Evansville Journal, Volume 17, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 1 May 1866 — Page 3

THE EVANS VIL.L.E DAILY JOURNAL., TUESDAY MAY I, 1866.

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AND FUN". "A little nonsense, now and then, '32 Is relished by tMe wisest men." A mere matter of form false calves. To be. shamed out of heaven? is to be sUamed into bell. ' ' v ' " I The mind wears "the color of the soul, as the valet those of his,, master.:. Other goods mayhave declined, but the rise in hoop skirts on the streets i3j at Jimes (juitq startUng.j . "What is the difference be' between a pretty girl and a night cap? One is born to wed. and the other is worn to c - ! There seems to be some doubt whether the rinderpest originated at O-ford or Cowes.

SEXTIHENT

An inveterate bachelor gives as a . '-'J ' f eason for not r getting .married, .that he wishes to preserve a good opinion of the gentle eex. t f A J a concert recently, at the conclusion of the song, "There's a good time coming' a country farmer got up and exclaimed: "Mister, you eouldn't fix the date, could you?" ' - 7 Lord William" Lenrioz, me htions a x Joke attributed to a wit of the day. When he was asked, on the failure of r. :Sir John Paul's bank, " Were you .a Tint unset?"

" No," be replied, ;"1 only lvU. . soy An lrisn glazier was puling a pane of glass into a window, when a groom "who was standing by began joking him. telling1, him to mind and put in plenty of putty.. ,; The Irishman bore p tne Danter ior some time, dui ai last 'silenced his tormentor by "Arrah, now, be off wid yet or else I'll' put a "pain in.yer head. without any putty! " The Louisville Joitrnal e&ys:'u We like the singing of the cricket, we are .delighted with the i singing of the birds, we are enraptured with the singang ot women, but ot all singipg give ,ns that ot the tea-kettle. '.- ,ns that of the tea-kettle The preference - to 1 the ' tea-kettle .'music is doubtless owing to rrsntice s weakness for hot whisky punch. , y V Bolleau being ' frequently 'called 7 upon by an idle, ignorant person, who complained to him that he did not re-' turn his visit. s ,, ... , " Sir," said, .the , French satirist," ' ' we are not 'upon ;equal terms ; ypu v call upon me to get rid of your time; "when I call upon you, I lose mine. T A traveler relating his experience ;in the East Indies, alluded to a great -cumber of servants employed by a ".gentleman in that country.; ( , : " To take care of my pipe," said he, "I had four servants." , .. "Is it possible?" V ' " !" " Yes ;. it was the duty of the first to bring me the pipe, the second filled it, the third lighted it." .: " And what did the fourth do?" .": The, fourth smoked it I ; never could bear tobacco myself", . Stumbled on the Truth. Cler-yman-" Wilt thou hav this woman to be thy wedded wife?',' Bridegroom, who has mistaken the place, (solemnly) " I renounce them . alL". . t , Clergyman, (astonished) "I think you are a fool." Bridegroom" All this I steadfast-; ly believe." , , ,,- : ' '-' We find the following in an exchange; ' ' : ''-,.,!.-...'. " I once met a man who made netve-and-bone-all-healing salve ; he was an enterprising sort of a fellow, so he thought he would experiment with' it, He first cut off hia doz's tail, and atpliedsome t the stump anewlail crew out immediately, lie then ap pHed some to thepiece" of tail which' he cut? oil a new doar grew out. lie lid not know whieh dog was which At a nrinter's festival, on Frank lin's birth-dav. the following was one of the recnilar toasts: "The editor t and the -lawyer the deyil is satisfied "with tnejcopy ot the former but re quires the original of the latter." i sHave you seen my black-faced anteloce?" inquired the keeper of a me nagerie, slightly mispronouncing the ri name of. the animal.: "No," said " visitor." "Who "did your black-faced auntelope withf At a weddine suDncr in. Jlemphis. Tennessee, last week the enthusiastic bridegroom got off a little speech, in the course" of which he uttered the following eloquent sentiment: " Tonight I shake hands with the past. An Tin known door is about to be opened wide, anAIienter an abdde of penect ueautuue. ; A London paper has the following epigram. on Edgar A. Poe: vt, Vina aorne tow. Poe'8 wit Inspired to be. And say that they can prove his verses snow; i More likely, I should fancy, it was tea, i For clearly it is T turns Poe to poet. ) PAPgR, ETC. Iapcr Warehouse, f NO. t SOUTH FIRST STREET. - S. IV. DOCKER & CO., -DEALERS INPaper Hangings, Paper Bags, Card uc Letter; CapK Note, Wrapping, and Manilla Paper, Cut Cards, Wii sr Bag Card Boards, ndow Shades, Ac, A3. We will keep a complete "assortment of everything in our line, at wholesale ana retail. Let all who deire good Goods cbeap -ceil early ana examine our stock. , 8. N. DOCKER CO., 7 - V No. V South First Street. , , mtvriu V ; i -, EvansviUe, Ind. ' 1 .'V

