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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10
Nomination of Col. J. Nicely Johnson.

By telegraph dispatches it will be perceived
that Col. J. Nelly johnson has received the
nomination of the American State Convention
in California for Governor. Col johnson was
formerly of this city. He was born in Evans
vile, and is therefore native Hoosier. He
left here in 1848 for Keokuk, Iowa, and we
think in 1849 went to California. He arrived
there poor young lawyer! By his own indus
try and energy and talent he has acquired
wealth and honors. He commanded an expe-
dition there against the Indians; served in the
Legislature, and was for long time City At
torney of Sacramento City. He appears to
have acquired great popularity, and has no
doubt earned all he received. He is now
the candidate for Governor of strong party in
the Golden State, and we hope he will be tri-
umphantly elected. The election will take
place on the second Tuesday in January.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10
Madison and Evansville.

The Madison Courier says the enumeration
of children in that city this year, between the
ages of five and twenty -one, makes the number
off, 924 This is falling offof6O7 from the emu
meration of last year, and of 316 from the emu
meration of 1853. Our enumeration gives us
the number of children in Evansville at 1900,
and little over. Last year the number was
1850, and in 1853, 1900. While Madison
has been falling off, we have gained in this por-
ton of our population third, and that shows
very plainly the increase in the population of
other ages We may say here that this emu
meration did not include the corporation Of La
masco, between which and Evansville there is
no division line but the imaginary corporation
line The houses on one side of the street may
be in Iamasco; and those on the other side in
Evansville We make note of this for the bene-
fit ofstrangers, and to account for our exceeding
ly small enumeration by the side of Madison.
No stranger could recognize two corporations
by walking the Streets.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10
Mr.. A. II. SANDERS:

Sir:-In the Journal of the 5th inst, find
a communication addressed to yourself, but
calling on Rev. Mr. Davidson and Dr.. Wood
to fix time for discussion Of spiritualism.
think this very queer way to get at the
desired object, as expressed and implied by
movement on the part of Mr.. Davidson, which
should guide me in the matter, but that gentle
man has remained silent. | am not informed
as to who the signers of that call were; or why
they took such course to call US out
Taking it all in all, however, l feel it my
duty to respond to the call, so far as to fulfill
pledge | am under as to the Rev. gentle
mans discourse of the 18th ult., on the subject
of spiritualism 1t was far from my intention
ever to speak on that subject in this city, but
sir, must confess was shocked at much that
was said, and the application that was made
of it.
Mr.. Davidson stated in that discourse that
more inmates were being furnished the as
,sylums for the insane by spiritualism ethan
from all other causes Of insanity Some of
his friends say that he qualified it by saying ''or
from any other one cause" Now Sir, the whole
thing is untrue, and the qualification resorted
to- but goes to show the recklesshess of the
speaker in his zeal to annihilate the poor
spiritualists / at once procured the reports of
several institutions for the insane and shall be
able thereby to show that our friend was not
properly posted" The report for 1854 O.
the State ASYLUM of Connecticut, shows 183
inmates insane upon the subject of religion
and IL on spiritualism, which stands as IL to
1873. That of New York. the great battle
ground of spiritualism, reports not one, to eighty
seven, the highest number of any one cause
or as not one to the total 800. / give these
facts to the public by way of explanation o
the reason why / ever offered to review hi
(Davidson's) discourse. We have corresponds
upon the subject but could not agree as tC
TERMS, and the matter was dropped. nov
respond to the call of your correspondents 81
far as to say 1 am ready at any time (extraor
binary excepted) to review the discourse abov
alluded to, when proper place shall be pro
vided for me, provided that it be secured for
! sufficient length of time for me to reply to hi
' discourse of the 18th ult, and for his respons
: and for my reply to the respondent. do no
wish to deprive him of an opportunity to re
+ ply; OF to be cut short of time myself
: therefore ask the place for our meetings, ma
be engaged for three evenings at least, should h
wish to occupy one. The subject is worthy c
a candid investigation. therefor ask for hil
l am dear sir,
Yours truly.
GEO. C. WOOD.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10

