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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-27
Jokes at Evansville,

While our Evansville friends are
amusing themselves about such small
Jokes as the talked of removal of the
l.. Y. A. Il G. r. r. machine shops
from this city to Lafayette, the hugest
joke Of the year is about being played of
on them. They have been predicting
the failure of the Vincennes and
Cairo Railroad, but while they have
lugubriously predicted, the can
tract for the building Of the road has
been let. 1t is now a fixed fact, al
though our Evansville friends are yet
oblivious of it. This road will carry
to Cincinnati and Indianapolis the
trade of a large district of country,
which has heretofore gone to Evans
ville.-Nea0 albany Commercial.
We can say to the Commercial that
we are ready for the completion of
the Vincennes and Cairo Road. We
propose to take advantage of that lit
tie enterprise in a way that will add
to our prosperity. Evansville not
only knows how to keep good thing
when she gets it, but also how to add
to the good things she already pos
seSSeS
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A PROSPEROUS JoURNAL.-T

A PROSPEROUS JOURNAL.-The city
of Evansville, Ind, is one Of the
most enterprising and thrifty towns
on the Clio, and among many other
notable Things it possesses a live
newspaper in the JOURNAL, a hand
some quarto IF forty-eight columns.
and enjoyed the usual newspaper
v.cissitudes until 1858, when it came
into possession of Messrs. Foster,
Thayer McNeeiy and Tabor, its pres
ent energetic and talented proprietors.
Under their management it has had
a most prosperous career, and recent
ly the firm removed their office to
their new four-story stone. front build
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JAMES L. THORNTON, Princeton, Ind.
Capt. LEVI FERGUSON, Petersburgh, Ind.
HARRY r. SMITH, Washington. Ind.
W. y. Il. HEMINGWAY, B0OnviIe, Ind.
G.. p DEBRULER, NewDurgh, Ind.
JOHN NJ. LOCKWOOD, Mt. Vernon, Ind.
J. NJ. FOSTER, Fort Branch, Ind.
]. w. WEAVER, Poseyville. Ind.
s. b. CoRwIN, Somerville, Ind.
Capt. WHITING, Cynthiana, Ind.
Is. J. ROGERS. New Harmony, Ind.
O. A. HARPER, Owensville, Ind.
HARVEY BOND, HaZleton, Ind.
THos. MCCUTCHES, SandersviLe, Ind.
URBIN MARS, Black Hawk Mills, Ind.
They will also receive and forward to US
nrliers for Binding and JOB Printing.
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The New York World saws III

THE New York World says the cost
o. running for Sena or in that city is
not less than fifteen hundred dollars.
and j. frequently run up to four, Ave
and even ten thousand. We are SUR
prised to hear this Is it possible
that in a pure Democracy, like that
which prevails in New York, money
has to be-spent so profusely to secure
seat in the State Legislature? Were
any other paper than the World to
make such statement, we would feel
disposed to doubt its truth. But we
happen to know that the World is
fully posted in the internal workings
of the Democracy of New York.
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The JOuFnaI Abroad,

Our citizens who are absent from
the city and want to see the DAILY
Journal, will find it regularly on file
IN Cincinnati at the Mercantile Libra
ny; In Chicago at the Board of Trade
Rooms; in St. Louis at the Mercan-
tile Library; in Indianapolis at the
Bates House, and at St. Nicholas
Hotel, New York.
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ImDOriant 20 AdYerTisers.

The cireaJosian of the JOURNAL IN
sBe City Of EUansril1e Is three times
Gs large as that Of aay other RetCspo-
per.
Orr circulation IN ImdiaRG and
1Elinois as greater tham 0mg etber Re,1s-
paper pubhshed in this Oily.
In Kentucky Il Is more than al the
other ErunsUiIle papers combined.
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Current On Dts.

