The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-02-04
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~ one oil disparagement TO Mrs, McMahon,
the actress, that she became the mother Of
twins, few month ago!
or There was frightful storm at Malta
ton New Years day. Four ships foundered
at sea, and three hundred vessels Of all sizes
were wrecked against the wharves and piers.
W Yesterday was the beautiful day" of
the new year. The sun shone as bright gas it
is wont to do in june. Everybody was out
enjoying the fresh air, and watching the river.
B- The cost to England for furthe ring the
abolition of slavery last year was f3l, $50. Of
which 9lf, 600 was Coz bounty on sla ves."
@ A man named Foraes, living near Mil
tonburg, Ohio, On the 18th, bet dollar that
he could walk home, q distance of FIVE miles,
.barefsoted, He won his bet and lost both his
feet, which were 60 badly frozen as to re quire
'amputation.
= Green 'tf7er has risen ten fen feet at
.BeviHg Green. So says the Louisville Cour-
sier.
Or Capt. Buchanan of the Nail line, is ly-
ing at New Orleans. dangerously i'll, with that
terrible disease, small pox.
o. Capt John WRsen the veteran clerk
OF the Mcclellan was Ia the city yesterday.
or This season, snow whitened the Roy
81 Palace in the city of Venice Giro instance
before 'unheard of by the people Of those lat
itndes.
OF The new State Of Oregon will embrace
about Sc, 900 square miles, with . present
population OF 81, 900 emitting them to one
Representative. Tie new State Of Min
inesota, embraces &c, 0OO'sguare miles, with a
population between LII. 900, and 200( 100.
o. Mr.. buchanan dfred en- Menda with
the President Messrs. 'Crittendeu. Douglas
and Campbell we're present.
OF Household Words fer February is up
,on our table, containing the Christmas story
of "The Wreck of the Golden Mary" o mar.
rative Of singular beauty ard interest. For
sale by Messrs Bebeli aUd'Lister.
0erThe New York Picayrne is sc,ld by
Dobell & Lister. Drop IN and lock at the
last Number
OF The boats lying in the gorge above
Louisville, are reported in imminent danger,
and attempts are being male to thaU the boats
out, by heating their hulls with hot water
and steam.
The School Trustees held . meeting
son Monday evening and declared that here.
after, no teacher in their employ should pun.
'ish Q child by striking its head or hands
We presume that thrashing them over the
back with stout stick is now tlse legitimate
way of correcting the young ideas. Any
child resisting the punishment, is to be ex.
PEELED. The Trustees are DESTROYS Of max
ing expulsion the only punishment, IS Gar IS
practicable.
or Resolutions introduced in the Louisiana
Legislature endorsing Hon. J. P. Benjamin
for his course in joining the Democratic par.
ty, meet with serious opposition from mem
bers Of the same faith.
o. The ice in Dix river, branch of the
Kentucky, broke up few days since, and
several saw mills were washed away.
OF The editor of the Warrenton Wing
who was recently on visit to Richmond, wa
informed by Messrs. Dickinson, Hill Sc Co.
auctioneers Of that city, that the gros
amount Of their sales Of negroes last yea
reahced the enormous sum of two millions
The entire sales of other houses of o simila
kind in Richmond, it is said. would make tn
amount to 20 over four millions-and still tn
business is increasing.
Hoe STATIsr1ca-The Terrs Haute Cour
Ter gives the aggregate killing of hogs at tina
point and Durkie's Ferry at about SO,
900 head, and adds that this will be abou
$500 over the packing last year.
The st. Louis Intelligencer says that tn
number of hogs packed there will be abou
10000 head short Of last year, which was
we believe, 10000 head.
o. The wholesale provision dealers {
New York, have resolved to use only dec
NAL currency in their dealings This reiorl
twas inaugurated last year by the flour dea
.erS.
GA negro was burned at Abbeville. A
ALBANIA, last week. The crime for which
was burned, was the murder Of his master.
Yesterday morning the ice gave way q
the Kentucky side Of the river, and by eve
ming channel had been worn through to tn
bend below. A number Of those intereste
watched the river yesterday afternoon expec
ing the ice along this shore to move out. I'll
boats below the point had up steam; the NJ
Lellan and Denny were too securely protec
ed, to make such precaution necessary.
OF The Adams Express Company st
supplies the place Of the mail in furnishing
with late papers. Mr.. FISH and Mr.. Pa,
RIDGE keep us we'll supplied with st. Lou
and Louisville papers.
" There are vet SO miles of track to |,
on the Ohio and Mississippi railroad. east
Washington, to make the connection col
plete between st. Louis and Cincinnati. T
grading is nearly or quite finished The ira
will be laid in avery few days as soon as I
earth will permit.
OF With the exception of about 80 mil
in Virginia, there is now continuous line
railway from Bangor Maine, to Montgome,
Alabama, which ere long, will extend to Ne
Orleans and Westward to to tho Pacific.