The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-08

citizen Governor BAKER, that we Sc
lect a strong iandd influential delega-
ton to represent his claims before the
State Convention
We promise all who are present
this afternoon, that the speechTof Col,
NELSON viii richly repay them. for
their trouble, as we know him to be
one of the most pleasing and forcible
orators in the West. Let the Court
House be crowded. td
SKAFING.-It has been long while
since our people have enjoyed so pro-
! pitious a season for skating as during
the past month. and we believe they
have done full justice to, the occasion.
Daily, for a week or two past, we have
noticed all classes of people except.
thbse employed on Daily newspaper,
en- route to or from the creek, with
skates on their arms or flung over
their neeksi The dignifedy. merchant
prince, the close calculating banker,
the dashing young gallant, the light
hearted, pure-minded damsel, with
her merry laugh and sparkling eyes;
and most numerous of all, wild,
thoughtless, gay young Ameriea-all
were fastening to participate in the
merry and healthful sport. We shall
not be9astonished if the experiences
of the present " cold spell gives rise
to the institution of a rink F" in this
vicinity, before next Winter, az
DEsr1rurfeN IN THE G1TY.-The
long continued cold weather has de-
veloped many cases. of pinehing. pow
erty in . the city, but, thanks to the
liberality of the good people of Evans
vile, together with. the liberalitE of
the county and city authorities, there
has been no severe suffering nor any,
starvation. The Township Trustee
has been kept very busy and his-ofice
has proven no siaeeSSc, as be is be-
seiged by all sorts of people, those
who are really deserving and those
Whogare not, and has been subjected
to great, Northumberland trouble,
inl6fder to discriminate properly be-
tEeen those fentitled tor his benefaed
tions and those WHO Wera not. The
benevolent ladies, too, have been
actively employed,cand have carried
happiness and comfort to many q
watched household. If4his Extreme
cold weather continues, there viii be
sill larger drafts made upon the be-
neYolence of our people. ,gasa99oa =
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DROWNED IA young man. named
George Building, and his sister, took
passage on the Morning Star, at Tell
City, on her up-trip, on Monday last,
togo to Louisville to see brother
who is employed there. The young
man has for some time been partially
deranged, and it was proposed by his
brother and sister to send him to the
Insane Asylum, at Indianapolis.
About, q. o'clock on Monday evening,
when na4rlK entner's farm, the young
man threwshimself from the. after
guards Of Be.. boat and despite all
efforts onilthe part ofatbe officers aud
crew Of the boat to rescne him, he
was drowned. Itis saidthe insanity
of the young man was caused by cruel
treatment BY bis step tffaather.lug9H
The 9eehooner james Ynung ar
rived from New Orleans with a cargo
of Il, COO bushels corn, being the fr-t
cargo OF. grain, ever shipped thence ia
b1ik..21 elegr6ph dispatch 6QB1 -Neao,
Y0TA. II " (1Li & ~
This, we are authorized to say, is
mistake! In 1916, our esteemed fel-
low townsman, Sir. Z. S. Babcock,.
loaded two fat boats with wheat at.
this landing, the first purchase here
for shipment, and ran them to Or
leans. There he chartered a brig,
and loaded her in bulk for New York,
andeapcompanied her on the voyAga3l
At New York he-sofdthe cargo, net
ting something over $500 profit, at
that time considered quite a good
thing. - 4 ~ 4
CRESCENT CRY SILVER BAND
The famous Crescent City Silver
Band who have no superiors as mu4
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