The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-29
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The health of Senetor Guthrie is
growing better daily.
Senator Hendricks. o. Indiana. is
native Of Muskingum County, OHIO.
Miss Kellogg's terms were too high
for the manager Of the Berlin opera.
A Philadelphia minister prays at
the rate of 200 words minute.
Two quarts of lager killed French
man in Buffalo the other day.
Since Pike has turned his attention
to racing he is called game fish.
James Gordon Bennett sailed Tues
day for Europe.
Speaker Colfax viii pass the hot
days of August on the mountains of
Colorado.
The New York authorities have
ordered all stray dogs to be pound
ed" Bergh should be on the watch.
Edward A. Pollard ought to be per-
suaded to write another History of
the War "-matrimonia'!
George Francis Train says he is re-
strained from writing his life, because
he is naturally sensitive, constitu-
tiOnally difident, with a shrinking
from the public gaze, since his earli-
est infancy"
The French Empress is trying Ho-
meopathy for the cure of laryngitis,
to which she has lately been subject,
and has declared that she feels much
relieved.
Tiltcn says that Yates is one Of
the noblest spirits in the Senate
The proof of this is : fourth proof.
A fond father says if he has to mar
ry off another daughter, he will take
the benefit of the bankruptcy act.
Another inducement is offered to
the country subscribers Of the Tn
bune-Greeley has stopped sending
his photograph with his paper.
According to the Troy Times, Miss
Nettie Chase is the daughter of the
Chief Justice who has been captured
by . a played out +. f. ""
1t is the intention of Hon. Edwin
| nj. Stanton to resume the practice of
! the law, in partnership with his son,
at the close Of the warm weather.
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln and her
little son Teddie, will sail for Europe
In a short time, for the purpose of
staying with some friends in Scotland.
The referee in the celebrated d.
voree case of Theodore Stuyvesant
against Catherine I. Stuyvesant, which
has aRitated the fashionable circles of
New York for some months past, has
/ given his decision In favor of the
lady on all the issues.
| Gen. Buffers portrait adorns the
| last number of the Paris Magazine
! Hlus're. The portrait represents a
hne-looking man, with. huge whiskers,
and clad in gold-embroidered uni
form. He has a pair of large eyes
/ that do not squInt at all, and in his
hand he holds a Turkish sa Der.
L. D. Mansfield is engaged in writ
ing life of Schuyler Colfax." It
will be published by Carroll & Co.,
uniforms with Mansfeld's Life of
Grant" Whitelaw Reid is engaged,
it is said, on a campaign Life Of
Grant"
/ Mr.. Seward has returned from Au-
burn, where he made no speech. He
reached Washington In excellent
health aud spirits.
Hayes, the Savannah Republican,
apologies for an alleged omission in
his journalistic duiies. on the ground
Of " pressure of libel suits and as
sault cases"
Hon. James G.. Blaine, the accom-
plished representative from Maine,
will probably be the Republican can
didate for Speaker of the next House
of Representatives
Hon. Thaddeus Stevens seems to
ODjoy the warm weather, from which
other people are suffering. He rides
out daily, receives hosts of visitors,
is in excellent spirits, and works
nearly all the time.
A legacy Of $1,000 is left to the
Reformed Church Of Peapeek, \. j.,
by the will of Jacob J. Tiger, de-
ceased. upon condition that the church
grounds be kept free from Canada
thistles and Wild carrots. If the
growth of such foul weeds is permit
ted to any extent, then the legacy is
to be forfeited.
Roberto. Walker estimates that if
China had as many railroads as the
United States according 10 her popu-
lation of 100000, she would have
400, 000 miles of that description of
thoroughfare.
Speaker Colfax," says Washing
ton letter writer, is the hardest
worker, largest hopefulness, brightest