The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-04-14
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Hea5 Governor Morehead, OF Kentucky,
offers reward of $3.50 for the arrest and
delivery to the jailor of Caldwell county of
John Williams, ST., who killed Benjamin
Lewis, i'll May last, in that county.
HeA.- Among the letters received by tie
Wing General Committee in New York, was
one from Edward Bates of Missouri an hon
ored and promising name. This letter is
not published, although if has been called
for, and the inference is that it was not f,,-
yorable to the objects of the demonstration
A SENSIBLE REyENGE.-A +" thrilling ira
gedy was enacted in Bangor, Me-, the other
night An honest Scotch shoemaker found
his wife and perfdious neighbor az they
should not be- and instead oil killing them
on the spot, dragged them 10 table and
compelled them to pay the expenses of pro-
curing a divorce.
G9@ The St. Lonis RepubEcan says it
fears there is little hope left for the peach
crop the present year The late cold freez-
ing weather has crushed it out. Possibly in
some localities there may be small crop,
but il is hardly worth naming. AT Alton
and in that neighborhood, famed for its
peaches, the blight has been ruinous
B15" When Senator Jones of Iowa was
rendered the mission to B0gota, it was de
clined, upon the distinct ground that he
preferred to take part in the movement for
restoring Iowa TO her ancient democratic
faith. He returned home, explored the
prospect, and upon second thought conclu-
ded it was much safer to t"ust fortune in
Bogota than in Iowa. So he reconsidered,
and the President consented
Bay The editor of the Nashville Netcs
fac oh 4
late trip into the country, aud from infor-
nation derived from the local newspapers
us we'll as from reliable personal acquain-
tances with whom he has converse, that the
growing wheat crop of Tennessee is. quite
promising of an ample yield, but that the
breadth of land sowed down in that cereal
is not one-third as great as it has been in
sny one of the last three or four.
MAMMOTH LOAD OF MALr.-The London
Era gives an account of a load of malt that
was drawn, on "A single dray, by fourt, en-
horses, through London, from the stores of
Mr.. Hill to Mr.. Holder, for nearly a mile
II consisted of 200 sacks, of five bushels
each, making in all 1000 bushels, and
weighing some eighteen tons. 1t appears
that Mr.. Hill had solicited Mr.. Holder for an
order for load of malt, and that, on terms
being agreed on, the inquiry was made ;
How many bushels shall send ?" Gas
many as you like, was the reply The re-
suit was the delivery of the largest quantity
of grain in one load ever known
THE SIcKLEs TRIAL.-The speech of Gra-
ham in behalf of Sickles is pronounced to
have been an extraordinary legal effort as
well as fine specimen of eloquence The
conclusion to day was terrible invective
upon Keys conduct towards Sickles and his
wife. The testimony for the defense was
then commenced VIM Badger, Navy
Agent of Philadelphia; Hon. Jno. B. Has
kin, of New York, and Daniel Dougherty, of
Philadelphia, testified to the intimacy and
friendship existing between Sickles and Key.
Mr.. Haskin, in his testimony, said that on
; one occasion Sickles told Key that he would
see the President about having him reap
pointed to the Office he held. He said that
he believed the President would re appoint
him. The intimacy between the two seemed
to the witness to be one of the closest, near
est and dearest that Sickles had
g saw Key and Mrs. Sickles together al
! the opera. | saw them speaking together
/ | told Sickles what had heard Key say aftel
| the correspondence that had passed abou
I the rumors. Sickles said that Key waI
always friend of his, and he had no objec.
ton to his visiting his home when he OF
Mrs. Sickles invited him.