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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-12

REORGANIZATION OF rHI PoLIcE DEPART
xrSr-1he Legislature of this State have taken into
consideration the urgent necessity which exists for
revolution in the Police Department of this City and
Se now engaged in the consideration Of bill which, if
saop'ed, viii be productive of the mos. extensive
sAanges in our municipal Affairs. The bill has been
read second time and is pow under consideration In
Committee. 1t eoatempstes tho total release of the
roaeemea from all political influence, j, provides
aat they shall hold their Offices during good behavior
and shs ony be removed for neglect Of duty or viols
ooa Of the Police regulations 1t also provides that
me Assistant Captains shall hereafter be known IS
Lieuiensns that the Captains shall perform all the
aaiies of pockM and thai the Chief Of Police
wan De appointed BY the Mayor with the approval of
zoe Board Of Aldermen, and not the Common Council,
mas been the law hitherto. Every Policeman sp'
pointed must be citizen of the United States, and
OF The Ward Cor which they have been nouai'
'&ea he must also present to the Mayor, with bis
ee'nnea'e OF nomination another saed by twenty ave
sepstAoie citizens. nwothirts Of whom must reside
me ARD 1t The time Of signing the oerri6cs'e,) Ger
mat they have been personally acquainted with
A "fHfs years last past and that daring that time
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-12

he has borne good character for honesty morality
and sobriety. He must also present to the Mayor
certificate from the Chief Of Police certifying that the
said applicant can read with ease and write egi5y the
English language, that he well understands the q
four rules Of arithmetic and that be proper pers1n
TO appoint TO said Office
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-12

FIRE.-About III o'clock Thursday night, a
IRE broke in the frame building No. loo West Twenty.
trfthst, occupied by Mr.. McLeven- IL was caused By
the explosion Of bottle Of vsrnish on the premises
The frcen were early ON the ground and succeeded in
sxtnguishug the flames before much damage occurred
- .se --CIa.scs
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22

A Row IN PRosPEcr.-The Locofocos of
New York State are preparing for a grand
blow out in Syracuse sometime in September.
The Hunkers and Barnburners are both send
ing delegates to State convention-both
claiming to be the pure Simons. The Pierce
organ, the erald, Appeals in earnest terms
to TammaDy Hall to intercede and compose
the painful quarrel:
A Jo5tor Tdmmany HlH.-The trouble
among our Democratic organs, Democrat
Syracuse delegates, and Democratic brethren
at albany, are of such character that we see
no prospect of compromise, except IN an
appeal TO Tamminy Hall. We pray the Sa-
chems therefore OF old Tammany, and the
lights OF the coal-hoe, to come to the relief
OF their wrangling brethren at Alb ny, 9TH
wise they may as well prepare for general
disturbance at Syracuse. Cannot something
OF an armlstice be patched up in the coal-hole!
Almost anything may answer Tor month o.:
two.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22

national rights has been handsomely illustra-
ted at last" and hopes that the example
whenever the exigency may require it, will
be followed up. Will the Enquirer have
the goodness to enlighten its readers, as &c
which Ct the yankees" has so handsomely
made this true illustration of national rights
Is it Capt. Ingraham! If so, he has done
it in direct violation of the policy OF the
"agent he left behind in the presidential
office" as announced through the proper OIL
cial channel.
The policy dictated by Marcy, which Is OF
course the officially expressed VIII Oh 'he
President, cannot consistently approve the
proceeding of Capt Ingraham, in reiusi" g
at the cannon's mo nth to acknowledge the
right of foreign power to imprison and 9TH
erwise modest American citizens. A"Yan-
kee ;llustration'' of double somerset will
be necessary on the part Of Gen. Pierce and
his Premier, in order t. approve the
conduct of Capt. Ingraham. 1t only re-
mains 10 be seen now, which doctrine is to be
adopted, that which secures TO adopted citi-
gems full and equal rights. as handsomely
illustrated" by Capt. Ingraham, or that which
only promises those rights, and allows for
eign despots to dictate the terms upon which
they can be enjoyed. Those terms are dis
tinctly known to this government, to involve
the life liberiy and property of American
citizens. Yet the Secretary of State says,
that interference on the part of the United
States is to no purpose" and further directs,
or rather advises, that adopted citizens of
the United States wish G to visit the land
of their uativey, make application to the
government in question, and make the best
terms they can.
This is protecting the rights of American
ci liens at home or abroad" with a ven-
geance.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22

