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The Evansville daily journal., 1855-02-09

A nd SO we see it in the high toupees OF some
OF the ladies represented in the "Republican
Court" Jus, published. But the Roman
beauties were high and mighty byond ell
modern example. / wonder whether they
wore their s kirts as long as the wipe spittIs
fashion Of the present dayl
One forenoon, whilst was in the Egyp-
tian Gallery, ! noticed a very iattrscuve
group, consisting of avery tall, noble-looking
lady. with her four young daughters, to whom
she was pointing out the wonders VI ancient
Egypt. but my attention was quc kly arrested
| by the youngest, a child Of about FIVE years
vi age, who ran aud fetched one of her sisters
to look at something very curious on the wall
to which she pointed her finger. Af.er look.
ing moment, the sister burst into loud
laugh. The young thing then brought In.
other sister, directing her gaze to the same
spot, and she had hardly done 90 until
heard another burst OF hilarious laughter.
| This curiosity in the wall was successfully
pointed out to the others, sith like result
finally mamma was brought, and she also
laughed heartily. What on earth can This
Eiusinian mystery be, thonght ], which in a
moment produces such .irrepressible laughter!
had noticed the exact spot where the mer.
Try little rogue had pointed her finger.
lconcluded il must be something exceedingly
Idrol, and as minute as some OF the pin head.
in DR.. Abbot's museum, for | could discover
nothing from where | stood.
As soon as The party left the Egyp ptian and
proceeded into the Elgin Gallery, 1 went tc
the place, looking all about the part which
had been SO correctly pointed out by the little
lass; but could discover nothing, not a trace
of any one thing; but, supposing my sigh,
might be defective, was getung out my
spectacles, when burst into as loud laush
as any one OF the young rogues who had pre-
ceded me. Now, twhat was this wonderful
), comic mystery, that could in a moment excite
such unbidden, unexpected laughter! II was
, Vulcan in the basement, for found that |
) wac standing over u hot air fue, which ever
, and anon belched up blast OF hot air, which
owing TO the thickness Of my boots and pants
|, ] had not fel, SO soon the young ladies'
Now, sir, only think Of the waggshness u
!, a little imp who could SO adroltly take in moi
only all her sisters and her portly mamma
5 but me, an old antiquarian! We were al
fairly sold by an imp five years of age.
q Should any of your readers doubt this jus
! let him take a lady Of his acquaintance INT,
, the rotunda OF the New York Custom House
, aud pretending 10 point out the beauties .
8 the ceiling, get her over either Of the flue
to the right or left Of the entrance, and Sc,
b what will happen. ~ = flu r r. b.
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Ous Loursvrrrx MxI.-Thers is great
complains throughout Southern Indiana and
Illinois, about the irregularity with which
the Louisville mails are received. The Lou
isvilie and New Albany post ofsces disclaim
any blame or pegIeet on their paFt, and I'm.
pute the csuse of the complaints wholly TO
the ineficiency of the post Office department
at Washington. The postmaster st Nes
Albany sdds, by way Of consolation, in ans
wer to implied censure upon his Office, thai
the sufferers have no other remedy but &c
.grin and bear is'' during the remainder o.
Mr. CsmpbeIl's term Of Office. We hcps
Dr.. Murphy. the General Western Mai
Agent, will look into tbis matter. We know
him to be a gentlemen and . good ofdcer
desirous to do everything in his power = "a
ciltate the mail service throughout thu
west. ~ zrs "a
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FIREMEH's BALL.-We learn from the
Vincennes Gazette, that those who intend
to go to the great Firemen's Ball to be given
at Vincennes on the evening of the l4th
inst, will be charged but half price railroad
fare. The Gazette says everything is being
done to snake this occasion worthy of the
cause and worthy of the Old Post"
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uS- The editor Of the Evansville Journal

