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SENTIMENT MP FUN. " A little nonsense, now and then, Is relished by the wisest men."

' What do the Arabs of the desert , live on,. pa?" asked a roguish girl o: -het father. - x x JL. -i . " Fudsre. Nelly, that's an old conun drum. Tneylive on the sand which is 4 ((sandwhiches) .there." .. ..r !n ! res: tut ta, how do they get em 7 . " Well, really, Nelly, you nave me there; I give it up." ; ' Wh iy, pa, don t you Know tnat tno I . T i 1 i.l sons of 11am are 6read and mustered in me wilderness l - rrr- ..v' v-" Come, come, my daughter, that is loo killing; don't say another word.'', " O, yes, do tell me what they eat on their sandwiches."' i - " Eat on 'em ; why, what do they eat on 'em?" " Butter, to be sure." ; "Batter! how do thev get their but-! ter?"-f .-. .a.-. it-'t '""Why you know, pa,f' that' when Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of jgalt, all the family but her ran into the wilderness I" , 1 A bashful youth, was paying his addjess to agay lass of the country, who : ;,lad long dispared of bringing things to a crisis. lie Called one -day -when ,fhe was at hoane alone; yAfter settling tbe merits of the weather the girl said, looking slyly into his face.:,,. , , rs - " I dreamed of you last nigbt. ' w . w"Didyou?why now!" e " Yes, I dreamed that' you kissed il "11 is f " Why, nowlwhat ( did, you dream iuf mother said?" ' , ... 'Z -i"Oh T dreamed she wasn t at tomel" . 7,1 A light dawned on 'the youth's io fellect, a singular) sound broke the stillness, and m .less .than, four weeks they were married, T , , : .r'y, , Vf t-. Mathew'a attendant in his Jast ilffeesSv intending to give , him hi? medicine.' cave, in mistake.' some ink in -a phial on a shelf." ' On discovering the error, his friend exclaimed : : " Qood heavens I Mathews, I- have given you ink,!", h'm? i;. 7 M4 Never mind never mind, my boy -never mind," said Mathews, faintlyl tl'll swallow a' bit of blotting paer. ::A Warning Poetical. " Tie me; ancelic hosts, ye messengers ' of love: shall swindled ' printers ; here ' below have no redress above?." ' t s : . i " The shining ancel band replied " To ua is knowledge given; delinquants on the printer's book can never " The Maiden,s prayer, written. by iur. xm. jr., uas, Degins tnus; .A Jf " She rose from her delicious sleep, . And put away her soft brown hair."Thi$ maiden, must have lived pri6r to the advent of ; the waterfall. At present. the maidens .put away their soft brown hair before gowing to their delicious sleep. -. An old Scotch woman having been asked her opinion as to the new min ister, said.be was a particularly powerful preacher. " He had na' been in th- place a week before he kicked the : i v j ards out o' six bibles." ' ' A poor Irishman, who applied for a license to sell ardent SDirits.i bein? questioned as to his moral fitness for the trust, replied:.' ? Ah, sure, it s not mudh oi a character that a man needs to sell rum." iA l-ii'l oi . To a lover there is but two places in ;the "world-crnewhere" hioweetheart ds, and the. other where sha l&nt COLOR WORKS. White Lead and Color. Works ECKSTEIN, Hll-iiS, & CO., t-::ciNCINNATI.?0;i!;---"' Fred'k Eckstein, late Suire Eckstein & Cofc Townssend Hills, late Harrison, Hills & Co. TTAVIJfereo AVISO recently purchased the White JrjL Lead Works, formerly known as the . Leni:Worit8, ic rksiof ' Harrisoi Works. Of ' Harrison, -Hills, Co2 but more recently as the " PHCENIX WHITE LEAD AND COLOR :; . ;.; ; , works," (i ,1 Would call the attention of Dealers to our Phcenix Brand of Flire White Lead, which is being made under the especial supervision of Mr. Hills, who has had an experi.nro nf t.wRntv-rtve years in the manufac ture of Lead, and was the manufacturer of the brand so long and favorably known to Dealers and Painters as ' . : V HARRISON, HILLS fc CO.'S fi-i Pure WhltelLead, nmf!u'n'iMM for'corrodine are such as to . An,,),i iw tn Axtw-iite fvromutly all orders for the above brand of White Lead, either dry or ground in oil, whlcnt ior pumy ana quality shall have no superior, either m Vnirllsili msLnufacture. . . We also manufacture .the., following brands of ,, ,",,.. . ," WHITE LEAD:" " SUPERIOR," " IMPERIAL," is COLtJM : r. i BIA.TA2JD, OHIOV ' 'P.l J A IT ' Together with a' full line of Colored rPainta and Putty wlif we offer to the Trade in the usual assortment of packages at the LU W tST Market Kates. -. ECKSTEIN, HILLS A CO. ' . ' Office No. 2 Burnet Street. For sale by the Trade generally.. . . aprft REAL LACE MITTS

