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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-22
Marriage Licenses.

The following official opinion has
been furnished by Hon. d. Z. Will
HANSON, Attorney General, to Col
w. w. DUDLEY. Clerk of Wayne
County, on the subject of the pre-
requisites to the issuance of marriage
licenses within this State:
ATToRNEX GENERALS OFFICE,
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. IA, 1869.
w. W. Dudley, Esq, Clerk Wayne Circuit
Court, CentTevilIe, Ind:
DEAR SIR: / acknowledge the re
ceipt Of your note of the 9th instant,
asking my opinion on the following
points:
1. Does the statate require a resi-
deace in the county where license is
sought, Oh the part of female, over
the age Of eighteen years? If so, how
long?
2. Can the Clerk issue license under
that Law without the affidavit of dis
interested party, as to the residence of
thirty days on the part of females, if
over eighteen years of age?
Marriage is treated as a civil con-
tract, and males of the age of seven
teen, aud females of the age of four
teen, may enter into and form such
contracts, unless within the prohibited
degrees.
If the parties be within the age Of
Is and Il, respectively, then the Clerk
should require the consent of the
parent or guardian, if there be any !;
and when there is no parent or guar
dian resident within the State. the
female, if under Is, must have resided
in the county where license is sought,
for one month proceeding such appli-
cation; but if she is over Is, she may
control herself on the marriage ques-
ton, and license may issue without
the preceding months residence.
You may require an affidavit stating
either the affirmative or negative
facts, necessary to your protection.
am, espectfully,
ID. Il. WILLIAMSON,
Attorney General.
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Fashion Notes.

Condensed from the best authorities.
Velvet is all the rage this Winter,
both for suits and trimming.
White crepe over silk is the newest
fashion for brides dresses, and black
crepe over black silk for widows.
Earrings, representing butterflies,
hop toads, snails, and birds of para
disc are both unique and fashionable.
Rubber rings with oval centre, In
which is painted some pretty device,
are the latest novelty in jewelry, and
make very neat Christmas presents.
The fashion of wearing white neck
ties at weddings, balls, parties and
receptions, is rapidly being revived
among our city swells.
Walking suits are now made fuller
In the skirt than those worn last win
ter, and have elaborate overskirts
looped up at the sides, aad cut in the
back to resemble an inverted V.
The new fashioned Alpine hats.
now worn by Fifth Avenue bellies,
are just about the most jaunty, stylish
ana becoming little affairs introduced
for long time.
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For State TreasuFeF-Wm. r. Brown
Ing.