- 93rd- STATEMENT OF THE

Jan. 1, 1866. ., j' Cash Assets $4 067,455.86 Liabilities .. 244,391 4$ Net Assets 3,823,064 37 THIS yETERAN;OP 16,000 Fires, j STILL ! Hard at Work!!! ! BY AH Efficient organization of 4,000 practical Underwriters, from Nova Scotia to ysQMfornia, and Lakt Superi- ! or, Mexico" and the Gulf, ; harmonizing : the science of ' average with compensating rates to 1 the aAf u". ywtuc weijaret FL ATTEEINO TESTIMONIALS -Etna Insurance Co., TSOffl TBI j 0 or THC ) ! STATE of NEW YORK The Ininrance Commissioner to the legislature: 1 5 ' . ' 'the Mtn Iotiusoca Oompsar, of Hsrtford. on of th moit aoccMafnl Tire lnanraoce Compsnlea of this or any other oonntry." V 9 O "Connecticut Com pD lei follow the rnlrt and practice of the JEa klmet fee carefully sa if they were embodied In tatate Uw." Again, polDtioe to erron of oractice In Kew York Companies, the tna' loccee ful menage ment and solid rule are called to their attention tbne: "It atill remains more a matter of wonder than Imitation In the Inanranoe world." " By what tobtle alchemr baa thia corporation beea enabled to tarn its fall-paid capital into the pnitoiopner-a atoner " i ,- i -, . ; "The extraordinary events which bae-dlatia-gaiahed ita nnparalted floancial history." -THI AYKBAOS LOSSES PES DIEM I IT THE UNITED STATES, AT THIS PERIOD Of THE YEAB, AR ABOOT $350,000. ! THKTKLtGKAPHDAILT SOUND i 8TABTLINO N0TK8OF WABS- I IKQ aO ALL PBCDtNT - PEB80a. Do not neglect tho Security of Reli able Insurance). 4 y ' Feliciet issued without delay by I J. VT. HEXEH, Agent, KvanevUIe, Ind.! -iL 1 Co.JEWELBY. TFatches, Jewelry SILVERUIHE, Clocks, &c., j .. -AT-- i ''' T0THEIADIES. If yon want a riituon nnca vuwb, v i, Chaeed, 8eal or Plain Gold moo If f too wan a rine necaiacs, xircBi, pin, , WeddlDl Bloc or rine Set of Jewelry, can en eddlDJ Bio TO THE HEKCHAXT, TiBMIS. AND MECHANIC. ! Tt m. ui a wina Hmh Gold or Silver Hnnt lag AaMrlcaa, Xngliab mt 8wIm Watch, call on Be la also the sole agent for tbe oelabrUted Folev Gold Pen, Which le nnlTerially acHnowledged to be, tbe flneat and beat writing pea in America. . Fereonal attention paid to repairing line Watches, Otocka and Jewelry. All work guarantied to glre entire tatitfaotioD, or the money r inaded, by ' t" . ' ' ' ' P. L. CEISSLER. OtlMaixi St., (OS DOOB EILOW 8KCOHD STRUT.) . a4-6aa . 5,000 SACKS PRIME WHITE CORK; 'TOO " " Tfellow " ' 150 barren Choice Family Flour: i too " Extra Flour; 13 ... ; " Kiln-Dried Corn-Meal j SI Damaged Cora-Meal good for feeding poultry, 4c in store nd arrivlng. jroraaie o w w mwMiw A fYV: apr21 dlw . Cor. Locust and Water at.

