The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-21
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Admiral farraguc mas Deen max
ing speech at NUni-Novgorod.
Bancroft is to have a reception
next month from the literati of Ber-
MI 0,Y.,I II
Master Cocker, the boy vocsiist. has
lost his voice and gone to England.
Trollope has written story of the
late American rebellion entitled The
Two Generals"
It is said A. T. Stewart intends
founding a great public library. which
is trick worth two of dying.
Writ Skies is writing a novel for
the Toledo Blade called "The Worlds
Broad Stage"
Carlyle is devotings his mighty en-
ergies to an essay on falling down
stairs.
There is~a lady living in Ports
markable age of114 years.
Berezowski, who attempted to shoot
the Gar atParis, is in the chain gang
at Toulon. z
Mrs Mumford. Of New Orleans,
threatens to sue General Butler for
100000 for hanging her husband
during the war.
Santa Anna takes his imprison-
ment very hard, and spends his time
and breath profanely, it is said.
| Whether he curses his folly or his
luck we do not know.
A brother of Robert Burns Mary
Morrison is an Ordnance Sergeant
in the United States army. He is
stationed at Newport, and is over
eighty years DID,
Mark Twain's first effort as
writist, according to the Memphis
Bulletin, was while be was Missis-
sippi river boatman.
Rev. Albert Barnes, of Philadel-
phia. has been compelled to abandon
all work aud study, in order to save
himself from total blindness.
Mrs. Annie E. Kirby, who has been
on trial at >Richniond@for the murder
of her husband, has been convicted
and sentenced to seven years in the
penitentiarY..
Lord Breugham has begun his
ninetieth year. He still sometimes
takes drive. 2
Warren dnnes has been porter at
the Aster House, Newly ork. since its |
opening in April, 1885,
E. z. G. Judson, known as Ned |
Buntline," has lately been actively at |
work in the temperance ranks, in |
Westchester County, New York, and |
is very acceptable lecturer.
Little All Right " is just now per-
forming simulta neously in Europe,
Vermont aud Indiana. The all |
right y in his case is evidently very |
little"
A Troy paper announces the death |
of Sam" the oldest dog in Troy, |
aged between nineteen and twenty |
years.
A letter from Kossuth has been |
published at Turin, In which he de- |
clares that he viii never enter into
any relations with Russia, the ex-
ecutioner of Hungary and Poland,
and the eternal enemy of freedom"
General Lee writes that there are |
six hundred students at his College, |
against four hundred last year.
Jarrett, Palmer and Wheatley, |
managers ofthe ballet at Niblo's Gar
den, are said to have made $50, 900 |
apiece by the Black Crook"
1t is said that Mrs. Charles Sumner
has left MrUharles Sumner and as
sumed her farmer name We cannot |
vouch for the truth OF the story
Nep York Worlds
The Queen of Spain is Initiating |
the Queen Of England, aud writing |
book to be called "The Happiness of |
Nations" What do they know about |
that in Spain?
John B. FELTON,. who is one of the |
numerous Democratic candidates for |
Senator from California, two years |
ago, was just as anxious to 60 to |
Washington as Republican.
It is somewhat curious fact that |
the author of the Bankrupt bill, the /
Hon. Thomas Jeackes, of Rhode Is
land, was one of the first applicants |
for its benefs 10 his State The fail /
ure is disastrous. and said to be heavy.
Sir Moses Montefore has returned |
to England from his philanthropic |
errand to Ropmania, after an absence |
of eight weeks, during which time he
has been entirely successful in the /
merciful object of his journey he |
mitigation Of the prosecutions of the
Jews in Roumania.
rho root F.onofalIow has soId his I