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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-04-03

EVANSVILLE PAPER ygAItEHOUSE.
gyYE have hsnd AID offer on liberal terms, a
Sy we'll assorted stock for priRte-s aad oAbirders,
among which
SO bunaies Printing Paper assorted sizes:
1000 Straw Beards 1900 Tar Boards. well colored
Printing Paper plain Cap and Host fat Cap Deny sii
white colored Cards and Card Boards which can
have Postoce Paper Manila wrapping.
ntes' Ink &c. We also teg leave to call astertoa of
dealers TO stockof
$50 bundles Wrapping Parer and
100 gross Bonnet Boards.
The highest market price paid for Rsrs: -
mh3 FENEEN z SCI.ESsON.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-04-03

DIR. r. McGOWN'S ESSENCE OF TAI
is CERTAIN CURE FOR
Bowel Complaints Gr,d Diseases OF
the iIuEgs.
TT1HIRTY cures. without single failure For
sale in Eyansve by Keller, Farnsley & Co.. Ballock
4 Stoddard, wooisey Sawyer. LEIGH Yer ing.
The great American TAR SPRING LISIMESr AND VERNE
FuGE. is also for sale by them. acg2l -d&wly
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-04-03

=
upECEivED this morning by ADAMS Express sup
= ply lEdes aad misses Lambs Wool Hase c0ored
and white Kid Gioves fleece liEed SILK Gloves Sc. re-
Expecting daily arrive aid nal stock of all
Dry GooG which ofer friends reduced
prices. Call in everybody.
nov2s EOsER. BRO. FREY.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-04-03
BLANKETS.

F7HE undersigned having commenced the manufacture OF
IA Blankets, their mill at Dexter, New Eork, are pre-
pared sell all of Blankets as low they c.n be par
chased in New York. with the addition Of frIts aad can
I'll orders tor any amount at shortnotise. -
Wokeep hand good 81, lc-4 ia, z-s
Super Family Blsnkets.
Heavy Negro Blankets
Gray aud White Saddle Blankets. &C., &C.. to which we
oets J. II. MAGHEr & CO.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-04-03

EAMES SCANTLIN. JE.. of the late firm of james
az Scantlin Son. has opercd Stove and Tin Store
Nnstreet opposite the old State Bank whore h. intends
keeping of Stoves Of the laes. iproye3
retail the very best Give him call before
chasin. elsewhere. now
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23

day or two since q woman, about 40
years old, died in ore of our suburban villa
ges, who was the subject of singular mon
omania. For some ten years past she be-
lleved herself possessed of some $l5 900, the
result, in part, of her industry and economy,
and sum said to have been left her by her
husband. Of this alledged treasure she was
accustomed often tospeak; as also of a daugh-
ter, whom she said was travelling in Europe
as governess and comapnion. About
month ago-at which time she lived in well
known family at the ives: end, in the oapac
ity of cook, in WHICH she was quite skilful
she procured the services of young and
accomplished lawyer in Court Street. to make
out her will. This was executed in a formal
manner. The $l5,O00 or more, was tesla
ted to various persons and for sundrv purpo-
ses. The directions were given with a I ar
ticularity and method apparently indicative
OF great sagacity: The legal gentleman of
course performed his duty with all due faith
fulncss, inspired alike by professional char
acter and the acceptable fee.
The other part of the matter remains to
be told. On examing her "estate," it turns
out that her allegations of property, SO au-
riferous to the legal gentleman aforesaid. and
her Europe touring daughter are both en-
phatical'y and purely huns. A few dollars
not enough to cover her funeral expenses
were found about her person. This is all.
The woman has always appeared sensible and
sane, and was, so far as known, respectable
and worthy. She had repeated this story Of
her wealth for years, and doubtless believed
it true. We may add that the lawyer. in
the course of his professional service. had
expended from his own packet Upwards of
$500 upon the case in addition to tie CHARGE
for bis own fee. Altogether the case is a
most singular one.-Bos,on Bee.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23
ABOVE THE FALIs.--Our neighbors of th'
"head" talk in this wise. (Republican.)

