The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-01-04
News Summary.

the richest man in Indiana, or, at any rate,
the largest landholder. Mr.. Ellsworth, SEN,
! removed to Connecticut recently.
Ia A young Irishman, named Stephen
Murphy, was recently caught in the act of
stealing bags of wheat from a wagon, stand
ing in the streets of Indianapolis. He sue
ceeded in getting three sacks on his dray,
and started off, when an officer who had
his eye on him all the time, arrested him,
and he was sent to Jail in default of bail.
BGSr Mrs. Isabella Begg Burns sister Of
the poet Burns, has just died at Bridgehouse,
near Ayr, in her s8th year. She was inter
red in the yard of Allowaykirk, beside her
brother.
Hsa. The father of the Jewish child Nor
tara, is about to settle in France. A letter
from Rome in the Gazette de Liege, states
that the Sacred College at Rome has resolv-
ed to prevent the recurrence Of any case
similar to that of Mortara in future, by di-
recting that Christians shall not in future
be allowed to enter the service of the Jews.
Esa In the Insane Asylum at New York,
! one Of the most noted characters imagined
| herself to be Mrs. Buchanan, and President
ess of the United States; and an insane
| person, calling himself James Buchanan,
and laboring under the impression that he
is President of the United States, has been
in the habit of visiting the New York
mayors Office, frequently, and making very
| liberal offers of assistance to the corpora
| ton. His chief anxiety relates to the piers
and wharveS, to repair which he offers to
give the city million of dollars. Yester-
day morning Mr.. Buchanan got noisy, and
the mayor ordered an officer to put him out.
He went peaceably to the door, when he
suddenly turned upon the officer and knock
ed him fiat with single blow. The officer
rallied in manly style, but Buchanan had
the advantage. Other officers interfered,
and after stout struggle the foe yielded.
RGSA Cornet Band in st. Louis has Or
dered, from Boston, a set Of pure silver in
struments. The leaders cornet is of gold,
and costs 81, 500. A snare drum cost Sl45.
That band win, of necessity, make silvery
| music.
g9- Mr.. R, Il. Trip writes from Hamp-
den, Wisconsin, to the Spritaal Telegraph
that the spirits have broken his habit of
chewing tobacco. He says that on certain
occasion he was riding across the prairies in
his carriage, alone, when his quid of tobacco
was taken out ofhis mouth by the inYisibles,
and his mouth made to taste as though. it
was filled with copperas and that be has
never been able to take guild since. The
same writer relates that medium, who was
under spiritual control, wanted O drink of
water, and that the spirits took. him down
into we'll twenty feet, to the water, and
brought him up with dipper two-thirds
full
| Ha. The New Workers are having a fine
time on the Central Park Pond, which has
been made into a capital skating place. 4
part of the pond has been set apart for chill
dren and their parents, and huts, with stoves
in them, are to be built on shore for the
benefit of ladies and children, and of those
who happen to get bath. A portion ofthe
pond is also set apart for skating and curl
ing clubs. Officers are present to preserve
order, catch pick-pockets, etc. 4 thiefstole
pair of skates on Christmas, was arrested
and obliged to give 5000 bail. On Christ
mas morning the ice was three or four inch
es thick, and from mornIng till night the
number ofskaters increased and on Sunday
six or seven hundred were on the ice at a
time. ..
Ba@" John" said father to his son enc
day, when he caught him shaving the
; "down" from his upper lip, don't throw
your shaving water out where there are any
barefooted boys for they might get their
feet pricked.'
asa-E Ex-Governor Medill, of Ohio it is
said, is about to lead to the altar young
and booming bride, whose residence is in
Lancaster, Fairfield county.
HSa.The Cincinnati Enquirer says that
Mr.. Leaf, farmer of Anderson township,
in Hamilton county, sold to the Bogans on
{ Wednesday hog that weighed on his feet,
COS pounds
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; for a church in New York to hold six thou
sand people, is said to be at stand for want
of funds. Sl75,000 are wanted as 4 free
gift before commencing, so that the pews
, need not be rented. $4,000 are said TO
, have been subscribed
ga devoted friend and patroness Of
art, named Mrs. Andrew Mount, residing
, in New York city, has suggested move
project. 1t is to establish in the Highlands
, of Navesink settlement of homes for AR
and genius, with an artists cemetery and a
monument of Shakespeare. 1t was frs
proposed to purchase the Jay estate for this
purpose, but that idea was given up and 6
, finer site selected. The shore, for mile anG
/ | three-o uarters, has been purchased, it il
said, and a place of unrivaled beauty thu!
secured.
S2r In Cincinnati, few evenings since
six-foot Hoosier was observed by police
: man walking on the outer edge of the side
d. walk, swinging a brick, and when hailed
replied, "Don't come near me-" The po
liceman, however, surrounded" him, as
l. Dutchman would say, when the Hoosie
said he had the proceeds of a drove of hog
: in his pocket, and he feared he would b.
. robbed if he went to his hotel, and lest any
body should garrote him in the street, h
= carried the brick. and walked along the ont
side of the sidewalk.
8 RAJ man named Hartford, living il
V Dinwidde county, Virginia, had pet bea
9 which he kept chsined in tho door-yard. I
short time since, bis son, q fine boy of thir
teen, thoughtlessly annoyed the bear b.
d punching him with q pole, and happenin!
. to come within reach of the enragcd beast
= the bear caught him, crushed in his ribs
u and tore his arm out at the shoulder, befor
/ the unfortunate lad could be rescued. TIL
n bear was Immediately shot.
h nA- The Sheriff elect OF New York, Joh
Kelly, has given as his sureties, Collecto
/ Schell and James Conner (type-founder,
e. The office is the most lucrative one in til