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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-01-08
MISCELLANEOUS.
re rmn GiTLzgxs OF SOUTHERN INDIAN

mas D. SAUNDERS. Civil EHgineer having taken his
eB city Granville woald respectfully
the ctEeas Of the southern portion of Indiana
Ksat4sky that he is prepared furnish Pans
SpsasstoEs zRd Estina Of work of description
SsrsAaiAg his profession vz Water orks Drainage OF
LaRa Railways. Turnpke Plank other Roads, the I'm
provsneat of Rivers for nayig alton purpo etc.
ability freR L. b. Wilson, Esq. Chief En-
1nss New Albany aud salem Railroads Jddge Hughes
Ind; George g. Dunn OF Bedford Ind, Il
b. wsoa q ty Engineer Of New Albany. Ind. and H. @.
NsOrs. Esq Chief Engineer Of the E. and c. Straight
MinN Nair. ad, be application mh2O ly
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-01-08
IRON RAILING.

III" KIkUN IA AEEANdx. "
FHNIE undersigned the the sale of
IL beautiful pattern of IRON RAILING. wl'h round
wrought and figures put up great
which will sell Cincinn prices
FREIGHT.
This railing cheaper substantial
kind in Those wishing Railing enclose
lots yards for piazzas. etc. will we'll give
call.
Prices from 81 so to 81 so per foot.
y23-d6w l-r1~ NJ A LAWRENCE.
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Gbe 9ailp goarnaI.
Fashionablo Life in New York.
Correspondence Of the Boston Bee ]

@ New YORK, Dec. a.
New York at the present moment is the
scene of unusual gaiety and enjoyment. For
the last few months the matrimonial epidem-
c'' has raged here with very general preEa-
from the midst of society many
a lovely girl who has by her charms given
fascination to the social and fashionable circles
of New York. Since my visit there have
been several weddings among the fashionable
New Workers, and for the benefit of the lady
readers Of the Bee, propose to give slight
description Of what was said to be the most
brilliant wedding that has taken place in New
York for MANY vearc
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TIsyyEY& sORENsDN.

WMoLEsALE
wATxR >. EvASsEILLE. IND. sss
FENH this formed eopartnership for
parpese doing wholesale Grocery and Liquor
euns Eaving sueeseded the bEizess OF Messrs AlliS
Hs their stock and made additions 70 make
able good bargain
rod CASH any house in Eyansyille city in the
West. l= r. 5 TENN EG,
'i.n7 Esir. s. SORENSON.
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. CINCINNATI.

NIXON & GOODMAN,
AGENTS FOR CLIFTON AND CITY MILLS 0oK AMI
.. .rsss- NEWS PAPER
PLATNER e. SMITHS
B "a N X H o o X ap ers;
SMITH & PETERS CUT CARDS CARD SHEETS;
LightbOdy'S Book and News Ink;
MAD RIVER MILLS, STRAW BOARDS ETC., etc.
SALES ROOMS, "a g. 7swALNUTfSTREET,
-- ...-.-. 5-.. l.. = CINCINNATI, o.
Where they every variety ted to the city
acounry trade and he materials employed in its
ctur hest ttN
aS-! .esgHa fdriee paid for Rags. . sep4sm
GEORGE W, DAY. .fs -.- u MATLAcTS
DAY & ITATLACK, ~"
' HoLESAEE DEA LERs IN sod
1e DRY Go OBS,
No, SO PEARL STREET,
SEPT emd rtNn'N .rI n
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-01-08
NUMBER 1876.

brilliant receptions in four years. One her
daughters, Mrs. Hammersley, who was pre-
sent on the occasion alluded to was very
attractively attired in scarlet velvet, fabric
well becoming so queenly a person.
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and clad, than the inhabitants of any other
country in the civilized world.

