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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-03-05
To- The: Senate's amendment to the House

&C. ThesSenate's amendment to the House
Apportionment Bill, placing West Baton
Rouge in one Senatorial District with Point
Coupee and rAvoyeIIes, will. We have no
doubt. proYeISsat isfactory to our citizens: and
the citizens or the other two parishes. -
Their is a community OF feeling IN those
three parishes; our main interest, the lcvec
system, being the same. has a tendency
to bind us together for enc great purpose:
which we certainly did not and conId rot
have cxerted had we remained with East
t'eliciana and East Baton Rouge, as placed
by the House.
A CERlorS SUICIDE OF \ NEGRO WouAN.
Yesterday, Coroner Reachy. of Richmond:
held an inquest Oh the body Of a negro slave
woman, named Eliza, who had destraye her
self by ~strangulation The case runs as
follows:
The woman Eliza. ii heavy black creature,
about 45 years OF age. belonged to Mr.. VIM.
L. Quaries, Of Caroline county. She was
hired out by the agent, Mr.. Philips. as cook
at the boarding house of Mrs. r.. Eddlns. on
Governor street. Mr.. F. EIdins testified
that she was a good cook: and was well
treated IN the house. and they wished to keep
her as long as possible. Yet she would oc-
casion;lly get drunk, and rage and become
%lnso|ent. On Saturday last she was tolera-
BILE "straight," but on Sunday after supper.
she was so drunk she could scarcely stand.
On Monday morning about four o'clock, all
efforts to wake her in vain. She slept in a
room by herself: and had the door fastened
inside BY means of a ladder, Mr.. I. priced
the window, and put a little boy through it
to open the door. when Eliza was discovered
lying undreseed in the bed dead, her tongue
protruding and her hands as if in the act of
grasping a neckerchief, which was tied tight
1y round her throat. There were no other
marks upon her. The kerchief was passed
twice round the neck and knotted each time,
thus showing an unusual act of suicide on the
part of a negro. She was, doubtless attacked
with a fit OF dalirium tremens.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-03-05

MoNrAN & MArrA.--This enterprisinq
house continues to receive fresh supplies Of
hardware, &c, by every steamer. Look over
our columns. and see if in their new advrr-
tisements Of the week you cannot find some
thing to suit Won.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-03-05

u Although we know our parish has
better levees than any other in the State. and
that our peop|. place the greatest confidence
in their stability and strength: nevertheless,
it would be well to watch them carefully,
until the flood which is now coming from the
upper rivers shall have passed. There is an
immense fleshet in the Ohio and its tribnta-
damage. and when it reaches us with the
river at its present height, it will. doubtless
put our levees to their utmost strength. Let
our planters keep a watchful eye upon their
~levees.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-03-05

WHEN ycu want a shot gun call and examine ou
w large stock before proceeding elsewhere
y NONTAN d 4MAITA.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-03-05

DELLOWs, Vices, anvils always on hand at
ID MONTAN d NATT4'S
Hardware Store.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-03-05

= A e H l. 0 NJ E TIE r S -
~ Brass AMI Glass Of the best quality for sale
ept Is MOETAN l. malta
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-03-05

GOLD PRESSED LARD OIL
~ Winter strained Whale Oil, Sugar house Lamps
and Wick, at
sept. IS. MONTAN Il MATTA'S'
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17
Inc Wniiing place OF the Jews,

