The Evansville journal., 1867-11-21


THE Louisville Journal wants it's
country readers to be CAUTIOUS sip-
sending live stock South at present.
Prices are. extremely. low there, and
do not promise any improvement.
Mules have been sold out at auction
for $75 to $50 per head, which cost in
Kentucky $40 to $16O.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Courier
breaks ground gently for GEO. H.
PENDLEToN as the next Democratic
candidate for President, by printing
short biographical sketch of the dis
tinguished gentleman. Such caution
is unnecessary. PENDLEToN- is the
man. The thing seems to be fore
gone conclusion. PENTLEToN and
'Pudiation will be the next battle cry.
THE little town of Dyersburg, Ten
nessee, is, in one respect, an oxcep-
ton. 1t contains very good weekly
paper, and yetis actually without
shoemaker. The paper is employing
its advertising facilities to obtain the
latter, promising him tools and stock
on the most liberal terms. 1t is not
often that the brains Of town are
looked after before the feet are at
tended to.
WE are, serry- the Indianapolis
Herald does not notice the eonse-
quential gentlemen who propose TO
hold observation-disclosures
Convention at atLo0isVilIe. OF course
they are of sufficient Importance
self sufficient, we mean = to entitle
their recommendation to respectful
opposition. Ii is too bad for the Her
aid to conternptuously ignore them.
1t had better look out. The nine gen
tlemen who signed theI letter consti-
tute the Democratic Central Commit
tee Of this District. sd ~
As. WE remarked, yesterday, pedes
trianism is rapidly becoming epidemic
in this country. Unless checked it
promises to suppiaut, in fatality, the.
base ball mania. We shall not be
surprised to hear of young men walk
ing for wagers in every direction, and
the telegraph be given over entirely
to reporting their progress, and the
receptions accorded them. The latest
g manifestation is, that three young
men propose to walk from Hartford
to New Haven and back for 81 600
The time in which they are to do it is
not given. The one that makes the
round trip first, We presume, is to be
the winner. ge,TC4gs
] 4-&. - - i l. 5L.EL
THE Madison Courier says that the
notorious Captain ,MAFFETTs who
commanded asnOted piratical vessel in
I the Service of the late Confederate
! Government, has, concluded to make
1 Jeffersonville. in this State, his future
home. He will be handy in ease the
next National Democratic Convention
is held at Louisville, and can render
| valuable assistance with his counsel
liaud lex perience. Accustomed as he
waste firing ships and pocketing
| IwatelFess. and sailihg.ilader dercfalse flags,
We have no doubt he can give the
party Suggestions, thatewill be of ma
ter;al service to it in the next cam
!, paigna do
The pork season is at hand aud
we have warnings for the people to
look cut for the trichina disease.
I Til - cEo6isl papers already report
to- clearly defined cases. We ARE
not Informed whether they were spec
ulators 10 pork that were thus uafor-
tunately smittsn. = We are conscious,
j however, that some men would profit
largely if they could only succeed in
/ making people believe that pork eat
ing was dangerous to an extent to
decrease the demand. They would
4 liable to buy extensively at their
4 ewn prices, and then dispose of theii
A purchases at handsome margins. But
we can not think that the trichina
are either numerous or powerful
enough to affect the market in the
slightest degree, Fs-,.....--s -
+ The Louisville Orpheus Society