The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-02-18
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IN many parts OI4OulO
The Illinois Republican State Convention
is to take place upon the 23d of May at
Decatur
The Wheeling [Ya.) Union says the sale
of iron manufactured in that city the past
year viii probably reach 81, 600. zoe.
kSs@ At the annual distribution OF the
Cosmopolitan Art Association, Gov Wise
drew Herring's celebrated painting of the
Village Blacksmith, valued at $4,000.
BSS~ The Paoi fEagIe says horse thieves
are becoming altogether too numerous in
that region, and advises the formation of
company to pursue the rascals and bring
them to Justice +. ..sf ,.s.. s.,s. ~ .i-.. .-
ne. Hon. d. w. VOORHEES,, has received
and accepted an invitation to deliver the
Annual Address before the University OF
Virginia at the approaching commencement
exercises of that institution, which trans
pire July 4th, 1860. sa.s5 aiH Fs,t
THE Kansas Legislature has been carry
ing into practice the principle of unfriendly
legislation. On the I'd inst passed a bill
by 30 yeas to nays, prohibiting slavery.
1t takes effect Immediately. tal" f''"
CARDINAL MARLoT, Archbishop of Paris,
has resigned his seat in the Privy Council
of the French Empire This is considered
abroad another proof of the determination
of the Roman Catholic hierarchy to brave
any danger rather than submit to the die
tation of the French Government.
A LUCKY CoNHIoT.---The Montreal Pilot
says that Mr.. Thomas Stephens, formerly
a clerk in the City Bank in that place, con-
victed eighteen months ago, fon his own
confession, of forgery, and sentenced to
imprisonment for FIVE years in the peniten-
tiary, has just come into fortune OF. $780,
900. . 4a la 9G r-
THE Republicans of Vermillion Co., at
their Convention, held last week, endorsed
Bates for Presidentand Lane for Governor.
THE LATEST NOVELTY IN NEwsPAPERs.-
In addition to g births, marriages and
deaths" the Liverpool Mercury now adds
the divorces" '.a' si *71f-as
A WRITER in the American Farmer says
that dry weather is necessary for the produc-
ton of sheep. We don't think that any
acether has much effect IN their production.
-s2 iau9a 94it 10 hali e.aat Lou. Jour.
We are indebted to very bad spell of
weather for the production Of that Wit
Hem. BuI.
IT is said that the vile Abolition sheet,
the New York Times, has warmly espoused
Douglas Squatter Sovereignty theory, and
should that demagogue be nominated at
Charleston, will support him for the 'Bresi-
dency - AitssiSsipPiaa. I'd ia4'l'o-.1--a alat
THE oil excitement in Venargo ard Craw-
ford counties, Pa, is equal to TIE gold fever
in California The whole basin of OiIcrecl1
is full of it, 1t is only necessary to bore
some 200 feet into the banks to get full
stream of the oil, Which is equal to the best
whale. - SOD - '"i
THE New Hampshire Stale election takes
place on the 18th OF next month. Both
parties are engaged in an active campaign,
and the result viii show what may be ex-
pected from New Hampshire ut the Presi-
Dental Election in the Fall.
MARY HoWITT, the poet and novelist, has
become a Swedenborgian, .9sq slT .aaa
b THE white population ofjTexas is BAG, $50,
and the total number of voters is Z ,TOS-l
A FUNERAL INVITATION --The following
order, gerbatiR ct hteyuti7n, was received by
an undertaken in the Boweryl last Friday
morning, from an afflicted widowers living
in Pearl street: .Ii l. su3g sa4HI u.5@s .
t'Sur, my Wiaf is ded aud Wonts to. be
berried, AT wOnner klok. u nose wair TO
digg the Hole---bi the said OF my TOO Uther
Waifs-Let it be deept al 81 tgt3.rl.d'l
DEATH SENTENCE FoR A BLow.--Tn Eng
land a few weeks ago, .marine named
Dillon was tried by Court Martial, on
charge.isof striking his sn perior officer q
lieutenant, aibow with his fist in the mouth,
looseningione TOOTH but doing no Iotheroin-
jury of consequence Dillon was convicted,
and sentence of death was pronounced inpon
him. giII Use sJiaTf1 isfg18GinfG9 s3s Ei
"a The Republicans of Pennsylyania,i New
| X DIRK and Massachusetts are TO elect their
entire delegations to Chicago in State Con-
vention, and not by districts. ui 54lI o-'
THE Hon Ely Moore, who died at Ee-
comoton, Kansas, on the goth iultimo, as
already announced by telegraph, was a ma
tive of New Jersey,Sa printer by trade, and
| a leading spirit in the organization of trade
unions. He represented the city of New
FORK in Congress for two terms, from 1856
to 1899. He was appointed U. S. Marshal
for New York by Mr.. Polk. Subsequently
he became an editor in New Jersey. He
was afterwards appointed. Indian Agent for
Kansas Territory-sHe exchanged this po-
sition for that of Registrar. Of the Land
Office, post which he held at the time of
| his death. s57g e.5 Ia rs5-. ..rl.55l- I'D
2 IT is said that the veritable sword which
| Ethan Allen carried through the perils of
many well fought battles, is now in the pos
| session of one of-ahis female descendants
at Grand Haven, Michigan. d 1t. is the same
! staunch blade that he waved qloft, when,
| Sin the name of Jehovah and the CONT
mental Congress-" he demanded the surren-
der of the stronghold of Ticonderoga. H
MCVsT A nXE EMIT ARC