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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-12
Completion Of the Suez Canal.

Africa must hencelorth be set down in the
geograp hies as an island That magnificent en-
terprise, the Suez Canal, was opened TO the com
merce Of the world on the 10th instant. Moses
and his brethren passed through the Red Sea dry
shod, and now vessels of the first class pass
through the Eastern Continent with their full
cargoes.
This triumph of enterprise and ingenuity over
the obstacles OF nature is one Of the greatest OF
modern times The Suez canal has occupied six
years in its construction, having been commenced
in 1889 1t is 30 miles in length, $50 feet wide,
and 20 feet in depth. The lsthmus Of Suezs Is
miles wide, from the Mediterranean to the Gulf
Of Suez, and is 80 level that no point on the line
of the canal is elevated more than 45 feet above
the level of the sea. The average level is only
from five to eight feet above the sea..eve The
surface isa low marsh sloping slightly toward the
Mediterranean.
Tne canal across this islhmus was recommend
ed by the First Napoleon, but nothing was done
about it until somewhat over ten years ago, when
French engineer made a survey OF the route,
and obtained frman from the Pasha OF Egypt
permitting the building Of canal. A company
was soon formed in France, four years later, with
a capital Of $40 100000. This company, aided
literally by the Imperial Government Of France,
has prosecuted its work with steady persistency
until at last the great undertaking is accomplished,
and Europe joins hands with the rich regions Of
India, Arabia, China and the East Indies, and
the toiIScme voyage around the Cape Of Good
Hope is among the "reminiscences of the past.
NEw YORK DEMOCRACY The New York Dem
ocratic State Convention nominated the follow
ing ticket
For Secretary Of Statc-Ma Gen. Socum.
For OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Robinson.
For Attorney General-John Van Buren,
For Canal Come. w. Armstrong.
For Ireasurer--Gen. NJ r. Patrick.
For State Prison Inspector j. Nc
Nett
For Clerk Of the Court Of Appeals-E o.
Perrin.
For Judge of tho Court Of Appeals-Judge
John w Brown, (long tetmD Martin Grover
(short term.)
Three Of these nominees are or lately have
been Republicans, one was u virulent " know
nothing, in the palmy days Of that institution
and not u Peace Democrat can be found on the
ticket. Fernando Wood, lloratio Seymour anC
their class were snubbed without the least hesi
talion. The Democracy OF New York has evi
IDENTIFY gone in to win The resolutions are
ifr)sslble, more significant than the ticket itself
, Most Of them would te readily adopted in any
Union Convention. The party seems entirely
+ to have gnoied its past record, and seems desir
Gus that the people should forget that it evel
had such record. Gen. Slocum, who heads
the ticket was Republican, and he 1t was whC
undertook lately to annul Gov. Sharkey's ordei
organizing the State militia Of Mississippi. New
York politics is curious.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-12

Miss Doctor Mary L, Walker, who, It will be
remembered figured preuy extsnslyoly as an
assistant surgeon in and about Chattanooga
subse quently to the battle OF Chlcamauga, and
who was aftsrward captured by the rebels, near
Gordon Mills, Ga, has been Tor some time eG-
pending the force Jf her woman 5 eoquence az
the War Department to procure an appointment
in the regular army, with the rank, Uniform
and pay Of major and surgeon DR.. Walker
has finally exhausted the patience OF the De-
partment, and met with a decided rebuff In
presenting her claims upon the Secretary for
such an appointment DR.. Walker has iustanced
valuable service, both medical aud secret, rem
dered by her in North Georgia while Sherman
was preparing for the Atlanta campaign, and IN
addition has iorcibly argued that woman has
as many lnallensble rights to shoulder straps,
blue wooden garments, pay and conmutaton
for rations, as men, and claims that in her ap-
pontment precedent shall be established which
will open the whole list of military and naval
offices to the genter sex, SO that the dlzzest
heights in rank will not be inaccessible to the
deserving female. The failure OF so pernna-
cious and vigorous a champion to establish this
principle must be accepted as fresh evidence Of
the strength OF the Secretarys character, and
that down trodden woman has yet to bide con-
siderable length Of time.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-12
COMMERCIAL.

