Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-10
Parapraph savings and DOIngs.

A receipt for instantaneously remov
ing superhuous hair Undertake tc
kiss a spunky woman against her will
Rev. Benjamin Kiutz, D. D., one oi
the fathers OF the English Lutheran
Church, and thirty years an editor ol
the Lutheran Observer, died few days
since VI Baltimore. H
/ A New Haven firm discharged one oi
their clerks three years ago, on suspi
cion thst be had stolen $500 from them
Last Christmas day they found the mo-
ney under a counter-all bitten to pie
ces by thieving mice.
The Aberdeen (Miss Sunny South
states that the volunteer companies oil
the Northern counties of that State, are
very active in patroling their respective
districts and disarming the negroes.
An English writer asserts that the use
of tea with insufficient food leads to a
craving for stimulants. He accounts In
this way for the opium eating of the
/ Chinese. gssH
A society is to be formed in Eogland,
/ each subscriberSo ..ay an annual Tee OF
one guinea, to cause examinations to
be made iato the public and private Ii
braries Of Spain, where it is believed
that some Shakespearian materials lie
! buried.
Twenty-Five years ago Mr.. Stafford was
murdered iu Shelburn, VT, and the
murderer never was detected. A few
days ago the murderer died in Canada,
and just before his death confessed the
deed So says the Burlington Sentinel.
The Chicago Christian Times tells of
an amusing form of presenting Christ
mas gift, in the case of a pastor who
missed his stockings, and after diligent
search through the house and much in
quiry, was informed that they were last
seen hanging outside of the window.
On opening it the missing articles were
discovered hanging on the horns of
new milk COW.
The finance committee of the Board
of Education report the expense to be
incurred for the support of tho public
schools of the city of New York for
1866, $2,454, ,327 54
Flavel @oseiy, of Chicago, who du-
ring his life gave much of his heart and
time to the cause of popular education,
left by his will $4,000 to be added to
the Mosely School Fand, for Supplying
school books to needy children in the
public schools Of the city, besides $780,
900 in other forms for the education of
the 'friendless," and $20,000'to o er
objects of beneyolence.
Vermont is organizing a reform
school for boys not exceeding eighteen
years of age. ~
The public schools of Chicago are
overcrowded, and there are thousands
of schoolless children in the city.
A young Dutch lady is exploring Up
per Egypt in her own yacht. Her
crew consists of ten Englishmen and
ten Egyptian sailors.
The Decatur (Ill) Magnet says: "The
original Lincoln log cabin is now or
storage in Philadelphia. About the lst
of April next it will take its departure
from the United States for England
John Hanks, Esq, Mr. Lincoln'a. .eary
companion in life, and who helped to
build the cabin, will accompany it to the
old country.
AT Washington there is slab of mar
BILE represent 10 BE part of the mon-
ument erected by Miltiades to commem-
crate the battle of Marathon. There is
no doubt Of its genuineness, for there is |
man at w. who helped Miltiades
build the monument, and remembers the |
stone.
The University of Michigan is now
the largest in this country, containing
one thousand and fifty-one students,
distributed as foliows; Medical depart
ment, four hundred and thirty six; law,
three hundred; literary, two hundred
and sixtyfY Three new assistant
professors have been appointed, one in
each department The institution is
we'll endowed, and tuition is free. The
administration OF President Haven has
been emin sntly successful.
Vassar College, for females, at Pough-
keepsie, N. T., is now in full operation.
The building has length of 500 feet
front, with depth in the center of 17r
feet, and on the wings depth of l65 |
feet 1t has single rooms for about 400 |
pupils, besides rooms for the faculty, a |
chapel, seating. 500, art-gallery, library,
etc. The institution is nearly full. Mr. |
Vassar is now engaged in erecting
gymnasium at a cost Of $4,000. Be-
sides the president, there are nine pro-
fessors, each having assistants.
The thirty-frst report of the Commits
sioners Of National Educntion in Ire
land for the year 1864 records an in.
crease of schools to the number of 100 |
within the twelve months, and the addi-
ton of about II, 900 in the daily aver
age attendance of pupils; 30,994 is the
average number on the rolls Besides
this, the activity of the commissioners is
attested by the erection of 81 national
school houses, comprising II separate
school rooms, also model school hous-
es, the whole Offering accommodation to
1880 children. Seventy.four schools
have been struck off the roll during the
year, and 70 schools have been suspend
ed. An extensive series of statement
| appear in the report, showing the appli-
| cation of State aid to new schools, the
religious denominations of managers,
/ among W0O1 tue I6OIndU OAtnOllC5 uR"
ure highest, and local appropriation of
schools.
The Unitariaus of Providence have
contributed $29, 900 towards the endoW-
ment of Antioch College.
Ex.President Fillmore ind wife sailed
for Brest on the 9th Of January, ex
pecting to remain abroad six or eight
months. DR. John White and Miss
Dobbins, of Buffalo, accompany them.
The Duke of Wellington, in one of
his few public speeches, said that "edu-
cation without religion made men cum
ming devils.
The people of Nebraska City are
about to organize vigilance committee,
so great has been the increase of crime
recently. The local papers advise the
professional pimps and blaoklegs to
leave the city at once, or fare worse.
CITY NOTICE ;.