0F The editors of the State Sentinel object
TO hdies riding for prizes at Agricultural
Fairs, because it looks too much like the cir
cus-rather immoral It's great pity these
editors could not introduce little of their
nice conscience into the Sentinel. Something
seems to be wanted there very much to secure
a little more honesty,
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10

0FThe miners of Mariposa county, Califor-
MIA, are determined to resist the decision Of
the Supreme Court of the United States, grant
ing ten leagues of territory to Col. Fremont.
Meetings have been held, resolutions have been
passed, and serious difficulty is apprehended
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10
o. The travelling correspondent of the St

OF The travelling correspondent of the st.
Louis Democrat thus speaks of Evansville:
~ reached Evansville about nine o'clock at
night, and placing myself in charge of Col.
Drew, of the Pavilion Hotel, was agreeably
and comfortably entertained until the hour OF
my departure. The city of Evansville found
to contain about $1,000 inhabitants, large
portion of whom are Germans The place
supports two daily English papers and one
daily German paper, besides a number of
weekly periodicals. The best daily circula-
ton belongs, as l was informed, to the Jour
nal, reaching perhaps between five and six
hundred. The Enquirer, the Democratic pa
per- in the hands of Mr.. John 3. Hall, is in a
fourishing condition.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10

CTThe American State Council, in session
at Richmond, Virginia, passed resolutions post
poning the Convention to July 4th. They
also recommended the abrogation of the reli-
gious test question, and all unnecessary secre-
sy, as well as the test oaths now administered
There is to be large meeting of the party at
Lynchburg, September 18th.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10
From the Baltimore Patriot of september Al

NORFOLK, sept. j.
DIR. C. II. Jones, of this city, returned from
Norfolk and Portsmouth, in the steamer
Louisiana this morning, and has furnished us
with the following statement.
The existing state of things is beyond all
description The disease is on the increase,
and has assumed more malignant form.
There is hardly any one to bury the dead. On
Sunday, in Norfolk, there were forty dead
bodies which could not be inferred for want of
coffins and persons to bury them. Dr. j. was
informed by Col Ferguson, President of the
Howard Association, that there were, in Nor
/ folk, 1000 cases, and in Portsmouth 400.
The sick are suffering for the want ofnurses
in Portsmouth, every one from the South hay-
ing stopped at Norfolk.
. In the Norfolk Hospital on Sunday night
there were 16 deaths.
/ A committee of fourteen from Hampton,
came up in the Louisiana and proceeded on to
Washington, to make an effort to procure the
use of Old Point Comfort for the entire pOpu-
lation of Norfolk and Portsmouth, until the
disease entirely disappears
We have been permitted to publish the fol-
lowing extract from letter received this
morning from DR.. Webster, of this city, to his
father
PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 8, 1855.
DEAR FATHER:-The mortality in this place
yesterday was truly appalling-the report OF
deaths being no less than thirty-one. Last
night my roommate, Dr. Ringer, of Philadel-
phia, was attacked with the fever He seems
impressed with presentiment that he win not
recover, and this morning made his will. He
has been one of the most indefatigable physi-
clans in our midst, and we had become almost
6 as intimate as brothers.
l send you some specimens of fly which
made its appearance in Portsmouth yesterday
destroying nearly all the fruit in the place
Every house is full of them. l would thank
5 you to show them to Dr. Kemp.
DIR. Ringers sickness has added greatly tC
: my labors, and am nearly broken down.
H: w. WEBSTER.
From the Norfolk Herald, Sept. 81
The arrows of death continue to be sped
with fatal accuracy at conspicuous marks il
our midst, and since our last issue, the follow
: ing have been struck down:
e The Rev. Mr.. Dibbrel, pastor of the Metho
, dist church in CRANKY street. He has died a
his post, following the command of his Divine
. Master, even in the midst of the pestilence
# and securing for himself the rich reward of th
;, faithful in Christ.
As our paper is going to press we hear tina
VIM E. Cunningham Esq, senior editor of tn,
Beacon, is no more! Compelled to suspend
;, his editorial duties, he devoted himself to at
# tending on the sick, and has fallen marty
to the cause of humanity.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10

