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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-05-16

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Respectable a1d ws'i knsvIE faaies isSfti IN. BE
ncighboriO1d OF the railroad lan1s. throu -hOut the
Slte-asse the cost of fencing. price 10 cste. expense
" harvesting, threshing, et. .-or any other infrna
ucn- all. be ch eeruy given. appli.isa. either
rslIlaly or by letter, in Engiis, Frs.s uy ernan,
atf-essed 70. :. 80. 80 ID JOHN WfLSoN. 80
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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-05-16
Y. H. c o o Il d o n.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in - Ia
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
49, EVANSVILLE. IND. y -,..t -Ht<
WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT. HoL
FIRST STREET, FIRST DOOR FROM MAIN.
RETAIL DEPARTMENT..
Dr. +. M'GOWN's EssENCE OFTAR

Bowel Co mpisints and Diseases OF the lungs.
TvHfRrY rhouslnd cures, without single failure.
lfnr sale in Evansville -tv Keller n Nhite, Had
Nierling.
q. The great American Tan SPRING LIxINESr and
NERMnUOK Is ziss fer sale ty them aas3t- lAwIy =,
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-05-16
RvAysyILi,E, AND CEAwfoRDsvILLE X. R.
PRE;GIIr NOTICE-,

IN ami after the 18th of April. all freight hills ~
~ eruin article Arriving at Evansville, Nincen
ami Terre Uaute, must he settled hv the consignee
At e-epJts befor- the property is removal u ~
Ai goos not called f1r tG . hours after notice of
their arrival Is served, win be placel In stgrc.
,s -f' l..e v. 3. DANIEL, Su,,v.i D
vincennes Gazette and rerre Iaute Union copy
month. tfH e." "' -i ap9-lm
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-05-16
PU3 3IaiC SALE

yUNHE undersigned Will sell at Roe'spo-t, Spencer
county. Ind, rte 2lth siav OF Nav new B 10 Z
acres of land. living in sld colDty, FIVE mil frr the
Ohio River, the Elizabeth and Centreviie Raais tron
GrandvieW passing bv IT, and the firm Of IN Ia
aij0iningit. There j. small log house on the I
track and clearing of about 10 ares, the remain .r
heavily timhered with Walnut, Oak, &c. II has rare
a,yant OF being waerei by snail stream passing
through t,apd also or springs imneia;eiv on it,
II WI he sold together dvilei % suit pJlrcha.e-s
aplI-jW HOWARD d. 0fNEILL. 4.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16
The MOrmOnS.

An Enslish clergyman who left Eng
land to join the Mormons, returned TO
London in September last, having ex>
perienced quite enongh of the abomina>
tions of Utah. He has published vol
ume, in which be gives terrible accounts
of the iniquities of the SO called saints
One of his statements is as follows:
One Of the most repulsive features of
Mormonism is the proxy system. This
is so destructive of every good and honest
feeling, that many staunch Mormonites
reject it altogether. / heard one Of the
oldest disciples say, that nothing on earth
would ever persuade him to believe in it,
and that if he had dog who believed it,
he would shoot him. Nor will any reader
be surprised when he knows what it is
l will endeaVor to explain it briefly
When a married man is called by Com
ference to foreign mission. he has a
privilege, as they call it, before leaving
home, Of choosing some one to take the
oversight of his cattle, goods and what
ever he may possess; to provide for and
overlook the family and to become the
pro tempore husband Of the wife,
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16
The Morality Of Cash Payment.

