The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-04
Personals.

i Brevet Brigadier General y. X.
Lewis, has been appointed Major of
the Fortyfourth Infantry, V. d. Y. !
- The Pope is evidently providing for
a rainy day. He sent great number
Of Jewels, &c., to the Nuncio at Paris,
by whom they have been deposited in
the Partisan banks. oaa
~ Fred. Douglass says he is not per-
mitted now, as formerly, to enjoy the
luxury of whole seat when travelling.
Some people really prefer sitting next
a Niger to standing. # fs8
Mrs. Ephraim CLANCY, of New Bed
ford, drew Schussels $1,000 painting
of Washington Irving and his
Friends" in the Crosby Opera House
lottery. 5HH s2aaG} Hllf'aH
The friends Of David Dudley Field
have received telegram from him,
stating that he will be back to this
country by the last of the present
month. No official action will proba-
bly, be taken in reference to his APP
pointment as foreign minister until
his arrival. ive rood sga9l bBd
I'll 1t is reported that Hon. A. w.
Hubbard, Representative in Congress
from the sixth District of Iowa, in
tends offering his resignation at the
expiration of his present term, the
4th of March next. Mr.. Hubbard is
impelled to this step by failing health,
his indisposition having been SO seri-
GUS the present winter as to deprive
him from taking his seat.
The third and fourth volumes of
Janney's History of the Friends, )"
which have been delayed by causes
connected with the war, are now in
press, and will speedily be published
by L, Ellwood Zell, Philadelphia.
Madame Blaze, of St. Patrick
Street, Ottawa, Canada, has given
birth to child with only one eye, in
the middle of the forehead an inch
and half above the nose. The cy-
clopean infant is in perfect health,
and has no other deformity.
Rev. Charles lei. Plummer has been
appointed an agent to solicit subscrip-
lions for the testimonial fund which
it is proposed to raise for William
Lloyd Garrison Senator Anthony
has given $500, Thomas Davis 5000,
and Samuel B. and Elizabeth B,
Cluer 5000. sas.tes,,,,
At a marriage at New Bedford,
Mass, the other day, the parties were
a widower and widow who had each
enjoyed their solitude less than three
months. An interesting preliminary
episode to the lady was her former
husbands funeral, which took place
only the day before her second MARI
age. He-had died abroad, and his re-
mains had just arrived.
Isaac Colburn, Of Detroit. while
4:4a:---.s- = - = = ang 1ddy acqualnt-
ance in. her parlor,. robbed her Of a
pocket book containing SO. The light
fingered swain was detected and hand
ed over to the police.
When DIR. Emmons. of Franklin
Massachusetts,, was urged to allow a
bass VOL in the singers gallery. he
peremptorily refused; and when one
Sunday one was smuggled in behind
the choir, in giving out the second
psalm. he showed his vexation by saw
ing, Let US fiddle and sing the hun
dredth Psalm
Mrs. Jeremiah Young. of Dan
ielsonEille, Connecticut, commit
ted suicide Tuesday week. by
choking herself to death with
her garters. The act was the result
Of domestic trouble, produced by in
fidelity on the part of her husband
from whom she had been divorced.
A singular lawsuit is now on trial at
Albany Two young men, each mar
RED but a few weeks, got sick of their
wives and proposed to "swop. and
very slngularly the women consented.
But the husband of the homeliest
promised to pay $50 ''to boot.n and
as ne has neglected to hand over the
suit IS brought to recover the money
The largest man in the Unitad
States House of Representative :
Mr.. Baldwin, of Massachusetts. the
smallest, Mr.. Jno. E Starr, (''twinkIe
twinkle, little star") of New jersey,
the tallest, Long" John Wentworth
of Illinois; the shortest, Mr. Brand L.
gee, of Connecticut; the handsomest
man, though there is much dispute an
this point, is perhaps Jas. G. Blaine
OF Maine
The Elizabethtown Banner saws
that Mrs. Charles Pennington, lady
OF Meade County, Kentucky. recentIy
gave birth to three children two -
weighing eight pounds each, and one
daughter, weighing six pounds, That
makes five children she has given
birth TO in less than twelve months
The young and accomplished Chris
topher Columbus, descendant of the
great discoverer, has taken possession
OF his fathers estates, and title of
Dude of Veraagua, in Spain. Don
Pedro Columbus, or as they call him