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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-06-22

me - the test staads the city Dry Goods house In
" block buildings First will be vseafed
DAYS. The house three brick
tine and large roononly half from Main
First aud opposite the Post Once This peculiar
advantages for Dry Goods establishment Enquire
at-ly OF elf-f FRANCIS LINCK.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-06-22
FIT, DOLLARS REV ARD


HERERY oHer OF Fifty liars any person who
will produce evidence Cor the AMI eonvse-
ton Of the who m.iiciousiy nured and
Gas the evening Of the 18th In
slant. BY order OF the Common Council.
cliff Mayor.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-06-22

EMONS.-Ien boxes Lemons reed and for sale by
IL elo PRESTON BROS.
T-2o bags Liverpool Fine Salt and for sale by
~ PRESTON BROS
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-06-22

6tOID PENS Vine Jcwelry and Wax Reads for sale at
VA e2 A. q. PUSHEE'S Toy and Notion Store. q.
H0IsE, SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL PAINTING.
PAINTS. 0ILS. WINDOW GLASS. &C.. &C. :. .
tLE>DENING & wALKER have formed partnership Tor
" the aIoTe business and Orenes Shop Store Sye
street above Lauxhlins old stand They will Keep
constantly hand alarge stock Paints Oils window
Glass varashes. Brushes &C. &C. They also solicit orders
Tor House and Sign Painting variety promising
ecste il in the beat style aud the lowest prices. nys
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-06-22

GREAT ATTRACTION FOR Ladies.
HID ECEIvED per Crysral Palaee--0 of ths most
Fashion shie Bonn.t snd Cldres Hss ~heh sell
AT NEW YORK Al CTI0N PRICES.
II you wanting bargain cons and cali quick at
WM. LOEw ENTHAL & co.'s.
e2D Corner OF Nam and Water SITS.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-06-22
ECE!E CE!! TCE!!y

NEW BOOKS.
~ ORNING Stars of the New World.
I'VE Greece and the Golden Horn.
The Parish Side.
Lyrics By the Letter III.
lem Leaves Second Series.
Minnie Hermoa.
Sunshine Daily Paths, De. &c.
just rec d and FOR sale by 60 TH0S. C0NYyGrON.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-06-22

EgvEaAL Rooms sutssi.ss n a. ssc,r.a,,. r., far.
y ily. Eaaoirs Of DIX ! .. BURCH.
w. doors shoTe
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-06-22

tTfiNET.-l blue SItntt reed this day ard FOR
- sale - J. =. Low 4 CO. Az Min Lou
a. IiisEriNGS.-S bales 4 Lrown Shvetiu-:
- 2cases ( hlea'd do; ree'i this day
aad Cor sale y JAS. Low Co. 47 Main Lon. Kv.
EEtNs.i case super Shamokn Hue Jeans reed this day
% aud for sale by JAS Low & CO.
e2o Al Main street. LVuisyille. Ky.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-06-22


HAN this day associated with the Forwarding and
Commission business Robert s. Howard The business
will he hereafter conducted the style and firm
Lewis Howsrd. els-u EDWARD LEWIS.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-06-22

NOTICE.
MEETING OF .he Stockholders Of the Indian. State Min
ing ano Manuaetur'ng Company will take place their
OHee' On the fourth Monday In June. ei6-tf
SHINGLES-l2oo 600 bes. quality Pon,r sbn,, for AL,
~ ~ es SAMUEL ORR
'l'OCtRHIAGE MAKERs.--A eomplet. as.ortuaens
% nassy an, ason Hubs Spokes. Fellaes and Shafts.
on nAne ana ior sals BY els SAMUEL DIRK.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-01-05
India Rrhher.

The Scientific American says that the
adaptation of purified white India Rubber TO
the manufacture Of artificial teeth, gums
and psates, has been pate nted in England.
Many advantages hitherto deemed unat'ain-
able, are combined in this substance
The adhesion is complete; it can be mould
ed with perfection to suit every inequality
Of surface, ani s4pp!iea an artificial perios-
teum, as il were 20 the teeth, when they be-
come painful BY the washing away OF the
gums improvements have also been made
in the manufacture OF India rubber thread.
II has been discovered that threads of this
material, if heated while on the stretch, dc
not shrink back to their former dimentions
and by repeated stretchings and heatings,
any degree of hneness can be produced
In this ay about 65 900 yards, or 81 miles
OF thread may be obtained from a single
kilogramme(a little more than two pounds
Of rubber. The proprietor of factory in
Grenello is said to manufacture 100000
yards (i55 miles, of this thread daily
The superiority Of the threads produced by
the new method, is that they are perfectly
round.
Rubber is certainly getting to be very
useful auxiliary 10 the comfort OF man. We
have, or we soon shall have, if report tells
true, besides India rubber noses, foot balls
and the like--fhdia rubber bedsteads, India
rubber railroad cars, India rubber conscien-
ces ian old invention, by the way,) India
rubber teeth, and India rubber thread! We
hope the world will not be peopled by India
rubber men, or the newspapers filed with
India rubber advertising!
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-01-05
Remarkable Case Of Supposed Petriiaction

