Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-07
NIsrELLaNg0Ts NEWS ITEMS.

Since the close OF the rebellion tblEtg-
five new National Banks Lave been o.
ganized ia the Southern Sfa5eg. with HI
aggregate capitAl-stack Of o., 4z4s40G
The Batavia On. - Spirit Of The
Times says: An amusing race came OF
on the Fair Ground on Saturday after
noon last. Mr.. John Mclean made q
bee Df go that be could drive bis gray
marc BIZ The tail twice around The track
--np reins 10 be used. He accomplish
ed tbs feat in 3.ie, to the amusement Of
the spectators.
The steamship Trens, which will long
be remembered ia connection with the
seizure of Measrs Mason and Shdei,
the ConfedeTate Enyoys, has jnst been
sold. BY the Royal Mail Steamship Com
pany, and is to be broken up.
We are informed that on Friday last
two boys, between ten and twelve years
of age, got into scufae at the public
school One stabbed the other with .
knife, and we are informed that he died
Of the wound yesterday. We were una
bic to obtain further particulars. Cairo
Democrat
BaoKz Charles Mitchell, under
sentence Of sixty days imprisonment In
the Harrison county jail for larceny,
broke ont On the night OF the 24th. II
eppears that some kind friend Of his
stole the hey from the jaiIorss room, and
unlocking MitchelTs cell door, bet him
oat He has not yet been retaken.-N.
"A. Ledger.
FATAL AocEDEHT We learn from the
Cofydon Democrat that distressing ac-
cident occurred last week at the Baena
Vista oil wells 10 Harrison county. Az
the workmen were elevaGing the drill
from one Of the wells, some part Of the
machinery above broke and fell, instant
killing Mr.. Peter PETER, who was work
Ing al the drill beneath Mr. PETER waa
quies, hard-working, industrious man,
and good citizen. He leaves wife
and several small children.--Nec Aba
ny Ledger.
Col Drake has made, through the
columns Of the Mtssouri Democrat,
lengthy and seathiDg reply to the mali
cions and venomous attack Of Frank p.
Blair.
DeATH on NoTED TRorrTEG HcRsF.
tom Lapsley' celebrated $50 trotsing
stallion " Jersey Boy" was killed day
or two ago, on Sixth street, near 81
Charles, ID the following singular man
nsr Sam, tho colored trainer, was
walking the horse out for exercise, when
one-horse transfer wagon, driven by
an Ifiahman named James Daley, struck
tbs horse, one of the shafts running into
him and causinR hiH DEATH The lhorse
was valued BY the owner at ", 900, and
he intends 10 sue the owner Of the wagon
for $1,000. DALEY was arrested, aud on
yesterday fined BY the Recorder $50 for
careless driving.
DESTRUCTION or rue FRAEGLrs Col.
LEom BY FIRE.-We learn That the Frank.
lin College, about four miles from the
city, was totally destroyed by fire on
Sunday morning. We have not as yet
learned any particulars.
Nashville Union
jarnett, who addressed the negro con
vention at Milwaukee, claimed that In
the war OF 1912, and in the late civil
war, the negro soldiers saved the coun-
tryI The facts are that not single
negro went into the service without be-
ing bought or forced to 20 ia, and in
every action they ran a. Boon a. posi-
bic from the field.--La Crosse Democrat.
The history OF the war aud Of the
world will alanp TINT vhoepaIe aweF-
ton with the brand il deserves
Major Dick McCann, late Of Tho rebel
army,. appeared before the. court n
Knoxville tie other day, out the case
was continued until the next term. Bail
being refused, tks prisoner was remand
ed to Jail = 80
A New Bedford paper aays: 'tMr. Jo-
seph Pittsley, who has arrived at the
age of oighty-sight years, informs ua
that he has not bsen sick for thirty years,
aud every day for the laat Eve mouths
has earned his dollar"
Mrssis0.-Henry buchanan, q worthy
German. who had saFsed honeFahly in
che 18th Cavalry, left Gibson, Lake
county, on the morning of the Both Of
September for indianapolis, 10 draw bis
beck pay and receive his discharge
Since that Tina nothing has been heard
from him. He did NOT report a. Tndi-l
annapolis, aud bis friends are apprehen-
aisa that be has met with foul play
somewhere en- route 10 the Capital Any
information left at thia Office win be
thankfully received.--Lqfayette CbHrier.
SUSPICIOUS Saturday morniag q ana-
picipus locking schoonef.was Boarded at
Poughkeepsie, New York, by the police
officers of that city, and o large quaint.
by Of ailyer-ware and other articles, to.
gethar with q complete act Of burglar
tools, were found. Some of the silver
ware hae been identified az belonging 10
clergyman Of Poughdeepsie. Most of
IL Ia marked "West," and with initials in
which w. Ia the FINAL letter. Three men
were found on board and arrested. They
gave their names as Owen Root John
Stpfford and VIM. McALullen.1 UF