The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-09
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--Ninoenncs suhscribcs 100000 tow ard buiii-
ing bridge across ihe Wabash at that point
-Jane- Parker wa tried at Kokorno r.
Gently, Tor slandering 3. }. Chase, and had to
pay $50 slamage-.
The murderer Of William Nelson, Of Nun
&c, was tried At Gilman. Illinois. last week,
found guilty. and sentenced 70 be bung on Fri
day next.
-Mr. Benjamin Hubb-, weil-knOwn con-
ductor on the Madison and indianapolis Rail-
road. committed suicide at Madison on Monday
last by shooting himself in the head.
Mrs. Amanda Carpenter. Of Lafayette. has
recovered 5000 damages against Clark
Brothers, for injuries sustained in falling
through a grating in front Of a building be-
longing TO them.
The indianapolis correspondent Of the
Randolph Journal, Republican sheet, thus
.peaks Of the Journal: 81 predict the day i
not far distant when the indianapolis Jovrnal
viii not have much influence in the Fifth Con-
gressionsl District
The Vernon Banner, Of the 7th instant,
says:
pany's safe, at the North Vernon office, was
/ broken open and robbed on FRIDAY night last.
/ We have not been able 10 learn how much
money was taken"
Henry Il. stoll, a citizen OF Terre Haute,
has mysteriously disappeared. lie left that
city in April last for Nincennes, with six or
seven thousand dollars. He was accompanied
\ by man named McCracklin. who returned to
Terre Haute in ten or twelve days afterward,
saying that stoll would soon return. 1t is
believed that McCracklin is in some way con-
nected with his disappearance.
/ ATROCIOUs OUTRAGE.-One Of the most
horrible outragcs we ever read of was perpe-
trated near Edwardsyile, Floyd county, last
Monday. Mr.. Denton shirley, well known
and respectable farmer, was found in his barn
in an insensible condition, with forty-threC
cuts and stabs about the head and face. In al.
dition to this, his shoes and stockings had been
taken off, his leg laid across block, and hi,
foot cut off. Who the perpetrators were is not
known. Hopes are entertained of Mr.. shir
ley's recovery. If he survives some clue may
be had TO the would-be murderers.
"A FAMILY POIsONED.-A family by tn,
name of Bouton, living on Third street. neal
the upper Wabash bridge, was most strangely
and terribly afflicted on Tuesday night Their,
are three ladies in the family, all of whom tool
| supper together. soon after they were seizec
with gfddiness and nausea, and one by ont
were attacked with cOnvulsions so violent "a
10 require several persons to hold each of th'
sufferers. The first one attacked was waited
on by one of the others, who soon was SINH
larry afflicted. The last of the three minister
ed TO her two suffering sisters until she, too
! fell Chestnut
for and did everything possible for them
Last evening they were somewhat relieved, an,
were considered out Of danger. The symp
toms indicate poisoning by strychnine. NJ
one is suspected of the deed, and the who'll
affair Is yet in my stery.-LGdyette Journal.
CRIME IN HARRISON COUNTY-The follow
ing items we clip from the last number of tn
Corydon Democrat:
BOLD ROBBERY.-The boldest and most dar
ing robbery we have heard of for some tim
occurred one day last week in Bradford thi
county. Three men, named Levi Baker
Charles Burns, and a young man from New
Albany whose name we did not learn, entered
in daylight the houses of Mr.. Henry Jessburg
Lawrence Sterstetter, Frederick OFT, and Johl
Hunter, and with pistols in hand, robbed then
of what money they had. They then fled TO
parts unknown. They are supposed to be tn
same parties who stole Mr. Lapping's horse tn
night following.
| MORE HORSE STEALING.-Three horses wer
stolen from the stable Of Mr.. Tapping Of Nor
gan township, this county, one night last week
We learn the horses have since been recovered
but the thieves are not arrested. We wOul,
advise those having good horses 10 have then
insured.
A young man from New Albany, name,
William Adams, who had put himself outsid
of too much bad whiskey, amused himself il
our streets one evening last week by snappin,
a pistol AT persons passing along. The pisto
was loaded, but fortunately failed TO dis
charge.
ARSoN.-On last Saturday, while Mrs. Craw
ford and family, living about three mile
southwest of this place, were absent. SOM
scoundrel set lire to her house, and before dis
covered, the flames had so far spread rs 4
render il impossible TO save anything Thi
sad occurrence leaves Mrs. Crawford, w no is
widow woman, in very destitute circumstances
We learn that horse was stolen from tn
stable of Mr.. Henry HARRISON at his residence
near Lanesyille, this county, ON the I'd instant
The horse was the property of Mr.. Berry Gwil
Of New Albany, and WAS valuable one.
Hoe CHOLERA.-We understand that tn
hog cholera has made its appearance in tn
southern part of this county, and that larg
number of hogs are dying from the disease
IL appears TO be most fatal among those fate,
and ready for slaughtering. This will advanc
the already high price of pork in this county
II The State of Pennsylvania has obtaine,
Judgment against the CITY of Phiiadplphia fo