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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-11

The following is the memoranda Of the
steamship Columbia, the arrival of which is
chronicled it the letter of our San Francisco
correspondent:
Arrived at Astoria at z
O'Clock, A. NJ, 29lh Jan. Lying al Astoria,
ship Robert Burton; briggs Nonpareil, Alert,
j. w. .iavener, Susan Abigail, J. B. Lunt,
Grecian. Tigris and Francisco; barks Louis
siana and Naumkesg; scbrs. Harriet Endoms
and J M. Byerson. Brig Vandalia, lvith
Captain and cr,w,) is reported to have been
on Columbia Bar. Steamer Columbia left
Astoria Feb. Sd. On the morning of the 9Th
inst, at 2 A. N. off Cape Mendocino, spoke
steamer Fremont. Arrived at San Fran cisco
at 10 P. NJ, 9th st.
The democratic Central Commtte have
called on the party Throughout the State, to
select delegates To meet in convention on
the lit of April" or the purpose OF selecting
delegates to State Convention at Saltm, on
the I'd A pril, for the nom nation Of a delegate
to Congress, and torecommend the Executive
of the United States to appoint suitable
persons to ali Offices in the Territory, &c.
An elegant steamer called the "Oregon,"
has just been butt, and is to run on the upper
| w lilaluctics
A correspondent of the Oregon Times,
writing from Jacksonville, a mining town,
under date OF Dec. Both, says: "A mail is
expected to run soon to CaDyonville. An
express runs bet cen Jacksonville and
Yreka, California. The rain had been con-
slant, and the inhabitants leaving. 'Yreka,
says the writer, stakes our -four away as fast
as the price becomes as low as fifty cents per
pound. The population OF the town is about
| 1000" aasa
The weather at the Dallas at last accounts
was excessively cold. 1t comm need snow
ing on the 9Th December, aud continued %
days and nights.
| A new paper has been established at Olym-
| pia, Puget Sound, called the Columbian.
| On the receipt OF the election news at tina,
place thrly-one guns were fired.
The Ethiopian Serenaders are doing we'll al
Portland.
| A party was given at Vancouve-, by Capts
Ingalls,, Brent, aud Grant, of the United
States Army,on Fri. ay ev-nng OF last week
which for tasteful arra ngements and respect.
ability Of the company, ! r surpassed any
thing Of like character that we have witness
4 ed in Oregon.-[ Oregonian, Jan. 20.
i LARGE Loss OF STocK.-The Oregonian
says, at is supposed that not less than five
thousand head OF cattle died during and in
consequence Of the late storm and cold
weather, at of the Cascade mountains. Many
persons lost every animal they possessed
This loss will be seriously felt by the whole
country" r.fa p
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-11

On the 9Th inst, a man named Joseph
Murphy, was deliberately shot in bar room
in Lancaster, KY, by a man named Jack May.
A correspondent and friend writing from
Lancaster, under date Of April 9Th, speaking
OF this matter, says:
"Ihe deceased was sitting in the room
talking toa gentleman, with his back 20 the
door. when May stepped into the room, ap.
proachei near Murphy, drew revolver, and
discharged two balls into his head killing him
instantly. III was all done IS quick as thou III
Murphy did not see him shoot. Jack May
was accompanied by his brother, and both
Immediately fled from town. A warrant was
issued this morning. and placed in the hands
OF an officer, who is now in hot pursuit of thu
perpetrator of this fiendish acts. 7.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-11

