The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-11-14
A CHAPTER OF NEWS.

W The two Mexican War steamers the,
which went in pursuit of her, were seen in
deadly conflict of Tampico, by schooner, that
has arrived at New Orleans; the battle be-
tween them ragged with great fury while the
schooner remained in sight of them. We
shall not know till the next arrival which con-
quered
OF Cramberries are in great abundance for
sale at all the towns on the Upper Mississippi.
We hope our friends, Messrs. Cook & Son
will not neglect their duty to supply this lux
ury before Christmas day, to our citizens.
81 The people of Connecticut have adopt
ed the proposed amendment to their State
Constitution, limiting the tenure of the office
of the Judges, in the highest Courts, to eight
years. And no Judge can sit on the bench
after the age of 20 years.
OF The i'll feeling between the blacks and
whites, at Panama. still continues; an outbreak
of the blacks was daily expected at the last
accounts. Recently, bloodshed was prevented
by the presence of q. S. Marines, from the Q.
S. sloop of war in the harbor- The hatred is
deadly aud irreconcleable, and lives and prop
erty are in constant danger The Railroad
company maintain an armed force to protect
their property, but it is insufficient to with
stand general assault Of the blacks, which is
daily apprehended. The government is pow
70 ~ i
writers say that the only security to the prop
erty and persons Of our citizens, living on, and
travelling over, the Isthmus, is to place a U. S.
force there, large enough to overawe both par
ties. The war has become a settled hostility
of races.
0F The famous Pianist Thalberg who has
come to the United States to be lionized for a
year made his debut at Niblo's in New York,
on Monday evening. He was greeted with
immense enthusiasm. His success in this
country is certain, as he has now New York
endorsement.
~ Mr.. Poor, the apple better, with his
wheelbarrow and apples arrived safely in
Boston, and was greeted by a large concourse
of citizens. lie marched up State street,
wheeling his apples, accompanied by the Fill
more clubs, several companies of military,
and a large cavalcade of citizens He proceed
ed to the fremont House, and unloading his
apples, delivered them to the winner, who
mounting the barrel delivered congratulated
ry speech, to which the Major replied in the
presence of ten thousand citizens, drawn to the
spot by the exhibition.
OF Some months ago. scarcely day pass
ed at St. Louis, that one or more bodies of
steamboat hands and other laborcrs were not
found dead floating in the river. There were
no marks of violence on them, and the cor
oner usually rendered a verdict of accidental
drowning The number Of such cases excited
attention and caused surprise, but as there
was no reason to suspect violence, they were
deemed casualties. One night some weeks
ago, Spaniard, who kept boarding house,
the resort of boat and levee men, was seen
with man on his shoulders bearing him to
the river; when accosted he dropped his burth-
en- and fed. His victim was found to be in a
state of stupor, as was supposed, from drug
ged liquor He was taken up and restored
Since this occurrence~the Spaniard has not
been seen nor any trace Of him found. Nor
has any dead bodies been found in the river
since. From these circumstances it is sus-