The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-01
Short Items.


THE censorship Of the drama has
been abolished in Spain.
On earthquake day " in San Fran
cisco, two thousand telegraphic mes
sagcs were sent East.
CALIFORNIA grape growers, it is said.
get only three quarters Of a cent a
popSd for their crop, delivered at the
wine press.
UP to the 14lh instant, the ship
ments of apples from Rochester. New
York, reached Is 200 barrels.
MANAGER ALISON, of Philadelphia,
lost $4,000 III a short season OF
= White Fawn." The Fawn cost him
deer"
IT is asserted that the little son of
Louis Napoleon will BIO brother ere
long.
AUGUST BELMONT has lately paid
81, 600 in gold for half-size picture OF
Bourgereau' Of two nude sleeping
children. Critics call the flesh paint
ing wonderful.
d. FRANKLIN WELLEs, Superin-
lCANCHN VI npAtG 4DSOLQCJAOn Va
Iowa, died, on Tuesday evening, at
his home in Iowa City.
COLFAxs wedding-gift to his bride
was u set OF pearls, brooch, necklace
and brace, Of the finest and purest
quality.
THE British Government has sub
mitted claims TO our Government,
amounting to $40, 000, 900, as an Offset
to our Alabama claims.
GEN. GRANT will indorse Generals
ShermaIfs and Sheridan's recon-
mendations transferring the Indian
Bureau to the War Department.
SOME friends of Miss Alice Cary
have made her u present of $1,000
The money was conveyed through
Mr.. Greeley.
II is rumored that John Slidell in
tends TO make an effort to recover his
property in New Orleans, and for this
purpose has executed power of at
torney to two New Orleans gentle
men.
Mr.. SHELDON, of Geneva, N. Y,
has recently sold a red and white
short- horned bull, called Sixth
Duke of Geneva for which he re-
ceiyed $1,000.
A CERTAIN Yale professor always
studies his lesson before hearing a
class recite, even when he is the
author of the text book.
A STOCKTON (Cal) paper notices
an apple tree near that place which
has yielded three crops of fruit the
present year, and is again in blossom.
The residents of Philadelphia are
so fond of law that, it is said, chill
dren are born with love of lltiga
ton. A few days since boy inquired
the way to court. And what do
you want at court?" inquired gen.
tleman. went to sue my nurse
Tor giving me poor milk"
Nader, the author, called upon
Laffte. the banker, one morning. and
said; You'll think me very bold,
perhaps, but | want to borrow three
piled Laftte, but you'll admit | am
Dolder than you, for I propose to lend
them to you.
THE Troy On. Y. Times notes a
medical consultation, at the bedside
of sick lady. of two allopathic and
three homeopathic physicians, and,
strange to say, the patient recovered.
WHAT is your notion of the true
physician2" asked medical Professor
of a student, to which the latter re-
piled: lie is an unfortunate gentle
man who is every day called upon to
perform the miracle of reconciling
health with intemperance."
The Sultan of Turkey has about
nine hundred wives, but only three
are his favorites, each of them of re-
markable beauty. Their names are i:
" Dournel, the New Pearl; 8 Hair
ami Dill the Excellent Heart; and
{" Eda Dill" the Elegance of the
Heart
mhH MERRY was candidate for the
Falkirk District of burghs in Scot
land. and was taken to task for run
ming one of his race horses on a Sun
day. He admitted the offence, but
set up four pleas in extenuation /:
First, that it was seven or eight years
ago. and he never did it again; Sec
ond, that it was in Paris. where PEG.
pie would be none the worse for it;