John Aspden; whose sudden death on Mon
day was noticed in our columns, is to be bur-
led this afternoon. Mr. Aspden was one OF
the English claimants of the immense estate
left by Matthias Aspden. Before the case
the American heirs, the latter, proposed to
was decided by the Supreme Conrt in faAor OF
the deceased to compromise the matter and
offered to pay him the sun, of $250,O00 to
relinquish his lain; this he refused to do,
and the decision of the Court cut him of
without farth.ng. o. Monday morning the
estate was divided between tn. heirs at law,
and almost at he same moment John Aspden
fell dead at a tavern in Carriers A iley, of dis
cas-. of the heart, supposed to have been in
duced by disappointment and modification.
AT the tine of his death his pockets contain
ed solitary cent his entire fortune! To-
day the man who NIGH have been possessol
Of quarter OF a million Of dollars will be
borne to his grave from an obscure part Of the
District Of Southwark. Truth is quite as
strange as iction.- Phila. Bulletin l7h'
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-
Since the unfortunate calamity by which
that excellent mountain paper, the Shasta
Courier, was suspended, we are thrown upon
the mercy of accidental circumstances for all
news from that region.
Phe recent flood inthe mountains has visit
ed the Trinity with more than usual severity.
A correspondent of the Alta furnishes it
with the following interesting account of
losses:
Trinity river has this winter been higher
than known at any previous time since the
immigration to this country. Wors of all
XII ds on the river is suspended. The bridge
at MONEYS has been washed away some
time since, ard now the bridge alb We has
been swept away, thus stopping all commu-
nication with the mining regions beyond the
river. - ta0
All the wheels on the river have been
swept, thus destroying thousands of dollars
worth of property belonging to the miners.
Knapp g. Co. lost splendid floating wheel
with all the appurteninces, supposed to have
cost $4,000.
At Big Bar, some twelve miles below the
North Fork of the Trinity, the miners are
obliged to eat males to subsist, ere being
no pro -isions beyond Weaver for sale, and
here Flour sells at from Soc to 81 25 per ID;
all other kinds of provisions in proportion,
and very few at that-barley being the prin-
cipa food used, it being ground in coffee mills
by the inhabitants.
The bridges at Clear Creek crossing, on
the road from Shasta to eaver, are both
swept, and no passage for man or beast is
afforded.
The snow has been almost constantly fall
ing through the whole northern country for
about four weeks past, and fresheis must
necessarily ensue, which will inundate the
whole country dded to which, starv alton
is staring hundreds in the face.
A man was frozen to death near Weaver.
vile December 27th.
Trinity rive has been Z feet higher this
VIII ter than last, and three feet higher than
ever known since the immigration to this
country.
At Yreka -four sold for FIVE dollars per d
and now they are all leaving and coming
through the snow, sore twelve feet deep
arriving in Shasta and Weaver daily.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-11

Our subscription list to the Weekly has ex-
perienced such sudden increase within the
last two weeks, that our last weeks issue
failed to supply the demand. We regret to
disappoint many OF our subscribers who re
in the habit of calling at the Office for their
paper. We don't expect our good fortune
will cause us again to dsappoint our friends
in this way. We will humby ask their pardon
this time, and promise to print all they will
reid hereafter. n
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-11

DISTINGUISHED AUTHoR.-A young seal Pc
grace, who had run out fortune, and ia len
into bad habits, took up his residence IN a
country village on Long Island, pretending to
therefore accounted for; and as his address
was good. and marks of personal beauty re-
manned, many romantic village maid sighed
over "the cruel fate OF genius" Signs would
not pay his landlords bill and when a month
had expired he was dunned in good earnest,
AT length the landlord told him he never saw
any oil his productions, and wished to know
what works he had been the author Of. Being
pushed, he replied:-"Why sir, call myself
an author and SO am-the author OF my own
misfortunes!"
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-11

