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The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-01
IN PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO THURSDAY, AUGUST l. 1861

mighty stream. Close by were
thousands of large ships, and
small steamboats,, and smaller craft,
all of which must have been con-
sumed in the flames, had the wind
changed its course, and it is more
than probable that had it not been
for the stiffness of the night, more
than a quarter of the worlds great
est, richest, and most marvellous
city, would have been entirely de-
stroyed. The warehouses where
the fire first broke out, contained
vast quantities of combustible
goods. The ascertained list of
stores consumed or utterly spoiled,
includes 5000 tons of sugar, 5000
tons of rice, 800 tons of sago, more
than $4,000 bales of cotton, 10000
casks oftallow, $4,000 chests of tea,
1000 tons of-hemp, and LOO tons
Ijute. The fire continued burning
from Saturday afternoon till Thurs
day morning. The burning vaults
have been Theoretically sealed-a
dangerous proceeding to the fire.
men-to prevent the fire from
spreading. Should an explosion
of these vaults take place during
flood tide, such a body of steam
would be generated, as must entail
the most disastrous consequences
The principal Insurance Offices ar
heavy losers by this most consum
ing fire.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-01
The Greatest Confagration of Modern
Times,

The estimated loss by the recent
fire in London, is over two millions
sterling, or over ten million dollars.
Many lives were sacrificed to the
fury of a vast sea of fame. Great
warehouses, all fire-proof, with
massive brick walls, iron doors,
iron roofs, and stone floors, availed
nothing before the stream of fame
which wrapped them all as q cotton
sheet, in its all-devouring grasp.
Eye witnesses have declared that
the sight was awful and grand
beyond anything ever witnessed
before in Europe. More than a
million and a-half of people rushed
to the Bridges, &C., to look on with
terror and amazement. Melted
tallow ran along the streets like q
flood, and at one time the river
Thames presented the appearance
of sea on fire, with the tallow
that ignited on the bosom of its
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-01
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- fasiaD aridancn. q. Intentional fraud.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-01
A Real Palace of CRYSTAL.

DURING the reign of Anne,
Empress of Russia, her favorite
Minister, Biron, Duke Of Courland,
induced her to command the mar
riage of one of the court testers,
who was, forthwith, to select him
self a bride; while the cabinet
minister and master Of the hunt,
Volinsky, was commissioned to cele-
brate the event by an exhibition of
the most strange and novel festivi-
ties that he could devise, the empress
insisting merely that the ceremony
should be performed in an edifice
constructed wholly of ice.
When the building, which was
literally Crystal Palace, was COM
pleted, it was we'll worthy of the
unbounded admiration it excited in
the multitudes who focked to see
it. 1t was observed, with astonish-
ment, that this nuptial palace, built
entirely Of ice, contained several
chambers, and measured Sc feet in
length, 173 feet in breadth, and p
feet in height. For its construction,
the ice was sawn out of the frozen
river, in large quadrangular slabs,
which were piled upon one another
with great accuracy, and then con-
nected together by swilling them
with cold water, which quickly
freezing, united them in one mass.
In this house all the doors, win
dow frames, and their panes, all the
furniture, and even all the vessels,
such as tumblers, wine glasses, and
multitude of other articles, were
made of pure transparent ice. Nor
was this all, for the candles in the
chandeliers, and the fuel in the
CRATES were represented in ice; and
being smeared over and supplied
with naphtha, were infamed, and
blazed during the evening. At the
door were two dolphins, formed in
ice, and from their open jaws issued
streams of naptha, which, when
ignited, gave them the appearance
of vomiting fame. Six cannon,
made Office, on carriages and wheels
of the same material, were placed
arouud the building, and more than
once fired off ice balls.
The masquerade contrived by
Volinsky IN honor of the nuptials,
was not less extraordinary than the
palace of ice. From all parts of
Russia, which contains q variety of
different races, one couple of each
was summoned to attend the cere-
monies. They all appeared at this
masquerade in the holiday costume
peculiar to their tribes, and danced
their national dances, to their ma
tional music, and were afterwards
feasted abundantly on their favorite
national dishes. The dinner took
place in the riding-school, or man.
ege belonging to the Duke of Cour-
land. The procession began with
an elephant, on whose back was
secured large cage, within which
sat the newly:married pair. Then
followed the guests in pairs, seated
in sledges drawn by various animals.
After dinner, the day was termi-
mated by the triumphal entry of the
married couple into the palace of
ice, where, however, they remained
only short time, probably with
little enjoyment of the caprice
which assigned them such chill
ing nuptial home.
49, SuhrnS;ha far ~ = x P,.oss
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-01
LAWS OF OHIO
Published BY Authority.
AN ACT

