The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-25
journal JottIngs.

p THE Memphis Post says there is nc
decrease Of yellow fever in that city
The mortality is not great in proper
ton to henumber Of cases.
dlnI IT IS said that the first load Of
provisions '5anded in Virginia City,
/ Nevada, for the. few pioneers then
there, consisted Of eighteen barrels Of
tolsishyd
IT, CHARLES DickENs is to roatrtbute
\ a, story to Our Young Folks " maya
zine, which win commence inIthe
fJanulry number. The story is eptis
/ tied =" y Holiday Romance. Nv
THE secret of Prussia's prosperity
is attributable to the fact that she
has only one lawyer to every twelve
thousand inhabitants.
~ THE young lady who was discharged
from a pickle factory because she was
SO sweet that the vinegar ~weuld-no
act, has found employmentira candy
store.
AN old lady visited Cincinnati the
other day for the first time in thirty
eight years, though living within ten
miles Of the city.
A Maintained KURsfN memberaof
numerous and fanatical Russian
sect called the. Saviour. lately killed
his own son and offered him as a sac
ri6ee to God. ss8mQ1FE IA -mr .
THE Lafayette Courier gives a spicy
account Of an Irish girl in that city
who made her seducer marry her
through the Independently of Q priest
and a large Bowie knife.
A LADY. in a. Southern paper, ad-
vertises for sale one baboOn, three
tabby cats and a parrot. Recently
married, her husband, she says, more
than supplies their places.
THE New York World says it is i in
a position to give, the address of some
dozen or more good compositors (uot
members of any Union) TO employ
ers who may need them. I, 4. .e..
THE love people have for the horla
rible was strikingly illustrated in the
case of murder and suicide ia Canton,
Ohio. The body Of HOFFMAN, who
killed his wife and then hung himself
while in jail, was visited during the
day, by a constant stream Of people.a
r. THE Dayton Jouriau1 says a maior-a
ity of the Democrats recently, eIe9tl
ed to the Ohio Legislature, are Com & !;
mitted aXALLANDIGHAM for United
States Senator, and that he will he
dominated i1 caucus and eIectgd. ddin.
a THE total vote, Of, PenpsylYap mia, at 4
the last election, 7felkoff 81, $780, 60 IA, !
pared with lthe7v6te Of the previous 4
Year. or this ,l9ss, 3G,45O Wef9iBhh the 4
Republican, and 1000 on the Demo,
cratic side.G aobui n 7d'olJ 80 odd
= THE Canadians are exercised overl
the report that the Queen has ap-
pointed her gillie, JOHN BRoWN, to-
be Vieeroy Of that Dominiiooho. u They
don't desire JOHN BROWNS soul to
march IN that tirectioha! vi" H5E&9
/ TIE New York Times says the &C.
tuaH capital in, Europe now seeking |
profitable investment, will not fall
short of two hundred millions of dol /
lars, Il thinks portion of this
wealth ought to be attracted to the {
United States. I'D gEa4 II .EW
. ALL Efforts on the part dfthe East
ern Railroad Combination to get con- /
troll of the Terre ~Haute and Indian
apolis road having failed, IL Is proba-
BILE another road will be Immediately
between those cities, and
J new one between Terre Haute and
St. Louis. ~ s @
Z A MODERN Amazon on her way to
convention, asked for a seat in a
crowded car. An old gentleman with \.
Ieen esinqaired: eyou one Of
he women righbefs2R ~tSI- bel'' an
wered tAe'aad0ubted hefoines q. Do
-ou believe tfasla woman has the
anne rights ss a Mans" ~ doRf tenn
We'll, then, stahhd n'nu' p ]