and clad, than the inhabitants of any other
country in the civilized world.
by pursuing wise policy, by protecting
alike agriculture, manufactures and com.
'ncrce, by extending to each department of
industry its fostering care, it has succeeded
in securing to all an uncxampled degree of
prosperity. Tho ancients had their great
Temples, Pantheous, and other works OF
grandeur aud sublimity; but now the most
OF them lie level with the ground; their
masses of nouldering ruins are the only rel
les left to mark the places where they once
stood. Their great philosophers and law
g'vcrs have long since been laid beneath the
green sod Of their country. 1t was the
want Of laws which caused the destruction
of such great things.
- The men who laid the foundation Of our
great Republic wisely studied all the forms
OF government which had gone before them.
They cndcavorcd to construct a code Of
laws entirely different from any that had
ever existed in order to do this, they were
obliged to be original in almost every form.
Their first object was to lay firm and last
ing foundation; this they accomplished
to the envy and admiration Of the world.
The great and wise laws under which we
now live may be justly considered the fruits
OF their labor. Wo have inherited from
them the great boon Of civil and religious
liberty, which we are bound to transmit uo-
impaired to posterity. "Iu the over-Gowing
cup of philanthropy, many are the drops Of
patriotism" twas the great aim Of our
forcfatheis to exhibit to the world mo Ill
Eepublic; one 10 protect the welfare of her
citizens, and to extend happiness and peace
over as wide field as possible. View her
as she now stands All the other nations
of the globe would act wisely in initiating
her example, and copying her institutions.
In the annals Of history, the United
States will ever be the most conspicuous.
JUNIOR.
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Speaking In Congress.

About onc.fourth of the "Bunkum"
speeches which "go to the country" from
the halls of Congress, are, in fact, never de-
livered there, whilst large majority of
those which are really delivered are received
in the manner described below by CORE.
spondent cf the Charleston Ne,rs:
The SUBJECT of sending for persons and
papers in the Kansas contested clc,..on case,
is entirely worn out, yet members persist in
inhicting dry speeches upon the House,
They are scarcely listened to. Once in q
while an interesting otEhand speaker puts
in, and affords, rs it were, green oasis in
the desert of dry discussion. Most of the
noviccs read their speeches. The result is
that the orator has his eyes on his manu-.
script, which lies on his desk. His hands
work backwards and forwards in meaningless
gestures. The Speaker sits in his chair and
needs not the commenccmcnt Of each new
paragraph of the speech which begins with
addressing him by his official title. The
members. whose attention is every minute
invoked 10y the orator to some strong point,
lie is about TO make, turn deaf ear TO the
force of the aforesaid point. Some arc wri-
ting letters. Others are clapping their
hands on the desks 10 call pages to do some
crranl for them. Some are lettering in the
lobby. The balance are laughing and talk
ing. The member who is speaking keeps
his eye SO intcltly on his manuscript for
fear he will miss a word, that lie knows not
of the inattention that is paid to him. And
yet this dry and prosy speech, if the manu-.
script was thrown away and it boldly spo-
ken TO the House, rs if its author did not
care a cent for anybody, would have effect.
His boldness would attract attention and in
sure him respectful hearing.
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Savannah River Valley Railroad.

At n call meeting of the City Council of
Augusta, tho following preamble aud reso-
luliona, INTRODUCED by Mr.. Butt, were
adopted:
HAe'tas, a majority Of the Committee
appointed to report upon the propriety of
the Cits's aiding i'll the construction Of the
Savannah Valley Railroad, and said major
ity being supposed TO represent the views Of
a majority of the legal voters Of this city,
therefore,
Resolred, That the City Council will,
with the concurrence of 4 majority Of the
legal voters Of the City. to be expressed in
the mode prescribed by law, subscribe $780,
600 to the capital stock Of said Company,
on the following terms, as basis for future
negotiations:
LIST. The subscription not to be obligatory,
unless the Savannah Valley Railroad Com.
panv shall, within six months, obtain good
and reliable subscriptions of sl,ooo,ooo,
payable without qualification or condition
except the condition Of the whole sum he-
ing made up from parties other than the
City Council Of Augusta.
2'I. No discrimination shall ever be made.
against this point In any future arrange
nent OF freigh,s, whether local or through,
Augusta sl'all participate fully in the aivan-
tages Of the minimum rate, whether it be
in the up or down charge for the transpor-
tat'on OF passengers, produce or mcscLan-
disc.
Sd. The principal business Office and
work shops of the Valley Road to be in Au-
gusta.
4th. The construction Of tho Valley Rail
road shall be commenced at Augusta and
proceed continuously to its junction with
the Rabun Gap road, and shall. from some
point to be designated by the City Council,
be constructed on the northern or river side
Of tho Augusta Canal, SO as to make Tie
Canal enbankment on that side tho bed
OF said road from the point so designated,
to some other point to lie in like manner
designated, between Rae's Creek and the
head wall Of said Canal.
5th. The connection between the Valley
Road and the Georgia Railroad shall be ut
some point West Of Cumming street, and
that of both Of these Roads with the Sou,l,
Carolina Railroad shall be between tho new
Eastern terminus Of the Georgia Railroad
and tho through Depot lot of the South
'''" A'''i'o o'"A, A'pu'ii ot Naikcr Stfcct,
and this latter connection shall be by horse
po,cer only.
9th. For the connection herein proposed,
the Railroads in interest shall paw, or cause
to be paid to the City Council Of Augusta,
sucl, sum as the Council may deem lust
equivalent for the same.
7th. The City Council of Augusta to be
secured onc-third Of the Directors of said
Valley Railroad. and that the Direction thus
provided for and secured, shall be annually
nominated by the City Council.
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Cur Emigrants.

