Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-29
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retired from that position on Saturday
last to go into other business. The
employees in the News room presented
him a handsome gold headed ebony
cane on the occasion, as token oil their
esteem
Abont two o'clock Saturday afternoon
a little son of Mr.. j. W. Davis, who
lives in the southern portion of the city,
fell while crossing the track on Penn-
svlvania street, in front of a passing
train, and had one of his les taken off
by the car wheels. He is about eight
years of age.-IndiaBdpoHs Journal
SENTENCE CONNECTED. The Indianap-
oils Journal, of Monday, says:
The punishment of John Garris, a
discharged soldier who was convicted at |.
the last term of the Posey Circuit
Court, of murder in the e st degree,
and sentenced to be executed on the
first day of December next, has on the
recommendation of the Cirrnit Judge |
who presided at the trial, the Proseeu-
ting Attorney Who conducted the prose-
cution, and others, been COMMITTED by I
Governor Baker to imprisonment. for |
life in the State Prison.
SHoT.-We understand that a young
gentleman of this city, who had an ex-
cellent opportunity Of attending church |
Sunday, preferred TIE attractions of
squirrel hunt, and came home with, a
shattered hand, caused by the ACCT
dental discharge of his gun.-Indian-
apoRs Journal ..u
The witnesses have been summoned
to attend at Indianapolis next week to
give evidence in the case of the q. s. VS..
Harvey Nicholson, for passing counter
felt greenbacks in this county.-JGsper
Courier.
Dr. Kelley, of Decatur, Ind, became
| too intimate with the wife of Harrison
Richard, private of the 47th infantry.
Upon his return, and the discovery Of
his disgrace, Richard attacked Kelley
and beat him so as to render his re-
covery doubtful.
1FIRE.-On Saturday night at about
| II o'clock, a fire broke out in the
immense blacksmith shop of the p,
Ft. w. & x r. r., a. Fort Wayne,
and before the flames could be arrested
| the entire building was destroyed with
the exception of the walls, which are
brick. The shop covered half block
in length and accommodated thirty-fve
fires, and was the largest in the West.
a desperate, named John Mckinney,
recently out Of prison, was shot and
killed at Rockford, last Monday evening,
by Stephen Greer. The Coroner's jury
pronounced it justifable homicide.
ATTEMPTED ESCAPE Two prisoners
confined in the county Jail, on the charge
of horse stealing, attempted to make
their escape last Sunday morning, by
bouncing upon Deputy Fulz, when he
opened their cell to give them breakfast.
He threw one of them; the other sprang
over the two PROSTATE mep, and made
for the woods, but was caught.--SGIen
AdU0cote. n 1E1G A
/ Mr.. John w. Bell, who lives about
three miles east of Connersville, has
shown us the largest second growth Of
apples thst we have ever before seen.
They are the product of tree of the
early June variety, which bore an
abundant crop this summer The fall,
or second growth, were about the size Of
4 pullets eggs Connersvizs Times.
SINGULAR AND Fatal AcoIDEET.-On
4 Thursday about noon, Harry e !, only
4 twenty months old, son of Dewaine Lay
ton, 3 resident of the northern portion
Of the city, while dipping water from
tub, in which there was only about three
inches water, fell in headlong, and when
discovered by its mother, a few mo-
ments afterward, was dead.-ISrrc
Haute Express.
II ATTEMPTED AssAssIEATIoN.-E
Fahnestock, of this city, confined in the
Montgomery county Jail, for the murder
of Clifford, has been shot at several
times within the past two or three weeks
by-some person or persons on the out
side. OF the fact there is no doubt.
The sheriff of the county authorizes the
statement Fahnestock's cell is about
eight feet from the sidewalk. The gra-
ting is large enough to admit the hand,
and when lighted on the inside the pris-
oner passing to and fro in front of the
! grated window presents a fair target
Three different shots have been fred.
The assassin is a very poor shot. An
effort will be made to remove him to
some other place of conference.-the
! fayette Courier.
A NoyELTY.-Last Friday a gang of
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