There is no truth more sacred in our es-
timatinn than this--'the laborer is worthy
his bire'-por is there in any department
of human life better system of ethicks or
a more lovely display of character, than
that afforded by the cash-paying employ
er-the sum of whose morality is neither
increased nor diminished by mere profess
sion of honesty, but who by example as
well as precept, scrupulously refuses to
withhold from another, even for night,
that which is due him, and who in every
business transaction conscientiously OBJ
serves the golden rule, do unto others as
ye would they should do unto you.' We
have more than ordinary respect for such
a man. He may be of humble preten-
sions, limited opportunities, and slender
mental caIibre, but if he is prompt in
awarding an equivalent to those by the
sweat of whose brow he prospers, he RI
ses far above mediocrity ia the scale of
human perfection. He stands in his
place as giant among pigmies. But
many men, unfortunately, think them
selves pious when they are only bilious
and find saIve for their consciences in
the substitution Of good Intentions, and
mere promises to pay for actual cash pay
ment, forgetting, meanwhile, that the
wreck Of mercantile honor is not only
fearful disaster but at the mercy of every
slight trade wind.-EB Bait. Clipper.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16
SPECIAL NOTICES.

The privilege Of yearly advertisers is strictly limited 70
their own Immediate and regular business; and the busi
saas of advertising firm not considered as including
that of Its Individual members.
Merchants others advertising by the year will only be
allowed tho space of half column in the paper, at the
rNtes at present charged them by this paper.
Calls persons TO become candidates will be inserted as
StheP advertisements.
Advertisements of two columns width will be charged
tSeble she usual rates.
Advertisements marked on the copy for specified
fe win be inserted till forbid, and payment exacted
And hnaly-An communications for this paper of any
aud every character Whatsoever intended promote the
private ends interests Of individuals, corporations,
niedss schools will be charged advertisements
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16
The Farmers Daughter.

There is world of beauty flourishing in
the shades Of the country. Farm houses
are dangerous places. As you are think
ing of sheep or of curds, you may be sud-
denly shot through by pair of bright
eyes, and melted away in a bewitching
smile that you never dreampt of till the
mischief was done. In town and thea
tres, and thronged assemblies of the rich
and titled fair, you are on your guard;
you know what you are exposed to, and
put on your breast-plate, and pass through
the most deadly onslaught of beauty
safe and sound. But in those sylvan re-
treats, dreaming Of nightengales and hear
ing only the lowing Of oxen, you are ta-
ken by surprise. Out steps fair crea-
ture, crosses a glade, leaps style; you
start, you stand--lost in wonder, aston
ishment and admiration, you take out
your tables to write sonnet on the re-
| turn of the nymphs and dryads to earth,
when up comes John Tompkins and says,
st is only the farmers daughter!' What,
have farmers such daughters now-a-daysl
Yes. tell you they have such daugh-
ters-those farm houses are dangerous
places. Let no man with a poetical i'm
agination, which is but another name for
very tender heart, fatter himself with
fancies of the calm delights of the coun-
try; with the serene idea of sitting with
the farmer in his old-fashioned chimney
corner, aud hear him talk Of corn and
mutton; of joining him in the pensive
pleasures ola pipe and brown jug of DC
tober; of listening to the gossip of the
comfortable farmers wife, Of the parson
and his family, of his sermons and his
tenth pig, over fragrant cup of young
hyson, or tapping the delicious Injuries
of custards and whipt creams. In walks
fairy vision of wondrous witchery, and
with a courtesy and smile of most win
ming and mysterious magic, takes her
seat Just opposite. 1t is the farmers
daughter! A lively girl of eighteen. Fair
as the lilly, fresh as May dew, rosy as the
rose itself; as graceful as the peacock
perched on the pales there by the window;
sweet as the posy Of violets and gloves
giIlivers;' modest as early morning, and
amiable as Imagination of Desdemona
or Gertrude of Wyoming. You are lost!
It's all over with you. | wouldn't give
an empty filbert or q frog bitten strawber.
ry for your peace of mind, if that glitter
ing creature be not as pitiful as she is fair.
And that comes of going into the coun-
try, out of the way Of vanity and tempta
ton, and fancying farm houses only nice
old fashioned places Of old fashioned con-
tentment.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16

SELLING BIZ WE1eHr.-Eggs, as well
as every other kind of food, should be
sold by weight. How often does it hap
pen that person will have to pay one
third more for the same bulk of eggs on
one occasion than on another. In lot
of eggs for sale in the same store, three
dozen of eggs were taken promiscuously.
One dozen weighed eighteen ounces, one
twenty four and the other twenty seven.
If our grocers and produce dealers want
to bring about a fair and just reform, they
will institute a system of selling all arti-
cles of food by weight INSTEAD of by the
peice or dozen.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16
Fishing with Birds.

