The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-18

were all frozen up, and even the brute Gre
alton seemed to be on their good behavior.
/ GOLDEN IN HENDERsoN.-1We are graft
| fed to learn that our indefatigable friend
Golden is meeting with highly encourage
| ing success in Henderson, with his talented
troupe. Mrs. Golden, as she does every.
where, is winning universal admiration.
TEARING DowN.--The old tt Tobacco or
!. Lost Corner" is rapidly disappearing be-
meath the sturdy strokes of the "wreckers''
engaged in removing 1t. The tall chimney
and the back wall were pulled down, fall
ing inwardly and. without damage to any
one, yesterday. A very large amount of
good brick is being obtained.
Masonic. "A number of che Masonic fra
ternity of this city purposed to visit New
| burgh last night, and the Crescent City Sill
over Band were to accom- pany hem.t The
extreme cold weather. h however, we be-
lieYe. deferred them from going.e1 hag Z
/ ~ NEW ROUTE sAGENT.2-W were pleased
to meet our attentive friend Mr.: Geo. w.
Hill, yesterday, who has been appointed
Messenger on the Evening Express train
for old eliable Adams Express Company.
George. we doubt not, will make faithful
and efficient messenger iJf55 Is I04
SERIOUS AcCIDENT-we are told that a
German named Henry had his leg broken
on Wednesday, near Huston & Co.'s
wharf-boat, by bale OF cottor falling
upon it. We could not ascertain the family
name of the unfortunate man, or any pa r
ticulars,F Hewas taken home in alIlack
and properly cared for.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Theodore Tiiton the dis
tinguished Lecturer, is stopping at the
residence of our fellow-c1tfzen, Mr.. H. F.
Blount, on Oak Street, between econd and
Third, where any of cour citizens sdesirous
of making his acquaintance will be cor
daily received this forenoon. He leaves
on the afternoon train. Sill GsGE
THE COLD TERM.-The nights of the 10th,
the 18th, and, we presume, the 18th of Jan
uary, will hereafter be designated the cold
days of '66 and '67. At 8 o'clock on We'd
nesday the mercury stood at 80 deg. above
zero; at 9 yesterday morning. it stood at 10
deg; at noon, at Il deg; at 8 P. NJ, alto
deg; at lO1a at s. deg, and at midnight at
4deg., and rapidly declining. ifesisJ
The night was cold, and notwithstand-
Ing 1t was so extremely cold, was rather
pleasant; a night well calculated to freeze
one unconsciously. We presume it viii
continue cold to-day and Tonight, after
which we may expect a change for the
better. Such a long term of cold weather
we have seldom experienced in this lati-
tude. 6 t>ttT R~fl CI~EF-E
RE-ARREsTED.-McR one of the
men who escaped from the Knox County
jail on Friday night week ago, was rear
rested at Terre Haute on Saturday last
He arrived in that city on Friday of that
week, in company with a man named Gu
THERE, representing that he was the Sher-
if of Louisiana Co., Mo-, and that he had
arrested Gutherie in Green County for
murder His conduct excited suspicion.
and he was arrested for kidnapping, and
turned out to be the Jail breaker. Nc
Reeves. Gutherie had also broken Jail at
Bloomfield, Green County, where he was
confined for murder.
THE LUNoH.-Our expectations in regard
to the lunch set by the ladies at Mozart
Hall, yesterday, were more than realized.
Indeed was magnificent. The most lib
eral preparations were made, and every
thing was. served pin style that would
satisfy delight-the most fastidious.
oysters, in every style, cold turkey, beefs
tongue, boiled ham, &C., &c, with the most
delicious coffee enbellis1led with rich,
sweet cream, constituted the bill OF fare!
The whole. being crowned, for the more
foftunate1 with a dessert of English plum
pudding, constituting repast, rivalIing |
the ambrosia of the gods.
tn The same thing WILDE repeated to-day |
with additions and Variations, and we adj
wise al who desire to aid in a good cause
anrdlenjoy delicious meal to call between
the hours Of II and o'clock. a smile from
The beautiful la'iies in waiting is worth all
The expenses OF the feast The lunon yes
,erday was largely attended, and the re-
'eipts highly gratifying.