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New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-18

Inst as the robbers fsce appeared. pressed against it
ybe cold smooh muss of revolver. with the iDjnnc'
tont lyon get" You bet Z" replied tho hou-e-
breaker dropping 70 the ground and running Tor LIS
life Tbere is moro pithy dialogue on record: =,
Beyond question the Americans are the wittiest and
most humorous people Ia the world And ON this coast
one hears in every day conversation. more clever say
ings ana pupgeHt etorts than anywhere else Shall L
record three Ur four by way of oOnciusiont
notorious exaggeratrr after describing an in'Tossi'
bic tree said tn his anditOr g" doht wonder that yoa
look inere eduOus would not have believed ii myself
II had not it." "Wel" replied cue dry listener.
"I don't see IL 1"
An official surveyor was reputed greedy and avart-
cous, refusing 10 survey property. as bis datls re-
QUred, unless tho would gIyo him al Interest
lie said to nave acquired much real estate III lhat
way. Suddenly be was removed from office. wheh Que
OF his friends declared that his he sd was taken on Dunn
personal spIeen because ho opposed Senator -: U
why Uas lac roDOvedT Because he waited to DO
mOdaIch OF all he surveyed" -
One of the present Candidates for United States Sena-
noted his soyeuly attire. lady said 10 HIN;
Mr.. Blank Is really the best uan and should Ike To
see him elected If the Legislature would give hm IN
srucuUns." "Wh1t Insructiuusf asked her lntero-
Gu or instructions tO pat ON clean shiit ohoe
week and wash his tdce every morning.
Readers f8mIliar with tue Rnme 0f J0hn H. Wehfr'
.ex Governor and Senator. viii appreciate this; lie
was passehCer ON the steamer Go den Rule, OF tue
Opposition California Line lost q few weeks ago.
what dld you saver inquired friend, Ot Weller.
He replied: Nothing but my character Then
declared wag who he ard IT, "he must have landed at
San Francisco with less baggage than any other man
who ever came to the Pacific Cost A. D. IL
New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-18
LITfsaAHx ITEMS.

Among the forthcoming novelties announced
for speedy publication is Child Life IN Italy, %. l..
Thon & Co. pubIishers) describing the manner In
which the children OF late eminent sculptor spent their
time Tor siI year. N Italy.
Carleton will soon issue u racy volume by the
famous sbOvmau, T.. a. Barnuip. entitled "Ibe Hum
bugs Of the World exposing the guockeries and de-
eejts Of all ages and nations fho same publisher has
in press a new domestic story by T. :. Arthur. our
Artist 10 Cuba" ~ Mr. Carleton to be brought Out IN
London 40 Christmas present 20 the English admirers
Of comic sketches
Several rival editions of Artemus Wards new
book Of Travels among the MoTmons and Indians
have been published In London. the salo OF some oi
which amounts to more than 5000 copies.
Mr.. Samuel Bowles's letters descriptive o' his
Journey across Sic continent with tho parry o' Hon
Schuyler Coliax and published In tho Springfield ke'
publican" will be issued in book form early IN pece"
Der. The vslnms viii also contain extracts ron MI
New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-18
PUMPS.

An inquiry has reached us In reference 10 .
pump which may 10 available on farms. and can be
worked by & windmill aud made TO force water frou
the spring 10 the house Oar inqaIe' also ~""t' eH
tern pump which viii not freeze in the WiEier aud ge
out 81 order In Summer
si1 yesis ago We plaoed one Of Vests iron pumps
ell iron With iron pipe down to the water III wei IL
Westchester County where IL hes been 10 ~ every
day since uiihout one cent q expense for repair "
without ever having been stopped In ita Operation "
frost and 1t has never had any protection. ercepi
pull out little pine plug in Autumn. under The pat
form. whioh lets tho water run out of mo stock ua
leads the water 10 the spout
IJpou this spout We fasien guita percha hose hnl
nine and throw water wherever NO choose TO lead H.
ard the pump might be driven by windmill and carry
water ali over the farm Indeed. one OF our scquaiut
apoe.. Mr.. J. l.. Adams. buttor-merchaBt New-iors
has iust such pump operated BY wifdmiil a' bloom
field n j. which raises the water 30 feet, working t
his entire satisfaction nemly four years niler ha'io'
t,iled with several others lie thinks 1t the best
most perfect pump In the world
W II. Iyou. near Bedford. Westohester County
r.,.e, water With one Of Vests pumps nearly 2o Zee
elevation II Is driven by awa'cr wheel when 10 on'n
himself ont OF an old caitwheeL IL Is worth to hin
every wear probably ten times its cost.
We have no doubt that one OF these pumps Win
..ou,.r air chamber" would ft tho water from wei
30 fee, deep and throw it 3Oo or 400 feet lor1ohay
so much for well pumps aud pumps to brinB up "aIel
from lower elevations by wind or waierpower
Now about the esteIn Ours is 10 feet bom ih'
kitchen The pump stands close by the door In co''
place bat II has not ceased TO operate single diy II
six years The only trouble has been the want Of on'
new valve snd the repair Of Dir hole In tho gutt
percha pipe leading from the pump to The cistern.
We do not know bot there may bo pumps OF fort!
other patterns and patents which viii do IA we'll W.
do know. and speak whereof We know only that th
West pump is ali that any man ever reqnires-bcni
economical, durable and efficient
New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-18

