Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-24

Bellefontain railroad, came and wished
the Mayor to release him that they might
take him home. The Mayor agreed to
order his release if the fine should be
paid. This was done, and he was taken
from the Jail to the Bellefontain train,
which was just starting. In attempting
to get on, Haustler fell, and the wheels
passed over his legs, injuring it so badly
that amputation was necessary
THE Federal forces in West Virginia
had a fight at Bulltown on the 18th inst.
Our forces, Virginia troops, l55 in num-
Der, were attacked by $50 rebels. The
battle lasted from 4 A. NJ until P. NJ,
and resulted in complete repulse of
the rebels with loss of fifty killed,
wounded and prisoners. Only two Fed
erals were wounded.
JOSHUA SoHoFIELD, of Vernon, Indi-
ana, committed suicide, on Monday
morning, by hanging. He was proprie-
tor Of a large woolen mill at that place,
and was an old resident, highly esteemed
THE Indianapolis Journal of Thurs
day says recruiting is going on beyond
expectation both for old and new regi-
ments. Yesterday large number were
enlisted at Military Headquarters for the
18th battery, 22d and 32d regiments
Several sergeants of old regiments have
been promoted to Second Lieutenants to
recruit for new regiments.
AN engine, On the Lafayette Railroad,
on Tuesday, ran into another train in
curve beyond Lebanon, damaging the
end car, and slightly bruising two sol
diers. 4
Mr.. I. d. Hassey, of Westfeld, Ham
ilton county, was robbed at the Theatre.
in Indianapolis, Monday night of $500.
Next time he will keep one eye on the
" light fngured. ="
A correspondent, of the Indianapolis
Journal, who went to Memphis in charge
of squad of fifty soldiers of different
regiments, writes US under date of Oct.
17th that, the boys" conducted them
selves with that order and discipline
which is characteristic of all our a.Ho-
sier boys !" He says: "'we went from
Cairo to Memphis on steamer Belle Gre
ole in mine days. She proved herself
a fast steamer; the greater part of the
time she was fast on a sand bar, or else
Tied fast to shore for fear of running on
one; the balance of the time she was
wooding, so that we did not run any. If
she had been turned loose, 1 think she
would have made the trip. sooner. The
trip cost the Government not less than
81, 500, in loss of, time, fuel and extor-
tionate wages of Captain and crew.
Such are the. Governments peculators and
swindlers. :" III t35ifiIjn
INCIDENT OF THE MARcH.-The Center
vile True Republican has been favored
with the diary of Capt. Leeson, 9th Indi-
ana cavalry, kept for the perusal of his
wife. He tells a funny story that hap
pened in little town in East Tennessee,
as follows:
"While at breakfast here there was to
me an amusing incident took place,
which 1 must give toyou briefly. Itwas
+" frequent expression among the ladies
along the road, What pretty men-how
nice they look-oh, how, love them;
and occasionally one would say, How
sweet they look One pretty cookbook
ing, stout, hearty girl, said, What sweet
looking men--I would give twenty-five
cents to kiss one told her / would |
give her fifty cents if she would kiss that
one-pointing to Ugly Joe AT him
she bounced, and he commenced pushing
her away, and in put another girl, but he |
was about to be too hard for them both,
when one of the men caught around him
and hel his hands, and instantly smack |
smack they both took him. Oh, you
ought to have seen his face. After
laughing till | was sore, | paid the fifty |
cents"
A CURIosITY.-One of the masons at !
the West Harrisburg market house, in
dressing one of the stones of which the /
building is constructed, found large /
petrifed rattlesnake in the inside. The !
snake is in most wonderful state of ,
The scales are perfect. |
The backbone is clearly defined, and it |
is one of the most interesting specimens |
of petrifcation probably ever discovered,