w HY is KISS IKE Sc2nGal! Be
cause it goes from mouth to mouth.
A NEGRO shot fellow near Chilli
cothe, the other night, who was in a
tree stealing turkeys.
THE President has sent Gen. STEED-
MAN to New Orleans to consult HAN
COCK about the Presidency.
Miss DAMoN, a pretty Universalist
preacher, has been called to occupy
pulpit in Cavendish, Vermont.
THE attempt to start an asylum for
useless young men failed, as no build
ing could be constructed large enough.
THE height of modesty is that Of
the young lady who, desiring a leg of
chicken at table, said ETH take the
part that ought to be dressed in draw
ers."
JUDGE CUTTING, of Bangor, Maine,
recently gave as. a reason for post
poning divorce case until Spring,
that the parties would probably come
together again during the Winter.
Dickens has written a letter to the
Mayor of Halifax. Give Halifax the
DICKENS. IF that don't suit, let
DICKENS go to Halifax. ssI
- The German papers are advertising
for lcthevsheirs of a WURM, who died
in this country, leaving a large for
tune. This can't be the Worm Of
the still 5fa $50 sfa.a
A MAN in St, Louis drinks SO much
whisky that several mosquitoes who
have bitten him have died of delirium
tremens., ..
FoENEY will soon say, My three
papers, all daily" as he is about
starting another at Harrisburg, Penn
sylvania. +. 4 s +
THE Galena Gazette says the Hi
nois Central has leased the Dubuque
and Sioux City Railroad for forty
years. The Central is to proceed and
finish the road to Sioux City.
THE New York San distinctly
contradicts the story of the World
in relation to an alleged panic in the
labor market, and the San is a paper
in position to know the truth about
the matter.
THE indianapolis Journal says that,
in an article on the State House
Ruins" it got the characters of
GoLIAH and SAMPSON COMPOUNDED.
Its apology is, that every Bible stu
dent detected the error.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says that
Messrs. WADE and CoLFAx will both
be pressed by their friends for the
Vice Presidency on the ticket with
GRANT. In that case, we bet our
money on CoLFAx.
IT is said that during the past fifty
years, statistics of the dry goods trade
have proved that ninety merchants
in every hundred have failed FIVE in
every hundred have made living,
and one in every hundred realized
fortune.
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MAR RTED.

BAKER = CROSS AT the Sherwood
House, on Wednesday morning. Decem Der
18th, at 10 o'clock, by the Rev. r. AndrQs,
Mr.. e. BAKER and Miss MEDoRA Cross, al
of this city.
We tender the happy couple our con-
gratulations, and wish tEem a prosperous
voyage through life, and may they, at a
ripe old age, be gathered TO their fathers.
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companies. These monopolies use
up the Government domain for indi-
vidual aggrandizement, and it is about
time Congress put a stop to the in
iquitous practice of voting away
lands. These should be reserved for
actual settlers.
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ing, on Locust Street, one of the best
adapted buildings for the business in
the West.-Ptnsbtrg Commercial.
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Circulars Sen Free!!

H0NTAINENG Lists of Dry and Fancy
lery, DC, &c, 10 be sold. ONE DOLLA K
70, each article. Great Inducements to
Agents. PLUMMER & MOULTON.
Is Marshall Street. Boston. Mass
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


NkNES SPECIAL ATTENTION TO
~ all diseases of the Genito-U Urinary
organs. as Gonorrhoea, elect, Syphilis,
gravel, Spermatorrhoea, &c, &c. A cure
guaranteed. Medicines sent TO any part
OF the country. upon receipt of statement
OF case. Consultation free.
Office over keller's Gun Store, 95 Main
Street, Evansville, Ind. [dec.7 2md
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Ladies and Gentlemen,

VOU GAN HAVE A BE UTIFUL
- Card photograph, free OF expense with
circulars OF our great Dry and Fancy
Goods sale by sending stamp Tor return
postage to EASTMAN X KEN DALI,
g Hanover Street. Boston. Mass.
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In BankrnnteY.

KSHIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE that, on
- the 18th day of December, A. u. 1857
a warrant in bankruptcy was issued
against the estate of James p. Hicks, of
Evansville. in the County of Nanderburgh,
ane State of Indiana, who has been ad-
judged a bankrupt, on his own petition;
that the pay nent of any debts and deliv-
cry of any property belonging TO such
bank upt TO him. or for his use, and the
transfer OF any property by him is forbid
den by law; that meeting OF the credit
and to choose one or more assianees of his
estate will be held at a Court of Bankrupt
cy, TO be holden at the Office of Charles H.
Buttertield. ON Third street, in Evansville,
Indiana, befoI Charles H. Butterfield, Reg
lister, on The I'D day of January, ID. 1868,
at 10 O'Clock a M & sf.e #f tufff Fsf#s#
BEN. J. SPOONER,
u. =. Marshal. District of Indiana.
dec25d2t
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Tax Notice for 1867.