Collars speecses during the journey original repor
on nes and mining by William Ashborner and o<lle
valuable specid papers
Mr.. James Miller is about 10 issue, In an
elegant form, a selection from the poems OF Mr..
Browning Thh selection, which he appropriately
styles Poems Of Childhood" will consist of suoh
exquisite morses az Little Matte" "Oniy Curl "
&c, &c. The Illustrations. which are by Thwaites,
have been pronounced equal to anything ever done in
this country. The Same publisher has also In press
several new and attractive 'Juvenies.' among the
most attractive Of which we mag enumerate: Wee
Maggie" by Frances f. Broderip tbe daughter Of
Ihomas Hood; The Shoemaker's Daughter.
Rhymes, Jnges and Dittes." edited and illustrated
by Charles II. Bennett" Mary Howtt's New Story
Book and the delightful tales of that most famoa,
story.teIler. Hans Andersen"
The taste for illumination 80 common in the
middle ages and which has been extensively revived 10
England within few years pas, has had but ,cant Op
portuuty Of cultivation in this country hitherto FROM
the difficulty Of procuring either suitable designs or
artists who could print them successfully. In all prob
ably not more than half dozen Illuminated books Of
high character have been produced in tho Untod Stat'
This s however the era Of Improvement ia all that
appeftains ethef 10 printing or ILLUSTRATION. and the
enterprisiOg publishers, Mcs.rs. Hurd & Houghton,
have made venture in the way of illuminated books
which can hardly fail of success. They have nearly
ready The xyiiid Psalm" with series Of elaborate
emblematic Illuminated borders for each verse; which,
in lis way. has never been equa!ed this side Of the
Atlantic, and never surpassed the other side. The
Psa.m is, readers are aware admirably adapted
to this kind Of illustration and the artist has rendered
s meaning with great spirit and fidelity In the rich
coOrs Of the Illumination. Another Illuminated book
Of still more brilliant oolors but involving DIT R0t
character Of illumination % "The Three Kh.s Of
Orient" Christmas Carol the words mns;o ana de-
signs Of which all by tho editor Of the Church Jse
nal" Rev. John Henry Hopkins. ir. The designs sre
exceedingly beautiful and the work will form Of
the uOst valuable and elegant holiday gifts TO be issged
this season.
New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-18
Tho Publiaher Of Three JournnIs.

Every person acknowledges that gratitude IL
dus TO great authors WHO instruct onghten and guide
us IN our duties; who soothe days Of sickness or
sadness and amusc leisure with wit aud tho pees'
ures that ore followed by 10 regrets.
There is another class Of literary producers emlncnty
usef, those who furnish mental food no only for the
leisure and libraries OF the rich and cultured but for
the sfeyes Of the workman aud the desk Of the clerk
and even for those who have neither shelf nor desk but
literally read as they run. Among these entelprising
and intelligent journalists Of Philadelphia. there ia no
one to whom we are 70 much Indebted for intellectual
variety and home literature aH To Mr.. George w.
Childs who now is director of three journals.
Firdi The AMERICAN LITERARY GAZETTE, sent
monthly; known TO all publishers ia the United STATES
In literary intelligence II II the index. we NAV say ol
the Republic of Letters throughout the world. The
"Coninenta Correspondence ~ feature Oi Tenarkh
BILE ability and useinlncss.
Seo0ndi IHE PUBLIC LEDGER. daily sheet, is TOO
well and widely known 10 netd description III ms
long been distinguished fOF lis editorials. Tue nteii
gent writers In this paper, thet is prepared iof ah
classes of people have been mindful Of their great re
spOgsbtts; e moral zone OF is leaders has been and
Is in accordance with Bible truth Mr.. Chlds Ind but
great evil 10 reorn-dRd he didH The adv,TtisiHS
columns Kept clean. II s worthy OF its wonder
fol pOpu aritv.
Third PHILADEIPInA UoMR WEEKLY. This. the last
OF the seriess We aTe persuaded 10 do good service
intellectual and mOro-by Improving the tlste o AT
that large public which goes for ITS fets aud its hcion
chiefly {, newspapers Look the list Of c0nlibu
tors. Then you Will comprehend that MI Chlids mas
been viSe and liberal In hs arfangements. Ihc best
Amercan talent Is secured among h; host oil ctepIa
ted writer's That he Is Ia earnest 70 DO COCO 20 Tue
whole country by erratng the tone of fhmiy LiteIs'
PhIadlJis Home Rteky become the Newspaper for the
Nation fFroa Coolers Lady q Book Nov, It0o.
New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-18

