The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-13

practical joke short time ago. A
man called on him few nights since,
and requested him to come to his
house and marry him and his lady
love. OF course Ben. went. and per-
formed the ceremony in his best
style. After the marriage, the happy |
groom called the Squire out and told |
him that times were very hard, and |
that dollar was all he could afford |
to pay, at the same time handing him
the money. which the Squire pocket
ed without looking at it. After he
went home, he thought he would take
a look at his dollar, but lol he was a
a victim of misplaced confidence"
for he discovered that the man had
only given him a fifty cent cur
reucy." and base counterfeit at that.
The Justice thought it was good
joke, and we think so, too.
THOSE BILLs.-The City Council
has had before it for some time past,
the bills of various physicians for
vaccinating $500 children, at ten
cents each, aud few yards of names
were examined last night. The order
of the Board of Health was that all
INDECENT persons who were not able to
pay would be vaecinated at the
expense of the city. Among the
names on the list presented last night
were those of persons who are worth
thousands of dollars, and the Coun-
ell very properly declined paying the
bills of such persons. The Doctors
were ordered to make their bills over
again, and were directed to charge
only for those who are unable to pay.
GRAND ILLUMINATION AND SELECT
CoNcERT.-It will be real pleasure
to leave the sweltering atmosphere of
the city tonight and spend couple
of hours at the Artesian Springs
Park. to witness the grand illumina-
ton aad listen to the admirable music
of the Evansville Orchestra. The
air at the park is always pure, and
comparatively cool, and it will be
relief and a delight to spend the
evening there. The Street Railroad
Company will render every possible
accommodation to those who attend
the concert.
PERsoNAL.-We had the pleasure
yesterday, of meeting in the city, c..
H. Haight, Esq, representing the
we'll known firm of N Corona &
Co, Bankers and Commission Mer-
chants of Memphis. Mr.. Haight
gives his especial attention to the
forwarding department, and has
shipped over $1,000 bales of cotton
this season to r. K. Dunkerson 4 Co.,
agents of the South Shore Fast
Freight Line in this city. He left for
Chicago and the East last evening.
Geo. Wolfin, of Mt. Vernon, and
ex Mayor Beck, of Shwneetown, were
in the city yesterday.
Nor A UNIT.-The members of the
City Council don't exactly seem to
I agree in regard to sidewalk improve
m5nts and are pretty equally divided
| "a, question. One side wants
petitions presented for sidewalk i'm
provements, while the other party
don't believe in that way of doing
business. The members ought tC
settle the point one way or the other
There are arguments in favor of boil
sides, but we believe the wants of tht
public at large will be benefited BY
doing away with the petition bust
ness" because when some old fogie'
own whole blocks in a different par
of the city from which they reside
they don't care whether the othe1
people ever have any sidewalks, anC
would never petition for the same
We are in favor of the Council order
ing new sidewalks. and having ole
ones repaired, without waiting TO
petitions. Our doctrine is, the great
e est good to the greatest number"
THE SCHOOL YARDs.-It was sug
gested to US by gentleman, yesterda.
evening, to call the attention of th,
= school teachers to the condition o
: the flowers in the upper school yards
: A small amount of wedding ant
:, hoeiDg will put the grounds in goo,
d condition and give the beautiful flow
q ers a chance to bloom. His idea !
n not bad one, aud it is a pity for tn,
flowers to be left uncared for durin,
the Summer vacation. We shout,
think the old scholars would tax
: pride enough in their old play groun
A to look after their floral favorites.
'e The VincenBes, like the Louisvill
m papers, are mad because their oil
n borough was not visited by the earth
!, quake the other day. 1t is only liv
- towns. like San Francisco, st. Lou
10 and New Albany, that the earthquak