The people of New York and elsewhere
are wise enough 10 know that the Democrat
ic party is the true Union, the true American
party.-[ Enquirer.
The alluson to New York is peculiarly
unfortunate. The Democratic party there
is certainly beautiful picture of true union
party! All they ever did fight for were spoils.
at this time there is the btterest warfare be-
tween the old Hunker and Barnburner diyi.
sons of the Democratic party, the end OF
which it is not in the ken of man to see. In
almost every State of the Union, the Demo-
cratic party leaders are in mess Of greater
or less consequence. In our own State,
there is anything but amiability among the
party leaders. Our neighbor has felt called
upon to pronounce large portion of the
Democrats in the Indiana Senate "unprincp-
led demagogues." A pretty union party is
this spells loving party. A beautiful "Tue
NATIONAL and "true American" party is that
OF our amiable neighbours. If he can make
no better defence of it than he has lately, he
SHOULD either be ashamed of his party, or his
party of him, we don't know which.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22
geance.

By reference to advertisement it will be
vate sale after the 18th Of next month. This
will be the first time ever lots were offered
for sale in Cairo City, strange as it may seem
to those not initiated in things at that place.
Ex'ravagant prices have to our personal
knowledge been offered for choice lots there,
the purchasers offering to guarantee the i'm.
mediate erection of substantial houses. But
the title was not entirely perfected, and the
company owning the land would not sell any
until they could offer city plat, and give
choice of the whole place. There is now no
difficulty in the title. We understand it as
good as title can be. The land at the conflu.
ence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers is en-
closed by substantial levee. Another levee,
eighty feet broad at the top, is being erected,
which will preclude even the possibility of
overflow. Strangers have thou rht that be-
cause city has not sprung up at the conflu.
ence of these two mighty streams, it must be
owing to the impossibil,y of protecting the
land from overflow. This is a mistake
Cairo is easier to protect from inundation
than many of the southern plantations, or
than prominent portion of New Orleans.
a city has not been built there, simply be-
cause NO one ever before had the opportunity
of purchasing lot there, since the ground
passed into the hands of the old and the pre-
sent company.
II is useless to speak of the wonderful ad-
vantages of position. which must eventually
build city at this point. 1t is the centre of
Western river navigation, and at the conf,l-
ence of the two mightiest rivers of the West.
All the trade and travel seeking the South
must pass Cairo, and vice versa. Nearly
twenty thousand miles of river navigation
may be said to settle there. Several very
prominent railroads terminate at the mouth of
the Ohio, connecting it with the Likes at the
North, and the Gulf and Atlantic at the
South, making 1t a depot for the North and
South. But we have no desire to write a
long article on Cairo. We have an old af-
lection fer the place, which is consecrated to
our heart by thousand pleasant memories,
and by few warm, whole. souled friends there
at this time. The same sangune confidence,
that once made US the subject of ridicule for
brother editors, the confidence that Cairo
would at some period be great city, now an
mates US. We want to see our predictions
fulfilled. We believe they will be. In the
meantime, Cairo will be great field for spec
ulaton. Reid the advertisement, which
, briefly states some of the advantages of the
point.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22
Death by Heat New Yerk

