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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-21

No printing establishment in the West
has better facilities or greater ability for
doing fine Steamboat Printing. Our assort-
ment OF lob Type, though very large and
complete is constantly being added 10, and
our iot department is under the personal
supervision of one of the best JOB printers
in the United States. We are prepared 70
print Posters. plain or fancy, Bill Heads,
Bills Lading. Cards. Deck and Meal TICK
cts Bills OF Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor.
&c, dc. Orders left with either of the
WhaTf-boats VIII be promptly attended to-.
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Among the first boats due here are the
Minnsola, for Meh pins Rose Hit, from
Louisville: Louisa and ]. P. Web5, from
Cairo; Empire and Rob Roy. frotr Aem-
phis; Nightingale, from ST. Louis; Mary
Erwin, from Cairo, asyhist nHc ra1f
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The pe1nocrot OF sunday. has. one fo.low

ing: pwuhwf
The Louisiana i running between Cairo
and New Orleans, and Will extend her
trips TO Evansville as soon as there is water
The Louisville viii also be repaired for
this Understandable Courier, 16fh.
The Louisiana is laid up at Pacucah and
the Louisville won't Re repaired for the
Evansville trade. Oh! how you folks do
put on airs!
Both are wrong. The Louisiana is laid
ur at CAIRO. She has'"Evansville and New
Orleans Packet" painted on her pilot
house. TIE louisville will be labeled in
like manner
ST. Louis. The Democrat of Monday
says:
Weather sultry. with prospect OF Iain at
any monaent.sS Business is fair .sons the
rivers. and enlivened by com petition. The
water has already got low enough 10 COM
pei an increase OF 1reig ht rates. Inc Mis-
souri, through its entire length still falling
four to six inches per day, but heavy rains
have fallen above St. Joseph. Depth of
water admits he passage of boats dra wing
five feet two inches from Miami to st.
Louis. There is competition to Omaha.
At Daven port. Dubuque, &c, in short the
entire river is falling four inches or more
per day. Five feet on the lower rapids.
The Burlington came over drawing TOUR
feet.
The contest in the Quincy trade began
in earnest on Saturday evening, with the
simultaneous departure OF the Jasper and
Johnson, to witness which thousands OF
people were in waiting. The sucker State,
Bertram and Southwester left at the same
time or all within five minutes of each
other, adding TO the interest of the occa-
sion The Johnson and Sucker became
locked together Internationally, and the
johnson pushed the sucker against the
War Eagle, breaking the guards at the
stern of the latter. The Jasper and John
son remained close togetnef 70 he mouth
of the Missouri. wheffthe Joh nsoR Sue
ceeded in getting ahead Of her rival. The
Keokuk packet Adam Jacobs, which ar
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A Remarkable Case.

At Dansville, N. j., little girl named
Robinson, aged about ten years, was
seized after dinner with sort of 6t, her
muscles becoming as stiff as board
Her jaws were firmly locked, the abdomi-
nal muscles hard, the toes drawn to the
bottom Of the feet, the fingers tightly
clenched and drawn into the palms of the
hands, and the entire form so rigid that
she could be raised on end by the head or
feot like stick. At the same time her
forearms were revolving round each
other with a rapidity that no person
could initiate. This motion continued
for about half day. Her respiration
and the circulation of the blood continued
normal. In this strange condition she
continued about seven weeks, without
taking particle of nourshment, although
every effort was made to introduce food
in liquid form through an opening made
BY extracting tooth, or by injections.
The only medical agent that could soften
the muscles was chloroform, and the eff
fects of an application lasted only four OF
FIVE minutes. Once she opened her eyes
and replied to question from her father;
care you sick, Susan p eyes, father,
am very sick, and going to die" A
liniment composed of chloroform, ammo
mia, camphor and turpentine was finally
resorted to, and the skin made red with
the friction, the use of which, after few
days, seemed to relax the muscular RI
gidity, and she at last became able to
make signs for food. About seven days
after she opened her eyes she recovered
the full use of her faculties, and she is
now as we'll and as. hearty as ever
Rochester Express.
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VOL. XI.---NO. 90.

