Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-10
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gins at Indianapolis on Monday was
most satisfactory. The trial was wit
messed by the Chief Fire Engineer, the
city officials, and large conseurse of
citizens. In Eve minutes and six sec
ouds after the match was applied, the
engine had steam up and fine stream
Of water flying. No oil, turpentine,
rosin, or other combustible save wood
and coal, was used in kiudling the FIRE.
In twelve minutes from the time the FIRE
was lighted the stream of water was
falling at the distance of about one hun
dred and eighty feet from the nozzle,
which was one inch in diameter. After
the play was over, the engine was run
down to Pennsylvania Street, opposite
the post Office, where another trial was
had, and water thrown to distance of
two hundred and thirty feet six inches,
tape measure. 5--
MURDER MosT Foul. The nine
o'clock train, Sunday night, from JEFF
fersonville, ran over the bodies Of two
soldiers about mile this side of Jeffer-
sonville The bodies when examined
were perfectly cold, and had the appear
ance of having been dead some hours at
least. From wounds which could not
have been caused by the wheels, it is
evident the men had been murdered and
| their bodies lett upon the track, to create
IL IL, IL e.
death by accident. One of the men hae
lost an arm. No money or papers of
any kind were found upon them.-IH-
/ di lnapolts Journal. -
We are informed by Mr.. Loomis, Sec
rotary of State Board of Agriculture,
that the preparations for the forthcom-
ing State Fair, to be held at Fort Wayne,
are nearly completed. The buildings
that have been erected are the most
-eommodious of any previous exhibition,
and the arrangements for displaying
articles and for the accommodation of
visitors are unsurpassed. The exhibit
ton promises 10 be the most successful
of any ever held in the State, and to its
success much ia due TO Mr.. Loomis, who
ia an interchangeable laborer in the inter-
est of the State Board of Agriculture
State Sentinel
RECEPTION OF two REGIMENTs.-The
154th. regiment, Colonel Wilcox, 766
men, and the l56.h, Lieutenant Colonel
Smith, 397 men, will be given public
dinner at the Soldiers Home to-day at
one o'clock, and a reception by Lieu
tenant Governor Baker and staff, in the
absence of the Governor, at the State
House, at 2 p. NJ The usual artillery
signal will be fred at noon, which viii
be understood by those ladies' whom it
may concern. lad. Journal, stu
The Fort Wayne Gazette of the 9th
inst, contains the following local items:
Fruits are getting little more plenty
and command less extravagant prices
than last week Pears retail for IS
cents peck, apples from 20 to 40, and
peaches from Two to three dollars per
box. 4 et
The first melons of the season, or at
least the first we have observed, came
into town yesterday. 1t might be an ex-
ageration to say that they brought their
bulk in postage currency, but they we're
certainly well up-from 40 to 80 cents
apiece. szzs.
ACCIDENTS. There has been quite a
mortality among the fingers during the
last two days A son of Colonel o. Il.
Hurd had finger Of his left hand badly
cut by circular saw yesterday, and
Patrick Lane, workman in the Pitts
burg Machine Shop, had a fore.fnger
torn by a lathe this morning. Amputa-
ted by DIR. Thacker
Doc BITE- A son of Conrad Baker
little boy about IL years old-was bad.
ly bitten yesterday by cross dog, while
visiting some of his young friends in the
suburbs of the town, west of the st.
Mary's river. The back of his head,
one arm, and one :sside received the
marks of the ANIMALS teeth, inficting
such severe wounds that he had to be
taken home in q carriage.
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CoNaREssMEN ELECT From the First
District we have no re urns sufficient TO
form an opinion. Partial returns from
the Second District induce us to believe
that Judge Yeaman is elected The re-
turns from the Third District look more
favorable for Lowry We have some