The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-06-04
CAL DEPARTMENT.
POLICE MATTERS.
UP TOWN ITEMS.
REPORTED By UP TOWN ESQ.


TYroaa ArcAL--In the issue of The last three
mornings, typographical errors both of omission and
commission. have been particularly multitudnous in this
column, and in many instances very ridiculous This
Is owing having been unable to see the proof
sheets on account their being worked off at very
late hour.
z. S-BY EDIroR.-A very lamo excuse. sup
Town. ESQ., will have to learn that II is part Of an cd
duty be and wide awake all hours of the night
Mt least till he reads the proofs of his own editorials 1t
Won't do to spark the girls while proofs are waiting
DRowxnD.-o On Monday evening, Nicholas Gortner,
aged aboHt years. went into the Canal Basin near
Egglcson's Foundry to bathe Atthat place the bottom
of the canal desccnds very abruptly depth of about
Is feet and this deep water the young man was pre-
cipitated and being unable to swim, drowned, in
the presence of several persons who remained inactive
spectators making effort whateverto save the drown
ing boy. So we are informed. Gortner was black
smith, in the employ of Mr.. Greis.
II p The Court of Common Pleas commenced its
session Monday morning, and will continue three
weeks. The wheels of court turn slowly when the
Weather is so intensely warm. The very idea of law
suit the heart of summer, is enough to raise animal
temperature 56OS in the shade being just3ao lower
than the South of the hottest place known t"
men Orfaen angels.
ON THE INcREAsE.--From the Librarian of the Evans
Vile Library Association learn that the patronage
of that institution is rapidly increasing During the
month of April there 800 books withdrawn; during
the month of May the umber was 4I6 showing iu-
in May of than loo books taken out, and
probably that number of readers, the month pre-
ceding This is it should be. There will be ad-
dtion made the Library, probably during the
MONTH of eco 500 volumes, which will add greatly
to its usefulness. Persons who not Stockholders
enjoy the benefit of this Library by becoming yearly
subscribers; the subscription is very low.
FAiN1ED.-A German while sitting in Messrs. Gavisk
& Gcson's grocery, yesterday about noon fell to the
floor senseless and for few apparently dead.
A girl who with him screamed as though she was
about to be murdered and presume her cries alarm
ed the old gentleman and awakened him to conscious
We expect to hear Of matters of this Kind occa-
@sionaIIy the warm weather is setting in.
BARBER-oUs.-Do you want to be shaved? Do you
want be shaved Are the words which were utter.
cd in sepuchral tones to the nocturnal occupants of
in u certain antquated hotel we have read off,.
DO you want to be shaved read in the spiral, sri
ped poles that obrude themselves into the notice Of
THE passer, turn which way he will, and we men
with bleeding faces, and heals cropped if prepared
Tor adhesive plaster coming rempant out of the
adjustments, declaring that they never want to be
shaved again. But do YOU want to be shaved? Do
you want to enjoy the luxury of tonsorial manpula
Eons by who understands his business? Go to the
barber shop in the Pavilion Hotel.
The proprietor, 1--WE don't know his name) has long
be engaged his professon the St. Charles Hotel
New Orleans and is said be the best barber Evans
vile has had for long while Try him.
VASDALIsM.-On Sunday six young girls went out to
Oak Hill Cemetry and amused themselves by destroy
ing the flowers and shrubbery planted about the
They brought away flowers, almost in arm loads, and
SO Injured of the ornamental trees, by cutting
lint from them, that they cannot be restored to their
tba .,f
them until they leaving the Cemetry, when he
compelled OF the young depredators to leave
their booty.
Such these disgraceful, and being trans
grss ag the public, should be publicly repri-
manded.
PUTNAM's MoNTHLY.-We have received
from Messrs Dix & Edwards, the Publishers.
the June No. of Putnam's Monthly. This is
the only periodical which completes with Har-
per. 1t is filled with a high order of reading