The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-10-08
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struck the side of his head against the wall
ut the landing. He was taken up insensi-
bic and carried to his room. 1t was found
on examination, when he became conscious,
that he was paralyzed in all those parts of
his body below the neck, and that his neck
was broken. He remained in this condi-
ton over five days, conversing freely with
his attendants, and describing to them all
the sensations which he had. His attend
ing physicians made an attempt to set the
neck, but were obliged to desist, on account
of sufocation coming on whenever the head
was brought to its natural position. Be-
tween the 9Th and 9th days the nurse UNDER
took to move him for the purpose of chang
ing his linen, and in doing SO, the head was
unwittinginly turned, SO that the neck was
Strengthened. Death took place almost in
stantly.
A REVOLUTION IN THE DANCING CIRCLES
"A grand revolution, says New York let
ter writer, is about to take place in the
Terpsicorean world. The "round' or polka
redowa dances are to be utterly tabooed, in
Difference TO hoops and the middle aged la
dies-the size of the one and the rheumatic
joints of the other making the nimble pas
of the polka rather difficult task. The
old or stately quadrille will resume its sway
in sour best society,"" as it is less fatiguing
to muscles-less damaging to hoops-and
affords, in its slow and swan-like move
ments ample opportunity for conversation.
A newly arrived Monsieur Trenise, from
Paris, is now inducing our young beaux
into the mysteries Of the venerable Minuet
de la Cor. One Of the Fifth Avenue 'mod-
81 a,xu he lrfA Of larr
fashionable circle-has already added to his
list of terrible destinations the art of going
through "Sir Roger de Coverley" in style
which the mythical high-bred gentleman of
that name would have envied.
e0y- On Friday last, freight car on the
Illinois Central Railroad took fire, and while
all ablaze, was subjected to a pouring bath,
which soon extinguished the flames. A por-
ton of the car and large amount of freight
was burned. Among the latter was a box
marked "codfsh," which was SO badly
charred that on attempting to remove it, it
| fell to pieces, and was found to contain two
kegs of gunpowderl An Illinois. editor,
| with dry humor which such an event is Ii
able to provoke, closes his account of the az
fair with the remark that, "in few min
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the worst blowing up he ever got.
neA.A boy in Baltimore, aged IL years,
is said to have frogs living in his stomach,
he has been visited by several physicians,
who suppose that the spawn of frog was
taken into the stomach, and the difiiulty has
been produced by the Matching or incuba-
ton OF the reptile. His malady has all the
symptoms of epilepsy. This theory is sup
ported by the fact that the gastric juices of
the stomach will not destroy or cause to be
digested any live or animated thing, ard by
the fact that frogs and other reptiles have
been found Embedded in the heart of rocks
and trees, where they must have remained
for ages, and exhibiting life and action on
being exposed to air. Powerful. lmedicine,
calculated to destroy or eject tue reptiles is
now being administered to the boy.
NEW SENAToRs.--The following named
gentlemen will take their seats for the first
time in the United States Senate, on the
first Monday in December next, on which
day the first session of the thirty-sixth Con-
gress will commence: Hon. VIM. Salisbury,
of Delaware; Hon. James w. Grimes, of
Iowa; Hon Lazarus w. Powell, of Ken
lucky; Hon. n. S. Bingham, of Michigan I;
Hon. John C. Ten Eyck, OF New Jersey !;
Hon. Thomas Bragg, of North Carolina /;
Hon. Henry b. Anthony, of Rhode Island I;
Hon. A. q. p. Nicholson, of Tennessee !;
Hon. ]. w. Hemphill of Texas. -
HSy- Horace Greeley reached home on the
night of the 9th. Last spring he promis-
ed to deliver an agricultural address in
Wyoming county on the 2Sth, if he was
alive" To keep his promise, he took the
cars Immediately on his landing-not even
taking time to visit his family! He deliv-
cred his promised address at the appointed
honr. This was characteristic of the man.
-libuy Journal
ESly@ A San Francisco writer, of late date
says the following are about the rates of
wages now paid Carpenter, from 81 to 81
per day; bricklayers and masons, from 81
TO Sc blacksmiths, wheelrigbts, machinists,
painters tinsmiths, from SO to 4 So COM
mon laborers, So; farm hands, from $40 to
$40 per month; servants, from $50 TO $40
per month; cooks, from $50 to $50. g
by The gold mining claim of Philip
Arnold, in Yuba county California, is the
richest one in existence The opening of
the claim cost Slls,0O0 but it yields hun
dred thousand dollars a year, sometimes a
thousand dollars a day. e1s seR.ar
pel,. Mr.. Corcoran, the Washington mil
lionaire, in view of the profits and fortunes
amassed by the proprietor of the Washing
ton "hotels," has concluded to build tav-
ern as large as the Capitol on the south
east corner of Jackson Square, to be con-
Quoted onsthe European PLAN 81 s.sV
DG~ The English system of Thanking, in
use since January 10, 1910, provides that
each public department shall pay the postage
upon every letter and document it sends
out. Even the Queens privilege of frank
ing was abolished, by her own consent in
1910. I'D. a. .,-.-.....-- 81. ....-,.
p6rAt the approaching conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, North, it is un-
derstood that strong efforts will be made to
introduce a general rule against the continu-
ance of shareholders within the church,
1t will fail, so think the majority.
n@- There are at present in the world
about one hundred and twenty thousand
Mormons. Eighty-three live in Utah, Of
whom four thousand six hundred and sew
enteen have sixteen thousand fire hundred
triues.
cS.sr. Tho Romish Rishnps of Ireland ma VS.