The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-07-28
The Railg gunrnal.

Gas FROM Wharf.-The New York Sun
SAYS that an effort will shortly be made to
get up in that city, monster company, to
carry out the Paine project of making gas
os,. of water. which, it is claimed, was not a
failure, as generally believed.
CARRYING CONCEALED WEAposs.-We see
some of the dry goods dealers are advertis-
ing raw COW hide hoops for ladies' crinoline.
Keep at distance gents, or give no offence,
for every lady hasa concealed cow hide
about her person.
~The Washington correspondent of
Forney's Press says party to be composed
of Mr.. Slidell, Mr.. Bright, Mr. Senator Rice,
u. Corbin, of Paris, Mr.. Belmont the lib
eral and patriotic New York banker, intend
starting on a tour to Lake Superior in a day
or two to look after their speculation at Su-
perior City.
tSTThe mould on decayed fruit stale
bread, moist wood, &c, is shown by the
microscope to be plants, bearing leaves,
flowers and seeds, and increasing with in
credible rapidity, for in few hours, the
seeds spring up, arrive at maturity, and
bring forth seeds themselves, SO that many
generations arc perfected in day.
S6-The best and shortest, as well as
cheapest, route to the newly discovered gold
diggings on Frazer's river, is by St. Paul,
Pembina, and thence due West. The ex-
pense through is said to be only Sl75 per
man. This route is most ofthe way through
the British Possessions.
SJ- A horse was discovered i'll barn at
Buffalo, on Saturday, where he had been
about two months, without food or water,
and was still living. The animal had eaten
everything within its reah, gnawed the
wood of the manger and the floor, and, in
in its agony, had apparently bitten himself.
Mr.. STURGEON GoNG TO AMERIcA.-The
London Globe says: :" The Rev. Mr.. Spur
geon preached in the open air at old Sarum
last week, and stated that he would no
longer preach in the Music Hall or the Sur
rey Gardens. The Reverend gentleman also
stated that if he failed in getting funds for
his new tabernacle, il was probable that he
would leave this country for America or
Australia"
AMETHoDIsT MINISTER SENTENCED ToSTArE
PRIsos.-T. Lean, formerly Deputy-Post-
master at Worth, Tuscola county, Michigan,
has been convicted in the United States Dis
trict Court, of robbing the Post Office, and
sentenced to fifteen years in State Prison.
Lean was a Methodist minister, and had
borne an irreproachable character to this
transaction.
DRIED ScoTT IN VANcoUyER's Island
The Puget Sound Democrat, of a recent
date, states that in consequence of string
emit negro law of California, numbers of
free negroes are arriving at that place by
every steamer from that State, with view
of permanent settlement. A large num-
Der are also planting themselves upon Van
couver's Island, where they meet with fla
vorable reception from the authorities.
Among them is the negro Archy, the ia
nous "Dred Scott"
The NAVIGATION OF THE LAKES NOT IN
glsD NAvIGATIos.-The Supreme Court OF
Michigan has recently decided that the
commerce of the Lakes is not Inland navi-
CATION, and consequently is subject to the
laws regulating maritime trade. This is q
matter of great importance to those engaged
in Il, as it affects questions of freight, insur-
ance, and liabilities of vessels, and contract;
with s,itorq