Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-10
Indiana Items.


DEPLoRABLk ACCIDENT. - Yesterday
at noon, lady so years of age, named
Mrs. Brennan, while returning from
church on Barr street, was run over By
a wagon and so badly injured that she
died within an hour afer. Some little
boys were shooting of fre-erackers,
which frightened team passing, driven
by small boy, which became .unman-
ageable for the time being, reared,
plunged, and ran. The wagon passed
over Mrs. B., and crushed her terribly.
Fort wayne Sentinel
Coal IN MONTGOMERY CoUHrY-Many
years ago Major Elston, in boring for
salt water near the old Slower Mill, about
two miles northeast of town, struck
bed of coal seven feet in thickness, at a
depth of fifty feet below the surface.
In the prosecution of the work the augur
broke, and further work was abandoned
Since that time, until quite recently, no
one has ever thought Of there being coal
in our county. Mr.. Stewart, who owns
the land where this coal deposit is said
to exist has resolved to test the matter,
and for some time has been vigorously
at work in sinking a shaft A large por-
ton of the distance 10 the coal is through
rock, which, with the difficulty Of keep
ing the we'll clear of water, renders the
work extremely tedious. Mr.. S, how
ever, is determined to accomplish his
enterprise, which if successful, will be a
source of wealth, not only to himself, but
to the county CrGacfordsUille ReUietc.
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Crenan, residing corner OF Tenth and
Elizabeth streets, aged about eight
years, was drowned in the river yester-
day. In company with several play
mates, without the knowledge of his
parents, be went swimming, got beyond
his depth, and was drowned. ..
as a Lafayette Journal, 9th.
SINGULAR OcogRRExcE-Near VIM
chester, Virginia, last week, John Sut-
ton, of Boone county, Ind, aud David
Shearer, of this county, we're struck by
lightning under the following circum.
stances: A detachment Of the l54th
Indiana were on picket, when thunder
shower came Cd. The boys took to
elump of locust trees, Sutton and
Shesrer taking tree to themselves.
This tree was struck by lightning The
fluid passed down the tree to the tops of
the bayonets, theu left the tree and took
TO the bayonets, melting them from the
muskets, which were 10 the boys hands.
The lightning knocked the boys about
| fifteen feet from the tree, melting the
plates from their belts, and killing SUIT
ton instantly, and badly injuriug Shear
er.-FrGnkfort Crescent.
BuRGLARY.-The residence of Rev. r.
NJ. Parks was entered by burglars on
Sunday night last, and $40 in money
taken from the drawer of bureau.
Another package containing $40, was Sc
GREETED in the same drawer, but had been
overlooked by the robbers Their oper-
atoms evidently were conducted with
GOODNESS and leisure, as the half of q
loaf of bread had been eaten, together
with q quantity of blackbsrries, and two
whole loaves carried of. No clue has
been obtained az to who the perpetrators
were-BedfOrd IHdependsnt
Boz DRowsED.-Master Louis 81. Ad.
ans, a youth about sixteen years of age,
son of our fellow-townsman, Chester
Adams, Esq, was drowned while bath
ing in one of the coal pits near Nc
Quilken farm, on the opposite side Of
the river, yesterday afternoon. There
were several boys of about his own age
with him, but as probably none Of them
could swim they we're unable to render
him any assistance when he got beyond
his depth. Ferre Haute Journal, 9th.
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