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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-27

from wagon was, by the horses starring
snfderIy, thrown against a post, which
caused his death instantly. He was
minister of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church.
The Louisville & Cincinnati Railroad is
progressing rapidly. One hundred and
fifteen Thousand dollars was expended for
construction last month, making the
whole amount expended TO November LIST,
500 900. Onc-third the grading and mason
~ is nowscompleted "a Fef
The Convention of colored people met
at Lexington on Tuesday. The Louisville
Courier is particularly cross about IL, and
concludes that all such proceedings will
srirelyfresua in the disadvantages to the
negroes.
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To Correspondents.

We never notice communications
not accompanied with the name of
the author, who must be made known
to us if .unacquainted.
Write on only one side of the paper.
Don't write unless you have some
thing to say of interest to the public
and be as brief as the subject will al
lew.
The publication of comnunica-
ton is no evidence that the editors
adopt its sentiments. The author is
alone responsible for them.
Communications should be address
ed to the Editors of the JOURNAL, y
and not to individuals.
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The ABsURDITIEs OF FASHION,
The Lynn Reporter describes a French
style of shoe now manufactured in
that city in large numbers for the
New Orleans and California markets,
which is admirably contrived for pro
ducing deformity and discomfort.
Upon the sole, which is as thin as a
wafer, is fixed heel an inch and
three-quarters thick, and tapering off
so rapidly toward the base that it
does not allow the space of a new cent
piece to stand on In consequence of
the excessive thickness Of the heel,
the foot, instead of being level and
parallel with the floor, is sloped down
toward itat an angle Of perhaps TWEEN
ty degrees, so that only the inner edge
of the heel rests upon the ground,
and the fat of the foot is without
support. How women can walk in
such shoes without spraining their
ankles or meeting with other acct
dents it is difficult to conceive. But
they do it, and laugh at the idea of
injury.
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i. u -
-.u THE- book publishers are noW-issu-
ing the usual Thanksgiving and
Christmas supply of Holiday books.
They are Of a more costly and at
tractive character than in past years.
THE number of students at Vassar
Female College at this time is 412,
which are classified as follows: Sen
Tors, q; Juniors, AZ; Sophomores, 46;
Freshmen, "a; regular course, 78i
special course, 189. ~,
THE New York EUeniasg Maa has
an editorial on The Decline of the
Independent," in which it says, " for
several years this paper has been one
of the most unworthy of the professed
religious papers. 1t has proved false
to its motto. and unworthy the char
aeter it assumes. >
JOHN J. PIATT. editor of the Mack
acheek (O) Press. and literary gen
t'eman of some repute, has il press a
volume Of poems, which will be is
sued as holiday gift by R. w. CAR
ROLL & Co, of Cincinnati. Mr.. Pr
ATT is a relative of our townsman,
Mr.. JOHN FL. SCoTT.
We are informed that GEORGE AL
FRED TOWNSEND has In preparation
a book, soon 30 be issued by
LIPpINooTT Il Co., of Philadelphia.
Adopting the character Of a novel the
scenes will be laid in Europe dur
ing our late civil war, the. prominent
characters being Americans, and
these will be entwined in the story
sketches of the noted places and char
acters of the Old World.
THE statue of EDWARD EVERETT,
placed in the Public Garden, in Bos-
ton, last week, was cast at Munich
from model of w. W. STORY. 1t
cost about $4,000. This is the fifth
statue erected in the public squares
of Boston - FRANKLIN, WEBSTER,
HAMILTON, MANN and EVERETT. All
ares Of bronze except HAMILTON,
which is of Quincy marble.
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WE publish the testimony of Chief
Justice CHASE before the Impeach-
ment Committee last Summer, on the
second page. 1t relates mainly to the
trial Of JEFF. DAVIS.
The speech of VALLANDIGHAM at
the Democratic jollifcatioH in Gin
cinnati on Saturday night, win be
found on the second page. 1t is sig
nifcant. Democratic victories bring
to the surface the defunct traitors of
war times, and gives them great bold
ness in the utterance of their views
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ImpOrtant TO Advertisers.

The circulation Of The JOURNAL IN
the City of Evansville is three times
as large as that of osv other ueu0spa-
per. AA-
Oar circulation IN Indiana and
Wtnoits'ts greater than any other r'eacs-
paper published IN this City.
In Kenttcky It is more than all the
0ther Evansville papers coDrbiaed.
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Literary and Art Items.