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GROCERIES.

V-.f- tin.; ! ; - V ; New York Qrocery, CHEAP o R OCEfe IE S. . S .SAVE YOUR MONEY ! which you! will certainly do hj . buying your Groceries at the . : . ewIyobk enocERTj .-- No. 72 Midn Street, ' ,t i ' Xji - on the alley between Second and Third.' We have on hand a LARGE and QUOICB, STOCK 6 J White and Brown Sugars, Green, Black, and Japan Teas. Rio. Java! and Laauira Coffees, Molasses and Syrups of all kinds, Sugar zCpredjammandrmkfast " Bacon, I flain IIantt,SteuHers.fandClear' I AJtUO JJUilASIl, ,' Canned Fruits, Jellies, Preserves, and f Dried Frvit of all descriptions, Split Peas, Lentils, Pearl Barley, Careen Cbm J Peas, - : - 1 of all kinds (including Choice Holland Herring), x c-:c j Washing and Toilet Soap in great j variety, ; f a - v TtTaAi; Sorfa ani Soda-Ash, " Liiine t and Cement ; In fact, I GROCERIES OF, ALL KINDS, too numerous to mention. I We have also a large assortment of Wooden and Willoid Ware, Coal-Oil Lamps of all sizes and prices, W hitewash Jiruslies, - '- - ! Stove and Shoe BrusJiesr ,. , , Lountw MfntsUes, .-.,: f'eather Dusters, &c, dec. ' Aiso v; :-) I I v wi r Carmt Chain. Cotton , Yam, and 'CMforiBaiting-. we hate on -liand also the CHOICEST FAMILY", FLOUR;! Corn-Meal, llonnny, dc, dec. 4 -i-all of which. wele bought at the lowest figures and win be soia at- " GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, 1: .1. i'M .. I .. Call and see for yourselves. radclCT7nonM!(?0 REMEMBER THE PLACE: ; y.i New York droccry. 1 Xo. 72 Main Street, I ,.,.,r , . between Second and Third, on the alley. i . - ' PARSONS, SCOVILLE & Co. may9 JROSS t CROFTS BEG LEAVE TO Inform the public that they can be found i . atlhe old stand, where they will be glad to c ,1 -ia.i i w i ', -i . ,have those indebted to them to please call 'and pay up. i .i,t! i ,-I!i ranti We have on hand 1,500 bushels of those i fine Northern Potatoes, which we sell lower lhaBUhey are . selling in. this marketto the trade. Also, one car-load of Northern Oats, an a lot ojd, JWThte Wheat Flour, which we will sell at very low figures. Lmay" Ns. 82 MAIN STREET. i (I j Jp P.EIliott &7Son HAVE OJT I?ASI, asd are ox. stantly receiving, a choice assortment oi STAPLE and 'FANCY GROCERIES, purchased for cash, and at the lowest fig-J Choice Green and Black Teas, Coffees, Sugars, E. R. Durkee & Co.'s Spices (which are warrantea pure), Syrups, Coal Oil, Wooden and Willow Ware, Canned Fruits such as Oysters, Lobsters era os, i-eacnes, ouinces, w nortieoerries, Pears, Pineapples, &c, Bottled Gooda sack as , Pickles.- Jellies, c.a.t Sauces, Ac -i.'i-.i Also. 200.000 Bis. Plain and Canvased Hams, Shoulders, Ribbed and Clear Sides. ; AgeiM fo Duponl't und Miami Powder Companies, and for Johnson's Union Wash-ing-Machine and Clothes-Wringer. Call and examine our stock and prices, at No. 82 MAIN STREET.