Several weeks ago we spoke Of the
claims of a. ID. Lynch for the office
Of Treasurer of State, giving the in
dorsement Of the Shelbyville Repub-
Lcd71, of that gentleman's fitness for
the position.
This week We have a candidate of
Our own to recommends resident OF
Bloomington, aud, we believe, the
most radical, reliable and unhlnehing
Republican in Monroe County. We
refer to VIM. f. Browning, Esq. AS
Chairman Of our County Central
Committee, Mr.. B. has, during the
past three years, worked day and
night for the success of the party
devoted his time and money freely to
secure that result, and has frequently
done the work of the entire Com
mittee, when no other man had the
interest of the party sufficiently at
heart to make an efort--this too,
without hope or promise of reward,
and with naught in view save the
triumph of the Republican party at
the polls.
VIM. T. Browning. is as we'll and ia
vorably known abroad as at home.
There is not a Republican 10 the
State, of any prominence, who does
not know Mr.. B. personally or by rer-
utation.
In 1862, Mr.. Browning was appoint
ed Assessor of Internal Revenue for
the Third District, By President Lin
coin, and in that capacity gave gen.
eral satisfaction. But in 1866, he was
removed by Andrew johnson, be-
cause he could not be induced to turn
traitor to his party.
Mr.. Browning is In every way fitted
for the position for which we urge his
claims, and we have every reason to
believe that if his name is presented
to the convention on the 22d of Feb
ruary next, his prospect for nomina-
ton will be equally as fair IS that OF
any gentleman who has yet been men
tioned.-BlooDsingtoB Republican.
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A DISPATCH to the Cincinnati Ga
zette announces that the President and
Vice President recently called on ex-
Secretary Stanton, and told him that
he should nominate him to the va
eancy on the Supreme Bench made by
the resignation Of Judge Grier. some
time in the month of January. The
President desires this fact to be made
public, so as to stop all questioning,
AID relieve him from pressure for
other persons. It may be added that
or Friday all the Republicans Of the
Senate but three, who were partially
committed elsewhere, signed a strong
request to give this appointment to
Stanton. and on Saturday a similar
paper was signed by many members
of the House.
Since writing the above we learn
that the President actually sent in
Mr. STANToN's nomination to the
Senate and that he was confirmed by
a vote Of 46 against II. Mr.. STAN
TON will make one of the most eff
cient and faithful Judges on the
Bench, and his appointment will give
excellent satisfaction to the Reprbli-
can party.
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The New Albany schools have their
examinations this week.
They want to revive the Sons Of
Malta at Lafayette.
A debate between a Christian and
an Infdel is to begin at Salem on the
first of February.
The Catholic controversy is still
raging at Terre Haute. The ETpresS
is given over to the disputants.
A new church was dedicated at Mt.
Tabor, three miles from New Albany,
on Sunday last.
After the first of January all the
pews in st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
in New Albany, will be free.
The Ninth Street Methodist Church,
in Lafayette has bought a piano for
their social reunions.
The Vigo County Sheriff is being
importuned for the job of hanging
Morgan and Stevens. The bids for
the job range from $50 down.
The Madison High Schools have
been delighting the people of that
village with the rendition Of Esther,
the Beautiful Queen"
In Charlottesville there arc twelve
licensed saloons and nine churches.
The saloons are all supplied with men
behind the bar, while but a portion of
the churches are supplied with men
behind the pulpits.
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The Washington correspondence Of
the.N New York Times says Of the forth
coming report Of DAVID Il. WELLS,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
and of the proposition of the Free
Trade League, in advance of any
knowledge Of its contents. to print it
for cheap circulation:
The intimation that the report of
Commissioner Wells viii be favorable
to the Free Traders. because the Free
Trade League propose to print it for
circulation after it is issued, does that
gentleman injustice. No one knows
the contents Of the report, and if the
League have resolved to circulate 1t
they have done so without consulting
Mr.. Wells. He will 10 doubt argue
In favor of the removal Of excessive
tariff rates without In any way advc-
eating free trade. | have authority
for saying that the report will occupy
substantially the same grounds as that
of last year. One of its marked pc
culiarities, however, will be that it
takes and analyses, in detail, the re-
suits and workings of the great lead
ing industries of the country, show
ing, for example, in the case of the boot
and shoe industry, the exact cost of a
boot or shoe under the present system
of currency aud taxation, and what it
might be under a different system.
Mr.. Wells has always maintained that
free trade is an impossibility with the
present. requirement of the Govern
mcnt for revenue. The chief ground
on which he has urged the removal
of duties has been that home industry
might be benefited through cheaper
ing Of certain of its primary clements.
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UIwY ADYERTESEsnENTs.


