The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-07-02
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hay \ board six feet and seven wide, cut
from d California saw-log, has arrived at
Boston. -z
pH- Miss Nightingale is in very low
state of health. She is living in the neigh
borhood of London. .Ir nJT-F g..
Ry- All the criminals in the Jail of Keo-
kuk, Iowa, were set at liberty on the 18th
inst, by mob OF disguised citizens. g.
sJ- The Boston Recorder is publishing
a series of article to show that the belief in
endless punishment is dying out of the or
thodox churches, and lamcnts with anxiety
the fact --
IA. A certain railroad company, an
nounces, that by one of their trains, passen-
gers will have six hours rest in certain
city. The announcement is worthy of a
stage company twenty years ago.
aS The Senate of Connecticut has re-
jected the Constitutional Amendment to
abolish the distinction of color in the matter
of suffrage, b. a vote of le nays, to 3
yeas.
E0 A Knoxville paper says that a wife
In that neighborhood has had three chill
dren a: birth. Her husband is entitled to
divorce. She is a very overbearing
woman. 81. ~. .- ..
rB. The Lancaster Express describes the
Pennsylvania giant, aged only six years, as
measuring 81 inches around the breast I'M
der the arms, 80 inches around the thigh, and
81 inches around the head.
ma. Henry Buehlsr, the proprietor OF the
hotel at Harrisburg, Pa, which bears his
name, died last week. 1t was this house
which Dickens commended, in his American
Notes, as the most comfortable public in
America. g..
%- Large numbers Of marines, lately
returned from sea, are continually deserting
to ebviate which the Secretary OF the Navy,
in general order, has enjoined upon com
manders of vessels, to use marines for no
other than soldiers duties.
M. gentleman of Gloucester, Mass,
who has lived in that town for sixty-three
years, made his first visit to Boston on Fri
day last He was quite pleased with the
appearance Of the village.
pM. The State officers have purchased
one hundred acres of land from Gen. j. i.
Drake, on the Rockville road for the pur-
pose of erecting House of Refuge for ju-
venlc offenders. Price to be paid, $40 per
acre.
Bea. A strolling phrenologist, laborius
under delirium went up into the cupalo OF
hotel in Reading, pulled off his coat, vest,
and cravat, laid down, and was found dead
on Friday evening last. The body was in
a state of decomposition when found, having
lain undiscovered several days.
BH~ The Troy Times says that a mania
for destroying crinoline seems TO prevail in
that city at the present time. Within Il
short time, ladies have had their dresses
ruined by vitriol thrown upon them at the
theatre, and in the Hobbies of some of the
churches.
rea,, II is said by business men that this
is the dullest mouth Of June that New York
| has experienced for eight years. An active
fall business is anticipated upon the pre-
sumption that we shall have an average
crop, aud that the war in Europe shall ex-
ert no uufavorable influence upon our bust
ness affairs.
MS Bonner, of the .Ntw lOrk Ledger,
has taken strongly 10 horse-tlesh. Not sat
is6ed with printing the fastest paper, lie has
purchased the fastest nag in the country,
Lantern, and poid for the beast the figure OF
the muses-nne-th is TO say, nine thous-
and dollars He is now enabled 10 turn
round in his wagon, and bid good morning
| IN tho ambitions Hoods and men of tho turf
whose particular ambition is to pass any
thing on the road"