The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-12-13
miscellaneous.


The great planet is nearly in that position
when it is grandest to view. The present
position of the planet is in the constellation
Gemini, or the twins not far from the meri-
dian of Sirius, the brightest of the fixed
stars, and closely preceded by the finest con-
stellation in all the heavens, Orion; SO that
we have and SHALL throughout the winter,
in juxtaposition, the nightly company of
this splendid galaxy-Jupiter, in his bright
est, Sirius, or the Greater Dog, Capella,
Castor and Pollux, Procyon, or the Little
Dog, Aldebaran, and the unriyaled constel-
lation of Orion, with the planet Saturn not
far away.-Lou. Dem.
DEATH OF THE LAST SURVIVOR OF THE
WYOMING MAssACRE.-Asa A. Gore of Pres
ton, Connecticut, died in that town on the
lSt inst, at the age of 81 years and FIVE
months. He WAS the last survivor of the
Wyoming massacre, having been carried
away when a child, in his mothers arms
His father and all his relations, but his
mother, were murdered. ) tl--
The GRANDSON OF TECUMsEH.-The grand
son of Tecumseh, is now living in Natchez,
Miss. He is well educated and accomp-
lished gentleman, having travelled over a
greater part of Europe. He is physician
and is said by the Free Trader to 1be an ex-
cellent one. In his pharmacopeia is a lot of
medical herbs, the secret of whose curative
powers he derived from his grandmother
who was great medicine woman.
\ correspondent of tie New York Cou-
rier expresses surprise that no monument
exists to the memory of Alexander Haml-
ton. Cato said he had rather people sho'd
inquire why he had not a statue erected to
his memory than why he had" The trans
cendent genius of Hamilton will prove i'm,
pershable in the records of history, while
marble must crumble and decay L0uisUiHe
Journal.
DR.. Richard Owen, of the Indiana Geo
logical Survey, arrived at home last Satur-
day. After remaining in the field as long
as the season would permit, he will, during
the winter, devote his attention to the pros
ecution of the work in the laboratory.-Ne,c
Harmony 4dV.
The Mormons are making determined
resistance to the authority of the Federal
courts. They are creating courts of their
own with concurrent jurisdiction, and giving
to the Probate Courts common law and
chancery jurisdiction.
One song at the Schiller festival in the
Crystal Palace, at Sydenham, England, was
sung by one thousand male and fe-
male voices, and twenty thousand people
heard it.
INFORMATION WANTKD.-Mrs. Louisa E.
Turner, residing at Charlestown landing,
Clark county, Indiana, wishes to hear from
her son, Oliver Turner, who has been absent
long time running on the river. She is
anxious for him to return to her, as he is
needed at home.
The Opposition of St. Louis, in conven-
tion last Thursday, declared for Edward
Bates, of Mo-, as their choice for President,
and James S. Rollins for Governor of that
State.
1t is reported that the President whilst
engaged on his message excluded everybody
vigorously from his presence. Old Buck is
a braver man than we took him to be. He
isn't afraid to shut himself up with his own
thoughts.-Lou Journal
Horace Greeley has been engaged to lee
ture in Richmond, Wayne county, Indiana,
some time next month.
Mr.. c. c. Coe, the balIoonst, who was in
jured by falling from tree, while endeav-
orng to extricate his balloon, lies PROSTATE,
unable to turn over without help. His spine
is injured.
"San, why am lawyers like de fishes p
G" i don't meddle wild de subject, Pomp."
"Why, don't ye see, nigga, because dey am
so fond Oh debate
A Tennessee paper says :" The inaueu-
ration of the Governor was celebrated by
the firing of minute guns erery hdif hour.
LAW REFORM-A commission appointed
by. the Iowa Legislature is now busiy EN-
ployed in codifying the laws of the State.
Middle names were almost unknown one
hundred years ago. In an old Boston pa
per of October, 1850, the Transcript says
out of sixty-eight names of persons in the
paper, not one had middle name
Jew was observed noticing very intent
ly fine ham. "What are you saying to
the ham, Master Jacob - '' was saying
to it, thou almost persuadest me to be a
Christian
The restaurant Richelieu, in Paris, dimes
20, 900 persons daily.