The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-02-09

knocking gentleman over with brick; but
as his conduct was unprovoked, no one pitied
him. He left town few hours afterwards
beaten into jelly almost, but full enough Of
revengeful spirit 10 curse that town to the
last, where Stree born Irish gentleman
would receive three batings the same day
for the rare bit of sport of throwing brick
bat"
r-I don't know how this item escaped
me 30 long, but as age has not hurt it, give
it now:
Jim Watson is an adventurous fellow, and
always on the lookout for bird nests. Last
summer high up in a branchless old syca-
more Jim saw hole, and holes in such pla-
ces as that are suggestive o: bird nests, Of
course. OF came Jim's coat, hat and boots,
and up he vent, bat instead of the treasure
he expected, he found snake-a good sized
black snake, which darted from it's hole on
sight Of the intruder, and, almost unayoida-
bly,, into bis bosom. Phew! Wasn't that a
fx!. Jim raised yell, let all holds go and
tumbled to the earth. Poor fellow. 1t cost
him leg, but less bird nests have been robb-
ed since them, assure you.
i DRowNEp.-A widow lady, named Mrs.
Hart, fell from her store boat at Cairo last
week. and drowned. She fell overheard du-
ring the night, and as no one saw or heard her
fall, it was not until her body was recovered
that her disappearance could be fully &C.
; counted for. She was an aged lady, in easy
circumstances, and much beloved by all who
knew her.
CO. 1t having been reported at ST. Louis
that great distress and restitution among the
r emgrants detained at Cairo by suspension of
navigation in the upper Mississippi, existed,
the German Emigrant society at that place
sent down five or six wagon loads of provi-
sions, and some money for their relief. This
J, was certainly very praiseworthy under the
d reported circumstances. but not actually me-
cessary. the emigrants Jared well enough
as vel! perhaps as they usually DO while
travelling, and provis ons were abundant, as
: is always the case at Cairo, at low rates.
saw ne actual suffering, and but one person
bread begging for more. II she were an OBJ.
iect of charity, we mag have had some suffer.
: ing here-but | don't think she was.
EAhBoATs.--S.eamers ST. Nicholas
Michigan, Jacob D. Early, St. Louis, Midis,
! Prairie City and Illinois are the only boats
now ut Cairo. Steamers l.. NJ. Kennet;, Ban
ner State, ii. ID. Bacon, Grand Tower, Del
, aware, Martha Jewett, Saranas, and several
other boats, are now at or near Gaze Girar.
deau, all bound for St. Louis. No prospec,
Of getting up soon, however, as, at last &C.
counts, four horse teams were crossing the
river there on the ice.
nr Grand Turk reported sunk. Left here
few days ago heavily frcighted Tor New
; Orleans. Three or four hundred head hors-
, es, mules and cattle Oh board. As no partl-
culars can be gathered however, although
abundance OF time has elapsed, think it a
hoax.
r OF Three horse thieves-Haws, Smith
, and Eastwood, sent to the penitentary from
this region last fall, have broke out. The
f, fellows had the audacity 10 return 10 this set.
Element. where their folks reside. Spend.
! ding night or SO at home, secretly at the
! time, they left for parts unknown-riding off,
il is thought, a good horse or two belonging
TO their neighbors.
!, CT Along the margin of the Mississippi
I near it's junction with the Ohio, is a very
thick growth of young cotton wood-resem.
bling, no doubt, the chapparel of Mexico
In this thicket reside ten or twelve Mexcans.
r and as general thing they are the most trif
ling vagabonds ever saw. They get drunk,
swear, sleep in the mud, 90 half naked, chew
tobacco, are too lazy to work. and not ingen-
Gus enough to steal. | rather think they
will ran'oss before long, particularly if they
don't behave themselves.
o. The present high water is interfering
somewhat with railroad operations in this vi
clnliy, but doing no other damage. The site
of the city is protected now beyond all pos
sibility of overflow. but net so substantially
as it is the intention of the trustees of the
> property to protect it. When completed, the
: evees enclosing the place will be five feet
! above the level Of the highest food e, err
, known here, and eighty feet vice OH the TOP.
| " itemze for the readers Of the Jour
nal just exactly as if they were al! interested
IN Cairo matters as am-putting in good
ick Tor Cairo when | can, yet not fearing to
expose her short conf, Is. Now, perhaps
such course does not suit everybody likely
/ somebody would prefer that your original
matter should be moulded out Of home sub.
jects, out of Evansville matters, leaving Cal
RI to 60 to thunder, if she couldn't keep away
from there. Well to please those "somebo-
dies ] wish could write long srgumentative
, articles about your canal and raj .roads-how
they enrich your city-pour harness leath-
er, cabbage, sweet CT Ter, &C., into her lap,
and cause demand for blind horses, tow lines,
short wood and fish oil--but cannot, for at