The Rock ISLAND BRIDGE!-Our brethren of
the River presses below, are having good time
fighting about the Rock Island Bridge, and find
it quite as prolific theme as the late Indian
war" was to the St. Paul Dailies. Not having
been spectator to any of the "terrible acct
dents" said to happen daily at that place, we
can't say which side to take. We notice that
two boats, the Tennessee Belle, and the Sara
cen, were wrecked there on the same day. The
Rock Island Argus says:
"The steamer Saracen, Capt Stran, from St.
Paul, in coming through the draw about o.
clock yesterday morning, struck the long pier,
breaking three of her hog chain braces and will
probably have to go to the boat yard for repairs.
She was otherwise injured, SO that she leaked
badly
The Steamer Saracen is surely an unlucky
boat. We have before chronicled her as hav-
ing been blown ashore at Prescott ON her way
up, and her difficulty at our wharf here. Capt.
STRAINS star is certainly evil. However, the
Saracen went on to St. Louis, and may be re-
paired very soon.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23

JOHN DEAN.-This person, who became
notorious for his marriage with Miss Boxer,
is now at Franklinville, N. Y. He is board
ing in the family Of Mr.. John W. Sayer, and
is being tatprsd and polished by the Rev.
Mr. Reed, Congregational clergyman pre-
paratory to his debut among the fashionabes
in Fifth Avenue. 1t seems he was sent there
by his lawyer, and to avoid recognition he
assumed the name of John johnson. The
manner in which his true name apd charac-
teT leaked out, Is THUS stated by the News:
"a few days after his arrival letter was
received by the worthy postmaster at that
village, directed to John johnson, and as
there was young farmer living in that
ncighborhood, by the same name, he took it
out of the Office and opened it. 1t proved to
be from Deans wife, and it was filed with
such matter as good wife knows cply how
to write 70 an absent husband John job
son, farmer, concluded it Vas ~. . N
as he was not the own .;O' tor hlir,
nos, ,eN ..ry, SO he returned it to the
once, and in day or two, john john
son No. 2, i. e., John Dean, called and
claimed it,
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23

Power OF SEA BREAKERs.-From exper;.
ments which were made some time since. at
the Bell Rock and Skerryvore lighthouse. on
the coasts Of Scotland, it was found that
while tho force of the breakers on The ss;do
of the German Ocean may be taken at ahout
ton and half on every square foo, Is snr
face exposed to them, tts Atlantic br e. s
fell with doph!.s .hat Weight. Or the. '"s''
!he square foot and tkHs IONS to
square yards sustain = surface of two
Atlantic h--- . blow from heavy
,aKer equal to about fifty-four
IONS: In November, 1924, heavy gale blew
and blocks OF limestone and granite. from
two to five tons in weight, we're washed
about like pebbles, at the Plymouth break
water. About 300 tons of such blocks were
borne distance of two hundred feet, and
up the inclined plane of the breakwater, car
ried over it and scattered it in various d-
rections. A block Of limestone, seven tons
in weight. was in one place washed dis.
lance # $50 feet. Blocks of three tons
weight were torn away by a single blow of
breaker, and hurled over into the harbor
and une of nearly two tons, strongly trehail
ed down upon jetty, was torn away and
tossed upwards by an overpowering breaker.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23

ANOTHER VOLUME OF MACAuLaY's Hrs
TORY OF ESGLAND.-The fifth volume of Ma
caulay's History of England is said to BE-.
nearly ready Tor the press, and may be ex-
pected in July. 1t will bring the narrative
down to the death of WIN. Ill, in 1907
Macaulay is in his fify-seventh year, with
Indifferent health. lie is said to have arrly-
cd at tn" conclusion already drawn by the
public. that it is wholly useless to continue
the idea Of writing history of England
down to such recent date as he originally
intended. When two volumes first appeared.
nearly nine years ago, he announced that he
proposed ito write the history of England
from the accession Of King James the Sec
ond, down to the time which is within the
memory Of men still living" This is, down
to the end OF the American war, in I783-
exactly the concluding period of Lord Ma
hons (now Earl of Stanhope,) History. In
nine years. Macaulay has written the annals.
the close Of James, reign, and only the Open
ing nine years of the reign of William and
and Mary. At this slow rate it would take
ninetyone additional volumes and ninctv-one
more years to bring the work down to 1888.
Therefore, it is said, he has been persuaded
to close his history at the death of Queen
Anne in 1714-the actual close of the Stuart
dynasty, as reigning monarchs.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

