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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-19
EUROPE.
BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.

sssat4 PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, August 1.-THE general
election for members of the new Par
lament of North Germany will take
place on the 31st of August.
RUSSIA. /.
Sr. PETERSBURG, August 1.-THE
United States ships of war Franklin,
Ticonderago and Frolic, of the Euro
pean squadron, under Admiral Farra-
gut, arrived at Cromstadt last even
ing. The usual salutes were fired
from the Notifications aud answered
by the Americans
,M 81 s8sA ENGLAND. N
LONDON, August 17-Rain storms
continue throughout England. 1t is
thought that the crops have suffered
extensively in some districts.
Parliament will be prorogued on
the 21st inst.
PORTSMOUTH, August IL. = The
ship-of-war Scraps left yesterday for
Ireland, whence she viii take regi-
ment of National troops to Quebec.
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n. Y. SPECIALS.
JEFF. Davis and the Tennessee Eiec-
tlOn-Bank nefalcatiOn-NO Decis-
Ion about the Removal Of Sheridan
or Holt. 4s4f W5NW

New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE Herald
saws that jeff. Davis recently said, in
conversation, that the Tennessee elec-
ton will probably inaugurate a war of
races, and he believed there was no
other course left open for the whites
in the State than to discharge the
Radical blacks from their employ
ment; also the proposition that it
would be we'll to put few negroes in
office for the purpose of creating
strong feeling against them. he said
1T might do as matter of spite, but
would be bad precedent. II 6 yffIR-Ag
The Herold's special states that the
investigations recently made in the
financial affairs of the Tradesmens
National Bank of this city have dis
closed the fact that heavy defalca-
ton has taken place, involving about
$95, ,O0O The paying and receiving
teliers, Baker and Arnold, have been
suspended for the present, as the. de-
fciencies have been traced back to
their hands. They were both men in
whom the utmost !. confidence was
plac ed !.
NEW YosK, August 17.-Beaure-
gard and Magruder, the ex rebel
Gene rails, visited the Stock Exchange
yeste rday. but left after a very short
visit, as their reception was very cool.
Their departure was accompanied BY
The Hesaia Was hington Dispatch
says: At the Cabinet meeting to day,
among other'subjects discussed, were
the removal. of Sheridan and Holt.
No result was arrived at, but 1t is
und erstoods that both these officers
will be removed shortly, Sheridan
will be transferred to some new field
of ction, and Holt back to the regu-
lar service. q -
The Herald s Washington special
says Cabinet meeting to day consid
cred the question Of relieving Judge
Holt. No conclusion was arrived at
It seems probable that he will be
transferred, which can be done as
well without cause as with 1t il
proper to add that Judge Holt hac
no knowledge whatever of the publ
cation of the Wood Pryor afidavits
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WASHINGTON, August 1.-THE sub
ject of the removal of Gen. Sheridar
and Judge Holt was not yesterda,
under the Cabinet deliberations.
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WILMINoToN, N. c. August IT.
Registration closed in the first ward
to-day. The aggregate result is 19J
whites to 641 blacks. The whites did
not register more than half their
strength.
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New YoRK, August 1.-THE
Worlds special says the President
has decided to-day to issue an order
relieving Judge Holt, and granting
him leave Of absence.
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BosToN, Aug. 1.-THE sales of
wool for the past week are the largest
this season. About I $50, 900 pounds
domestic sold at ta40t96Sc, for super
fine and extra pulled. Flour begins
to be carried freely; receipts of the
week 26, ,19S barrels. s8srxs
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BALTIMORE, August 16.-President
johnson is expected to be present al
the opening of the German shooting
feast, on Monday. Delegates will be
present from all parts of the Union
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Caution.
Collectors Sale of Real Estate

