The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-04-20
DAILY JOURNAL.
Local and River Brevities.


crime, is in the fact that Woods had been
sent to penitentiary once before for similar
.foscl proceeding, which aggravated this OF
fence. As it is, we may be permitted to say
we see not the smallest justice in the SEN
tence, whatever may be the law. Tom is an
old reprobate, we have no doubt, hut the idea
Of sentencing him to two years labor in the
penitentiary for stealing turkey, and man
one year for stealing a watch, and another "a
hours in our county Jail Tor stealing pair
of boots, will not do. 1t 10 a disgrace to
.justice--and we don't care who takes excep-
tons to our ideas on the subject. We don''
believe in the principle Of kicking man be-
cause he is down-and il Tom Woods were
ten times the petty scamp he is, we should
say has been dealt foriy with on this occa-
sion.
by reference to the City Mills adver-
tisement, it will be seen that Flour and Wheat
have been advancing. Every foreign arrival
affects our markets here so far as breadstuffs
are concerned.
a new Locomotive arrived here yes
terday on a fat, for the Evansville and Craw-
louisville Railroad. 1t is called sullivan
in honor of the county next above Knox. 1t
Is q good looking machine, and will be at
once put to active work. Laborers were en-
gagged yesterday in getting it and the tender
up the wharf.
Portions OF Main and First streets are
now being daily watered, the merchants
along the respective squares dividing the ex-
pense between themselves. It'll an arrange
ment which will be better appreciated as the
season advances.
THE foreign news brought by the
ago, and that brought by the Arctic, which
we give to-day, ha, rather encouraged our
corn spectators who have not yet sold out
or been "sold." There is a rise IN bread
stuffs generally. Further news is anxously
looked for By New York markets, it will
be perceived corn has been rising in that
city.
As the fishing season has commenced,
the very best quality aud greatest variety Of
fishing tackle can be found at B,bcock Bros
store. The fish themselves, already caught,
can generally be found for sale at MitchelI's
wharf boat.
- Our draymen were lately spoken Of
by an Evansville correspondent o! the Chris
tian Advocate at Cincinnati, as blue or
drunken set. We venture to say there are
more real estate holders among the dravmen
of Evansville than among the draymen of
any city in the Union, in proportion TO their
number. They are good boys, too, and
know how to behave themselves.
There are great many travellers on
the Z. e. C.. RAILROAD at this thine. The cars
are well filled every trip. This road has had
nothing to complain Of in the way of business
the last few months, unless it be too much
business at times.
The three large store rooms on Fivst
street in Dir. Carpenters new iour-story
brick, corner of First and Vine, are now
about finished. They are of fine dimensions,
and every one has two large show windows,
composed Of foar panes of French glass
each. The erection of this large building
will have considerable influence in assisting
to draw business down town.
A darkey was arrested yesterday for
being accessory to stealing sheep from Mr..
VIM. Psyne's farm.
80 Business at the wharf dull yesterday.
But few steamboat arrivals, and no shipments
of Importance.
-T The Cincinnati Gazette, of yesterday
says the number of licenses issued at that
port to Pilots for 1859 was 2IO; for 1854 the
new licenses and renewals amount only to
l7s; to engineers in 1853, 1S4 were issued
in 1854 only l4S.
As we said yesterday, the good
steamer Justice is at our wharf taking in
freight for the Wabash. To-be.sure she
only arrived yesterday afternoon, but she is
advertised to leave to-day. Shippers and
travellers should avail themselves of this OPP
Portuuity. The Justice brought around from
the Wabash a good freight.
Some more frost night before last
Yesterday bright and pleasant.
- The Justice left GRANVILLE yesterday
morning at II O'Clock, with heavy freight,
and arrived here at the same hour yesterday
afternoon. This is just about as quick a
trip as we ever had to record between these
points where a freighted boat is concerned.
- The Fawn arrived here in good time
yesterday afternoon. She is great conve-
nisnce TO our citizens, being punctual and her
officers accommodating. She makes two