Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-14
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Experts in political calculation give
the following as the probable result Of
the Congressional election: First Dis
trict, Trfmble, democrat, 5000 Sec
ond District, Yeaman, (Unionl proha-
bly, elected. Third District, close;
chances even, Fourth District, Hard
ing, (Democrat), $500, Fifth District,
Rosseau, (Uniou). 1900. Sixth District,
Smith, (Uuion1, 500. Seventh District,
Shanklin, Democrat, 2 5000 Eighth
District Randall, (Union), 400. Ninth
District, Mickey, (Uaion), ], ,OOO.-LOuis-
vile Press.
The Danville Gazette learns from
gentleman who arrived at a late hour
from Perryville, that a man walked into
q store where q negro was buying SOME
sugar, aud without. any previous warn-
ing drew q pistol and shot him dead.
The Gazette also learns that q negro
man who had charge Of an ambulance,
which carried some soldiers from Psrrf-
vile to Danville on Monday, was badly
cut up. No particulars could be ascer-
tanned. e. .-.-.-, a...-.s s.--a
sUlcIDE-This morning, between ono
and two o'clock, a Mr.. Rice, who hsd
been arrested by the military authorities
at Ghent, Kentucky, charged with ille-
gal voting, iutnpsd into the river, from
the guards Of ths steamer Mar Ander-
son, and was drowned. Mr.. X. has been
esteemed as a highly respectable citizen,
aud this melancholy event casts shad-
ow of gloom over the commcnity OF
Ghent t-LctE. Jour. t.- % -'t-@
A SERfo CoMc AFFAIR AT CAVE CRY,
KEsruckY. IA gentlemsH by the name
of Woodford, who lives in Coyington,
Ky., related the following to US yestsf-
day. BE had been to Glasgow, KY, to
look after soms oil interests, and arrived
at Cave City on "Wednesday night about
ten o'clock Every one who has visited
that section of country knows of the
ponderous proportions Of Mr.. Spurrier,
| the popular landlord Of the Cave City
Hotel, As be cute prominent figure
7 in eur narrative We will state that he Is
very nearly as large as a freight car, and
| that most of him is in 'front.' The son OF
Mr.. Spurrier is clerk Ii the hotel, and
received Mr.. WoodfoFd, who wished 10
| come 20 this city on the midnight train.
Young Spurrier put Mr.. ", in the par.
lor with the pnrposs OF arousing, hian
when the train arrived A negro W As
sitting IN the door leading from the par
! lor to the platform when Mr.. Woodford
retired. In about half an. hour, and
Just as the negro was preparing to take
q nap, a man with . hatehet in his hAnd
rushed upon him, mashed has hat over
his eyes, aud threw him ont on the plat
fern, locking the door behind him. The
negro then rushed around and told Mr..
Spurrier what had happened, and beg
| ged him TO get up. Mr. g. rnshedsout
in his night-clothes, looking hks stage
/ coach with a sheet thrown over 1t, and
threatening 10 kill al the robbers in the
world, ommencing on the one then in
l The house. BE aud the negro had arm
ed themselves with Eh6eld rifles, and
we're ready for any emergency. The
noise on the platform woke Mr., Wood.
fordO who thought guerrinas had
surrounded the house, and were
after him to kill him. In few min.
ases be made up bis mind to go out and
! see what was the cause of the disturb.
auce AS be unlocked the door, spnr-
rier and the negroes depioyed on either
side Of the platform Woodford appear
sed on the platform, when the negro
dropped his gun, and was preparing 70
accept any terms offered, Spurrier ele-
vated bis frelock to an angle of about
forty-five degrees, cooked Il, and Esked
the negro If that was the robber. 10 The
negro thought it was, 10 the best Of his
knowledze. Woodford tried to explain
bat could not get Spurrier to listen, and
! the Falstafian landlord continued e
i move on his works. An idea strucl
p Woodford that be could escape by run.
ming, but be vas on a line with the wa
ter tank, Adams express Office, and ths
Sanitary rooms, all guarded by Negro
, soldiers. This be did not think of, bn
/ struck out for building across fhe road
, As be started, Spurrier fred. followeC
by the men on guard at each OF thl
above places Woodford escaped lot.
Il the house uninjured, but had lost loci
Of hair clipped off by wicked bullet
II The firing Of the guard attracted the 3,
teution Of twelve or fifteen men at thI
: stockade, about one hundred yards dis
tant, who came to the scene with thei
: arms. They immediately conmence,
: firing into the house into which Wood
: ford bad escaped, and demanded hi
surrender. Woodford was too hadl
scared to tell them who he was, and Ia
fat on the floor 10 escaps the bullets
= The guard threatened TO bnFLf the house
Z and would have done 30 had not youn
: Sparrier arrived and explained TO thes
: that the psrson il tbe house might.
enc OF his guests. he called Tor WooC
ford to come out, which he did
= During sn this time the real robbe
vas ct work in the house. Ihel guar
u rushed over, lead by the scantily dresse
at landlord, Who hourished huge ehees
d knife IN one hand and lighted cand
Z. in the other. he was bent on destrut
" ton, and woe unto the thief should
ID fall under the brawny arm fourishir
"a ths cheese-knife In room No. 9 Il
s. thief was found. he had drawn . be
be across the door and deGed the who
ls crowd ataA ga
AZ After some work, an aperture VI
= made large enough to admit the body
negro, and he crawled in on the be
q Just as he was about 70 get on to. Z
floor the robber struck him a viole
!: blow in the face with the edge of 4
= hsehet, and rolled him under the be
- Two others were served the same wa
- One of the guards then pat his gun in
81 the zpperture aud fred SpuFier thong
4 twas the robber, and up vent his chees
- - knife against the ceiling, and the ligl
- ed candle was thrust into the nostEils
one of the guards All was confusic
but The guards fred one or two me
o. shots into the room, which serious
'oy wounded the robbeF. he vas th
Oh brought out, and proved TO be q n
yht named Bartlett a man named Fri
lea Fairchild, Who was in company VI
bis Bartlett, was also arrested as an seco
an pliee. Both men we're taken of 20
sn- stoekade. Mr. Woodford thinks b
I've lett was mortally wounded FaISen
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