hAnxrTs.-Nlw Yeas, Sept .. Cotton quiet Of 4,
to hie. Four-Se higher sales 100 bbs state 81 eO 10
sis round hoop Ohio ~ IS TO ell co. Western Of 10
10 50 southern-ssles go bbls At $40 90 10 100,
Canada SC higher sales $50 bbls At o. " to II w.
Wheat TO Se lower sales unimportant Corn dull sale.
1900 bash. mixed Western sic. Beef quiet Porl
steady mess ss2 25 Lard nrm 20 l.2 to &c. Whi.ksy
dull t22s.
hONrrArr-stoets dull. Q. $. foiasG Treasury
s.IO.gpi. U. =. s.2os iOTi. Geld li.i.
Money 10 abundant 81 5 per cent on call
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-15

NEw YoRK, July IA IA special to
the Herald saws ths, Geo A Benedict,
editor of5he Cleveland Herald, has been
appointed possmsster Of that city
The Government has sent an officer
70 AndersouvilIe. Ga, TO make special
investigation into the brutsti.ies and
inhunian urea meut Of Union prisoners
during the war, with the view OF bring
ing 70 striaf before military commits
sion the persons who had charge OF our
soldiers when the barbarous treatment
was inflicted. Some of the parties are
already in the custody of the Govern
ment. fei2 -h. la
The 7ribune's special, dated COlum
bus, Ohio, 18Th, says,il4Dp 2 t# 7
Gen. Sherman had public recep
ton here to day. In Inc course of hls
remarks he. heartily endorsed Gen Cox
announcing him as Ex-Governor ofohio
BE also said be would not, under any
circumstances. be candidate for Gov
error or President" ".)9A 9-G.galIf
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-15

JOURNAL COMPANY,
RELIGIOUS INTELLlGESCE.


LocaL-The usual dearth of local
items will greet our readers this week.
The churches are still suffering the ef-
fects of the heated term, and few new
enterprisesare contemplated, much tess
put in eperation.s Even the ordinary
church work drags heavily The vari-
Gus means of grace are greatly neglect
I'd and the prayer meetings and other
social gatherings of the churches are
but slimly attended The Christian
mind seems to be infected BY the lassi
tude Of the body, and large mum Der OF
professed followers Of the Lamb make
Of the Christian Sabbath a literal day of
rsst-edoing little else than sating and
sleeping, unless it be to take stroll in
the cool of the evening, the better TO en-
able their food "a dlgestsg - 80
Il was announced in the Third Street
NJ. T. Sunday School on last Sabbath,
that the glass would be in the windows
of their new church by the following
Sabbath. We see, however, no indica-
tions going to confirm the statement
We presume the glass man failed to ac-
complish all he designed. The children
will feel little disappointed, butt If nc
worse disappointments harrass them in
this life, they will be fortunate indeed.
Religious services in all the churches
tomorrow at the usual hours and places
The weather being cool, the congrega
lions ought TO be large.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-15
LFrom the New York Methodist ]
Imatsae View oT 0ur PrlSOnk.

SogaCEs OF CRiNE-There are many
excellent people who would be affected
rather unpleassntly at hearing the old
proyerb, " An ounce of prevention is
better than a pound of cure employed
in moral or spiritual sense e Yet uu-
dOubtedly it is true that there are moral
and spiritual causes at work to produce
morally and spiritually evil results, and
none the less true that these causes can
be modified or even nullifed by human
action. Knowing this, the phrase
sources of crime become of very sol
enn import The detection and punish
ment OF crime demand a very large
amount of private and public activity,
labor, patience, shrewdness, experience
and expense The prevention of crime
is not worth whit less We have OBJ
served with, the deepest qualification
that in the report of the Executive Com
| nnittee of the New York Prison Associa-
ton q large space is given to this
very itopic--to the study of the
sources Of crime. Statistics have
been collected with this view, have been
carfully compared, and the results pre-
sented ia a condensed form in tables.
Tue FIRST source of crime mentioned By
the report is, as might have been ex-
1peeted, sr
l,sr,T The GRoe. SHoPs.-"The committee
asked for the opinion of the jail officers
in nearly every county in the State, as
TO the proportion of commitments due
either directly or indirectly to strong
drink. The judgment of these gentle.
4 men varied from two-thirds, as the low
est estimate, to nine.tenths, as the high
est; and, on reducing the several=pro-
fportious TO an average, seYen-eights i.
the result obtained OF the SOS prison
ers interrogated, only ten avowed them
selves to be total ahstineuts; while 2O7
q little over one-third, claimed to b,
moderate drinkers; and 35l, or nearl,
two-thirds, acknowledged themselves t
be of Incorporate habits. Very man
: Of those who claimed moderation in tbei
drinking habits owred that they occa
siouslly drank TO intoxication, aud som
that they were often drunk. From thei
conversation With these persons, an
!. their knowledge of others asserting
- liks claim, the committee believe tbs
! fully stEo-thirds of the moderate drinl
: ers, so claiming, ought 10 be classe
: among the intsmPerats, which woul
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-15
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
~ TIE Z. v. LISE
Exclusively for the Journal.