There arrived, within few days, at the
d pot OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
in tbs city, an oblong box represented to
contain corpse; and il struck Us as some
what singular; it weighed five hundred and
fifty pounds, according TO the freight charge
upon il. Curious 10 know something more
about this mysterious box than the external
marks indicated, We instituted some in
quiries, aud derived the following informa-
ton, which, as we got it from pretty good
authority, we are inclined to consider
correct until we shall receive better expla-
nation:
The wife Of a gentleman living at Nelson
county, in this State, died some years ago,
and was inferred in the usual manner
Beng native Of Woodford county, Ken
tucky, sns had requested, before her death,
10 be buried beside her kindred in the home
OF her childhood. From accident or DELAY,
her request was not complied with until
quite recently; her relations caused her re-
mains to be disinterred, when they were
found 10 be Of the extraordinary weight
mentioned aboye--ouer fye hundred pounds!
AT the time of her death her weight was
about no. Only the foot Of the coffin,
which was still in good state Of preservation,
vas broken open, when her feet were found
TO be in perfect state Of petriication, the
stone Partaking Of the characterof the hard
est limestone formations in the locality OF
the grave. The inference il that the whole
body is thus completely petriied
The gentleman Ia charge Of the remains
is having them conveyed to WoodfDrd coun-
y, KY, according TO the request Of the la
dy.
We omit the names of the deceased and
hcr relations as immaterial 10 a matter
which appears, ar near os we eau Judge, to
be correctly stated rs above. Human pet
rife atoms are rare, among the mutifari0us
wonders Of nature, but 80 they haze been
found, as the records Of science attest, We
have no reason 10 reject this instance as
one among the rarest results Of a peculiar
combination Of the physical clements
Wheeling IAtAig5rscer.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-01-05
The Harpor.

The New York Times. in its account OF
the great fire which destroyed the estaoisn-
men, Of Harper 4 Brothers, has the follow
ing brief notice Of these eininsn, publishers
The establishment of the Harpers was
founded by James Harper, the eldest OF the
four brothers who now constitute the arm,
lie came TO the city in 1910, lad fifteen
wears old, and served an apprenticeship Of
six wears to Paul 4 Thomas, the leading
printers of tina, dav. His brother John soon
followed him. and learned the trade 81 Mr.
Seymour, a printer in John ST. In ICY
with the small capital James had saved inc
brothers opened small book and leo once
10 Dover street The first book they PRINT
81 was Seneca'e Morals; the second was
an edition. of the Methodist Catecsism.
The first book they published Cd their own
accom-, was Locke's Essay on the Human
Understanding. They toiled with unremit-
ted industry, and r.aintained the highest
character for enterprise and integrity. Ii
1920. the THU brother, Joseph Wolsey
Joined them, and six years later Fletcher
beca.ne member of the firm. From that
line until now they have carried on the
publishing business with degree Of Well
directed energy which has few parallels.
They removed to Cliff street about lS3o
and have added one building after another
10 their establishment. as the demands o.
their business required. The amount q
books they have issued is almost ineaieuia'
BILE. For the last few years they have pup.
lished on an average, tsenfg:fce roaun,es 9
nina.e for ten hours day--and from three
10 four thousand persons have obtained
livelihood from their employment.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-01-05
Cuba.

tits stated that reliable information reach
es the Government that another filibuster
expedition il in course of preparation and
will be ready to sail from New Orleans next
month for the above island. The entire
force TO consist OF 1900 men, led by men of
skin and bravery, and headed by General
who won laurels at Mexico. Each man
having been first admitted member Of the
order Of the "Lone Star" where an oath is
administered not to diyulge the secrets Of
the order. The bulk Of the expedition to
sail from New Orleans. II is expected
that the Creoles Of the island will not aban-
don this expedition as they did that OF the
unfortunate Lopez. Colonel Judson falias
Ned Buntline,) has en- organized company
Of some 200 young men in training for the
afsir.--Bss.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-01-05

