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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-10

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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-10
Scrofula.

Face, Bones, and Limbs Of the victim had been
preyed upon by the Unsuitable disease, are proved
by the undeDiable authority OF the susrers thefn-
selves, to have been completely cured hy these
purely Vegetable medicines after all others had been
found more than useless.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-10
The Life Medicines

For bilious and liver complaints, with their many
well-knOwn attendants, bilious and sick headaole,
pain and oppression after meals, gfddhess, diszes,
heartburn, loss Of appetite, are acknowledged TO be
va9sIy superior 20 anything ever before offered 70
fha urh1 "a
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-10
decs-stw Administrator with WIN Annexed.

: IW WB.MEsN.KSTBATOR S.AEBs-NOtice
ell Is hereby given that the undersigned has
taken out letters Of Administration upon the
estate of Elizabeth Smith, late Of VAndorburgh
county, Indiana, deceased. All persons having
claims against said estate, viii present them forth
With, duly authenticated, for settlements and all
persons indebted 70 said estate win be nes4red 20
make immediate payment. Said 1e ~ 4aRpoaed
10 be solvent. RAIbQ-I AAAe4.s
nov 2S-3ww Administrator.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-10
Mercurial Diseases.

Persons whose constitutions ave become inn
paired y the injudiciouB Of Mercury, viii 6ud
these medicines q perfect cure, they never fail 20
eradicate from the system all the effects Of
~, infinitely sooner than the most powerful pre-
parations OF sarsaparilla
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-10

DEBROJNrs, RO9Bs, ELUlLHg, 6a.
a. We have lust opened large stock of BOnaot
and Trimming Ribbons, French Flowers, HOSE
PIuFneg, Rushss, and Millinery Goods geusrallF.
sCHAPKER a BUssING,
novn0 % Main q.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-10

ell Notice is hereby given, that Letters Of Ad-
ministration with the will annexed, on the estate
Of John g. Gavitt, deceased have been granted 20
the undersigned. Persons indebted 70 the estate
are requssted 10 make immediate payment, and
those having claims against the same will present
tbem duly authenticated for settlement. Said
estate is supposed TO be solvent.
VIM. BAKER,
1.os.atv Administrator with WIN ANNEXED
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-10

IT,
Life Pills & Phoenix Bittersi
Cure Dyspepsia, by thoroughly cleansing the nrst
and second Stomschs, and creating How Of pure,
healthy bile, instead Of the stale aud acrid kind
Flatulency, Loss Of Appetite, Heartburn, Head-
ache, Restlessness, III Temper, Anxisty, Lanauor,
and Melancholy, which are the general symptoms
Of Dyspepsia, win vanish, a natural conso1 1uonco
of its cure.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-10

AS a remedy for this most distressing and obsti-
nate maIady, the VEGETABLE LIFE MEDf-
DIMES deserve distinct and emphatic recomnen-
dation. 1t IT. well-knOwn to hundreds IA this CITY,
that the former proprietor Of these valuable med
ieines was himself af1icted with this complaint f1f
upwards Of thirty-fve years. and that he tried IN
vain every remedy prescribed within tine whole
compass Of the Materfa Medfca. He, however, at
length tried the medicine which Is now offered to
the public, and be was cured In very short time,
after his recovery had been pronounced not ouly
improbable, but absolutely impossible, By any hue
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-10
Mofatt's liz PiIlslll

III affections Of he head, siok headache or nervous
headaehe, these Piis t0iH Be ottd possass ne sosf
SaIutarg efficacy.
Mofat's Phoenix Bitters!!!
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-10
Acute or InhamatOry Rheumatism !
Anthrosia Chronica, or
RHEUMATISM
Mohat's Pills and Bitters +!