CIScIsSATT. july l4--At a. festival
given to Generals Sherman and Cox 81
Columbus, yesterday, Sherman alluded
to the charge that, while he was in COM
mand in Kentucky, be bal demanded
for the campaign 200 900 men. lie
said the fact was, wien visited by See
retary Cameron, be explained the difii-
Guilty Of. marching iulol Tennessee by
divergiag ines-one 10 Nashville and
the other TO East Tennessee-with his
forces largely outnambered by The rebel
armies confronting him. on one Of
these lines he had but I 800 men 10 meet
an opposing fores Of $4,000 When
asked by, Secretary Cameron iiow many
men we're needed, be replied: For the
present 6000pl and before you can re-
duee the Santb to submission, you must
have 200. .000.
This statement was made in presence
Of Secretary Camerop' 8 military family,
and was afterwards published in Eastern
papers in distorted and Incorrect form.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-15

NEw YosK, July IA TIRE broke out
in the eoffee-sxtract mandatory ct
Ackemean & Sous, Sl6 WestFotiy-fourIh
Street yesterday, by which nine houses
were burned and ssyenty-hse families
turned inso the street. Loss about
$4,000
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-15
ReviYalsr and MiscellAnsoup

Revlvalsf and miscellaneous
Items.--Within few months, writes
the Pastor Of the Allen Street IN 81
Presbyterian Church, so persons have
come BY letter and by profession into
eur commanionssl - ylssqra EeA =
Atth First Church On, s. Kensing-
Ton, Philadelphia5 20 persons were re
oeived at. the two last communions
This Church now numbers more than
one thousand communicates Vand is
over crowded; SO much so, that new
hasmbers and families coming in cannot.
be supplied with pews.t "
The Church 60. S. at slateyills, York
county, Pa. has been favored with
most cheering work Of Gods Spirit
Sixty -four persons we're added TO the
Church upon profession of the faith,
ranging in age from Is ito 65 years.
A series Of meetings have been. held
at ColeFani, Pa, commencing June 9th,
and continuing nearly two weeks, dur
ing which time Gods Spirit was present
in great power from the beginning. Pre-.
Tossing Christians were aroused, aud
sinners awakened AS the result Of Lhe
revival one hundred and tscenty -seueH
we're added to the Church on profession
Of their iaitb, and sat down FOR the 6rst
time at the table Of the Lord
A hopeful sign Of the times, and pros
J pect of the final restoration of the South
! 10 true loyalty, and respect for the Ma
tonal Government,.is the course pursled
and efforts made BY nearly all the Pro,
Iestant churches IN wedding out1all dis
loyal elements frem their church con.
uectieps n tbe South, and supplying thi
churches there with thoroughly loya
preachers,
At a. late meeting of the Presbyter.
Of the Potomac, the names of fhe Rev
.Aessrs. -Boeoek, Batch. Pugh. Wither
ow and others, we're stricken from tbs
! roll, in accordance with the action of tn
!. General Assembly These gentlemen
}, have been in connection with the Genera
Assembly Of the Southern States. ?.
|. The Rev. John C. Taylor, of Sweder
n Y, has been commissioned by ou
Home On. So Mission, committee /
~ labor at Chattanooga, Tennessee.
81 h.s Rev. W. G.. Brown, who has been fc
Z several years chaplain in the hOspit
at Washington City, is about;O tai
j. charge of the First Presbyterian ehurc
~ of Nashville, Tennessee.
The. United Presbyterian ChurC
strikes oct in the policy of making
. strongest, home efforts at the imports
centres. At the late meeting of Il
General Assembly, it appropriat,
= $1,000 for the South-side Mission
O the city of Chicago, $1,000 for t
t, North-sids Mission in the same cit
!" 81, 600 to the ST. Louis Mission, 81 81
y for the outfit and support Of missio
= AIRY to Oregon, s., 500 for the out6s 81
support of . missionary to San Fra
.dw cisco for one year, In all these j
* stances, the missionaries we're appoii
ed directly BY the Assembly.
In addil;cng to this, The Assent
s agreed 10 send six experienced min
ters to labor for two months each,
sAs the coming year, in the city Of washir
- ton, with the requestithAt their respe
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-15
RrLRS AM RRGULATlnNS.

