Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-31

wheat crop az oyer ZZ,UOO, UOO bushels.
1t is thought the unusual excellence Of
other crops will compensate for this de-
feiency. rd
Young Ketchum had an examination
at the Toombs, New York, Monday. At
his request, the case was postponed
until next Monday, until which be will
occupy a cell in the prison above men
toned.
| The waterfall, monstrous "inven-
ton of the enemy" to beauty, is going
out of fashion in the East No really
fashionable woman at the watering
places sports it. The staple aud ring
style for the danes, and ringlets for the
girls, have succeeded the plug-ugiy, or
ugly plug affair. q
A New York firm have made, as
present for Mrs. General Grant, q set of
iewelry of gold worked ia with wood,
taken from the apple tree under which
her husbands officers met General Lee
on the morning of the surrender at Ap-
pomattox Court House.
We notice by the Southern papers
that meetings are being held all over the
South by the ladies' to manufacture sym
pathy for the arch traitor Of the defdnct
Confederacy. They are circulating pc
titious for signatures to present 10
President johnson, praying for the par.
don Of this chief of the Democratic
party. E d
General RoseerAns had remarkably
enthusiastic reception as San Francisco,
upon his arrival there on the I'd inst.
The militia turned out, and the German
Turn Verian marched with lighted
torches, arriving at the Occidental Ho-
tel There was music, a continuous
blaze of Ere works, speeches and much
enthusiasm. Itwas just such tribute
as should everywhere be paid to the
officers and soldiers of the Republic.
1t is reported that some of the large
cotton mill corporations of New kng-
land have agents in Lancashire, Eng
land, for procuring operatives, the sup
ply in this country being inadequate.
New and gigantic factories are being
proiectec--one-to cost 81 ,250,000. -
Hon! A. O. P. Nicholson has writtea
another long letter on reconstruction,
devoted chiefly to the question of snf-
frsge. IL is in reply 70 the New York
TTibune's comments on his previous let.
ter. 1t contains nothing new. asb
A whaling bark sailed from New Lon.
don, Conn, on the 4th of June, for Hud.
sons Bay, and on the 4th inst. she was
heard from at st. Johns, with a cargo
of bone and oil worth Sl5O,00O-afford-
ing a net profit Of $4,000. This is
said to be the most successful whalinc
voyage ever made.
All hopas for the recoEerF Of Gov.
Brough are now ahandoned. The gan.
creme has resisted every effort of his
medical attendants, and at last accounts
his death was regarded as speedily ap
preaching. At the utmost, it was thought
that be could not survive more shan
forty-eight hours.
A frightfuI collision occurred yester.
day morning on the Long Island Rail-
| road, near the town of Jamaica, caused
| by one OF the trains starting ahead Of
time. The shock was tremendous, and
the cars very badly shattered. The num-
Der of persons killed was ffteen-much
less than was at FIRST thought As we
have before stated, tke accident was en-
tirely the result of gross carelessness,
and the railroad employees are said to
have manifested the greatest unconeern
and inhumanity after the collision took
place. E7B FE0
Governor Brown, of Georgia, and q
brotherfof A. H. Stephens, had an inter-
view with the President on Monday, re-
lative to the release of the latter. The
President, however, told them that be
had not made up his mind vet on the
matter, and that when he had he would
let them know, Jef. Davis is said to be
furious against Stephens and Hunter,
whose conservatism " he says ruined
the Southern cause.
R M. T. Hunters wife is asking his
release from Fort Pulaski, on the CON
dition of bis going to Earope, whence
he pledges himself not to return. A large
number Of leading rebels, it is reported.
are going abroad Mason is going to
Canada, in company with B5eckinTidge.
Hunter has had much to sfH CT him late
| ly. The Augusta, Ga, ChroRic says
that less than q month ago the body OF
Sarah, q lovely daughter Of sixteen, was
placed in the family burying ground
Ten days since, q son of fifteen, Museo,
was drowned while bathing, and sleeps
beside his sister.
| The latest news from Europs repre-.
sents that the cholera was still raging at
Constantlnople, aud was also prevalent at
Ancona, in Italy. The cattle plague was
engrossing attention in England The
British public seem yet hopeful Of the
Atlantic cable, and it is thought that ar-
rangemeuts for its recovery will be made,
Wheat and -four had advanced on The
7th, but on the 18th, under ths influence
Of more favorable weather, the market
became dull, and prices had downward
tendency, a.sr E ...1