80 3
ALL our Indiana Colleges are re
ported as full of students.
VICTOR HUGO will write the. life OF
Old JoHN Brown, Of Ossawatomie.
DICKENS has declined all dining
wining, and speech-making in Boston.
Mas. AMEs. the Boston scuIptress
is at work upon a statae Of ABRAHAM
LINCOLN.
BISHOP SIMPSON delivered his lee
ture on the Mission of our Coun-
try in Boston, last Thursday.
'THIRTY-oNE States and rationale
ties are represented in Michigan Uni
versity, this year.
APPLETON Il Co. and CARLETON,
of New York, both talk of starting
magazines.
THE Operate chorus troupes of
New York are INDUCING in strike.
The Academy of Music was closed
last week in consequence.
IT is stated that HENRY PRoBAsCo,
of Cincinnati, has bought METssoa
NEIR's g Charge Of Cavalry painting,
for $3O,O00in gold, and that he designs
presenting it to that city.
We learn that Rev. DR.. BURT, cf
Cincinnati, has been invited to deliv-
er his lecture on Constantinople
before the Library Association of this
city.
GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND gave
his lecture, Lands to he North of
U.s." in Cleveland, On Monday
night. :"
AN original letter fror JOHN IVES
LEY has turned up in Dsroit, and has
been presented to Methodist Society
there.
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Tomorrow Thursday, as Thanksgiving
Day, will be appropriately celebrated At
Trinity NJ. E. Church. = -
Public religious services will be held at
1917 O'Clock AM. The hOur win be devoted
to a review of President Johnson's Thanks
giving Proclama ton. r. ANDRUS.
There will be Divine service at ST. PauPs
Church this evening. at the usual hour.
After evening prayer, the Monthly Mis-
sionary Meeting win be held. Officers and
collectors are requested to be on hand
promptly. +saa
A meeting of the officers and teachers of
the Sunday School will be held imme-
diately after the Missionary Meeting. All
are requested to be present.
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me InnrnaI 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
~; 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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Agents Tor the Lournal.

JAMES L. THORNTON, Princeton, Ind:
Capt. LEVI FERGUSON, PeterSburgh, Ind.
BARRY r. SMITH, Washington, Ind.
W. ]. L. HEBIMENWAY, BOOnville, Ind.
c. r. DEBRULER, Newburgh, Ind.
JOHN NJ. LOCKWOOD, Mt. Vernon, Ind.
j. NJ. FOSTER Fort Branch, Ind.
J.W. WEAVER, ~PoseyviIle, Ind.
(. 3. CoRwIN, Somerville, Ind.
Capt. WHITING. Cynthiana, Ind.
z. J. ROGERS. New Harmony, Ind.
O. A. HARPER, OWensville, Ind.
HARVEY BOND, HazletOn, Ind.
THOS. MCCUTCHEN, SanderSville, Ind.
URBIN MARRs, Black Hawk Mills, Ind.
They will also receive and forward TO us
orders for Binding and job Printing.
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NEWS Items