on NOTION of Councilman Doughty, sec
onded by Councilman Steinbach, the fol-
lowing order was unanimously passed
It is now here ordered that six weeks
public notice be given. by publication in
the Evansville Journal, a public newspa-
per printed and published IN the city of
Evansville, that on Monday. the Sd day
of January. 1870, the Common Council of
the city of Evansville will make an order
to extent Walnut street Of said city from
Eleventh street TO Orange street, mbrac-
ing within said extension. the ground en-
braced within the following lines, to-wit:
Commencing on the northwest side of
Walnut street, at a point where the line
of said street intersects the south side line
of a six foot alley left open By the Il. d G.
Railroad Company, on the south side of
the depot ground OF said company, thence
extending in a enthusiastically direction
In q direct line with said Walnut street
$50 feet, thence due. east I95 feet to Hun
mel street, In the Northeastern Enlarge
ment, thence from point on the east side
of said street 3 feet north from the centre
of said Walnut street extended to Market
street in said Northeast Enlargement:
thence from a point on the south side of
Orange street, at which the south line of
fractional Lot No. 10, in Block No. 4, Hub
bard'S Addition to the city of Evansville
intersects said Orange street; thence ex-
tending in q sOuthWestWardIy direction
$50 feet; thence due west to the north
4, in Hubbard's Addition aforesai id, en-
bractng within said street so extended 80
feet OF the rear or northwardly ends of
Lots and 3, the corner part of Lot 4, and
30 feet of the rear end OF Lots IL, Il, is, 10,
II, Is, ID. and q, in said Block 4.
And it is further ordered, that Market
street, in the Northeastern Enlargement
be extended as follows: Commencing at q
point on the proposed south line of Wal
nut street extended 531z feet from the
southeast corner of Block No. l6, in the
Northeastern Enlargement of Evansville:
thence extending south . feet to the north
line Of Chestnut street; thence northeast
wardly to the aforesaid south line Of Wall
nut street, and thence westwardly "a feet
20 the place OF beginning, embracing with
In said extension small fractional point
of fractional Lot No. 10, in Block 4, in Hub
bard's Addition aforesaid.
And any person sggrieved by reason of
the adoption OF this order, may at any
November, 1853, apply to the Common
Council for redress by petition or remon-
STRANGE in writing, left with the Clerk of
the Common Council, containing a state
ment Of the injuries conn planned OF, and
the amount demanded therefor, and said
petition or remonstrance will be duly con-
sidered, heard and determined. on the 81
day of January, 1870. And &c is further or
dered that the Clerk Record in the Minute
Book of the Common ConnciI the plat of
said Walnut and Mara ct streets as proposed
herein to be extended. Which said plat
has been prepared by James ID. Saunders,
City Survey or, and submitted TO, and APP
proved by this Board
A. NJ. McGRIFF, Clerk,
City Clerks Office. Evansville
Novemb er 10Th, 1863. mo
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euce. Its possession entails. some
little notifications and aims deeds,
and is supposed by the pious Catholic
to preserve the Wearer from impure
thoughts and sins that defle the body;
he is under the special protection of
st. Francis. Doubtless his Holiness
does not consider himself less blessed
by it than much inferior persons who
attribute the greatest virtues to it,
From " Ten Years as Rome" jan
Rarg GALAXY.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-22

The pretty little muss of our
indianapolis Democratic politicians is
growing in magnitude and Importance
as it travels abroad, and the country
Democratic press are doing their
level best to make big thing out
it, instead of swearing Justify that it
wasn't much of a show after all, as
their more willy and smarter Republi-
can cotemporaries would have done
had there been a muss IN their family.
This Indianapolis fuss is sweet
morsel " to the country press, and
furnishes opportunity for the usual
long diatribes against Indianapolis
and Indianapolis men, and then after
disgorging their bile. these same
editors come up here, drink Indian
apolis whisky and are led gently by
the nose by Indianapolis politicians.
But if it is a relief to them to bile "
over, why let 'em bile soap, If
they want to, as Bingham did at
Laiayette.-lRdidadpolis Mirror.
Why shouldn't the "muss grow
in magnitude and Importance, when
Dick BRIGHT has his agents travel
ing all over the State stirring up the
monkeys with a long pole?
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Angry.

Whenever a man makes a fool of
himself and gets scored for it, he
always thinks the press a great per-
verter of public opinion, /" shame
less, corrupt and the rest of it.
The Rev. Mr.. rockingham having
assisted in a commission of bigamy,
now uses his pulpit to denounce the
New York press. Some people forget
what century they live in. Time was
when a preacher from his pulpit could
sway the consciences and judgments
of his congregation. But the nine
teenth century has emancipated pub
lie opinion. People In these days do
their own thinking to an alarming ex-
tent, as the Rev. Mr.. rockingham
will presently discover. No man who
is weak enough to make such a peev-
ish assault upon the press is strong
enough to stand against its criticism.
One Of two things will happen; either
Mr.. Rockingham will leave New
York in due season, or his Church
will be as near empty as it well can
be.-S. Louis Democrat.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-22

