The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-02-02
INDIANAPOLIS coHREspoNDENCE.
IsDrAsAFoLIs, Jan. 3% 1854.

B
inst induces me TO hurry the fulfillment of a !.
purpose several days old. to write you at my : +,
earliest leisure The fidelity of my les,ima. /,
BILE little friend, your correspondent "Rail-
road City, IN keeping you informed on po-
litical matters, excuses me from all respon-
sibility on that subject, and leaves me a, lib
erty to discourse de omnibus ,rsbas, ct quibus-
dam aliis. ,,-..,.....,., ma,
perceive from your late numbers that the
cold has penetrated even to the depth OF the
Pocket We are still having winter here in
all the ntenseness Of its glory. The mercu-
ry has thrice been below zero, and is now
uniform at about ten degrees below the freez.
ing point. The snow, from repeated falls, |
has attained depth of about eight inches.
which from the fact of the ground having
been hard frozen before the first of it fell, is
likely to remain some time. The sleighing
is better than ever seen before, by the pres
ent winter, this side of the Alleghanies, and
here every sort of sliding vehicle, from the
, best finished "turn.out,,..of the livery stable
IOOWu " tuS uioSl AtcmPci ouCooS jumper
is in consta mt requisition. For my own part,
my early experience in that mode Of travel
ing, in the far off regions of Yankeedom, was
! sufficient 10 satiate me with it for life, and
must be content to let it remain as a stand.
! ding theme of wonder, how anybody can go
. sleighing,' merely for pleasure. On Sunday
morning, the 2lst, we had the extraordinary
S phenomenon of thunder and lightning,when
e the ground was covered with several inches
IT of snow. think you have not chronicled
the same fact as having occurred with you,
c and our "oidest inhabitant" gave his usual
n Testimony to the total lack of all parallel to
> the occurrence in his memory. H
ID The Governor (Which think is according
n to precedenD holds levees every Tuesday
Id evening. Entrance and exit ere without any
W particular ceremony, and the large number
re Of ladies' and gentlemen that attend, seem
ar to find much enjoyment in that method OF
is cultivating the social principle. The new
n Kentucky mistress of the mansion presides
I'd on these occasions with infinite grace and
pit ability, and has already become highly es.
d. ,eemed in this community. ~
y The clergy oflhis city, or several ofthem
IL are aiming TO impart special interest to their
J" pulpit ministrat tons, for the benefit of theil
:" own focks, and the strangers now in town
by courses of lectures on subjects of impor
20 lance. II is gratifying to notice that thes,
- :" lectures are very,generaly attended by mem
r. bers of the Legislature.
There is not so great rush TO the capita
a. various kinds of public amusements. Al
he establishment called theatre is in night,
ly operation, but Of the particular merits of i
nd | am more than content to remain ignoran mt
ay The Bakers gave fine concerto few week
ago, which has been the only musical enter
tainment of the winter, thus far, though
somebody's troupe negro minstrePs is her
). aided in parti-colored handbiIls, as soon Il
in be here. Kidd, the Elocutonist, has beer
Is reaping quite harvest from his periorman
a. ces, and is about TO teach his,art to Glass;
Is His entertainments owe their populari,,
~ more TO the large admixture he gives O
ed dramatic performance, especially OF the low
nc comic, than to any excellence he possesse
re re as an elocutionist. His reading exercises
We for professor of the art, are passably goo
i. and nothing more. Men in MIR. Kids lin,
re, may do some good, as instructors, by pro
IN noting the proper development of the voca
II. powers, but as to the advancement of tn
important art OF good, natural reading, iii
ce writer has no confidence in them whatever
= Nothing definite has yet been heard from
m Frank May, the absconding cashier of tn
"a F. q NJ. Bank of this city, though news ha
lat been received that young man answerin,
he to the description of him, was in Philadel
IN phia, few days ago, disposirs Of quantity
m OF free bank money to broker. A CORES
TX pendent of the Evansville Enquirer state
III that he is a member Of the Presby ,eriaI
~ Church. Not exactly. The Campbellite o
10, Reformed Church has that honor, and on
i'll the night before he left, the little reprobat
was piously engaged there teaching sing
ing school Are there any words suited Il
o. the tune Of the Rogue's March!
1t is gratifying TO see that some of you
). correspondents are agitating the subject o
forming Young Mems Association in you
city. One of the kind has been forme.
here this winter, the plan Of which ir tend
ed to detail. but must make it the subject o
another letter.