Gold closed in New York, yesterday,
at 1891.
The Government, it is said, is not leady
to proceed with the trial.
A large number of Indianians are now
at Washington.
Under a suspension of the rules in the
House, a resolution was adopted, on Mon
day, forbidding the purchase Of any more
territory.
1t is proposed to move the Constitution
al Convention, of New York, from Albany
to New York City, after the first of jan
uary.
1t is stated that Chief Justice Chase is
opposed to JEFF. Davis being tried before
Judge Underwood, or by a negro jury.
Mrs. Howell, JEFF Davis's wife's mother,
died at Montreal. Canada, on the 18th
inst.
Judge Underwood has granted The
prayer of General Imboden, for mantja-
mus, TO compel General Schofeld to per
nit him to vote.
Jef. Davis's trial, it appears, has again
been postponed The 18th of March is now
fixed upon as the time for it to take place.
His bail-bond is extended to that time
Governor Morton and family are at the
Old National at Washington, and have
pleasant rooms. They are prepared to
give cordial welcome to any Indiana
friends. The Governors health is some
what improved.
Inc Louisiana Convention met at New
Orleans on the 18th inst, and eighty-five
members were present. Judge Taliferro
was elected permanent President, and a
eolored man was elected sargeant-at-arms.
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In our commercial columns will be
found a special letter from OR friends
Messrs. BARTON & Pool. Of Cincin-
natl, on the state of the Provision and
Produce Market of that city We are
also favored with an advance copy of
Milward's Circular of the Chicago
Hog Market
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The name OF THOMAS. II. AQBBa OF,
Martin County, is the latest name on
the Democratic slate for Lieutenant
Governor, He has a first class Cop
perhead record, and IS a represent
alive man. We second the nomina-
ton.
SPEAKER CoLFAX and other prom
inent Republicans have recently writ
ten letters in favor Of the repeal of
the cotton tax. One Of the ffst mo-
tons in Congress, after it convened
last week, was to that effect, and it
will, doubtless, speedily be removed.
It should never have been imposed.
IT is reported in. certain circles that
Colonel CHARLES DENNY. of this city,
is to be the Dem6cfatic candidate for
Congress in the First District. We
scarcely credit the rumor. The Colo
mel would hardly abandon lucrative
practice to risk 50 doubtful race;
and then the active workers Of the
party think he has been too closely
attending TO his own business of late
years to merit the nomination.
CONSIDERABLE interest is already
being manifested as to the time and
place of holding the Republican
Presidential Nominating Convention.
GRANTS friends, it is reported, want
it held in April or May, while DIR.
CEASES friends want it postponed
until August. The contest for the
place of holding it is between Chicago
and Cincinnati, with chances in favor
of the latter on account of its more
central location. The Committee will
settle it definitely on the. 18th Of De-
cember
A CORRESPONDENT Of the Indian
apo.is JournoJ gives the following
personal items relative to Indianians
in Washington 4La0
A large number Of Indianians are
here, and the probability is they will
continue 10. come in considerable
numbers fer some Jays yet, The
United States Hotel, short distance
from the Capitol, ca Pennsylvania
Avenue. is becoming quite favorite
stopping place for Hoosiers Messrs.
Shancks, Hunter and Williams have
taken rooms fer the Winter at this
place, and are IN company with hosts
of their OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
70 IL
making very pleasant society.
Governor Morton and family are
stopping at the old National, where
they have very pleasant rooms, and
where they are prepared to give a
cordial welcome to any Of their Indi-
ana friends. The Governors health
has somewhat improved since he left
your city on Monday last. He con-
tracted slight cold on his way here,
but otherwise is improved. He was
promptly in his seat to-day, where he
was cordially received by his many
friends and vacquaintances
Mr.. Colfax has taken No. 7.~1Presi-
dents Place, where he is now keeping
house. Inquiries are already being
made as to when his receptions will
be inaugurated. To soiourners in
Washington, it will be remembered
that his reunions are always the most
pleasant of the kind ever given in
this city.
General Washburn and family ar
rived here yesterday, aud are tempe-
rarily stopping at Bunker's Hotel.
Ditto, Mr.. Julian at the Washington
House.
Hon. G. S. Orth has taken rooms
on + Street. near the sBbbitt House.
remain during the session.
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WIN. P. HASTINGS,
Scenic Artist and FrescO
Painter.

All orders left at Osborne & Tileston,
Paint Store, Locust Street, will be prom ptl.
attended TO.
CALsIMINE sEATINGs neatly done.
v25 d2-~s
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NEW ADVERTISE HEYTS.
DIR. F. L. DAVIS,

DIR. F. L. DAVIS,
HOm@opa this t.
Office - Upstairs in old Engine House,
Second Street, between Main and Locust.
nOv7 DIST
GTRAYFD -HORsE-From my prem
- ises, on Main Street. between Fourth
and FIT h, black mare, hip shod, about
AZ hands high, and 10 or IL years old.
ANY one returning her to me Will be re-
Warded for his trouble. t.tt
JEREMIAH BONN, Butcher.
noVH div
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bohemian Glass and slIVer-
Plated Ware.

Our assortment of Bohemian cslass 49,.
Ware Is one of the fineet ever
$1,000 Io5 the trade OF this CITY: and We
lave LAY Ine advantage of our senior part,eS
neesH.olng 10 the city OF New YORK and AZ
ard Of nand selecting the latest styles
Oc2S d9rn
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OFFICE PESNsYLvANIA RAILROAD Co.,
Philadelphia, Nov. l, 1867.
YEYHE PHENSYLVANIA RAILROAD

