The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-02-24
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re-. Seven young men in Auburn, N. Y,
whose parents are all wealthy, have been
arrested on charge of setting fire to build
ings. ~ e, e
EHe The woman whose clothes are said
to have been set on fire at New Orleans, by
G.. W. Dixon, has since died.
H3P In New Orleans amovement has been
started for new opera house similar to
those of Philadelphia, Boston and New York.
RG Sixty-eight Americans were pre-
sented to the Emperor of the French, at a
grand reception at the Tueileries on the
10th of January.
BSy~ The 10th of January last was the
eleventh anniversary of the discovery of
gold in California. -
nA. Strakosch's opera company is per-
forming in ST Louis with great success.
nsg@ A letter to the Cincinnati Gazette,
from Lawrence, in Kansas describes the
Federal Judges, Eecompte and Williams of
the Supreme Bench, as engaged one quiet
Saturday evening in the judicial occupations
of drinking hot whisky punches and re-
lating anecdotes OF dubious morality. AS
the evening waned they grew hilarious, and
organized an extempore band, in which
Judge L. gave facetious limitations of the
| banjo on a poker, and Judge W. of the
tamborine on dilapidated hat belonging to
one of the party. Neither of the gentle
men were at church the next day.
Bg TIE Washington Union thinks that
| Mr.. Everett, instead of having 20 descended f"
into newspaper literature, has been drawn
into channel that is likely to test his ac-
| knowledged resources of mind.
a.Dr. Joseph Togno, native of Corsi-
ca, and formerly professor of modern Ian
guages at the University Of Virginia, fell
dead in the porch of his residence at Able
vile, S. c., on the 9th inst. He was pro-
minent man for several years in scientific
enterprises in NY, but of late years had
established large vineyard at Abbeville,
and devoted his time to the culture ofgrapes
He was nearly 70 years of age.
NSyThe most remarkable instance of q
lone of netoriety with which we have ever
met, was that of man who, under the laws
of Virginia, in the olden time, was adver-
tised by the sheriff of Fauquier county to
be sold on a certain day as vagrant. Sc
pleased was he with the sight of his name
for the first time in print, he procured copy
of the newspaper containing the advertise
ment of his SALE and carried it ten day:
through the county, showing it, with evi
|
BS%The Washington States says, "Every
body, Wing, Democrat, Free Trader, anC
Protectionist, admits that the expenditure
of Government are exorbitant beyond en-
durance.
Bea. A correspondent of the Poughkeep
sic DAILY Democrat states that "while Wis
iting school in Montreal, he asked TIL
teacher if there were any American children
there She said there were, and she coul,
tell them by their pale faces, bright eyes
and nervousness. They learned quicker
but lost so many days during the term from
sickness, that they did not get aloni
5 so fast as those vino were able to be presen
constantly. He also took occasion to ex
anime their luncheon baskets and foun,
the American fare to be a piece of mine
: pie, the same of pound cake, two dough
nuts, a pickle, and cold sausage; Will
the English, Irish and Scotch children ha
either two days old bread and meat, brea
and butter, or bread and apple with nothin
else. "