The Evansville daily journal., 1859-04-08
News Summary,

lBsy% George d. Williams, Esq, who has
been long and favorably known to the busi-
ness community as an able electrician-one
of the corps of the Atlantic and Ohio Tele-
graph Company-has resigned bis position,
and will leave for California in few days
He will probably embark in the -telegraphic
interests of that State, and we have no
doubt that his marked ability will be reeog
nized. California is still a haven for ambi-
tions spirits
BeA On Wednesday evening, woman
went into a drinking house in Brooklyn,
for the purpose of inducing her husband,
who was there drinking, to go home. The
crowd in the groggery beat her severely
with bottles and chairs, and then kicked her
into the street. Four people were arrested
for the assault. f .-t t.. -za..s.. ,.5..l
Gsa@ "A few days ago some burglars broke
into the Office of Messrs. Shrom & Hoffer, at
their board yard, near the gas-works, at
Carlisle, and broke the top off their iron
safe, and got the enormous sum of ninety-one
cents and a bogus dollar for their trouble.
BSP The artesian well of Mr. Laner, in
Reading, Pa, has reached the depth of 800
feet. The rock penetrated is still limestone
mixed with horn blende, carbonate of lime,
and trife of sulphur.
Bg@ The Union county (Pa.) Jail has
been empty for considerable time, and last
week, which was court week, found but a
few Commonwealth cases alone to occupy
the attention of the court.
Ee An old Canadian hunter declares
that the reason why the wild deer were not
all killed when young las they breed once
a year, and are always surrounded by other
animals which prey upon them, as dogs,
wolves, bears, panthers, etc. J, is, that no dog
or other animal can smell the track of doe
or fawn, while the latter is too small to take
care of itself" He stated that he had often
seen it demonstrated. He had taken his
dogs over the ground where he had seen
them pass, and they would take no notice
of the track and could not be induced to
follow when taken to tie spot, when they
instantly discover the track of deer not
having young ones.
nga. The Washington States is informed
that several copies of a religious tract were
| recently picked up at the Capitol, entitled
aAre you honest? ?" They were distributed
for the benefit of the members just before
the adjournment of Congress.
| Ea. SHORTER, of Alabama, says he viii
serve in Congress no longer. .. 81. :.
! BsgH The sales of cotton in New York for
the week ending Tuesday evening, foot up
| 46, 900 bales, which has Seldom if ever been
surpassed in the history of the cotton bust
ness of that port.
B3@ The q. S. Marshal for the District of
Indiana has published card, in which he
/ says he will make no appointments for Dep
uties to take the census prior to the begin
ming of 1860. John don't know who will
! Io a xyoor bonoa
| @ There is trouble in the Unitarian
/ Church at Cincinnati, of which the Rev. NJ.
Conaway is pastor. Among the causes OF
complaint against him, it is charged that he
attends the theater; but this is met by the
plea that where the sheep CO. the shepherd
should also go. sa" at H'
nA. The delegation of Winnebago Chiefs
now in Washington, visited Mount Vernon
on Friday last The sons of the forest had
become acquainted with enough of the his
tory of the Father of bis Country, to feel a
! deep interest in everything connected with
him in life, and they exhibited far more Gu
riosity than is usually perceptible in the In
| dian character, in their examination of the
tomb, the grounds and the buildings al
Mount Vernon. -#
BSig~ There is curious report from Utah
III vi a. A0dA IIduSIoSO
paper, to the effect that Brigham Young
keeps within doors through fear of his life
that several of the leading Mormons are
apostatizing, and that life and property are
unsafe in the Territory.
re- The Christy Minstrels continue theil
performances in Paris with interesting sue
cess. Their humor and originality, at first
not understood by the Parisians, are said tc
be now fully comprehended and enjoyed.
neA-, The Golden Wedding of Col. Seaton
the respected editor of the National Iatelti
gencer, was celebrated at Washington on
Thursday last.
BS~ A goose a few days since, attempted
to fly over the barn of Robert Pollock, o.
Perry township, Clarion county, Pa, when
the wind drove it upon the lightning rod
! which penetrated its neck and killed it in
stantly. What gooset szff