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CITY NOTICES.

Annexation of Territory to tie City ' or Evansviiie. ! NOTICE IS HEBEBT GIVES, that the Common Council of the city of Kvansville. in Durauance of the Drovisions of an Act of the General Assembly of the State or Indiana, approved March 6, low, entitled "An Act to amend the seventyfirst section of an Act entitled 'An Act granting to the citizens of the town of Evansville, in the county of Vanderburgh, a City Charter,' approved January 27, 1S47, ana 10 aaa suppiemenrai sections 10 saia Act," will, on the first day of May, lotitf, present to the Board of County Commis sioners of Vanderburgh County a petition praying lor the annexation to sam city oi thefollowine-described territory, and setting forth the reasons for such annexation, viz. : All that part of fractional section No. 31, in township No. 6 south, of range No. 10 west, in Vanderburgh County, described as follows, viz. : Beginning on the section line dividing between fractional section 30 and fractional section 31, at the point where sr.id section line separates Water street of the city of Evansville from the extension of said street, known as. " Union - Place," and running-thence, south 33 j 40V east along the southwest side of said street. called "Union Place," six hundred and seventy-three (673) feet; thence south 64. west twelve hundred and fifteen (1,215) feet to the Ohio River: thence down said river one thousand and eighty-six (l,0bS) feet, more or less, to the intersection of said section line with the 0)Ao River; and thence east along said section line seven hundred and twenty-six (726) feet to the place of be ginning; sum wjrfitury Lwiug uuuuteuuua to the city of Evansville, and not platted or laid off. W. BAKER, Mayor. A. M. McGKirr, ciern. t mch3i awim To Geo'ree M." Stinson.EliJah Perkins, Thomas McCorkle, Sarah MuRgrove, Henry Krummeinaus,j onn a. sstinson, ana ueorge W. Carpenter, and to the heirs and legal representatives of Charles S. Weils, deceased, and all other owners or claimants of real estate comprising the territory described in the foregoing notice : .Notice is nereDy given, tnai ine petition referred to in the above notice was pre sented to the Board of County Commissioners of Vanderburgh County on. the 1st day oi May, lao, ana inac uie same -was received and considered; and it was ordered by said Board that the further hearing and consideration of riaid application be continued until the 4th day of June, 1866, and that notice be given by the County Auditor, by publication in the Evansville Daily Journal, that said appli cation is now pending before said Board, and that it will be heard ana aeterminea on the said 4th Uay of June, 1866. Auditor Vanderburgh County. Evansville, May 4, 1866. maylO till 31 Annexation of Territory to the City of Evansville. , . . , OTICE IS HEREBY OIVExJ that tYto f'nmmnn f!ntinpil nf tliA fif.v nf r.viinKville. In nursuance of the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, approved March 6, 1865, entitled " An Act to amend the seventyfirst section of an Act entitled An Act granting to the citizens of the town of Evansville, in the county of Vanderburgh, a City Charter,' approved January 27, 1847. and to add supplemental sections to said Act." will, on the first dav of May; 1806. present to the Board of County Commissioner of Vanderbureh County a petition praying for the annexation to said city of ine louowmg-uescrioeu territory, aim settins forth the reasons for such annexation. viz. : All that part of the southeast quarter of section 19, township 6 south, of range 10 west, bounded on the north by Eleventh street, on the east by F. W. Brinkmeyer's Enlargement, on the south by Hharpe's T - . . 