The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-10-11
scraD news.

regular army, has been appointed Lieu.
Colonel of Bridgland-s cavalry regiment.
Senator Bingham, Of Michigan, died of
spoplexy at his residence at Green Oak, on
the 9Th inst = . sss1i A''A~
Governor Joseph A. Wright speaks at
Sullivan on Tuesday next, the 18th inst, at
l23 O'Clock. His audience ought to be
large one
/ The Washington Telegraph, in DAVIES
county, has changed hands, S. F. Harrell
having sold out to Edwin A. Lewis. Mr.,
Hatrell made quite a readable paper.
The New York Tribune learns that the
Government has had, and is now having
constructed more than twenty-five thousand
gun carriages for field batteries.
Another bridge accident occurred on the
Ohio Mississippi Railroad on Sunday last,
causing bad smash up and killing an en-
gineer and fireman. y
On Friday night last, an extensive distill-
cry establishment in Vincennes, was des-
troyed by FIRE. 1t had not been in opera
ton for more than year. The loss is esti-
mated at $40, 900, on which there was but
little if any insurance.
The Governor.of Massachusetts, has sup
piled the Governor Of Ohio with 5000 In
fantry equipments, at the cost price-S4 per
set. Gov. Andrew still has $4,000 such
equipments on hand, TO meet similar calls
from Governors of other States.
The National IntelIigepcer says that since
the capture of Fsrt Hatteras and Fort Clark
it has not heard Of single new privateer;
1t has not heard of one vessel running the
blockade; of one American ship captured
or of an arrival of any kind in the South
ern waters. The Inteligeneer hasn't heard
of the Fanny and the Bermuda. 5s.g.l7
The Warriek County Fair commences on
the 18th inst, Tuesday next Extensive
-preparatioas have been made to render the
the Exhibition unusually attractive this
year, and we presume our people, not de-
signing to have any Fair themselves, will
attend that at BoonyilIe, in large numbers,
Dillon Asher and John B. Cox, jr., both
charged with the murder of Mrs. Cox and
children, near Bloomington, Indiana, some
weeks ago, have been released; as was
I also Samuel Rand Our readers viii re-
member that we published an account Of
the murder, which was one of the most
cold bIooded ever perpetrated in the West.
+ Daniel F. Bates has received the appoint
ment of Colonel in the State Legion, for
Warrick county. The Democrat says the
new Colonel will soon enter upon the active
| duties of his Office. The Colonel has no
time to lose-Warrick county has some ex-
posed points that need protection.
The Louisville Journal says "When
regiment of thousand men of Indiana
came across the river the other day and
marched through our streets, probably TWEEN
ty thousand Kentuckians shouted in honor
of them. Wouldn'ta very large portion
of those Kentuckians have been better en-
ployed in going with them than in raising
enthusiastic hurrahs 2" --'aa
The man Olagston, who was arrested in
| Vincennes some weeks ago for smuggling,
but released, is in trouble again. He was
arrested in louisville and started for Fort
Lafayette, bet was detained at Jefferson
vile, and returned to Louisville for further
examination, some women coming forward
with testimony going toshow his innocence
Of the charges against him. CIagston had
better go to Fort Lafayette ~
The interesting correspondent Of the Vim
cennes Gazette, writing from Cheat Noun
tain, on the 3Oth nlt., says ''Y esterday an
effort was made By the enemy in front of
Wagner camp to cut of their pickets, bat
met with poor success. They lost l3in the
transaction, whilst but one of the picket was
killed. The poor, delnded devils always
have, thus far, got the worst of this cutting
of the pickett t.e -. - s'e.s
Major General Morris seems to have en-
tered upon the active discharge of the duties
of bis new position. On Monday morning
he reviewed the troops at Camp Morton.
The several regiments were out in full force,
and the evolutions of the men were admira.
bic. Everything connected with their
equipment was inspected in the minutest
detail. The review Is said to have, been
highly satisfactory to the General, We
wish all our encounters with the enemy
were as satisfactory as our reviews. a.
An unexpected opening for missionary
operations has been afforded BY the great
influx of fugitive slaves to Fortress Mon
roe. About two thousand negroes are now
congregated in that vicinity, and it is stated
that the "American Missionary Associa-
tion" have dispatched tho Rev. C. L. Lock
wood, of New York, TO labor among them.
The appreciation of the Government and the
hearty concurrence of General Wool we're
first obtained. Some of these negroes are
already Christians.
| Lisaf. Col. Owen, of the 18th Indiana
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