The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-14

"Death loves a shining mark" Gentle
men with branded noses will take notice.
THE Lafayette Courier says that a Mr..
Conrad LIGHTLY, of Fountain county, this
year raised GOO bushels Of wheat on IL
acres of ground, an avearge of so bushels to
the acre.
Hon. JOHN HICKMAN, of Pennsylvania,
became disguised with Mr.. Douglass sub
serviency to the South early during the last
session of Congress, and is now an uncom-
promising Republican.
SENATOR FITCH said in his speech at the
indianapolis Breckenridge Convention, " for
thirty years have tried the broad path Of
Democracy" We wonder whether that's
the broad path that is spoken of in the
Scriptures.-Lou. Jour.
THAT modern Sampson DR.. Winship Of,
Boston, has recently astonished his friends
and admirers by lifting a dead weight Of
eleven hundred and sixty pounds. Muscle
and mind are uppermost nowadays.
In the Third District the Republicans
have nominated Samuel Craighead as the
gentleman who is to beat Vallandiugham in
the race for Congress. The nomination is q
strong one, and we confidently expect Mr..
Craighead's eleetion.-Cin. Gag.
METHoD1sTs IN FRANcE-The Methodists
in France count at present 1872 chapels or
places of worship, 20 ministers, colpor-
teurs, " local preachers and l446 mem
bers, IS on trial. 2O3 teachers and 1901
pupils in the Sunday schools.
CONVENTION OF CONDUCTORS. the
novelties in the way Of conventions which
are being held throughout the country, a
g.
be composed of representatives OF all the
railroads in the United States, and to con-
vene at Cincinnati, Ohio.
II what Mr.. Solomon Pangborn, of Ris-
ing Sun, Indiana, says, is true, he may
rightly claim to be the oldest man in the
United States. He says that he was born
ia the city of New York, small town of
five or six hundred houses, in 1925. He is,
consequently, one hundred and thirty five
years old.
THE RIGHT TO GOVERN THEMSELVES
Douglas claims that popular sovereignty
gives the people of the territories the right
to govern themselves. 1t is strange, howev-
er, that he was perpetually denouucing the
Free State men of Kansas, and that he new
er raised his voice in favor of the admission
of Kansas to the Union Chicago Dem.
It is amusing to hear the Douglas Demo
Gratis deride their Breckenridge friends over
their defeat in Kentucky, and to hear the
others retort by charging the Douglastes
with having voted outright for the Union
ticket in Kentucky and North Carolina, and
| then taunt them with their ability to beat
Douglas and Bell united in most of the
Southern States.
The next move will be an attempted coali-
ton between Bell and Douglas, but it won
succeed. Advices from Pennsylvania as
sure the Republicans that Curtin will have,
against any combination, in October, 90, O0C
majority, and Lincoln a still larger one
The Republicans there are completely Or
ganized and know their exact strength.
DOUGLASS POPULAR standardization
lass position consists in three parts:
lst. The people of a territory may admit
or exclude slavery.
I'd. The Supreme Court may decide that
they cannot exclude slavery.
Sd. The President and Congress must en-
force the decisions of the Supreme Court.
ANOTHER CoMET.-An astronomical cor
respondent of the New Bedford Mercury, in
| Fairhaven, is confidently of opinion that
the bright object now so conspicuously visi-
BILE in the southeast section of our evening
sky is not Sirius, as the multitude will have
it, but one of those globular comets not
unlike the one described by Cassina in $50
He says-"My telescope never deceives me-
and am acquainted with the outward con-
fguration of all the planets, and this is not
one of them"
nGn. The St. Louis Express BELL Ever
EFT organ) asserts most positively that
$4,000 was sent to that city two years age
by Postmaster Fowler of New York, now a
fugitive Gefaulter, to aid in defeating Frank
p. Blair The Express declares that when
ever the proof is demanded, it shall be pro-
duced. 1t will be remembered that the Ad-
ministration was remarkably easy with
| Fowler, having had no regular settlement
with him for years. No particular pain:
have been taken to arrest him.
gG@ The Wide Awake club of this city
have unanimously adopted the following re-
solution, offering a splendid flag to the
largest company of Wide Awakes, or other
similar organization, that shall attend q
parade in this city at the Convention of the
29th of August:
ResolOed That the Lincoln Wide a wake
Club of Indianapolis, will present to the
! largest company of {" Wide Awakes" "Ran-
gers" or other similar organization, that
shall attend the State Convention to be held
on-the goth of August, and appear in pro-
cession with " lamps trimmed and burning y
on the night of the same, a splendid Ameri-
can Flag, and that we cordially extend to
the clubs of all sections of the State an in
vitation 10 be present.-Ind Jour.