The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-11
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sEa. The Sultan of Turkey disburseS for
his household expenses the sum of forty
seven millions OF dollars per annum.
asz An exchange says that Mrs. Troll
lopes much abused domestic Manners OF
Americans" undoubtedly did MS great deal
of good by reminding us of some of our bad
habits.
Bfsy Mas Page has painted a Venus
which is said to lie one OF the best pieces of
flesh paintings, since the days of Titan, and
is said to be one of the finest pictures in the
world. It is valued at $1,000.
EkSs- A New York paper says that the
spies, who reported to the Governor General
of Cuba that the Sons of Malta were seri
ously organized for the acquisition OF that
island, ought to be put through an excursion
over the rugged path
by. A German writer, who has publish
ed an account of men and things in the
United States, says that condition OF the
negroes in New York was at one time very
bad, but owing to some reforms introduced
| by Gen. Jackson il is now considerably al
| leviated."
@5. Very touching and beautiful were
the words of the old schoolmaster, as life
passed away I" IL is growing dark-school
may be dismissed" Down to the very gates
of an unseen world he carried his love and
regard for the children whom he had
| trained.
BE- The weather in Northern Texas has
been very cold and dry. Corn had been
twice planted and cut down by frost
Southern Texas was visited by a severe frost
on the 22d ult., which killed nearly all the
corn and cotton and otherwise did damage
to a large extent.
HA- Glenn Jenking, well known colored
man, and formerly a servant of the late Col.
Tilghman, last week sailed from Baltimore
for Europe. He went ont as head coachman
to jerome BOnaparte, who goes to Europe
to pay his nephew, the Emperor Of France,
a friendly visit.
pyn AT North Adams, Mass, on Sunday,
Miss Martha Butler, a respectable and ac-
complished young lady, died suddenly. On
her death boo she accused a man named
Littleheld, cashier of a bank with her ruin.
Littlefeld has fled, leaving wife and sew
eral children. The bank accounts have
been examined and found all right
HS The Democratic members of the New
York Legislature, at the close of the recent
session, issued the usual address to the peo-
pie, in which no mention is made of Mr.
Buchanan. 1t is becoming a chronic disor-
der with the Democracy, to ignore the ex-
istence of the President, and it is left for
expressive silence TO "hymn his praise.
Bg Ercisson's caloric engine of FIVE horse
power ia gradually coming into use, at the
North and East, in foundries, mills, printing
Offices, and other establishments where a re.
liable, safe and easily managed motive ROVER
is needed. There is no danger possible from
it of fire or'explosion. One of the engine:
has been introduced in large printing of.
flee in San Francisco, and we see that they
are to be introduced into Cuba.
D@. A prominent druggist of Cincinnati
Mr. L. S. Wayne, pronounces the assertion
so widely made, that strychnia ia used il
the distillation of whiskey, to he without .
ray OF truth. He says: "StryChna can b,
of no possible use to the distiller; it viii
not aid him in the fermentation OF his mash
nor can he from the elements OF the sub
stance produce alcohol; and to be of any
; practical benefit to him il must be in one o.
The other OF The ways mentioned MIR W
presumes distillers are satisfied With the pc
, tency OF their beverages, Red Eye ana Riff
whiskey, (said to kill at forty yards with
out the aid of strychnia
neA. A remarkable gathering of the mel
} connected with TIE favorite omnibuses as
sembied on Sunday evening, says the Lon
, don Udtehmdn, Of April g. in a carriag
, shed, at the depot in Upper street, Islingtor
The largest building in the yard, especial,
prepared Tor the purpose, was crowded q
C excess by "a most attentive auditory. Du
= ring the last four years a religious servic
haa been conducted on every Sunday morn
u ing, for the benefit of these men, by a clergy
h man resident in the parish AT eight o cloc
e on Sunday night, the Bishop OF London rea
in clear and emphatic manner. the sixt
chapter of ct. Johns. Gospel, and the
preached half an hour from the l4th verse
u The sermon was admirably adapted to th
J. occasion, and was listened to with breath
: less attention
y BG- fellow in Clarendon, South Care
lima, got himself into trouble, few day
a ago 10y going through mock marriage, th
person who performed the ceremony, bein
/ neither a magistrate nor clergyman. TIL
Re matter was brought before a court, and til
d parties were declared lawfully married. I'll
Clarendon Banner, says:
We need scarcely say that we approx
:" most heartily of the law Of marriage, as
r exists in our State. Nothing further
l. necessary to establish the validity OF ma
/, riage than the consent OF the parties el
!, pressed before competent witnesses. Til
~ weaker sex cannot, as in other States,
lie imposed upon by the fraudulent practices
y designing men.
"a Any one may solemnize marriage, an
. the mere declarations of the parties then
= selves, in the absence of any more preci:
testimony, is sufficient to establish the fa'
y of their marital relation, as our courts haS
Y, decided in various instances
d HsA, few days ago man named Benz,
J, was arrested in New York, for poisoning
AZ woman, Will whom he had lived for man
:, years as her husband The New Yor
Commercial Adpertisers statement of ii
N case concludes as follows:
Up During her illness she was attended b
f. DR.. Otto Rotton from whom particulars al
obtained which explode the theory of pc
soning altogether. He states that long b.
fore her death her lungs were much disease