Collectors Sale of Real Estate
Eor the Payment Of Assessments for SsdezooIk
improvements.
HyOTECE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that
IN by virtue OF sundry precepts Issued
by the Mayor of the City of Evansville and
to me directed Will sell at public auc.
.tion, at the door of the courthouse In SAID
THURSDAY, August I'D, 1887,
at ten O'Clock AM, the following iots or
parcels of real estate, or so mucn tnereoI
as may be necessary to pay the amounts
charged and ass essed against SAID lots re-
specffvely. for the cost ana expenses oi
making sidewalk improvements upon 6alu
lots together with the costs OF sale; and
that said sale will be continued on the
next day thereafter, VIZ, Friday, August
I'D 1857 at two o'clock PM, at the same
place, for the purpose OF selling such lots
or parcels as may have been sold on the
day first aforementioned ard not paid
NoRrHEAsTERN EELARGEMEEE.
Lots l5 Is, and IL, Block Is; VIM.
ROeder. owner ~
Lots asd S, Block II; John 9. tras- :.
ser. ~ ~
Lot g. Block !; Henry Beckifg. owner IS
Lot 7, Block II; owner unknown. 30
EASTERN EsLARG EsfEHT.
Lot T. Block p, William II. Foqua,
Lot 5. Block zS; Aiiis & Howes. as !
signees ~
VIM. @. .HAZELRiGG, Collector.
Aug. 8, 1857. aus DIV
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Shingles /! Shingles Il! Shingles II! /!

r AM DELIVERING TO ANY PART
i of the city a number one article OF
Poplar Shingles at three dollars and fifty
cents per NJ. These were well steamed and
cut of yellow poplar timber, smooth as II
shaved. mayN tt JOHN +. CLOVER.
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Sunday Nights Dispatches.
The Massachusetts, Liquor
Law.
Dific ulties in Enforcing Tt.

Olmcu4tl6S IN EnIOrclQ2 II.
Mrs jeff Davis at Ri b
mond.
Soldiers and Sailors Meet
ing at Philadelphia.
The President Censured.
News from the Far West.
Mere About the Indian
Troubles.
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IrrefragIbIe Proof.

-
A gentleman Of festive taste, who
takes ''fair shake at all the obtainable
pleasures of the town, last week assisted
at heavy dinner, took much potable.
and did not leave for home until ever.so.
many o'clock. On reaching his door
steps and fishing up his night key. be
became satisfied that be was essentially
convivilized, and not precisely in that
condition which a good husband should
be to meet good wife. Cautiously en-
.ering the hall, he stopped. listened
moment, heard no noise, and congratula.
ted himself that the family we're asleep.
Quietly he took off overcoat, drew of
boots, turned off hall light, slowly ascen-
ded stairs to family bedroom, hesitated
at door, believed be was reasonably right,
steathly entered, found gas turned low,
wife apparently asleep, thought she was
asleep, sat down, listened sgain, no stir;
began to undress; gets coat, vest, pants,
drawers. stockings all safely Of; was
journeying carefully toward couch when
wife of his bosom quietly asked:
"Coming to bed, desr?"..
eyes love-"
"Well, dear, hadn't you better take of
your hat?"
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The Impeachment Project

The New York Times (Rep.) says:
"The premature death of the impeach-
ment agitation is indicated by the fact
that no quorum of the Judicial Commit.
tee could be found on Wednesday al
Washington. The ardent impeachers
were all absent; two out of the three
members who actually came to the tryst.
ing place being Democrats. If the other
members drag themselves to the commit
tee-rooms it will scarcely be with any
great confidence in the success Of theil
undertaking. Events have passed them
by. Before they could get their impeach.
ment fairly in motion the campaign fol
the next Presidency would absorb the at
tention Of the public, and the impeachers
would be discovered wrangling among
each other over a cdput nortuuna. The
people would not be disposed to take ar
interest in a contest for the removal oi
President johnson on the very eve of be-
ling called on to elect his successor. Be
sides, these extreme measures are danger.
Gus at juncture like the present, since
| it is not to the interest Of any party te
risk making more enemies than necessa
/ ry. Even advanced" Radicals cannot
afford to indulge in false steps. The Ju
dietary Committee might as well turn. it
attention to some subject in which its la.
bors would be of benefit to the public"
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Spicy.

There was knot of sea captains in a
store at Honolulu, the keeper of which
had just bought barrel Of black'pepper
Old captain, of Salem. came in, anc
seeing the psper, took up handful ei
it.
"What do you buy such stuff as thai
for?" said he to the storekeeper, t'it's hal
peas"
sPeasl' replied the storekeeper; there
isn't pea in it. s.
Taking up handful as he spoke, hi
appealed to the company. They all look
ed att, and plunged their hands into the
barrel. and bit kernel or so, and ther
gave it as their universal opinion thai
there wasn't pea in it.
II tell you there is, said the old cap,
tain, again scooping upa handful; Sane
I'll bet dollar on ii.
The old Boston argument all over th'
world. They took him up.
"Well," said he, "spell that" point
ing to the word Pepper painted on
the side of the barrel; "if it isn't hal
p's, then I'm no Judge, that's all"
The bet was paid.
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Praying for his Provender.

