The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-09-06
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suing, with considerable N origi-
nal method of stealing. lis plan was to
ingratiate himself with little boys, and cad
them to believe that if he had some gold,
or jewelry, to show to a goat the animal
would be attracted by the shining metal and
follow him wherever he went. Then he
would induce them to go home and bring
him whatever jewelry or money they could
find, promising to catch goat for them
with it, and return the articles to them, 80
that they might take them home again with
out their being missed. When his little
dupes brought him such articles or money
as they could find, he would induce them to
return for little salt, or something of the
kind, of which no pretended that goats
were very fond, and during their absence
escaped with his booty.
The number of deaths in the city of New
York, for the week ending the 9th ult.,
were 6s2; decrease of seventy-eight as
compared with the preceding week. Ofthese
eighty-three were men, eighty women, two
hundred and ffty-nine boys, and two hun
dred and ten girls This is twenty-five less
than for the corresponding week of last year.
OF the whole number, four hundred and
thirty were of ten years and under, whilst
the week before the deaths of children num-
alo
two hundred and sixty -four deaths from dis
eases of the stomach, bowels and other d.
gestive organs, one hundred and eighteen
from the brain and nerves, one hundred
and eleven from the lnngsand throat TWEEN
ty-nine from eruptive diseases, twenty nine
from general fevers, and fifteen from violent
causes. .I
Mr.. Patton, a respectable merchant in La
fayette, in this State, left home three weeks
ago on a trip to Chicago, taking his little
son, six years old, with him. He arrived at
Chicago, and put up at the Massasoit House;
the next day he paid his bill and left. Since
that no trace can be found of him. The
Lafayette Journal of Wednesday says that
his partner johnson, has written from Mil
waukee that nothing can be found yet to
furnish a trace of him. Rumors that his
absence is intentional, and for base purposes,
| the Journal resents as most shamefully in
furious and unfounded. His friends are
making the most vigorous search for him in
all directions.
The case of McCorkle, late cashier of the
Peoples Bank, at Richmond, in this State,
causes good deal of excitement in Wayne
county. All the lawyers in the neighbor-
hood are engaged in the case on one side or
the other. The indictment for forgery was
not sustained by the court on the ground
that the alteration of figures on the books
of bank is not forgery within the meaning
of the statutes. He is now on trial for grand
larceny in abstracting the funds of the
bank. rt i.-- SCI.
The New York Courier and Enquirer is
in favor of our governments buying out
the Mormons.. on condition that they will
emigrate to the island of NJ - in-a, =, :
of the East India Archipe some 9TH
er point away from our shores. 1t frankly
admits that hitherto every effort of our gov
eminent towards eradicating that reproach
upon American institutions, has proved
complete failure. Coaxing had no effect ::
threats had none. Colonizing--the Courier
thinks, is the only remedy left.
Mr.. Geo. Sumner, in an Grafton delivered
or the 4th of July last, made some illusions
to the services Spain rendered our govern
ment during the Revolutionary struggle
Being questioned as to the authority for his
statements, he writes that should Mr.. Sparks
publish his "History of the Revolution"
the facts will be found there, from authentic
sources. He also states that the eighth vol.
ume Of Mr.. Bancroft's history will doubtless
contain them also. 90 saE .a,.aa -.,fr So.
The Helena Shield of the 9th ult-
says this has been fine week upon crops.
No rain,-and the cotton is opening rapidly
all over the whole region of Eastern Arkan-
sas. The prospect is very favorable for the
heaviest cotton crop by far, ever raised in
the State. Corn, although damaged by
drouth in May and June, is pretty good,
generally speaking. H' EGO, sa#', ..s .a
Three of the Justices of indianapolis have
decided that the selling of liquor on the
Sabbath can be punished, under the recent
liquor law, and they have imposed fines for
the offence. The question will be carried
to a higher court. ra ..L...-
The vote of Texas, at the late election for
Governor, was about $4,000. In 1850
when Texas came into the Union, she only
polled about 5000. This shows an as
founding increase in the population of the
State. -.fii-f. .- e--r5 ..f... .If