeed, we should like TO exchange with tn,
Kentucky Garland, and if Mrs.. L. will sem
us her paper, we promise her the Evansville
Journal in return, and visit from our hand
some Junior the first time he gets in tn
neighborhood of Covington.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12

ISFAMoUs.-A relati, of Gen. Harrison
gives notice in card published in the Gin
cinnati Times, that all persons assembling
in the graveyard enclosure at North Bend
for the purpose of revelry, will be prosecuted
as trespassers, and cites as reason dis.
graceful scene which occurred on the 3Oth
ult., which is described as follows:
A party of several hundred came from
Cincinnati in three steamboats,, pioneer
band having preceded them the day before
in an omnibus, and this pioneer band pitched
their tent in the Graveyard on Sunday for the
sale Of liquor, without leave or license from
any one. Yesterday that graveyard was Sc
iected as the spot upon which the company
danced all day, and the voices of the PRO
fessors," in calling the figures, could be dis.
tinctly heard at the house quarter of mile
off in the valley below. That moral recrea-
ton of card playing, so refining and elevatng
in its infiu noes, was INDUCED in by many of
the company upon the humble graves of
the pioneers of this settlement, and drunk
ness and reve'ry reigneI supreme. The
tomb-stones in our family Enclosures have
been defaced, and the names of those who
sleep beneath partly erased, so as to make
them read differently, and even names of the
individuals committing those acts written upon
the stones in pencil-an insult to the dead
and wanton outrage upon the feeling of
the living. The depredations committed upon
the beautiful mound where the remains Of
Gen. Harrison repose are disgracefuI in the
extreme. Ev ry little shrub and flower
planted there by the hand of affection are
rudcly destroyed by those sacrilgi US Van
dals in their bacchanalian revelri 8.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12

0rThe atmosphere was pleasantly cool
ed last Sunday evening by shower in this
vicinity, although the city did not get a drop
TIL yesterday morning. There was a heavy
rain two or three miles North.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12

1Major Floyd, of the Typographical en-.
g'neers, is now makinga Reconnaissance of
the Upper Rapids of the Mississippi, with view
to the most judicious expenditure Of the recent
appropriation of Congress for their improve
ment.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12

USEFUL HrSr.-A correspondent of the
Providence Post says "he has carried a me
morandum in his pocket, and copy of it in
MS trunk Tor many years, Of his name and
home, SO that in case he was killed upon a
railroad or steamboat, IL would be known who
ne was, and what he had requested to be
done with his dead body, rs well as where to
get paid for al tho caro- AMI expense attend.
ing such an event"
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12

|On our way to Washington, Daviess
county, lately, we took particular notice of
the wheat crops between Vincennes and
Washington, and we can safely say we new
er saw better wheat, or greater yield, on
the same number Of acres, and we learn it is
generally excellent throughout Knox and
Daviess county. The corn also locks pro-
missing Vim. Gdz.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12

OPERArIvEs.-The Springfield Republican
says they have direct importation of seven
ty-three Scotch girls, at. Holyoke, all of whom
are employed as operatives in the mills at
that place.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12

~ On the 9Th ult.. there were stopping
at the st. Nicholas Hotel. in New York, no
less than twelve presidents of Western rail.
roads.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12

The JEws.-It is not little fattering to
the Children Of Israel, that two out of the last
OF ministers from our own to foreign govern
ments are Jews. These are Pierre Soule and
August Belmont.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12

~In this particular season Of dull sheets
he best paper we have seen lately was one
tsent US yesterday by DR.. Evans, of Evans
Restaurat. 1t contained some specimens Of
fine cigars! The Doctor beat the editors in
giving interest to that sheet.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12
NOTICE.

Chas p Casselly, In Chancery.
John B. Sunson.' October Term. A. ID. 1853
Nov here it appearing by the affidavit OF Thomas E.
IN Garvn dsntere.ted person. tsaid affidavit being
filed in my offce) that John B. Stinson the defendant
herein is not resident OF the State of Indiana the said
John B. Stinson is now hereby notified of the pendency
this and that unless he appear the next DC
tober ERIN ofths Court and answer the bill OF com
painant, the same will he taken confessed to be true
j.93w Attest.
JACOB LUNKENHElMER, Clerk.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12

Itis supposed by some this was intended
to mean Post Office Department. United
States. But one remarkable difficulty is that
if the envelope contains letter or other sub.
stance preventing its being transparent when
held up to the light, the mysterious letters
become very mysterious indeed, and can't be
seen /! Postmasters therefore by close ex.
animation may detect counterfeit envelopes
passing through their Offices, provided the en-.
velopes don't contain anything. Astounding
ingenuity on the part Of Geo. F. Nesbitt -
His name should be placed on the envelopes
twice at least instead of once as at present,
and Government should place him on q
pension for life, and thus make the present
Immortality he is securing through these en-.
velopes, Thrice valuable in pecuniary sense
He will be known by posterity as Pod Nesbtt
He has certainly opened rich pod for the
inspection of political botanists. Who is
Pod Nesbitt!-that's the question.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12

NTAltered notes on the bank of Balti.
more changed from 81 to 90, are in circula-
ton. Also noes on the City Bank of BaIt.
more. Hold them up to the light.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12

@The editor of the New York Sunday
Times says that rather than marry Miss Lu.
cy Stone. he would consent to be spliced to
q small volcano. The ungallant rogue!
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12

~ The Jail a. Burlington, VT, is empty
its lockuPs are deserted, and the doors may
be thrown open, Tor there is nobody to es-
cape.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12

@Itis reported that Judge VIM. Fowler
Smith, of California, has been appointed
Commissioner to the Sandwich Islands.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12

%1n China, man is permitted to be d.
vorced from his wife for seven causes, one of
which is loquacity.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12
SHERIFF,s SALE.