Recent movements at Washington would
strongly Indicate dsafIection in the new
Cabinet, which would be difficult to reconcile,
and keep the newly chosen officers in their
places. The effort Of the President to call
from the chaos OF his shattered party such men
as would unite the hostile fragments into one
harmonious whole, will, from present appear
ances prove wholly abortive. ~
The idea that jeff Davis, the great expo
Rent of the "Southern Rights" principle,
can sit down in unison of sentiment, side by
side with the Michigan Aboltionist, or the
Premier, of the New York .'Softs," was a
gross misconception Of the President The
Democratic States, base their disaffection
with very great degree Of plausibllity, upon
the singular fact that the President, made
sever OF his Cabinet selections from those
States which cast their vote for Gen. Scott at
the late election. Col. Gushing OF Mass; Mr..
Guthrie OF Kentucky;an the offer to DIR. Mich
olson Of Tennessee, were selections from
states which voted against the party last Fall,
while the balance of the Offices were filled
with "Hards" and "Softs" and other persons
of doubtful Democratic virtue. We can
draw no other inference from the Presidents
course, than that he intended to buy up the
Whig States of Massachusetts, Kentucky
and Tennessee, by giving or Offering them a
representation in his Cabinet; and propiiiate
the Sece sionists, Abotionists and New
York "Softs."l by placing at the heads Of
Departments one OF their numoer respectively
From present indications, if very probable
rumor is to credited, Gov. Marcy holds his
position by very uncertain tenure, having
figured with his accustomed adroitness, 10
procure the elevation OF men of his own pc.
culiar views to the most important ffices in
his own state, which appears to have beer
equally unpalatable to the New York Demo.
cracy generally, and to the President him
SELF. Marcy's greatest danger. however, con
sists in the raking sire in the rear" from
Col. Cushing, whl is said tobe peculiarly am
bilious, to attain to the Premiership himself
and the result will no doubt be, that .wher
the President fnds his original harmonizins
scheme will not work, he will dispense with
the services of such members Of his Cabinet
as prove themselves the most impotent t.
meet the emergencies Of his necessarily vas
illating administration. ts.n ~
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-11
Resistance 10 Ridicuue.

Learn from the earliest days to insure your
principles against the perils of ridicule, you
can no more exercise your reason, If you live
in the constant cad of laughte than you
can enjoy your life if you are in the constant
terror of death. If you think it right to diff
fer from the times and make point of mo.
rails, do it, however rustic, however antiquated
however pedantic it may appear; do it moi
for insolence but seriously, and grandly-as
a man who wore soul of his own in his bo
som aud did not wait till it was breathed into
him by the breath Of fashion.
Sidney Smith.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-11

The officers of our State Agricultural So
cieties have found the proper management of
crowds and currents of human beings, a mat
ter of no small Importance. Sometimes a
little ingenuity of arrangement will save
much trouble and be Of more practical valuc
thana score of police. A curious exemplifi-
cation of this truth was furnished by the man.
ner in which the galleries of the British
House of Commons were formerly cleared of
the spectators when private business was
about to be introduced. The task was always
accomplished with great difficulty; the Speak
er was compelled to vociferate repeatedly the
"Strangers withdraw" before any
impression could be made. AL this trouble
was obviated by the very ingenious plan Of
requiring the spectators to pass out one door
in at another. When ordered to retreat there
was Of course nothing more to be heard till
they entered again; and as he who was oct
first obtained the nearest stand to the entered
door, 1t became needful only for the Speaker
to announce private business in low voice,
when universal scramble took place for the
place of exit.
At the State Fair, at Poughkeepsie, some
years since, hundreds of the female part OF
the crowd, to the great Inconvenience of 9TH
ers, stood up at full length on the seats, in
the great tent, as Bancroft was about to de-
liver his address, One of the policeman, an
old-fashioned sort of gentleman, brought
them all down in moment, by giving the or
der, ''The ladies will sit down, the gals may
stand up"
But his is hardly equal TO the adroitness Of
an Old preacher at camp meeting which we
saw reported in late London newspaper
(The Mark Lane Express.) Many ladies con-
tinued standing On the benches, notwith-
standing the frequent hints to the contrary.
At length the old preacher, who was noted for
his good humor, rose and said:
IL think if those ladies' standing on the
benches knew they had holes in their stock.
ings they would sit down!" They all sunk
down in a moment-the preacher adding IN
an undertone TO his demonstrating friend, Tits
a fact, If they hadn't holes 10 their stockings
I'D like to know how they could get them
oal'-[ Country Gentleman. rlslt al s
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-11

