The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-20
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FsA, The Emperor Napoleon III has COM
pleted his fiiSy-frst year.
HA- Throwing wives out of windows, is
the spring and summer style in New York.
Three cases of this kini have occurred there
within month
HsA. In the New York Post Office there
are nearly 5000 boxes which cost $40 each
per annum.
saynSecretary Floyd has left Washington
for brief visit TO his home in Virginia.
u.s.. Hon. Caleb Cushing is TO I've the ora
tor before the Phi Beta Kappa Society Of
Dartmouth College, on Wednesday, July
9th
ha. Col. Jen. Davis has been recalled
10 Washington by the alarming illness of
his wife.
bs~ Mrs. Vim. Il. Astor, of New York,
has established Female Orphan Asylum at
Red Hook, which at present has sixteen in
mates.
pefs- Mr.. George Sumner has been select
ed by the city authorities of Boston 10 de-
liver the Grafton at the municipal cclebra-
G:S- The hog cholera is carrying away
large numbers of hogs in the vicinity of De
catnr, Ill.
Eea. j. ii. Green, the reformed gambler
is lecturing ia Detroit, accompanying his
remarks by referring to thirty-eight paint
ings, depicting scenes in the life Of gam
bier.
Ca The New York Tribune, estimates
the number OF newspapers printed in the
United States, at four thousand, and the ag-
gregate circulation at upwards of four hun
dred millions per annum
Bay- Twenty yards of silk will Just make
a fashionable lady walking and ball dress.
She uses eighteen yards for the former, and
two for the latter
Do At Rock Island, ILL.,, on Wednesday
of last week, Thomas Blakesley, over sixty
years of age, principal of select school,
was arrested for committing a rape on two
of his pupils, girls about 10 years old.
sSy- 1t costs but Sls now to go from Mil
! waukie to New York The fare from the
former place TO New York has been reduced.
since the commencement Of the Spring tray-
ell, Sc 80. and 10 Boston il has been reduced
! 50 50.
| gSS The Rhode Islanders throughout
the Union, propose 10 have general gath
/ ering at Newport, on the 22d of August, 10
greet each other aud their native State.
~" There is an ugly kind of forgive
ness in this world---a kind of hedgehog for
| giveness, shot out like quills. Men take one
who has offended, and set him down beforc
the blow-pipe of their indignation, and
scorch him, and burn his fault into him
and when they have kneaded him sufficient
ly with their fiery fists; then.-,hey for
give him.
By Upwards of seven hundred MOrmonS
landed at New York on the 18th inst from
the packet ship William Tapscott. The
greater portion Of the emigrants left imme-
diately for Utah.
HeAs McIlenry, alas Townsend, whose
case created great excitement in Canada
about one year ago, is still delivering lee
lures upon the subject of his incarceration
and trial, and il is said lie is making it quite
renunerative.
RsA. Among the novelties in preparation
for the next publishing season in London. is
new serial work by Mr.. Tlrackeray II
will form feature in monthly periodical
10 bc published by Smith, Eldder & Co.
Hga.. IL is stated, OH what is regarded as
reliable authority that owing to the disturb
ed state Of affairs in Italy likely to ensue in
consequence of the war in Europe, it is by
no means Improbable that the Pope will re-
pair to the L nited States The Holy Father
wonid no doubt receive hearty welcome.
. rs.s~ Il has recently been discovered that
there are people still living who are firm
believers IN the Millerite doctrine. num-
Der of these deluded creatures in Northern
T Verrnont aud New Hampshire, and clul
OF them in Newark, y. j., every few week
prepare themselves for the final winding ur
of earthly affairs and their faith is never {
whit shaken by their frequent disappoint,
ments .-
sHT A woman living at Mount Sterling
i'll, recently got up about midnight, wen
TO bed where her daughter, thirteen year.
of age, was sleeping, cut the childs throat
! aud then cut her own. Her husband heard
. her fall upon the floor, and on going to seS
what was the matter, he found the mother
and daughter both dead 1t is supposed
that the unfortunate woman WIS in sort o
insane somnambulic state.
E5r The Cleveland Leader says there j
quite stir in Coshoeton, Ohio, touchin,
what is supposed to be a silver mine, nea
: West Lafayette. II Is stated that the or,
has been taken to the Philadelphia mint
aud was pronounced the richest ever receiy
ed there, every three pounds of ore makint
one pound of pure silver The ore is founC
in a bed fifty yards wide and three fee
f thick, oyerlaid with a vein of lead one foo
thick. There is some doubt of Che truth o
the representations.
p<y An accident occurred at Rices cir
Gus, in Buffalo, New York the other even