Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-17

Ledger learns that on Wednesday last
James Cleveland, while engaged at the
circular saw mill in Hamburg, Clark
county, was caught by the saw and had
one of his legs cut off just above the an
kle. -
ALEXANDER HATTEN, for the murder
of John Brown, in July last has been
sentenced to be hung by the Brown
County Circuit Court. Tho sonteuc- is
to be executed on Friday, the 18th of
January, at Nashville.
SEvENTY-EIGHT deserters passed through
New Albany on Thursday night and Fri
day morning, under guard, for their regi-
ments in the Army of the Cumberland
OVER one hundred carts were engaged
Fridayin hauling coal from New Albany
landing to the citizens of Louisville.
The coal was from Cannelton.
MAJOR Stearns Fisher, State Paymas-
ter, is still engaged in paying the Indi-
ana Legion, called into active service in
1862 to protect the border against the
raids of Kirby Smith The whole amount
of pay will reach 5000, 900 in this State.
So soon as these payments are made the
claims of the Legion during the Morgan
raid viii be paid. - 4 q
CHOICE TOBACCO Three hogsheads of
new tobacco, grown by the Messrs. Smoot
in Owen county, sold on Thursday at
the Boone Warehouse, Louisville, for
1923, $23 25 and $50 rs, respectively, per
one hundred pounds
SOME idea of the extent of the tobacco
trade of Covington, KY, may be formed
| from the monthly report of Mr.. j. w.
Campbell, Government Inspector and
Weigher for the Fourth District of Ken
lucky. During the month of October,
Mr.. Campbell weighed 323, 055 pounds Of
tobacco. The tax on this, at Is cents
per pound, yields the Government $4S,-
ASS 25. = -.
DEATH OF NOTED GUERILLA-The
Memphis Journal is informed by the of
ficers of the steamer Evansville, arrived
from below, that Fox Burns, noted
guerrilla chief, was shot dead by plant
er living eighteen miles below Memphis,
fftr ttFf fai ii9u ffrder
the following circumstances: 1t seems
that Fox Burns had laid plans to rob the
planter of his cotton; the scheme being
made known, the guerilla was watched
and shot in the very act of plundering
the farmer of his property.
ALMOST the entire force of the Louisi.
ana Tigers was taken by Gen. Sedgwick,
IN his late brilliant enterprise on the
banks of the Rappahannock. We hope
that a strong tiger cage will be prepared,
says the Louisville Journal
The Cincinnati Commercial saws the
hog market opened rather excited Wed.
nesday morning, and drovers asked as
high as $3.50 for lots averaging two hun.
dred and ten to two hundred and twenty
pounds, but toward the close the feeling
was rather fiat, and Sc. 25 was about the
outside price packers offered. The re.
ceipts were six thousand head.
The famous New York Excelsior
Brigade, now commanded by Colonel
VIM. R. Breuster, has offered to re-enlist
for three years after the expiration of its
term, on condition of being allowed the
privilege of recognizing as mounted in
fantry, and returning to New York for
the period OF 60 days to recruit.
THERE is said to be couple in Jeffer-
sonvllle, who have been engaged to be
married for the past Eve years, but no
time has occurred within that period
when they were both out of the State
! Prison at the same time