The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-02-06
VARTE TIES.

HARD 10 BEAT.-A boiled egg.
nG-The city debt of Boston is about |
$9,750,oo0.
B6rThe Charleston Mercury anticipates
the time when the blood of every man IN
the slave States will be on fire. Oh blazesi
n6- Geo Hunt, a well-known Miami In
dian, died on the 25th ult, near Peru IN
diana.
nI- In the Rhode Island Legislature, on
the 18th ult, an act was passed making
the twenty-second of February legal holt
day. 8Res
n6y- The Governor of Pennsylvania is
not difident in the exercise of the veto pre-
rogatiye. One day last week, nineteen veto
messages were received and read in the
House, and every one of them concurred in.
s6y- The winter thus far has been very
favorable for the wheat crop at the North
west The Cleveland PIaindeaIer says =
Look out for a large crop of this staple
another year"
BI% The principal of the State Military
College of Louisiana, at Alexandria, IS SAID
to be brother of the Hon. John Sherman,
the late candidate of the Republicans for
Speaker of the House. Il
A company has been formed in Washing
| ton for manufacturing wine, with capital
of 800, 900. The Hon. Amos. Kendall is
the principle stakeholder. The company
contemplates using the wild grape.
Ba- A Washington correspondent says
that Gen. Bowman, of the Washington Con-
stitution, is Z" a man of very little bottom"
| We should say then, in view of his two
extremities, that he is a remarkably aCett-
balanced h4an.-LosusUiAe journal.
Beg A genius left Philadelphia three
years ago, in company with a live halibut.
He returned a short time ago, with thirty
thousand dollars; all made by exhibiting
his halibut as the "American Flounder." -
In England our common mullen is cultivated
in pots, and called the American. velvet
plant"
RGF The Kankakee Gazette tells a story
of storekeeper who hid behind his counter
for three mortal hours to avoid what he
supposed to be a dun. Finding he could
stand it no longer, he surrendered, and was
surprised to find the party had come to re-
fund him twenty dollars that had been over
paid. Fancy his feelings.-Lqfayette Cour.
Non INTERCOURSE WITH A VESGENcE.--
The Savannah Express asserts that during
this winter a locomotive builder of Phila-
delphia has been to the South soliciting or
ders, and has obtained them to the extent of
1 fifty-six locomotives, for Southern roads.
The average cost of a locomotive is about
$4,000; so here is one house engaging busi-
ness of more than $500, 900 in one season.
HARD WEATHER.-Last week Repubh-
can member of Congress told the correspon-
dent of the Boston AttdS and Bee, that the
Republicans were going to vote for Sherman
"until aell freezes from shore to shore. =
This week the member is voting for Pen
nington. Has the gentleman heard from
the lake which he proposed to freeze over
There is a question of veracity pending
Cincinnati CT mnssY ciaL.
STORE FUEL FOR SUMNER NoW.-No la
Dor pays better al this season than cutting
wood for the summer fire. Every farmer
should seek to have years stock of wood
on hand. 1t is well ascertained fact that
the dryer you can get wood, the more heat
you can get from it for warming the house
1t uses up certain portion of the fuel tc
drive off the moisture. Three cords of well
seasoned fuel will go farther. than four
cords of green. 1t is economy both of fue
and of time then to keep stock always or
hand.
In the winter when the swamps are fro
zen, many of the wood lots are accessible
that cannot be approached in summer. In
the season of crops, it will be found exceed
ingly inconvenient to quit moving or hoe
ing, to draw a load of green wood to tht
; door. 1t will be likely to make. scoldine
in doors and without. A good farmer i:
known by the aspect of his wood pile and
, wood house. The latter should be stuffed
to its utmost capacity while the snow makes
hauling easy, and the season of compare
I | tive leisure lasts.
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