The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-11-02

cause nobody can make out MS pOllcy.
N O. Picaytaae.
MAYOR Wood made a model reception
speech to the Prince of Wales, thus:
"YOur Royal HishneSS AS chief mag
istrate of the city, l welcome you here, and
believe that represent the entire popula
ton, without exception"
THE FORTUNE OF WAR-GooD JoKE.-A
friend of ours who has made tour through
Northern Indiana, since the election returns
were reported, inforrns us that the Republi-
cans hare fenced IN every hickory pole iii that
part of the State.-- Gin. GG-.
Eag~ a letter has been received III Wash
ington, from Tom Corwin, who has been
sojourning for some days at the residence of
Mr.. Lincoln lie states that Lincoln pol
icy, if he is elected, will be conservative,
nssimilating to that entertained by the old
Wing party.
EE7g~The canvass in New York is very
spirited. Speakers of each party are trav-
ersing the State in every direction, and the
excitement is very great But the Republ-
cans feel absolutely sure of success. In
Pennsylvania bets on so, 900 majority do
not obtain takers.
FEARFUL AcCIDENT.-At Indianapolis, on
Monday, Mr.. Frederick Mundy, the engi-
neer OF the Seneca Falls steam fire engine,
which has been on trial there for a day
two was fearfully and it may be fatally in
jured by being run over by an engine on
the Indiana Central Railroad.
Eg-Gen Leslie Combs, having got Il
rich Office by the combined aid of the Bell
and Douglas men of Kentucky, has gone to
New York to make speeches for the benefit
of Breckenridge and Lane That is the
whole meaning of the fusion ticket, which
Combs is supporting with his eloquence
Gin. Gaz.
ALL ILLUsTRATIoNs-"T Dymmyk rat
party ought to have the American aigle OFT
its banner this election" said an honest Pat
lander the other day.
Why asked bystander.
Bekase you see the aigle ism / double
headed burd, and the party is was the an
swer.
What would you put in its place Pnt2'
"Two Kilkenny cats, bedad-'
HoNoRs Fifty BEsrowED.-In early life,
Mrs. Edwin d. Morgan was a milliner, and
Mrs NathaDiel p. Banks q factory girl.
Yet prince of the royal house of England,
and heir apparent TO the throne, las danced
with both these ladies, who afford such
proof of the elevating character of repnb-
lican institutions; and no doubt considered
he was honorad quite as much as they could
be by the fact.
Mr.. BRYANT, of the New York Post. has
been visiting the Winans steamer ut Balti-
more, and says rs he looked on the enOr-
nous iron shuttle the velocity of which can
be scarcely more affected by storms and
head winds than that of q fish, and thought
of it darting through the sea with the speed
which is claimed for il, it occurred 10 him
that if n sailing vessel should come in its
way it must be pierced through and through
like pine single by bullet
TOBACCO PAPER.-The discovery Of Il
method of manufacturing paper from the
leaves of the tobacco plant is announced. II
is destined to be employed in the making of
cigarettes, and is the result of many years
labor and research of most skillful physi-
clan, who has discovered that one of the
most fearful disorders of the respiratory
gans is produced by the acrid vapor of the
burnt paper imbibed with the smoke OF the
cigarette.
IMPORTANT OPINION IoF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL.-Attoruey General Black, in an
opinion given to the Post Office Depart
ment, which is of considerable Importance
to proprietors of newspapers, holds that the
publishers of a weekly paper cannot require
a postmaster TO deliver it to \ subscriber
residing at the place Of publication by de-
posting it in his Office, aud that the paper IS
subject 10 postage if carried by the publish
ers to another post Office and from it sent
back to the post Office at the place Of publ
cation for delivery