There /. buldns a, the bead Of Sates- which useA
be called the "City Hail. and years aso was used IS o
Id
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-28
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

FTsHE COPARTNERs HIP HEREToFORE
l. existing between the undersfgn is this day
dissolved by mutual consent, Mr.. Ronald Fisher
having purchased the interest of the other part.
ners. Either party is authorized to settle out
standing aece UNITS. DONALD FISHER
W.O. TURNOoK.
s. @. SCHWING.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-28

charged, while there are many others
who have never been received into that
institution To make a beginning ct
least for the proper care Of these uufor
Inmates, an act vas passed for the cree
ton of additional buildings for the &C
commodstion, exclusively, of the in curs
BILE insane.
l6. The constitutional duty imposed
upon the Legislature, to cause an emu
meration of the white male inhabitants
of the State, over twenty-one years OF
age, to be made every six years, com
mencing from the second session held
after the adoption of the constitution, as
basis for the apportionment of Sena-
tors and Representatives among the
several counties, has been dead letter.
There has been no enumeration since
1853, and no superintendent since 1857.
No Legislature has been elected ia the
manner prescribed by the constitution,
since 1854, and many counties are con-
sequently deprived of the representation
to which they are justly entitled To
provide a remedy for this, an act was
passed requiring such enumeration to
be made in the year 1866, and there
after at each recurring period prescribed
BY the constitution.
II. The last enactment we will men
ton, is one that will carry dismay to the
hearts of those Democrats who consider
themselves elevated above the negro
population, only by the legal disabi lities
imposed upon the latter. It give us
pleasure to inform that distressed class,
tLo4 ono &c tha ro1;oa ~ ho 10 80 =, 1arx;sa
lation against the colored men has been
partially obliserated from the statute
books The House Of Representatives
passedsa bill repeating all laws disquaIi-
flying persons from testifying as wit
nesses ON account of their color. The
bill was sent to the Senate, which did
not act upon it, but passed another,
originating in that body, making all
colored persons competent witnesses, ex-
cept such as have come, or may here
after come into the State, in contraven-
ton of the 18th article Of the State
Constitution. This the House had to
accept or get an enactment on that sub
iect, and it was accepted as the best
that could be done, although the majority
of the Representatives were unable to
see WY q ylOidtlOusOI Cne l0tn aftlcie
should disqualify a man as witness,
when all other criminals, from petty
thieves to murderers, are freely admitted
to the witness stand. We advise our
"no niger equality" Democrats, to
hereafter confne their outrages on
defenseless negroes, to those whom they
are certain came into the State in
violation of the 18th article of the Con-
stitution; else they may suffer the
terrible humiliation of being convicted
and punished on the testimony of
negroes whose moral character is such
as to give them credibility before white
juries.
These several acts, with that for the
payment of the State debt, of which we
gave a synopsis on Saturday, comprises
portion OF the important legislation of
the late session. No Legislature ever
did 30 much work in the same length of
time, since the Constitution imposed the
present restrictions upon legislation,
than that which has just adjourned, nor
has any similar body exhibited more
economy in its expenditures.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-28
COLLECTORS SALE.

4 tOLLECTuR,s SALE OF REAL Es-
~ TATE so
For tbs Cost and Expense OF Sidewalk Improve
ment 80
Notice is hereby given, that by vfrtEs Of pre-
auction at the door Of the court houBe in said
city, on Friday, December 18th, 1855, at ten
O'Clock am, the following lot of ground, or so
much thereof as may be necessary to pay the
amount charged and assessed against said lot for
the cost and expense of making sidewalk i'm
provements upon said lot, together with the costa
OF sale; al that said sale will be continued on
the next day thereafter, namely, Saturday De-
cember 80, 1855, at ten O'Clock q m, at the same
place, for the purpose of selling such property
and not paid for:
Lot 22l, Donation Enlargement-owner I'M
known--S33 81.
-4llls - JOHN SCHUBERT, Collector.
Evansville, Dec Is, 1865. DIV
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-28
VIM. BUCK
MILLINERY
At and Even Below Cost.
Mr.. scHAEFFER & Mrs. PECK