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CapitalTaia Irf :.T i350,000 limited to .. . i $700,000 BIERCHANTS" NATIONAL BANK OF EVANSVILLE. C. 11. Bement, - - - Prtt. Jolin D. Rocbe, .' Casliier; if Having commenced business at Its office, corner of! MAIN AND FIRST STREETS. offers its services to the citizens of Evans vine ana. iw vicinity,, oeing prcjpareu w carry on a legitimate. Q j - - - ,t s j j General Banking Business, And to purchase and supply ' " 7-30 Treasury Notes, G01.D and Silver, , . Bank Notes, Exchange. . Buys U. S. Certificates, Bonds, and othey Securities, and Discounts Foreign and Do mestic Paper; and, for the accommodation of Mechanics and others, who have invest ed their savings in the popular Government Loans, it offers to receive packages of TJ. S. Bonds, Interest Bearing Notes and other Securities, on Special Dep,psit, free of charge, affording small holders the opportunity to avoid the insecurity and risk of retaining them in their own possession, i . Jellrtt' : - , -I .,, . v- ! COLOR WORTCS. White Lead and Color Works, ECKSTEIV, HILLS, iSfc CO., CINCINNATI, o. J Fred'k Eckstein, late Suire Eckstein & Co. Townsend Hills, late Harrison, Hills A Co. AVIIf G recently purchased the White Lead Works, formerly known as the Wot orks of " Harrison. Hills, & Co.," but more recently as the FHCENIX WHITE LEAD AND COLC'R Would call the attention of Dealers to our Phoenix Brand of Pure White Lead, which is being made under the especial supervision of Mr. Hills, who has had an experience of twenty-ftve years in the manufucture of Lead, and was the manufacturer of the brand so long and favorably known to Dealers and Painters as HARRISON. HILLS & CO.'S Pure WWte Lead. ' Our facilities for corroding are such as to enable us to execute promptly all orders fni. tha Ahnve hran,l of white Lead, either dry or ground in oil, which for purity and quality snail nave no superior,, iuu American or English manufacture. We also manufacture the following brands of - - -r -- . WHITE LEAD: V .SUPERIOR." " JMPERI AL," "COLUM- . ,-BIACaND ! OHIO." . Toeether with avi full -line -Of Colored Paints and Putty, which we offer to the Trade in the usual assortment of packages at the LOWEHT MarKet nates. i . jSC JvBTrJxIM , til IjUO- or J. ? Offioe No. 2 Burnet Street. For sale by the Trade generally. aprfl. FOR. THE HANDKERCHIEF. if 0 a noat Exaniaite, -liele and Fr- . p.FrmM. Distilled frwBt (be RMtirul Viewer freaa which it taheb ita . Manufactured only by PIIAI.ON 9c SO!f Beware of Counterfeits. Aak for Phalon't-Tnue n otner. : Sold by drngflrists generally- ; REAL LACE MITTS maris 3m At HEAD & MOONEY'S. FINE BALMORALS marl3 8m A HEAD dt MOONEYE.

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JOriRST STREET, '

ETAJTSVILIiE, IXD. J. R.; LOTSPEICH, ; Late of Louisville, Ky., j ' (Successor to Anspacher & Son,) ' ' t . , ' Keeps In store every grade of -l . MEN'S AKD BOYS' : : CldOTHIBTO " ' .; (;:( -and-.': ; 1". ' - - , ! 1 ! . '. ;':,';;."-'. 'V""-r' '. our ; : -' Piece Goods1 ; ; ? are of all grades and best manufac-, tUre.,'--., V'.- : fli- , 4. H hiCloths, Cassinieres-j - Testings made np In the best manner. Style, material, and fit guaranteed. , , ( Mr. JOHN CLARK, our Cutter; is. direct from Glbncboss's Reporter or Fashions, fully up to style in every garment, and will please all who give us a call. : , . ' " We shall give especial attention to Children's Clothing r, -;'"' -and-7' ' ' . FURNISHINQ GOODS, Jtt j and have always the best stock 4n' the city. Ladies will find our Suits . tor Children very handsome and very low. - . y I,-.- . , , ...... . Full line of 7 .. HOSIERY and GLOVES. -, -Alexandre's Kids, all sizes. , ' No. 5 First Street, ' , EVANS VILLE, IND. ' 5,-; FIRST STREET, Eyansvillc, Ind maris STOVE WORKSe SOUTIIEIIN . STOVE WORKS. BRINKMEYER & CO., J ' " MANUFACTURER DF r 1 . : COOKING STOVES, FOR 7WOOD.. AND coal: : - " - . i HEATING STOVES, FOR WOOD i AND COUNTRY SKILLETS AND LIDS; , - COUNTRY OVENS AND LIDS; : BISCUIT OVENS AND LIDS; ,; 1 JUL ljllA-? J f ! ViHi IKONS: m , JAMB GRATES: t FANCY GRATE FRONTS ; AIR GRATES : . ' - CELLAR. GRATES ' j WINDOW WEIGHTS; , MUFFIN MOLDS; ,: WAFFLE IRONS;' HAM BOILERS: STOVE HOLLOW-WARE, Ac., Ac, ;;alsq keep for sale Tin Plate, Sheet Iron & Copper, Tin and Japanned Ware. frii;.j , -u-L: I-.,-; Y SALES ROOM: T.r Main Street, opposite Court House. Foun' dry near mouth of Pigeon CreeK , 9OrderB solicited, i r ,' ,t feb HOTELS. American - JOHN TRAVISy Proprietor, i Water St-, betwee Mnla A 8yemore . t . v i i Opposite Steamboat Landing, Evansvil Indiana. Free Oiaalbua rwnnlDS from ttD pot.. .. .. . . -Jrl