cisco on the 9th. Thence they were again
d;snatehed on the California on the TN
Tor Panama. The ship Eclipse has been
lost.
pnlco. 80, ,hor
Gov. Stevens Of Washington Territory had
arrived out. ~
We have dates from Vera Cruz to the
.os and Mexico to tho 18th. Santa Anna
has issued a decree accepting the Guadala-
lara declaration, and declines the ute q
Most Supreme Highness instead OIL eap'a''i
General.
Tho Erie Blot.
BuFrALo, Dec. rs.
The Riot at Harbor Creek yesterday was
more serious than at first reported, and
c,nsea great excitement here. It appears
Ina, The Railroad officers who were at
Harbor Greek 0 make repairs to the road
were attacked by an armed mob OF ooo or
soo Coffin, conductor on the Buffalo and
s. s. r, drew revolver and shot one OF the
tinpleaders, wounding him badly. Inc
Railroad men then attempted . retreat, but
were bese, by the mob and many OF them
shockingly beaten, and two were nearly
killed.
The railroad men finally reached the cars,
pursued by the mob who were determined
to ee, hold of Mr.. c. Denis, the Superlnten-
dent, who they swore they would hang on
the first tree. They rushed upon the cars
and some had already got hold OF HIM. Inc
engineer rushed forward and started the To-
connective. the mob starte off, and the train
" line n safety.
a messenger on one of the trains was
knocked dow n yesterday in Erie and brutaiiy
matreated
The Company now refuse TO run beyond
Tho STATE line. The excitement here is in
,arsa and i, is feared that unless immediate
stems are taken BY the general government
Tor the protection otthe puoiic thefe "''i =.
movement among the people OF TINS par'
that will entail disaster on the whole couh'
try. :. 40
The steamer Winfield Scott was insured
for $3.50 600, which will probably cover hel
loss
The building No. 70 John st, was near
] IL destroyed by fire last night. The lower
part was occupied by J. d. Harris, engine
and gas pipe Manufacturer, and up star.
the extensive printing Office oi Pudney .
Russell.
MONTREAL, Dec. IS.
Four stores were destroyed i'll Notre Dame
street Yesterday, occupied BY Solomans. In
i sured for $4,000.
CISclNs.rI, Dec. %.
The German Association state that they
had no intention Of doing more than burning
the Popish Nuncio Bedni in e.tigy
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-01-05

Extravaganza has struck IN. n
appears that some one rtun@i iFA
Europe with the information, iia'
lu,iics NJ h III rank there ifqaihg
@pcnl more money npoh l'4
ealt Of their wardrobe which : 'i.'
.ccn. than upon that which i ,sA,
Hence the ruin. ambition OF Tie VI
sou. among the newly enrich:l 7 ?
possess the costlicSt articles OF illE'>@'
attire: to exhibit ut home, to lann
ular tricnls; ami At street ero'sias
ana !dles (real and imaginary p
the public ut large, skirts OF MOS y
aioratc construction: To- wear N',
and wards OF lace, embroldef. a.'
stitching where the human eye tab
not ptprc,rate: 10 carry about al! %.
a small fortune concealed among ~.
strata Of their apparel, and at h's1
to sink into a mount Of down. e'Nu,
oped in robes which cost more ii0'.,
than the poor girl who ruined A !,
eyes by making them, can saw Z, =
wears. Not to put too me ! Fg ~.
upon it we may rs well mci'''o ,%.. ,,.'
for the robes Just reterrcl to,~-tA'f..
forty, forty five and fifty dollal v q" Y
no very uncommon prices J.
Minor.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-01-05

Eli Adams, OF the Iowa Book Rooms, has
sent US pile ofsample numbers Of the sew
eral magazines and illustrated works for
which he is agent. itisa great convenience
TO have such an agent here, as those wishing
to subscribe or TO obtain single numbers
can do SO by calling on him.
Messrs. J A Crandall and II II Smith,
have also placed US under obligations for
their favors Of the new year. Though late
in receiving ms supply, the Juveniles made
some inroad yesterday upon the pretty toys
of Mr. Crandall.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-01-05

The famous Quaker, Anthony Benezet,
was accustomed to feed the rats in the area
before his house in Philadelphia. An old
friend who found him 50 engaged, expressed
some surprise that be so kindly treated such
pernicious vermin, saying, "thoy should ra-
Their be killed and out Of the way" Nay,
said good Anthony, IL will treat them so !;
thou woudst make them thieves by NAL
treating and starving them, but | make
them honest by feeding them, for being so
fed, they never prey upon any goods OF
mine" When feeding rats the benev-
client philosopher used To stand in the arena,
and they would gather round his feet like
chickens. One of the family once hung
a collar about one Of them, which was seen
for years after feedingn the group.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-01-05

