The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-06

with our own eyes, and not anOtner
| one of the most remarkable objects
that ever breathed the breath of
heayen-the body ola child with two
perfect heads and four complete, we'll
formed arms. The lower limbs are
natural, and also the extreme lower
part of the body Just above the hips
the body begins to increase in size,
the backbone branching out to the
right and left and diverging sufficient
" to give room for two shoulder
blades between them, in their proper
position, the distinct two forms begin
ming their-separate existence just
below sther varm-pits. In front the
body below the navel appears natural.
Above that point it gradually branch,
es out into two separate organizations,
| the breast-bones being Joined, The
vital organs are all double. The
shoulders and necks are all perfect,
and the heads are we'll formed. The
features are regular and well devel-
oped, one head appearing to be that
of male, while the features of the
other resemble those of a female. The
gsnitals of the male are perfect Al
together, this is wonderful specimen
o. the genus man. Like the Siamese
Twins the two faces are naturally in
clined toward each other, the back of
the body being broader than the
front part The inside arms are in
such a position as to naturally Irvine
around the. little necks, each of its
fellow, giving pleasant effect. The
somewhat reduced by the process of
embalming, was eight pounds
The child was born in this village,
ON Sunday, the 14th instant, Drs.J
A. Macdonald and Alex. Mclean.
being in attendance. One side lived
a few minutes, after being ushered in
to this strange world, and then died,
while the other did not breathe. 81
The bodyhas been leased from the
parents (who naturally shrink from
having their names published), by'I
Mr.. Henry Stanley, who proposes TO
take it abroad and exhibit 1t to the
curious world. DR.. Macdonald has
embalmed it for that purpose.
ssSALNAvE, the newly elected Hay.
Itian President, may be pronounced,
without any exception, the most popu-
lar ruler in the world. How this
comes, about we can hardly tell; but
the fact Is beyond question. When |
Geffrard was forced to abdicate, the |
people of Hayti, with one voice, call |
ed on. sGeneyre Salnave to govern
them. He refused. They prayed
him to take what title he pleased. He |
declined again, as Cesar thrice re-
fused the kingly crown ION the Luz
percal, but, as it appears, from purer /
motives; and he asked to be allowed |
to live in strict retirement The citi-
zens would not allow another name
to be proposed, and begged him at.
least to become Protector" for a
while. He consented. Again they
him to be President.
Then, at length, he yielded, because
the Presidency had meanwhile been
limited to four years, instead of last
ing, as before, through life. Univer-
sal joy prevailed. The people went
through the form of an election last
No other name was mention
ed but Salnave's, and he was unani-
mously elected. Even Washington
was not made President with such
spontaneity of choice. One
would at first suspect Salnave's coy
ness to be consummated art, just as
Buckingham advises Gloucester to
: be not easily won to our 1uests;
play. the maid S part; still ans sr nay,
and take it." But the acceptance
seems to have been pure sacrifice to
May Salnave's four years
be throughout as prosperous as at
their beginning. His accession to
power has acted like charm to
troubled Hayti.-Neao York Times.