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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20

THE POLE RAISING AS WAS TO HAVE
BEEN-A GRAND FAILURE.-On Sat
urday evening quite a crowd Of the
faithful" assembled at the corner of
Main and Water Streets to raise a
Seymour and Blair pole. The Demo
cratic Silver Band was in attendance
and diseoursed music for the occasion.
The great Moguls of the party were
there, ready to tell the people where
the enthusiasm should come in, and
when to cheer. Whit" was also on
hand, spelling for a speech. Having
but recently returned from the Ma
tional Convention, something of vast
Importance was expected from him at
least, it was expected that he would
as soon as the pole stood erect, raise
his mellifluous voice, and in his most
sanctimonious and elegant style, ex-
plain to the people how, and on what
pretext the Indiana delegation desert
ed Mr.. Pendleton, the hero of the
greenback policy, for a bloated bond
holder but, alas, for human expec-
tations; after about two or three
hours spent in preparations, and when
ell was pronounced ready, and the
word for the long pull, the strong
pull, and the pull altogether was given,
something was heard to break. The
pole had been raised but about five
or six feet from the ground, when the
top splice, made of soft wood, broke
square off and down came the Demo-
cratic. I" rooster with a crash. The ar
dor of the unterrified was not thus to
be danpened. The pole was sawed off
at that place, and the +" rooster" again
attached, though several feet lower
down on the pole. After a long while
of fixing" the word for the pull
was again given. The workers tugged
away right %manfully, but the pole
would not rise. At length the d.
rector of the ceremonies walked along
the line, and in the agony of his soul
appealed to the people thus: Fall
in, all you Democrats, and help us
raise the pole; and if you are not
Democrats. but Republicans, who
want to see the pole break, fall in and
help US any howl" The people did
not fall in, and the pole still occupies
a horizontal position. When it be-
came apparent that it would not be
raised, many speculations were in
dulged III. Some said that it was a
bad omen, that the failure did not
augur we'll for the future success of
the party; while others declared they
p" would not care a d-n, but it would
be a source of rejoicing to Republi-
cans large numbers of whom were
present. The worst feature about the
failure, and the greatest disappoint-
ment by far, was that Whit. did
not get to make his New York Con-
vention speech. But he will make it
yet. Whit" is not to be outdone in
that way.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20

DEATH FROM SUN-sTRoKE.-On
Thursday last, a man, whose name we
did not learn, a laborer on the farm
of Mr.. Deeamp, in Union town
ship, was sun struck, from the
effects of which he died in a short
time afterward. Physicians were
called, and all efforts to save life were
made, but failed. The mortality list
from excessive heat is frightful every
where. The greatest caution should
be taken by all.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20

LOUISVILLE, Ky, July 19.-Arriv-
ed: Havana, Cincinnati; j. H. Ora
ham, Troy. Departed---Havana Ev-
ansville; C~ornelia, P~ittsburg. River
stationary.
MEMPHIS, July 19.-Cloudy. Slight
rain this afternoon. Hot duringfore-
noon. River falling steadily. Arriv-
ed-Natoma, from Cincinnati. De-
parted-Bismark, 2 A. NJ, st. Lou
is; Indiana, IL A. NJ, with 100 cabin
passengers. for louisville.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20

1902 st iiS o'olook. 40 the southwest
of US the rain was deluging, indeed,
within sight of the city, across the
point. the rain could be seen falling in
perfect torrents. For a short time at
night the wind blew a stiff, chilling
breeze, causing a person to dodge be-
hind the orner to escape the chilly
blast. Yesterday, however. was hot
again, with the mercury at 9 . atnoon.
La the afternoon a dark threatening
cloud hung in the southwest and
south for several hours, and for a
time it appeared highly probable that
it would reach this city, but it passed
tc the south. 1t produced a pleasant
gale for a time, however.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20

A BAD PRAcTICE.-Boys are in tie
habit of bathing at the Lamasco
wharf at an early hour of the even
ing, which ought not to be tolerated.
On Saturday evening while a lot of
lads were engaged in bathing a po-
liceman carried off their clothes and
kept them for a while. but at last re-
turned them. This was intended as
a warning to boys not to indulge in
that practice again.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20

