Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-21
State Items.


MYSTERIOUS DRoWxING.-Or last Sat-
uFdsy morning the body Of Miss Mary
Gable was found in the canal, about u
half q mile below the lock. The circum-
stances connected with this mysterious
drowning are as follows:
The deceased has been unweu for
some time, and about a week previous
to her drowning she informed her sister,
Mrs. Shivel, who lives about three
quarters of a mile south of town, that
her mind wandered She was often
found in tears, but could give no reason
for il On Friday night she retired to
bed as usual, but soon arose and told
her sister that she could not sleep, aud
her sister got up and sat in the door
and talked until ten o. clock, when she
appeared to be more lively than usual,
and told where she was going to visit
the next Sabbath. They retired to bed
again. In the morning she was missed,
but they supposed she had gone to take
her usual walk, and were not alarmed
until they discovered her clothes upon
the floor. Search was then made for
her, and she was tracked to the river,
and there ali traces were lost 1t is sup
posed she waded iEto the river. a
steam canal boat, coming up the canal,
struck the body, causing it to rise TO
the surface. The body was dressed in
mems clothes. No clue 70 this drowning
has yet been discovered, only that the
unfortunate girl was wandering in her
mind.
Miss Gamble was & lady of fine at
tainments as scholar, and her charac-
ter was above reproach. Her relatives
are among the best families in our
county Wabash PldiHdedlsr.
CoM1Se DowS-The price of meat and
vegetables has declined very materially
in this market within the pant week.
Plate and good boiling pieces can now
be had for ten cents that sold for fifteen
cents, and choice steaks for fifteen cents
that sold for twenty and twenty-five
cents. Three loaves Of bread now sell
for twenty-five cents that sold for thirty,
and the size of loaves are increased
The abundant supply of vegetables will
reduce their price, so that there is some
prospect ahead of living getting cheap
er. With the price of living lower,
rents, wages, and goods of all kinds must
follow. -IndiGnapoIs Sentinel
A MAN K1LLED.-Just before going to
press we learn, without further par
ticulars, that Henry Thomas, of
Windfall, was yesterday killed by DR..
Armstrong, of the same place. As both
of the gentlemen we're returned soldiers,
it is hardly probable that the sad occur,
rance was the result of political difficult
ty.- Upton Times. 4 81
BARN BURNED BY LIGHTNING. Last
Sunday night the lightning struck the
barn Of Mr.. Samuel Protsmau, about
half mile from this place, the FIRE con-
suming it,immediately. The barn con
tanned q hay-press, spring wagon, and
forty-one tons of bay Vevdy ReeeiIle.
SOUTHERN FLIGHT OF Prison BIRDS -
Yesterday Colonel Robinson sent off a
covey Of prison birds, in pairs, to Jeffer-
sonville. The following are their names:
VIM. Donelson, VIM. Lemons, James
Connell, George Stevens, and Fl. b.
Thomas, sentenced for larceny; VIM.
| Gibson, for bigsmy; Dennis Brennan, for
robbery; Pat Flyn, for manslaughter.
Indianapolis Journal
Il
SToRM.--This section of country was
visited by severe storm of wind and
rain, destroying large amount of stand
ing oats, injuring grass in low fields SER
iously, and blowing off an immense
amount of fruit in orchards, and in some
cases blowing up trees by the roots, and
completely running whole orchards
Fortunately, the track of the storm was
not very broad one.-JGsper UnfoH
ATTEMPTED SUfcIDE.-0n last Tues
day, Mr.. North Of this place entered
the drug store of Messrs. Matson &
Wright, and called for FIVE cents worth
of arsenic; then asking for glass OF
water, he turned in it a portion OF the
arsenic, aud drank the greater portion
of the solution. The clerk, Mr.. Peck,
| attempted TO interfere, but the other
brandished knife, and warned him to
keep bis distance Being unarmed, be
was compelled to desist. Medical aid
was summoned as soon as possible The
mau is now in very fair way to recov-
er. 1t is generally believed that he was
deranged.-Rising Sun Observer.
The VALLEY RArLRoAD.-W. P. APP
plegate, Esq, of this place, has been
authorized by Mr.. Lord TO solicit sub.
scriptions to the Valley road, and has
entered with conmendable zeal upon
the work before him. The amount re-
quired to insure the extension Of the
road from Laurel to Connersville, and
thence to Cambridge City, is forty thous-
and dollars. CoBnersUiIIe Times.