The season docs not open favorably for
farmers, or for the credit of our climate
The days are raw and windy, or else hot
enough for July. Vegetation starts slowly
the birds sing by fits; and the season is near
ly or quite as backward as inthe States south
and east Of us.
s. Hidden, the new p M. at Minneapolis,
is erecting a new building adjacent to his
store to be specially used as Post Office.
The STEAMER ENTERPRIsE.-This new
boat, built by sni named after z. E. b. Nash
who is himself the embodiment of enter
prlze-is to be launched at Portland, (mouth
Ut the Grow, on week from next Saturday.
Apart of the machinery has arrived, and the
| remainder will soon be here.
On Sunday week, teamster named Ken
nedy, was drowned near the Suspension
Bridge. From some unknown cause he fell
out of boat which he was rowing. and his
body was not recovered till life was extinct
Our Territorial exchanges are full of local
| items furnished by the reviving of business
at the return of Spring. 1t seems that near
ly all the towns along the river. as we'll as
hundreds in the interior, are going ahead at
a rapid rate. u
DANE GIVE are told that the high wa
ter IN Rum River has carried away the new
dam at st. Jonathan, undermined two of the
sash and blind factories al Anoka, beside do
ing some injury to the dam at that place.
PoRTLAND.-A number of new buildings
are being erected in tbs young town, and
business is quite lively.
CHAPLIN.-The new Steam Mill at this
place has been in operation for several weeks,
and is doing good business. j. B. Cook &
20. are the prOprietOrs. A tavern has also
been opened BY Joseph Downs.-RepeLlicam
Business is becoming brisk-new goods
are hourly rolling in,-the land office is a.
oout to be opened-money plenty-capital-
lists are becoming aware that no point in the
west offers greater inducements for invest
ments than this-building is too extensive
to be detailed. We notice however, the
erection of a steam Planning Mill, by Messrs.
Clark d Weld, which they expect to COM
pete within month.-Fayri6auu Herald.
LITTLE FALLS MILLs.-If any of our
readers have desire to see business done
rapidly; they can be gratified by calling on
Mr.. Seelye, and taking peep into the Little
Falls Mill. The way that lie and his men
are crowding out the lumber is a sight
Capt. Rockwell says he must have more
help to get away lumber; as the mill was
doing much larger business than last seaaon.
Herald.
Court HorsE.-We notice that Mr.. Smith
who has contract for building the Court
House at Little Falls, has already commenc.
ed the work. The public square is now COW
cred with stone and other building material,
and presents quite businesslrke appearance.
Mr.. S. has the Church edtice nearly COM
pleted, and will scon put his force upon the
Court House, when it will be likely to 20 a.
head.-Ib.
DRowNED.-Edward Stickney, a young
man who has been engaged in numbering the
past winter, was drowned on the 9th inst,
while driving logs on Pine river.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23

MISUNDERSTANDING, like the Sabbath
is perfectly adapted to the nature, relations
and destinies Of man everywhere. 1t is a
religion that will not grow old. Other re-
ligions become s;ckly exotics when you
transplant them from their birth place !;
change of climate is fatal to their constitu-
tons. Christianity roots in every soil and
fourishes in every climate. Other systems
are content to slumber in their own Terrific
ry; they make no attempt to acquire do
minion over that which is proper sphere of
religion, the kingdom of mind Christianity
aims at and avows its intention of complet-
ing the conquest of the world.
In different parts of the earth its banner
is now waving, of hope to the nations and
still its watchwnrd is farther, still farther"
Onward, while there is yet spot of Garth
unexplored, or child of man unconverted."
Other religions. after they exist for century
or two, give signs Of inanition and feeble
ness the frailty Of age is upon them, while
the strength of Christianity grows with its
years it is not subject to the wasting influ-
ence of time. 1t is eighteen hundred years
old. and the dew Of its youth is still upon it.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23