The Cleaveland Plain Dealer says
Owe have no intention of making fun Of
serious matters in telling the following
good story-we merely relate fact:
"There is rule at Oberlin College that
no student shall board at any house
where prayers are not regularly made
each day A certain man fitted up a
boarding house and filled it with board
ers, but forgot, until the eleventh hour,
the prayer provise. Not being a pray
ing man himself, he looked around for
one who was. At length he found one
"a meek young man from Trumbull
county, who agreed to pay for his board
in praying. For awhile all went on
smoothly. but the boarding master fur
nished his table so poorly that the board
ers began to grumble and to leave and
the other morning the prayer boardel
actually Struck" Something like the
following dialogue occurred at the table;
''Landlord-Will you pray, Mr.. Midi
"Mild-No, sir, I will not.
"Landlord-Why not, Mr.. Mild2
"Mild-It don't pay, sir. | cant pray
on such ,vituals as these. And unless
you bind yourself in writing to set a
better table than you have for the last
three weeks, nary another prayer do you
get out of me.
"And that's the way the matter stood
at the latest advices."
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On respectable authority, we state tha
a lady residing at Fairview, in this coun
ty, gave birth some weeks ago, to chilG
that was most singular compound o.
man and reptile. The lower portions o.
the child are natural in their formation
and partake of the characteristics of the
genus homo, but the body and the head
are similar to the body and head of the
rattlesnake. The mother, every time she
is compelled to give Dourishment to tht
child is thrown into conyulsions. The
singular formation of this creature il
thus accounted for: Some time during
pregnacy rattlesnake attacked anc
greatly frightened the mother of this
creature, but fortunately, however, die
not injure her. At the date of writing
the child is still alive. Its parents are
among the most respectable people O.
Christian county HOpkinsrillc Ky,
Constitution.
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More Excavations at Pompeii.


A correspondent, writing from Naples,
April 2, says: -
On last Friday there was an exoavatiz b
in the presence of the Minister of the
Royal Household, when wonderful dis
covery was made. It was kitchen that
was disinterred. and on one of the for
|nelli-small square holes or fireplace,
such as are in use in the present day, and
are fed with oharcoal-was found cop
per vessel, supported by tripod. The
vessel or saucepan was Theoretically
closed and incrusted all over with lapalli,
SO that it required considerable force to
open it. But how great was the sur
prise of those present to find that it was
nearly full of water! The interior Of
the vessel presented no signs of oxida
ton so that no one hesitated to taste the
water, when it was found perfectly sweet
and good. Pompeii, which has enriched
US after lapse of nearly two thousand
years, with jewels and paintings and
lscuiptured marbles, which has almost
supplied our tables with bread and honey
eggs and figs, and variety of other lux.
uries, has now slaked our thirst with
water deposited in vase SO far back as
the reign Of Titus, and by one of the
victims, perhaps, of the fires of Vesuvius
How curious are these revelations of the
inner life of a people long since moul
dered into ashes!
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A soldiers warn.