But it is unneces8ary % enumerate the many
cases in which these purely vegetable medicines
have been guccessful but let us enquire; Why are
they universal in their happy effects ?
Because they purify the blood, and TINS reno
vate all cause Of disease in the system.
because they act powerfully upon the secretions
Of the body, aud remove all impurities at once.
Because they do not reduce the system, but invg
orats t-thua requiring no restraint from pleasure
or business during their operation.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-10

D.A-WR sRHOTEOB.-The Annual Meeting
3 I'D Of the Stockholders in the Branch at Evans
viIle Of the Bank of the State Of Indiana, III be
held at the Banking House, in Evansville, sn
Tuesday, Jan. 7th, 1862, between the hours Of 10
O'Clock, A. NJ, and O'Clock, p. NJ, when e state
msnt OF the condition Of the Branch will be sub
mittsd, and an election will be held for i've d.
rectorB to serve the ensuing year.
BY order OF the Board Of Directors.
SAM'L BAYARD, Cashier.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-10
DR.. Mofat's Life Medicines !
Piles Pilesl PiIesl

bboaId % taea % l1e eaTlg eages ~ DlEl0ts C0I9
PatHts, end v perseVeredin strictly Gooorag 70 dtFoe
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-10
For Rent-

IWyHE W.EEL EJNrO WV POBKE.NG
II and Smoking establishR Rlent OF MlohAei 0aV.
isk, corner Main and Fourth Streets, Tor rent
cheap Amply to JOHN GAVISKs
nov26.2wd Orto VIM. RAHM, JR.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-10
BILIOUS COMPLAINTS q A MODE
0F CTIPFI

@S- A well regulated and Proportionate quantity
of bile upon the stomach, is always requisite for
the promotion of sound healtn-it stimulates de
gestion and keeps the intestinal canal free from ali
obstruCtiOns. When there is a deficiency of bile
the body is constantly costive. On the other hand
an over abundance of bile caufes frequent nausea
in the stomach and often promC toB very severe Of
tackg Of disease, which sometimes end In death
The Nevada journal., 1861-10-11

WASHINGTON, September 22d.-From devel-
opnsents madc'to day, I am satisfied the state
ment forwarded last purportibg to come from
Il man just from Manassas, concerning the
strength and condition of he'rebels, was gar
bled coming through thru partr. To-day
have seen him, and bis statement is very clear
and is eonirn,eh by numerous other statments
made by other reliabe parties. His position of
late at Richmond Manassas, Winchester, Har-
per's Ferry, Munson's Hill and Fairfax, and
various periods of his extensive acquaintance
with men and things, Rave enabled him to judge
well Of the condition and movements of the reb
els. lie says the number of troops from Rich
mond to TIE Potomac, at Eresburgh. and in the
direction of Acquia Creek and Matthias Point,
may safely be put down at 10000; $4,000 of
them were at Richmond three days ago, and
another $4,000 at Manassas, while the remain
ing 75,e0o are scattered along from that point
to Munson's Hill, and from tho vicinity of No
lands Ferry to Harper's Ferry, and on'the Pc
tomae south of Alexandria, in the vicinity of
Acqua Creek and Matthias Point The troops
at Lceshurgh, and the militia number about
5000. There are also about 5000 in the vi
ciniry of Noland,s Ferry. The force at Fair
fax Court House is quite small Generals Beau
regard aud Johnston make'this Place their head
quarters.
The Nevada journal., 1861-10-11
uucu II. ruoMpsnN.