WELL One Of the best
things produced by the Courier of
late was an extract from an article
from the JOURNAL, written last
Spring, il which we referred to the
disposition manifested in the city
election by certain Republicans to
vote the Democratic ticket, with the
mistaken idea of ~remedying faneied
or real grievances in local matters.
We are now reaping the folly of their
conduct IN a deranged and almost
bankrupt condition Of city finances,
city paper at 20 to % per cent. dis
count, and a general uncertainty as
to the future of its credit. W. tbinL
the Courier had a wicked motive i
republishing our article in order -
have revenge upon the Democrat
Council for cutting down its adyer-
Using bills.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20

GEN. Ggaaaz~Ihs announcement
which we make this morning that this
distinguished orator will speak in this
city on the 4th of August next Will be
read by our German citizens with
peculiar qualification. He is by all
odds the first German speaker IN
America. We predict for him a
hearty and enthusiastic reception by
the earnest German Republicans of
Evansville.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20
III SuNpAY PosT.-The SundaI

THE SUNDAY PosT.-The Sunday
Post, a new German paper, published
in this place, under the editorial con-
troll of Dir. Charles Fisher, made its
appearance yesterday. We have not
received a copy of the paper, but are
informed that it is neat in t%ypograph-
zeal appearance, and filed with inter
esting reading matter. We wish Mr..
II. success in his enterprise.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20

KU KLUX IN HEND ERsoN.-A gen.
tleman, who stopped in Henderson a
few nights ago, informs us that while
sitting at his window he saw some
forty or fifty men, fully masked and
disguised, march down the street,
apparently led by two or three officers
on horseback. Being a citizen of
Tennessee. and having seen similar
parades, he at once recognized them
as a company of the Ku Klux Khan.
They passed down the street, hating
once OF twice, but disturbing no one,
so far as he knows.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20

ARRESTS. - Saturday night was a
good one for the police officers. No
less han six arrests were made.
Some parties in the neighborhood of
Reitz & Haney's foundry engaged in
a little s@et-to, and we're gobbled by
the police.
Some pugilists INDUCED in a fight
at Hamburger's, and were gobbled,
also. The balance Of the cases were
ordinary DRINKS.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20

FINE RAM.-The people of this
city were made glad on Saturday
about noon by a most generous and
genial rain. 1t was quite heavy, and
continued for about one hour, being
attended with a heavy wind and ter
rife lightning and thunder. The i'm
mediate effects of the rain were to lay
the dust and to modify the intense
heat that had prevailed during the
forenoon, the mercury having risen to
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20

FLORAL ExHIBITIoN.-The Horti.
cultural and Pathological Society o.
Vanderburgh County propose to hold
a floral and fruit exhibition at the
Court House, on Friday afternoon,
July 29th, at 2 o'clock. It is hoped
that every member of the Society will
not only attend the meeting at that
time. but will prepare some article,
however trifing it may be. for exhibit
tion. It is the desire of the active
members of the Society to infuse a
new interest in the minds Of the
people, and especially of members of
the Society. There will be on Thurs
day a fine display of flowers and
fruits IN exhibition, and it will add
greatly to the success of the affair if
all the members of the Society will
attend and bring something for exhi-
bitiOn.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20

RECORDERS CoURT.-The Recorder
had but a slim day of business on
Saturday. One unfortunate individ.
ual who had INDUCED In too much
tangle-foot was let off easy; consider
ing hat he had no cash to liquidate.
A woman named Mary Starkey
made complaint that a neighbours
hogs had been eating her geese to
the amount of So, which amount
was taxed up against the offending
party, with an appropriate amount of
cost.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20

FELL IN.-During the rain on Sat-
urday the earth in the side of a cellar
on Third Street, between Locust and
Walnut, where Mr.. John Reynolds is
erecting a new building, fell in.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20

STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. = During
the rain and thunder storm on Sat-
urday the house of Mr.. George j.
Fischer, in independence, was struck
by lightning, which tore off some of
the Notwithstanding and plastering,
but did no especial damage. Several
persons were in the house at the
time, but no one was injured.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20

BEFORE ESQUIRE EMERY.-Chris'
Wagner appeared before Esquire
Emery on Saturday, on charge of hav-
ing committed an assault and battery
on the person of Mrs. Quinn, with in
tent to commit murder. Wagner
waived an examination, and was held
to bail in the sum Of $500 for his ap-
pearanee at the next term of the
Circuit Court. He was also held in
bonds of 800 to keep the peaco.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20
FOR RENT.

ES0R RENT THE TWO STORY
nat streets, occupied at present by j. Pfaf.
lin as q Grocery. Possession given July i.
EnqutIe OF i. J.GREEN,
June20 American Carriage nor.
Es0R RENT-A TWO-sTOEY BRICK
n DWELLING, centrally located. c0n-
tanning seven rooms, kitchen, and CeIlar
Inquire Of VICTOR BLSJH,
Junelltf Auditors ONCE.
EOR REET-sTORES-T he two new
G stores on Market Street, between Lo-
Gust and Walnut; O make "a hrst-rnta
stand for a clearinghouse and wagon
yard, TIE lot beng rs by 10 feet. They
are well adapted to either store or dwell
Ing purposes, or both combined. If np@
pl1ed for soon, they viii be fitted mp To
suit the applicant Inquire OF SAMUEL
VICKERY, or at the store Of
VlCKERY BROTHERS.
JunS dtf 20 Main Street
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20

A Sort OF CoINcIDENCE.-One of
the faithful" at the Democratic
pole raising, Gas was to have been,)
on Saturday night, was heard to re-
mark, I'm 1864 we had a War Demo-
erat on a peace platform as standard
bearer, and now we have a bond
holder on a greenback platform as
standard bearer" He did not draw
any conclusion, but evidently spoke
as if he. was Of the opinion that if
that sort of policy failed in '64, it
would not win in '68.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20
10R SAKE.
BRICK HOUSES a AUCTION


EbK ORDEH ~ HHHm RDMHm OBS
@-s EusleenD "a Public Schools or Che
10y OF EYansyble. there VIII be sold ah
= a. NE courthouse door lm the
SS55ees y Ivan VIE, on the 2lfb day 81 TufF-
HOOSE ana premises fronting on Main
5gleeL ~ us terminus. 40 the outer bouuds
airy Of the city. The Lofts nafttie frraruIar
IN snare. inc average width being III feet.
and n average lengtu60 feet. beTro fargr
enough for three retail stores, and the
the lot, can be used as one.
Also at the same time and place and br
the same order, VIII be sold the OLD HTgH
SCHO0LBU1LDING and premises known
as the il Baptist Church" corner Cla-I-
and Centre Streets. The lot is go by s. f9rf
minus q little point CIR one corner. mo
house is q substantially built brick. t-sl
stories, is 40 feet wide hy 90 feet long. III =
comfortable church for n small c0uzreea-
tiOH; or it might easflyA5e c~onvlred MIC
two stores, o. q house for m-anufaaurine
purposes.
TeIms-Purchase price Of both lots nav
able in cftV orders at par.
JOHN W. FOSTER.
Jyl4 dtd Secretary School Board.
lCourier, Union and Democrat COPY TN
dale
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20

IA
THE BALTIMORE s. ONO RAIL
RoAD.-Of the many hundreds who
took advantage of the half-fare ar
rangement to visit the National Capt.
tai and the principal cities of the
East, during the past four weeks,
over this great national thoroughfare,
in not a solitary instance was any one
injured in the slightest. The sub
stantial manner in which the road
has been constructed, the splendid
and durable qualities of its massive
iron bridges and engines, as also the
soundness OF the cars, combine to
insure safety to the travelling public
and.secure their confidence. Added
to this of safety, the road
passes through some of the most
magnificent mountain scenery on the
American continent, which charms
the traveller and fills him with the
most delightful emotions. At Har-
per's Ferry, and in its immediate
vicinity, the scenery is picturesque
and beautiful. At Cheat Mountain
and the adjoining valleys it becomes
sublimely magnificent; and to all who
behold it, it remains forever a plea
SAINT remembrance. It is not sur
prising, therefore, that the road is
popular and a favorite route with all
who desire to visit the East or the
city of Washington. The conductors
on the road, with the rarest excep-
tions, are attentive and polite, and do
their best to please those who travel
with them.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20
NEW ADYERFISRMENTS.
Sale Of Wharfboat at Auction.