!. Ne pager. slvsa Auay a. the Con ussr 9. ios
grsuAtous circulation.
n No sdvsrtiseuenls, Local notIoss.O pso.,a
ersed unlsSs prspztd OF pay EuA A,utsed. ---
). Advsrtissmsnts ~ill nevs< as accompanied T
tecal uOsiess anlsSs eoatraSt Is nads 70 that ect
aud value rsosived for ths aotice.
Z. No Loeal Nstios, /" howsver shSrt. will
iusorted for less tAAn oAs Dollar each day
s. Marriages, Funeral aad Religious Hotsces
must Invariably ee Pad 70 savEsce 20 secure 10
ssrtion.
= No dsseieney sn the part Of carriers will -
msas good By the once. thu carriers faii to
leave papers as ordered and directed. they muss
psy for their eArelssspsss
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-15

The Christina Times has the follow
ing sweet thing in behalf of eongregs-
tiou wanting a pastor:
''The Cordova TN } Baptist Church is
without 8 pastor 1t is strong body,
and can liberslly support man Of com
maudiBg talent, sweet disposition, and
commendable humility"
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-15
i've prssbyterisa supply their pulpits

i've presbyteries supply their pulpits
during their absence.
The Solth,Eastern Indiana Confer.
eues Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
will meet on the 20tb of September next
at Wesley Chapel ia Madison. q TIE
Conference is conposed of about one
hundred members The Senior Bishop
Of ths3 Church, Rev. T. A. Morris, will
preside over the deliberations of this
honorable body. The session, beginning
on "Wednesday, the 10th, will probably
close it's labors on the ensuing Monday.
The Methodist families of Madison pro-
pose to eHtsrtain the ministers, az has
been the custom for years.
Ibe Old and New School Presbyterian
Synods will also convene in the same
city this fall, but we have not been ap-
prised exactly as to the time Due no
tiee, however, zill be given. - ala1
\ A new Methodist church will be dsdi,
Gated at JefersonviIle on the 10th Of
this month. where Rev. J. (. Pye il
minister in charge. Rev. A. Clark will
dedicate the new Methodist church in
Madison the same day.
The Diocesan Council Of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church, lately in session
at Houston, have taken the necessary
steps for q rcIunion'with the same Church
in the United States. -, @
The tichest banker iulSouth Americt
has just died in Lima. Don Pedro Can
dano was his name, and $50, 600, 900 hi
fortune. Death loves shining mark.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-15

GAMBIING.-"very nearly one.sixth of
the prisoners with whom the committee
conversed confessed themselves to be
addicted more or less to gamblipg.t As
nothing like this proportion of the
whole adult population of the State can
be supposed to be guiltyIof this vice, 1t
will follow that one-sixth of the crime is
committed by much less than one sixth
of the population, and hence that gahnb-
ling most be reckoned among the acsive
causes Of crime. es - ssa.1qs Hc
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-15

esltivated, public and organized ineen-
lives 70 vice aud crime snmmsrlly sbol-
ished2
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-15
HARVEST TOOLS.


