Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-04-03
ClIppings.


The New Albany, Qnd) Ledger ID
informed by well posted farmers that th Q
growing wheat crop, which was thought
to be ruined by the unfavorable weather
of the past winter is bat little injured,
and under the influence Of the late
warm rains, is coming up finely, and
looks quite promising
- Mencely Brothers, OF West Troy, New
York, shipped 70 New York on
Wednesday afternoon, q bell for st.
PauPs Catholic Church, Brooklyn, weigh
ing 5 800 pounds. This is the largest
church bell in the United States. 1t
was spresenfed to the chnrchsb Mrs
Peter o. Hara, in memory Of her hus-
band End daughter.
In Trenton, on Monday, Chief Justice
Draper charged tie Grand Jury in re-.
lation TO the Fenians. BE concluded
thus: "There can be but one reception
for the invaders, and stern and pitiless
"a opposition to repel the aggression
Z striking for Queen and country, for Law
and liberty, for wives and children-and
may God defend our rights" -
The prospects of the peach crop at
the East are reported very dismal.
Nearly al tae buds are killed in New
Jersey North of Burlington, and south
of that, only few scattering ones are
alive upon any varieties except HOLES
Early, which appears to have been less
likely to kin than other sorts In Della
ware and Maryland there may be ONE
third of the buds alive. They are re-
ported less injured along the south
shore of Lake Ontario than anywhere
slae ~
A shawl is coming from British India
for the great Paris Exhibition, on which
aen years of careful labor have been ex-
pended. Lady readers may like to
know the proportions Of this daiRty gar
ment; its length is about five yards and
i. n half, it's width, a yard and three quar-
ters she gFouad is red, and its ara
hesque designs slEe said to reach the ex.
iremest point of delicacy. 1t was or.
dered b. the Queen Of Dude, before the
levcIt Of the Sepoys and the Siege Of
Lucknow. s3
At recent meeting of the Institute
of Technology, az Boston, there was an
interesting discussion upon the danger
contact with wood II was shown that
the wood, by being constantly heated,
ssEssnmes the condition, 10 greater or
less degree, Of fine charcoal, condition
most favorable to spontaneous combus
tion. The danger is of course, greatest
when the pipes pass through pine wood
Y = The extepsive robbery of bonds from
house in. Madison Avenue, New York,
on Friday, took place in the early even
Jog, while the family were assembled In
1.-the parlor, listening to music on the
piano. The thieves must have entered
hy false keys, walked mp stairs to a bed
e aoom, which they locked to prevent inter
ruption, and after some rumaging among
ahe wardrobe and bureau drawers, found
tin box containing 1854 900 in bonds
A few weeks ago some rowdy persons
went to the house of Bond Gilbert, in
Ehbctaw county, Ala, for the purpose Of
having a country dance. Gilbert ordered
abam off his place. One of the party
picket-rode into the house on horse
back Aquarrel ensned Picket got
Gilbert down, and was beating him se-
syerely, when he got out bis knife, opened
IL with bis teeth, and fatally stabbed
Picket Public sentiment justi6es Gil
bert in what he did.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, in his last
F0litieal slecsur6, said ~ The kind and
patient Lincoln was cudgelled and
whacked by Congress, and he bore it
with a patient spirit, reminding him of
acme horses who merely act when cudg-
eled as though it was TO brush flies of.
When they commenced whacking Mr..
johnson, they found a pair of heels
through The dashboard, and they left the
wagon and took to trees aud bushes,
crying: Beast, brute, but since then
had cudgelled more carefully