The Evansville daily journal., 1858-10-14

Ss5" Rev. DR.. Burrows, OF Richmond,
while preparing to baptise several candidates,
had his guild watch stolen. a
ESS The City Council OF New Albany
has paid Mr. Bcecher six hundred dollars for
damages incurred by falling into cellar
Bl II is reported that the Hon. John
NJ. Bolts, of Virginia, lost about 1000 BY
the Fashion races on Long Island last week.
sg- We understand that at the present
time there are confined in the State Prison
at Jeffersonville 425 persons
p The government expenditures are at
the rate of S2,ooo,ooo per week, while the
receipts do not exceed 500. 900.
ms, The Methcdists at Richmond in this
State, have been selling thepeWs in their
new church for So, 900.
sT- If man "reapeth whatsoever he
soweth, what q harvest of coats and
breeches some of our tailors will have some
of these days.
HEBREW SoLpIERs-In Norfolk, Va, a
military company has been formed, conf
posed Of Hebrews, probably to be called the
Israelite Guards.
BegrA A man named Vim. Bates, in Cincin-
natl, fell from the fourth story OF a building
while at work, and was picked up a mangled
mass.
aea. The Olympian games, after being
discontinued for fifteen hundred years, are
re-established at Athens, in the ancient Sta
dunn, by q decree of the Queen Regent OF
Greece. ~ z
DY The French have successfully tried
the experiment of slicing aud drying pota-
toes for future use. 1t is done by machinery.
Ifthis shall prove generally successful and
economical, it will be a valuable discovery.
Egy- Louise Eefferte, m inmate of one of
the converts of Amsterdam, died recently,
at the age of lo5 years. She belonged to
one of the weaIthiest families of France, and
| has passed over lo2 years in the conyen-
| tnal life.
B6sr The President has appointed DR..
| James Mcdowell of Missouri, Consul Gen
| eral to Constantinopie. This gentleman is
| the oldest son of the late Gov. Mcdowell, ol
Virginia.
n The printer who printed the counter
| felt Turkish money in New York, was
honorabIy discharged after an examination
He supposed he was printing labels in Chi
nese character.
| gs" Charles Francis Adams-son O
John Quincy Adams---has been nominated
BY the Republicans OF the Third Congress
sional District, of Massachusetts,, as can
didate for Congress.
py= A famous pill Doctor in London ha
amazsed a fortune of s., 500, 900, mainly by
advertising. His advertisements appear
not only in the English, but in the Amer
can papers,, E
BG a movement is going forward TO
the formation ofa new Territory from tn
Western portion Of Kansas. The parties il
the vicinity of Pixies Peak, it is said, will
at an cary dag, elect a delegate to Congress
and send him on to the next Session with
new Territorial organization.
IMPORTANT TO NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER :
, | The Postmaster General has ordered tha
all supplements or "extras," folde
within regular issues of daily or week.,
, iournals--not actual bona tide editions c
such publications. conveying intelligence Q
! passing events and general intelligence
| subjects the whole package to letter passage
THE Iowa CAPIToL-Governor Crime
{ has issued a proclamation declaring that, i
accordance with the decision of the con
missioners appointed for the purpose of lc
: eating the capitol of the State, the constitu
| ton and laws establish the capitol at De
Moines, and the States University at low
City. The Offices of that State will
e forthwith removed to Des Moines and tn
: Legislature, just elected, viii assembl
there.