Il Company hereby give notice. that t1ey
viii receive proDosals until the first day of
January sos, for leasing separately or col
lectfvely the Union Depot Hotel at Pitts
burg the Logan House at Altoona and
the Dining saloon in the Harrisburg De-
pot for a term of years, commencing on or
before March l. 1868.
The hotels at Pit sburg and Altoona are
furnished throughout IN the best manner.
1t must be expressly understood that the
Railroad Company will require that all
of these establishments shall be kent I'm a
strictly frst-class manner for the conve-
nIence and comfort of passengers patron
izing its liue.
Proposals will be addressed TO John NJ.
Kennedy. Chairman of Special Commit
tee, No. 305 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
noy2l janl'6S
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WHITE GRANITE WARE

3 now complete, and only wants looking
at 10 induce ali TO make their purchases Oh
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COMMON WARE

est in the United States. NV
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Imaginary Grafton over the Dead Body
Of Albert Sydney Johnston,

My Friends: come to bury Johnston,
not 20 praise hm-so our masters have
ordered. The Saviour Of the world teaches
us TO render unto Cesar tie things that
are Caesars, and obedience to the con.
queroTs Is the duty Of The conquered.
Let, then, no heightened cor:ere, no
mourntuI irapp;rgs, speak peoples woe.
Let US haste to hide from the ewes Of men
these poor remains, which speak in ,oues
that irigh,en our lords and masters
Upon ihe plain marble slab that shall
mark his last resting place inscribe NO
panegyric--inscribe no name--for that
name is itself panegvric. 1t would re-
mind you Of the anectiona,e husband.
the loving father, the devoted friend, the
gallant chieflain, the noble Christian
gentleman; and all these things YOU are
commanded to forget. On the plains Of
Mexico, he shed his precious blood for his
country, AID won the plsud;ts Of his ad
mring counirymcn. lie died in what he
believed to be a just cause, and lives in
the hearts Of those for whom he died
But Butler says he was traitor, and
surely Butler is an honorable man.
1t is not the custom Of Christian ma.
lions to deny funeral honors to a fallen
foe but this 3an forms an exception
His name is so dear to an ensiaved peo,
pie that they are forbid to speak it
Inis is ar honor that was not accorded TO
llamr1en or to Emmett. It's monument
enough lie can dispense with marble in
scrip'ion or storicd urn. Let us, then
silently, sadly, and srcreNy-for so it is
ordered-bury our dead. Dust 10 dust,
ashes to ashes
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the threat was in earnest this time, and
they hoped for speedy relief.
McCauslaud, however, proceeded to
carry out his orders, and the greater part
OF the town was laid in ashes. For this
act, | alone am responsible, as The officers
engaged in it were simply executing my
orders, and had no discretion left them.
notwithstanding :ho lapse of time which
has occurred, and the resnlt Of the war, |
am perfectly satisfied Ni,h my conduc, on
this occasion, and see no reason to rerret
it Gen. Earicy's "Los! gear Of The
Var"
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Irish Potatoes.

MIR. Berckmans writes, "In No 7, last
volume of CUhirator, see an article on
Irish Potatoes, by w. II. W., of Connec
ticut. think that is very well for his
section OF county, but no where a, the
North are potatoes raised in larger qran,
tity and in grester perfection than in
Mopmouth County, New jersey; they
work their land differently from W.. II.
W and with less trouble; however, this
cannot be Of much value here. What +
am at is, that ". II. w, does no. re-.
conmend the best varieties for the South.
| have tried perhaps fifty varieties, and
found that in this latitude and elevation
(Angusta, not A,hens,) we require varie.
ties which mature before the dry and hot
weather sets IN. fouod the Buck eve
an admirable variety for US; it grows
very rapidly, sctlngi, ,ubers when the
vines are six inches high; and this sum
mer we bad ,arse potatoes to eat as soon
as they had Hem in Charleston, and fully
two weeks before any one here. The
tubers are mealy, even when the size ola
guinea egg. For late crop, following
the buckeye, the Peach blow does pretty
well, If planted in rich. warm soil: but
We cannot keep god Potato of the
White meat order after July. Yellow
ileshed varieties, stand the sun better, bu,
then the difference i'm flavor with the
Buck eye, is terrible to the taste This
year. try the Buck eye, and YOU will no,
regret it, both as an early, and with YOU,
late potato.- Southern CuLtivator.
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A Curious Scene.