A LITTLE REMARKABLE.-Four persons
died, in different parts of the United States, on
the 23d ult., whose respective ages were los,
log, 1O7 and los years.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10

Or An @rohaut named Marion, of Phila-
delphia, lately assembled from Doylestown Pa,
in balloon, at moonlight, seated upon the hoop
without car, ballast, or valve cord. The feat
was one of reckless daring but Mr.. NJ. landed
safely in about half an hour after his ascent.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10

o. Professor j. Conquest Cross, once an
eloquent and popular lecturer in the Medical
Colleges of Cincinnati, Memphis and Lexing-
ton, died in Maysville on Monday night,
September a.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10

GA German aged 65 years, whose wife late
ly died at st. Louis, committed suicide on her
grave last Wednesday, by shooting himself in
the head with pistol. This is the second
suicide of this kind which has occurred at St.
Louis lately.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10

o. The Richmond Dispatch is informed
that the Greenbrier (Va.) White Sulpher.
Springs together with the large trace of land
attached to it, has been sold for the gum of
$75OOOO. The names of the purchasers are
not given, but it is conjectured that the pur-
chase is made by Northern company.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10

~ Bonelli, the Italian engineer, has en-
tirely succeeded with his locomotive tele-
graph" Thus, train may not only announce
its coming or its position along the whole line,
but messages may be sent by passengers them
selves
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10

0TFFour metallic case collins in coffin shap-
ed boxes passed up Main street last Saturday.
They were bound for TeTe Haute. 1t is
rather scandalizing our city to have dray loads
of collins passing up the street,
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10

A VALUABLE H6RsE.-Sif George Brown,
of the English Army, has refused an offer of
$4,000 for the horse he rode at Alma. His
horse received several wounds during the bat
tie, from which he he has since recovered.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10

erin the Catholic Church in Franklin
street, Boston, last week, about $50 children
were confirmed. All the little girls wore white
wells, and presented an uncommoniy neat and
handsome appearance.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10

THE Practical FAKMER-The August No.
Of this excellent agricultural periodical, pub
lished at Vincennes, is before us. 1t contains
a large quantity of practical reading matter rel
alive to Agriculture and Horticulture. Every
farmer should take this paper. 1t is published
monthly, at 81 per annum.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10

o. letter from Norfolk says: death
ahd'red collins are the sole object of contem-
plation and objects of sight at present in our
community
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10

81 The City Council of Lafayette, Ia, has
dismissed the night watch of that city, stat
ing that since the Prohibitory Law having gone
into effect there was no occasion for them.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10

OF The Terre Haute American says con-
tracts for pork are being made in various parts
Of the country at 81 Is and SIS.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10

STAMPEDEs.-Slaves along the line of the
Ohio are making tracks now in the direction of
Canada quite numerously. Trimble county,
just across the river, suffers an almost daily
decrease of this sort of her population. The
latest slope we hear of was by two mulatt6es,
man and woman, belonging to DR.. VIM. Ely,
of Milton Madison Banner.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10

0trWe are authorized to say that the Pub
lie Schools will commence this day week
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10

OF The number of children in California
in 1854 was 20,807.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10
CORPORATION NOTICE.

NRDERED that tn of lots No. 10 'andI1
" in block No IS, eastern enlargement brick side
walk Of less than five feet in width be laid
east side of said lots from 9Th to th And
also said lot together
of IL 49, A. Is 49, H. 49, l9 20 in block
No as brick side walk of not less than Eve
width TO be laid along the of said lots extending
Sycamore Vine S-d work be dos in
ten days from the of this order and in default
thereof the Marshal directed perform said
the and aeeruing thereby will be assessed
and collected by sale of said lots much thereof will
salts said lien and By order of the Council.
feps3t WELL H. WALKER, Clerk.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10
A SMALL GAME.-The st. Louis Republican

