The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-06
PERSONALS.

P8BSUNALS.
HARRY G. PITCHER is mentioned as
the probable Democratic candidate
for Representative in Posey.
OUR fat and jovial friend Nelson,
"the son Of the old man, " appears to
have the inside track for the Demo
cratic denomination for Clerk of
Posey.
WHILE Senator Morton was a
strong advocate of the San Domingo
treaty, his associate, Senator Pratt.
voted against it. 1t shows that both
sides of the question have strong ar
gumenls in their favor.
CAPT. PALMER, of the Newburg
Recorder, announces the close of the
first volume Of his parer under very
favorable auspices fer the future, and
says it is one of the established insti-
tutions of Warrick County.
JUDGE JAMES HUGHES is a self
constituted candidate for Congress IN
the Sixth District, and bis son
Book" is an independent candidate
for representative in Monroe. The
son is a chip of the old block" in
habits as well as politics.
Our enterprising friend, Fred.
Steiner, Esq, has laid the foundation
of large brick store house, which
he intends building in Tell City this
Summer. 1t promises to be one of
the best buildings Of the kind in the
country.
Mr.. J. @. MILLER, the efficient
Postmaster of New Harmony is very
deseryedly commended by the Regis
ter. for the manner in which he has
reftted his office,-'neat. stylish and
oommodious; with a decidedly city
like appearance.
THE Mt. Vernon Democrat thinks
Nqguus T. Carnahau. will be tower
Of strength to the Democratic
ticket for Senator. We j0dge his
strength" is mainly in his name and
eorporosity. We have failed to find
it in his legislative record.
TIE Democratic press Of the upper
Counties of the District, announce a
visit from Colonel Whittlesey. man
aging editor of the Daily Evansville
| Courier to his old friends" from
whom he met hearty welcome. Sup
pose the little matter of the Circuit
Judgeship had nothing to do with it.
GEN. JOE. LANE, ia early days the
war-horse of the Vanderburgh Dem
ocracy. is a candidate for the United
States Senate in Oregon. Since his
candidacy for Vice President in
1860 he has had little to do whirlpool
itics, being understood as a strong
Southern sympathizer. But Demo
ocraho successes bring such men to
the surface.
MR. JOHN BICKLER, a leading Dem
ocrat of Perry county, announces
himself as an Independent candidate
for Auditor. He says the ring" SO
managed the late County Convention
as to release every honest citizen
ofthe party from any obligations to be
bound by its action; that 'greenbacks"
were freely used to procure nomina-
tions, and that "the whole thing was
sham and a disgrace to orderly men,"
THE editor of the Courier an
nounces a call from his puissant friend,
LittIepage from THE State of Pike"
to congratulate him on his position
on negro suffrage. He refers to the
Fred, Douglass Library letter, we
suppose. The eloquent Littlepage is
going to canvass Pike County in the
good cause. We have been positively
counting on that county for the Re
publican ticket, but we fear now we
will have to revise our political slate.
TIE Evansville Courier says that
| three very important things have hap.
pened In that city recently. The CouT-
ier is wrong. We would like to know
what the e., G. & 2. Railroad or the
Straight Line Railroad or the Holly
Water Works or all three combined
il, compared to Hiram Reads grand
Eloquent speech? TRIES light as
air. "-Kt Vernon Democrat.
Is that the spirit in which Collins
and the Posey Democracy respond to
the Courier's nomination for our leg,
islative candidate? We don't see how
Whittlesey can get even unless he
"goes for Magnus T., Collins's ia
vOrite.