DRUGS & CHEMICALS

CEDAR CAMPHOR , The best preparation in the world fo the prevention of moth and insecta of a kinds.'" ' ' " A XSO, jrST RECEIVED- , Another supply of Diamond-and Gold Iust for the Hairg . . K ET CHAINS AND RINGS . A large assortment on nana. THE GENUINE J. A. FARINAJ CO logne Just received. ' milE JENCINE ENGLISH HONEY A and Glycerine Soap, la bars, for sale at SyAIain street. . . . - A N OTHER Sl'PPlT OF THE ENXlL uine Lr.bln's Extract just come to hand.' - - j:- j , '.' j,. . !J 1- . , : 4 i ... . A LARGE STOCK OF CRYSTALINE Ball Soap Just received. ; , :'t Jxf. ,7A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF FISH ing Tackle on hand. - REAVTIFUIa ASSORTMENT OF XJl, Hair Brushes Just come to hand. AFRESH STOCK Essence on hand. OF TURKISH A LARCiK STOCK OF BIRD CAGES For sale at cost. ' . ORIENT DROPS1 AJ Just received at SCHLAEPFER'S tf DRUG STORE. ,' i . OLD AND RELIABLE ... i , ; (Established 1850.) , . , ! . , WHOLESALE DRUG STORE. ! - Keller Sc Wliite, 32 Main Street. ' j CLOUD :;&"'ARIlff '-! ?IVliblcsaI Druggists ,' AND- : 11 ill 3MUFACTURIIVG CHEMISTS No. 5 Main Street i AGENTS FOR j ' GEORGE REED'S DOMESTIC . ;;;:;i;;!::;j;;:LiQuiD;DYEs.! . .- GENERAL AGENTS, FOR '' ;': :.' (.1 ';t !'tfvr ;;;'! iiiji; 1 f. '- r., DR. ARMSTEAD'S TONIC SYRDT y. and UNIVERSAL ODiTMENT. '. aw All orders promptly filled. ' , aprl8 ' . 3L1JCK '& PICQUET, : I i".V ' ff,' ' " WHOLESALE A OKETAIL DRUGGISTS, 79 Maim Btbkkt. 7 Indiana., Wholesale and Retail Dealers In Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Glassware, Dye Btuffn, Patent Medicines, Perfumery and Fancy Articles, Pore Wises aad Liquors. Jan U-om , . :

CLOTHING.

" -. ' ' V i -V a. :-. v ?" EMPORIUM OFREADY FOR THE" Spring" . Trade., HAVING JUST RETURNEiT fROM the East with a splendid stock of ;.. ;-;.t - ; - . ; : SPRING GOODS, r : I now offer to those in want of good goods the finest lot ever ofTered in this market,: -: i ,;'. . ;;t AT GREATLY REDUCED RATES.' As I was in the market when things were at their lowest rates, I bought my goods for less than any one In thia city, as others bought early and had to pay higher prices for the same goods. My stock conslstk-of a full line of t y . - - . I?ieoo Goods such as Frencli Coatings, Pant Goods, ' ' and ' All kinds and styles. READY-MADE CLOTHING of my own make, as I now make my Ready-Made Goods in my own store. They are oi tne BEST MATERIAL and the FINEST WORKMANSHIP. , - ' . -:. , ... ! ,.:( -: , : . Goods Made Dp to Order , . , at the shortest notice. . !.". Full Suits! Made iu 36 Hours . , ; , and warranted to fit, or no sale. ; 150IS CLOTHOG. II, .'."! 1 .. , .. ., ! ! i . , .: . .- .V! ,-.(. i l . :-: ..'(! .- A large lot on hand at very low prices ' ' , . ' All sizes and kinds . 7 GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. A full stock on hand, such as ! Shirts, . ... . - Drawers, --' , . ' Undershirts, . ,. , i ,.tj ; . HandkerehJ.es, . , ":. Ties, ' V ' ' ' ', Scarfs, ' ''' .. '! ' . ) ::. Gloves, .. , , , Half-Hose, and" Suspenders. A full stock of the above goods always on hand; and ofjhejinest quality. - . .r: ; r I - -' Goods made to order for less money thaa any other house In the city, as I have made arrangements with my hands to work to gether in such a manner that none can compete with me in price, and I am deter mined to keep prices down, and not to be undersold by any one in Evansville. You will find me at my old stand. ., . ,. - ' Wo. S FIRST STREET, EVANSVILLE, IND. J.ECARLDT. . ' marSl Sax