A SMALL GAME-The st. Louis Republican
of Friday says:
The war of Messrs Bacon and jerks upon
the newsboys along the line of the Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad is still kept up. Passen-
gers at every station call for the Republican,
but the boys are forced to tell them that they
are forbidden by the edict of Bacon and jerks,
from selling them. They do not want the truth
to be spread abroad in those regions, and think
they can prevent it by stopping the boys from
selling the paper. 1t is great war, worthy OF
the 'eminent Banker, and the lessee of a sew
en- million Railroad.
We understand the Express Messengers are
also forbidden to carry the Republican This
is an exceedingly small game-about as con-
temptible an exhibition ola narrow and contrac-
ted spirit we ever met with in officers of pub
! lie enterprise. Bah-disgusting.
NJ The London Ath9heum says "Thert
are more proprietors, editors, and correspon
dents of public journals in the present House
of Commons, than at any previous perioC
Among leading debators in that House are t.
be found some of the most powerful writers o
the day. The Chancellors of the Exchequer
are men who have occupied equally distin-
guished positions in literature, and the lords
lieutenant of Ireland are elegant essayists
pleasant versifiers and accomplished authors O.
| diaries
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10
NEW GOODS,
Arrived this day by Express ait
BENT 81 DUVAEL,S


MAIN STREET, oPPosITETH BANK OF KENTUCKY,
LOUISVILLE, KY
M have received day by
Wy egant and superb FANNY DRY GOODS ever osered
TO the trade. among which may he found-
Superb Moire Antique Silks in every shade.
do satin stripe Moire Antique Silks do
do black do do do
do Robe Silks. article.
do stripe chine Silks.
do plaid do do
White and cel'd Poul Sole Silks evening dresses
Rich black Silks OF every grade
superb White Lace Evening Dresses.
do do Thule do do
Embroidered Linen Cambria handkerchief.
Hensttched d. do do
Cold border do do do
Mourning do do do
Embroidered Collars.
Mourning do
White and black silk Hosiery.
do colered cotton do
Misses Cotton do
Alexander's Kid Gloves.
Black Lace Nitts.
Plain eolored DeLaines.
Black do
do Challies.
do Bombazines.
Common de LANES, sc.
With alarg and general of Staple and Domestic
Goods TO which invite the special of purchasers
generally. BENT DUvALL.
sspS 537 Main ST., opposite the Bank OF Kentucky.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10
FOR ONE DAY ONLYI

HNHE Company viii enter TOW in Grand
II Procession on the morning Of tho
exhibition. preceded by magnificent
Dragon Chariot. drawn by four Trained
Elephants, accompanied by afull Military
Band
The team of twenty Lilliputian Ponies.
driven before the Miniature Carriage.
Grand Cortege of Performing Horses. sc.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

CORN MILLS.
THE best Corn Mills be procured by call
sepI0t. I. GIANT & co.
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character 0lChrlSt, as n trlcnd, ana one VINO
bore our burdens and carried our sofrows,
who evinccd his readiness to syinpathize
with l,is people, and was so well adapted to
comfort them. Hethen briefly and beau
tifully spoke of the circumstances which
brought us to the house of mourning some
of those present. had known the little stran-
ger, had noticed the opening promise of its
short life, and Lad rejoiced that widowed
mother when made to mourn a husbands
departure, had the child as il were 10 restore
him to her heart. Seizing upon this
thought, he most happily and soothingly
dwelt on The fact, that this little one though
now removed from one parent had been re-
ceived to welcome from its heavenly faith
er, and that possibly it's own departed one
had been employed as the guardian Spirits
to conduct its spirit to its future eternal
abode. He said, that as he looked at it rs
it lay in lis cradle breathing its last breath.
he could not but think that it might be, the
fathers spirit WAS there the first to greet it,
and recciveit to his arms of love. 1t was
taken from the evil to come. The loss here
then, was a gain to the child in Heaven
One parent was mourning it reft from her
arms; another was rejoicing in feeling it to
be associated to his blesscdness in better
world. Urging these consultations, and they
arc dear as they are true, on the sorrowing
heart he closed with an earnest prayer that
God would so strengthen and comfort the
nouner rs to render this painful trial a
source Of exalted blessing.
The services finished, the coffin was borne
forth and placed i'll the open air in front OF
the house, on table, so that ali who wished
might take last look of the dead On that
very grass-plat, how often had hs little feet
uodi How had the ar rung with his
| childish glee |; its little sports were now over,
its carol voice had ceased ; it was now to be
borne away to rest with the dweliers of the
grave. The gathered crowd moved slowly
from the house Of mourning they began to
form the procession and to proceed to the
buria-placc. The bell tolled with its solemu
knell, as we moved on till we reached the
spot For moment, the coffin was placed
on the fathers grave, and it seemed as j,
rested there, an emblem ofihe spirit, already
in the bosom ofthat parent above. Then il
was let down into its last resting place, be
side that other grave, and the falling earth
soon hid it from our sight. The numerop
crowd fingered till the burial was over, am
then you might see them scattering in differ
l ent directions. The widow with her re
naming little ones slowly withdrew, TO fee
how great q void one little child will max,
in the family circle; to bend the knee il
thankfulness to God who had sustained her
and to seek for his continued grace.
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RAIL ROAD COLLISION,