Mr.. Hutchngs, of the firm of Hutchings g.
Co., of Louisville, passed through this city
yesterday en- route for Louisville, having in
custody OIL Levy, U. s. Mail Agent, charged
with having robbed The mail i'm Louisville of
package containing over $4,000. The cir
cumstances as we learned them are substan-
tial as follows: Hutchngs & Co., about ten
days since, mailed the package at Louisville,
Gall the notes having been previously branded
with their private mark,) to Shapard g. Co.,
of this city, and autographed the same. The
mail arrived without the package. Shapsrd
g. ~ Immediately telegraphed TO Hutchings
~ Co., Louisville. Upon examination al
that office it was the pinion OF the Postmas-
ter, Dir. Edwards, that the mail agent, Mr.
Levy, had taken the package. Mr.. Hutch
ings Immediately started in pursuit. Arriv.
ing in this city, he armed that Mr. Levy, after
examining this Office, as s the business of the
Nail Agen t, he gave out that he was going tC
Dresden, Tenn
! DIR. Hutchings, however, for some reason,
took the cars, and passing Chattanooga with
out obtaining any clue to him, he finally over
took him at ATLANTA, Ga, travelling under ar
assumed came, but unfortunately for him hav
lngin his pos ession an umbrella marked
"stolen from C,l. Levy" Mr.. hIutchings or
his trip found several of the bills belonging t,
the package in the hands of persons who ha.
changed them, and actually stood beside Mr..
Levy and purchased railroad ticket with on
OF the bills. Most of the money was recover
ed By Mr. Hutchings, either in the origina
fun Is or in other currency.
i TIE parties left yesterday on the States
man. Col. Levy, we understand, has occu
pied the position of Mail gent Tor Kentuck
and Tennessee. for number Of years, and, q
course, has hitherto worn an untarnished re
putation. Nashville WAig, April 9th.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-11
THE WHALE.-The whale, having no air

The WHALE.-The whale, having no air
bladder, can sink to the lowest depth of the
ocean, and, installing the harpoon for the
teeth of a sword fish. or shark, he instantly
descends, this being the manner of freeing
himself from these enemies, who cannot
bear the pressure of deep ocean; aud from
ascending and descending in small spa e, he
puts himself in the power of the whaler;
whereas, if he knew his force and were to
swim on the surface in a straight line, he
would break or destroy the machinery BY
which he is arrested. as easily IS the salmon
breaks the single gut of a fisher when his
reel is entangled.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-11

@The editor of the Boston Mail went in
to ecstaces the other day in summing up his
poetical love Of female virtues:
ain woman's nature rests sweet. soft spirit
ualism, which has the power to absorb
the stern and gloomy shadowings of the
masculine mind into the gayer and brighfei
channel, reflects its hottest Dughts into q
spray of temporal happiness that feeds the
torch of hope through the dark labyrinths oil
life--especially if she makes first rate buck
wheat Cakes"
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A. O. HUMAN.
NJ Z k Z n A Mt T. II l. OR,

.lrvE LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. --~-l I.
rs receiving large and superior stock Of Sphil
l. Summer Goots, OF the best make and material
In every color and style. r. Biolley e Fills ASH
Ververs; best Drap DCorn French Cloths and :
skins. Simonis Satin D'Soire Cloths and Doeskinsl
elofs Doeskns and Cassmeres; large stock OF Fre
English and American Fancy Cassmeres, in new III
beautiful styles. patterns nd designs; Linen Drill
the very first quality, white and colored beautiful
pleasant for SUMNER wear the iergest and finest
OF Vestngs ever brought to Louisville. Plain aud faIl
Silk Six and Linen, Valncas Cashmeres and Satns
great variety; article of Morie Anti ue and Br
cade; white and colored Marseilies of elegant qua
and style. very rich Tor tasty goods large stock
Gents Furnishing Goods, Of all kinds and Of the be
quality. sails7 B.. .r. =. s.l.ig ...,l..s.I s II
HIS Goods are of superior quality, rhieh ezpsrie1
has procen TO be the cheapest. ~ - .-..frEl ( 4
VI J,The well known and distinguished Cutter, II
WARREN w. WELLS. presides over the cuttingI
partneit All or lers filed with prom tnexs nd fat
ly. rea f5t f<t "A. u. sRUNYAN,
ap9-3md va q rftTtyy Proprietor.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-11