A CUkioUs SrRuCrURE.-Dr Hope
has in his possession the nest OF a tar
antula. taken ont OF the earth at the
Malaga rancho. 1t is about three
inches in length by two in diameter,
built ofadobes the walls being near
Is half an inch thick. Inside is a
projection, which nearly divides it in
to two apartments. about an inch in
diameter The inside is lined with a
white downy substance, unlike velvet.
and presents one Of the cleancst aud
most tidy little households imaginable.
But the most curious part OF it is q
door. which fits into an aperture and
closes it hermetrically. The door is
secured by hinge, formed Of the
fibrous substance as the lining Of the
house, and upon which it swings with
freedom. The nest is occupied by a
dozen little tarantulas, which seem to
subsist upon a yellow secreted sub
stance that appears upon the walls Of
the front apartment. 1t is a most in
teresting structure, and the arrange
ment ofthe door for the protection OF
the little inmates indicates great in
stinctive architectural knowledge
1t is the intention Of the owner to for
ward this curiosity to the Smithsonian
institute at Washington.--.San Iraa-
cisco WelUia.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-01-05
A Railroad Man.

A writer in the Nuscatne journal takes
an unusual position for an inhsbi;an' Of 1.-THE
bend" in regard to building the Museaiine
and Oskaloosa Railroad. He maintains
tina, tina, city, in subscribing s25o,ooo for
the purpose of constructing the above men
toned Railroad, is virtually and actually
using that money to build up Davenport
This is equivalent 10 protest against the
construction of any and all Railroads in Iowa
having their terminus at Muscatine.
The same author speaks in good round
terms of the bend made in the Mississippi in
order to run BY Muscatine, and atirms that
il will vet be the ruin of that city. "ot
what earthly USE" asks the plaintiff in the
case, will the river be TO us, bend or no
bend, If our great market for the western
produce is At point on the same river SO
miles above, and another 20 miles below
Certainly Of no use, therefore you had bet.
ter shut up shop and move up to Davenport
However, the writer Is an old fogy and Mus
ca,ine will yet build her Railroads and con.
tinue 70 thrive.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-01-05
THURSDAY MORNING. JANUARY S, 1854
bridging the Mississippi

BAT tha proposed bridge ~ paselfa-. Will ret he
bs,n Il 10 said that than bra nch cfthe United
ssatss government has prohibited its eonstraeaen,-
n nix already been formerly dene, the fieads
Of the bridge have ss;aosiy - look for anything
ekc The structure. seeoan; Of the formation OF
III. banks cxnoot be elevated high enough - ee eui
az he wsy Of the chinncys OF steamboats,; and there
fore ii built AZ ali il nIat DC aTa~ eritSe--as'ea
ssns .is.ra~..
Our neighbor speaks quite positive, but 1t
.Gords Us some satisfaction TO know that
nevertheless he is in error. The coninu.
nication re published in our lss, Tri.Week-
" was authoritative. What mag be done
hereafter we cannot fere,ell, hu; our cotem-
poraries "may sleep well o nights" with
regard TO any and al iuunctions up to the
present time.
For the benefit Of the aforesaid, we would
state ,ha, there is some division in public
sentiment here u respect to the ress sdsan-
tage the erection Of bridge across the Ms
Nissippi st Rock Island will prove TO Das-
enpcrt. While some think il would be 4
decided bene6, to the city, others asr -
positive il will prove detrimental.
The fact Of the construction Of bridge
would have no endency during navigation
TO make Davenport mere way-siation
more than the transportation BY ferry, sim
ply from the circumstance that in the lat.
ter case the Company would use their own
boats and without additional cost transport
freigh, TO Rock Island and thence BY bridge
over the slough 10 the Illinois shore, and
this, our contemporary TO the contrary not
xi,hs,anding, throughout the eight months
ofthe year tina, the Mississippi is navigaole
During the other four months our ware
houses would groan with the amount OF pro-
duee accumulated in the uncertainty o
crossing
This, viewed with the eye Of an Erie mob
ccr.., would be our gain. An acquisition
however, that we for one are very wlliini
10 weld for the name of having the first, an
l, may be the only bridge, that spans tn
srea, Father Of Waters. Thus securing i
to ourselves what Nature and far-seeins
human Judgment, years ago marked dowr
az the most feasible route for the t1cston
Railroad Of America.