Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-06
AeMs Items.

1ag- A kind friend has sent the New Al
bay Ledger some Mobile papers la the
price current extra -four is quoted at
three hundred and fVsaty.tfpe dollars a
barrel, aud superhue at three hundred
dollars Other articles are about in pro-
poriioa We woaidnl like 10 live in
Dixie.
Bs1- But one hundred Of Forrest 5
men have crossed 10 the north bank Of
the Tennessee river, aud this force is al
most surrounded by Union cavalry.
Aboa. tweusg Of the raiders have been
captured, and others are surrendering
themselves every day II Is thought that
the entire one hundred cannot escape
capture.
SaS- Mr. Frank Wood, young man
ofmaeh promise as . member Of Che
New York presa, died last week. He had
been contributor % Tsnifg Fair, dra-
matte critic 10 Wiike's Spiri I, a eo-author
Tanning Batteray, aaa also attached
to several Of the daily papera
say- The Louisville Journal learns
from the highest military authority that
the rumors Of a formidable invasion of
Kentucky are entirely grouudless. The
Fe Bels have 40 army IN the Southwest 10
make an invasion, except Johnstons, =,
aud il is confronted by the combined ar.
mics new under command Of Gen Sher.
man, Johnston has net sufficient force
20 assume the offensive, aud Is therefore
unable TO invade any part af the Union.
Startling rumors OF invasion may gain
currency on the street, bat the Journal
has the assurance OF the military author-
tiles that no confidence need be- placed
in them.
c1- The Chattanooga GGzette says
the statemeat tslegraphed from that
place to The effect that Major Generals
Buell., MeoOok, Crittenden, Negley, Sykes
and Newton, and ten Brigadier Generals
had arrived at Chattanooga, with orders
20 reportto General Sherman, is incor-
rect.
s4~ cassius N. Clay daughter. down
in Kentucky, is good shot She shot
a guerriIla's cap of when be tried to
steal Cassius's best horse, and frightened
him so that he forgot to stoal
sEas- Private Kinney of the 30th Ken
lucky, Col Craddock's regiment, sta
toned at Frankfort, was "bushwaekedH
aud sho, few days since, by some per-
son OF. the mountain above South Frank
fort. He was running along the hill
side when fred at, the ball taking effect
in the leg below the knee.
sB- The 5th Iowa infantry, Col. Ban
bury commanding, arrived in Louisville
on Sunday morning The men have re-
enlisted as veterans aud are en- route "a
home. They left on Monday for II
Hawksye State.
So A German named john Pope
committed suicide at The Walker House,
Crawfordsville, Ind, on Thursday night,
by hanging himself from a post of his
bed.
Bar The debaters in the House Of
Representatives have had little else than
/ whiskey in their mouths for some weeks
paSt-Bo0Arilts hqairer
As the chief Of these deSaters were
/ Dan. Voorhees,, we can readily believe
the assertion.
s&~ John G. Norman and T. NJ. Nor
man Of the Tth Florida regiment, we're
badly wounded at the late fight near
Daltou--so we learn from rebel paper.
Boys you we're on the wrong side-Nesc
Albany Ledger
Are shey relatives or only namesakes
of yours, Little Johnny.
pS- The hotels at Louisville have
raised the price Of board fifty cents per
day additional to former rates-Nssr
AibaHg Ledger
Well let them raise. We have ticket
from our friend Judge, and what's the
difference.
s@ The Evansville Journal is an in
tense Line0ln paper. We doa't much
wonder. Its editor is. both postmaster
and publisher Of the laws Of the United
Statex-NssO Albany Ledger.
Not so. The editor OF the Joarrnal
is not postmaster, neither is the post
master aditor. ---.L-