FwSHE TAX.pAYERS OF KANDER-
- BURGH County are hereby notified,
.nat the Tax Du plicat6 for 1867, containing
a List of Taxes for State, County, and
other purposes, has been received by me
from the Auditor OF said County, and that
l can be found at my Office, in The Court
House, for the purpose of receiving the
revenue. The taxes for the year 1867 are
as follows:
For the achole of Fander5urgh Co.
!. For state Tax zoe, and 60e poll.
2. For School purposes Ice, and SOC poll.
5. For SINKING Fund 20c.
4. For Township Libraries le.
For Bo - -
Z. For Principal on Railroad Bonds SC.
Making on each 500 valuation u W, and
on each poll u %.
For the 1SeUeral Tolcnships, Beginning
eojth the City Of Evonspille, inside
the Corporation Line Of said City,
an Pigeon To1oaship. l
I. Taxes as above ST 0S, and S. 80 poll
2. Township purposes &c.
3. Special school purposes 25e, and SOC
MAKING on each 500 valuatson 81 Sc, and
sun each poll 90 10. tsssss .@EyE 81 sS4
For Pigeon 4o5ensHtp, outside the
Corp. ration Line.
I. Tax as above 81 0s, and 81 so poll.
2. Eor special school purposes 25c, and
g. For Townspip purposes &c.
4. For roa4f purpose Is S21e.s-ss
Making on each 500 valU alton 81 %, and
On each poA s. 10.
5f.}l6F For K5ti9M T5u9shtp. Afsaa
!. Tax as above 81 sOs, and s. 6OpoL.
2. For township purposes &c.
I B. For special School purposessc. Il ~
= For road purposes re: - =,
Making on eachsSlU va1oafionf Sls35, sand
on each poll s. 90. 19a-a ijs3D q
Far Scott Iolcnship.
rr1 as cl9oxyea a0g and IN
- For township purp ses &c.
8. For special school purposes 15c.
"a. For road purposes Ac. ~ rErz-st II
Making on each 500 valuation 81 80. and
81 on each poll 81 90.
s0esJ For t.ArDastrOa9 10scaShtp.
Is TAX as above 81 0S, and So 90 poll.
2. For township purposes &c.
For S spaS pp sgnees Purposes e &C.
Making on eaen 500 valuation 81 30, and
on each poll So 60,
For Perry Township.
i. Tax as above 81 06, and So so poll.
z. For township purposes Zoe. sef
3. For special school purposes Zoe.
8 A.. For road purposes l0c.
Making on each 500 valuation 81 38, and
on each polls 90. s aoa
For Union TownsAip.
l. Tax as above 81 os. and 81 so poll. s II
2 For township Purposes 25e. Il .sa.s
: 8. For special school purposes 25c. a-Hsis
L. For road purposes 10c. s. tsels
Making on each 500 valuation 81 So, and
on each poll 81 80.
-aa $50 For Center Toeonship,
l. Tax as above 81 08, and s. so poll.
2. For township purposes Sc. rs fs4ts
3. For special school purposes Csc. and
Soc poIl. + es1.s.sts#tf 5f5s.ss
4. r or road purposes 10c. zaa
Making on each 500 valuation 81 40, and
on each poll So 10.
i. 49, For German T0acnship.
l. Tax as above 81 OS. and 81 60 poll,
( t 2. For township purposes l2c. ts
E 3. For special school purposes 10c.
{ 4. For road purposes lee.
Making on each 500 valuation 81 40, and
on each poll 81 60
rs r. LUNKENHEIMER,
dec27 Std 4tW Treasurer ". @.
IN the District Court Of the United states
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FETHERE WILL BE A MEETING OF
N the Stockholders Of the Evansville
Street Railroad Company held at the Office
o; the Company, on the first Monday in
January. between the hours of aud 4
O'Clock N, for the purpose of electing
five Directors TO serve for the ensuing
year. HERMAN JUNKER,
dec25 I'd Secretary pro tenn.
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ONE aDOLLAR-l ONE DOLLAR

n GENAS w TAINTED everywhere. for
-. our One Dollar sale A Watch "a Tea
Set, a shawl, a Dress for one dollar each.
Send 25 cts. and stamp for two checks and
circulars giving full particulars. Address
e q ARLINGTON. DROWNE d Co..
512 Wash inatnE Street RnstnIl-
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WE ARE COMING.

