The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-03-17
Items OF Intcrest.

on SUNDAY last, Win becoming SOlemnlty.
The military, Masonic order, and citizens
generally, turned out in very consid-
cradle numbers. The Masonic rites were
performed at the grave by Mr.. A. LANCE,
after which the Fort Harrison Guards fired
three rounds over the grave. Mr.. Hanne-
gan was an early settler in Terre Haute.
pa On Thursday last an unsuccessful at
tempt was made to burn down the Massa-
chusetts State House while both branches of
the Legislature were in session. A good
many were frightened, but no one was hurt
The next thing we hear of will be a gun
powder plot.
BG Gov. Denver has resigned the Com
missionership of Indian Affairs, says one of
the Washington correspondents, and will
shortly sail for California, where he pro-
poses to practice law.
Sea- The Grand Jury of Lorain county,
Ohio, have indicted two Kentuckians who
attempted to kidnap an alleged fugitive, and
the two Deputy U. S. Marshals who accom-
panied them.
.B6F 1t seems now to be generally con-
ceded that the Post Office Appropriation
bill owes its defeat to the factious course Of
Senator Toombs and his friends. When
there was every disposition manifested on
the part of Senators to secure its passage,
that gentleman, with some of his adherents,
occupied the time in speaking until the
| hour of twelve arrived and the Thirty fifth
Congress had expired. The responsibility
should rest where it justly belongs.
pea- The Century, published in New York
city, in commenting upon the recent Con-
gress, says, con the whole, we cannot give
the Thirty fifth Congress credit for having
accomplished much in the way of enlight-
ened national legislation. 1t deserves some,
perhaps, on the negative ground of doing
less harm than it threatened"
Rag- The Century says that the assassina-
ton of Key threw no new light on Mr..
Sickles character. 1t adds, probably no
candidate was ever put up for popular
election in this country who received three
thousand votes, and who was so generally
known by the voters to be such man as
he is. 1t is notorious that be was exiled
from every virtuous threshold, or if he ever
gained admittance to any, it was in some
rare case where rumor had not preceded
him."
Reg The latest swindling dodge is for a
counterfeiter to go into the house while the
husband is gone, and offer to pay the lady
some money, which the swindler says he
owes him. counterfeit bill is given, and
the change received. This trick has been
successfully played in Chicago, Detroit, Buff
falo and ST. Louis.
Asy- The following address to bottle is
not so bad:
Together rt cannot th pnIi 10" anu
q For you are full when am dry,
a And dry when am full.
Rea. The New York San now publishes
the list of letters remaining in the Postoffice
of that city, its circulation being greater
than that of the Herald.
BG5~ A young man, member of an evan
gelieal church, advertises in New York
| paper for board in pious family, whore hi:
Christian example would be considered q
compensation.
J B6~A species of African sugar has been
r grown in Florida this year, that produces d
: strip superior to the best New Orleans mo-
lasses The yield is from fifty to sixty gal
, Ions to the acre.
, nsA The Athens Post says: "There is ne
mistake about it. that if Netherland i;
the candidate of the Opposition, he will &c
out of east Tennessee with such majority
. rs will make his election sure beyond con.
p tingency.'
: nsA. The only Ohio Democratic member:
who voted with the Republicans that The
!. Senate had infringed upon the constitutions
: privileges OF the House. were Cox and Val
1 landingham.
I GEA..A Board of Surgeons has been order
ed to meet at Philadelphia on the first o
} April, to Examine candidates for promotion
and appointment iii the medical service
a of the army Applications are to be adj
! dressed to the Secretary of War.