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

cofoco guns, when fully loaded often 60 OF
Of themselves without waiting to be dis.
chsrged.-Lou. jour.
Hsa. The Washington Constitutions says
that the administration care trying to put
an end to the robbing Of the Treasury"
Yes, by making it not worth robbing.
Lou. Jour.
YHH Democratic Congressional Convention
OF the 18th District, which met at Hunt
iugton on the 29th inst, nominated Asbury
Steele, Of Grant Co., as a candidate for
Congr esss
THH nations Of old were dispersed while
attempting to build up the tower of Babel.
The delegates to the Charleston Convention
were dispersed while endcavoring to con-
struct in equally ridiculous fabric.-Louis-
oiEls Journal.
B- Hannibal Hamlin commenced life
as a farmer boy, and afterwards became a
printer and continued "setting type" till
he commenced the study of law. He was
admitted to the Bar in 1888, whom he was
"a years of age.
ErSoul sleepers is the name of new
religious sect hich has recently made its
appearance at Fairfield, Iowa. Four men
and one woman, apostles of the sect, have
been tarrying at that place and sleeping in
tent. They are opposed to churches, deny
the divinity OF Christ, teach that the soul ia
a material substance, and sleeps with the
body until the resurrection.
~ Our old friend Brooks, OF the New
York Exprsss, moved in the Baltimore Con-
vention to make the Nomination OF Bell
and Everett unanimous, and the motion was
carried, and yet Mr.. Brooks up to this time
withholds his editorial support from she
ticket. Tom Moore says that
This moon looks
On MANY Brooks"
but vs guess &c Doesn't look oo many like
him of the New York ZzPress.-Loa. jour.
Moral ISsTRucToR.-At regular meet
ing of the Board OF Directors for the old
State Prison, the Moral Instructor, Rev.
James Runcie, eendered his resignation,
which was accepted by the Board. Mr..
Runcie resigned at the earnest solicitation
OF the Bishop of his Church. The Board
Immediately filed the vacancy by the cleo
ton of the Rev. j. ". Sullivan, minister
in charge OF the Methodist Church in JEFF
tersonFille. He will enter on the discharge
of his duties on the Sd of JulE-ess -FAG es
since Hddison Courier.
enee' sFhs BELLS of Christ Church rung a
D0 evening, just as the folks were
peal lasea. The tone ia very sweet, and it
taA something new and set everybody to
listening and criticising. It may not be
generally known, but we are informed that
it ia true that the best chims of bells in the
United States is at Notre Dame, near St.
Josephs, ia this State. As we were some
what in error in giving the weights of the
Christ Church bells we give them again
3, i,622; F sharp, 1900; A, 1000; G
sharp, 50O.-,Stafe SsntinsI,
PRRNrIoB1sMs.-If the high funetionaries
OF Government at Washington knew for
seven years that the late New York post
master was stealing the public money, they
are not fit for their places. II on the other
hand they did not know for seven years
that he was stealing the public money, they
are not fit for their places. And in either
case those who uphold them or hesitate to
denounce them are not ct for any decent
place.-LouisVitEe journal
Postmaster Fowler has run away, and
Buchanan and his Cabinet, If they had any
sense Of shame, would run away too.-I6id.
.1 A SrRAw.-A Washington letter writer
says
There is a good sign for Lincoln at the
Departments. The clerks have nearly all
discovered that he is not sectional man,
and that, after all, he will make a good
President Some 60 further still, and say
Z that they have no doubt he will be elected.
The very men who a month ago were fierce
Douglas men, now talk Lincoln and a mod
ifed form Of Republicauism. 1t all means
simply this: that to the ofice-holders Abra-
ham Lincoln is tie eofRiRo man
EDWARD EvBRMrY.-The Savannah Re-
PUbIicdS. whose editor was present at the
Charleston Convention, says Of the Hon.
Edward Everett:
We, at least, know-aHd we assert II as
an evidence thar great virtue and patriot
lam will have their triumph sooner or later
--that large minority Of the iats Charles
ton Democratic Convention were perfectly
willing to pay their tribute to his worth by
nominating him as thsir candidate for the
Vlce-Presidency. Ws say we KNOW this
10 be so; we derive the information from
personal interviews with the delegates,
both nom the North and the South.
CIRCUMSTANCES ALfsR GsRDERs As WELL
az CAsRs.-Ths following occurred in
school near London
Teacher-What part Of speech, ia the
word egg7
Boy (hesitating) --Nouu, cir.
Tsacher-What Is its gendsr2
Boy (psrplexed 1--Cant tell sir.
Teacher-It is masculine, feminine or
Renterp --
Boy Cooking shArp)--Csn't say, sir, till
it's Matched.
Az HEIRLoox.-Yhe Hartford CedFaut of
May 24th says: An mbrolia, at least fifty
years old, in perfect repair, and worth q
dozen of our modern umbrellas, was left in
cur Office some time ago, by q gentleman
vho Inherited it from his sister, who car
Eied Ii for atty years, and dying at the age
Of eighty-two, left 1t as an heirloom to her
brother. The old gentleman, forgetting
that he had boon ia abe counting-room,
searched everywhere that he could think of
for his lost relic, in vain. He was delight
ed, the other day, on dropping in TO look
over the exchanges, to see his old friend,
che umbrella, quietly awaiting him