"A ND WILL PRESENT to any person
IL seAding US clu1 in our Great One
Dollar Sale, OF Dry and Fancy Goods, &C.,
a SILK Dress Pattern, Piece of Sheeting,
Watch, &c, free of cost. Catalogue OF
Goods, ana sample. sent to any address
free. Address ALLEN HALVES & co,
Is Federal ST., Boston, Mass, p o. Box 5, l25.
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OHIO RIVER TELEGRAPH

BENZ. BRANsFoRD, President.
g. b. HICKS, Secretary and Treasurer.
n. NJ. BOOTH, Superintendent
OFFICES at HEND ON,
- Evansville. Owensboro, Lewisport,
HaweSville, CIoYerport, StephenspoFt,
Brandenburg, West Point, and Louisville.
Messages delivered at Cannelton, Tell
City, and other towns on the opposite side
of the river.
This line connects with the Western
Union at Louisville.
Office on Water Street, between Main
and Locust tower Hayhurst IL Whitta-
fEeT's), Evansville, Ind. [nov2l d3m
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REVOLUTION IN TRADE!

y AIDES! you CAN RECEIVE. FOR
- the sum of ONE DOLLAR, SiIk, Me-
mo, and ALI acca Dresses, SnawIs, Bal
morals, Linen Goods, EN- bossed Table
Covers, Watches, Jewelry. Silver p .ated
Ware, Sewing Machines, DC. Send club s
of ten or more, with ten cents for each
descriptive check, and the getter up of the
club Will receive pres Mt worth 3 70 $500,
according TO number sent. Agents wanted
everywhere. Circulars sent Tree. Pa ~
X tR q Co, succe ssors TO GRAHAM 81
co, O. and So Federal Street, Bost on.
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IN the District Court of the United States
for the District Of Iadiana4 -ssss
In ne matter Of Ia Bank
Herman Dreier, Bankrupt. ! ruptcy.
TO 1otonl 1t may Concern:
FEyHE &DERSEGNED HEREBY
- gives notice of hi appointment as
assignee OF Herman DreieF. of Evansville,
in the County of Marlborough. and state
of Indiana. within said District, who has
been adjGdZed a bankrupt upon his own
petit on, b the District Court of sail Dis
trict.
Dated at Evansville, the 24th day of De-
cennber. A. D. Io67.
JAMES II. McNEELY,
dec27 3tdltaw-F Asst.nee.
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WIN. C. TURNOCK & co.,
BRASS FOUNDERS.
Gas and Steam Pipe Filters
Corner Pine and First Streets

Cash paid for old Copper and Brass.
Es- Dealers in all kinds of Brass Cock
Whistles, and Steam Gauges. Particular
attention paid 10 repairing and adjusting
steam Gauges H tunes If
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Natural History. Tho same.
seiencs for tho School and Family. Part I. Ma.
, Science for tEc school Sa'%e %ea Family Part II
scioncc for tho School and Family. Part III
Mtnrralogy aud Geology. Tho same
:, A Manual of Zoology. BY sanbnrn Tenney, a.
NJ Professor Of Natural History IN Yassar College
1867.
Natural History OF Animals BY sanlorn Ton,.y
IIarpofs serios Of sci,ooi ' aud Family Rcadcrs.
BY Marcus Wiilson. How York: Harper Bros
:, Tho AMERICAN Naturalist. saicm, tMass.): Tho
introductory Courso of Natural Philosophy
Edited from Ganot's Popular Physics. By Wm.
q. Peek, LID. Profession of Mathematics and
astronomy, nstnn conmba ,n College, New York a, 3.
A. Natural Philosophy. by q. p. ouackenlos,
A. EcdSis M MS% of SqSs SsID d RRosG RHpRSO% Co lsS7
mis-, LID. New York: Harper L Bros. '
First Book in PHYSIOLOGY. For the use of Schools
Gmd md. FanIilics Intended as introductory, to the
Hooker, Professor of the Theory and Practice Of
Medcin3 m lin in Yale College, etc. New York: Sheldon
Human Psychology. Dcsicned for ColcEcs and
the Higher Clisscs in scllools and for General
koadng; By Worthington Hooker, II. D., etc
New York: Sheldon & Co. 1867.
4 Text Book on Physiology. For tho use Of
tho author.s larger work on Human rhssolosy. =.
~ Son NLitaih DtaPef, Bl. u, LII. d., Gle. Now
York: Harper 4 Brothers. 1866.
A Text book on Anatomy, Physiology and Hy-
Glene. For tho use OF Schools and Fan,ilies Dy
Physoiogy and tho Laws of Health. For the
llso OF Schools, Academies md Colleges. By Ed
ward Jarvis, NJ. ID. Now York: 4. s. Barnts L
These must suffice. Tho list ia much larger,
but our space forbids our giving it entire Tho
above books may DO obtained at or procured
through any Of our bookseIlors
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THE STAY LAW.

