The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-06

Clark Street demonstrated that q
Fire Guard such an institution
as was recommended to the City
Council sometime since by Cotnmis-
1 sioner Philip Dacker-uouId be q
good Institution IN this ely. Ac-
J oordiog to our understanding Of Blr-
Decker's suggestion, 1t was net con
templated 10 have q paid Fire Guard,
but to appoint a certain number ct
4 responsible citizens il each ward, who
would be willing to serve in tlat ca
4 paci5y On last Friday. during the
/ Clark Street oonfsg grafton, a bureau
containing large amount Of money
was carried cut of one Of the houses
and tumbled down among tie other
furniture. In short time tie bureau
could not be found After a long
search. however, It was discovered,
having been covered with a carpet.
/ The money could have been stolen IS
easily As not, and i6 was a great won
der that somebody did not dis
cover It. \ great many persons
would say that it was foolish to keep
q large amount Of money il q bureau
Iaboat Tic house il the present age Of
banks safes, &C.. bat We only men
ton tie above as au illustration in
favor Of the guard. If We can have .
7 guard appointed Who VIII serve withs
ont any expense TO the city, we might
4 as we'll gry the oTperimena asa
/ There Is another way in which the
guard could be of service. Every
4 timo q fire occurs Id this city, a great
crowd imTaediately seopggeeates at
/ the sca1c. and thb entire street in
I.front Of the burning building or
buildings sooa becomes full Of people,
who are IN the way Of the iromen.
! Let the guard havo authofity, and let
/ il be madea part of fheir duties to
keep the Street cleared for at least a
square SO that the Grem8ns would
have room to properly perform the
itaportaht duties ,bstBase RaeessaEy
in al eases oF fires We f2cl 9isfed
that great coed could be accomplished
if this vas done, and re make the
/ above suggestion IN hope that the
4 project viii take some defuite shape.
OLD SETTLERS PlcNIo.-By a gen
tleman who left BoQlyilte IL I o'clock
on Saturday aftcrnoot, We learn that
a large crowd were in attendance at
the old settlers picnic. which was
held at the fair grounds near Boon
vile. Judge Law, from this city, was
in attendance, aud was expected 10
deliver an address. Judge Niblsck
was not PRESENT. lie left here On the
steamer Pink Yarble, which got on a
sand bar above here, and was there
two days. lie did not reach Rock
! port until Saturday noon. and it was
then too late to so to Boonville. He
returned to This city On the Petrolia
No. , last 3evening judge Law did
not rsturn yesterday, ard on account
Of The non arrival Of any person Who
participated ia the picnic. we are un-
able 20 give f0H p5fleulars.
PERsoEAL 7lIr, p. S. .DaS5uohet
/ left for Keokuk on Saturday morning,
to represent the CITY Of New Orleans
IN the Commercial Convention that
meets there to. morrow.
Dir Osborne Kelley of The long
established firm Of Slanklin & Reil.
Les, leaves ibis morning on bis usual
seiBi-anbaal toar Of the Eastern cities
In search Of a new stock Of goods.
Hon. w. i. Niblaok vas o passen-
ger by tie Petrolia No. ? last uigat,
and IS stopping al The Amoricao
House.
Robt. A Hill, Esq, Eaturded from
Chicago on Saturday night.
~ In the Police Court, recently,
man ha3 to pay 81 for renting out
q house kept as bagRio.- Icrre
1 Haute JoarHGL
I IF Terre Haute can iuo the owners
Of houses for renting them to prosti-
tu,es. what is 10 prevent Evansville
from doing the same thing? Mr.
Semonin, some time since, had the
clerk to read an ordicanco bearing On
this subject, but it vas never heard
Of afterwards The fning Of the
keepers Of bagnios has become a
farce for when they are unable or re-
fuse to pay, they are soon released, to
continue their nefarious business.
RUAoR.-A rumor was in circula
ton yesterday, started by some reek-
less boys, to The effect that young
lady had shot herself We traced the
rumQr Up, and found that there was
no truth In it. A sick Uomau was
carried on q lounge from a house on
Second Street to q house on Sixth
Stree. and the story was started that
She had shot herself. AID was being
carried home
~ The Common Pleas Court
viii meet to-day, with Judge Morris
S. johnson On the bench Considers
able business viii be brought up
during the term.
"a The Drummer Boy which
exhibited at Fora Wayne one year
| ago last August, is new at Evans
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