The Kansas Association of Charleston
forwarded its second corps of cm;gran:s, bv
railroad, this morning at seven o'clock. 1t
is composed Of a fine body Of spirited and
active young men, numbering twenty-eisht,
who go with firm purpose to advance, by
industry, their private fortunes; and to
maintain. by their manlincss as citizens, law
and order and Southern rights in Kansas.-
They proceed under the business charge of
Mr.. F. G. Palmer, a graduate. of our Cita
del Academy, and practical civil engineer.
They embrace n number of mechanics and
artisans. Not doubt can be entertained
that they will well represent South Carroll
ma. Their equipment has cost the Assoca.
ton considerable amount, a portion of
which has yet to be met hy voluntary con
tributions. 1t is to be hoped that our citi-
zens will promptly step forward and make
them, and also enable the Association to con
tinne IFS patriotic and urgent work.s.
A hody Of fourteen or fifteen other emi-
grants, mostly from .Orangeburg District,
proceeded on from Branchyile yesterday. K
Charleston Meas. s, =,
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OlaverY in Kapsas.

The Lawrence papers are laboring hard
to convince their Yankee brethren that
slavery does not and cannot exist in thi,
Territory. They may succeed in satisfying
their Northern friends in this, but how will
they get over the census returns, which will
show over one thousand slavea in Kansas
An examination of the Assessors book Of
each county, will probably surprise our edi.
torial brethren in Lawrence They will
find that several hundred thousand dollar;
OF slave property is owned in Kansas, aud
profitably employed and what is better. i
tho master and slave both satisfied with the
country. The addition to the properly in
this country is gradually increasing by the
arrival of wealthy farmers from Missouri.
Virginia, Kentucky, sand other Southern
States. In every instance where itehas been:
tried, their labor has, brought, to their own:
eTs larger return than where they formerly-
rcaded; and the plantcrtrotn Virginia, Who J
has been III the habit of supporting shisz
negroes, will find that ii Kansas tleyscsaunS
not only feed themselves but be a profit to-
their owners. The climate and soil Of Kan,
sas are peculiarly adapted to, slave. labor; !.
and hemp, corn, wheat, tobacco, and ;otiiers
staples, can be as profitably produced here
rs in Kentucky.or other Southern States. :
In view Of these facts, it becomes the duty
OF every Southern planter who is. not ma. ma.
king money fast in the South to remove
with his slaves to Kansas, where fortune.
awaits him.-Squatter Sovereign. { -
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WHOLE NUMBER 152.
The Use Of Remembering:

