The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-20
Editorial On Dts.

Indianapolis are declaring dividends.
AN effort is making in New Albany
to organize new gas company.
MURDOCH intends beating DICKENS
reading his own novels in Phila.
delphia.
A PosT OFFICE has been opened
at Young's Station, on the E. & C. r.
R., seven miles south Of Terre Haute.
A MONTHLY paper is announced in
indianapolis, to be called the OllO-
podridd.
GEN. CAREY, the temperance man,
has taken to smoking since he got
into Congress. He took to beer be-
fore he went.
Two-THIRDs Of the Supreme Court
is now required to decide a law of
Congress unconstitutional. A similar
law was in operations when WASH
INGTON was President.
THE Gulfstream has recently doub
led its velocity, greatly augmenting
the dangers of navigation near the
Florida Keys.
S. n. PIKE wants to build hotel in
New York, in connection with his
new Opera House. The shipment of
another cargo of Croton water will
accomplish the result.
BACHELORS must look out this
year for the charge of the fair brigade,
whose motto is, War to the lips!
We learn that recruiting is active
among young ladies in all parts of
the country.
VIM. B. BRADBURY, the musician,
was presented, short time before his
death, with an elegant wreath of
autumn leaves, each one of which !
was contributed by Sabhath-school
scholar. Timely and touching.
THE Madison Courier says the New |
Albany girls are so ugly that they
cannot smile after u o'clock Satur-
day night without breaking the Sab
bath"
THE Boonville Enquirer says the
wife of the Sheriff of Warrick Co was
recently delivered of a fine boy, who, |
according to the fathers statement,
came into the world shouting Voor-
hees" Voorhees,
THE Commercial says the First Ma
tional Bank of New Albany declared |
the largest ssemi-annual dividend on
the first of January of any bank in
the State.
A YOUNG gentleman of New Albany,
after paying his addresses to a young
lady for some time, finally proposed
to her. She replied: " | am partially
engaged; but mother wants to marry"
ROBERTS, the telegraph operator and
agent who recently disappeared from
Reelsville, on the Terre Haute Rail.
road, took with him about $500 of
railroad money and $4,000 belonging
to the Express Company.
IT is reported that the Winter at
the South is the mildest ever known.
are in profusion in New
Orleans and other places in that warm
latitude.
BRo. SIMS has been giving copy
of Shakespeare to the retiring Sunday
School Superintendent belonging to
his Church, in behalf of the scholars.
A singular selection.
PETROLEUM. V. Massey arrived in
Indianapolis the other night. after
ride of four hundred miles,
to lecture. He was surprised and
disguised to learn that the Library
Association which had engaged him
had forgotten all about it, and neg
lected to give proper notice.
SENATOR PoMERoY orders his par
lor furniture from Paris, nothing in
this country being good enough for
him. Can't the people of Kansas
order manikin from Paris to repre-
sent them IN the Senate in the place
Of PoMERoY? It would be just as
useful and far less expensive.
SAMUEL REED is editor of the Gin
cinnati Gazette, HENRY REED CT the
Enquirer, and ENos REED of the Ma
JSoo01 Taion Rut the Ouaa1 Citv |