The Hon. James Brooks is now writing
series of letters from the East to his paper,
the New York Ezpress. The following is
an extract from a letter from jerusalem:
The Jews wailing place was to me the
most interesting place in Jerusalem. My
dragoman. an East India jew, of Moorish
skin, who by the way, is an English sub
ject, and speaks English well, conducted me
thither. We threaded our way through the
usual narrow and dirty lanes, misnamed
Streets of Eastern cities and came to an
area in the form of quadrangle, near the
bridge where the jewellers in Zion were once
won't to pass over, to worship God in the
Temple, on his holy mount, Moriah. In the
the ancient foundation wall of the Temple
are several courses of large, leveled stones,
upon which the Jews lavish their kisses
and embraces, and through the crevices of
which they pour up their prayers to God
for the restoration OF His Temple, and their
early coming triumph in Jerusalem.
Here the Turks have permitted the Jews
to come and wall for ears, and years, and
for years they have come-the scattered
tribes from all parts of the world, to cry
out in the words of the Psalmist, go: l, 4,
81 30 God, the heather have come into
Thine inheritance. Thy Holy Temple have
they de6led; they have laid Jerusalem on
heaps. We have become a reproach to our
neighbors, a scorn and derision to them that
are round about US. How long, Lord, will,
thou be angry forever2 Shall thy jealousy
burn like fire?" Their mournful cry, as in
plaintive tones they read their Hebrew Bible
their devout suffering, their humble look
of contrition, their very admiration of the
rocks of the Temple, are all painfully sug-
gestive and touching. The proud Moslem
revels in triumph over them. The Muezzin
cries out his hour Of prayer just over them.
The lofty Christian, fresh from the gold, and
glitter, and incense, and light of the Holy
Sepulchre, looks down, too often with con.
tempt, upon the dirt, and dust, and misery
that there surround and envelope the He
brew. Now, when one thinks of the day!
of DAVID and Solomon, and knows these ar;
Gods chosen people, and that prophecy tell
US some day or other Jerusalem shall bt
theirs again, the whole scene becomes 81
touching that one can scarcely refrain him
self from wailing. / must confess l hav,
never been more affected by any spectacle
1t has-disarmed me of a thousand prejudice
against the Jews, and am sure | now fee
for Jew as for a man and brother.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17

REMARKABLE ENDURANCE AND FREAK OF
A SICK MANA man named Albert Bennett,
in the employ of Mr.. T. B. CORN of this
place, was taken sick about ten days ago
with Pneumonia; and about or o'clock
last Tuesday night week ago, being deliri-
Gus with fever, he arose, bare-footed and in
his night clothes, and left the house unob-
served, his nurse thinking he was another
man who was lodging in the same ROOM
In this condition he wandered into the coun-
try in the neighborhood of brakes Greek
Bridge, "a distance Of four or five miles)
where he was two days afterwards found in
hollow log, still delirious and much re-
sembling wild man. He was brought to
town by a wagner who discovered him,
and is now almost entirely recovered from
his illness. AS soon as it was ascertained
that he had thus singularly deserted his
sick chamber, his physician confidently and
positively expressed the opinion that he was
then dead, wherever be might be. At the
time he left his recovery was considered ex-
tremely doubtful, even with close attention.
Until his discovery, great anxiety was felt
about'the poor fellow, the supposition being
that he had fallen into some stream and
drowned, or been destroyed by beasts. His
preservation and recovery are indeed a
wonder.-Bo,cliRg Green Ry) Gazette
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17

Ca The churches on Sabbath were filled
by respectable and attentive congregations.
The Rev. Mr.. Gilmore preached TO n large
assembly at the Central Market. in the after
noon. 1t is hoped that the seed scattered
abroad by the different ministers will pro-
duce an abundant harvest of good fruit
Since the introduction of outdoor preach
ing in Evansville, several of our exchanges
seem to think there is yet hope for our in
habitants. We think so, too, and believe
that such preaching might also be produc-
tive of good results in places besides this
CITY
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17
naa The Londen correspondent of {

B@. The Londen correspondent of the
New York Commercial Advertiser says there
can be no doubt but what the Interior object
of France and Russia in forming an alliance
is the humiliation of Great Britain. He
states that the first success of the French
against the Austrians will be followed by a
treaty Of peace between those powers, in
which Austria will stipulate to join the con-
federation against England. OF course, n
good deal of this is mere surmise, on the
part Of the correspondent, but it is based on
careful study of the course matters are
likely to take. Whatever may be the ulti-
mate design of Napoleon, it cannot be de-
MED that he is one OF the very shreweSt
diplomatists in Europe. Ii his efforts are
intended ultimately TO injuIe England, that
power will have an enemy she may well
dread. He is fruitful in resources, and
prompt to act or dissimulate as best answers
his purpose.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17

