The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-11-21

D6-The Madrid Journals state that the
force with which the government will COM
Inence hostilities with Morocco will be forty
battalions of the line, sixteen of riflemen,
eleven sqnadrons of cavalry, eighty pieces
of campaign artillery (more than half of
them rifed), and siege train. 1t was in
tended, it is said, to call out under arms
sixty provincial battalions. --
Bag Gotham is name often given to
New York by its inhabitants. & In Europe,
it is a term of reproach and " the wise men
of Gotham are generally laughed at. In
Kelly's Proverbs of all Nations, the follow
ing explanation is given: "Gotham is
village of Nottinghamshire, known TO he
the headquarters OF stupidity in this coun-
try, on whose inhabitants all sorts of ridic-
ulous stories might be fathefed. The con-
venience of having such butt for sarcasm
has been recognized by all nations. The
ancient Greeks had their Boetia, which was
for them what Suabia is for the modern
GerInans. sg ger % Wgu
EES~ Elder Alexander Campbell.. of Beth
any College, Vermont, at the last accounts,
was preaching in the northwestern counties
of Missouri. He has been in that State a
mouth or more, and will probably remain
as much longer. ~ SO
~ Lucy tSn q SOOu III IOu au
Lac. When Gov. Tallmadge came out to
that country, then a Territory, his new
home was graced by several grown up and
dashing daughters. The Indians were
"there aud Whereabouts at the time, and
frequently were met by members of the
Governors family. 1t was an era in female
dress when the hustle was a desired 'acces-
sion of grace and outline, but new to the
aborigines grave old chief one day was
asked what he thought of the Governors
daughters g Pretty squaws, nice white
squaws, pitg 'uqs backs broke" G
- BSs- In the village of Douglas, Mass. last
week, Sunday night, there was an Irish
wedding, and right jolly time the party
had. During the pleasures of the evening
woman was taken with a fit and died.
This occurrence, however, only momentari-
sly disturbed the festivities, for the body
was taken into the cellar, and the jovia
party went on as if nothing had happened
Next morning there was a rumor through
the village of murder, and the police wen
to the house to make an examination. al
the inmates of the house were drunk and il
their beds, and had not the slightest idea 0
there being a dead body in the cellar. Al
inquest settled the point that the woman
died in q fit. -
port ofBangor this fall, will greatly excee
those of any former season. 1t is sestimate
: that one hundred thousand bushels viii b
exported. The potatoes are pronounce
more uniform and of better quality than hay
been produced for many years
nag A man calling himself Frederic
Snyder, but which name is supposed to b
one of many, was arrested on Saturday las
at Shelby, Ohio. He has been engaged
passing counterfeit money quite extensiyel.
At Gallon he disposed of three t0's;
Williamsport, Morrow scounty twoi an
also at townsville, Lexington, and Shelby
all on the Hadley Falls Bank. On searcl
ing him, besides a number OF. bills, a qnal
,tity of bogus gold and silver coin WI
found. ssss trals aas- 3 as asa sa
go t.slsa4sa -a-l5e .a1ssn -
Mrs John Brown passed through Ne
York, a few days ago, to be with her hu
band in the last trying hour. -
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