The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-11-27
Indianapoli. Correspo..aenee.
INDIAHAp0LIs, Nov %, 1850.


EDIroRs JoURSAL The first snow storm
of the season greeted Us yesterday. F-be-
gan in the afternoon and continued until
after this writer had become obIivious to
external objects. The depth this morning was
about three inches, and it has now nearly
disappeared under drilling rain. This
. performance Of the weather interfered quite
! seriously with the Demonstration advertised
! for last evening, which, however, Is not a
matter Of serious regret, rs many of the
Republican party were opposed to such Il
measure from the first. The storm allowed
Of no procession, anl nothing was attempt
ed out Of doors except the bonfres on Wash
ington street, that had been arranged in the
afternoon. The burning of these afforded
pretext for the assembling of gangs of rude
boys and rowdyish young men, who made
the night hideous with their yelIs and in
suited the pas5ers-by, with snow balls and
other missiles.
The Governor and Lieut.. Governor elect
spoke in he Court House, which building
was well filled. aud The speeches creditable
to the speakers. \ serious accident occur
red TO the Captain of the gun-squad, John
"A. COiestock, by the premature discharge of
the cannon while he was in the act OF ram
ming the charge His left arm was badly
shattered below the elbow. 1t may be saw I
ed, but viii probably bc nearly useless The !
accident appears TO hr ineXplicable, and not /
owing to the c;rclessucss of any one en- /
ployed about th, gun. The practice of FIR +
ing cannon on such occasions Is IN ahOmina-
bic one, ana ought to L- prohibited by law /
The approach Of the Legislative season |
is bringing fo our city the usual troop Of .
ncgrOs mins.rei9 jugg!rl-, and shows Of va
rious descriptions. The Lecture Season.
which is a regular Animal, and not depend
ent on eEtraneous support, was opened last
Monday evening by Lecture from Bayard
Taylor on " Man and Climate" under the
auspiccs Of the oung Mems Christian As
sociatioa. { added nothing to the Lectur-
ers 5 great reputation The theme was not
suited to his cast OF miad, and he has not
that Ijpeuess of scholarship requisite to cast
new light on so profound subject. Nothing
but the passages Of personal experience he
was able to Introduce, made II ut all t0Ierable
The effect of it was also marrcd by his
reading it, which is contrary TO his usual
custom, and which the gas fixtures of the
Masonic Hall were not calculated 10 facjli-
tate
operations at present 10y the loss Of conf
dence in Illinois and Missouri currency
Our bankers take it, from their regular Gus
toners only, At 10 per cent. discount, aud
at that. Whether we have yet /
reached the worst or not is a question upon
which different opinions exist. For myself
am consoled by the reflection, that have
lived through several severe &" pauiCs" and
have always found that people manage dur ,
ing such times much as in others, to get
tomething both to eat and wear " Having
ood and raiment, let US Herewith be con-
ent.'
Nothing more has come to light in regard 4
10 the Boone County Bank fraud, except f
etter from 0rmsby, the engraver, to a Chi :
ago paper the main points of which are :
hat his affidavit fled with the Auditor Of :
State, that he had printed but 5000 i'm c
is forgery, and that if this trans Z
Iction teaches him any thing, it is never to
rust the President and Cashier of any bank
gain. Yours, SCRIBE.