Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-04

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A serious accident happened on the
railroad between Covington and Licking
ton on Thursday morning last, by which
one soldier was killed and twenty others
wounded. They all belonged to the
First Ohio Heavy Artillery, of which
there were three companies on board.
The accident was caused by the breaking
of rail
Col. Basil Duke has not been trans
ferred from the Columbus, Ohio, Peni-
Tertiary to Johnson's Island, as re-
ported.
THE hog-slaughtering business has
opened at Cincinnati Over two thous-
and head were killed in that city on
Thursday.
SIXTY boats, for pontoon bridges, pass
ed Louisville down the river On Friday,
from Cincinnati
1t is reported that the Government has
issued an order prohibiting the sale of
hogs in the counties of Garrard, Madi-
son, Boyle, Mercer, KY, and, we believe,
in all the other counties in that section
of the State. The cause for the issue OF
this order is that the Government de-
signs taking possession of all the hogs
and beef cattle in those counties, and
will drive them to Knoxville, where they
will be slaughtered for the use of the
Army of the Ohio. The price paid for
these hogs by the Government is So Is
per hundred pounds gross weight.
The Paris (Ky.) Citizen says all the
free negro men in Bourbon county, be-
tween sixteen and fifty years of age
were ordered to report themselves for
teamsters at Camp Nelson on Tuesday
last. Those failing to comply with the
order will be impressed on the fortifca-
tons and railroad.
A large part of the wealthy population
of Nashville were under Breckenridge,
in Bragg's army, at Chicamauga, and
out of sixteen hundred under that Gen.
eral, thirteen hundred were killed Three
Church are in mourning.
CHILD KILLED BY PET BEAR.-last
week little child of the widow Green,
living at Olena, near Oquawka, Illinois,
was attacked by pet bear and mangled
horribly, producing death in a few hours.
The mother was severely injured while
attempting to rescue the child The
bear was shot.
An OLD CENrENARIAN.-THe Zanes-
vile Courier says an order was sent to
that city the other day for tombstone
for William Dunbar, late of Waterford,
Washington county, Ohio, aged one hun
dred and twelve years. He was an old
Revolutionary soldier
The Postmaster at Nashville has de-
clded that no newspaper will be sent
from that office to the army unless the
postage is prepaid at the Office from
which the paper is sent
The Indianapolis Journal says that a
letter has been received in that city, from
Col. Streight, dated at Libby Prison two
weeks ago, and brings the information
that some OF the officers of his command
are suffering very greatly, and that un-
less released soon by exchange, will be
released by death. The Colonel himself
was well, and enjoying life as much as a
crowded and filthy prison would permit.
A Berlin artisan has come into pos
session of very interesting historical
euriosity-the marriage ring of Luther.
On the ring is an inscription bearing the
name of Martin Luther and his wife. as
well as of the date of their marriage.
The possessor is at present in negotiation
with the Direction of the Royal Museum,
with view to its purchase for that insti-
tuition. The Museum authorities enter
tain no doubt as to the genuineness of
the relic.
SAD AcCIDENT-As son of George Lon
MS, Esq, of this place, was very serious
ly injured last Monday by being run over
by the freight train. The boy got aboard
for the puspose of riding few steps, and,
IN attempting to iump off. fell nnder the
car and was frightfully mangled. One
leg will probably have to be amputated
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