A BE OFFERING A SPLENDID ASsORT-
n ment of Cloaks, Millinery Goods, and Ladies'
Fancy Goods AT COST, and in many instances
even BELOW COST, as they are DESTROYS of clos
ing out their stock BY the first or January.
Bargains may be confidently expected at their
storeaon Third Street, cts cen Main and Syca-
more, just below the Washington House.
Ladies' are invited to call and examine their
goods and prices. decl3 till janI
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-28

:The "NatIOn " on the President. u
The reader knows that the Nation is a
New York weekly, established to ineul-
cate advanced ideas az to men and prin.
ciples. The following concerning the
President is, therefore, all the more mo-
ticeabla:
Taken for allin all however, the mes
sage is one which any Democrat, as we'll
as any American, may well read with
pride. We do not know where to look,
in any other part of the globe, for a
statesman whom we could fix upon as
likely to seize the points Of so great
question, and state them with so much
clearness and breadth as this Tennessee
tailor, who was toiling for his daily
bread in the humblest Of. employments
when the chiefs of2alF other countries
we're reaping every advantage which
school, college and social position could
furnish. Those who tremble over the
future of Democracy, may well take
heart again when men ike Lincoln and
johnson can at any great crisis be drawn,
from the lowest ranks of society, and
have the destinies of the nation placed
in their hands, with the full. assurance
that their very errors will be better and
wiser than the skill and wisdom of Kings
and Mobiles. For if the President were
to morrow to commit every mistake or
sin which his worst enemies have feared.
his plan of reconstruction would still
remain the brightest example of human
ity, self-restraint and sagaeity ever wit
nessed-something to which the history
of no other country offers any approach,
and which it is safe to say none but a
Democratic society would be capable of
carrying out That passage, too, in
which he deprecates the concentration
of great patronage, either in his own
hands or those of any other man, and
deprecates it with sincerity proved by
his acts, will, to European ears, seem
strange and novel language TO issue from
the lips of a ruler And that final burst
of fseling-for such we may safely term
tin which he defines the position of
the United States in the world, sketches
the part they are destined to achieve in
the fields of peace, is, in our mind some
thing far better and far higher than
patriotic boast; il is a sober and en-
phatic declaration that a state has at
last been, founded in which the promo
ton of human happiness Is, in practice
as well as in theory. the great end for
which society and government exist, and
In which the Christian idea Of the equal
ity of men for the first time in history
receives solemn and official recogni-
ton.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-28
FANCY GOODS.

1
No Business Transacted on saturday.
A BIG STOCK
q r.
FANCY GOODS,
f. "a T
Wholesale G Retail!
No. 30 Main street,
(BETWEEN FIRST d SECONDLY
TO The
M I'LL N e r s,
M e r. @ H A II s
5.og ~ And The ss
O o M m u nifty at
q assa LARGE. og saJ
8 WE have just returned from the
East with q well-selected stock of
- s2a 4 Ni.1n@srm aa5 4
Bonnet and Trimming Ribbons.
Hsoe 3 q e u osd5 10 ,T1laI
Velvet Ribbon, Plain and Edged.
5EaA q sAi hsai.t o ii
Bonnet Velvets. Plain and Fancy.
n fz7A. Il eAe 9Sb5
|r satins and silks.
~ . .il:
French and American Flowers.
as p4a- SEES q p m faal sss u
/ Feathers and Plumes.
Birds and Other Ornaments.
/ ~ u-l asi.s q 4gag 5aom sga /
All Millinery done to Order at
% .bsba Shortest Notice. $40
tt75gpai edi - O. - e9es7a yqs
i'll
Straw, Felt and Silk Hats and
. as16aas a Bonnets. a
w9E vad 10 " IT oaf
A Full Line of Cloths for Cloaks.
IL sias
Cloaks in Great Variety.
@ La ,eal
Cloak Ornaments---A Full Line.
Ia
We Make Cloaks to Order, in the
Best and Latest Styles, at the |
Shortest Notics. aaa
Ia ias
A Full Lime of Dress Trimmings.
3aoe ID a Il
A Big Stock of Fur for Ladies' and |
; Children. hl
sa' la
A Full Line of Human Hair. in |
Every Shape anu Style.
~
A Large Stock Of Fancy Wooden
q Knit and Woven Hosiery and
s~ SID Gloves.
woe -l la
Hat AID Bonnet Blocks. las
10 $50
Notions and Fancy Goods too
Numerous to Mention.
Let all buyers coming to town
call and see for themselves, COM
pare the price, as they will find it
IS low as in any city west of New
York and Philadelphia.
sepl6, 6m. B. BAUM.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-28