AN ACT
q Supplementary to an act entitled
"an act for opening and regula.
ting roads and highways" pass
ed January ~, 1858.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted By the
General assembly Of the State Of
Ohio, That In case any person ap-
pointed as viewer or reviewer on
any road by the commissioners Of
the county, or probate judge, shall
be unable to attend on the day
specified in the order or within five
days thereafter, it shall be the duty
d the surveyor and viewers pres
ent to fill the vacancy by appoint
ment of q judicious, disinterested
freeholder Of the county, who shall
, be required to take the same oath,
and be vested with the same pow
er, and do and perform the same
duties as if he had been appointed
by the commissioners or probate
Judge.
SEC. 2. This act to take effect
= and be in force from and after its
ED. a. PARROTT,
Speaker pro tenn. of the House of Repre-
ssntativea
JAMES MONROE,
President pro TEN. of the Senate.
Passed March ~, 1851.
AN ACT
Regulating the duties Of surviving
partners.
SECTION /. Be it enacted By the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Ohio, That when any person in the
State of Ohio shall die, who at the
time of his death was q member of
u, any partnership in the State OF
Ohio, 1t shall be the duty of the
/ surviving partner or partners, with
in thirty days from the death Of
such deceased partner to make ap-
I plication to the probate Judge Of
. the county in which said partner
ship shall have existed, and upon
fret giving notice to the admins
traitor or executor of such deceased
partner of such application for the
appointment Of three appraisers,
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-01

@An article announcing tho
decease Of a person says" His
were committed to that
bourne whence no traveller returns
attended by his friends"
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-01

SGA lazy fellow begged aims,
saying he could not find bread for
his family. "Nor T. replied an
industrious mechanic, "I am COM
PEELED to work for it"
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-01

RD" We find self-made men very
often, but self-unmade ones a great
deal oftcner.
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CooL,-To take a mans hat with
his Eame written in it, simply be-
cause you wish to get his autograph.
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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-30

BS2E@ In the Indiana Legislature on Fri
day, the greater portion of the day was oc-
cupied by the Senate in discussing the bill
relative to mastering volunteer companies
into the service of the State A bill was
finally passed fixing the number of regi-
ments to be received into the service of the
State at six. A bill authorizing Boards OF
County Commissioners and Common Coun-
ellis of cities and towns to make appropria-
tions for the support of volunteer companies
or the families of volunteers, also passed the
Senate unanimously.
In the House, Speaker Allen being sick,
Mr.. Fisher took the Chair. Resolutions were
introduced inquiring into the expediency of
enacting law that light infantry and rifle
companies shall consist of 80 men-rank and
file, cavalry companies not less than 60, and
artillery companies one hundred men; the
officers to consist of Captain, Ist and Cd
Lieutenants, 4 Sargeants, and Corporals !;
instructing the judiciary Committee to re-
port bill providing for the relief of the
people of the State by a suspension of the
courts, or by other means, to meet the emer-
gency; that in organizing the militia of the
State, provision should be made for one or
more regiments of cavalry and three or
more companies of flying artillery-this
was adopted; resolutions of respect to the
memory of Thos. J. Boydston of Koscius-
ko, deceased, were also adopted.
\ bill was introduced by Mr.. Veatch
from tie Judiciary Committee and passed,
relative to House Bill No 9, making pro-
vision for defending countless Cities and
towns against instruction or invasion
amending it so az to allow county, city, and
town authorities to borrow money and con-
tract debts for the purpose. A bill provid-
ing for the organization of companies for
defense against invasion in the counties bor-
dering upon the Ohio River, under suspen-
sion of the rules was read a second time by
title, and referred to the Committee on Mill
tary affairs
The greater portion of the afternoon was
devoted to the discussion of what kind. and
how much, business ought to be transacted
by the Legislature during the call session.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-30