The N. Y. Tribune of the 18th contains
list OF 22O persons killed by the heat in
that city and vicinity turing the week ending
the 18th. 1t makes the following remarks
at the close:
The above accounts, with those preceding
for the week, number nearly TWO HUN
DRIED AND TWENTY DEAD and FIFTY
to SIXTY Frustrated but not gone at the hour
at which our report closed.
The heat for the past six days has been
most awful. In our publication office, a
place with ten or twelve windows and doors,
constantly open to the eat south and west the
Mercury has ragged, from, 9, A. NJ 10 4 p.
NJ from 90 to IO2 degrees, and nearly aver
aging 80 for the remainder OF the day and
night; i'm our composing-room, wilh fl tie n
open windows in the fifth story and free cir
culation of air (when there was any from
all points, the has been from 80 to SO day and
night.
From various accounts received, we should
Judge that at least hundred horses have
been killed in the meantime in the city alone.
All sorts of business in the travelling line
has been retarded; railroad trains, relays. ON.
nib1ses reduced to half speed, and pedestri.
all SIN brought almost too stand still.
Another such week w uld outrival in NOR
tally the height of Cholera of 1919.
The number of deaths last week is repor-
ted at $50; but the cal uInber must have
been a. Least 70O-the heaviest mortality hav-
ing occurred to late to be included in Satur-
days report.
Every city, town and hamlet in this neigh
borhood mas suffered in like proportion, ind
even IN the ARREST regions of the country
(the Eastern bank Of the Hudson) the COM
p Amt of the heat has been equal in all but
deaths.
Happening tn be in the neighbor God of
Sing-Sing anc Tarrytown yesterday, we were
painfully satisfied that the heat in the. country
was even more oppressive than in the city
A walk OF two miles on the railroad track
was tn hottest piece of travelling that we
ever endured.
In the city last night, there WIS small
sprinkle OF rain, and, most gratefully cooling
breeze. We think the worst is over.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22

@The Enquirer may rest assured, il there
has ever been any secret printing done in the
Journal office, in connection with politics or
elections, or any fraud committed against its
party by any of the trickeries of fails. tick.
cts, secret circulars, or in any other way, we
had no hand in it, nor knowledge of the al
fair. There never was job worked off with
our types, knowingly to us, but what the pub
lie could have seen and i'm welcome. We
have no way Of doing secret business, nor
have we any desire to do that kind of work.
we have very distinct recollection, howev-
en- OF locofoco editor being caught in the
country distributing secret circulars, and mar.
rowly escaping lynching. He made good
run for his life. We didn't at the time hold
the Democratic Central Committee of Van.
derburgh responsible exactly for his acts.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22

MORE FINE PEAcHEs--Our friend, Mr.. L.
b. Day, from the vicinity of Mechanicsvile,
brought US some beautiful peaches last Satur.
day. They were as large as any we have
seen this season, yet were part of the first
bearings of tree raised from the seed
Color rich, and fine favored and we'll shaped
as any grated fruit. He calls them the In
dian Peach, although they are not the dark
color OF that fruit. We thank him for re-
Numbering rs.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22


TNHE Public Schools within the limits OF the cry OF
Il Evansville will be opened on the I'D hst. w inc
following Houses, and for the admission 81 schoia %
below designated -,....oi.x.
Attn Mc,iical College building for Female sehoiars.
Aitne Cumberland Pfesby teran Church TOT all BOYS
above Locust street. :, o.-o.-.
of age below Locust str, Ell: =, p., IN
Al the Upper Engine House for all Boys under 10
wears of age below Locusr ireet.
The schools are all free ana without an! charge
for Iunmarred white pc sons between the age Of Sand
81 wears in Evansville and al wishing 10 avail them
selves OF these schools quesird 10 col oI fo the
hoy reousitions a. iOcat! IA hrs attending school
% that The schools may be graded and classified the
first week and every scholar assigned his grade and
school.
nj arg and convenient rooms. and new desks have
been proy ia order 10 give I'll the benefits Of Free
schools All the hers will be required pay pari
to the language habits and gen
erai department Of all scholars both In and out of the
school rooms Cleanliness obedience. pUnctuality and
good behavior will be rgidl, required ever, scholar
that the most fastdio Object send these
schools and any complaint from scholars parents
aton TO the conduct of scholar attending school,
of neglect of an! teacher will be promptly attended to
and corrected by the Trustees IN whom all complaints
must De made. n. q. WHEELER.
CHRISTIAN DEC KER.
WILLIAM HUGHES.
auglGdfw Trustees.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22