OK last Thursday the up-,rain passenger an.
g'ne on the Grscnville Road met with ssriou. h.
Jury by coming IA contsct with q freight tr.;n
inc particulars, aswe have learned them. -.
as ioilows; The Passenger train, from coma a.
'ees ~ tho engine had been. DELAYED .sY.r.,
hours behind tho running schcdule and ~.
SONS three miles above Nswberry came IN eolI;..
ION with 2 freight train. which wss also b.siss
Tune. .using great damage q the ,pashin.rv ~
'eosl' Fortunately no lives were Lost but vs -.
sret to sec that the Mad Agent, Mr.. d. II w.,.
received . veral ipjurir'. not serious ones -.
ever. a fireman hal his leg severely ms.h.,s
aud ssyesAl Of the passengers were move - -.
hurt sy the jasfing. Very few AeoidsnsA -.
pArativsly speaking. have occurred On our -
sud but fsw eomplaints IL any, Lays Asse 49,.
ssa'ass ths Ssatlsrnsaiy sssala. ~ ana -, 1 -
apsH lks pssssn2vr Ls:lA '
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GREENyLIE S G: THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER II 1855

Cook. and whole host of others might be
named. all requiring sunulants of some
kind, Then. there are your opiain.eaters too,
using the most deadly Of all stimul.nts -
Napoleon 10 Grand used AN inordinate
quantity of smff--so did Swift. Some, a
gain, c.,lnot even iulite paragraph With
out the aid ofa cigar. and 10 all this we lust
ily call out, "l,ad habit" which, at tile best,
is none other than sehoolboy ex PLANTATION.
Henry Ward Beeeher attributes much of
oar shortcomings to our @pale cast Of
thought" us the poet says, or, more proper.
ly speaking, To our too soHabre el,icatiou.---
In his lato lecture upon 'N1irthfnlness," he
says:---
.The better way, he thought. WAS 10 pui
mcn in theyri9ht position and then draw out
the exercise Of all the faculties. We have
long thought that. 1t is true that by lock.
ing horse in stable lie cannot run away
but the true education was to teach him not
to run away while he had his liberty. BY
putting a paddock on all the feelings tlley
would not do evil; but better plan would
be to bury the man at once I"
As If in corroboration of this Jew Of the
subject, another writer Observes -
1T is distressing to peranbulate our pub,
lie streets, especially our places of business
Men pass each other like 50 many waIlin.
shadows, each eyeiug his neghbor askance
rs If inwardly inqniring when that fellowti
going to pay the balance Of that account -
And this is an undeniaLlc sample ef the az,
| we live in"
Now, whence is all this9 Is it n ,natura
or an unnatural position we are Row in
nay, have all along been inl And, if mal
be naturally y an animal requiring sliinula
ton, it might be a much more useful sutjec
of enquiry what will best suit linn, and p.i
him in the way of attaining it. than to 81
down and coolly tell him, Thou shalt d,
this, and thou shalt not 60 that. All ,l
Legislative cnactments in the world neve
did--never can accomplished tho purpose.