A dozen of the officers of the Army of
the Potomac had dined together, and one
of them who had served in the Mexican
war, suddenly exclaimed:
e"I saw the thing myself, / tell you.r
He had been telling a yarn and D.
doubted it.
"What's that, Chasley2" cried half
dozen voices.
"Why. here's d. making wry faces
at short story l told him about the
Mexican war;"
"Let's have it. Come, story or deathl''
was the general exclamation.
because, you see, when q man doubts
my veracity, gentlemen-
aoome, Charley, no daasense. The
story.
"Wall, if you will havs it, yoar sins
be on your own heads.
II was going up with an escort of dra.
goons from Vera Cruz to Jalapa. Among
the party was greenhorn from the West
who was remarkable only for an extrao..
dinary fondness for eggs. Ateyery stop
ping place along the road, the first thing
he did was to search the peasants huts
and their enyirons for supply of his
fayorite edible. To such degree was
his mania carried, that some of us limited
to him one day that the only feather he
would ever have in his cap, would be a
chicken feather.
"Things went on quietly enough, and
we went on in the same manner. Eggs,
as we unanimously named our friend,
getting on, too, famously, and causing a
fit of astonishment in every one of our
Mexican hosts and hostesses by the pnya-
rying display of his peculiar passion.
cat length our journey approached its
end. The last night We spent on the road
was at a ranchero's habitation. Eggs,
after ransacking, managed to procure a
couple of dozen specimens of his favor
ite esculent. He had'o dozen cooked
for his supper, devoured them, and plac-
ed the other dozen in bit of carpet by
his blanket bed, reserving. them for his
breakfast. Soon every man Of us,except
the sentries, were fast asleep. I was
thrown near our greenhurn, and during
the night was frequently disturbed by
strange sounds coming from his neighbor-
hood. Suddenly | felt my arm shaken,
and ho@se whisper in my ear awoke
me. Day was breaking; it was sufficiently
light to distinguish objects clearly. A
sign to keep silent restrained my excla-
nation of surprise as I beheld all my
comrades sitting up, each on his own
blanket, and all looking towards Eggs.
He was still fast asleep. And what do
you think we saw? Why, two old hens
were industriously engaged in smashing
Eggs reserved eggs, whilst dozen
more were squatted all over his stomach
trying to hatch those he had swallowed
at supper!"
just then the drums beat for the dress
parade, and the company separated.
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Kind Words for a .sMother.''

Despise not thy mother when she is
old. Age may waste mothers beauty,
strength, limbs, sense, and estate; but her
relation as a mother is as the sun when
goes forth..in its might-for tits always
the meridian, and knoweth no evening.
The person may be gray headed, but her
motherly relation is ever in the forish.
1t may be autumn, yea, winter with a
woman, but with the mother tits always
spring. Alasl how little do we appreci-
ate mothers tenderness while living
How needless We are of all her ankle
ties and kindness! But when she is dead
and gone-when the cares and GOODNESS
of the world come witheripg to our
hearts-when We experience how hard
It Is to find true sympathy how few will
befriend US in misfortune-tben it is
that We think of the mother we have
lost.
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NUMBER 10
Moral Coarage--A Thrilling Incl.
dent.

f~S, ~ a.
General Sherman says the greatest
demand ever made upon bis moral cour
age was under the following circumstan-
ces:
The citizens Of San Francisco wore
celebrating the Fourth Of July in the
large American Theater, which was
packed to its utmost capacity General
Sherman was chief marshal, aud occupied
a seat near the front of the stage. The
orator had completed his Grafton, the
poet began his song when one Of his
aids, white with fear, made his way down
the middle aisle, to the footlights, and
beckonlng the Generals car, whispered
to him that the theater had settled foot
land half in one of its side walls, under
the weight Of the crowd, and might bo
lexpected at any moment to tumble on
their heads in ruins. = The General COM
manded him to sit down where he was
without turning his panic-smitten face to
the audience, and to say not one word.--
He then quietly sent an aid out to report
the condition of the wall, then gave his
apparent attention to the poem, expect
ling every moment, as he said, to see the
pillars reeling and the roof falling in;
but nevertheless. certain that any gener-
al and sudden movement and alright Of
the people would hasten the catastrophe
and aggravate the ruin, while by Che or.
dinary slow method of dispersion the
danger might possibly be escaped. The
exercises continued calmly TO thecIose.
The audience left the theater quietly,
without suspecting .heir peril, and the
terrible destruction was ayerted By the
presence Of mind, the self control Of the
brave !soul who, contemplating at one
glance all the possibilities Of tho case
decided the policy Of duty, and awaited
without one betraying glance or treach-
erous change of complexion, the uncer-
tain tremendous consequences,
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Friendship.

