The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-08-18
MASS MEETING,

this connection. All invited to attend. Able speak
ers will be present and address the meeting.
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- The Crescent City Bank was remov-
ed yesterday to the splendid new bank bull
ding opposite the Court House. The "insti-
tuition" has elegant rooms in their new build
ing, being large, high ceiling, light and well
ventilated, with very neat gas chandeliers,
large vault, containing one of Hall, Dodds g.
Co.'s finest and largest safes, &C., &c. Mr..
Baker, the cashier, does not seem too "stuck
up'' by the charge TO speak to his old friends
and will be glad to see those having business
with the bank.
- There good many men at work
on the new Court House now. The COM
missioners have decided to finish the court
room and other rooms in con ection, and the
Jail building first, then the Office rooms in the
lower story OF the Court III USE We think
that the office rooms, for the clerk, recorder,
treasurer and auditor, should by all means
be the first completed, or at least ready for
winter. Ii would be better for the cour'
room and Jail not to be finished for five years
than the records of the county should be left
five months exposed to destruction as in
manner they now a'e.
"A gentleman who has been observing
building operations in the city closely, says
that there will be about as many houses pit
up in Evansville this season as last, and the
houses much better on an average. We
had not expected this, as the money market
has been very tight and spare capital
scarce the season very dull in business
from extreme hot weather and low river
and mechanics and building material gener
ally scarce. We predict confidently, that
next summer, under favorable auspices, the
building will be moro than double what it is
this, in Evansville.
We received a quantity Of good, hon.
est old papers yesterday from the South
They got here as soon as they could no
doubt, but three weeks from Hickman, Mem
phis, Helena and othet southern towns, is
rather stale compliment 10 Western Postal
arrangements.
The fine eteamer Castle Garden,
Capt. Dfvinney, arrived here yester ay
morning from st. Louis. She brought dates
of the l4th, for which Capt D. has our WARM
est thanks.
- An extra issue froHi the Oshkosh
Courier, states that the steamer V. N. Barlow
exploded one OF her boilers as she was leav-
ing the landing on Monday morning,instantiy
killing two men, deck hand, named Frede-
rio Goor, and fremen by the maine of
Baltzer Geiger. Three persons were blown
overheard, one Of whom was drowned ana the
other two swan OUT.
- AS the crew Of the steamer Elnburg
were engaged in sparring her off from bar
short distance below Lexington Mo-, the
capstain flew out knocking eight OF the hends
overheard, six Of whom were drowned
- The Missouri riset is falling with Al
feet water on principal bars. The cholera
has disappeared from the river towns.
The Belle Quigley, Louisville and
Evansville packet, made her appearance
here yesterday, after long absence. She
scufled over Scuf1etown Bar somehow, and
got here without freight or passengers. At
ter brief stoppage, she returned.
The Forest Rose left here for Louis.
Vile Monday morning, and has been laying
at Scufietown almost ever since. When
the Belle Quigley passed yesterday morning
this Rose of the Sand Bar was just getting
of, and expected to shed its fragrance on the
desert air Of some other scant water locality.
- Yesterday there was reported by
boats down, three feet water ut Scuffletown
and 80 inches at Flint Island This is some
better, aad proves the channel has washed
out some.
- The Southern Belle will leave Cairo
for New Orleans next Sunday. An excel.
lent chance for those bound down below.
- The Wabash Valley has been here
a couple days taking in freight 1t is all des
tined for the steamer Southern Belle at Cairo
The Atlantic small sternwheele
but excellent boat, arrived here yesterday
and after brief stoppage started for Ten
nessee river. She did not wet a spar CON
ing down, but skinned over the bars like
goose over a n nd puddle.