The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-09-17

MOUNT NERSON.-We learn from the
Mount Vernon Record that the work Of put
ting the home of Washington in good con
dition has been fairly begun. Since the lst
Of July, workmen, under the .superintend-
ence of "a competent gentleman. have been
busily engaged in repairing out-houses,
tracing and cleaning up the old and forgot
ten paths, and fortifyiug, in some measure,
the sacred spot against the ravages of decay.
The Record also states that $4,000 of the
fourth and last instalment for the purchase
OF Mount Vernon has already been paid to
MT. Washington, leaving only about $780,
600 TO be paid TO complete the purchase.
JAPAs.-News has been received from
japan dated the 9TH of June The Emperor
had ordered that the cities of Jeddo, NagaS-
XII, Simoda, and Hakodadi should be united
by telegraph, and line was being built
from JeddO to his summer residence. All
| the vessels in the Imperial fleet were to be
turned into steam propellerS, and one Of
them, the Niphon, had already left on
voyage of discovery, manned by native
crew aud native engineers. An American
having discovered copper mine, was per-
mitted TO work it, on promising to divide
the proceeds with the government.
DYING WORDs.--We have read many sc-
counts of the "dying words of great men,
but none of them appeared to us so touch
| ing and beautiful as the "last words OF
| the old schoolmaster:
-a II is growing dark-school may be dis
missed Down TO the gates of an unseen
world he carried the love and regard Of the
children he had trained. Ii was his hast
dismissal
| o6- Barnum is actually said to have of
frred Mr.. Spurgeon, the celebrated English
Baptist preacher, 1000 year to come TO
America and make a lecturing tour. Mr..
Spurgeop replied by writing simply, "Acts
XIII: 10" and sending it to Barnum. The
verse reads thus: ITO
40, full of subtility and all mischief, thou
child of the devil, wilt though not cease to
pervert the right ways of the Lord?m
The FRosr AND THE Com CRoP IN OHIO
lin some of the Northern counties of Ohio
the frost during the past week has somew hat
damaged the corn crop. In parts of Cuya-
! hoga county il was so severe on Wednesday
night as to nip the blades, and it was feared
injured the grain Of the late planting Ia
the vScinity of Berea, farmers were engaged
in cutting their corn in order to save it from
further damage. a.a-
DH- The resignation of NJ. Miller, the
State Treasurer OF. Illinois, is attributed, by
his enemies, to a deficit of $500, 600 in hi
cash account. His friends ask suspension
4 of public opinion until Mr.. Butler, the new
incumbent, is heard from.
ny In the Daviess County. Indiana, Cir
cult Court on Monday, VIM. Umble for kill
ing George Robertson, some months age
was sentenced to the peuitentiary for 2
years The parties were miners in the Goa
mines of J. B. Legg Co., at the time @
|, the occurrence.
aST'The Frankfort (Ky.) Commonwealth
the leading American paper in that State
saws that Mr.. Brown, the Democratic Con
grsssnIan elect from the Fifth District, VIII
IS not yet twenty five years Of age is, il
point Of general ability, the first man of hi
! age in the State; as an orator he has no su
perior in the beauty Of his language, chas
tity OF thought, and graceful action.
= 80. D4r The Logansport Pharos says th
work OF boring an Artesian well at th
} Court House in that place commenced las
> week. ltis progressing at the rate of abou
z two feet per day. according to the characte
: Of the stone penetrated. The intention
: to drill until never failing supply OF goo
Q water is afforded.
D~ The insurance agents in London d
: not feel that confidence in the Great Easter
0 which her builders maintain she should b
: credited with. They refuse to insure he
4 for trip across the Atlantic except upo
. the most exorbitant terms.