Lieut.. Habersham, in his entertaining
work entitled MY Last Cruise relates a
singular occurrence. In Chinese river
that disembogues into the Yellow Sea, he
saw long raft Of bamboo moored under
the lea of heavy pier, on which were
a Chinese fisherman, basket, a paddle
and five duck-Iike birds called fishing
cormorants. The fisherman soon reach
ed out his hand towards the birds, the
nearest of which at once waddled up to
him, and stepped into his open palm; he
smoothed his feathers with his right hand
bent his mouth to his arched neck for a
moment, and then put him on the edge
of the raft. There the bird dipped his
bill into the water once or twice, snapped
his head from side to side, and ended by
driving suddenly into the turpid stream
that washed his feet. Alter being down
ten or fifteen seconds, he suddenly pop
ped out of the water with a good sized
fish in his mouth, and swimming to his
master, delivered up the prize. The fish
erman stroked him down as before, utter
ed few encouraging words, and the
same operation was repeated. Another
bird made one or two unsuccessful efforts
when the master took him back on the
raft, slapped him soundly on the head,
and threw him angrily down. That cor
morant made tracks for the other end,
and looked quite ashamed. The train
ing ofbirds for the purpose of fishing is
quite common in that part of China, and
is often made valuable source of emo
lument.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16
PIAQUENlINE, PARISH OF IBERVILLE LA. MAY 16, 1857

|Here is picture of Sunday life in
Chicago. It is furnished by the Times {:
Here in Chicago on Sunday we have
fifty"six churches, open during the fore~
noon and evening; but at the same time
there are no less than eighty halIsrooms,
in each of which the band plays from
morning till midnight, and waltziog goes
on without intermission. In addition to
these festivities, we have two theatres,
each with its performers in tights and very
short garments, rivalling Ellsler in their
graceful revolutions. Saloons have their
front doors closed by proclamation, but do
a thriving business through side sntran"
ces.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16

The COMET TO Strike THE EARTH
NEXT JUNE.-A writer on this subject in
the St. Louis Republican says:
1. There are astronomical calculations
of the orbit of the coming comet, that war
rant the prediction that it will touch the
earth.
2. Science can calculate the orbit of
this eccentric comet, no matter how long
its period; and predict, unhesitatihgIy
that the comet now approaching will come
in contact with the earth on the morning
of the 18th of June, about 90 minutes af-
ter ten o'clock, and the point of contact
will be in the vicinity of a place called
Vide Poche or Carondelet.
8. The nucleus of this comet is very
large, and is composed Of the bisulpuret-
ted carbonate of the protoxide of man
ganese. The tail is chlorine, and al
though you cannot see stars through it.
they will probably be seen by many indi-
viduals at the time of the collision.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16
NroRo STEALING ON A LARGE SCALE.

NEGRo STEALING ON LARGE SCALE.
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican
of Friday week, with good many exul-
tant remarks, publishes the following:
Twenty-Five slaves, we are informed,
recently escaped from southern city bar.
relied up. They passed safely out to
sea, when the barrels were unheaded, and
they came safely to New York. where
they took different directions for the land
where the Dred Scott decision cannot
reach them. Six of them, q mother and
FIVE children, came this way. In Thomp-
sonville, upwards of $50 dollars were raj
ed for them, and in this city they obtain
ed funds to carry them far the as suspen-
sion bridge. They were hard looking
set, and appeared as if they had been bar
relied up through the winter.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16
4 Water Population.