How often we speak of friends as
though they might be found on every
hand; and yet how little real friendship
We find in this busy world A true friend
is one who will cling to you in adversity,
sympathise with you in. sorrow, and re-
joice with you in prosperity. He is a
being who feels, who thinks, who acts
from the purest motives. Friendship is
one of the noblest feelings-one of the
grandest privileges of humanity; it can
only be found in connection with the
noblest souls, of merit and virtue united.
la fact to possess true friends, you need
the most complete and the incest power
OF discrimination in selecting them, a
natural gift to cherish them, with the
most uuseifshness..
Young ladies; young men; and all, be
generous; be kind to those around you,
especially those who are least attractive,
and who are least noticed. Try to mer-
it the real name of friend; it will fill you
with deeper JOY than you ever before ex
perienced; it will cause you to be loved
and esteemed by all around you. Prac-
tice self-denial, and you will feel its en-
nobling influence; it brings the happy
consciousness of giving pleasure to 9TH
ers, which is Of its self ample renumer-
alton for all the Inconvenience You
could have suffered by so doing.
Life indeed is sad and drsar,
When friendships voice we never hear:
On rank and wealth what joys attendi
They ne'er can buy faithful friend.
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Evils to Tobacco Chewers.

The other day at Toledo, Ohio, Scat.
tie dealer received pay for steer, which
had been sold to butcher, end rolling
the greenbacks into small wad, put
them into his tobacco box. Shortly after
he extracted, as he thought, a portion of
the tobacco, but with all his mastication
could expectorate none of the savory
juices, and finally took his quid out Of
his mouth to look at it, when he found
he had been chewing his roll of green.
backs. He stood aghast for moment
and then burst out: "Cuss the luck! a
whole steer at one chew!"
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TyingHer Bonnet Under Her Chin.

Tying her bonnet under her chin,
She tied her raven ringlets in;
But not alone in the silken snare
Did she catch her lovely floating hair,
For tying her bonnet under her chin
She tied ayoung mans heart within.
They were strolling together up the hill,
Where the wind comes blowing merry an
chill.
And it blew the curls frolicsome race,
All over the happy, peach -colered face,
Tillscolding and laughing she tied them in,
Under her beautiful, dimpled chin.
And it blew color, light as the bloom
OF the pinksst fuschia's tossing plume,
All over the cheeks of the prettiest girl
That ever imprisoned a romping curl,
Or, tying her bonnet under her chin,
Tied young mans heart within.
Sleeper and sleeper grew the hill;
Madder, merrier, chillier still
The western wind blew down and played
The widest tricks with the little maid,
AS tying her bonnet under her chin
She tied a young mans heart within.
Oh, western wind, do you think it was fair
To play such tricks " ith her floating hairf
To gladly, gleefully do your best
To pillow her against the young mans breast
Where he as gladly folded her in,
And kissed her mouth and dimpled chini
Oh, Ellery Vane, ven little thought,
An hour ago, when you besought
This country lass to walk with you,
After the sun had dried the dew,
What perilous danger you'c be in
As she tied her bonnet under her chin.
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rG- During the last stage of the war.
says the Richmond Enquirer, whilst, the
Confederate army was retreating through
South Carolina, Sergeant Med, of
Western North Carolina, was sent on
detail to the town of NJ, where a
regiment Of home guards we're stationed.
These valsrous heroes, seeing a. soldier
from the front, gathered around him
eagerly inquiring the news skewst'
said Mack, solemnly. 81 believe stberes is
none. Yes there is a little, too, butts
not of much importance; old .Ha,dee
burnt up regiment of home guards at
Florence the other day, to keep them
from falling into the enem3's hands -
Mack walked cody on and no more cues
tions were asked tsssa
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4oftrp.
TO MOTHER I'm HEAVEN.
By IsABELLA ARBE.

D mother, canst thou see thy childi
Upon whose head thy blessings fell;
Around whose path in beauty smiled
Love that no human tongue may tella
Canst see me gazing on that star,
We both have loved and watched so oft,
As, glimmering through the clouds afar,
Its mellow radiance, bright yet soft.
Seems like thy love, SO constant felt,
So gentle in its soothing power,
And ye. so strong that it could melt
The sternest heart in passions hour?
Mother, thy fond love could not die;
Too good, too beautiful for earth,s
'Tis but ascended to the sky,
The source from whence it had lis birth.
0, it looks down, like the soft ray
Of our own star. thy holy love,
Guarding my path by highland day,
And pointing to our home above.
Where should it be, but where the heart
Its treasure hast there it will come,
And, dearest mother, where thou art,
Wilt make doubly welcome home:
Aud though kneel upon the sod,
That binds thy breast with its cold chain,
knew that thou art with thy God,
And trust that we will meet again.
Then guard me well. for would fain
Enjoy that hope in this brief life,
Where every pleasure seems but vain,
And fondest schemes with sadness rife.