1 . ' , .. . . . .4 t ' 1 '. . rnln.nA.nAnt and on the west by First avenue, described as follows, viz.: Keginning at tne nonnwest corner of said Quarter section, which is at the intersection of Eleventh street and First avenue, and running thence" east, alonz the middle of said Eleventh street, seventeen hundrei,,(1700) feet, more, or less, to the west line of F, W. Brinkmeyer's Enlargement f thenoa south by said west'llne six "hundred' and" fifty-live (655) feet, more or less, to the middle of Ninth street, as the same Is laid -out in Sharpe's Enlargement; thence west along the middle of Ninth street jnlneaundrea and forty-four feet, more or. less, to the ; west line of Bharpe's Enlargement thence south along said west line one hundred and forty-seven and a hall (147) feet, more or less, to the north line of Greek's Enlargement ; thence west along said north line seven hundred and flfty-elght and. a half (758) feet, more or less, to the middle of First avenue rand thence north along the middle of said First avenue eieht hun dred and five (805) feet, more or less, to the place -of leginningr said territory being contiguous to the city of Evansville, ana not piauea or laia oir. ' . ' .y.- W.BAKER, Mayor, v . Attest: Ai M. McGrikf. Clerk. ' mchSl dAwlm "xl o Henry D. Allis. Francis Amory, H.'Q. Wheeler, Br. M. J. Bray, Edward A. Cook, and the heirs and legal representatives of Peter Sharpe, deceased, ana all other owners or claimants of real estate comprising the territory described, in the. foregoing notice: Notice Is hereby given, that the petition referred to in the above notice was presented, to the Board of County Commissioners of Vanderburgh County, on the 1st day of May, 1806, and that the same was received and considered;: and It waa ordered by said Board that the further hearing And consideration of said application be continued-until the 4th day of June, 1866, -and-that notice be given by. the County Auditor, by publication 'in' the Evansville Daily Journal, that said application is now pending before said Board, and that It will be heard and determined on the said 4th day of June, 18(i6. .. . .. ." VICTOR 3ISCH, 1 "'! Auditor Vanderburgh County.- : Evansville, May 4, 18. - may 10 till 31 Annexation of Territory to the City '.. , ' , of Evansville. . ' ; HiTOTH'F, IS MEUEBt OITEX, that JJt the Common Council '6f the city of Evansville, in pursuance ot the provisions of an Act oi tne uenerai Assemoiy vi ' ne State of Indiana, approved March 8, .IStio, .nt.it,ld " An Act to amend the seventyflrt section of an Act entitled An Act granting to the citizens .of the town of Evansville, in the couuty of Vanderburgh, a City. Charters-approved Jahuury J27,184, and to add supplemental sections to said a i-t. " win fin the llth dav of June. 1866. present to the Board of County CommisftnncAi f Vanrlsrhnrffh Cnuntv. a oetition praying for the annexation to said city of tne loiiowing aescrioea lerniory, uu Hno fnrth th reasons for such annexation. viz. : A U the territory situated northeast of K.iuhtli street and soutliwest oi leum street, Uestcribed as foliows.'Hz.: Beginning at the middle of fcitruth street, in ine .iiy of Evansville. otyoosite the soutlieast side of the alley which separates Baker's Addition of said city from the territory herein ilosrihirl. (inrl mnnlni thence northeast wardly by said alley, seven hundred and thirty-eight (738) feet more or. less, to the middle of Tenth street ; thence parallel with Eighth strwt thy st line which would be the middle of Tenth- street if saiil street were extended), three hundred and fifty-. nine (3o) leet, more or less, to tne norni west side of the Wabash and Erie Canal thence along the northwest side ot-said Canal five hundred and twenty-four (524) feet more or less, to a noint in line with the middle of Eighth street as the same is laid out through the southern Enlargement of said city; thence south three hundred and eighty-two and t wen tysix hundredths (SS226-100) feet more or less, to a pcint where the middle of said Eighth street of the eastern Enlargement intersects with t.h middle of. said Kisrhth street of the S-inthArn KrwlarpmTit.- And thpnoe Twsaid Eastern Enlargement, along the middle of said Eighth street, six nunarea ana seven-ty-nve ana inree-tourtns vatvt) ieet, more 1 - 1 r. f V-. ,-, i i r. . DfiU tApH. tory being contiguous to the city of Evans ville, ana not piauea or iaia out, W. BAKER, Mayor. A. M. McGriff, Clerk, my W till June U.