Next in order, and but short distance
from the Styx, we approached the banks
OF Lake Lethe. We partook of its waters,
without, however, forgetting our ubles;
it not possessing the virtues of its tabled
namesake. This lake is one hundred
and fifty yards 10 length, from ten to
forty in width, and varying from three to
thirty in depth. The ceiling is ninety
feet above the surface of the lake. This
lake is crossed in boats.
What is called the Great Walk extends
from Lake Lathe to Echo River, a dis.
lance Of five hundred yards. The ceiling
is forty feet high, and the rocks which
compose it strikingly represent the ap-
pearance of clouds. The floor is covered
with yollow sand There are times when
the Great Walk is filed with water from
the floor to the ceiling.
1t is said not to be an uncommon o.
currence for the water to rise to the height
of sixty feet in Lake Lethe, by which the
iron railing on the terrace above the Dead
Sea Is entirely submerged. This great
rise Of wator is produced by freshet in
Green River.
One of the greatest curiosities of the
Cavo--Echo Rivers next reached
Phis river extends from the Great Walk
to the commencement Of Silliman's Avo.
nue., distance of three quarters of
mile. Boats are here brought into requi-
sition and at the entrance of the avenue
the ceiling is not more than three feet
above the surface of the water, necessita-
ting decided inclination of the head and
body, not TO say horizontal position in
toe bottom Of the boat, in cases where the
individual is BILE sed with Falstaffian pro-
portions. A few feet beyond the en-
trance the ceiling rises to an average of
fifteen feet throughout the remainder of
the voyage, and is composed of smooth,
evenly arched solid rock.
The river is most appropriately named.
When gliding silently along, the boat
man propelling his boat by means of his
hands, and of a staff applied to the side
walls aud ceiling, the sound of the voice
echoes again and again, fainter and faint
er, in answering whispers, and we breath
lessly listen to the last, far off sound,
which seems to our enchanted senses to
issue from the good Spirit of the Cave,
welcoming us onward The plaintive
notes Of song are peculiarly effective; and
the discharge of pistol, which was done
by one of our party, sounds like the ex-
plosion of heavy artillery in the outer air.
Echo River varies in width from twenty
to two hundred feet, and from ton to
thirty feet in depth. .0
Here the eyeless fish and crawfsh are
found. One of the guides, by the use Of
a small dip net, eau hit one of these fish
in our presence. 1t was not mpre than
three inches in length, and very slim
they rarely exceed eight inches. They
have rudments of eyes, but no optic nerve,
and are therefore incapable of being at.
fected by the most intense light. They
are what are termed viyiparous, giving
birth to tLeir young alive, instead of
propagating by eggs, after the manner Of
most other fish. Their color is nearly
white.
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Qoetitul
. HOW CYRUS LAID THE CABLE.
A BALLAD.

The laying of the first Allan tic Cabs occas ion
d the following ballad. Verify "poetry is
and few changes are required to
Idapt the lines to this last and great success of
he most stupendous of modern miracles
Come listen all unto my song,
1t is no silly fable;
IT'S all about the mighty cord
They call the Atlantic Gable.
Brave Cyrus Field, he said, says he,
have pretty notion,
That can run telegraph
Across the Atlantic Ocean
Then all the people laughed and said
They'd like to see him do it
He might get half-seas-over, but
He never could go through it.
To carry out his foolish plan,
lie never would be able;
He might as we'll go hang himself
With his Atlantic Gable.
But Cyrus was valiant man,
A fellow ofdecison,
And needed not their hooking words,
Their laughter and derision.
Twice did his bravest efforts fail,
And yet his mind was stable
He wasn't the man to break his heart,
Because he broke his cable
'Once more my gallant boys /" he cried,
"Three times !-you know the fable |"
Q'll make it thirty, muttered he
But will lay the cable y
Once moro they d-hurrah--hurrah
What means this great commotion?
The Lord be praised THE Cables laid
Across the Atlantic Ocean
Loud ring the bells for flashing through
Six hundred leagues of water,
Old Mother England's benson
Saluting her eldest daughter
Now long live President and Queen
And long live gallant Cyrus =
And may his courage, faith and zeal
With emulation fire us
And may we honor evermore
The manly, bold and stable,
And tell our sons-to make them brave
How Cyrus laid his cable.
JOHN G. SAKE.
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HERrAN STIELER c..
and MATILDA STFLEE, CO Co III IL g.,
his wife, 1911 s;t,;no. ~ -
s,o,y1 I,,r,r q, al Equity.

