The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-04-07
The News.

The News.
At the township election at lndianap-
oils ON Monday last, the Republicans car
ried the day by average majorities of 435.
Last year in the same township the Repub-
lican majority was 1913.
The Odd Fellows jubilee which is to take
place at Indianapolis on the 26th inst, will,
it is supposed, be one of the finest displays
of the kind ever witnessed in the Capital
Several bands have been engaged, and the
committee on suitable emblems are getting
up some beautiful devices illustrative of the
objects of the order. 1t is said that half
fare tickets will be issued on the different
railroads to visiting brethren.
o. D. Filley, Republican, is said to have
been reelected Mayor of st. Louis on Mon
day lest, by a majority of $500. This is
an endorsement of Mr.. Blair's charges as to
fraud in the election last fall. .,tia
The Putnsm Banner says "Professor
Larrabee, we regret to learn, is lying at the
point of death at the residence of his son,
in this place. There is but little probable
ity of his recovery
At Madison, on Saturday, two boys
named John Lawrence and John Linck,
aged about fifteen years, and employed in
printing Offices, got into an alteration,
when the latter drew pistol and fired it,
decorating Lawrence's face dreadfully and
putting out one of his eyes.
The expenses of the March term of the
vigo Circuit Court amounted to $1,O27 Is,
The following were the successful candi-
dates at the election in Connecticut on Mon
day Governor, w. A. Buckingham; Lieut.
Governor, ]. Caltell; Treasurer, L. D. Hen
dee; Secretary, John Boyd; Comptroller
w. H. Buell.. -H 81
The following are the candidates elected
in the Congressional delegation First Dis
trict, D. Loomis, Rep, in place of Ezra
Clarke, jr., Rep; Second District, j. Wood
ruff, Rep, in place of Samuel Arnold, DEM;
Third District, A A. Burnham, Rep, in
place, of Sydney Dean, Rep; Fourth Dis
trict, o. 8. Ferry Rep, in place of VIM. d
Bishop, Dem. H.
The Vincennes Gazette comes to us, being
the first issue Of the semi-weekly edition.
It is decidedly improved in appearance, being
printed on new type. a,
1t recent meeting of the Directors G
the Illinois Southern Railroad, held at Car
mi on the 3lst ult., Hon. s. II. Martin, O
GRANVILLE, was elected President, Geo. Viii.
iiams, of Carmi, Secretary, and Jas. Hackney
of the latter place, Treasurer. i-.s II
On Saturday last, Mr.. George Smith
employed in McAdam's saw-mill, about
five miles from Vincennes, was caught in
the saw and horribly mangled. The uppel
saw with one tooth cut deep cash in hi:
side, the next cutting a similar one, caught
on a rib and the saw stopped, yet held him
fast, while the lower saw, not meeting with
30 resisting part, continued to run through
his thigh, tearing the flesh from the hip tC
the knee in horrible manner, until two
stout men pulled him from them, one having
failed to extract him. Much of the flesh
was left on the teeth of the saw, and mucl
more had to be cut out, when cleansing til,
wounds The man is not expected to live
The Philadelphia Press says that four o
the occupants of the Appraisers Office in tina
-city-Messrs George r. Berrill and Samue
fleasants, Appraisers, and Messrs. Fimmin
been informed that their services woulC
henceforth be dispensed with by the Fedora
Government. rgsss..sss ~ess IS Z %,