Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-11
Indiana State Items,


honor Of the returning soldiers of that
county. Saturday, the 14th of October,
has been designated as the day for the
great event, and eorydon the place al
which 1t viii be held.
The vinesnhes Sun says the bottom
Iands on the banks of Lower White
river are overH0wed to the depth of
about two feet, and that great damage
has been done to the corn crop in ell the
low lands on that stream.
Hugh snodgrass, County Commits
sionsr Of Jefferson county, died at Madi-
son on Tuesday morning last
The Lafayette Courier says q man
nsmed Long was recently killed near
Yorktown under the following circum-
stances:
Mr. James Wilson was out hunting
when Long came up and wanted to buy
half dozen prairie chickens of him.
Wilson said he had only three, but would
shoot the rest, and sell them to him.
He then went on, followed by Long He
had killed two more when the dog start
ed another, which flew towards the sun,
and Wilson fred, not seeing that Long
was between him and the bird He had
quietly loaded his gun again, not know
ing anything had happened, - when his
attention was attracted by slight noise,
and he discovered Long lying On the
| ground MORALLY wounded. Part of the
| load had taken effect in the region of
the heart and part in the stomach. The
unfortunate man died of his injuries in
/ a few moments.
The citizens of Spencer County con-
template giving grand reception din
ner to her returned soldiers, at Eliza
beth, on Thursday, the Oath inst. Eight
brass bands will be present to enliven
the occasion, and several of the best
speakers in the district have been in
vited to address the assembled crowd.
To cap the climax, there will be grand
display Of fireworks at night and gen
eral illumination of the town.
| The Fort Wayne Gazette says a
young man7of that city, at the breaking
out Of the war, enlisted, served short
tenn, was discharged, and then re-en.
listed in the 5th battery. When the bat
terry was mustered out, he stayed behind
as one of the veteran corps. While in
Tennessee, he made the acquaintance
Of fascinating lady, not the least Of
whose charms was the possession of a
considerable estate, and married Der, re.
CARELESS of the fact that bis lawful wife
was living at Evansville, Ind, anxiously
waiting his return from the army, BE
was discharged week or two ago, and
turned his steps once more Northward,
receiving from his new wife draft OF
Cincinnati bank for $4,000. She her
/ self was to come North in q few days,
meeting him at Fort Wayne. The
young bigamist drew the cash on the
order, aud left in day or two for Cali
fornia. The wife arrived at Fort Wayne
the latter part Of last week, and learn.
ing the state of affairs, started in pur
suit. l2a2 ~ 10 f
i Why don't the Gazette publish the
rascaPs name2 .-a aar HI saei w q
New Albany ID called on for $1,20(
TO aid in making the final survey anC
location of the New Albany and Gin
cinnati Railroad. She will be called OF
I for two hundred times that amount be
fore the road is completed The eoun
Gil aeems to doubt its power to appro
pirate the smaller amount. ~, f4t-I
I Brayfogle, the Indianapolis CORES
pondsnt Of the Cincinnati Commercial
! gives the following as q part of the gos
sip of the Capital: E '1a7
The excitement is again up about
new paper to be established here, on thu
remains OF the moribund Sentinel
"a This time it is Colonel A. ID. Streight
|. OF Libby Prison AMI lumber notoriety
who is going to do it. The new paper
lif it ever sees the light, 10 to be TIL
cham pion Of human rights, and all the
. sort of thing-with negro suffrage, in
Z Simultaneous and complete, conhscation
: death and hell to traitors, as the csrdi
nal doctrines of its political creed
The editorial corpse has not yet been or
Q ganized, I believe, as the purchase o
; materials, &C., was thought to be th'
. first thing in order. Even that has no
been effected, but as the Sentinel mel
have abated their demands from $50, 00'
! to 81, 900, it is possible that trade ma,
! be effected, and the regeneration Of tn
, State secured The editorial manage
r ment is a matter of small Importance
as there are enough earnest men il
I the State to food the sheet with contri
( buttons to the ca use" without any ex
s pense to the management
The largest income return in Lafay
! cite is that of Adam Earl, of the vel
|. known hrm Of Earl d Hatcher. Ell
! reparts 100000 The next is job
Purdue, who returns $4,000. Althoupl
there is slight difference of $1,000
1 between the two, either is very comfort
able, especially for bachelor.
: A. SAD WARNIEG.-On Friday after
|, , noon, q little child of Mr. and Mrs
! ShivelY, aged twenty months, fell into
! eistern, which had been carelessly lef
open, and was drowned. The mothe
was the first to discover him, but befor
J she could reach him the poor little fel
: low was dead. This should be warn
ing to parents to keep their cisterns Sc
! cure at all times, IS such accidents ar
' of frequent occurrence. - Goshen Deml
!. TG% f 40 vsb ael sai ae qu
i. Struck ILE.p-Parties from th
Pennsylvania oil region, have been pros
pecting for several days in the vicinit
Of Warsaw, and they say strong indica
II tons of carbon oil exist Several PEI
?, sous have tested the surface indications
d and find that il will burn. The farm
e. hava aIras6v heen iaaRed for a torn, :