EVANSVILLE PAcKET.-Mr. p. G.. O'Riley
received a letter from Capt. Hollcraft, COM
mander of the steamer Fawn, stating that the
Fawn will be at Evansville next Wednes-
day, commencing 40 ain in her old trade as an
Evansville and Louisville Packet. We are
glad to hear this. The Fawn is good boat,
and has been much missed as a Lou isvile
packet
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22
STOCKHOLDERS

inc Northern Plank Road Company will take notice
That AT meeting of the Directors held on the 10th
inst, II was ordered In the sto holders pay the bal
ahce due on their stock rs follows:
rive uoiars Tor each share subscribed, before
the 10th DAY of September next.
rive dollars for each share subscribed, before the
nrst Monday in October next
Five dollars for each share subscribed, before
the 18TH day Of October next
Five dollars Cor each share subscribed, on or before
the hrstday OF November next
Five dollars for each share subscribed, or before
the 18th day OF November next;and
Fifteen dollars for each share subscribed, on or before
augIsd3t JAS. G. JONES, Sec'ry.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22
augl9d3t
NOTICE TO RAILROAD CONTR.I

THE undersigned will receive proposals. at tn. rail-
road Office in Indianapolis to construct the Evans
ville indianapolis aud levelaud Strait Line Railroad
from Evansville TO Indianapolis The proposals will be
Tor the whole line. miles, less or for either
Of the three Sections about miles each First from
Evansville to the crossings of the Ohio aud Missssjpn
Railroai ia Daviess county, Second from that point To
Spencer Owen county Third. from that point to Indian
apols The bid will be for the whole work (lhe GONNA
ny hndng the iron, chains and spikes up the rolling
machinery: or Tor TIE earth ard rockwork alone The
IN real estate, bonds. aud i'ck OF the company
Propositions for Grading the Southern Division to
ashington. VIII De received at Evansville, by Mr.
VI lizard Carpenter, Vice President
-. Fl. SMITH, Prest.
WILLARD CARPENTER. Vice Presr
uslsdlwSw fS,a,. Se,t,r,IN
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22

ANoTHEa ARRIvAL.--Messrs. Merritt,
Field g. Co., received last Thursday evening
eighty packages of Dry Goods from New York
comprising some Of the finest Fall and Win
ter Goods ever brought to his CITY, They
were fifteen days from New York. There
will be constant stream of goods pouring
into Evansville from this time till the market
is fully stocked.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22

ISLast Saturday morning Messrs. Mer.
rift, Field e. Co.'S wholesale Dry Goods es-
adjustment burnt the first gas from the new
Gas Works. They had two burners in ope-
ration, and quite crowd collected to witness
the novelty. On Saturday night there was
very general illumination. The moon
couldn't shine! All right now-the thing is
done-Evansville is illuminated with gas.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22

~ The Enquirer says the people Of Ten
principles" of the Wing party are "antago-
nistic to the general welfare" II our prin-
ciples are of this heinous nature, we can very
well account for the Democratic party being
SO fond of stealing them to weave among
their own. Like loves like.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22

o. AS we have had good many calls
for papers containing the articles on the I'M
provements of Evansville, we notify all in.
terested, that copies of the Weekly may be
obtained next Wednesday evening, contain
in said articles, and vast quantity of other
reading matter.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22

OF Nepotism, says Washington cores.
pondent, was charged against the last admin
istration, but the present will out-Herod both
Taylor and Fillmore in this respect. One
family offive in office here receive over $ll,-
600 annually.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22

YELLOW FEVER AND Homeopathy IN New
ORLEANs.-The French editor of the Orlean-
ian says, he has seen several cases of yellow
fever in which the curative powers of homGo-
pathy wee eminently displayed, and the
results OF the treatments are of a nature to
demand the curly attention of the Board of
Health.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22

TNo one can complain that fruit is not
abundant hereabout. On Saturday, Mr..
Reuben Walters, sr. deposited a half barrel
oil peaches, and apples in proportion, at our
door, for the use of the office. The markets
are well supplied with fruits of all kinds pref
ty much, and at low prices.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22