ETIiE object Of this suit is to procure a
decree for the sale Of certain real es-
tate, in Hartford county, of which Eve NJ.
Stewart died seized.
The bill states that on or about the
------ day Of ------, in the year 1862, a
certain Eve M. Stewart died intestate,
leaving certain real estate in Hartford coun-
ty, which is particularly described in said
bill and its accompanying exhibit.
That the said Eve left - children and
$3.50 grandchildren, her heirs-at-law, to
wit Matilda, wife oriIerman Suffer, Ruth
E., wife of Charles J, Stewart, Martha c.,
wife OF, Charles Henry Howe, and Alex
ander L., son Of Behecca NJ. Butt, of
Maryland, and Sarah. wife of Joseph
Lytle, Samuel L. Stewart, who married
Anna M. Stewart, Anna Rogers, Auna c.,
wife of VIM. blackburn, and Albert and
VIM, Butt, sons Of Rcbacca But, non-resi-
dents Of the State Of Mary land.
That said land is not susceptible of
division without loss and injury, and that
it would be for the interest of all the
parties entitled, TO have said lands sold
under the direction Of this Honorable
Court and the proceeds d vided
The bill then praya that subpGnas may
issue to the resident defendants therein
named, commanding them to appear and
answer the premises, and also prays that an
order republication may pass, giving notice
to the said nonresident defendants, of the
object and substance ofthis bill, and warn.
ing them to appear and answer the same,
and in default thereof that the allegations
of the bill be taken pro confeaso against
them.
1t is thereupon, this 26th day of June,
1867, adjudged and ordered, that the COM
plainants, by causing copy Of this order
to be inserted in some newspaper publish
ed in Hartford county, once in each of
four successive weeks, three months before
the 18th day of November next, give no.
tice to said nonresident defendants of the
object and substance of this bill, and warn
them to appear, in person or by solicitor,
in this Court, on or before the said 18th
day of November next, to answer the
premises, and show cause, if any they
have, why decree ought not to pass as
prayed.
VIM. II. DALLAM, Clerk.
True copy, Test,
je2o VIM. Fl. DALLAM, Clerk
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A STUPID CRATER. The head of a
turtle, for several days after its separation
from the body, retains aud exhibits ami
NAL life and sensation. Al Irishman had
decapitatod one, and some days after
wards was amusing himself by putting
sticks in it's mouth which it bit with VIC.
leuce: A lady who saw the. proceeding,
exclaimed
"Why, Patrick, I thought the turtle
was dead p
$50 he is, ma'am; but the crater's
not sensible Of it !"
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BY W. STUMP FoRwooD, NJ. D., OF DARLINGTON
MARYLAND.

N W. STUNT FOhNOOD nj. D,J OF DARLINGTON,
MARYLAND.
MEssRs, EDITORS being on West.
ern and Southern tour, we took occasion
to visit the Mammoth Cave and having
previously tried in vain, in the cities OF
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Cincinnati
TO procure some descriptive notice of the
Cave, it has occurred to US that others
may have experienced the same want, and
that sketch of our observations, necessa.
rily lengthy, though incomplete, might
prove of interest to your readers.
Upon reaching the Cave Hotel VIC
found small work for the benefit Of visi.
tors, entitled GA Guide Manual to the
Mammoth Cave of Kentucky" by Chss
W. Wright, NJ. D., Professor of Chemis.
try In the Kentucky School of Medicine,
etc., published in Louisville, 1860. In
the following sketch we arc largely in
debted to this work of DR.. Wright's. We
depend on him for all the measurements
and all the facts that our hurried visit did
not permit US to investigate; and re.
peatedly transcript whole paragraphs oil
description which could not be improved
by any language of ours We feel the
more freedom in taking these liberties
with DR.. Wright's excellent Manual, fol-
the reason that its circulation appears to
be extremely limited, and that many will
hear of it for the first time through this
sketch.
We reached the Mammoth Cave Hotel
by stage coach from Cave CITY (nint
mlles), on the afternoon of the 21st O.
May, 1867,
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miscellaneous,
THE MAMMOTH CAVE.

We take from the Mobile alabama
AdvertiSer, the following interesting &C.
count Of the Mammoth Cave in Ken
lucky, written by W. Stump Forwood,
M. D., of this county. Although we
have read many descriptions of this
great wonder, we can say, of truth, that
we had no proper idea of the magnitude
or grandeur of this cave, until we read
the graphic account Of Dr.. Forwood, In
consequence of its length, we can only
give part of this interesting description
this week, and defer the balance until ne xt
week:
A VISIT TO THE MAMMOTH CAVE
OF KENTUCKY.
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E'AESExEK CIR q GElR ".
IJAMS & RUTCHTWS
Gay and HIGH Streets, Baltimore,