EDITORS JOURNAL An article published
in your paper yesterday morning concetntng
a certain individual holding q responsible
Office in this city wiz Constable)" is entire
ly erroneous and without any foundation.
A gentleman is charged with fraud in col
lecting money for purchasing a flag for the
Upper School House, and apPropriating the
money to other purposes. will say 10 de-
Tense of the person, that the money col
lected was all paid over, some has already
been used, and the balance now in my
hands, will be used to help pay the expen-
ses of erecting the staff. am sorry that
a person who, without solicitation, SO gen.
erously aided u.s. should be so uniusty ac-
cused of dishonesty. He not only vounta-
rily assisted in raising means but offered so
literally from his own pocket thar | refused
TO accept. He most certainly deserves the
thanks of all the teachers and scholars in
the Upper School House for his interest
! He was even talking of raising another flag
on the other tower, and contributing about
halt the means himself. If all were as
public spirited, flags would float all over
/ the city. know you will be pleased tc
correct the paragraph in yesterdays paper
and prevent any false impression in the
community. Yours truly,
SAM'L X. LEAvITT.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-30

SPENCER County - The Rockport Demo-
crat says there is but one feeling among the
people of that County and that is, that the
Stars and Stripes " OF our beloved Union
must be maintained at all hazards. One
volunteer company under the command of
Captain Turpan has been organized and
rendered their services to the Government
Home Guards are being organized in every
township, and the military spirit Of the peo-
pie is reused to a high pitch. The Rock
port Home Guards, Capt. Morris Sharp,
numbers 100 men. Attached to this com
pany, under the command of Capt Ringler,
is the German squad numbering thirty able
bodied and athletic young men, each one
of whom is every inch a soldier.
A home guard of 100 men has been or
ganized at French Island, and companies
have also been formed at Gentryville, Rich
land, Elizabeth, Santa Fe, Grand View, and
at various other points in the county. The
Board of County Commissioners have ap-
propriateG So, 900 for the purchase Of artille-
~, and appointed an agent to disburse the
money properly. A fine artillery company
has been formed at Rockport to take charge
of the ordnance when it arrives A cavaI-
~ company of picked men has been organ
lied under Capt. John A. Stocking. The
Democrat thinks, if "war's dread reality
bursts upon them" they can have a force
of 1000 men in the field at an hours notice
We can not refrain from quoting the closing
paragraph of the Democrats article:
The blood of the North is up and with
out disparagement to the South, we may ex-
| press our firm belief that the descendants of
the men who stormed Louisburg, scaled the
heights of Abraham, answered the roll
call at Lexington, repulsed three times
the British Infantry at Breeds Hill, followed
Stark at Bennington, and bore the colonial
flag from Cambridge to Yorktown, will not
disgrace their ancestry in the coming strug-
gle.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-30

R3@The New Harmony Advertiser says
although that village has but eight hun
dred and fifty inhabitants, they have sue
ceeded, with the aid of the immediate neigh
borhood, in raising two Companies; one OF
foot. volunteering to go wherever ordered;
the other mounted Company, organized
as volunteers under the militia law, for
home defense. Both have elected their
officers and applied for arms.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-30

To PATRIOTIC LADIEs.-It has been sug-
gested by some kind ladies that they supply
the volunteers at Camp Baker with cou-
pie of flannel shirts apiece. The money
has been raised, the goods purchased, and
only wait making up. Everybody who is
willing to aid the good cause, Will please
call at the Mayors residence and take some
of the shirts home to make. Let Us all
join together to make the boys comfortable
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-30

Gov. DIXON has been compelled to aban-
don the canvass in Kentucky for a season
on account of i'll health. He has been
struggling manfully against those who
would ruin Kentucky by joining her for
tunes to those of the seeded states. He is
fully aware that the design of Davis and
his Oadjutors-indeed they openly proclaim
it's to use Kentucky and Virginia as
breastworks for the cotton states, and that
the traitors wish to make them the battle
field of the contending factions Gov.
Dixon has lifted his warning voice, but we
confess our faith that heed will be given to
it, is very weak.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-30

SOMETHING WRoNG.-A subscriber at
Golconda, Illinois, writes US that the Journal
failed to come to hand twice last week-on
Sunday morning by the Bowen and Thurs
day morning by the Dunbar He justly
says the Journal is taken in Golconda be-
cause it is a daily paper and contains the
latest news; but if they are to receive it on
ly twice week, it is hardly worth their
while to subscribe. Our papers are mailed
for Golconda promptly every day. Why
they are not delivered, we are unable to
tell. We have no power over the papers
after they are put in the Post Office
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-30