| Only AS public man, placed imposition
Of trust by his party, and as one]pnt for
ward for other positions by a. party ct pro-
fessed honesty of purpose, is the maine OF
the individual who heads This article enti-
tied to the dignity Of notice at our hands.
| lie was lately Public Administrator of this
county and Union Democratic candidate for
the office of Recorder. He is now runa-
way and defauter, somewhere in Mexico,
probably. He was seen on board the steamer
Panama, at San Francisco, on his way to
Mazatlan, on the late departure of that
steamer. He has left, as was expected and
as was confidently predicted be would, with
all the money he could get out of dead men S
estates that came to his hands.
When he came to qualify two years ago
it was with the utmost difficulty he could
obtain bondsmen. The Office was about to
be declared vacant before he was able 10
produce bond satisfactory to the County
Judge. But at last the bond was unhappily
the county, of course. Tt would be an ex-
oeption to the general rule of defaulters'
bonds if it were. Probably nothing will
ever be realized to the heirs of the robbed
estates from it. How much money is mis-
sing is hard at this time to say. Probably
from five to seven thousand dollars.
That there is gross culpability somewhere
in allowing public officer to go on and
receive money belonging to others without
ample security against rascality and acci-
dents, particularly one whose Character for
dishonesty is SO notorious as the late es-
capped, is plain. The duty Of keeping penal
bonds in good repair is delegated to some
one, or body of men, and that duty should
be discharged without fear or favor. We
shall not stop to charge the neglect in the
case of this defalcation 20 the Board of Su-
2eryisors or County Judge, but content
ourselves with saying there is neglect if
nothing worse somewhere. 1t must be SO.
Thompson was known to all our citizens as
an inveterate gambler and whisky sucker,
and to at least one half as a notorious de-
faulter in every position of trust in which
he has been placed. 1t is reported of him
that he was guilty of two breaches of trust
in Iowa, before coming to California
Placed as clerk to represent partner in
business here, he gambled away all the
capital Of the house and broke it up
Members of the Hook & Ladder Company
in this city say he was collecting agent
for the Company and q part of the money
stuck to his fingers. And now as public
officer he has made his name immortal as a
confirmed scoundrel and thief. 1t may ex-
cite wonder abroad that one so notorious
should have been promoted to places of
trust. 1t is wonder.
The Nevada journal., 1861-10-11
The Rombardment OF Fort fLattcras-
shells and Big Guns.

For more than 90 years the officers OF the
Ordnance and Engineering Departments of
the United States Army have been advocat-
ing the introduction of very heavy guns in
to our sea-coast forti6cationS, and Com
mander Dahlgren, OF the Ordnance Depart
mcnt of the Navy, has been laboring to arm
our ships with his large she'll guns. The
action at Fort Hatteras has demonstrated
in very conclusive manner the wisdom of
both these innovations. 1t was by means
of the shell guns on board the naval vessels
that the fort was reduced, while there is no
doubt that ifthe place had been armed with
Rodman's l5-iuch gaEs, er even l0-inch
columbiads, the ships would have either
been driven away or very quickly blown to
pieces. But rs the forts had mounted only
32-pounders, the vessels we're able to lie out
of the range of these and to pour their
shells into the fort in such storm MS to
drive the garrison into the magazine. From
Engineer Thompsou's report it seems that
seme ten-inch columbiads were on the way
to the fert, and one had actually arrived,
though fortunately it was net mounted. 1t
is quite possible that if that one gun bad
been ready for service, the action might
have resulted in the sinking of a portion of
our ships and tue withdrawal of the remain
der.
When shells were thrown from mortars
at an angle of 45 degrees, the hitting of a
shin one or two miles off was n feat of rare
accomplishment but with one of the great
columbiads which send their shells at point
blank or at moderate elevation, ship can
be hit at almost every shot, and a she'll ex-
ploding IL the side of a wooden ship is so
terribly destructive, that but very few shots
are required to send the largest man-of-war
to the bottom.
Even before the great revolution in naval
warfare effectcdb by the Introduction of shell
guns, the attacks on land fortihcations by
ships were seldom successful, but to send
wooden vessels against forts armed with
these guns would be simple madness.
The money which has been expended by
the nation in enabling our Ordnance and
Engineer officers to make their investiga-
tions has resulted in giving us knowledge
of immeasurable value in this crisis ; it has
| been as profiitably laid out as any portion
of the national xpenditure.-Scient. Amer.
The Nevada journal., 1861-10-11
PINE STREET BRIDGE,