DRY GOODS. -'NEW -

Wholesale House! CARPENTER,", WHITE & BAKER, WHOLES AH DEALERS IS DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, 'and FANCY; GOODS, FIRST STREET, -:10" Corner Sycamore, EVANSVILLE. Hoop-Skirts, , Corsets, and Nets We make a specialty, and are not undersold in. or out of, New x ork. , aprl8 . HOPKINS. . . it in'.,. C. MILLEB. J. S. HOPKINS, JK. CASH HOUSE! c Ash i-ioxjse: i ; . r, .(SUCCESSORS OF J. S HOPKINS,) DRY GOODS, .u :,.:..1 CARPETS.,..: .., OIL CLOTHS - i'-'1 .M-jilil'Mf..' 1 ' -'MATTING Z House IFiirnlshlrig Gooda. i ";.f. TVo. 15, First St., v I in ,, , , EVANSVILLE, IND, Jan 22. 4? GIl-LISON MAGHEE, If. M. QOI.ETT. Gf. iMAGHEE i &c CO WHOLESALE .; DEALERS IN PLAIN j jiV..,.U! AND FANCY f.'i;, r- trj . FIRST STREET, I , i 'X EVANSVILLE, IND i I' .i .. . 3h i jan29. : . .'. wiioi.es ale : :fJ-" NOTIONS,' &c." ": "'V-'.'l Having Bought the Interest of JAQUESS, FItEACII & CO., , IN THEIR DRY GOODS HOUSE, WOFLD INFORM THEIR OLD Customers and the Trade generally. that, with increased facilities for carrying on the business, and with a determination to sell at the LOWEST PRICES for CASH, we trust 'that we shall be successmi in pleasing, and greatly increasing our trade. v .Our Stock Win be full in all the lines that are found in a Wholesale DRY GOODS and NOTION House. HUDSPETH, SMITH & CO., No. 10 First 8treet, feb 22 Evansville, incL

DRY GOODS.

lim. Iti'l ;,h K jl 01' ! staple and Iancy I. Hit : ..in DirrckODS, Milinery Notions, &c.f HtBSPETH, ADAMS & CO., 63 JIalix Street. irr ".3V 'A i3 I .. f , We take pleasure in lnronning our costomers, and the public generally, that we are receiving par .:S;v-- ';'. sii Spring-and Summer Goods, : r rvf -Mf II l-i-- ''.: :;sr.'M Consisting la partjot , , , f ,; : t! f!r !,!.) 'U.y "ift :' Brown and Bleached Sheetings, Shirtings, J; .v ' -I.' .II Prts, vwU'v-rf f .and Delaines, '''.' I . m' v Plain and Fancy Dress ; ,''u' 'Goods of every variety, Black ."' ' Cloths, Fancy Cassimpres, Casinets, ', - ; i; y l. V l 1 ' j .' ' t : "i ' ny ''' Satinetts, Jeans, Tweeds, &c A large Stock . of Plain and Twilled Flannels, Lin- r, , seys, Bed' Blankets, Ac. iA ., ' -: i large and carefully hei. i . . . " ' ' " i'f -,!. . 'lected feiock of - ' '' " 1 Fall and , Winter Shawls, Balmoral Skirts, 3reakfas ' ' ' . '- ' ' ".. ..' .'!-,-. Nubias, Wo-;;i ifsT.-'J vr ' men's, Misses'"i: Chil-j ''''" i t dren's 1 Hoods and T Scarfs,' , . . . ,, t 5? ' Cloths, Saca,ues, Basques and Clrculars In Stock, or Made to Order on short j., - r i . . ..! " i . i. - notice. A large Stock and great va-. , . riety of Hosiery,. Notions, Ac' XfTK HAVE, IS ADDITION TO THE W CUV . T7j 1 (. I y. CUV. ' V . . -' ... V. ... V .J--of MILLINERY, which we oner at wholesale or retail. We are confident that we can make it to the interest of all to call and examine our Stock and Prices. PATENT MEDICINES. R. ARMISTEAD'S TONIC SYRUP elves universal satisfaction. Every boUl ttle warranted to cure. Money refunded if it fails. , ...... , t: : n.'i,'.V. . '. - YM' ', ' V-j J VS,.i!' ERYSIPELAS ! f 'r kR. ARMISTEAD'S UNIVERSAL Xj OINTMENT is the most wonderful discovery of the age ! Cures Erysipelas, all manner of Ulcers on man or beast, Fever Sores, Tetter, Iiiflamed Eyelids, Sore Breasts, Burns, Scald-Head, and protects Wounds from the attacks of Erysipelas, &C,&C.-,v i ! .''.ii. DR. ARMISTEAD'S PILE OINTMENT is warranted to effect more relief ia this painful disease than any other remedy before the public. Read I Read I iRead! Read th8 fol lowing Certificates: - ' Henderson, Ky., Feb. 28, 1866. , Dr. R. A. Armistead, of Evansville, Ind., resided for many, years in this city., - We know him intimately. He is a regular Physician, and during his residence here he enjoyed an extensive practice, and was regarded as a skillful practitioner of medicine. He is a gentleman of strict integrity and elevated moral worth. L. W. POWELL, r ! ARCH'D DIXON. . ' ! ' PadtCAH.'ky., Sept. 2f, 1854. ! Having lived neighbors to Dr. R." A. Armistead, in. Trigg county, Ky.. for some ten or twelve years, we take pleasure in saving, that as a Physician, he stood high, and enjoyed a large practice; whilst, as a gentleman, in bearing, and a man of honor, in the strictest sense of those terras, no man maintained a more enviable reputation. In a word, he lived among us without reproach, and left us with unsullied character. LINN BOYD. ALFRED BOYD. Inquire of your Druggist. For aale by all Dm

