The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-01-05
VARIETIES.

and he has made over his property as secu-
rity. So says dispatch from Portland.
At Terre Haute, last Saturday, the mer-
curry stood twelve degrees below zero. On
Sunday and Monday, also, the weather was
extremely cold. The sidewalks were so
slippery that it was almost impossible to
walk on them.
Dow, Jr., {Eldridge G. Page,) it seems
died from intemperance, instead of by sui
eide, in San Francisco. Poor fellow He
was master of several languages and mas
ter of the pen; but he could not master his
own appetite.
The Inauguration of the new municipal
government took place in Boston, on Mon
day, the I'd January. Mayor Lincoln's ad-
dress exhibits the present and prospective
condition of the city as highly encouraging.
Otis Clapp was elected Chairman of the
Board of Aldermen, ana Putnam Bradley,
reelected President of the Council.
The Grand Jury of Boston, have indict-
ed Isaac f. Shepard for embezzling the
| funds of the Hanover Street Savings Bank
The charges against him for forgery were
| thrown out.
"Mother Kessler," an old lady sc years
of age, of much local celebrity as a rough,
hardy, plain-spoken old settler, died on the
22d of December, at st. Paul, Min. She
distinctly recollected the battle of Brandy
wine, fought near where she formerly lived.
The charter election was held on the Sd,
in Oswego, New York. The Republican
ticket was elected over the Citizens ticket
by over $50 majority.
Gen. Lamar, late Minister to Nicaragua,
died in Texas a few days ago.
The Hon. Samuel Tracy, Treasurer of the
United States, died in Cayseyville, Decem-
Der 22d.
During the year 1859, $4,OoO,oOO were
expended in Chicago in building.
An deliberately prepared return states the
number of ships-of-war of all kinds-Iine-
of-battle-ships, frigates, corvettes, and
sloops, surveying and small vessels, gun
boats, tenders, &c.-possessed by the vari-
Gus civilized nations of the world, as fol-
lows: England 626, France 448, Russia
l64, Sweden 81, principally small YES
sels) Norway l43, Denmark 120, the United
States 70, Holland $50, Belgium z, Spain
30, the Two Sicilies III, Austria 1876, Por-
tugal 81, Sardinia %, Prussia S., Greece
&c, Turkey 40, Brazil 81, Peru Is, Chill s,
Mexico 9.
Buffalo papers state that the American
Transportation Company is going into Ii
quotation. Some four years ago it com
Gel 70
81 900, 900, and has been managed by able
and experienced men. Disasters at sea and
disasters on shore have at length brought it
to its present condition.
Learning is not offensive in woman, if
she only preserves a gentle and thoroughly
feminine disposition. Some one has very
significantly said that it does not matter how
blue the stockings are, so the petticoat is
long enough to cover them.
The City Council of Cincinnati has taken
the preliminary steps towards the erection
of new commercial hospital, which shall
cost $5l6, 200, and a new city building, to
cost 1924, 900.
The English papers report that, in conse-
uuence of tho approximately brisk state of
the publishing trade, the demand for paper
has grown to an extent unusually dispro-
turers have consequently been compelled to
make considerable advance in prices.
During a large portion of his life, Hum
boldt slept but three hours and half
"Now, he added, speaking TO Bayard Tay
lor, al am so old that | need great deal of
rest, and have extended my allowance to
four hours and half"
United States coupon ives of 1874 are
selling at New York for l03. Is there
another per cent. stock in the country
above par ?-And yet foolish agitators talk
of a speedy dissolution of the Union Mad.
CO1r.
The Paris, KY, Flag says that Mr.. james
A Miller, of Paris, has lost between woand
three hundred head ofhogs by cholera, with
in the last week
Col Colt of Hartford has made arrange
ments to establish Il branch of his manufac-
tory of firearms at Richmond, Va.
WHO IS HE?-" The boy is now living
who will be President in 1900. lie is about
ten or twelve years of age. His parents are
III humble circumstances, but of sterling
traits of character; and their son is not one
of those dirty, noisy BOYS that spend their
days and Sabbaths in idleness, and rowdy-
ism. On the contrary he is of a serious cast,
is very studious, and withal is well behaved
SENsIBLE.-The thought is refreshing to
patriotism, that out of three or four hundred
medical students who assembled in the recent
fiddle-diddle meeting i'll New York, only
fourteen were willing to cut off their own
noses for the pleasure and profit of disunion
politicians. Even young men are not all
simple enough to be gulled by those who
wish another confederacy, that themselves
may:ill all the ofices.-Nashpille Neaos.
THE NEW SENATOR From TExAs-L. T.
Wigfall, just elected United States Senator
from Texas, is said to be man Of consider
able ability and fine orator. After his
election he made very conservative speech.
He announced his opposition to the reopen
ing of the slave trade, and against slave
code for the Territories. He would vote |