The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-05-26

e. The Indiana papers are at this time
excessively dull, but no duller than their CO.
temporaries in other States. They are taking
their party positions, and with only two or
three exceptions, are either emphatic for or
against Old Lineism. Neutral papers have al
most ceased to exist, as neutral is most en-
phatically nothing at this time.
0ET The State Journal keeps the Sentinel
in hot water continually. The Democracy are
suffering through their organ at Indianapolis,
The Sentinel is edited miserably and is doing
its party far more harm than good, while the
journal is conducted with considerable ener-
gy, and more ability
" The Lawrenceburg Standard and Press
says that young man Of that place. named
Cyrus Armstrong, was shot through the thigh
by an accidental shot from a rife in the hands
of a boy named Weaver, while they were
hunting across the river in Kentucky. The
injured person is recovering.
Er Some time before tie accident above
noted, young man, a stranger in Lawrence
burg, attempted jump on a locomotive in mo-
ton, and fell on the track. The wheels ran
over his foot crushing it, and his leg and arm
terribly. His leg had to be amputated.
o. In the same town, a child was severely
cut and bruised by beng run over by wood
train on the railroad. Il was crawling along
on the track when discovered, and instant eff
forts were made to stop the train, but without
effect Luckily the child was SO small that
the cow-catcher passed over it, without dam
gerously injuring it. The train was stopped
as soon as possible, and the child taken out.
1t is recovering.
/ Iz@ In the same town, Lawrenceburg, an
Irishman attempted to jump upon the cow
catcher of locomotive in motion, and was
thrown down, getting his thigh dislocated, and
other serious injuries.
OF The Michigan City Enterprise says
that on Thursday last, Mrs. Coleman, was
drowned at the railroad bridge in that place.
1t was not known whether it was accidenal or
intentional.
0r7- The Muncie Messenger says that on
Friday, while Mr.. Thomas Berry was chop
ping wood, two miles east of New Burlington
one of his grandsons, little child Of three OF
five years, ran under the axe. uunoticed by
his grandfather, and intercepted the blow
The axe entered his head, splitting his skull
open, and causing death in about half al
, hour.
OF The Rockford Herald says that the
steam Touring mill of Brown & Holmes, a
, Courtland, in jackson Co., was destroyed by
fire on Monday night week, between clever
and one o'clock. Mr. Holmes owned the mil
at the time of the burning, and loses probably
$4,000. The saw mill portion was burned
before, not long ago, and had been recently re
built
OF The Laporte Union says that compa
ny of drunken rutians, numbering some sis
or eight attacked German eating house il
that place, and utterly demolished the win,
dows, doors, and furniture. The inmates hac
to hide in the cellar. Liquor produced tn,
row, as it does all rows, nearly.
o. The Wabash Gazette says that ''fou
murder" was committed in Peru on Monday
We learn from gentleman who cam,
through Peru yesterday that foul murder
was committed in that place on Monday night
f 1t appears that a countryman came into the
5 place on Monday evening, having with him
considerable sum of money. He stopped TO
the night at a cheap boarding house near thu
railroad, and in paying his bill in advance
Y showed his money. The next morning h
e was found murdered in his room and robbed o
, all his money except about ten dollars W.
shall doubtless have the full particulars il
> the Peru papers by our next issue.