FETEsE pNDERSHGNER WILL. ON
4. the LIST day of August, 1868, etwee 10
O'Clock Am. and 4 o'clock PM, o. board
the Wnarfboat of Hubs, Patrick 81 Co (,
at the Evansville wharf, sell at public
auction said mar boat and fixtures,
chairs office furniture, d~unnaqe, and
FENCING. Terms of sale -Ons-third the
purchase money is payable III cash, one
third at four months, and one-Lhfrd at
eight months, n purchaser giving notes.
with approved security.
r. w. PATRICK,
Liquidator of Hubbs, Patrick & Co.
jy20 dt3I
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B9~ The new City Council of Ev-
ansville, elected as Democrats on the
workingmen's dodge, have reduced
the wages of street labOrers from 81
10 II 20 per diem. What friends(?)
10 the laboring men these Democrats
press.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20
LOCAL NOTICES.

PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY FOR SALE.
Having determined to retire from
business, / am DESTROYS of selling my
Photograph Gallery. The location is
central, with rooms convenient for
living attached. Any one wishing to
enter into this business, will find this
a good chance. Apply to Mrs. j. r.
Cox, So Main Street. or corner of
Fourth and Chestnut Streets. 1925
Salt Advanced.
Small, or 280 pound barrels, 50 20
per barrel.
Large, or z bushel barrels. So 30
per barrel; or 48 cents per bushel.
BAIRD & START,
Agents Ohio River Salt Co.
j.. RUFFNER,
jy18 1w Agent KanaBha salt Co.
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70 @ MuurH1s-semi-weekly.

RocEportStage (via Newburgh and Boon
vdllel carrying the mail, leaves at 7 A. M,
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Arrives by ! p. NJ, Tuesdays, Thursdays
aud Saturdays.
New Harmony Nail Stage leaves Mon
day and Fridays ut Z A. M. Arrives Tues
days and Saturdays by 4P. N.
Mt. Vernon Mall Stage leaves daily tex
capt Sundays at A. NJ. Arrives daily tex
eept Sundays by 2 p. NJ.
Io NEWBURG.-HacK daily Except Sun
dsy9 rom the Merchants Hotel, at 3
O'Clock p. NJ
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cOMFNG SOUTH,
Yerre Haute and IndianSpolis.
rRoM TERRE Z
0hio and MissIggippi Railroad.
FROM vINCENNEs.