Hall, Brown G. Co.'s snaths and
Cradles. ai7go3 cd
Hall, Brown & Co.'S Hay & Manure
DO Forks.aa l aG
Blood's Grass, Grain, Briar and
Lawn scythes. G.
WaldrOn's Grass & Grain Scyihes,
Seythe and Griad Stones o
Hay Rakes and Hay Knives.
Brass and Enamelled Kettles.
] Apple Parers. 1giaa bas ,pftJ
2 Fer sale at the Lowest Cash
Prices, faf ayad ot ares.1a
JACOB STRAUB & SONS,
.- - Main street,
ie4 (ReIow TIN Wssh,n tton Hotel }
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-15


The One SPoT One single spot on
the.tair lace of a sheet of the best letter
paper will cause its rejection, when the
manufacturer offers it for sale. In OBJ
tanning recruits for the army, single
bIemish in the eye, aJittle defect in toe
hearing, the loss of q finger or a toe, the
slighiest limp or halt inythe gait, is the
one fatal spot which causes rejection,
however perfect the health in, other re-
spects. A faultless specimen of manly
vigor offers himself for examination, for
the purpose of obtaining ah insurance
on his life, but at the very first trial of
the pulse, under the surgeons thumb,
the certificate is 1peremptoriiy denied,
because there is fatal heart disease
lurking under that fair exterior.
Here is man who for lifetime has
had uniform good heaItb; never dream
ed but that he was perfectly well, but
noticed Tor the first time, an hour be-
fore, Ettle white pimple about the
month, surrounded with several red
ones, giving a dull hurting, causing,
however, not the slightest apprehension
but meeting the family physician acci-
dentally on the street, be inquiries very
carelessly, "What is it2' On a close
inspection, the experienced practitioner
detects the existence of malignant
tubercle," which he knows will rapidly
spread, with discoloration, and end il
death With ntwenty.four hours.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-15

OTHER SoUkcEs. The two sources
above named, together with Icsntions
ness, form the three main fountains, but
there are almost innumerable other
springs from which flow social and civic
pollution and disease. Among these
may be mentioned: gsr eoH : ad
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-15

LACK OF MINISTERIAL, rISsTRUcrIos. -
ga careful study of our Seventeenth ta-
BILE will prove this very conclusively.
Divide the counties. into groups of IF
teen, and it will be found that the ratio
of churches to population in these groups
will measure the relative criminality Of
the county with almost the same precis-
ion as the rise aud fall of the mercury
in the Thermometer measures the degree
of cold or heat in the atmosphere
WANT OF A TKADE SoUKcE OF CRIME
more than iWo-thirds Of the prisoners
intsrrogated 200 per cent) had never
learned trade at all; and of the re-
manning third probably one half had
done SO very imperfectiy..S c4F=s
These facts are very suggestIve.
/ These statistics .canuot be couttoverted,
aud the differences compel attention.
The question is, shall 9 civilized and
christian public continue that wssseful
process OF preventing crime which en-
ploys only or chiefly a system of punish,
meuts-the terror Of imprisonment and
enforced 4aborzoz Etlz'f thhTE sroot of fha
tree be at opce stTuck, and puoiie morail
be watched 9Tsrr hseAes5 ipteIligsn0s
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-15

These are spots physical and fatal to
ALL There are moral spots just as fa-
tai to character, health and life itself.
r know young vile, first at Rockaway,
who could boast of family, fortune, edu-
cation, health, and great personal
beauty, fascinating in her conversation,
faultless in her intercourse with society,
and of benevolence go hearty and so
free q that it was impossible for her
U ei Lhbors not TO love her with their
whole hearts. But there was one spot,
only S0oHe; that not known even TO her
husband; she would take opium and died
of its over use at twenty.three.
y ~ ~ ~ ~ Il
There are many young men with
whom you cannot help being pleased,
frank, courteous, magnanimous, and
kiud they always meet you with smile
aud welcome, and you know it is cor
dial and sincere. On enquiry, they
drink" The one spot 1t blasts al
things else. TAat daughter is beautiful
amiable, and courteous, in all abe say
or does; there is nothing to hang an ad
verse criticism upon. The monent sh'
passes from her fathers door, dressed II
faultless taste, 60 to her room, anC
every article il contains has impressed
upon it the one spot of incorrigibl'
sloven. The one spotl
Let the reader this moment enquire
what spot have I? and begin on the in
slant to wash it out, at any and ever,
sacrifice, for they only who are admitte
to the mansions of the blessed are,thos
mot having spot or wrinkle, or an
such thing gF-HaHs JoaTnaJef HeaHG
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-15
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