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CLOTHING. .

B M3P O RIXJM 6fFASHION READY FQS THE. : '.s.-'J ;!.' '1' - 'V Spring- Trade. 7 A VINO JUST RETURNED FROM tne .asc witn a spienoia stock or -. SPRING GOODS, i- x I now 'offer to those In want of good goods the finest lot ever offered in this market, . ,., . .;. . : ,-ft "i-i 'i I -X AT GREATLY REDUCED RATES. . i y . ; , ; ' ! ,. .,- , ; ,:, ., ii,'' -. ri5 v.': fAs I was in the market when thing3were at their lowest rates, I bought my goods for less than any one in this city, as others bought early and had to pay higher prices for the same goods. My slock consists of A full line of . i . .; ,. Piece Goods, ...... ,;. r.... ,.: I. . , - such as t i. ;; ' ' t . . .French Coatings, ...-. . 'I i' .i ; . Pant Goods,' ' ,: , . . and- v-i-'ii'T - .2 (,: -, ..,-, . ' ; 1 . -i:.- - ; '' : '' " :"'"',7v,ii '-. Vestings, Tii'v ' All kinds and styles. .'. ( !;-. ... , . READY-MADE CLOTHING of my own make, as I now make may Ready-Made Goods In my own store. They are of the . . ,!,, . .; .-- . , 4, ... . . :.', ' BEST MATERIAL end the FINEST ' WORKMANSHIP. ... ' ""' Goods Made Up to Order ; . .'.k(-.V .' .. .7 .:..: ... i '-' at the shortest notice. ,"1 ''' ' - ' Prill Suits Made in 38 Honrs ' 1 '' and warranted to fit, or no sale. 1 ' XY.'v Vi.-.r'..',:,' J--': boys' CLoraim : . ' -- A large lot on hand at very low prices. - " ' All sizes and kinds ' ' ' ' GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. A full stock on hand, such as : ; . . , -' , . i ' J ' - ! Shirts, . . , 1 ' Drawers, .- Undershirts, ; 1 1 Handkerchiefs, , Ties, Scarfs, - (Hoves. '-'. ...... c Half-Hose, and . . . Suspenders. A full stock of the above goods always on hand, and of the finest quality. ,. : Goods made to order for less money than any other house in the city, as I have made arrangements with my hands to work together in such a manner that none can compete with me in price, and I am determined to keep prices down, and not to be undersold by any one in Evansville. You will find me at my old stand, Cl.-'.l' 9- ,') JCo.'S .'!: FIRST STREET J i EVANSVILLE, IND. J.H.CAHLTf. Site