Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-07

TN Lln0onR Nnou tue huu was lOHg
as1 All bIoodless lay the nntrodden snow"
e For several days past our citizens
have been aware Of considerable ex-
element ina certain qdarter, growing
out Of aslhreat telsgraphed Msssrs. Cox
& Humphrey by the clerk of the steam
err Dictator, to the effect that he, the
clerk, would kill one Kierolf if certain
statements relative to the Dictator, pub
lished in the Courier, were not taken
back. AS it was at once decided that no
retraction would be made-and a similar
threat hurled back-it was expected that
streams of the sanguinary tide would
Aow Immediately upon ahe arrival Of the
Dictator at our wharf. The most in
tense anxiety prevailed. Men, women,
boys and girls were enquiring, when
will the Dictator come :" 1t was an
snounced that she was to be at the wharf
at precisely9 o'clock on Sunday morn
ing, but she did not come. Noon came,
night came, and brought no tidings of
the boa, or her belligerent clerk. A
hundred and one conjectures were
made, and rumors innumerable were
ahoat. One man asserted that she had
landed above the bend, and that the
clerk had walked across the neck to
Henderson, and that the boat you'd pass
at the dead hour of night, when twas
expected that all would be quiet and
still. Another said she would pass in
the wee sma" hours of morn, not dar-
ing even to whistle" but, like all
stories that are set afoat by Madam
Rumor, these proved untrue. : az ~
In due course of time, it was ascer.
tanned that the Dictator was aground,
and was thus detained. But the feverish
anxiety was kept alive the huge
bottles of wrath and indignation were
still corked tight, ready to be opened
and poured upon the devoted head Of
the clerk as soon Is he Set foot on the
wharf Hours Of sleepless watchfulness
had passed, 5 and SO much labor could
not be lost. = ~. - - - -
The along looked for came at last
Like thief in the night, she stole upon
us yesterday a little before day, but did
not find US unprepared. The picketi
we're posted, and had most imperative
and positive orders as TO their duties
Soon was to come The ''tug of war.
Daylight came, and; no movement Of the
enemy What couldhe be doing2 Wa
he accommodating, or, like Sherman, wat
| he preparing for a flank movement
Another hour, and another, of awfu
suspense and painful moment passed
it was an age, during which the afore
said clerk was quietly enjoying cigai
on one Of the wharf boats. + ~ 7 : -; 49,
/ Finally, Capt. DOnslson Of the Dicta
tor, repaired in quiet sort Of way u
the Courier office to explain, and be ex
planned ao.A But he could mot ente
there without the editor being warned
Of approaching danger, who Instant.
placed himself il the attitude for light
The Captain quietly entered and ask
\ ed If The editor. Easein. He was an
swered ia the affirmative, by the seriiai
BILE individual himself who at once pro
ceeaed 10 draw his weapon preparatory
to action, but horrorl-whst q terrible
4 result; instead Of shooting the Captain
the untutoreda pistol perhaps ike il
ownerFwentsof halfcoeked, = or before
he was ready. doing no other damag,
/ than to shoot a few holes through al
"innocent" pair of pantaloonss and tn
bottom out Of the pocket, from which
fell, ws are sg told Q Pofeke = knife knife and
copper cent.
The Captain, the while took al
coolly, telling his antagonist not +
shoot, that he had come on an errand 0
peace and not Of war, An armistic
was at once announced, and hostilitie
ceased. So ends this remarkable story
. We presume that a reconciliation too
place at once, and that terms of peac
were fully ratified. The terms may b
! found in this mornings Courier. 0A
New Dry GooDs HoUsE-We wis
our readers to observe the new adver
tisement of the new dry goods estat
lishment in this mornings Journal
I Messrs Carpenter White, & Baker
t have come to our city for the expires
: purpose Of disposing Of large amount
of goods at small margins. They in
8 tend to build up a Wholesale trade tina
Q will be permanent They are exper
= enced business men, and know what
a reouired of a new establishment IN. snr