WoMANs LAUGH.-A woman has no
natural grace more bewitching than sweet
laugh. 1t is like the sound Of flutes ON t},e
water, 1t leaps from her heart in clear.
sparkling nll, and the heart that hears IT
feels ~ II bathed in the cool, exhilirat,nc
spring. Have you ever pursued an unseen
fugitive through trees. led on by her fairy
laugh, now there, now lost, now found? We
have. md we are pursuing that wanahrir q
voice to this day. Sometimes it comes to
us in the midst of care, or SORROW, or irk-
some business, and then We turn away and
listen and hear 1t ringing through the room
like s lver bell, with power to scare away
the i'll spirits Of the mind. How much we
owe to that sweet laugh! 1t turns the prose
Of life into poetry, it filings showers Of sun
shine over the darksome wood in which we
are travelling, it touches with light even our
sleep, which is more than the image of death
but is consumed with dreams that are shad-
ows Of Immortality.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23

THE COMET IN SIGHT! LOOK Curl
last evening about nine o'clock, we discover
ed the long expected comet, plainly visible
to the naked eye. We don't know whether
sharper eyes have discovered the llustrious
stranger before us from some lookout in
Madison; but if so, we have not heard of
them.
To the naked eye it appears, tail and all,
about half degree in length. Its outlines
arc family marked, the head being just dis
cernable, Ike very pale small star, seen
through the thin lining of cloud. The tail
looks like very thin wreath of fog, ouly
more pale and indistinct. The comet will
rise shortly past noon, and at nine o'clock to
night will be nearly overhead in the north
west board. A number of persons saw the
stranger last night, after we pointed him
out to them. As the moon does not rise
till late, now is just the time to look at the
comet for the first time. In few weeks it
will be plainly visible in the moonlight and
after passing its perhelion, will show tail
extending from the horizon to the zenith, so
Chat, after the body has set, the extremity
Of the tail will be almost overhead. 1t will
be quite interesting to watch the growth Of
our terrible visitor as it approaches theearth.
Madison Journal.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23

Last night at the Temperance house, the I'd
mate of the Frank Steele got into a fracas,
drew large knife and attempted to stab a
person twice. Officers Garrety and Waters ar
rested him. On his person were found two re-
volvers and the knife. He managed to break
away from the officers while they were con-
veying him to Jail, but was re-arrested, and
safely confined. He will be tried this morn
ing. Officer Garretyfis one of our most eff
cient officers.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23

PREDrcTIoN.-Mr. Bross, in one Ct Lis
letters from st. Paul to his paper, the Chi
cago Democratic Press, speaks as follows in
regard to the future of St. Paul and Mime
sofa at large. He is not out of the way
The presence of so large representation
of railroad men, the immense interests a.
stake, and the fact that so many important
railway lines are sure soon to be completed
in this Territory, is really one of the won
ders of the age. Only seven years ago we
came to st. Paul. then containing only few
hundred inhab tants. Then the Sioux In
dams owned all the territory west OF the
Mississippi, opposite St Paul, to the Mis-
souri, River Now, St. Paul is fine thri-
wing city of some twelve thousand lnhabi-
tants, and the Territory before the close
of navigation will contain nearly, if rot
quite, two hundred thousand inhabitants
Ere another seven years shall have relied
away. the young giant State will have in OPP.
Grafton complete network OF railways, and
the number Of its inhabitants will be YER
cling onward much nearer million than the
most sanguine friends of Minnesota would
now dare to predict. Conld any other age
or any other country produce such results
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23

Interesting Slave Case Decision In Ohio.
We learn from the Ohio State Journal that
the opinion of the Supreme Court of that
State was given on Friday morning last upon
q case which involves very important prin-
ciple, of which we can only give bare out
line. A slave, named Poindexter, was own
ed by man named anderson, living in Ken
lucky, near the Ohio river. Poindexter was
trusty and of much value. His master fire.
quently sent him across the river into Ohio
to transact business for Linn, and to. do er-
rands. He agreed to give Poindexter his
freedom for the sum of four hundred dollars.
Poindexter executed notes with sufficient
sureties for the payment of the money. He
went to work in Ohio and in Kentucky to
raise the money by the labor of his hands,
When one Of the notes became due, pay
mcnt was refused, and the owner Anderson
brought suits in tie Ohio Courts to recover
of the suieties.
The suit was contested on the ground that
Poindexter was already free before the notes
were given, by having been brought or sent
into Ohio by his master, and therefore there
was no consideration given for the notes.
This is the chief point in the case, so far as
principle is involved. But there are several
other points of interest. The Ohio Supreme
Court decides that this position is we'll taken,
AMI that the bringing or sending slave into
that State makes him free. To this point
judge Bartly dlsents; the other Judges a.
gree upon it. This, it will be seen, conflicts
with the bred Scott law of the United States
court, as recently exp unded by Judge Ia.
ney, but it is good law, nevertheless, and the
State Journal thinks will stand as such in the
State of Ohio. Her soil is free soil, and
can neither bring nor send their
slaves within her limits and hold them again
as property.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23