n5- The editor Of the Evansville Journal
went of on a "recuperative affair" during
the holidays. and came back "full of life and
vitality" weighing a complete zone hundred
pounds" His paper shows evidence Of a
large head. but he fills very small armchair
according to his own statement.
Lafayette Jour.
Better to ell the chair with small advan-
tage than the paper. So long as we can ex-
hibit any evidence of a "large head" we
have no ambition to show unusually large
that favorite part Of exhibition with some
other editors. .'~.-rs
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u From our indianapolis correspon.
dence and exchanges, we learn that there is
prospect for brisk business in the Legis-
lature during the balance Of the session.
The term Of the session is fast drawing to q
close, and as yet but little Of Importance in
the way of legislation has transpired. 1t is
said, how ever, that much labor has been per-
formed in committees, which we hope soon
to see the fruits Of. The present Legisla.
ture have great responsibility resting upon
them, and we shall see whether it will prove
itself equal to the task. ,s.lsGfsl f9t
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@ The Mediator, Capt. Williamson, ar
rived here from New Orleans yesterday af-
terroon for Cincinnati. She had considera-
Bile freight. and found only 81 feet water on
He rderson Bar.
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OF The Onion, il is said, destroys the at.
tractive body OF the magnet. II has the
same effect with ladies'.
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~ The river is still falling and getting
low. The weather changed Wednesday
night from very mild to freezing. The mud
in the streets was frozen hard yesterday.
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~ Our smisble neighbor Of The Enqui-
rer, seems to think our objections to the Dem
ocratic "address" t!D are founded upon ha-
tired to him. We cannot for, the life Of us
see what our feelings toward this neighbor
have to do with our contempt for miserably
written address. Now instead of hating ouE
neighbor we rather love him. We have a
kind Of affection for his stuPendous stupidi'
ty. admire the unblushing impudence Of his
knavery. and respect that ignorance so un'
approachable by any other man who writes
even bad English. He is the last man w
could hate, for hate ieuels--we should have te
elevate him to our level, or lower ourself Il
his, either of which any mutual friend will ac
knowledge mental and moral impossibility
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0rThe Fanny Bullitt has ,elegrsphed that
she left Louisville yesterday, and will be at
Evansville ,o-dsy. No steamer left Louis
Vile last Tuesday. IS
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DIED.

At ST. Louis Feb I'd. at O'Clock. HENRY P JONES o.
scad. sgad months third and tn I'd
orn OF A X. aad Margaret c. Jones.
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Nkw STYLE OF PAINTING

WXT d HAMMERS would respectfully announce to the
Nv citizens Of Eyaosyie and vicinity that he has
nty located in Evansville will in' oduce the
style commonly known FRESCO-PATNTING in all 10.
branches He has had in his profession in the
decoration Of walls cerr etc.. Of Public Building
Churches Dwelling fou and Steamb and promises the
perfect satsfac all who desire his services
Fancy letter. and Sign Painting done the shortest
lice Persons erecting buildings the city would do well
to give Mr. Il. trial in his He he found for
the Apollo Hall, kapplers Main street.
near the Canal. febI-u
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EVANSVILLE q CRAWfORDSVILL
RAILROAD.
s5 % - Sss ~
OPEN TO TERRE HAUTE

on AND AFTER wEDN EsDAY. DECFNPER 8. 1854.
1tans viii run a. fonO ws Sundays e,eepted):)
UPwAkD TRAS. ~SwAsD TEAIy.
Arrive At yncepnes l2:0v Arrrs At atYinceAsssl2:eo
Dspaft from -. isep m Depart from '' ..I:ec ~
Arrive at Terre Hsue 4:35 EvAssviils
81 Passengers due a. yincennes. ~ ~ q ~ q
Passengers by this route sleep Terrs Ha.t sie the Morn
ing Train the fvrr- Haue and Riehmosd Read
lndianaPosa 1910 A NJ tns vi,h
trains rs follows: - IH~F
For cnsnn..i yi, L..tsnsssursh reus. a. li.s r..
Beefontaine road at IL NJ.
For Xenia Dayton, Columbus Zsnesviils and wheeling
p Nj. @ = - = 49, 80 -
For Chicago LoEsnspcrt and Lassyetts BY Layse read
IL NJ. arrive at Chiesgo ~ s:5J =. NJ u. ! rIHr
For Louisville. Albany and JeEersonvs by Jsfsnsn-
willie road. also With trains for Madison snd Peru.
Passengers Will fpdi greatly to their sdvass for ssfsy
speed comfort and certainty feonnessn take this
during preference to the often
with oths Companies by which ssvisg Rv
Columbus and Louisville same day. E-ss ~ ~
The attention Of merchants and Others hsrins Gsssss ship
from the East called this route medium
superior the Goods SHIPPED fr.n CT.
Evansville third Day making the time
nolOpger avoiding the
red when shipping by steamer.
= - IL DANIELS s.s,z
Evansville Enquirer and yineensss Gas. copy 2s0
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From the 4. I. Ersnlns Post
"A Merry Mystery.