BE- We understand that an impression
has been created among some timid people,
that the steamer Charley Bowen is a racing
boat, and consequently, travellers who take
passage on her, may incur risk of getting
landed at a port not announced on her bills.
We are happy to have it in our power to
alton for such notion. While the Bowen,
indisputabiy, makes quick time, and is, also,
indisposed to allow other crafts to pass her,
she is nevertheless, perfectly safe, and her
passengers are in no greater danger than if
they were at home, slumbering on their pill
lows. The Bowen is n good, substantial
boat, as seaworthy as the best on the river.
Her officers are all competent, careful and
experienced steamboatmen, of good judg-
ment, and unexceptionable habits. She is
owned principally, by Capt. Dexter and the
engineers, who have not dollar of insur-
ance on her. She is run totally ,VithoM az
surdnce, which fact is, of itself, a guarantee
that her officers would not endangey the
boat, to say nothing of the safety of passen-
gers. The fuel used on the boat il slack
coal, which, also, contributes greatly, as
most people should know, to her safety in
running. There is not safer or more re-
liable boat on the river, than the Charley
Bowen
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17

BG5- horrible scene occurred at the le-
gal choking of Michael M'Namee, IN Irish
man thirty-two years of age, executed on
Friday at Chicago, for the murder of his
wife, in fit of drunken fury, in July 1853.
The scaffold was erected in the second story
of the court house, and 10y careless blum
der, the belt of leather adjusted as collar
for breaking the neck, on the French plan,
parted ut the eyelet, and the victim fell IF
teen feet upon the basement floor OF the Jail.
The poor wretch was taken up stunned and
bruised, the rope re-adjusted, and the trap
again fell-but this time without breaking
the neck, although the body fell eight ieet,
and this miserable man was left struggling
for many minutcs-the heart still palpi-
tating at the end of fourteen minutes. The
bungling hangman deserved to share the
punishment.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17
EG- The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press says:

ESS- The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press says;
The prospect of a war in Europe will I'M
questionably attract large number of
Americans anxious to spend the summer in
Italy, and to be in the neighborhood Of the
hostilities Of the great Continental Euro
pean Powers. It is a mere pleasure trip
frem New York to Liverpool, and you must
not be surprised if some of the first men in
America should 60 over to witness the con-
fiict between thetwo systems Of absolute and
popular governments. The truth is, our
fashionable people, or rather our wealthy
people, long for new excitement, and
nothing could be more agreeable to them
than to be present, ont Of harms way, at
one of the great struggles in which embat.
tied Europe would be called upon to decide
between opposing theories. know that
neutrsls in state of war are sometimes apt
to lose their lives; but in this age of pro-
gress ! will not be at all astonished to hear
that while half million of men are COM
PEELED TO take each others lives in Europe,
almost another halt million should be
found in the neighborhood of the ensaite,
unwilling TO risk their own lives in the
game yet eager to see who loses and who
wins -u .r
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17

FOURTH OF JULY.-The ever memorable
and hallowed anniversary Of the day that
gave birth to American independence, will
soon be upon us, and if the people of Evans
vile intend to commemorate the day, by a
public celebration, it is time that some kind
of movement was being made towards
that purpose 1t would be serious refec-
ton upon the public spirit and patriotism of
a.city of $4,000 inhabitants, if its people
were to permit the glorious Fourth to pass
by without a proper demonstration. Ii is
suggested that the matter be taken in hand
Immediately, and arrangements perfected
for general celebration on a scale which
viii be worthy of the day and of the city.
Let all unite, irrespective of nation, party,
or sect, inspired by mutual love of coun-
try and appreciation of civil liberty, and we
shall have such IN anniversary as will pro-
duce much good, knitting more closely to-
gether our people, with their varied habits,
tastes and interests, and at the same time
show that the spirit which animated the
Fathers of the Republic is yet retained, in
all its freshness and vigor, by the present
generation. The military, the different Or
ders and societies, the Sabbath schools, all
combined, with the citizens at large, would
make the celebration an imposing and in.
teresting event. Ii would also add a great
deal to the occasion to invite some distin
gIished gentleman from abroad to deliver
an oration-not that we are scarce of home
talent, but to give additional zest and inter
est to the affair.
Several citizens already agree in getting
up a celebration in accordance with thes'
suggestions, and we trust measures will b
at once adopted to carry the matter through
Let US have grand, old-fashioned Fourth
of July in Evansville. If the "spread
eagle" should figure largely in the pro
gramme, so much the better.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17

