The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-12-02
The News.

Vhe NeWBs
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the
Opposition was held in the Court House of
st. Louis on Wednesday night Delegates
were appointed to the State Convention,
which meets at jefferson City on the 2sth
instant The committee on resolutions re-
ported one, nominating the Hon. Edward
Bates for President; one waving all differ
ences of opinion in favor of that gentleman,
and one stating the great and leading object
to be the expulsion of the Democratic party
from the control of the Federal and State
governments.
The Laporte Herald says that Mr.. War
in poor health, got out OF bed last week while
his wife was getting breakfast, and cut his
throat with razor. He inflicted six gashes,
one of which severed the jugular vein. No
hopes of his recovery are entertained 1t
was supposed that his long sickness had SO
worked upon his mind as to craze him.
The Democratic State Central Committee
held a meeting on Tuesday evening last, at
Indianapolis On motion of John L. Rob-
inson, it was determined to hold the State
Convention on Wednesday, the 18th of
January, in the Metropolitan Theatre. 1t
was also determined on having the Conven-
ton delegate Convention, for fear mass
Convention would prove too unmanageable,
we presume. No more appropriate place
could have been selected than the theatre,
and we anticipate the boys in the pit will
witness scenes that will rival, in interest,
those depicted by Shakespeare.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Tribune says the Hon. John G.
Davis, of Indiana, has signifed distinctly
that he will not vote for Republican for
Speaker, or for any other Office. He desires
to support Haskin, who is unwilling to run.
The same writer says Judge Douglas has
caused his anti Lecompton friends to be in
formed that he desires them to go into the
Democratic caucus, and in any event to OPP
pose any combination with the Republicans.
Mr.. Morris, of Illinois, is said to be undeci-
ded about following this advice.
The Charlestown correspondentoft the New
York Tribune gives the following account
of the disposition of the insurgents killed at
Harper's Ferry: "The colonel in charge at
Harper's Ferry tells me that the bodies
were all hurriedly and loosely thrown into
the ground. but were exhumed the same
night and carried away for dissection in a
medical college in a town not far distant
Winchester l believe. l understood from
the manner of his speaking that this dispo-
sition of the bodies was not objected to by
the authorities, but was readily favored by
them"
Sixty shares of stock in the indianapolis
Rolling Mill are to be sold in that city on
the 10th of December. ...
The Louisville Courier says one of John
Browns escaped insurgents was arrested in
that city on Sunday last. He gave his
name as VIM. Lloyd.
The Cincinnati Gazette says it fears that
the union and persistence of the Republi-
cans, which ID so essential to success in the
election of Speaker, VIII be found want
ing.
The Opposition party in Virginia are
holding conventions in every county, APP
pointing delegates, and passing resolutions.
John Minor Bolts seems to be the favorite
for the Presidency in that region.
The Saratogian, speaking of Prof You
mans new scientific lecture" The Masque-
rade OF the Elements says that his
novel subject was not only handled with
marked power, but in very attractive form
for the popular taste. The effort through
out was mastery in thought and diction,
and some of the passages were among the
finest we ever heard from Lecturers lips.
This is the same lecture the Professor will
deliver in our city.
A gentlemanly appearing man, about six
feet high, with black hair and heavy whis-
kers, protesting to be a horse buyer, succeed
ed in passing in Mansfield, Ohio, on Friday
last, number of fifty and one hundred dol
lar bills on the Philadelphia Bank.
The family of Mr.. John Bertholf, of East
Hackensack, Bergen county, New Jersey,
were poisoned on last Saturday. Their ne
gro servant put arsenic in their coffee. For
tunately the dose was so large as to defeat
the purpose of the poisoner. She was ar.
rested.
A new comic paper TO DO called Vanity
Fair, is shortly to make its appearance III
New York.
Bgg- The article in the Enquirer of W ed