THE SEWER ON ROBERTS STREET.-The Rob.
ert street sewer is giving the contractor con.
siderable trouble. 1t has been excavated, fit
ted up, and re-excavated several times. Its
construction was begun on wrong principles
engineers say, and will be Of no use and lots
of trouble, when done. However, that is MOTH
ing to the contractor 80 he gets it done. But
the poor taxpayers, what are they doing all
this time. We wonder they don't mutiny.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23
1l,75O

A. DE GRAFT, the great Railroad contractor
of Ohio, is now in our city, stopping at the
Fuller House. 1t is unnecessary for US to state
that De Graft is man with national reputa-
ton in his line CT business, and should any of
our Land Grant Companies see fit to give him
"chance in" they may rest assured he will
have his work done in the most faithful and ex-
peditious manner.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23

ALIVE AND WELL--It seems that our report
of the death of St. George, which we gave in
our last number, was incorrect. We rejoice
that this is so, and hope that he won't feel hurt
at our trying to kill him in such a hasty man
ner. We were grossly misinformed. 1t is o
mean trick to hoax newspaper reporter, es-
pecially about such serious subject Wehave
mind to show the malicious fellow uprbut
we forbear this time. D. 80
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23

A WEALTHY merchant Of Chicago was hold
ips brilliant party in his parlors ON Satur-
day evening, and dancing was kept up until
IL o'clock, or thereabouts, when the festivi-
ties were suddenly interrupted by police
man, who proclaimed in stentorian tones that
the revellors must clear out and go home
kemonstrance was in vain the officer was
nrm, and the beaux and bellies had 10 be off.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23

TURNER, coachman, charged one of the
drivers of Allen & Chase's line, named Riddle,
with assault and battery for driving his stage
into his (Turner's) coach, near the Merchants
Hotel. Asno wrong intention was proven to
sustain the charge, the defendant was dismissed,
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23

RAILROAD WeRK CoMMENcED AT MAD1-
soS'-the Madison Journal of last week
says that large number Of men have com.
menced work on the Land Grant La Crosse
K. T., to connect that place with Portage
City,
:. Ase " rk upon the Watertown and Madi-
son r. R., within the city limits, had also
ben commenced. =
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23

A LETTER from Rome of April 7, says
that some two or three hundred Americans
have made residence in the Eternal City
during the winter. The writer adds: sour
fair countrywomen always bear off the palm
of beauty at every assembly. Adorned or
unadorned, theirs is the nobility of nature,
and they wear upon their brows the regal
impress Of free people. Their charms are
so transcendant as to be admitted by ALL
even surly John Bull--without dissent,
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23
na TO BUILDERS.
CHEAP AND DURABLE FIRE AND WATER PROOF
OOMPOSITINN RnARrND

THE Subscriber b now prepared to cover Building -
with the above Roofs. at short notice and ON
IDLE terms Being cheaper than Shingles, and not
half the price of Tin, and durable either hopes
to obtain snare Of patronage. Materials with inssruc
lions Tor putting them will be furnished those Who
wish to cover their own buildings. All letters addressed
20 him at st. Paul, will receive prompt attention.
JOHN G. DEvRREux,
At the Office Of John g. Priucs.
St. Paul. March II, 1S57.-dawGm
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23

The Newburg mystery IS not yet unrav-
elled and probably never will be. A good
deal of excitement still preeails in the towns
along the Hudson. Agreat many theories
and rumors are aAoat, but no real light has
been thrown on the transaction.