seAs a copiouS shower of rain fell yes
terday forenoon, laying the dust, and making
the streets more pleasant for pedestrians
The plants and shrubbery present an improv-
ed appearance, and garden vegetables have
gained on their previous dimensions aud
quality. In the afternoon the weather clear
ed up somewhat, though warm and sultry,
and threatening rain. The thermometer
ranged at 1872
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17

BsA- A young son Of the Rev. E. II. Sa-
bin, in attempting to cross Main street, yes
terslay morning, made a narrow escape from
being run over and crushed, by Adams Ex-
press wagon, which was passing at the time
The little fellow was knocked down, and
just as the wheel was about to pass over
him, gentleman rushed forward and res
cued him from further danger. The boy
foot was pretty badly hurt by one of the
horses tramping upon it.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17

Jacob Little, the great stock operator
whose failure has been announced, will be
reinstated, it is said, to the New York stock
exchange, az usual. He is the life Of that
institution The gambling business could
not be carried ON with spirit without the aid
of snch bold and giant operators. 1t is ru-
n,ored that his liabilities are over one mill
ion dollars, but as these are on stock con-
tracts, or, in other words, the result of gam
bling operations, nothing, or next TO moth
ing. will be sunk in consequence.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17

By A remarkable political forgery (if
such designation is allowable) is that re-
Gently claimed to have been discovered at
Salem, Mass. II appears that DR.. George
B. Loring, q "highly respectable" Demo-
crat, secured the appointment Of Postmaster
for that famous seaport city,::through the
agency, in part of large number of forged
signatures of the living, together with sew
eral others copied from tombstones, without
even a "shade" Of authority through a
" spiritual medium. 1t needs no inyesti-
CATION to show that this is trivial offence,
compared with those committed at Kicka-
poo and Delaware Crossing, in Kansas and
sustained by the Administration.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17

EXPERIENCE WITH SUBSCRIPTION PAPER.
There is no walkin life, says an experienced
writer, of which we have any practical
knowledge, that furnishes such valuable OPP
portunities for the study of human nature,
as the walk about town with subscription
paper. A days devotion to this business
will fix forever in the mind the aphorism-
"there is as much difference in folks as
there is in any body A subscription paper
is an almost infallible touchstone of the
heart One can mark by it every grade of
nobility and every grade of meanness.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17
To the Public.
IHyHE P.fST WX.N'TER IND SPRING

- so far, have been very wet ones, causing many
of our rivers to overflow their banks back
ing up the water in the creeks aud bayous, and
flooding to a considerable extent the bottom
lands when the rivers recede, which may be
pected soon then the large surface Of decaying veg
etable matter exposed to the scorching rays of the
summer sun, produces the malaria, which proves
no fatal in its course, sweeping whole States, and
sparing neither age nor sex in its conquerinS
march.
After a residence of more than twenty years in
the middle and Southern States, We think we have
discovered medicine which, to certain extent,
is preventative of the attacks of bilious fever,
ague, &C., and as such we recommend our Magnolia
Whieky.
We wish the public TO understand that We are
not urging upon them the use of strong Liquors
beverage. We and always have been, opposed 10
their being used in that way but If people will
them such, let them have by all means a
pure article. that Will keep them in health, and
lengtben instead Of shortening their lives We pro-
pose to sell always pure and unauthorized Liquors
for medicinal purposes, and little for the stom-
achs sake, if required, and will challenge an in
speetion by the best chemists ia this or any other
country, to find any impurity or adulteration in
the whisky branded by US, Calls & Howe's Mag
nolia. 1t is warranted, as il Is distilled from the
cora, rye, or wheat, with slight addition Of good
cisteru water. We have no doubt many per sons
have beeA ruined I'm health, if not actually killetpy
drinking bad whisky, the greater the reason that
Allis & 1owes' pure Magnolia should be in gen
eral use. just received and in store for sale
10 u pipes ass'd Brandies (od) from 10 81 = gal.
II "a pipes do ield) from to 81 p gal.
pipes Holland Gin 3 pnncheons old Rum.
APPS ALLIS & HOWES. Water st.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17