When' | resided ia London, and had occe-
sion tc pass the British Museum, invariably
went ins if only for half an hour, and never
entered without coming out gratifed and in
slsucted. The Townly Gallery, Containing
30 many lovely specimens Of Greek and Ro.
man sculpture. particularly pleased me. as
displaying the ever changing fashsions oil
females IN dressing their hair The busts ol
some of The Roman emprcsses exhibit this
puculiarily to perfection. believe II 10 Pope
who, in speaking, Of the bellies of his day
SAYS:
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INCREASE OF CASH CAPITAL
TO BALF A MILLION OF DOLLARS

THE ETNA INSURANCE. CO.. HARTFORD. CEN.
HAVING complied with the Law. 70 regulate I.urs.ss
Agencies. OF Companies Incorporates ether Statss.
passed May 1854 by the Ohio
required thereby that The origrs
being file in the state AUDITORS oes isa full
true aad pubshea the csnuunity kasv
of
for itself. BY STATE AUTHORITY. ~ . rrrsf
STATEMENT ON JANUARY. 1855.
The of the Corporation ETSA ISsUkAxcu CoMPA-
located Bartorf Corn. chartered isls. Z.
The CAPITAL is Five Hundred Thousand Dollars sni 10 pad
up. The Assets Of the Company are: - -
or other persons 80. .... s2iz 80, %
Real estate unneumbered lss72 o.
srmi-annuaiiy - ~ oos
Debts Company secured by Mortgags....
Bills receivable amply secured and psyasle BsAk lo3 SIS
Bh ls premium "a 7slo1
An .h.r. rit.sx
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TEMREnANCE BILL PASSED THE


The Temperance Prohibitory Bill cameup
before the Senate last Tuesday The 9th, and
after considerable discussion passed BY .
vote of 20 70 ls! We extract DE closs oi
the proceedings fromiths report Of the State
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ERANlX LEsLIE's GAZETTE 70, February a.
IL feb9 SAMUEL LISTERS Book Store

WOOD AND WILLOW WARE ETC.
HOEC Cuba Cincinnati large lot OF
M WilIowwars md Groceries consisting in part Of
S doz Buckefs; ool Cedar Fosseu;
Tuos; gross Matches
doz Cturns; 2 dor II. Pins and Msshers;
do washboard; 4 do Mats, assd;
s do Ta- Cans; do BOWS:
" 10 Brooms; Half 3lsh Measures;
do Brushes; as Sugar Buckets,
do Selves; ! do Mop-sticKs
2 DO Market Baskets; Keelers
do do; do Ladies'; with lot Of bed
cords cotton twine candle wick
Having xclusvely for CASH aud th Low
fregh enabled sell cheap than
any house in ito caomers We always pre-
pared 10 deliver all We sell. IL desired.
feH J. W. K s. VICKERY.
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SsPICES. .-60 doz ass'd Spices;
- boxes Starch l2 Ot1 G.. ID Caps;
Is do Soap Candles; 3 Hf-chesis Tea;
Is do Tobacco Cigars; 800 lbs Saleratas;
bbIs Cider Vinegar. fet7 j. W. a. :. vICkERY.
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with eusls on curis they build the head before.
And mount it like . iormible tower. f
A xia1tes. she &C sns-but look behind.
And all NJ. ttarure scatters to The wind.
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ti ApNINI.URA COR'S NOTICE..
NOTICE hereby given ha. the uaaerssned nas heen aI
pointed AdmintrstoY ct the rstate OF cnamn L'ntoi
late Vandrbursh eourcy deceased Said erte tuppu'
cd 10 be insolvent. jaaz1-3w THOS. MAGEh. Admr.
NTEw Codhshjuss red end for sie ct
II isa2s 7. BACON CO. .'S Family Grocery
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U1RICES OF IRON REDUCED.-The subscriber :.
receiving complete asso rtment OF bar an'
Square sizes Iron Steel slabs Boiler Iron
etc.. foi sale at reduced prices fsb2 SAMUEL ORR
NAIIs-soo kegs Wheeling Pittsbureh Nails for salt
IL low by feb2 SAMUEL ORR.
SuNDR IES.-f cases Sheet Zine; -
~ ~ slah. Zine. ~ pigs Block Tin;
80 doz d Copper Bottoms; for sale BY ,, an,
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-08-15

