The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-28

liShment OF naily mail, Dy river, De-
tween this city and Louisville; and
that, as a preliminary move, the De-
partment is ready to authorize two
additional mails a week between
Louisville and Evansville, on the
same terms as it is now carried on.
Tuesday and Friday, by the Cairo
packets. And though the Monitor is
not advised of the conditions on
which the Cairo Packet Company car
ries the additional mail, it feels as
surred that the Mail Packet Company,
who are sustained by the business
community, will assent to any liberal
view, and see that their patrons are
accommodated, particularly as they
have the boats already running upon
the days desired, and where SO much
convenience to the Peep G will result
by 50 little effort on their part.
The. terms upon which the Cairo
Packet Company carries the additional
mail is, tina they carry 1.-two days in
thetq " thnut .compen}ation at
present with the ass urahce, that, if
they can ma ntaina daily line OF boats,
the mail shall be established as q
daily mail, with proportionate com
pensation. We have on doubt, from
the well known desire of the L uls-
vile q Henderson Line. to accommo-
date the people between this and
Louisville, that they will carry the
additional mails on the same terms,
as. we have no doubt, it would lead,
in IA short time, to the establishment
of daily mail, with just compensa-
ton.
The Monitor, in connection With
this subject, says:
We also learn that the Owensboro
Post Office will be designated as one
of the money offices, which will prove
a great convenience and .accomm0da-
ton to our business and other citi-
Zens. IL .4
The thanks of our citizens are due
Mr.. McNeeIy for his generous and
most acceptable efforts in our behalf.
DANGEROUS SPoRr.-We hal re-
lated to US on Saturday a little Incl
dent that should prove a warningsto
those in the habit Of attempting to
frighten folks. A lad who had wit
messed the Donaldson exhibition Of
the ghost, was describing it to two
servant girls, who though amused at
the recital, declared very emphatleal-
ly that they could, not be frightened
by "a ghost. Presently the girb went
to neighboring grocery on anerrand,
when the lad conceived the idea of
test ng the / courage. Wherelpon he
arrayed mseh IN white nightgown
aud seated himself in the dark on the
porch, As the girls returned and
were approaching him, he slowly
raised his arms, and then slowly
arose Both girls tainted and had to
be carried mo the house, and medi-
cal assistance called IN. Ore of them
raved like maniac all night, and had
not recovered from the effects Of the
fright when last we heard from her.
The records of our insare asylums
show many cases of incurable lunacy
superlnduced by fright.
How He GOT THERE.-The ferry
man, Mr. Ban9y, called upon, on
Saturday, and explained 10 us how he
happened to get on the ice, Friday
evening, and in justice to him, we
give his explanation. Itappears that
himself. two hired men and a neigh
Dor, were trying to find a passage
through the ice pack, ard he got out
to reconnoiter; stepping upon loose
piece, he broke in, brusing his limbs
considerably. He struggled out and
jumped upon large cake, which bore
him down the river, ard the men in
the skif, becoming alarmed, dragged
the skitf back to shore, and he had
no other chance than to work his way
ashore across the loose packed ice
When he had worked his way within
a cable throw Of shore, a rope was
thrown to him as a natter Of precau-
ton, but no planks we're laid out to
assist him. He assures US he has no
disposition. to take any unnecessary
RISKS, or to expose lis life recklessly.
Cry Corrnmu ri L.