The Evansville daily journal., 1859-01-22
News Sumn,aru.

aEA The Brandon (Miss.) Herald of the
South, suggests the name of Gov. A. P. Will
lard, of Indiana, for the Vice Presidency, in
connection with that of Jefferson Davis for
the Presidency.
BsF A morning penny paper in Cincin-
natl is talked of. company from the
East, it is said, entertain the project.
BS~ 1t got rather cold in Canada the
other day. On Monday week, the mercury
was more then forty degrees beloe0 zero
This was sufficient to freeze the principles
out of a model politician, the modesty out
of street lecturer, or the .disinterestedness
out of a Rocky Mountain wagon-road con-
tractor.
B2y@ The Nashville Ne,os tells of a ven
cradle old man in Williamson county,
Tenn, eighty-fve years of age-never took
q chew of tobacco-though making in his
life millions of pounds-who never smoked
a cigar or pipe, and never had on a pair of
boots. g.. al
ga The Salem Register says that during
the late cold spell the earth and the ice
cracked frequently with a loud report, and
in one instance, a large linden tree, on Oil
yer street, was split from the roots to the
top of the trunk, with ali explosion like a
piece of ordnance.
nEA, Gen. Scott was robbed of his over
coat by a couple of clever rascals at the st.
Charles, New Orleans, last week. AS he
was going up the stairs, surrounded by a
crowd, two individuals insisted upon reliev-
ing him of his overcoat. Gracefully he
consented, supposing that the act was only
a part of the hospitality which had been
offered him; but, unfortunately, he has
heard nothing since of his supposed ad-
mirers or his overcort, and has had to pro-
cure another.
| u.s. A young, handsome, and hitherto
respectable married lady, of Buffalo, was
recently arrested for public intoxication and
sent up for thirty days.
| HsAy. The story about the ancient Egyp-
tian hotel register, upon which was found
the names of 81. Cobb and E. Sau, Mesono-
tamia," is a fabrication. Jacob and Esau
were not accustomed to writing their names
in that manner.
gG John Bard, who resides at Anandale,
in the town Of Red Hook, in Duchess coun-
ty, a gentleman of large wealth, and also of
large heart in six years has expended
over $50, 900 in erecting and supporting
chapel schools, night schools, and clergy
men, and in other kindred work, not the
least practical of which was the erection, to
his own estate. Work to the amount of
$40, 900 had been done uponit, when it was
destroyed by fire.
| HsA. The Cleveland Herald says that DR..
Daily, the drunkard President of the Indi-
ana University, was accustomed when Pre-
siding Elder, to light his cigar in the pull
pit, after service, and walk through the aisle
putting the weed, and blowing cloud OF
smoke that was not ineense-but should
have incensed the congregation-about the
church.
Beg 1t was so cold a week ago at St
Paul that the mercury was down to 81 de-
grees below zero, the minute, arrowy spicu-
te with which the air is usually filled of
: cold mornings grew to transparent tenpenny
nails, huge spikes and shining bars; and
i when one trod on the pavement it was like
fine steel.
H6ye An exchange speaking of the treat
ment police officer received from drunken
Z woman whom he was endeavoring to take
4 to Jail, says she kicked and cuffed him
around, as freely as, if he had been her hus-
band
a E6g" Robert Harlan, colored man, has
! purchased the two celebrated Kentucky race
horses, Des Chiles and Cincinnati, at high
prices, and viii take them to England in thf
q Spring, to contend for the hohors of the
British turf ~ vf
nsA- The St. Paul Minnesotian learns thai
the Fort Smelling spectators have failed t,
pay up the second installment of $50, 00(
due to Government on the purchase of For
Smelling and its Reserve; and that iustruc.
tions have been received there to foreclost
. on their obligations and resume Govern
: mental possession of the premises It's
= long lane that has no turning and The
spectators are likely to be tripped up a
last. 4@s -s8
B6sn It is reported that the Washington
Union and the States are to be united unde
Q the name of The United States, and that it
i editorial management will be eunder the con
) troll of Roges A. Pryor, who is at presen
!. the editor Of the States. ia ssi
: cRea. The Vincennes San says there is
3 prospect of the starting again of the oil
Bonner cotton factory at that place.. s'-
e gsAs A man named Samuel Hoff, wa
: waylaid on the road between New berry ant
. Washington, Davis county, some days since
d by two men, who gagged him, tied him to
= tree, and rif1ed his pockets of 800 and tw'
: watches. He is now at home scarcely abl
:; to walk perfect wreck from the suffer
: ings he endured. ts--ss
VI aEsa5 Ihe Fountaln county (lnd.) Ledge
It says the distillery of Mr., Watson, nea
It Cleveland, in that county, was destroye
s by fire last week, causing loss of abou
r $4,000. ,e1 sls Jss
y DH- The dark races have less nervou
II sensibility than the whites. They are sui
/, ject to nervous disease. They sleep sound i
: every disease, nor does any mental disturb
n anee keep them awake. They bear chirur
}. gical operation much better than the whit
I'll people. - - s.s "a
" WoMAN's RIGHTs CONVENTION On W ed
l. nesday the Senate and House held join
II session for the purpose of receiving pet
tieas from the ladies. "A vast crowd attend
ed. When the object of the convention wa
/ stated by the President, three ladies presse
% forward to the stand, and one of them rea
[tfa petition signed by about a thousand pei
>: sons, ostsof whom the Sentinel says, wer
g residents Of Wayne county praying for cei
> tain rights of property, and such chang
: in the Constitution of the State as woal
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