RY virtue of decree OF foreclosure rendered b.
~ the vanderburgh Circu. Court at lis April Tim.
1883, in suit wherein William A. Mcdowell pl in
TN and Henry p Vaughn defendant, certified cory
Of which decree has been issued and delivered to me b.
the Clerk Of SAID Court will Thursdayt he 9Th day Of
August A. D. 1853, between the hours of 10 o'clock NJ
and O'Clock r NJ Of said day at the door o. the Court
House in the City Of Evansvlle expose sale he rents
and profits for the term ofseven following de-
scrbed Real Este The north or othe Sou,h Eas,
Or of Section No. twenty Ave, In No six South
Of Range No ten west; excep: hereto.
fore deeced for School house. Also ten acres Oh the
South East Or ofhe NORTH Or OF the same Section
aud bounded as follows Beginning at the North Ess
corner the North East quarter Of he South Eas gu
tel OF said Section thence north along the Section pe
10 point that line drawn thence and parallel
with the north line OF the North East quarter of the
South East quarter OF said Section will include
egram Of ten acres ofeal length with said norh line;
Also acres more part Of the South West quarter OF
the North West quarter, Of Section No. Thirty In toun
ship No. six, South Of Range No Nine West; said ten
- be laid OF in square piece in the south west
corner Of the Souit West quarter OF the North West
quarter Of said Section Thirty situated in the rincenDes
land district: and in default of The nd profits
ling for sur sufficient to satisfy said Execution will
at the same time and place offer for sale the fee simple
or said real Estate.
iy93w piss JOHN s. TERRY, S.V &C.
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The p. O. d. Eavelopse.

70 efectually prevent forgery Of Mes
bits beautiful P. o. Envelopes. the follow
ing exceedingly ingenious device has been
adopted. BY holding up an empty envelope
to the light these letters may be seen stamped
on each envelope, and in the position we give
them:
POD
y. 8.
POD. .tt-
u. 8.
P.O. D.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-12
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
To THE PURLIC.

GONE three or four weeks since Mr.. A. Pferimann Of
~ Cincinnati sent to me half barrel OF wine. which
he said had been ordered by Messrs Glass and kaas
(of the Bulls head) and requested TO deliver it to
them upoL certain conditions. Within an hOLr two
after receiving the wlne Messrs Glass KLAUS were
ceved it, and told them what nv inst ructioRs were,
and requested them to comply with the prescribed
ditions and take away. Expecting them to do so,
kept the wine in my store two days. and then put
Ii down in my cellar They have never called for IL and
IL remains there ia the condition that received IT,
short time, say week perhaps, after received
the wine above mentioned; Cassimer Schlamp crcula
ted report that had drawn the wine sent by Pfeh
mann, out of the cask and then filed same with in
ferior wine OF my own, and it Glass & Klauss
who retained it to and informed Pferimann my
conduct and compelled me TO pay thine for the wine
Now pronounce The whole story base end malicious
lie.
The wine remains untouched in my cellar. / never
sent TO Glass kauss did they ever receive from
me, any wine at time for purpose whatever.
Pfermann has not been in Evansville. nor have had
any communication from him, by letter or otherwise,
nor have paid him any money since the above mention
ed wine was received. The annexed statement Of Mes
srs Glass & KLAUS written and subscribed by them
selves show what foundation there for the above
SANDER.
This snot the first time Mr.. S'hamp has sought by
lying and other ardy and contemplate To liz
jure my character and credit now only sorry thai
can find ore, who has been la the habit of deal
ing with me, who believe his last SANDER.
III could, would give Mr.. Sehlamp practical les
son on the evil and danger Of ,naeiously lying about
his tneighbors. But it seems that either standing Is
too good, his too bad for the story to gain dit
While will endeavor to maintain ard transmit to my
famiiy, good name, would suggest that it would be
much better for Mr.. Schlamp to make use OF similar
endea secure a good for himself and his
family than his time in faLricating circula
Ting sianderoas stories to injure me. defy HIM and
all his aiders and abettors TO make good ainst
any charge of dishonorable conduct III Evansville
else ami notice hun in this public
him and the public know that have on him. amt
his course be little sncakng and cowardy
than has been will keep sight Of him and before
he is fit lay my hand upon him with empha-
els that will make him regret that he ever knew me-
JOHN n. APP.