DEBTS OF OTHER STATEs.-As our
own State is practically out Of debt,
thanks to Providence and Republi-
can administrations, it may be Of
some interest to see how it is with
others. The little State of Connect,
cut owes ten millions; Illinois six
millions; Michigan three millions
Missouri sixteen millions; Tennessee
forty millions; Virginia forty millions
Pennsylvania thirty millions; New
York fifty millions, and so on.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-22

DREADFUL ACCIDENT. - Saturday
afternoon Mrs. Letinia Matchett, who
resides at 20 South East Street,
burned herself fearfully, if not IA
tally, by the tco common process of
pouring coal oil into a stove to kindle
the fire. She threw a quilt about
herself and smothered the flames, but
in her fright and pain she ran full
seven squares through the streets to
the residence of her mother, where
her wounds were dressed and found
to be very severe.-IndiaRapols
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-22

In view of the fact that the Terri
tory of Wyoming is the first to allow
women the right of suffrage, it may be
interesting enough to preserve the
text of the first law. 1t is as follows:
Be 1t enacted by The Council and
House of Representatives. of Wyoming
Territory, That every woman of the
age of twenty one years. residing in
this Territory, may, at every election
to be holden under the laws thereof,
cast her vote. And her rights to the
elective franchise and to hold office
shall be the same under the election
laws of the Territory as those of
electors"
A Wyoming paper, alluding to the
passage of this bill, INDUCES in the
igaifeant remark: Nov send US
along your superfuoCs women" AS
If any women were superfuousl
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-22

TEE report of the committee on
the frauds in the management Of the
New York Book Concern does not
satisfy the Methodists in other parts
Of the country, The Convention re-
Gently held IN Boston, called upon the
New York Committee for another,
fuller and honester report. embody-
ing all the facts necessary to clear
understanding of the manner in which
this great interest Of the Church has
been managed" This is right.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-22

We copy from the Bloomington
Progress an editorial recommending
WSr. f. BROWNING, of Bloomington,
for the nomination of Treasurer of
State by the Republican Convention
in February next. If our district
cannot secure the nomination of its
candidate, Hon. r. T. KERCHEvAL,
Mr.. BROWNING would not prove IN
acceptable.
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The Vanity Of the Pona,

Only those who have had frequent
opportunities of closely observing the
Pope can distinguish his real character
from that attributed to him by OBJ
sequiOus fatterers. Moreover, the
Holy Fatt er has himself no mean
opinion Of his merits. A Journalist
of the UltUcrS once received from him
a portrait accompanied by his auto
graph. The Holy Father had read q
rather fulsome laudation of his char
acter written by this gentleman, and,
abiding to it, said: / have no rea-
son to thank you, yet / do commend
you for speaking The truth" He hon
estly believes all that is written Ia his
praise. Courtly persons hatter him
egregiously, as, for instance, a recent
writer in the Weekly Register, who
proposed to style the Pope Z" Plus the
Great. a proposition improved upon
by another Roman Catholic writer
IN New York, who remarked that,
since Great" was q title fire.
quently bestowed in history upon
individuals who were really great
IN evil only, the Pope should he
called - PIUs the Serapbic." This is
In allusion to the Gordon Of St. Fran
els of Assist, called the scramble J,
which the Holy Father wears next the
skin. This cord, which resembles
that worn outside their brown frocks
by the Franciscans, but of finer quail
ity, is woven Of three strands, en-
blematical OF faith, hope and charity.
and has three knots at It's end, indica
tive OF poverty, charity and ohedi
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THE disgraceful Richardson scan
DIAL IN New York is liable to be still
further aggravated by a shameful
wrangle for the possession of his
property. His relatiues have shown
a determination to contest the legality
of the death bed marriage, in order to
prevent Mrs. Mcfarland from getting
any of the $4,000 of which he died
possessed.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-22

