The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-07-01
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
UP TOWN ITEMS.
REPORTED BY UP TOWN, ESQ.

III On Saturday last very diminutive specimen OF
steamboat passed down the river bound for some I'M
known port. Her DART ought to have been sig
nincant past qualities, but compelled to say
that on with the river current the Dart came
out first best only by seamng and splashng to the best
of her ability and then her distance hardly woth
Dragging on. We feel particularly malicious towards
her because passed by the city without even SEEM
ing TO observe that a large town here.
SUNDAY ITEMs.-Both of the Presbyte churches
were close on last Sabbath. Rev. Mr. Steritt of the
Old School church is absent tour of Wisconsin; he
will probably be abs mt week ortwo longer The Rev.
Mr. McCarer pastor of the New School Presbyterian
church was prevented from attending to his ministerial
duties by serious illness his family. His little son
has been quite low and the past week has been one OF
-c,n.t,nt watching with the pastor.
The Rev. Mr.. Sabin preached in the morning to very
large and attentive audience, the subject of pecun
AIRY iberaity, reg enterprises, as part OF the
christians duty. He told some truths that must have
been very unwelcome religious shylocks. up
Town ESQ., thinks that if he prodgiously stingY
man. he would be afraid to hear Brother Sao'n preach
on that subject. We informed that the Episcopal
church was crowded both morning and evenening The
Rev MIR. Ten Brock has commenced with falr pros
pec for an unbounded popularity little proxI'y' is
the only objection have heard TO him; but when peo
pie are not willing hear sermon forty orforty-nVe
minutes long, only evnces the want OF proper spirit
i'm the congregation 1t is fault in tho minister
Those mentioned are only churches we heard FROM
we presume that all others HAD their usual services ii
though the day enough almost to excuse Doth
pastor and people from duty
rPThe Druid Concert on Saturday evening was very
thny attended We sorry for this, as Mr.. brooksl'
one of tho most deserving of and he has lost con
siderable money by him exhibitions here baiooh AS
tensions exhibitions andMenagerles proper
conduc ted, quite different in their character from
thos low nsut obs that ICED through the country and
make money by showing how nearly man can assnitate
himself to monkey. Mr.. Brooks has our good wishes
wherever he may go.
TPwe understand that some of the friends oil Lewis
whose was reported in yesterdays Journal propose
getting up counter statement and trying TO compel US
to publish it, We have only to say that IL we are com
Pulled to aude that matter again, will be only &c
publish detailed statement of the facts with ie"
more names giveu and with authorization that vii
perhaps be satisfactory
FoR THE 4rE.-The Fourth of July is at hand and nj
preparations that have yet heard of except eAn
btion of FIRE works. in The evennG by gentleman VIII
has had long experience j., this art.
The Big Gun must be brought out. Come there's Gel
AalIs atriots enough in Evansville to afford salute
81 guns in the morning and the same NUMBER IN VI
evening 1t national day, the eel, eration Will be
National one politics have nothing in the world to
with it, nearly every other town in the Union Will max
a demonstration of some sort. See how dlsgusungl
apathetic we are. Daniel Webster did, and EVahsVh
scarcely knew of it or knowing needed not heni
Claw closed his mortal career without single demon
stration any sort, by our citizens "m' H. MIG u
Vice president of the U. S. died and bare announe
ment as Of an ordinary individual passed and ne wei
no oblivion and shall we keep up this charaete
istic. Independence day comes but once year, ana
he memory of the event of the birth OF our nation
worth preserving. few dollars will set the old bra
y piece to belching her thunder. Come De noerai-
will do Your sons nf You have apyl good