Uhl anu IlISH puSCLS7 Dditi!AOEc,
H@HS Inform their old friends and 47t=in
eEE.E55 customers, and the public gene S,tEI,gal
rally, that they keep on hand WINES AND
LIQUORS, in wood and glass for medicinal and
other purposes superior sugar cured HAMS ;
the choicest brands Of FAMILY FLOUR; I'm
perial, Gunpowder, Young Hyson and Black
Teas; Java, Laguira md Rio Coffee Loaf,
Crushed, Pulverizsd, Clarified and Erown Su-
gar; Broms, Cocoa, Chocolate, Farina, Rice
Sauces, Pickles. Extracts, Salad OIL Pure Spices,
and coarse Salt, Table and Dairy do, Syrups,
New Orleans and Sugar House Molasses, Kero-
sene, Lubricating and Lard Oil, Tobacco Du-
points Superior Canister Powder, Shot, Gun
Gaps, &c. All of which they will sell at the
most reasonable prices.
Also, they now have connected with their
Grocery Store, adjoining it on High street, a
store for the sale ofGUAN0S,
PHOSPHATES OF ALL KINDS,
BONE, POUDRETTE,
LINE, GROUND PLASTER,
CEMENT, &c, &c.
GRAIN and FEED Of all kinds, Baled HAY
and STRAW, Field SEEDS, and Country Pro-
duce Of all kinds.
The highest cash price at all times paid for
Oats, Corn, Potatoes, Eggs, and all other coun-
try produce.
With determination to keep the best of goods
and sell on reasonable TENS, they hope to merit
q continued evidence Of public favor
ALFRED IJAMS
je2 J. ALFRED HUTCHINS.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.


THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the SUBJ
scrihcr has obtained from the Register of
Wills of Hartford county, Nd, Letters of Admin
istration on the personal estate of
JAMES A, COVER,
late Of Hartford county, decd. All persons hav-
ing claims against said deceased are hereby noti-
fled to exhibit the same, with the legal vouchers
thereof, on or before the
28M day Of June, 1868,
or they may otherwise by Jaw be excluded from
all benefit Of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are request
ed to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand and seal this 28th day
of June, 1867.
GERARD COVER,
Administrator.
N. BAH persons having business with the
administrator above named, are requested to
call on Archer H. Jarrett, his Attorney, in Bel
Air. jus
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i Il q @ "a g. R, E 8 ,
and is naruraIly fertile.

The Improvements are moderately
good.
1t is situated on the road leading from
Magnolia Station to "Maxwell's Point"
the celebrated and beautiful property of
Gen. Cadwalader, distant about - miles
from the former, and II mile from the
latter. 1t lies between Gunpowder and
Bush Rivers, and binds on the waters of
the latter. 1t possesses fine advantages
for fishing, grabbing and ducking, and
desirable location for sporting club.
THE TERMS OF SALE
Prescribed by the decree, are-one.t third
cash on the day OF sale, and the residue
IN two equal instruments, at six and twelve
months, the credit payments secured by
notes bering interest,
Sale 10 commence at IL O'Clock, A. NJ.
A. LlNGAN JARRETT,
Trustee
J. S. RlcHARDsoN, Auctioneer.
Jus
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1850 A spectator, at Newport, seeing
man some distance from the shore, bath
ing, expressed apprehensions for his safe
ty, when bystander remarked, "Thero is
no dapger-his head will buoy his body"
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Cincinnati Market.

By Telegraph CINCINNArI. August 2.
FLoUR-Quiet and unchanged; extra, s.
@S so; family, SO 25@9 rs; fancy, $40 50g
II 90.
wHsAr-In light supply and better de-
mand; prices higher; closing a 81 95 for
No. red, and 81 I0a2 3 for white the lat
ter rate for choice Kentucky, which is
wanted by shippers. q
CoRN-U Unchanged, and firm at soc for
No. ].
OATs-Bull and prices lower; irregular
sales OF new at 50955c; and old at 65g70c.
@-RfE-liuli and heavy; prices to great
extent nominal; ; IL could nave been bought
al 90c atthe close. A - * = X - ~ "a
- BARLEY-DuH; nominally unchanged,
CoTToN-Dun at 25C9251zc for.niddling.
WHIsKy-Unchanged; dull.
Mss PoRK and prices nominal at
S23 50d23 Is.
BULK MEATS Z Held at Il14@ iS14c; but
100000 pounds of shoulders were procured
at lie. z fsf- fr.l-e- 80 -ue -
BAcoN--Irregular; 200 hogsheads sold to
come out of smoke at l554(ql6c Tor clear rib
and clear sides, but on the spot shoulders
were offered at l24c, and clear sides
at l5c, l514c, and I512c. but only in
small lots, holders generally, in view of
the extremely light stocks reported at
New Orleans and all foreign markets, and
the steady deInan from consumers, are
not Offering their stocks.
SUGAR CURED HAMs-2l@22c, with a
moderate demand.
LARD-Dull and no demand, and prices
are nominal. fE-ae E 3
SUGAR-Firm at l2al5c
CoFFEE-Steady AT 22@27c for Rio.
GoLD-1391a buying. 20 M -----
MoNEY-Market easy at SOLO per cent.
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p The New York Dry Goods Trade.

