The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-20

nts- Hon. VIM. II, Niblaek ie in
the city. He informs us that he be-
gan to entertain a suspicion befoft
tho late election that we we're making
a very determined, and somewhat
able effort TO beat him in The race for
Congress. We apprahend hia ssnspi.
cions were somewhat well founded.
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PERSONAL Wea were pleased to
meet yesterday, on tho Fair Grounds,
many Of our soldier friends among
others Col WRIaHr Of the 25th Indi-
ana, Maj, BAKER and Capt MILLER
of Gibson, and DR.. LEWIS of the Goth,
and Capt. MASON, Of Spencer, Of the
59th.
Duplex SItiRT This httentlohi Of
wholesale dealers and others 10 called
TO the Duplex Elliptic Skirt" adyer-
tised elsowhere.a The facilities Of the
inannfaeturer will doubtless enable
them to sell a superior article at the
westdgure > Thoekirt Is we'll known
and greatly admired by the Indies,
and viii unaueptionably give uniyer-
sal satisfaetiong See advertisement.
Bass BALt.@The Base Ball play
ers propose having good time this
afternoop.l they will divide their
Club into first and second mines, and
put themselves in training fora CON
test with compoting clubs in other
cities. This arrangement will give
new interest and vitality to the club.
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A MORAL Cry For three days past
there has not been 4 single case Of
yiqlation5of law or the city ordinances
presented before the city Recorder, or
either of the Justices of the Pence.
This speakawell for thegood orderand
morals Of our city, especially whom
there arc 30 many strangers, aud some
excitement In the city. Even the
New Albany people behaved them
selves in the most becoming manner
Gas LIdHr-A singular pbcnome-
non was observable last night on the
corner of First aud Sycamore streets.
The gas pipes in that vicinity appear
TO have been broken aud the ground
appears to DO filed with escaping gas,
which finds it's way ont from between
the bricks in the inlet to tho sewer.
BY some means this escaping gus had
become ignited, and beautiful jets--a
half dozen, perhaps--wepe blazing
brilliantly last night. 4ia
A BRILLIANT ArpAiR. -, Though
there was strictly speaking but little
reyaryj at the New Metropolitan last
night, yet the beauty, the chivalry,
and the gallantry, Of Evansville, Hem
derson, aud other localities, had GA
thered there and bright lamps never
shone over fairer women or drawer
mon. We have. never seen a more
brilliant asseniblage Of elegant and
accomplished ladies, Our neighbor-
ing city, Henderson, was largely re-
presented and her fair representatives
were, conspicuous for their beauty,
graces and elegance. There was
high differentiation between the citi-
zensfof the two States, as there always
should BE-, and as we hope there al
walsTwilla he betNeeu people whose
interests are so closely identified. st
Tho most magnificent omnsio rose
with its voloptuous swell,p and all was
gay and joyous Towards midn;cht
a sunpluous repast was prepared md
happier or more delightful party il
has neTefo been our privilege 70 VII
I'D i "a &ulFu sHOellQ taa4 ~ 49, NV
ness, foaW ilpdi haar rs as5gtI. Ht
q lcar into the ''wee sna' hours the
dance went cheerily on, the brave and
the fair chasing the hours with fly-
ing teet,Hfa gsE'G ~ .A.a.aawe
The gentlemen managing the affair
deserve infinite croditifor the admira-
bio aud liberal 'niaDner III which the
Preparations were eouceivedaud car
riod out. tyl-siga