02 Jun 1860
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Newspaper
Evansville Daily Journal
Location
Evansville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1860
Page
1
The document outlines yearly advertising privileges for universities and restrictions on reporting public matters. It details payment terms for legal notices, job work, and transient ads, plus rates and durations for various ad categories and durations.
The Baily Journal lists staff roles including editor James MH McNeely and others at the Journal Building location on Locust Street between fires and water. It notes railroad connections Frensville Crawfordaville and train accommodations for mail trains and departured schedules. Rev F D Buano will preach at the First Baptist Church this evening.
Community notices urge Bese' The House and Sign Painters to convene at the City Council Chamber Tuesday evening June Sth at 7:30 to plan Fourth of July celebrations. Lyroyd's promotes a broad stock of refined gentlemen’s wear and fashion items. An auction at 9 am offers unclaimed Anglo Saxon goods including textiles, glassware, furnishings, hoop skirts, and bedsteads. Dances by Mr D E Snow and daughter, with Chicago and Kentucky ties, advertise expert instruction and class formation.
A severe storm in Washington unroofed Senator Douglas’s house. Fort Wayne tornadoes caused damage. The Mozart Hall troupe under a busy bill pleased audiences with Second Love and An Object of Interest. Bonafide theatre dances and a Heenan Sayers burlesque fight enlivened the last night.
The Volksbote article alleges Judge Law’s nomination is rejected by Vanderburgh Germans due to past actions and political betrayals. It accuses Law of Lecompton alignment, calls him a political weathercock, and warns voters against supporting him against the Administration. News from Washington outlines Senate and House actions on land claims, printing reforms, subpoenas, and security measures for mail routes amid partisan discord.
A garbled notice reports a white oak rail token linked to 1825 events and a purported portrait of Hann y Cray and Henry 3. Laxs used in a campaign. It notes Mr Jones sent items to Lincoln via Adams Express and mentions rail guides, then shifts to Douglas and Baltimore, concluding with remarks on Lincoln as a dangerous Democratic target for November.
Key West May 28 The captain of the slaver Wildpre was released from imprisonment on his own recognizance. The French bark captured as a slaver by the United States steamer Crusader has arrived at this port.
The Sixth Congressional District Republican Convention nominated Albert G Portee for re election by acclamation. An earlier Constitutional Union Convention in Jefferson City drew about a dozen attendees. The state ticket and governors were discussed by the Executive Committee in private. River gauge shows rising water by June 1.
Wheat declined with white at 140 150 and red at 123 124. Provisions steady with bacon hams at log and sides at 84. Whisky dull at 22.
Baltimore market report June 1 notes dull flour with extra brands at 600 and 550 in city districts. Wheat steady with red at 133 139 and white at 150 160. Corn firm with white at 65 70 and yellow around 74. Provisions show whisky dull.
Flour prices steady with export and home demand moderate. 14 000 barrels sold at 5 25 to 5 30 for super and 5 35 to 5 40 for western. Whisky steady around 21 to 22. Spring wheat firm with Milwaukee club at 128 afloat. Corn down. oats moderate. bacon dull. lard firm at 132. butter unchanged. cheese steady at 7 11 interior.
The Washington correspondence reports Judge Douglas's throat illness may force a New York medical visit. His health and fortune decline, jeopardizing his Senate term and presidential prospects, while Lincoln's temperate path contrasts with Douglas's demagogic career. A Texas paper notes Rev. Thompson breaking the habit of swearing and reading the Scriptures fluently.
Receipts show a long list of items and names including Florntik Chas Merobuston I A Crane Brandi t brandy boxes guvda J H Magher Cog huntware G 3 Sountag aliovs Rom de Burrow candy boxes cheene tub chewse Chas Babcock feuwsk Orr mop attiche Rose Khox Straub Son Decker sucks intro lex keg Preston Brod cask Hubbell trank Haman Co tolucco agents SHRADER.
A fragmented advertisement from Gilbert & Co lists dried beefs mackerel pickled herring and other provisions for sale. It mentions quantities like 206 lbs 200 half drums 1 500 lbs choles and blasting powder in kegs with locations cited on Sycamore Street and general supplier names.
A 19th century advertisement from 13 First Street CSMS Oi Pe Clous Est markets new goods from England and Germany. It lists hundreds of items from hardware to farm tools, including chains hoes axes saws augers and belts, urged to merchants and traders to stock up before the bottom of the market. The dealer promotes steady cash purchases and reduced prices with extensive stock from Wells Hunt Spear Jackson and others.
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