The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-03-10


Indiana IsersAa.-
. DR.. Slaughter has been appointed Assist
ant Surgeon Of the $50 Indiana. HI
Governor Morton has appointed the fol-
lowing Falls pilots: W. q. Il. Taylor {
Calvin Gardner and George W. Hampton,
of Jacksonville. --
We hear that the Madison ( Jefferson
county, ship-yard, together with an I'M
finished boat on the Ways, was sold, q few
days since, to gentleman from Vevy, Ind.
The New Albany Ledger tells of a smart
boy in one of its city sabbath schools, who,
upon being asked by his teacher, =" What is
the chief end of man z" Answered, " the end
bis head is on. 49,
The same paper says.a lady of that city
had a verysnarrow escape the other night
| by the explosion of a coal oil lamp. We
give our readers line npon line and precept
upon precept in regard to this danger.
Michael Graub. of Jacksonville, was ar
rested by the Marshal of New Albany on
/ Tuesday last, for attempting to pass coun-
terfeit money. He had a hearing next
morning, and a strong case being made
out against him, he was held in 5000 for
his appearance at the next term of court.
Both bogus coin and Counterfeit bank bills
were found in his possession, aod both of
which he attempted to pass In defanIt of
bail he was locked up.
We learn from the New Albany Ledger,
that Mrs. Rebecca Whitman, relict of the
late Dr. Sheppard Whitman of that city,
lost her life under the following circum.
stances: She had been unwelI for sevefsi
days, and on Tuesday evening, after taking
bath, she stopped before the fire to warm
and dry herself While in this position her
clothes caught fire, and being alone at the
time and too feeble to give warning to the
family of Mr.. Sisslof with whom she re-
sided, and one of whose daughters had but
just left the room-before assistance reached
her she was burned on the left side, breast
and arm, almost to crisp. She survived
her injuries till twenty minutes past one
2 o'clock next morning, when death put an
f end to her sufferings. The deceased was
E one of he early pioneers of New Albany,
D having settled in that city over forty years
q ago, and was well known and highly es-
8 teemed in that community, She was in
: the e2nd year Of her age. a aaa
b The Vineennes Sun learns from private
e letter from the 18th Indiana Regiment, that
e w. II. Patterson has been promoted to LEI
K Lieutenant in Co. G, in place Of VIM. Den
2 ny, transferred Aug. ~ Yandyke, End
!. Lieutenant, in place of Patterson, and w
Q F. D. Landon, Orderly Sergeant, in place
i of yandyke. ses-.a 8
o The Terre Haute Express publishes over
!. the Surgeons signature full and complies
: list of the killed, wounded, and missing Of
= the 3Ist Regiment Indiana Volunteers al
9 Fort Donelson. Colonel Cruft, command.
n ing the brigade, was wounded IN Vne RICH
n knee, slightly. We subjoin the following
i summary:
Killed ......,.
1t Wounded...... O.
% Missing
TOtat........s ....s.... ..... o.
re This list of casualties shows plainly tn,
conspicuous part taken by the 31st in th
Observation-Disclosures of the memorable 1911
of Februrry.
; Hospital arrangements have been com
+ pleted in the city of indianapolis for tn
accommodation of l 900 patients, and ply
l. sicians, nurses, and every comfort provided
> The old Postofiee Building, on Meridian
% street, has been leased by the Governmen
- for hospital purposes, and preparations ar
IL actively going forward to make both til
,r sick and wounded of our own volunteers
" as we'll as those of the rebel army, comfort
N able. Sickness is materially on the dscliu
among the rebel troops at Camp Morton.
A rifle, held in the hands of private job
AZ Allen, of Company D, SD regiment Ind
ana volunteers, the muzzIe of which wa
bored into by rebel musket ball, at Fol-
u Donelson, is now on exhibition at the Stat
Library, Indianapolis.
The Vincennes Sun says on Tuesday las
the County Commissioners of that count
were served with a writ of attachme1
I'D from the District Court of the United State
n commanding them to appear at the mex
MT term of the District Court, at indianapolis
n to show cause why they have not levied
id tax, in obedience to the Courts mandate, q
ay the suit of the bond-holders of the O. &
il R. B., against Knox county.
KENTUCKY ELECTION.
Judge W. K. WILLIAMS, of Graves cour
- ty, is a candidate for Judge from the at
= Annallafa niafrict Of Eantr,nI-rr.-.-