: The Dry Goods market It'll continues to
drag somewhat. There is a lack of spirit
long buyers ana the Western trade is
only partially represented. The idea is
very general among buyers that they Psve
and that as stocks are accommodating they
may be able ultimately TO make better
terms with sellers, who, for the most part,
staple goods. Upon the whole. there is a
somew hat improved feeling In the matter
of credits, owing to the promptness with
which recent failures have been settled.
Brown meetings are quiet, and the ex-
pectations at the beginning of the month
have not been realizedA The production.
however, having been curtailed, holders
show no disposition to yield. Indian
Head, Appleton and Massachusetts
standards are each sold by agents at 1Sc; A
Wachusetts, Amoskeag, Lawrence q and
Stark standards, each TIC; A Medford, Ice;
81 inch Nashua, o, Ice; 36 inch do. r, lsc,
Bleached Sheetings and Shirtings are in
rather better demand, so far as respects
the betterqualities. jobbers showing rath-
er more confidence in prices. N. Y. Mills
are reduced to S5c Wamsuttas bring zoe
for "A, SIC for . 8, and 4Oc for %; Al
u, and loc for 30 inch; A Newmarket c.
lie; SO inch Massachusetts b, Ice; 1874
Hamilton W, Csc; IA Lonsdaie, 221zc; Al
llLc;3 Al Utica fine NonparefIs, 321S;
heavy do, 75c for ga, and soc for 1914 90
"a Warren o, DC; Al Lonsdale Cambria
Muslin. SIG regular; White Rock, 231zc
Brown Drills, heavy, are in fair demand;
light we1ghts are dull and weak.
Corset Jeans are in steady demand at
late quotations.
In Prints there is rather more doing
Most of the agents are now displaying a
moderate line of dark work, for which
prices are steady.
Nous de LANES are not yet generally in
full display, and transactions are not vet
important The Pacific Company make a
fine show of goods
In the WOODEN trade there is a general
i'm provement of tone. The Clothing trade
are buying more freely, and jobbers show
more disposition to operate. Cloths and
Overcoating are more in demand at late
prices For the finer grades Of fancy Cas-
simeres there is a steady demand, but low
qualities are abundant and a drug upon
the market. Satinets sell more freely at
late figures
IN foreign goods there is no movement
of importance beyond transactions in
goods adapted for the Fall clothing trade.
There win be no general display ofDress
Goods, Shawls, Ribbons, &c, until next
The imports, thus far, are below |
those of last year, but will probably be
quite adequate to the wants of the mar |
ket.- Tribune, July 30th.
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Cotton Prospect on the Mississippi

A leading cotton factor in New Orleans
gives the most encouraging assurances
concerning the crop on the Mississippi.
On the Lower Mississippi the prospect is
cotton worm. On the Yazoo the same is
the case. The correspondent concludes as
follows: Newspaper espondents are
country. than either the worms or the
grass. No reliance can be placed in the
majority of these statements Many of
them are probably interested in the pres
ent price of the staple, and think il their
statements reach England, cotton will adj
vance under the impression that only
necessary for consumption be greatly re-
duced. At present, we regard the crops in
a great deal better condition than these
UiIidg correspondents would have the
country belieye. and unless greater and
more destructive influences are brought to
bear than are now operating, we see no
reason why good crops will not be made.
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RIVER N E w S
For other River Items see Seventh Page.

uCINCINNATI, August 2.-River falling.
Weather clear. Thermometer S0o. f7s 4
LOUISVILLE, August 2-Riyer rising,
with feet Inches in the canal.
The only arrivals and departures last
evening were the Mayhower, to Cairo, and
Ella Faber to Louisville. 1.-THE Ella Fa-
Der got 81 hogsheads of tobacco at Hender-
son, and 20 hogsheads and considerable
miscellaneous freight Among
the passengers by the Faber was McFadin.
one of the corn kings who have been OPP
Grating here durir g the last year. We are
told he goes to Loui-ville to meet Captain
Hugh Campbell, of the st. Charles early
on Sunday. Weapons, champagne corks,
distance six inches 1.-The Charmer is ad-
vertised to leave Cincinnati to-day for
Memphis. 1t is understood she will take the
place of the Quickstep on Monday, in the
Evansville and Cairo trade as the low
water packet. She has been thoroughly
re paired. tifr- "a. ~s4 $50. e.t