The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-18
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kar Two negro boys fought a duel the
other day in Mississippi. One was badly
wounded and the other killed.

by- Two negro boys fought duel the
other day in Mississippi. One was badly
wounded and the other killed.
no. Kirk Anderson, the correspondent
of the St. Louis RepubAcan, has all the traps
fixed for the publication of a Gentle news
paper at Salt Lake.
hY- The royal Morgan horse, owned by
John Gregory, of Northfeld, VT, is 81
years old. His step is still quick and ner-
vouS, and nc trots as square as ever.
ANOTHER PANIc.-All but two of the
twenty-six Wisconsin banks thrown out by
the Chicago bankers, couple OF months
ago, are again rejected.
RD- The President, it is stated, has offer
ed the Spanish mission to Mr.. j. +. BenJa-
min, United States Senator for Louisiana
Mr.. Benjamin is now in the South, aud 1t is
not known it he will accept it.
Az IxsULT-London correspondents say
that the vote OF the Canadian Legislature
rejecting Ottawa as the seat of government,
after it had been selected by the Queen, is
regarded in England as an insult to Her
Majesty.
YELLOW FEvEa.-In a note just received
from Bishop Polk-who is, of course, at his
post in New Orleans when the pestilence is
among his peOpe-he says: The yellow
fever is worse, the week just closed, than in
any week since lS53."-ChHrch Journal.
ESiy~ The uucountcd vote in Kansas, on
the English proposition was l,2i3-l,0I2
of them being against the swindle. Thus
amended, the aggregate vote of the Territory
stands, 1869 for admission, and l2,3I2
against it-making the majority against
Lecompton, lO,4l3, or more than to one.
BeJ- The indianapolis Locomotive says
that Judge Blackford was offered $500 per
year for the basement of Lis new building
to be used as liquor saloon, but declined
and rented il at Sl75 for barber shop in
preference. Good for TIE Judge.
sssy-A good supply of strawberries, sec
ond crop, were offered in the Patterson, \.
j., market on Monday, and were selling
readily from the wagons at seven cents
per basket Such quantity of straw
berries, of the fall growth, is quite sur
Prising.
BEg" DR.. Lane, 4 candidate for the Lcgis-
lature, from Polk county, in the recent Ar
kansas election. was arrested while cam
vassing his district in company with the op-
posing candidate, and indeed Immediately
after finishing a speech, by an officer from
North Carolina, on a charge of having COM
mitted a murder in that State many years
-. IL, q. a. 4
whereabouts had been unknown. Lane
is said TO be a man of learning and talents.
Coalition IN NEW YoRK-Tbe New York
Express says "there is no hope, no earthly
prospect of any union of the opposition in
this State, but in the utter smashing up Of
all the political machines. If the people of
the State will ever resume sclf-government
men that think together can act together
I but at present, VIC are but the machines of
caucusSes and conventions and this great
machine works to prevent any union among
the people.
MORE WILD CAr.-We learn from the
Terre llautc papers that another batch Of
wild eat money is abou; being foisted on the
7 people, bearing the signature of l.. Barney,
Terre IIautc, and diguifed by the high
sounding title of the Commercial Exchange
| Bank. Questions being asked as To its value
or security late partner of Mr. B. comes
/ out in card and says he will take it in any
amount in payment for land, and that is the
way it is to be got in circulation. We earn
eStly advise every citizen ofSullivan county
to have nothing to do with the trash.-SW-
! Hrdn Democrat
| CRoPs IL TIE UPrER WABASH VALLEY
| The Lafayette Courier says it has cheer
| ing information from all parts of Tippecanoe
county, and from portions of Benton, Mont
! gomery, Clinton and Fountain, in reference
to the corn crop. The King Philip and
other early varieties, are rapidly maturn, ,
and a week or ten days of fair weather will
place Il beyond the reach of danger. The
early planted corn, which survived the
floods, is equally secure, and the prospect al
together is very encouraging.
DISEASED PUBLIC 0PINIoN.-The Boston
Courier expresses itself on the subject in