The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-07-02
Indiana items.

aynsnigs, Fountain county: y
:. W9EREAs, An act of Congress,
,assed March, Sd, 1868, decla' .es shat all
,erspsss. without distinction or color. who
ire subject to draft, shall! 5e enrolled in>i,
be militia of the United States, on an,
,eual footing, therefore, II
- ReSO(Ued. That we, the Democrats
# Richland, Davis and Shawnee Gown
ships, respectfully request the enrolling
officer not to try and enforce the saidseE-
-ollment passed by Congress, claiming
is on an equality with the negro, con-
trary to the Constitution Of theIsU q n;ted
States.
"This, to the enrolling officer of Davis
township, Ind, Fountain coenty.
One copy WIS given Mr. tReaddick
Humulings, enrolling officer oeRichland
on the 10th, by committee of
three, composed of the foAo~7iHg persons:
John Stevens, VIM. M.eRice and Jas. h. :
Chester. /
Another copy of the same was served !
upon Wan. Naldriss,e smelling officer of
Davis township, byf'the following COM
zaittee- John Wasllbarn, Michael Petro,
and Joshua Dunkin.
The Democratic pharos complains
that unpopular men are appointed en-
colling officers, and that this is the cause
of trouble 1t forgets that In February
hast the disloyal Democracy of Calves
ton, Cass county, resolved, in reference
10 the Conscript Law, as follows:
"Such a law, so manifestly unjust,
unconstitutional, and oppressive, WOULD
MIL NOID "a
4 terrible accident occurred in har-
vest field near Terre Haute the other
day. A little boy seven years of age
was thrown in front of the mower, one of
his legs was cut off entirely and the
ether was terrible torn and cut, the heel
beiag nearly torn off, the foot cut almost
through to the instep, and the calf of the
leg severely cut
The Terre Haute Express, of Monday,
says: " A number of Union men, living
in Sullivan county, received notice last
week to leave their homes and go to other
parts of the country. The threats in
case of noncompliance were of such a
nature that they deemed it best to leave
and come to this city Saturday, where
Thompson, Provost Marshal, with what
result we have not learned. One of the
refugees was in our Office Saturday, from
whom we learn the above. This is an
unexpected commentary on the law-and-
order resolutions of the disloyal Demhc-
racy of Sullivan county.
DR.. B. S. Woodwork and Daniel
I =
reference to the opinion of Poole's wife
about the professional skill of the former,
which resulted in severe injury to Wood
worth and the homicide of Poole.
The Fort Wayne Gazette says: I'VE
learn from the Columbia CityNews that
a severe storm of thunder and lightning
visited that place on Friday afternoon OF
last week, resulting seriously to at least
one of their citizens. A large crowd
had assembled at the depot to receive
Senator Douglas Cd his return home
when that gentleman incautioesly made
a speech, which so electrified the as.
semblage as to produce thunders Of
applause resulting most unfortunately
in fairly burning the speaker with in.
dignation" We did not learn whether
the burns are considered dangerous OF
not
Some K. G. C.'s of Allison's Prairie
Knox county, informed Squire Prichett
a few evenings since, that if he or any
of his deputies came into their neighbor
hood for the purpose of enrolling person:
subject to the craft, death would be the
consequence.
Cd Monday, the 22d, Mr. Ham. Par
sons, the enrolling officer in Allison
Prairie, went to the house of Mr.
Pinkstaff, and inquired his name, age
etc. Obj you, I'll give you m,
name!" said Pinkstaff, whereupon h.
threw a brick, striking Parsons on tn,
arm simultaneously, a concealed vii
. lain leaped from wheatfeld, and caugh
the bride rain, while Pinkstaff ran int,
the house after his gun, which his wifi
refused to let him have. He then re
turned to the yard, and, while his &C
complete held the bride rein, showere,
+ brick-bats, clubs, etc, at the officer, bruis
ing him very badly.
= The Delaware Free Press says:
"a half-dozen or more deserters from
the army have been arrested in thi
county during the last ten days, and fol
warded to their regiments. The Knight
failed to protect them, as they had prom
ised."
Also that Society of the "Knights c
/ the Mighty Host is known to exist i
Monroe township, of this county. Their
t are said to be eighty persons in all b.
longing to this organization. 1t is tn
same institution heretofore known as til
> knights of the Golden Circle TIL
n term knights of the Mighty Host is
e new skin for the old snake. The men
bers are not all citizens of that town
ship, some of them being residents
II Henry county
), At the County Convention in Wasl
e ington county, June 18th, county tic
ct was nominated and platform adop
= ed. jason B. Brown addressed the a
dience in opposition to the war, and the
s refused to hear Colonel Durham. I'll
S platform contains the following:
# ResoIUed, "That we are opposed to Il
5, comparative emancipation policy, tt