Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-12
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Col James W. Stewart has purchased
an interest in the Buntin Hotel, at Terre
Haute, which is being renovated and put
in thorough repair.
The o. s General Hospital near
Madison has been closed, and the furni-
ture and fixtures shipped to Louisville.
The patients have been transferred to
their respective States. sss--s'--.
The citizens of Tippecanoe County
have appointed an executive committee
Of nine for the purpose of making ar
rangement0 for the erection of q suitable
monument in memory of those soldiers
from that county who have died in the
service of their country during the late
rebellion.
LARGE SALE OF CArTLE-Messrs Fow-.
Ter & Earl, of this city, sold to Colonel
Jack Stapleton, on Saturday, fourteen
hundred head of fat cattle, out of herd
of two thousand, from their Hickory
Grove farm in Benton County. They
received for them 800, 000.-Lafaystte
Journal s--.
A Hos(s)rILE DENoxsTRATIoN. -'On
last Saturday, an old white horse in
search Of something green deliberately
entered in at the front door of lawyer
office, opposite the courthouse, and End
ing no one present to foreibly eject him,
went through With a variety Of perform
anees, to the Infinite amusement of the
courthouse clique" who witnessed all
from the other side of the street. The
horse, after taking q close survey of
everything in the rooms, left in disgust
for Kinks livery stable,-Aadison eOur,
Last evening, at the Terre Houts
House, were james j. Faran, Esq, Of
the Cincinnati Enquirer, Joseph Coop
er, Esq, OF Illinois, and Hon. G. G.
Barton, of this State. We learn that
two of these gentlemen, with others, are
here on business connected with the OBJ
lect of putting the canal from here to
Evansville in thorough repair. The
work will probably be accomplished at
an early day.-Te7rs Haute Express.
| "A MYsrERY.--It is an old saying, but
true one, thut truth is stranger than
fiction; and nzincident has recently
come to our knowledge which forcibly
illustrates the fact Most. of the resi-.
dents of that portion of the city will
recognizes the house to which reference
is made in the following narrative, which
we give substantially as related to us By
> gentleman residing in the neighhor-
| hood: ihrss fT-r ,.re- .El5s
There is in the northeastern portion
of the city, a well-known building, about
which hangs. an air of mystery. The
| fences are down, the yard utterly negs
lected, and, save for the single light
which may at all hours of the night be
seen burning, the house might be snps
posed 10 be aninhabiled The house is
marked; an air Of utter dssolation and
solitude broods overthe entire premises;
and persons, as they pass, point it out
and speak in whispers,las Of some evil,
though in what exactly the evil con-
sists, they themselves would be puzzled
TO tell - a hsssrs 4sss
The sole occupant Of the house, as the
story goes, g man Of middle age, lies in
one room, chained on a bed Of straw.
Around him are all the betokeDings of
wealth and re6nemeht Books in al
most every language are there, and the
man himself speaks fourteen different
tongues Musical Instruments Of every
kind are lying about the room, and this
singular man plays on every one with
skill Pictures which would delight the
eye of O. connoisseur, adorn the walls,
and this man, apparently the owner and
master of all lies there
At certain times duringsthe week an
awkward, gawky boy may be seen to en-
ter the house, with a basket under bis
arm, and silently depart again but he
is ifnpenetrable and silentras the grave
yet this ungainly looking lad speaks four
or five languages, with fuency. These
two, boy and man, are the only inhabi-
tants of the house, so far as any one has
seen. The owner of the house has sew
eral times sought topexpel bis tenants;
but be can find no grounds for COM
plant, for the rent is promptly paid &C
cording to agreement. ai sa:s..s ,,it-se
He has again and again raised the
rent, but his increased demands have
been paid without q word Of dissent, al
ways in advance, and algays IN gold.
This. was SO during the time when gold
was at its highest point Of appreciation.
That there is some dark secret here,
is certain, aud that all suspicion Of
crime should at'onee be removed By in
vestigation is equally certain. fay