The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-12-25
News SUMMARY.

"a Gipsey Camp, by Slayer, respectively
$40 and $3.50. The Star of Evening, y
by Guide Schmidt, $780,. "The Young
Minstrel, ~ by Van Hume $3.50, and " An
American Forest, by Huntington, S17e.
ia Some idea may be formed of what
the Mt. Vernon Festival was in New York
by the following sketch of the Dramatic
part of the affair: First, Faint Heart never
won Fair Lady, by the company at Bur-
tons; next I" Medea, with Miss Heron;
then a musical entertainment, in which
Mad. ColSon, Mad. Caradori, Lucy Escott,
and Arthur Napoleon will assist; then Ag-
mes Robertson as E" Milly !" after which "A
Morning Call, n which Mrs. c. n SIN
claireS5pes red for the first time here in SIX
years. John Brougham follows with his
Vision of Columbus, with additional
lines appropriate to the occasion; after
which his farce entitled {" Decided Case, 7''-
by the company from WaHa1k - sa3
q wind-up by the Campbell Minstrels il
part of the festival is under the geueralsl.p
of Chevalier Wikoff. The ladies were to
have one-half the net profits of the festival
after paying the rent of the house and other
expenses, the remainder going to Mr.. Ull-
man. .l.-s sf.
Bg@Some of the farmers of Northern Ohio
and on the borders of Indiana, have COM
menced the breeding and raising of deer, and
they bring them to market; hence the pleu-
titude of venison.
Ry~ AT festival of the Methodists in
Warren, Mass, held in Union Hall, on We'd
nesday evening last, on the occasion of a
pastoral visit, the floor gave way, and about
two hundred persons, men, women, and
children, fell through into the Uuion store
below. The scene was for time heart
rendlng. a woman, whose name we have
not learned rushed from the place to Mr.
Biair's store, at short distance, excaiming
am scared to death when she tainted
and remaining in an unconscious state, ex-
pired at two o'clock on Thursday morning
No external marks of injury were found on
her person, and it is supposed she died from
fright. The wife of DR.. Calvin Cutter had
leg broken, was much injured in the back,
and was badly scalded by the falling of
large boiler of hot water. The stove and
boiler, which were heated for the purpose of
making tea for the festivities fell through
into the midst of them. 1t was early in
the evening, and all who had intended to be
present had not arrived, or more fearful re-
suits might have ensued As it was, it
caused intense excitement throughout the
town. As soon as the confusion subsidized
the suferersswere taken care, of and NAV all
recover.
H3F@" Where did you get SO much money,
Isaac p said Mrs. Partington, as he shook
a handful of copper cents before her, grin
ming all the while like a rogue as he is
Have you found the hornicopia, or has
anybody given you request ?' She was a
little anxious. ~ got it from bets" said
he, chucking the coin into the air, and al
lowing them to CHATTER and rattle about the
floor with all the importance of dollars
sect them from Bets, did you'll" replied
she. "And who is Bets, that she should
give you money? She must be some low
creature, or you would not speak of her so
dsrespectably. I do hope that you will not
get led away by any desolate companions,
Isaac, and become an unworthy membrane
of society How tenderly the iron-bowed
spectacles beamed upon him al mean
bets, said he, laughing, "that won on
Buriingame.' Dear me !" she exclaimed,
how could you do so, when gambling is
such a horrid habit Why, sometimes
! people are arraigned at the bar for it,
She was really uneasy until he explained
that, in imitation of older one, he had bet
some cents on Burlingame, and won
Bsy~ A lady in Portland, Me-, has Just
returned few bcets she borrowed fifty
years ago of a neighbor, promising to re-
turn them in few days. Such an instance
OF punctuailty is most remarkable ana can
not be beat.
Gsz5" The Boston people are preparing to
| harvest their ice crop. The ice is now
about seven inches thick
Bay In Cincinnati the other day, n Wis
!,
check cashed, but had no one to vouch for
his identity, exhibited his name Inscribed
upon that classic garment, his shirt, where
upon tile banker was satisfied, and paid over
the money, and Wisconsin went on his way
rejoicing.
Beg The Washington States says the
Representatives have taken their seats in
their red morocco chairs and " gingerbread
hall, resonant with many voices
This hall is curious concern it looks
like gilders shop and red morocco leather
mandatory combined, and, 10 its gewgaw
| arrangements, puts us in mind of niger
wench supplied with a superabundance of
hnery, and trying to pile it all on together,
without any regard to taste, or proper COM
binaton of colors.
The immense ezpanse Of ceiling, unsup-
ported by a single column, has a threaten
ing look, and seems as if it would break in
two at any moment, and come slap down
on the cTGnia of " the collected wisdom"
nsA-A porter in New York was accident
/ ally thrown from n cart, last week, and
while lying insensible on the pavement,
policeman picked him up, carried him be-
fore a justice, and entered a complaint of in
toxication The poor porter, having had his
skull fractured by the accident, was unable
TO give his name or utter any Ineligible
words, and the wise justice had him COM
mitted for examination. He was then
placed in a cell; before he was again taken
before the court, he had passed TO his final
examination before the Great Judge of the
Universe
Nsa- The President OF one of the Spring
field banks was bantered, a day or two since,
into saving a cord of hard wood for a
neighbor, which he did i'll four hours, re-
ceiving therefor five dollars
N1~The Baltimore San says that the trial
trip of Ross Winans cigar-shaped steamer
will be made in about three weeks. She will
be propelled by four engines of 1000 horse
power each.
MzFThe Albany Journal has the follow
ing review of the Senate Committees and