we have already noticed the contract to
build the Pine Street Bridge given to NJ.
Hallidic, of San Francisco, by the Board of
Trustees of this city. Mr.. Hallidie has just
completed a bridge across the Klamath r.v-
er. The following account of il is taken
from the Alta Of 0ctaber Sd:
BRrpGEs.--Mr. Martin has recently had con-
structed wire suspension bridge aetess the
Klamath river, at his place three miles below
Weitchpeck. 1t was a work of considerable
magnitude, and one not likely to be successful
ly undertaken by any but the most enterprislng-
The dimensions AMI capacity of this fine struc-
ture are as follows: Length of span in the clear,
29S feet; width of bridge in the clear, feet !;
hight of lowest point of cable above water, 81
feet. The cables, two in number, are Of wrought
iron wire, Ct inches i'll diameter, and composed
of 564 threads each, and 500 feet il length. The
breaking strain of these tive cables IS S5O,OOO
pounds.
The rock or ledge on both banks Of the river
being partially decayed and soft, tunnels we're
run in for some distance, in order to obtain 3
suficie fastening for the cables. The plat
form of the bridge has gradual swell towards
the centre, which is three feet higher than the
ends. The suspending rods arc of wrought iron,
one inch in diameter. This structure is said to
present fine appearance, and reflects credit
upon the enterprise of Mr. Martin. We cannot
refrain at this time from complimenting also MI
Hallidie, of the house OF A. 5. Hallidic q Co..
No. 4l2 Clay street San Francisco, who was the
architect and builder of this bridge. Such en'
terprising artisans are an honor to California.
Tue cables of the Pine Street bridge are
to be 81 inches in diameter; therefore then
strength will be vastly more than the Kia'
matfl bridge.
The Nevada journal., 1861-10-11

CHERoKEEs NOT TSEcEssIoSIsTs.-Aned educated
and highly intelligent Cherokee, who crossed
the plains this season, and has settled in the
copper district, in Calareras, informs cores
pondent of the Independent that the Cherokee
Indians are strongly in favor of Union. He
states that few of the more violent sort are
" "secesh," but that, in the main, they are true
and sound on the Union Of all the States. He
intimates that the people of Arkansas are more
numerous for the Union than the press and peo-
pie of this State seem to have any idea Of He
thinks it will not be long before the tide of af-
fairs turns in such a way in many portions of
the South, as will prove to the world that they
fully understand and appreciate the value OF
H Union and Liberty"
The Nevada journal., 1861-10-11

That long-established organ of the Demo-
Gratis of Massachusetts, The Boston Post, thus
speaks of the recent proclamation of Gen.
Fremont:
at is evident that as military commandant of
the State of Missouri he has right to declare
the confscation of al property, of all that
which is property to the Rebels, however it
may be estimated by other men, especially il
that property becomes agent in the hands Of
the Rebels to assist them in successful prose-
cution of the war. Of the policy Of this de-
cided proclamation, of this sending of the shaft
home to the heart of the rebellion, there can be
little doubt. 1t is time that the Rebels under
stood that by their defiance and violation of all
law, they have, by their own suicidal hands
struck the first blow to that institution which
the political philosophy of Stephens and tn,
| sword of Davis would support"
The Nevada journal., 1861-10-11

DENVER AND SHlELDs.-The MarFsTiile
Democrat protests against the appointment
of Gems. Shells and Denver, to the post
of Brigadier Generals, cn the grounu oil
their former disloyalty. Coming from
Democratic papSr, this protest is entitled to
a large share of attention. If all the DEM
ecratic newspapers in the country were as
jealous for the good of the Republic as tie
Marysville Democrat we should have little
to complain of on the score of partisan op
nos,t;ou
The Nevada journal., 1861-10-11

BURSTING OF A CoLUMBIAD.-The Bulletin
says that as the gHnners at the Fort on Acatraz
Island, were practieing in she'll firing, on Fri
day last, with new 32-pound Columbiad, the
piece exploded, the fragments flying in all di-
rections. One piece, weighing $500 pounds
was thrown to distance of fifty rods. The
most singular part of the affair is, that although
fifteen men stood Immediately about the gun
at tho moment of the explosion, no one was Sc
riously injured, although one ef the men had
his clothes almost entirely blown from his per-
son. The gun was completely ruined, together
with the carriage on WI ieh it was mounted, and
the stone buttress ON which it was planted.
The Nevada journal., 1861-10-11
Mr.. Bright OH the American Question.