The enormous river population of
China, who live only In boats, who
were born and educated, who marry,
rear their families and die, who, in a
word, begin and end their existence on
the water, and never have or dream of
any shelter other than the roof, and
who seldom tread except on the deck
or boards of their sampans-shows to
what IN extent the land is crowded,
and how inadequate it is to maintain
the cumberers Of the soil. In the city
Of Canton alone it is estimated that
100000 persons dwell upon the sur
face of the river. The boats, some-
times twenty or thirty feet deep, cover
some miles and have their wants sup~
piled by ambulatory statesmen, who
went their way through every accessi~
bic passage. Of this vast population
some dwell in decorated river boats:
used for every purpose of license and
festivity-for theatres, for concerts,
for feasts, for lust, for solitary and
social recreations. Some craft are
employed in conveying goods and
passengers, and are In state of great
activity; others are moored, and their
owners engaged as servants or laborers
on shore. Indeed, their pursuits are
nearly as various as those Of the land
population. The immense variety of
boats which are found in Chinese
waters has never been adequately de-
scTibed. Some are of enormous size,
and are used as magazines for salt OF
riee; others have all domestic accom-
rnodations, and are employed for the
transfer Of whole families, with all
their domestic attendants and accom-
modations, from one place TO another;
some called centipedes, from their be-
ing supposed to have one hundred
rowers, convey with extraordinary
rapiditY the more valuable eargoes
from the inner warehouses to the
foreign shipping in the ports; all these,
from the hinge and cumbrous iunks,
which remind one of Noah's ark, and
which represent the rude and coarse
construction of the remotest ages, to
tbs fragile planks upon which solita-
ry leper hangs upon the outskirts of
society; boats Of every form and ap"
piled TO every purpose, exhibit an in>
calculable amount of population which
may be called amphibious, ifnot aqua
tic. Not only are land and water
crowded with Chinese, butmanydwell
on artificial islands which float upon
the lakes-islands with gardens, and
houses raised upon the rafters which
the occupants have bound together,
and on which they cultivate what is
needful for the supply Of life's daily
wants. They have their poultry and
their vegetables for use, their flowers
and their scrolls for ornament, their
household gods for protection and
worship,
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16

CHEAp When DIR. Frank.
lin was in Paris his daughter, Mrs. Boche,
wrote to him for supply of feathers and
thread lace. The doctor declined in the
following characteristic note:-'lf you
wear your cambria ruffies as do, and
take care not to mend the holes, they
will come in time to lace; and feathers,
my dear girl, may be had in America
from every turkeys tail.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16
BWggy Wareh0mse,
CARsON e. KEARNY,

.aPOTHECARLES and DRUGGISTS,
PLAQUHMINE, Las
HAVE just received an extensive
- assortment Of
Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals. etc.
The utmost attention having been given to the
selection Of the purest articles the patronage Of
the public is respectfully solicited.
Also on hand, large and varied collection Of
Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Brushes, Perfnmery,
Glassware, Fancy Groceries, Stationery, School
Books French and English. Fancy ArticiesA&e
Physicians Prescriptions
Will receive particular attention at all hours.
Cali and see, ut the sign of the GOLDEN
MORTAR, corner of Main and Bank SITS. ny3
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16

'Old CreIe,' of Columbia county, Wis
consin, is, according to the note of bis
baptism on the church records of Mon
treal, $50 years old, and he distinctly re-
members period of III years. lie mar.
ried at New Orleans, hundred years ago,
and is now living with a grandchild up
wards of sixty years old. He is still hale
and hearty, and does not appear to be
over 10.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16

A LUCKY MAN.---One of our exchanges
announces that Mr.. White, living in
Venice, Pa, was recently murdered in
his own bed by some one who wished to
get his money. The editor adds that,
luckily Mr.. White had deposited his mo-
ney in bank the day before Mr.. White
lost nothing but his life!
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16