LAKE PEPIN IcE.-The steamer Tigress
arrived on Sunday morning, having in tow,
a couple of barges loaded with six hun
dred tons ofpure, crystalized ice, all the way
from the waters of Lake Pepin. The ice
averages FROM "a to 80 inches in thickness,
and was at great expense purchased by Mr..
p. G. O'Riley, who deserves the thanks
of the city for the cool speculation. Men
were busily engaged yesterday in unloading
the barges, and slowing away the ice
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17

AN OFFER Tc MAY PARTIEs.-The Z. & c.
Railroad will carry Picnic or May parties to
Hazelton and back, for One Dollar per pas
senger. White river is in fine fishing
stage-the scenery is beautiful--and the To-
cality the best for picnic 10 be found.
Parties leaving by the 81 o'clock train,
and returning to Evansville at 40 P NJ,
will have near six hours on the ground
Where are all the young folks, married
and single?
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17

ae- Mr.. Joseph Glenat, known in Phila-
delphia, as the Napoleon of Omnibus Pro-
prietors, died in the vicinity of that city, on
Monday week, at the age ofsixty-fve! Mr..
g. had accumulated very handsome for
tune. Twenty-Five years ago, he worked
as a journeyman printer in Philadelphia
tie was n Frenchman by birth, and wore
the ST. Helena medal in testimony OF hi:
services in the grand army.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17

DEATH OF A PRINTER.--We are panied 10
announce, this morning, the demise OF Mr..
Charles Baker, an employee of the Bnlie6n
Office, and young man universally beloved
and esteemed among his associates and ac-
quaintances for his many excellent qualities
of mind and disposition. The sad event
transpired on the 9th ult., at the residence
of the mother of the deceased, in Evansville,
Indiana, where he was temporarily sojourn-
ing for the benefit of his Memphis
Bullefop Sch inst
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17

no A young lady fresh from boarding
school and "very accomplished, on re-
turning 10 her fathers house was requested
by the old man to go out and help to
milk the cows, and on getting into the yard
she innocently inquired, (which animal
gives the butermilk ?" Shortly after that
same young lady married a farmer, and
wishing TO provide linsey for domestic use,
asked her husband to send down South and
buy cotton ram, 50 that they could raise
their own cotton wool.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17

B<E@ Evansville is prolific locality--in
iniquity. Sheriff Hall arrived the other day
at Jacksonville with a delegation of thir-
teen for the penitentiary.--h Madison Courier
Almost the entire delegation were non
residents OF this. locality-the rascals hail
ing from such places as Madison, Cairo, &c.
where criminals "lay around loose with
out being troubled much by the officers.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17

BY The prospects of the wheat crop
throughout Central and Eastern Chic, were
never, it is said, more promising than they
are at this time. The Wheeling Intelligen-
Ger has been informed by Mr.. Garrett, Presi-
dent of the Baltimore and Ohio road, that
the people, everywhere he has been are ju-
bilant, with the expectation of an abundant
harvest
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17

CRIME AND IT'S CoSsEQuENcEs.-The Rich
mond lind Broad Are notices the melap-
choly fact that VIM. s. Unthank, formerly
an Ambrotype artist at Richmond, has be-
come insane, and is now an inmate of the
State Asylum at Indianapolis, in conse-
quence of the conduct of his son, who is
charged with robbery.