USGrace Greenwo) I'd writes from Rome
to the National Era, as follows:
81 met on this night son of Ms. Hemans
He resembles somewhat the portraits Of the
poetess--has, should say her eyes and hair
He is peculiar mild and pensive young man
whom yuu nigh almost believe had been
reared on his mothers melancholy melodies
Dir. Hemans, is devout Roman Catholic
Think of the son of the author Of sThe For.
est Sanctuary as Catholic"
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-11

CAIRO, April =.
To ADD SANDERs.-I have just learned OF
the sinking of the California at Shirt Tail
Bend last Sunday. She sunk in ten feet
water and broke in two. She was bound up
ward. Boat aud cargo are total loss. She
went down in fac minutes after striking.
No ives were lost. The boat was owned
and commanded by Capt NJ. d. F. II.
Brooks, and insured at Nashville, between
which place aud New Orleans she was ply
ing as packet. Yours, respectfully
80 So ~ NOSE.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-11

New ORLEANS, April 6.-Gottschalk's frs,
concert took place tonight at Odd Fellows
Hall. 1t was most brilliant and enthusias.
tic reception. The house was crowded with
the greatest array of creole beauty
The Cherokee arrived with Havana dates to
the Sd.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-11

JThe rain of night before last was too
slight to do much good by way of settling the
dust in our streets. A warm April shower
would be very acceptable now as the surface OF
earth is becoming quite dry.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-11

-URsULISE CoxvEsr-Ihe Boston Journal
states that a committee of the Massachusetts
Legislature have reported bill for the in
demni6c ton Of the sufferers of the Urseline
Convent which Was sacked and burnt in 1884,
BY mob. -'7 ata
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-11

III The Farmers in this vicinity, are no.
putting in their Spring crops, the season has
opened unusually late, yet there is still Plen-
.ty Of time. The prospects for abundance Of
fruit ar aattering.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-11

az At a recent election in Pennsylvania
the Dutch Judge in swearing in one OF the
inspectors ask d. "WiII you swear or af-
firm" Affirm" was the reply. "Hold up
Your right hand. then; you solemnly swear
dat you will perform de duties of your Office
to-day SO coot as you can, py Cot!"
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-11

q Runaway from the subscriber on tie Bird Of
IN March last. from my farm in Henderson co., Ny,
M near Evansville, Ind, negro man named 'ok:
~ He iscf dark brown complexion. heavy set, and
weighs about go pounds about feet or inches bsn
lie Is good engineer having attended engines IN mis
for or years. He is quick spoken and OF rather .
making his 10 free State.
will give the abo-e reward to any one who may
take him IN free State $40 any who may take
him in this county and secure him 80 can get him
ap6 JOHN EAKIyS.
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The following precious do ,umens was re-
ceved BY "nice young man." in This city.
Having been allowed peep at it, we canno,
withhold it from the love-making public, and
most assuredly, cid we indulge in the slender
emotion" ourself, we should approve the
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-04-11

AZ II Epicures will refer to our advertis-
ing columns. they will see that DR.. Evans
has Fresh Baltimore o, sters on hand con-
stantly-which he will serve up at the shor-
test notice. tt
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MURDER "A fracas occurred on The Fam
NY Farrar at Paducah, on the 1st inst, be-
tween two deck hands, Fielder and KerwiD,
in which Fielder stabbed Kerwin, killing him
almost instantly. Fielder is in Jail. s.ia
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2 %An Irishman, on arriving in this coun-
try, took fancy to the Yankee girls, and
wrote to his wife:
DEAR NoRAH:-Thesc melancholy lines
are to inform you that j died yesterday, aud
hope you are enjoying the same blessing.
recommend you to marry Jenny O'Rourke,
and take good care of the children. From
your affectionate husband till death. q
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OF A little boy had his first pocket-knife
and for several days usedit~ himself, and ex-
tended the privilege of the occasional use OF
his treasure to his little playmates. One
evening he was kneelipg at his mothers knee,
saying his customary prayer, " hich he closed
up in these words: Sand please God, give lit
tie Jimmy BaiIy knife Of his own, so he
won't want to borrow mine all the time"
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az The steamboat wharfage collected dur.
ing the moath of March, by wharf, master
Taylor, amounted TO $475 10
Boats landed 345
Boats passed without landing 10