The New York correspondent. -of the
Charleston NcDS relates singular occur
renee which took place few DAYS since
at Greenwood Cemetery. A young wild.
over, whose first wife has been dead bu,
three months, took unto himself a second
spouse, and on the very dav the knot was
tied took wife number tive TO Greenwood
Cem"tery, to visit the grave OF wife mum.
: Der one. Standing over the grave, the
grief stricken man INDUCED himself in a
burst OF sorrow, and remarked to himself
that ro woman lived who could com pare
with her who lay beneath the grass.cover
ed sod. The live wife took execution at
the spirit Of the remark, as well as at the
remark itself about the spirit. She denied
the truth o; the'statement, and added
that she con'jdered herself far superior, in
al respects, to the dead woman. The ex
wdower assured her that she tlattered
hsrse,f, and that she could not bscin to
compare with the de(unct ltdy either in
physical, mental or moral excellence ::
whereupon quarrel arose-the live wife
beat her bosom's lcrd about the head with
an umbrella; the man showed fight, and
there wa1 veritahle contest at the grave.
The twain have separated the Ia DIV has
gone home to her parents, and the ex
widower is, practically speaking, widow.
er again.
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Nearest the Fire.

During the sitting Of court in Con.
nectIcut, not long ago, on very cold eve.
nlng, crowd Of lawyers had collected
round the open fire that blazsd cheerfulIv
on the hearth in the bar room, when a
traveller entered benumbed with cold: but
no one moved to give him room to warm
his shns, so he leaned agains, the wal. in
the back part Of the room.
Presently a smart young limb Of the
law addressed him, and the following dia
logue took place:
"You look like a traveller"
"WelI, | suppose am come all the
way from Wisconsin afoo, at anv rate"
From Wisconsin, What a dis,ance
to come on pair OF legsl
"We!l done il anyhow"
"Did you ever pass through hell in any
Of your travels p''
skirts"
81 thought likely. We'll, what are the
manners and customs Some of us would
like TO know"
"Ob, you'll find them much the same
as in this place. The lawyers sit neares.
the firel' ..... ...
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Melons

Editors Southern CuI!ipdtor 1t is
something to be wondered al, that so liz
tie attention is paid TO the Melon. To
think that for the whole months OF .July
and August, and far into September, we
can have this delicious cooler and invigo
rator Of our relaxed system and with so
little labor aud trouble bestowed on il !
Why sirs, remember well, in the good
/ old days OF my grand father from the
| Old Dominion, rambling over immense
corn fields, cotton and potato patches, in
pursuit Of Melons. Then .hey were n
ueaanre 10 be discovered, and not AS now
deemed an Indispensable luxury, pleasan,
only in sight. Who can rise fro m inun,
dating his thirsty stomach from such a
treShet of sweet water from Bradford or
Orange Melon, but must feel grateful to
the improTcrs and cullva,ors OF the same.
DO draw out some attention 30 this sub
Ject. Here, in sight Of the Blue Ridge.
we cannot compare with sandy and
more genial cline but still, we grow
them tolhirty,five pounds, and their quail
ty unsurpassed. Plant IL feet apart; Q
in hill; fork or spade up the hills; 8
feet square; thoroughly mixing well rot,
ted manure Gill or more guano or SHOW
eliul of poultry manure, thoroughly rotted
in near the surface, acts like magic. The
Orange, Mountain Sprout, Bradford, Ice
Melon, are some Of The best. Accept this
as tribute to the memory Of the Melons
Of last season.
Greenville, S. G. b. s.
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The Proposed Compromise,

The compromise plan concocted hy
Messrs Orr, Sharkey and other Southern
Governors. with thereportsd concurrence
of the President, fluids no favor North or
South. The few Southern journals ,b at
have been heard from on the subject fell
back upon their honor" as an obs,a cle
to any concession. IL, is not for us 10
make Offers" they say, in the language
Of the Richmond Wing aud they will
hear Of none made in their behalf. The
Northern Democratic press, with few ex.
ceptions, are silent. The Union journ ais,
on the contrary, are prompt and positive
IN their judgment. The Springfield Re
pubI'ca" stands alone in wishing success
to the new movement" Others recognize
It's significance AZ sign Of receding fr ON
the position hitherto obstins stely held by
The South; ; but beyond this, and apart
from the Republican, not a single organ
OF the Union party has published a sylls.
.bein its favor. They are united in sup,
port Of the constitutional amendment. an =
tire, as The minimum requirement to be
enforced ; and they are equally pronou nc.
ed IN their declarations OF ant of conf; .
dence IN the authors Of the new scheme.
NeO York Times.