The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-06-26
.SanshiIls Daily Sournal.

oansollle Hallp Sournal.
WIN. L. Dayton. is spoken Of as
,nator from New Jersey. to be elect
n place Of Wright by The next Le.is
re.
everal papers have made formal an
ncement Of the Jno. J. GrittendeA's
,e, as a candidate FOR the Presidency
4! $50.
I TCarl Formes has signed an agrce-
II with Strakosch to sing forty con-
s in the principal cities OF the Wes.
ing the next eigh, weeks, receiving
refur $4,000.
- The crops Of the South, from
GINA, down to Louisiana, are spoken
IN our exchanges as being remarka-
good. Corn and cotton are report
as eXcellenL.
iencral Santa Anna 10 his address to
people of Mexico. inform them that
is writing his own memoirs, Tor the
pose of exeulpating himself from the
nervous charges made against him in
xico and abroad.
The Post Master General has
npleted contract for carrying the
Il from New Orleans via the Tehu
epec route to California 1t will be
days shorter route than by way Of
nama.
rHE CEors.-The Danville ny. }
ibune says that in that section, corn
Icing well, grass is abundant, wheat.
!, and oats are coming on finely, aid
health of The country is remarkably
ID.
SEpUcTIoE.-The father Of Nancy
ilson has obtained in the Pontotoc
.iss.) Court. verdict of $40. 600
inst Robt. Wilson. for the seduction
his daughter. who is only IS years
Z. The defendant who was wealthy,
the meantime placed his property out
the reach of the law.
There is report current at
ashington that large company of
ID speculators have contracted with
e Mexican G. overnment for forty mil
ms of acres Of land in Sonora, for
lich the company are TO pay severa!
lions Of dollars. This purchase does
4 change the sovereignty Of the coun-
y.
OTMost OF our chaplains in the navy
Episcopalians, and the ussees Of the
rrvice require the chaplains of all sects
read and to make use Of the Z DISCO
II prayer book. The Bap,ists and some
her sects say this usage is i grievance
ID the Connecticut Baptists have made
.otest against it. and have appointed a
Jmmi,tee TO memorialize Congress or
re subject.
OF DIR. Benjamin Mattrix, respect
| citizen OF Vinrennes, committed su:>
de on Wednesday, by taking 'audanum.
e purchased the drug and went to a
,rn crib in the suburbs OF the town
here he took the dose and laid down
I'd died. He was highly esteemed by
IS fellow citizens, and a member Of the
pi scopul church, and free from pecu
larry embarrassment. No reason Tor
lie act is known.
OF It's beginning to be a matter OF
ravS complaint in England, that Pal
suppers are seducing patriotic
MEMBERS Of Parliament, as well as ed
prs. This eating and drinking with
official oppon ents is thought TO mark
he degeneracy Of the age. There are
aagerous arguments in beef and Bur
uudy.
-Fourteen Of the wounded on the
pennsylvania left at Memphis have died.
here were still at the Exchange Bull
ing in that city thirty persons under
Of whom eight or ten were
cry low, and their recovery was con
idered doubtful. Some scamp had bro
en- open on the steamer Frlsbie, the
runk of Dir. Beiz, one of the victims,
nd stolen two gold watches and several
undred dollars in money. The citizens
{ Memphis, and the ladies in particular,
ave been unremittiug in their atten-
ions to the sufferers. Among those
tho have died, is Judge Hurts, OF the
tennessee Supreme Court.