The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-12-14

most respected citizens u Warren county. died
GA saturday la-t- ...-a.-r--ss-l
Two freight cars were smashed upon the
indianapolis a Madison road, near Vernon. on
Monday. Nobody hurt.
The citizen q Princeton ll,ld rnecting
on Saturday i--t for the r,sr,~e ~ taking sfeI5s
70 procure city ehsrter for that place.
--Francis NJ johnson alias Harper. tried
and convicted Of the milr.Icr q Mr. cefson. -
Muneie. will BE- hung on tho 22f inst. at Wat
zeks, Illinois.
"A gensvoli. citizen q Lafayette. who viii
not LEI BE name be published. has agreed 20
pay ih'@entite expenses o. 4 night school dur
, ing the winter la that city.
We lsarH nom tiae RichIeond 7Jse RepuL-
iioan- that William Lloyi Garrison lad his
pocket picked Al tlsc ,Itpot IN 1bsa cit ylimmc-
diAtely after h. had finished his Lecture.
Boy sHor On s'ralay moriipg last
young man and boy named iSlamer. la Rich
Isend, Indiana, were irving 20 eet up pistol
trade, when the young man concluded TO try
one % the pieces. which he did on toe boys
head. the lnll going In s1er the eve aud lodg-
Ing back Of the ear. \ physician was called
/ to see thu case, and -saccee,led IN extracting
the missile. and the boy is in fair way 10 re-
cover.
Two women were shopping In the dry
I goods store Of ROberts& Crew on saturday
when one or them yery adrJiily slipped bolt
, OF delaines-thirty- live yards l0ng-under her
. shawl. IL was evidently her intention 10 de-
part without satisfying Messrs. Il. Il &. for
value received, but while demonstrating in
l..s a ff.ta al
salesman discovered the end Of the bolt OF
goods hanging cut, and the " enterprising fe-
male woman" was compelled 10 stand and de-
liver. The fair thief is reputed % be worth
two Thousand dollars In approved grcenb1cks.
Madison Courier.
In JsrL.-we clip the following from the
Jasper Courier. Of the gthinst:
ON Thursday last, DIR. Morris Henderson and
Geisler were caught with a wagon. stealing
corn from the farm Of Mr.. Andrew Mcintyre.
in Hall township. They were arrested, and
upon being taken before Esq. Shoulders for
examination. acknowledged 10 having taken
forty bushels from Mcintyre, Reed and Shout
ders, and sold il, the pay for which was
preferred, on condition that they should not be
sent TO Jail. The Squire couldn't see il in that
light. and 80 10 Jail they went. The doctor is
an old, infirm man, and averse to close confine-
ment, professionally believing il prejudicial 70
health, while Geisler, who j. younger. don't
7
BLOODY AFPRAY-sHOOTING AND KILL
ING.-The Yincennes Sun Of Tuesday evening
gives the following account OF a desperate AZ
tray which occurred in Knox county. II
says:
On Friday last, while a crowd was assem-
bling 10 witness n horse-race, in the 4" Neck. .
in the lower end Of this county. near Decker,
station, Evansville aud Crawfordsville Rail-
road. quarrel originated between two men
and the hight soon became general, knives anC
pistols being freely used During the melee
Mr.. VIM. ;. Case, n wel.known citizen, wa
: wounded by pistol shot, and we learn Ia.
since died. A man named Hill a stranger
was shot in both hips. and il dangerously
wounded. lie il now lying IN our Jail. charge,
. with having shot Case. u. Johnson who il viii
be remembered, was sentenced 10 the pcniten
! tiary for life. two three years ago, charged
! with completely in the murder Of Mr.. Georg,
Purcell. but afterward rccased,) in a figh
/ with man whose name we have not learned
literally tore the eye of his an Lag Onist from tn
socket, and inflicted other INJURIES which il i
+, feared viii prove mortal. Parties are now il
pursuit of johnson. \ number Of others wer,
more or less injured. From all accounts thi
was one OF the most desperate and bloody If
fairs that has ever occurred in our county