IF the Mirror editors would swallow cas-
tor oil or croton oil, or something strong
enough to remove the surplus rOt-gut
from their stomachs, they might become
sober enough to know Caldwell runs the
Patriot, and not tile Pioaeer.-Le6anon P,s-
triot.
We apologize to both Kise and
Caldwell. The latter has been called
an ass. He is Called well.-Indian-
ap0lts Mirror.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-22

SYLvANUs COBB, JR., who has de-
lighted SO many Ledger readers with
his long spun love stories, is now con-
fined in the Boston Inebriate Asylum
as a hopeless drunkard. So says the
Springfield Republican.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-22

THE Boston Journal has received
by mail sample of North Carolina
cheese, which came through in excel
lent condition.
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THE managers Of the recent State
Fair, at Macon. Georgia, when their
attention was directed to the omission.
refused to raise the American flag
over the main building, for the reason
that they did not want the Fair to
have any "politieal signifcanee."
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Treasurer

THE villagers of Louisville are as
tonished at the enterprise of Cincin-
natl merchants. The Courier Journal
says:
A run through the advertising col
umns of the Cincinnati papers is like
walking through the Rue de la Paix,
or promenading Broadway. 1t indi-
Gates desperation certainly on the part
of the Cincinnati merchants; but it
also indicates an enterprise which will
not go unreWarded by the public to
whom it is addressed.
Enterprising desperation is not
likely to be brought as a weighty
charge against the mercantile inter
ests of Louisville, nor can q similar
charge be brought against the whole
sale merchants Of Evansville, most of
whom seem resolved that customers
shall learn of their existence in some
other way than through the newspa-
pers. It is not surprising, therefore,
that Cincinnati draws trade from our
very doors.
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CHINA
CHA sa w AIR z.
Lamps, LoOking-G Glasses,
No. % First street.

We receive cur Queensware direct from
the Potteries of Stanordshire, England
via New Orleans and New York: hence
pay no secondhand pro4its which right
fully belong to our customers.
Having completed arrangements with
MEAKIN, BROS. & CO., of Stafordshire.
England, for the EXCLUSIVE CONTROL
for this market Of their celebrated STONE
CHINA WARE, we ere now prepared to
supply the trade.
In addition we are now receiving. fresh
from Lamoges, France, a large stock OF
GOLD BAND, PLAIN WHITE and DECO
RATED FRENCH CHINA.
We are also receiving heavy Importa-
lions of HOLIDAY GOODS in great vari-
ETY..
eS- Consult your own interest by exam
lining our stock before purchasing else
where. novl3
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SOME fellow at Fort Wayne mod
estly telegraphs to the Cincinnati
Gazette that Colonel OAKLEY. the
Republican candidate for State Treas
urer, is receiving the endorsement of
all the Northern Indiana papers, and
without doubt will receive the nomi-
nation. The papers all claim the
right Of the northern part of the
State to share of the State officers,
and the failure Of his nomination will
create considerable dissatisfaction in
this section, which generally gives
the majority that secures the State to
the Republicans"
To begin with, Allen County is, we
believe, somewhat noted for its Re-
publican majorities. In the next
place, for nearly every Office there are
three or four aspirants north Of the
National Road. The Secretary OF
State, all the candidates for Auditor.
all the Supreme Judges, all the can
didates, but two or three, for Treas
urer, and all the candidates. but one,
for Attorney General. We suspect
that the north, where all the Repub-
lican 1najorities come from. is in fair
way to get its share OF the Offices, even
should it turn out that Colonel OAK
LEY did not get the nomination for
FUrooerror
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N e w FIR M.
B UHLD z u -
EMPORIUM.

We respectfully call your attention to a
brief list of Building Materials manufac-
tured for and kept on hand b. US. We
propose TO furnish everything required in
building. Our establishment comprises a
combination never before attempted by
any one house, we make Building Ma
terials a speciality; and from twenty-five
years experience as mechanic, manufac-
turer, and builder, we datter ourselves
that we can furnish articles in our line
more to the satisfaction OF builders, as re-
CARDS quality and fitness, than persons
with less experience assuring you that, II
our list comprises anything required by
you, we shall be most happy TO forward
you, on application, our Price List.