.H. Eftim:-We cannot refrain from expressing
our assent in tho main To the views uf your cores
pondort "Anti-Stay-Law." The injury which has
boon done to the whole community by tho Stay
Law and its supporters il greuter, in our jutlg-
mont, than the relief 1t has afforded in Individual
| cases. The relief at best is temporary-the injury
ID permanent. Credit haa been almost wholly deg
troyeh; for who will trust community whose cry
Is pay no debt. pay ITO tax-pny nothing. The
truly worthy arc placed in tho category with the
dishonest, and all suffer in sort OF common To-
pudation OF dobts. Tho OWL effect upon our
peopia ID more and more ruanfesl every day.
There IL an almost utter Indifference TO tho full
liment OF contracts, and very great disregard 10
written az well as verbal agreements Ask Il man
for money lie has Owed for long tine AMI he
will laugh in your face. But my object is not 80
much to comment oil this state Of things ~ to re-
mark upon tho strange forgeflnoss that exists in
regard to the creditor. Has creditor no rights?
Is ho ontitlod TO 10 consideration? Is all the
sympathy to go out to man who owes money,
and mono to tho man to whom tho money is due?
Tho perrersity of reasoning among somo on this
matter 10 worthy Of attention.
Let mo illustrate little. had saved by close
economy aud hard work $4,000. Somc time ago
man wanted to buy house. did not thcn want
the money, boarding as did with friend. only
wanted tho interest. so loaned II 10 him. But
year ago ho ceased paying tho interest and 30
stopped my income. Moreover, ;lro the loan OF
tho monoy, have married, aud now want my
$1,000. But my dobtor says no. wont pay you
Principle or interest. sue him, gct Judgment
when tho Stay Lnw and Order No. 10 slips in and
aaE, YOU slia'nt have your monoy-you sha'nt sell
tho mans house! say the house, in fact is not
hist is mine and he honestly has ITO right to Il
until he has paid mo my moncy-he keeps the
housn-nnd tho mnney aid the intcrost- and
has all the sympathy, while l, poor half-sarv-
cd creditor, may whistle or go to tho poor
house. This ia ono OF thousand cases that
can DO mentioned OF similar kind. Debtors en-
joy tho propertyb ought with creditors' money
pay no interest, refuse to pay principal-antl
then howl like mad bulls il poor starving
creditor tries 10 collect hia honosl ducs There
mover was more truthful sentence writton than
this, by "Anti Stay Law" "We venture the aseer
tton, that majority of tho persons, who go in.
huenced Gen. SIcKLEs, have not paid their debts
for twenty years without the interposits1. Of tho
Sheriff." We may, il allowed give OR views on
the practical working of those Iawa and orders
in ofr business relations with the country.
POOR CREDITORS.
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Tho. sentenco Of Captain CHAnLEs FREDERICK
BRowk, Thirly-sevapth iqntttd jstatos coiored
troops, who was tried before o court martial at
Raleigh, North Carolina in November last, has
just been confirmed BY General GRANT. Captain
BRoWf was tried on tho charges Of selling the
property of tho United Statos and appropriating
his orl, use the proceeds Of .the saes. He WAS
found guilty, and sentenced to be diBhonorabiy
dismissed the service, with loBs Of all pay and a.
lowances now duo or hereafter to become due ;
to be forever disqualified to hold any Office OF
ttust,or profit rSndsr.tle government to pay fno
Of 5000 and bs imprisoned Inf Fort Macon, North
Carolina until tho }ino is paid and that the namo
and PLACE Of abode Of tho criminal and tho SON
tenee bs pnbljahId i1 Tho newspapers Of tie Htatoa
Of aolinseits apd North Carolina. In atproy-
that Captain Bnown ceased to DO an officz Of tho
United statps Army on the 81st ult. +