The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-13

AoHSSmSnbo 1O1 du CACClICuG supper
tomorrow evening. Preparations to
accommodate all their friends of the
sister churches will be perfected, and
all are invited to be present. The
proceeds, it will be remembered, win
be applied toward paying for the new
organ, the completion of which, it is,
hoped, will be delayed but a few weeks
longer. l'lssE hA2DDh '.@l II
VIM. ,DEFoREsT LANDoN. We met
gentleman yesterday, from whom
we learn,that Lieut.. VIM. Def. Ian!
don, of the 18th United States regug
lars, who is well known through out
the entire Wabash Valley, left the
camp of the 18th, near Fort Leaven-
worth, on the Sd Of July last, since
which time he has not been heard
froms Lieut. Lahdon was born in
Connecticut, and, while very young,
his father moved to Kentucky, near
Hopkinsville, where young Landon
grew upiand made many warm friends.
His father next moved to Princeton,
Gibson county, n,and There practioed
medicine till his death lieutenant
Landon' ! tmotherI also, diedatPrin
ton, after which, young Landon OBJ
Itaineda situation i'm the Post Office
at Princeton Ehence0 he went to
Terre Hautez where he. eremained in
the Post Office for some time, and
subsequently he went to Vineennes
Post Office, when that was distribu-
tary Office and was noted as tonelof
he most expert distributing clerks
in the country. IN Here he ores
NAMED until the war broke out,
when he enlisted as a private ein the
gallant 18th Regiment, and served
through all the trying campaigns that
glorious regiment endured. He, after
his first term had, expired, re-enlisted
and returned home cripple for life,s
lie was supposed. Recovering his
health, however, and the use Of his
limbs, he Sought and obtained a conn.,
jnissi9H as lieutenant in 4 the 18th,
regulars with which eiwent to Kan
sas. He was generous, brave and
full of life, andsgduriDg .the'war be-
came extensi1ely knownaasthei army
correspondent of the Vincennes- San.
writing oyepTGdhei lasignatdredt of
&Prock," ALI his ilettefg possessing
a4rich vein of fh4iim a. BsW59Dy Dung uni
men bad more warm friends and his
Singular and mysterious disappear
ance will cause u feeling of deep
grief in many hearts. II is feared
he was. foully dealt with as his char
aeter asg a soldier and a patriot
prec1udes all other .hypotheses..g I'll
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/ $50 VALE NarESsRitl's NOR X
row is St. Valentine isI day. 1t was an
old notion alluded to by Shakespeare
that on this day birds selected their.
mates, and7hehee tt became custom
among lovers to- send valentines to
Their sweet hearts. This custom has
.ofilsta been greatly abused by the.
utteranee, of miserable and oftilnes
vulgar caractnEesi with which black
guards and bawds amused themselves
Wesare happy to seean improvement
this year on the Style, Of these carica-
lures, more respect being paid to del
ceney. The finer styles, such as are
sent by respectable people, are also
much improved, and we find in some
of our stores some of extraordinary
beauty and elegance, and some. too,
which are rather expensive. Young
gentlemen who desire through the In
fuence of st. Valentine to captivate
their inamoratus, should make their
selections before noon to-day, lest the
supply be exhausted.sdik W9E .8lliys
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THE STEAMER PETERsBURG.-4We,
learn from 6 CO., W. Hill, Messenger
for the Adam Express Co., on the
s Bob tail, Y that Capt. Davenport is
trying toraise9 his nice litsie White
River packet, the Petersburg, near
Hazefon. He4has been greatly im4
peded in his efforts by ice and high
water, but he hopes he wiEPsoe-l suc-
coed in having her afl6at again. She
is useful institution on White River,
and her loss would be a public ca
lamity. 1t appears that she was not
lying qboye White River bridge, as
we erreneously stated, but beloU,
when she broke from her moOrings. Il
NuIssANcE.-A crying evil, was
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