wv hats the use of remembering all thisF'
pettlsl'Iy cried boy, after his father. who
had been giving him some instructions.
had left the room.
"ril tel! Jou what, remembering is Of.
great service sometimes" said hia cousin.
Let me now read to you from the Living
Age. Please hear"
My dog Dash was once stolen from me-"
says Mr.. Kidd. "After being abient lhir.
teen mouths he one day entered my Office
III town with loug string tied round his
neck. He had broken away from the follow
who held him prisoner. Our meeting. was
n joyful one. l found out the thief, had
him arrested, and took him before the mag
'strate. He swore the dog WAS his, and
called witnesses TO bear him out.
"Mr. Kidd" asked the lawyer, addressing
me- "can You give any satisfactory proof Of
this dog being your propertyT
"Plscing my mouth to the dogs ear
first giving him knowing look~I whis-
pered little communication known only
to us two. Dash Immediately rearcd upon
his hind legs, went through series of ma
n@uvres with stick guided by my eyes,
which set the whole court in roar. NV
evidence needed nothing more, the thief
stood convicted. Dash was liberated and
among the cheers Of the multitude, rnerrily
bounded homcward."
"Ihcre, boy, do you hear that! That
dogs remembering was Of service TO him;
it was taken az evidence in a court, and It
fairly got the case. 1,
YES, he was set free, and thief con-
ylcted. Well, if remembering a masters
instructions served dog so well, how much
more likely is it to he important for body.
to treasure up the Instructions of his father,
not knowing what they may keep him
out Of"
The lesson is pretty good one, and
Others might profit by it. q.
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MISS PEooY LAND.-Our friend, james
~. Doyle, Esq, Of Pickens Diatrict, stated
to us, whilst t.attending Pickcns Court, that
he had seen some notice of ours about tho
profits Of farming in that District, and, hc
desired to say a word to us about the farm
ing of Miss Peggy Land, Il young. woman
in his neighborhood, about twenty ty-four
years old. She was left, somo2 years ago,
with san aged mother to support iby her In
dnstry. She tried weaving. I earding. spin
ming and sewing, and found that aJor,dans;
waa bard road to trascl's and ligeahon-,
:es,ly; whereupon, she concluded to rent 4
piece Of land, and: make a crop $of cotton,
corn and wheat. Tie last year she made
cotton which ne.ted her sio3. sHer. corn
crop was $50 bushels, worth sixty #eepias aE
:bushcl, and she e4thirty.fve bushels 5ofs
wheat, worth ono dollar and City Gents / q
bushel ! This Peggy did herself,#withosut
my assistance or hiring. asShe eplouehed,
droye the cart, cuefer wheat and cribbedi
her corn, &c.-Soutaern Pafriiot. . x, IS. IS
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WoRTu TELLISG.-Mrs. Polly Beeman,
of Birmingham, Connecticut, is in her 92d
year. Her husband, Tracy B,eman, died n
short time since; he WAS two years the
senior of his wife. They had lived in the
same farmhouse sixty-nine years. They
had family Of nine children, the eld.s.
OF whom now is 73, and was married when
she was il. Of the grandchildren there
are now forty-nine, the Oldest Of whom is
Sc years. There are one hundred and fifty-
six great grandchildren, and eighteci, great
great grandchildren. Tho family enioy
iron constitutions. This venerable woman
can call two hundred and thirty of her
lineal pedigree around her thanksgiving
table. Their united ages now amount to
1924 years 80 that, if this family had
followed each other consecutvcy, the first
might have been an old lady of seventeen
hundred summers at the day Adam woke
mp and ate forbidden fruit with his partner.
Our Connecticut old lady intends to, take
long Journey next week behind The airon-
horse" She ought to have free ticket.
- q Hartford @Courant.
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FOR THE INDEPENDENT rnrss.l
On the Death of Miss 8. L.


On the Death of Miss 8. L.
The King of kings warrant sealed.
And sent it forth by Death,
And charged him to lay the. same
Upon her feeble breath.
Death came with speed and seized on her.
AS she in anguish lay
He laid his cold hand on her heart
And took her life away
Angels Immediately came down,
With power from on high,
10 bear her spirit safely home,
. To dwell beyond the sky.
Sweet pleasures all the way she went,
She found did multiply
From angel-songs which sounded loud
Salvation row is nighl"
The pearly gates stood open wide,
And Jesus i'll the place
lie welcomed her with words and smiles,
And joyed TO see her face.
He loud proclaims the sovereign word,
And bids her enter in,
And says-"My child, I've died for thee
And blotted ont thy sin."
OF now her soul with angels sing
Amid the heavenly choir;
Her talk, her walk with Jesus is. .z
Which was her souls desire. ~
: And now, her dust shall rest in hope,
% Until that happy day
When Christ shall raise our bodies up,
To dwell with hin Away; g> -
:, 4. ,,s.s.s B. -. SosCA.
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Max!ms for Young Men.

Keep good company or none.
Never be idle. If your hands cannot be
usefully employed, attend to tho cultivation
Of your mind.
Always speak The truth.
Never listen to loose or idle conversation
You. had better be poisoned in your
blood than in your principles.
Your character cannot be essentially in.
jured except hy your own acts.
If any one speak evil of you. let your
life be SO yirtuous that none will believe
him.
Always speak and act rs if in the pres.
ence Of God.
Drink no Intoxicating liquor.
Never play at any kind of game.
Small aud steady gains give competency
with tranquility of mind
Avoid the temptation, through fear that
you may not withstand it.
Earn your money before you spend it.
Never run in debt, unless you see a way
to get out again.
Never borrow, if you can possibly avoid it.
BE- just before You are generous.
Keep yourself innocent, if you would be
happy
Never think that which you do for rclg
ION is time or money misspent.
Read some portion of the Bible every
day.
Often think Of death and your accounta.
bility TO God.
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MISCELLANY.
IRON TIE INDErESDENr PRESS. I
The Republic of the United States /
Contrast with Ancient Rannhlies