STRANGE STORY OF FANATICIsM.
A Michigan Agapemone.
ga
Spiritual Mediums and Murder.
Mysterious Decease OF Three Little
s4&@ Agt 81 Children.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-28

4 HOME INTERESTS.
To PArsICIAEs.-If you wish 70 purchase pure
Drugs, Medicines, and Chemicals 1t 3 small ad-
vance on Eastern prices ge-@a rsa-ai-as wail3sl
& WHrTE's stock, whe1o yo;l al. L4a essry GIti-
ole that is needed by the profession, and prices
which cannot fail to give satisfaction. Their
Store is at No 81 Main strest Enay4d&wtf
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-28

eight or nine years old, died on Friday
afternoon at five o'clock Miss Merritt
says she asked the doctor what they
should do with the childreuif they should
die, and be said he would make a box
and bury them on his lot. They claim
ed that the children died with. scro.ula.
1t was generally believed, however, that
these mediums, wishing to travel and not
be encountered with the children, deter
mined quietly to remove them to bet
ter sphere Considering that they could
be with them and enjoy their society
quite as much in the spiritual world,
without the Inconvenience of taking care
of them and providing them with bread
and butter and clothes the plan, no
doubt, seemed . very sensible one.
a post na0rten1 examination of the
bodies of the children was made by Drs.
Cox, French, and Saunders, the result of
which was that the children were healthy,
and had the appearance of being pois-
oned The stomachs were taken out by
the doctors, and the contents we're in
process of being analyzed when our
informant left The coroners Jury were
awaiting the result of such anslyzation
before deciding upon their verdict. The
parties had been placed under arrest
until the facts ofthe case could be more
fully Investigated. The affair naturally
created considerable excitem ant in the
town, and the greatest indignation was
manifested toward the inhuman mother
who could perpetrate such dead upon
her own offspring.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-28
{ M the Union Men of Indiana.

So The Union men Of Indiana are hereby called
10 meet In Delegate Convention, at the State
House In the city OF Indianap oils, on Thursday
"A the 22d day OF February, 1859, 10 o'clock, A.
M for the purpose Of nominating candidates for
State Offices
It is recommended that Mass Meetings be held
at the county seats of the several counties the
second Saturday or February, TO a fall rep
resentation in such State Convention, and a
@TK8 LII ss0renRh organization In each county
j. II. WRIGHT,
.elAS Chafrra n Union state Central Committee.
J. BURNETT, Secretary.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-28
ewi mAIr o. horrible and awful, 3

winch zen 70 NAME Nau oo uuAaNAui', n r
The party were getting ready to travel
and astonish the world by public dis
play of their intimacy with the spirits.
Mrs. Haviland had procured place for
her two children named Leonard, and
had told the other three that she would
take care of them. On Saturday after
noon last, some children living the
neighborhood were playing near the
shanty, when the two Leonard children
made their appearance. On being asked
where their older brothers and sisters
we're, they said they were dead. The
children ran home and told their pa
rents, some of whom Immediately visited
the shanty, and found the report to be
true. The woman Leonard, alias Havi-
land. said that the youngest, girl of
about four years, died. on Thursday at
noon; the second. boy aged six years,
died on Friday morning at about ten
O'Clock; and tie third, q boy some
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-11-16

A WoRD.-We have plenty Of men in
this place who are interested in town prop
crty, and who have spare capital. The
erection of a wooden factory, n steam mill,
or machine shop, bottcrall Of them, would
add to the busine IS prosperity of the town
and enhance the value of property. They
would also be good paying investments. --
We should do som ,thing in Millersburg. -
1t is true the town is in a prosperous con
dtion, but that prosperity is not derived
from the enterprise of our citizens; it is
forced upon US by the rich agricultural
interests of the county. Were town with
in few miles of US possessed with good
ly number of public spirited citizens, we
would soon see the hourishing business Of
Nillcrsburg leave. These brief suggestions
are designed to be enlarged upon by the
reader, and it is hoped they may wake uI
our people.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-11-16

SPORTING. The hunters and fishermen
have been quite successful this season. A
great number of squirrels, pheasants,
partridgcs, &c, have been killed During
no previous fall have so many fine bass been
taken from Killbuck.
Quite n number we're out hunting last
Saturday, and among the rest was our old
friend LOUIS MAYERs. Our artist has pro-
duced the following exact likeness Of the
pheasant captured by Mr.. MAYERs: