The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-08
PICOLILI.
GERMANS are jubilant.

FoUR shooting scrapes in the last
three days.
The French are said to be filed
with elan. Is it the same that allied
our troops at Bull Run?
Nh. LIE RoY WILLIAMS was bap-
tized in the river last night, by Elder
Flower, of the Christian Church.
THE 1--WE" Of the Courier is writing
correspondence to that paper, put1nG
patent articles.
THE Detroit Free Press is added to
the list of papers laid under contri-
button to furnish copy for the Courier.
THERE will be concert and festi-
val at Masonic Hall, this evening. for
the benefit of the African NJ. E.
Church.
THE German" is now the popular
dance, the "Can Can" being played
out since the news from Wissenburg.
TIE Rockport excursionists came
back last night looking very much as
the greenhorn does after loosing his
money betting on the little joker.
IT remains to be seen whether the
Grand Jury will stultify themselves
by indioting man for a simple as
sault, and refusing to indict another
for an assault with loaded revolver.
The Postofiee clerks say that the
number of letters to and from Ger
many, passing through the Evansville
Postofice, has increased about four
fold since the beginning Of the war.
Mr.. M. RUDOLPH has issued q
prospectus for a new German daily.
TO be called the "Evansrille AbeRd
Zeitung." 1t is to be independent in
politics and relig IN. bat, as the pub
Usher expresses it, always on the
side of the liberal and truly republic
can party
WHILE the German papers are hav-
ing good time at the expense of
American ignorance of European
geography. 1t may not be amiss to
quote little from Hofman's Univer-
sal Gazetteer. published in Leipzig, in
1913, which locates Vincennes, at the
confluence of the Wabash with the
Ohio River.
JUDGE ROBINSON explains the rea.
son of Goslin's detention iu Jail after
conviction, by saying that as he was
the only convict at that time, no or
der for his removal was issued, be-
cause it would cost only about one
third as much to support him in Jail,
as il would to transport him to the
penitentiary. He was therefore held
until more convicts were ready.
THAT man trap on the south COR
ner Of Chestut and Church streets
remains unaltered. A gentleman re-
turning from the circus on Saturday
evening accidentally stepped into ore
of the holes, and "barked his shins."
The member of the Council who is so
fond of sneering at last years Council
should see that something is done to
remedy this evil.
Mr.. A. MARCoNNIER presented
very strange leaf to a member of the
JOURNAL corps yesterday. It is
shaped like funnel, without seam.
and what makes it seem more curious
is, that leaves Of ordinary shape grow
on the same tree, which is an ordi-
nary shade tree in front of the resi-
dencs of Mr.. Hughes, on Cherry
Street.
A PASSENGER on the City of Evans
vile, who got off at Hastings Land
ing, a few miles below Mt. Vernon,
got into a dispute with one Platt,
when the latter struck Platt with a
piece Of drift wood. As the steamer
left the landing. Plat was being car
ried away in an insensible condi-
ton. Plat is said to be a very inof-
fensive man, and class leader in the
Methodist Church.
THE Collection Committee of the
German sympathy meeting met on
Saturday evening. and organized
themselves for work, the agreement
among them having been to await the
first battle before making collections.
Great enthusiasm was manifested.
and great rejoicing at the news of
German victories were INDUCED. The
rejoicing continued at intervals all
day yesterday, increasing as the news
from time to time arrived confirming
the news of an overwhelming defeat
of the French.
A HORSE, attached to a buggy con.
tanning two ladies, while being driven
down Main Street on Saturday after.
noon, came to sudden stop when be
reached Second Street, by becoming
suddenly detached in some way, leav.
ing the ladies looking rather blank al
the horse quietly stepped out of the
thills, and walked quietly around tC
tho side of the buggy. A similar 40.
efdent occurred on the corner of Lo
Gust and Water Streets. Yesterday
The horses, In both cases, being for.
tunately very tame, were easily Sc
cured before any damage was done.