Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-25

eulged IN Sunday promenade With his
Of them mnzzled
Jhe dog law has resulted like Tie hog
lsE, in q grand fzzle. A few valuable
dogs from the country have been sIaugh-
tered, while the thousand and one worth
less ours 10 the city, 8 Few with muzzIes,
bat the greater number without, are Ieft
unharmed, and found in the streets With
their accustomed irnpunity Lafayette
Courier.
An attempt was made to burn the
premises Of John Dawson, at Fort
Wayne, on the night Of the 18th, By
firing bis wood-shed. Some Mormon
woman, We expect has followed John to
the State Of Allen and done this base
deed oct Of revenge rTa 81
CAMP CAHKHorox. -" Baritone,
Peruvian gentleman who has been
" grated" or recruited into the army,
writing 70 the Peru Republican, thus
speaks Of Camp Darlington:
Improvements are going on constantly,
from which we might conclude this war
is to be made 9 perpetual thing. A
large three-stOry bnilding is now being
completed, and already occupied By the
conimandants and officers Of the camp.
A large chapel for the preaching Of the
Word, will be completed in a week or
two. Heretofore the religious meetings
have been held in The different barracks,
which meetings II have striyen to avail
myself Of as often as possible. On the
south side OF the camp, have been
erected barber shop, watch shop, cloth
ing store, and shoe stors. Every in
dncement 10 here offered 20 the soldier
to spend his money for necessary and
unnecessary articles at exorbitant prices
q Fresh fish often spend dollar or
two per day for eatables and amuse-
ments, FOR which be is not benefited in
the least, and often becomes ct sub.
jecf for the hospital.
The Christian Commission is as dill
ligent here as can be- Previous 70 the
departure Of each regiment, every man
Is presented with the New Testament,
aud upon each Sabbath, religious tracts,
papers and books are distributed
throughout the camp. Rev. Wilson, form
erIy pastor Of the Maiu Street M Z.
Church, in Peru, 10 daily in camp adj
fninistering TO the wants Of the afflicted
in body and soul
OF course we should not like to be
compelled to remain ia this camp life-
time, or one year, but so far we have
spent aihei time quite pleasantly, aud
I feel as though month would mot weary
us, or give as an over desire to 90 to
the front, or visit our 'nothers
Lieutenant Colonel Whitaker, Of the
I52d, has been presented With four
hundred dollar "hoss and trimmings,
by the members Of the Allen County
company. .....
JAgPEn CouSrY 0n12-The work on
the Babcock well, which had been tenn
l porarily interrupted by the introduction
Of new machinery, has been resumed.
Mr. Millirons, the contractor employed
By the Lafayette company, arrived in
this city yesterday, bringing very sat-
isfactory specimen Of the oil. He is
confident that oil may ahe obtained by
the gallon at the present crevice, bat
will 20 forward in the no less confident
expectation Of reaching another and
more extended oil deposit in the lower
stratas. Mr.. Miliirons has another ma
chine almost completed for the Lafayette
company, and the second well viii be
commenced within week or ten days
t. Y m + Lafayette Courier.
We have no doubt there is oil, in
limited quantities, in Jasper, but we
still regard Pogue'a Run ms the natural
outlet Of the great oil basin. Indian
apohs Journal aassas.F sasasasaa
1t ia said that single cents worth Of
/ petroleum will furnish sufficient fuel
4 10 cook an ordinary MEAL Lafayette
I Courier b tsnsi
~ Better thar that. The Pogue's Run
oil has been found to be highly natri.
cious, and it is question OF economy
whether il wonld not be better 10 eat the
oil, and dispense With beef-steaks and
| gridirons.-I Indianapolis Jous-sdh
The river is up looming again, with a
prospect'of being higher than ever
TeTre Haute Journal supssao
We we're informed few days since
| by Mr. J ID McLeland, one of onr larg.
est peach growers, that the prospect for
a crop Of this excellent fruits still good.
- Vernon PlaindeaIerbeog gsb g :
a little child of the Rev. A. L. Roop,
Of Vernon, was killed on Saturday, By
| falling on piece Of iron, which pene-
trated his head. ~ - 6
DEArH or THE REBEL GEN. WHITING
-Msjor General w. II. c. Whiting, Of
the rebel army, who surrendered with
I the garrison Of Fort Fisher to General
TERRY and Admiral Porter, died lest
| Friday week at Governors Island The
deceased was citizen Of Mississippi
aoout forty,fye years OF age, and was
educated at West Point, receiving his
| appointment from President Tyler AT
ter graduating in 1916 be was assigned
to duty, and remsined in The q. s. ser.
vice until Feb. %, 1861, when he re-
signed his commission and Joined the
rebels in Georgia. having removed to
that State after receiving his military
4 education. he was soon after appointed
q BrigadisF General hy the rebels, and
served under Beauregsrd at Bull Run
\ de was in the Seven Days Battles, and
was promoted to Be Major General
Afterwards he was sent to Wilmington,
and the defences of Cape Fear river
were constructed under his direction
he was considered, next to Beauregard
the ablest engineer in the rebel service
N a HoRsE WITH FaIsE TArr.-Mar.
shal Golf IS responsible for the following
tale Of s sail He says his tale is true
but the horses tail was false: YestsE.
day morning the gay and festive pro
i prietor Of the Mound City race course
started 70 town in buggy with his bet
ter hRH. He drove his famous trostine
horse, noted for his fne. flowing tail