SUICIDE OF CAPT. BLAcK.-Cap'. John
Black OF the steam er Ohio, committed suicide
in Cincinnati, Tuesday, at the Henrie House
by inhailing chooform. He had been labor.
ing under Temporary depression of spirits
for several days. He was found in his room
quite dead,
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22

A SINGULAR Casa Miss Reed, of West
Boylston, Mass, took chloroform few days
ago, for the purpose of having tooth extract
Ed, and after the operation was performed he
was attacked with severe pain in the head,
became unconscious, and apparently dead.
Her friends, surprising her dead, laid her out
for funeral ceremonies; but their grief was
Unexpectedly turned to joy and establishment
on finding that the supposed dead began to
revive, and finally recovered. Every even
ing since, however she is attacked with vio-
lent pains in the head.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22

G-The Lady Pike from st. Louis, and the
Gen. Pike from L, uisviI!e, met at our wharf
early OIL Saturday morning. They continue
running regularly in the line and are good
boats. We thank the officers for their atten-
tions.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22
Local Items at Vernon, Ind.

The Vernon Wing Banner is particularly
fortunate these dull times in hG7ing res
pectable lot of "Iocal items" In the Ban
ner of the 18th, we find several very good
ones, which we condense.
A German named Frederick Aims, resid.
Ing about two miles from town, was murdered
on the 18th inst. Aims had quarreled with
several lrishmen about some money one of
them owed him. They net him after the
quarrel, threw him down, and while two held
him third beat him to death with a heavy
board.
Two doggerries were attacked at midnight
by five or six women. They brick. batted
them in lively manner. and after smashing
them up in the most approved style, quietly
departed.
DR. Richard Burgon was found dead in the
woods near Vernon. He had been driving
an OK team in the woods. The hub of the
wagon struck small dead tree which fell
upon him. He was young man aud left a
wife and child.
Another named Matthias Miller was fousd
dead in Six Mile Greek. He had an attack OF
the delerium tremens the day before, and is
supposed TO have laid down to drink and was
unable to get up.
A lawyer was arranged before a justice,
and fined SO and costs for assault and bat
terry upon the person of female. Petty
scamp.
In fight in a blacksmith shop one man
knocked down another with a hammer, and
drawing pistol, might have done something
more had he not been stopped.
Besides all this, there was an Anii-liquor-
selling meeting and Railroad meeting
the same week. Vernon is a great Place
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22

UF The Enquirer in speaking of the dis
cove-y of Locoioco frauds in Kentucky, says:
await until the Democrats commence to
ferrit out Wing frauds-then you'll see dis
closures which will cast an enormous shadow
on Sirteen."
Well, we have been waiting some time,
and have seen nothing of them yet. Proba-
bly, our democratic friends are so exceedingly
amiable they can't find it in their hearts to
hurt the feelings OF their Wing neighbors by
such exposures. And probably they can't
find any exposures to make. Something is
loose any how, for we have not yet heard OF
any indictments of men who voted the Wing
ticket.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22

A SIGs.-The Maryland Locofoco State
Convention has adjourned ,oittout passing a
resolution approving the Administration.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22

HThere has been another rise at Pitts.
burgh. AT Louisville and Cincinnati, the
river is stationary. Falling here.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22
SOME THINGS CAN ZEE DONE A
WELL As OTHERS.

THE undersigned takes pleasure in announcing ca
l. To the citizens OF Evansville and ~. Ed
surrounding ntry. that he has opened -G<ss@ ~
SHOESIphE AND FACTORY. oil Main street. ~
between Second and Third where he be found all
business hours. he has just returned from the East
and il well supplied with IN latest ST, les of manuiac.
tured work Of all kinds which he will sell and warrant
His stock of Leather aud Findings of the first sly le
aud quality and been selected with great by
himself with desire to please ALL
II. J. HART.
y. 3. The attention of Ladies and Children
pecialy invited IL my assortment and prices.
" PAli rips repaired free of charge il bought at my
establishment aug22 II j. II.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-22

OT Several nights past have been delight.
fully cool, and admirably well adapted Tor
sleeping purposes. The sunshine, however,
during the day, is rather warm.