Mr.. Bright on the American Question.
a representative man is Mr.. Bright, of
democratic principles and the democratic
party of England. What he has to say on
the great American issue is the sentiment
of a body of men in the British Empire
marked influence and character The DEM
ocra:ic interest is felt where its voice is
heard, and Mr.. Bright, the Statesman of that
interest has pronounced against the London
Times, and for the loyal side in the Ameri~
can controversy. MIR. Bright speaks like q
reasonable, flr-sighted statesman, of en-
larged and rational views. lie is for re-
spectiug the sacyedness of the American
blockade, as he would the sacredness OF in-
1eruauonal law. The American Govern
meat hiss the clear right to blockade the
rebel ports, and Mr.. Bright protests against
the Interference the British Government
In late address to his constituents he
says:
Ny opinion is that the safety os the products
on which this country depends, rests far more
on The sucecss of the Washington Government
than upon its failure, and nothing could be rsoro
monstrous than for us, who are not very aveIsc
to war ourselves, to set up for critics-carping,
cavilling critics-of what the Washington Gov
erument is doing.
Do you suppose that if Lancashire and York
shire thought that they would break off from
the United Kingdom that those newspapers WHO
are now preaching every kind of moderation to
the Government at Washington, world advise
the Government in London to allow these two
counties to sci up special government for them
selves? When the people of Ireland asked that
they should seccde, was it proposed in London
that they should he allowed to scccde peacea-
bly,? Nothing of 'he kind. am not going to
defend what is taking place in country that is
we'll able 20 defend itself, but advise you. and
1 advise the people of England, to abstain from
applying to the United States doctrines and
principles which we never apply to our own
case.
No man is more in favor of peace than I am,
but cannot. for the life of me, Sec upon any
of those principles upon which States are gov
erncd, pow-I say nothing of the literal word oi
the New 1estament--I cannot see how the state
of affairs in America with regard to the United
States Government, could have been different
from what it is at this moment. We have s
hepta-chr in this country, and it was thought tC
be a good thing to get rid of it, and to have {
united nation. If the thirty or thirty -fou
| States of the American Union can break of
whenever they like, can see nothing bat disas
ter and confusion throughout the whole of tha
conflict.
say that the war, be it successful or not, b.
| it wise or not, is war to sustain the Govern
ment and to ma;ntlin the authority of grea
nation, and that the people of England, if the.
are true to their own sympathies, to their owl
history, and to their ewn great acts in 1884, +
which reference has already been made, vii
have no sympathy with those who wish to bull
up great empire on the perpetual bondage Q
millions of their fellow men.
The Nevada journal., 1861-10-11

McCLELLAS's REPUTATION IN ENGLAND
The London Globe, in speaking of military ope-
rations in the United States, says: In all the
combats that have occurred, the best General
has been triumphant. Lyon, Sigel and McClcl-
Ian, with troops of the same stuff as those en-
gagged at Manassas, have defeated their oppo-
nents Mcdowell was inferior to Beauregard,
and failed before him. The new leader, McClel-
Ian, is of different stamp. He has shown his
mettle. Every order he issues, every measure
he adopts,Proves that he is a real soldier.
The Nevada journal., 1861-10-11

MARE ISLAND NAVY YAED.-An immense
foundry three hundred and seventy-fve by sew
enty feet for the casting of cannon, has just
been corzpleted, and although no machinery has
as yet been placed in it, the costlest and strong
est that can be made has been ordered, includ
ing superb marine engines, etc. chimney to
be one hundred and forty feet high, By far the
loftiest on this coast, is rapidly ascending and
will soon be landmark visible for miles down
the bay. The contractors have large force at
work grading the grounds. and the evidences of
their industry are witnessed both in the excava-
ton and filling up of the inequalities, thus in
creasing the area of level, smooth ground. The
sectional dry dock, which was SO materially i'm
naired last year. is being rapidly repaired and
at an early day will be ready to receive vessels
large or small needing overhauling. The British
war steamship Hecate is waiting to be lifted
into the dock, as soon as everything is COM
| pleted.