B@g- The Ohio House of Representatives
has passed two million war bill. One of
the provisions of this bill authorizes the ac-
ceptance by the Governor of eight additional
regiments for State service, and of nine
cavalry or artillery companies.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-30

Beg The State Sentinel says the Regi-
ment of Cavalry offered by Col. J. G. Walker
and Gordon Tanner, to serve during the
war, has been accepted by the Governor,
subject to the provisions of the army law to
be passed by the Legislature. By resolu-
ton of the Legislature, Cavalry Regiment
is provided for, as part of the force to be
employed for the defense Of the State.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-30

ga The Cannelton Reporter informs US
that great excitement exists in Hawesville,
KY. A gentleman who attended a public
meeting in Hawesville said be had seen but
one Union man in the town. The Reporter
thinks Mr.. Lincoln's proclamation is a
death blow to the Union sentiment in all of
the Border Slave States. Be that as it may,
the proclamation will prove the salvation of
the Government
By the way, how stand our Cannelton
friends? Some time ago, if we remember
rightly, public meeting was held in that
interesting village-with the big cotton
factory-at which resolutions were adopted
informing all the world that, in case The
Union was dissolved, it was the desire of
the citizens of Cannelton that the dividing
line should run north of that village.
Perhaps the indignant little town had bet
ter secede from the State and establish an
empire on it's own hook Wouldn't the
cotton mill keep it going? if the little
town is not quite ready for secession we re-
specially suggest the propriety of her
maintaining al armed neutrality" In
thus doing perhaps she will be permitted
to receive cotton from the South without
paying an export duty, and the profits of
the mill be thereby largely enhanced.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-30

BGg- Gentlemen who have not yet pro-
vided themselves with Spring Clothing,
will find very large stock of splendid
styles at Lyonss, who is selling clothing at
prices that defy competition.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-30

LOCAL NOTICES.

ATTENTION, Company !-'BoUr FACE =
Come to the Pavilion Hotel, on Water
Street, tomorrow at 10 o'clock a. N, at
which time and place Il. Nelson & Co. will
sell all of the furniture of said Hotel at Auc-
ton without reserve II is bound to be
sold, fetch what it will. Ladies and gen.
tlemen are invited. Come one, come all.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-30

Berthe New Orleans Crescent says the
free negroes from up the country, employed
on steamboats,, have been visiting that city
and associating with the slave population
under the pretense of being slaves them
selves
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-30

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE-The Cannelton Re-
porter of the 25th says that the large saw
mill owned by Messrs. Reuscher and Bittin-
ger, situated in Tell City, together with
100000 feet of lumber, was burned on Mon
day night last The loss is estimated at
Sc, 900. No insurance.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-30

Bey The number of companies over and
above the quota used to fill the requisition
of the United States Government in this
State, now rendered to the Governor, is
one hundred and three. OF these twenty
nine companies are in camp at indianapolis
ana the residue are ready to march at a
few hours notice. The companies are ten
dered as follows:
Infantry, 95 Companies Cavalry, Com
panies; Artillery, Companies. Total lob.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-30

BsP Our friend q. S. Gilkey, the newly
appointed Postmaster of Rockport, has en-
tered on his duties. Glad to hear it. He
viii make an accommodating and popular
P. M.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-30

BS7~ The Hon. John T. Potter, on his
way to Wisconsin from Washington, in
formed the Chicago papers that of the 60, 900
stand of arms at Harper's Ferry previous to
its destruction, 45, 900 had been shipped to
Pennsylvania, and the West through Park
at Cincinnati. They were marked for Fort
Smith, and other Southern points, solely
with a view to misead prying parties, and
ensure their passage through Virginia. The
Is, 900 stand that were destroyed by Lieut..
Jones, were of an inferior quality at best.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-30
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Proposals for a Loan to the
City.

LID * o p o. ~ALS FDR II E0.GSN" TO
N the City of Evansville Of five thousand dol
lars, will be received at this Office until Saturday,
May 4th, 1861
lars (2100), fifty dollars (50 and less if desired,
payable year after date and bearing interest at
six per cent, will be prepared and issued.
The proposals will be submitted to the Council
on Saturday, May 4th, sooner if the whole
amount is proDosel for at an carrier day.
It is hoped chat the people of Evansville and vi
chi will submit propositions without delay If
the response be made promptly and generally, no
need take large
W. BAKER. Mayor.
MAYORS OFFICE, Evansville, April %, 1861.
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