@The Buffalo papers announce the
arrival in that city, on Saturday, of about
four hundred Mormors on their way to
the Salt Lake Valley. Nearly all of them
were from various parts of England and
Scotland, and the party comprised many
fine looking women. 1t is sad to think
of the terrible fate that awaits them.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16

GA gentleman once asked the
celebrated DR.. Abernethy If he thought
the moderate use Of snuff would injure
the brains
nNo. SIR was Abernethy's prompt
reply, for no man with single ounce
OF brains would ever think of taking
snuff
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16

REMAINS OF MAsToDoN.-The Will
Iiamsburg Gazette says that two sailors
recently discovered, about mile west Of
that place, tusks of some huge animal,
which were five feet eight incheSin length.
Three Joints of the back bone were also
found, each measuring two feet seven in
ches in diameter. These specimens are
70 be removed to the Philadelphia Muse
uua.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16
PopuLAn AND LOCAL That

PopuLAR AND LOCAL FALIACEEs.-That
cream candy is made of cream.
That city milk comes from cows.
That qualification is necessary to OBJ
tain office.
That dry goods can be sold at less
than cost.
Thatwet dry goods are cheaper than
dry goods.
That money can be made at faro
bank.
That editors are free moral agents.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16

nFThe cabbage was highly esteem
ed by the ancients. Phillips tells US
that the ancient Romans, having ban~
ishedphysicians ont oftheir territories.
preserved their health for six hundred
years, and soothed their infrnities by
the use Of this vegetable alons.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16

0PA young brother had espoused an
old and i'll tempered wife, but extremely
rich. He used to say:
Whenever find my wife cross, and
my own temper giving way, | retire to
my library, and console myself by read
ing her marriage settlement.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16

The next election for members of Cons
gress will take place in Virginia on the
25th inst. There will be no other until
the Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas,
Kentucky and Texas elections, in Au~
gust.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16

WINDOW GLASS. ETC.:
5000 boxes American Window Glass, all sizss
700 do English aud French, from sxlo to S3xes
900 lights fine Plate Glass;
120 boxes double thick American, frem sx10 10
2Ox30;
1000 lights Colored Glass;
100 Glazier Diamonds;
500 bundles Glazier Tins;
10 tons White Lead, in IS to 7o0lb kegs;
5000 canisters and kegs ColoEed Paints, in l.2 ag
to 100 lb packages;
$500 lbs fne French Green, dry and ground IN
oil;
1000 lbs Whiting and Paris White, Of my own
manufacture, IRE dried;
Paint Mills of all sizes, and every article
usually kept in a general Paint, Oil, and Color
Store, will be found at
mha9-1y 81 Canal street, New Orleans
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16

~ A young man advertises in the
Boston Post for place as salesman, and
says he has had great deal of expert
ence, having been discharged from seven
different stores within a month.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16

Lying is the most consummate form of
cowardice. He who uses lie for refuge
betraysa woeful lack of faith in all things
substantial, and places a miserable conf
dence in a shadow of what is not.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16
Hotel et Restaurant.

T E soussignG phonneur d'inforner ses amis
IL ct lie public in general, que son Restauran
restera ouvert pendant Pete aussi bien que phiver
ct quill est prepare fourneir des logements pour
tOus voyaguers toute heure. On peut aussi
pensionner par semaine GU par mois 4on etab-
lissement. Cuisine pItalienne ct Ia Fran
caise par meilleurs des cuisiniero.
A. PERROH Jr
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16

~Have you got a sister? Then
love and cherish her with a whole
friendship. TWarnock.
The New Bedford Standard suggests
that, if You have no sister Of your own
you can take another mans
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16

~A school boy at recent examina-
ton in an English Academy was asked
who discovered America.
Il wish l may die,' says a correspon>
dent, if he didn't say Yankee DOODLE
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-05-16

0FWhen a fellow is to lazy to work,
says Sam Slick. He paints his name
over the door and calls it tavern or gro
Gerry, and makes the whole neighborhood
as lazy as himself