The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-04-24
Varieties.


4 population os 32O, $50.
aWHAT's in a dress?" says a popular
writer. Sometimes a great deal, and some
times a precious ittlel-
The Southern Illinois papers are urging
the establishment of National Foundry at
| Fort Massac.
- THE woman VINO gives birth to two male
children is like the world-renowned bank
ing firm of London-she is Barring Brothers
LOu. Jour.
THE delegates to Charleston next Monday
viii luxnriate on fresh vegetables, and some
of the candidates will realize the tallest
kind of beats.-Lou. Jour.
THE citizens of Alexandria, KY, have
purchased the property of man named
Collier and ordered him to leave, he having
been caught tampering with slaves.
THE winter wheat in the counties of Man
itowoc and Sheboygan has been so badly
killed, that in many places the farmers have
plowed up and are putting in spring wheat.
bES@ Mr. Samuel Gronendyke, SEN, of Eu-
gene, Ind, died in New Orleans on the 9thH
He was one of the most enterprising busis
ness men of Eugene.
1,69O,G0O acres of alternate sections of
Public lands in Michigan are to be sold III
July and August under the Railroad act of
1859, the minimum price of which is So so
per acre.
WHOLE Town DEsTRoYED.-The Memphis
Enquirer learns that the village of Lewis
burg, in Conway county, Ark, was entirely
destroyed by fire a few days since, but cOnld
get no particulars.
Bea-T The pursuit of knowledge is thought
to be a very elevating business, but, then,
it can't be denied that those who follow it
with the greatest assiduity are getting lore
down all the time.-Lou. Journal.
A GREAT many surmises have been formed
about the oil that is being found below the
surface of the earth in Pennsylvania. We
suppose it has been put there by nature to
grease the axis that the earth turns on.
A NEW county has been created in Penn
sylvania from parts of Clinton, Potter,
Mexican, and Elk counties, and called "Cam-
eron, in compliment to the United States
Senator from that State. The four coun-
ties from which the new one has been taken
do not contain more than 300 voters.
TORNADO AT FALMOUTH, Ky.-A terrible
tornado passed over Falmouth on the Ken
tucky Central railroad on Friday evening
1t was of SO tempestous and violent IA char
acter as to cause the unroofng of several
houses, among them being the Catholic
church.
A LADY who had read of the extensive
manufacture of odometers, to tell how far a
carriage had been run, said she wished some
Connecticut genius would invent an instru-
ment TO tell how far husbands had been in
the evening when they "jnst stepped down
to the postoffice, or went out TO attend
caucus"
BssS- Many of the candidates for the Vice
Presidency before the Cincinnati Convention
in 1856 are dead; Boyd, Aaron V. Brown,
Rusk, Dobbjn, and Qnitman among the
number, but none of them are deader than
the successful candidate for the Presidency,
James Buchanan. The White House has
proved literally the grave of his reputat ton
as Statesman.-Lou. jour.
The " snuff dipping" fair ones, who have
hitherto been allowed to chew the bitter
end without molestation, are now the sub
jects of comment in all parts of the country
The practice is much more common at the
North than had been believed. The Daven-
port 0owa) Gazette says that one tobacco
dealer in that city sells five ~ six barrels of
" dipping snuff year.
MORE AID FOR Noun VEKNoN.-AI-
hands of the Ladies Association, ALI addi-
tional fund,-about Sl40, OOO,-is required
TO maintain the buildings in repair and the
grounds i'll good oEdeT. The receipts of
visitors will, it is estimated, yield from 81
500 to $4,000 tOE this purpose, bat an an
uual income Of from IS, 900 to 10, 900 will
be required to recover all The expenses.
To PsoTEcT SHEEP FROM DoGs.-An In
A Ii e =
sheep wearing bells in any flock, will keep
away dogs-he would allow ten bell sheep TO
every hGndued OF hundred and fifty. When
sheep aue- spfaFMpa. they run together in a
compact hvay in which act all the bells are
r1ng at aDce, which frightens the dog, or
makes him think some one is on his track,
50 lie leaves without taking his mutton.
LAwRENoEnUEGH (TENN.) BANK.-The
Nashville Gazette says.
The notes of this bank seem to be on a
dead drag, but we cannot believe there is
just cause for the bad repute into which they
have suddenly fallen. We understand that
a banking gentleman in this city yesterday
received letter from the Cashier of the
Lawrenceburgh Bank, stating the back was
at present compelled to suspend, bat would
be all right again in a few days. Hope she
will
RICHARD S. CoxR. Esq, of Washington,
has writtena letter TO the National Tnteili-
gencer, in which he states that in l773-74,
among the vessels loaded with tea which
came to this country, some came 10 Phila-
dephia. Hearing of the difficulties to he
apprehended in landing their cargoes, one
or more of the vessels proceeded 10 Conan
sey creek, stream of some size, which runs
through. Cumberland county, New Jersey
While lying at anchor in the stream several
gentlemen of the neighborhood, in broad
daylight, and undisgused, went ON board /
the ship or ships and threw the whole of the |
tea into the water. Bills of indictment
were brought against the parties, which /
still exist among the records of the court ut /,
Bird. eton.
"a" From all parts of the country comes |
the cheering intelligence that moderate [
councils are prevailing and that in all pro- .
liability Edward Bates or Judge Mclean /
tod