POISONING OF a FAMILY BY A SERVANT
GIRL --On Wednesday last the family Of Mr.
James H. Armstrong, residing on Freeman
street, near the upper terminus, was poison
ed by servant girl, as is supposed, named
Catherine Bryant. 1t appears that this girl
had been receiving the attention of an indi-
Yidual whose character Mr.-Armstreng did
not regard as good, and who, in consequence
was ordered by Mr.. A. to stay away from
the house. The following morning, after
breakfast, two children belonging to the
family were taken sick, and afterwards both
Dir. and Mrs Armstrong. "A physician was
sent for, who caused a chemical anNization
to be made of the coffee, which was found to
contain portion of arsenic. The girl had
not partaken OF breakfast that mo ming. as
signing some trivial reason for not doing so.
When twas discovered that the coffee had
been poisoned, her room was searched, and
druggists label was found marked "pc ison. ;"
During the excitement attending the sick
ness, the girl left the house, and has not
since been seem Gin. Com.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-08-15

KANsAs.-One of the editors of the st.
Louis Democrat has lately made long tour
in Kansas, for the purpose ofmaking care
full examination into the condition of affairs
in the Territory, aud he expresses the belief
that the opponents of slavery there are one
quarter more numerous than its advocates
He represents the state of feeling -onsaof
intense exctement-the Missouri Pro-Sla-
very men being determined to keep possess
ion of the Territory at all hazards, and the
Free Soil men being equally resoute in re-
sisting them. He says the latter are raising
military companies for self-defence, and an
ticipates bloodshed as the result OF these COL
isons.
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0TAd Sanders, OF the Evansville Journal
was in our city last week. We had heard
such "big talk" about "Ad," that we antici-
pated seeing large specimen of a man; but
Andy Francisco, of the Times-little Andy
must give up the horns-Ad can take
them-we don't mean in the drinking line
But seriously, Dir. Sanders is a splendid
piece of goods done up in a small parcel.
Gin Home Jour,
We don't think our freshly made friend of
the Home Journal is very large man; but
then he is man all over. We hope to see
the Home Journal on our table weekly
We can recommend it to our lady friends as
avery excellent paper. Each namber con-
tains page of music, besides large amount
of reading matter, selected and original
We would be pleased Ito send this paper a
few subscribers from Evansville.
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The Eastern war.

The advices by the Baltic gave US nothing
decisive from Sebastopol. The allies are re-
ported to be steadily carrying forward their
approaches against the Malakoff tower, and
the Russians are as steadily extending and
strengthening their defences. The London
Morning Post, says that the termination of
the siege is no longer matter of doubt, but
may be exactly calculated The calcula-
ton of that Journal is that Sebastopol will be
taken year after next. This confession gives
the war greater latitude without any decisive
achievement than was to be expected, and
throws great doubt over thu ultimate success
of the allies How it is that the London
prophets can predict with any degree of pre-.
cisions that Sebastopol will fall before the
allies, in eighteen months or two years from
this time, it is difficult to conjecture. The
prediction seems TO US the most glazing con-
fession of weakness and uncertainty about
the whole affair that has yet escaped any off
cial or we'll informed authority. The Post
has hitherto been, and for aught we know to
the contrary, yet is in the interest of the
English government, and of course speaks of
such weighty matters only Gas one having
authority"
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Infamous Fraud.


