Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-05
News Items.


by Prison, September 4th, SAYS that
Lieut.. Col. Sheets, of the 51st Regiment
died at Col Davis's, in Alabama. on
the 28th of June last.
The death of Little Grow appears still
an open question. Nearly all parties
now are convinced of his demise, but
there are several who say they have con-
vincing proof that he is still among the
living.
The Souhegan Bank at Milford n. H.,
was robbed on Sunday morning of S12,-
5OO. The scoundrels had to break the
safe as well as the Sabbath to get their
bounty.
George Sumner, brother of the Sena-
tor, whose lectures in this city will be
remembered by many of our readers, is
SAID by the Boston papers to be dying.
lie IS, or we may say was, one of the
most accomplished scholars in that State.
The Lafayette Journal says that salt
spring has been discovered in that city,
at depth of fifteen feet, and not more
than twenty feet from it is well of good
ordinary water.
The Louisville Journal says that
fisherman caught, the other day, near
Bennettsvil.e, in this State, in the Muddy
Fork of Silver Greek, land terrapin, on
the shell of which was cut the initials
u. l: B." with a date which looked
ike 1915"
Thomas Denton, OF Davies county, q
private belonging to the 9th Indiana,
was struck by bridge on Thursday last,
on the Indiana Central railroad, and was
seriously injured. He was taken to the
hospital
A firm of biscuit manufacturers 10
Carlisle, Englandf by way of showing
what could be done by rapid work, re-
Gently had field of wheat reaped, the
grain thrashed and ground, and the -four
made into biscuits, which were served
hot on the breakfast taole at eight O clock,
in exactly four hours from the time the
sickle was first put into the standing
grain.
FURLoUGHED soldiers continue. to
throng our streets, going home and re-
turning to their respective regiments
Those going back look healthful, glad
dened and in good spirits. All say they
intend to see the rebellion through"
and are ready for another campaign
against the enemy.-Cairo Netos
A JEFF-DAvIs-ITE SHOT AT CARL1N-
vILLE.-On Friday last, rebel renegade
| from Kentucky, named George Wilson,
made himself offensive on the agricultu-
raj fair grounds, in Carlinville, by -four
ishing pistol and shouting for JEFF.
Davis. His reasonable demonstrations
were answered by shot from a pistol in
the hands of a man named Frank-the
shot taking effect in the side of his face
causing an ugly but not dangerous
wound.-Cairo NetCs
GEoRGA.-The candidates for Cover
nor OF Georgia are Joseph E. Brown
the present executive, and the Honorable
Joshua Hill Mr. Hill is supposed to
have a desire for reconstruction He
was member Of Congress when the
| Georgia secession ordinance was carried
and refused to withdraw from the House
of Representatives when the other mem.
bers Of the delegation went out. He
subsequently,, however, resigned his seat.
The election takes place on the first
Monday in October.
A cotemporary says that Brignoli, the
celebrated tenor singer, has long kept
with him deers head, which be be-
lieves brings him good luck. When Col
Thomas Chickering was about leaving
I tow he
proprIate Inscription, was received by
the Colonel as gift from Brignoli; and
though not inclined to be superstitious
the Colonel has it attached to his saddle
when in the field, aud thus far the tails.
manic influence has been excellent.
1t is reported in the latest dispatches
from Liverpool that one of Laird S rebel
rams was towed out of her dock at Birk
enhead on the l3ht utlimo, and taken
INTO another basin, "where her fittings
will be completed tits also added that
her trial trip is expected to take place
IN few days This trial trip bu.
siness is very suspicious. 1t was OF
" trial trip, " from which she f. a
return, that the japan esesr 1rgot t
The Clarke Coun,- f'eu 70 sea
State, says thar Democrat, of thi
entered tbe three men in DISCUS
berry. mouse OF Mr.. Jonas Hackle
ap' of that county, last Monday NIGH
II demanded his money. Upon his RI
fusing to tell where it was, they hun
r him up by the neck to joist in the SCI
e ond story, until he was compelled t
give them what money he had in tn
house-about $40. The scoundrels hav
!. not been identified.
A very young married couple in tn
e town Of Darlington-a fitting name for
I place to pass the honey moon in-me
with an unpleasant adventure recently
The bridegroom was only seventee
r years old and the bride fourteen. TIL
y brides mother, hearing of their MARI
= age, flew into a rage, went to the hous
: where the wedding Festivities were goiu
on, and gave the boy and his wife
sound thrashing. Contented with thi
o act Of vengeance, she retired.
: In Chicago the returned and furlougl
u ed soldiers from Grants army, have bee
+ infusing an element of loyalty into tn
population that will be perceptible fo
= some time to come. They refuse to liste
to the speeches and arguments of Coz
= perheads, but make short work of discu
f sions by knocking the peace men dow
: The number of Copperhead harangue
has much diminished in that locality.
! Captain Eads, the St. Louis builder {
iron clads, gave dinner to the officer
;, of the Russian aeet at New York, o
e Tuesday evening, at which Admiral Far
ragut and other prominent naval officer
were present, and a good time" ha
. by everybody The New York Pos
says that when the cloth was removed
0 Admiral Lisovski replied most feelingl