Sontrast Win ancient Republics.
EVERY thing formed by the hands of
man IS subject alike to decay. Govern
ments, like the machines Of the mechanics,
have limited period Of existence. States
and empires, like tho trees ofthe forest, havo
fallen, when least expected, of their own
accord. The instances connected with the
great Republics of Greece and Rome, show
that they have been tho masters of their
own downfall and ruin.
The world has been surveyed almost
from pole ato pole the rise and downfall
of every State and empire that has ever
existed have been studied and reviewed. with
great interest and attention none seem to
have possessed those stable and sound prin-
c'ples upon which the government of the
United States based, none had their insti-
tutions SO well developed, none enjoyed
that freedom which we have SO long ell
joyed. Atone time the progress of ancient
Greece in civilization was wonderfully rap
id, thougli subjected to many vicissitudes
and disadvantages; such, for example, as
the invasion of the pcrsians, intestine wars,
&C.; but. she declined almost rs f,st as she
advanced. Rome, too, with her great phi
losophers, made rapid strides towards civil
cation, from her. infancy until the second
Punic war; she had "a glorious career from
that ti'netosthe reign sof Augustus when
the aspect began to change; Ignorance and
: superstition again spread their black crimes
overEihe whole country.
2 It's, indeed, Strange that such Repnb.
lies as: Greece and Rome, with all their.
wealth and magnifcence, with their great
philosophers and law-givers, should be
Ssoyerthrown viii, so1it,le difficulty, and des-
potisnl and anarchy be made TO reign in
theifmost degraded forms: Ignorance, and
the feebleness of their laws, no. one will
'edoubt, were the causes which brought to
tosthese; great Republics SO sad fate. )
Barbarity, degradation land despair
spread $tlleir plagues and curses Of darkness
!syor the Whole land ]; recovery seemed al.
most impossible; their endeavors to establish
harmony ,wassforia considerable time un-
successful Civil and religious liberty was
$trampled TO the dust. Agriculture, com.
lnerce, and all that tends to ciSlize nation,
was neglected; nothing was effected in any
way to l,somote the great cause of cdu-..
cation. B. Il, IL, &. +; 5. .
How canfa nation exist without laws to
sprptse. ahensa We. the people Of the Unis
/ / ssd States may thank onr sstars fol, ihe
seseat government under which we sbaye,
ssbes1s aced. 1T wass our wise, fofefathers
sHhola laid iss fopn ndation, and banisted from
orr aiy: laaa cruelty and vice, which &. seem IN
Sc llassl been tbe pssd on,inatihg power in
sionishing ptog gress BE h,asa made
I'D DIS alfisatipn ofs arts md sriences,
s.ssad ssastiop, and in sssmsliors.
! atine tha ssnditieh tths Inssses, Ne HAL
t6 tMss M ssu: 81:
siSs govern;
M Is a ssss { lss s So ssisss4
3 a6i63 81 bit M 81 i,s, =
nssss M q az q rrossasd;
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RATES OF ADVERTISING

eB Advertisements inserted for shorter
period than three months will be charged IS
cents per square 2 lines or less) for Fl rst i,iser
tion and 374 per square for each continuance
eY Any one advertising BY annual or semi
annual contract can change his advertisement
monthly. if he desires.
N Subscribers to the paper who do not
pay their subscriptions within the year will be
charged 81 SO. GApril 20, 1855
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To MAKE 4, B4lkY HoRsE DaAw,.s--,,
The London Times gives d femedy y whjctSl liza
proved successfnl. After AT sorts oi smeans
bad been tried and failed, II was slie eeested
that 4 simple remedy used in Indis sbodlds
be tried that pet q an,al rope and
attach II Il. one off tha fpys Net os tLe stllt
born animal, the person hold diag sltleIt and J
OF tho rope 10 advance stew pacss tS SEiuoa
With him the hoEse sslIen IS ssJpattsft
sonrse tha Inv q ItlTfsass
ttiisuswas al tif 6St III; iass aSfois
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4 Nrw GuS.-A new tire.arm has beer :

A New GUN.-A new fre.arm has been
patented hy J. w. Post It is repeating
rifle, whicl, can be loaded and: discharged
thirty times minute is light and conve-
nient, has but one discharging barrel. md
does not revolve: Under the barrel--in
place of the ramrod in other guns-is
tabe'swhich. receives sthirty acorn-shaped,
waterproof balls, eacl, containing within
Itself powder and percussion for propulsion.
The act Of cooking the piece places a ball
in the breach, and the wotY thirty may be
discharged iD tlie.most rapid Succession. $At
a late trial, the gun was charged ten
times 10 ten seconds. Z The 6ali is shaped
like5that Of ttl,e Minnie ride, md the gun
ilssIf Sc caleb lated for long distances as
we'll % raniid firing. b so. sssss 20