The Telegraph operator at Louisville,
doubtless hired by the Know Nothing lead
ers there, so to do, has telegraphed all over
the country false account of the election
riots in that city. 1t is made up entirely
from the statements of the Louisville Jour-
nal, the most corrupt and unprincipled paper
in the country. which: did everything it could
to incite the riots, and then afterwards tried
to lay the guilt upon the innocent party
Had we seen the Geographic dispatch before
it appeared in our columns, 1t certainly
would not have obtained admtta nee there.
We regard it as great imposition that such
lying stuff should be sent out in order to
forestal public opinion and put it upon tie
wrong SCENT Gin. Eng,
This is by no means tie first notice we
have seen from the Sag NIGHTS papers,
calling these telegraph reports a "false ac-
count" &c. Indeed, we have seen articles
charging the operator and news gatherer at
Louisville with being Know Nothings, send.
ing off Know Nothing dispatches, &C., &c.
Every dirty Sag NIGHT paper even SO far as
New York, appears to have taken especial
pleasure in abusing the operator at Louisville
for sending abroad dispatches stating the
riots were commenced by the foreigners. -
Now we wish to stick q fact in the faces of
these rascally Old Line editors before they
go further on that subject. We wish to tell
them the fact, that the chief operator in the
Telegraph Office at Louisville, the very man
who sent off every line of these dispatches,
and who helped gather them, is an Old Line,
out and out, all over DEMOCRAT, and always
has been and probably always will be-
The dispatches sent to the New York papers
giving detailed accounts of the riots, is as
nearly correct an account of the whole affair
and of the origin of the riots, as any we have
yet seen. Yet because the reports charged
foreigners with being the aggressors, and
thus did not lie against the Americans, even
the N. Y. Tribune had the unfairness to
charge the dispatches were sent by Know
Nothing telegraph reporter. We can assure
the Cincinnati Enquirer, that if henceforth
it deals in no greater "lying stuff than dis
patches sent from the Louisville Telegraph
office, the character of that paper will very
materially change. AS an ''eye witness" at
Louisville during the riots. we pledge the
Cincinnati Enquirer that the only approach
to the truth in reference to those riots which
we have seen in the Enquirer columns, were
those identical dispatches sent to the Cincin
natl press by an unfinching Old Line Demo
crat.
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BUNTlN's Hotel, TERRE HAUrE.--We had
the pleasure Of stopping at Buntin's Hotel;
Terre Haute, few weeks ago, and experien-
ced the inequalities of the house. This well
known house has lately been enlarged by
the addition OF wings, which Improvement
has probably doubled its accommodations
Travellers can certainly be made as comfort
able in this house as in any of the mammoth
hotels. Terre Haute is famous as market,
and Buntin's Hotel is the most famous place
in it for realizing the Injuries afforded by
this market. Our old friend, Mr.. Matt De-
Garmo, who presides at the office, and under
stands the art and instinct of making guests
comfortable as well as any hotel superintend-
ent we ever saw, is one of the features of
of the house. He is always on the alert,
always agreeable, ever watchfu TO accom-
modate. The traveller can safely Place
himself in DeGa.mo's hands for comfort and
pleasure. Mr.. Buntin is also attentiv e 10 his
guests. Without meaning to disparage any
other hotel in Terre Haute, for all seem good,
we can recommend Buntin's.
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DIR. f. ID. HIGLLER,

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KNTHO graduated in Germany and France, and
w the best testimonials Professors
Saes offers his services citizens Evansville
vicinity will pay particular attention to
FEMALE COMPLAINTS sT0l7-'7-s
Dr. Moeer invites those afflicted with disease
cal and him. Anybody rou lied with Chronic
such inflammation u the Kidney Urethra, InHanmatory
Rheumatism, Diseases of the Bladder, Syphilis
cured in the shortest time. No charge
oee. of Sycamore and Third hours from
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Thos. Mutter Prof. Surgery
sam Il jackson. Prof of Theory Ind Practice;
o. ID. Meigs Prot of Midwifery; a Eli 81
% PmLADELPH1A.
9. R; Gilman. Prof. Of Midwifery; ss.Es rsnrae
Jos. MSmith. Prof. of Theory and Practice;
H. D. Bulky MD No. sen
Thos. Hun. NJ, D Albany. N. Y.
Mason Cogsweli. NJ b. Prof. Materia Medica Albany
NY. F.l aEtIl-u
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To the Editors ofthe LouisUiiIe Journal.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, IND, Aug.

"|F = JEFFbRsUHVILLE, IND, mug. 0.
GENTLENEN: wish you to publish this, as
the Sag-Nicht party says that the assault of
Monday was made by the American party.
The assertion is false. got into hack to
take care Of wounded man, and, after leaV-
ing the place Of riot, the hack was assaulted
and fred into, and the wounded man, in the
act of faintng, was shot while in my arms.
He was shot in TIE head, aud was shot in
the back. There are nineteen shots in my
back now, that were fired into the hack in a
peaceable part of the town. There was no
riot at that place.
G.. w. HUGHES.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-08-15

Is The "every day market" ordinance
was rescinded at the last meeting of the City
Council. Much dissatisfaction seems to pre-
vail at this except among the butchers, and
we saw one Of them carrying around petit
ton yesterday for the ablishment of the
ordinance. The great object should be to
make some arrangement by which it will
not be necessary for citizens as at present,
to get up at day light to secure good meats.