The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-01-11
VARIETIEs.

BS~ The delegates to the CharlestonCon-
vention were appointed by the Mississippi
Democracy on the 18th inst, and Were in
structed to support Jefferson Davis for the
Presidential nomination.
SMALL BUsINEss.-The postage on single
letter from St. Louis to San Francisco is
three cents. The Missouri Democrat says
that parties in San Francisco are in the
habit of mailing letters designed for places
east of st. Louis to persons in that city to be
re-mailed. This makes the postage but six
cents instead Of ten, but the PoSt-Office De-
partment lose four cents ON each letter by
the operation. This is very small business.
The sleighing is excellent over portion
of the Eastern and Northern sections of New
England In large portion of the State OF
Maine the snow isuncommonly deep for De-
cember. Snow covers the ground all through
Western New York
B Those statesmen or politicians, who
hold that country should accommodate
itself to the policy Of its rulers, might as
well hold that man should be cut and chip
ped by his tailor to fit his brooches.
The authorship of Junius is at length fair
ly congrmed, sif what is alleged be true, that
a new volume on this fertile theme, by a
Mr.. Parks, viii, for the first time, contain
facts and documents derived from the Fran
els family. These add to the testimony that
fixes Junius on Sir Philip Francis.
ONE OF THE SIGNs.-A bachelor editor of
Pamela Star mentions as e sure sign of a
cold winter" the fact that a larger number
of marriages are being issued than usual.
Blivins says the q impending crisis has
passed, and that it is a cry-sis. Mrs. B. is
very comfortable, thank you.-LouisVitle
Democrat.
Six HUNDRED BALES CoTToN BURNT
The Montgomery Hal learns that the ware
house at Geneva, Coffee county, Ala, with
500 bales of cotton, was destroyed by fire
on the night of the 18th ult., and that there
was no insurance.
HG The Alexandria Gazette says, upon
good authority, that john A Washington
has in his possession letter from response
bic parties who made bona tide offer of
$3.50, 00OI for the Mount Vernon property
sold by him 10 the ladies of the Mount Yer
non Association for 100000 Mr. Wash
ington sacrificed the difference in favor of
the ladies'
About 400, 600 letters are mailed at In
dianapoIis each year. This number in
city of 80, 900 inhabitants, makesea fraction
over ID as the average letter on business for
each man, woman, and child in indianapolis.
Ind Jour.
A $50 NEW YEARS ADDREss.-The whole
number of addresses competing for the prize
of $50 offered by the Rochester Union was
fifty one-twenty-f from ladies. The
fortunate competitor was Miss E. T. Cor
bett.
INGRATITUDE-Patrick O'Flaherty said
that his wife was very ungrateful for
q whin | married her she hadn't a rag to
her back, and now she's covered with en-"
Old river in Louisiana was frozen over
last week This is another Northern inva-
sion, and requires the attention of the seces-
sionists.-- Lou jour.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, Douglas Ohio
organ, notices among its democratic ex-
changes in the North and East n very gener-
al regret is expressed that Mr.. Breckenridge
has made that Frankfort speech. Lon.
Jour.
To Judge of the speeches in Congress now made,
Which every day to grow yisihly weaker,
If longer tile choice of the House is delayed,
Twill be harder to find, than elect, good
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