To LOUIsVHaEE.-Every money Sno
Saturday at 10 o'clock AM Every 1ussuas3
wednesday, Thursday, ana SatuhU~y gu o
O'Clock p. u. - O
TO CAIRo-D2ily, except SuhuaSt ~ o
o'clock p. N.
10 GREEN RTVER--EVeEy Wednesday
and Saturday at 8 O'CLOCK ?. NJ. Every
Monday and Thursday at , O'CLOCK N.
T0 EAsTPoRT. Every Tuesday and
FRIDAY at4 o'clock z. r.
no HE-gDERSOS-DaiiY, except Sundays,
~ 8 o'clock Pm.
no NAsHvILLE-Every Thursday at four
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HercuIean and Unsuccessful Effort to
Get Up n Crowd.
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WEoLEsALE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Ha
WE9LESALE FGTs0EINa--lHTERaE
Exc1FR8frNT-SERIo-CoM SoENEs.
From Captain John Triplett, clerk
Of the Ollie Sullivan, We learn that
Saturday night was a night of fearful
excitement and pale-lipped consterna-
ton in Greensboro, Kentucky. It ap-
pears that the whole stock of milk
supplied to the several hotels had
been poisoned-by whom, of course,
nobody knows, and with what ingre-
dent had not been a~scertained. The
result was that every one who partook
of the milk was poisoned, and it is as
serted that at least Que hundred per-
sons were at the same time engagedin
casting up the poisoned milk and
other contents of their stomachs, and
at each cessation calling for a doctor.
The many cases of sudden death
superinduced by the terrible heat of
the weather, led to the belief that the
cholera had suddenly broken out in
the city, and cheeks blanched with
terror, and lips grew pale with fear
and CONSERVATION, and the most fear
full excitement prevailed the city.
Happily not a single case, we believe,
proved fatal, but all seemed to be
doing we'll yesterday, though the ex-
element had not entirely ceased.
Some rather ludicrous scenes are said
to have occurred, although 1T the
time of a serio-comic character. Tom
Pettitt and Gen. Eli Murray occupy
the same room both had taken
milk in their'n," and both were
taken sick. Both ran to their re-
spective windows and commenced
calling for the doctor, their cries be-
ing momentarily interrupted by the
upheavals of their stomachs. Bill
Aver had also taken milk in his'n,"
but being of a phlegmatic tempera-
ment, went to bed and to sleep. The
landlord. finding nearly all his guests
sick, rushed to Bills room, and,
arousing him from his peaceful slum-
bers, told him that everybody in the
house had been poisoned. Aver i'm
mediately reached for a bucket stand
ing neal and commenced throwing up
his supper, and in a few minutes ap-
peared to be the sickest man in the
city.
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out Townships Not Represented.
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OLD MANAGERS WORK THE WIRES.
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Regidelca 40 Tarm for SO.
LOST.

n OST-COW Strayed from my resI-
lid denee, on the r of Walnut aud
Second Streets, on Thursday night last, a
large black COW, ahOus 8 years Old. with
crunnpled horns lars e white teats. 4 think
there is a crop Off each ear, and a slit or
swallow fork IN each. She has q large bag=
is q good mixer; is kind ana gentle. She
left a yOung cali at home. Any one re-
TURF ing said COW to me vii be literally
rewarded. ljel7l HIRAM u. READ.
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CITY EW S.
German Republican Mass
Meeting.
GEN. CARL

VIII address his German fellow-eiti-
Zens at
TURNER HALL,
TUESDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 9TH.
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Democratic Preliminary Convention
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STEAMBOATS,.

FOR OWENsBORO. CANNEBToN AND
LOUISVILLE.
The feet and elegant passenger steamer
e. MORNING TAR
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&N&S Dick Hutchinson, Clerk,
Leaves for Louisville and all way ports,
THIS DAY, Monday, July goth, at 10 AM,
For freight or passage apply on board, or
to w. q. BROWN q CO.,
IL Agents.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-08-18

branches so long So the main BODY
lives. Slavery still lives in tho hearts
of perhaps a majority at the Ameri~
can people. 1t lives in the churches
even, in the prejudiees, in the politics,
in the morals---in the whole Ameri>
can system. Slavery though nomin.
ally dead, still lives to run one great
National political party 1t snbordi,
mates the democratic party to its ends,
just as the ocean swallows the river,
and the river the small streams This
was as patent quarter of century
ago, when we first embarked on the
anti>slavery wave, as now. And to
form a separate party to combat this
branch of an ocean villainy would be
as futile as to combat a volcano by
smothering the liquid lava in later>
al assure. Were incompetence the
browning evil, instead of being a
mere side show to the ''sum of all
villainies," we should be one of few
or many to go into separate Liber-
ty Party for its overthrow.
There cannot be two reigning na>
tional parties for reforming great
wrongs-just as two great parties
for feeding the flames of separate Wis
ces, cannot exist. Liberty and sla
very, each with its parts, represent
the two great national parties, the
republican and democratic.
So much for the logical showings
OF the earnest writer who advocates
political temperance