Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-14

DFQOkFltle, Ef4HEuH- cOdutys Nse IOu1Q
dead on the river bank last Monday. =
Harvey jackson, an old citizen Of
Otsego township, Union county, hung
himself to a tree on the 1st inst. He
was partially insane.
The butchers Of New Albany gst into
competing vein q few days ago, and
brought the price of beef down to two
and a half cents pound, and actually
delivered it to enstomers at that rate.
The PoTATo Ror.-We hear much
complaining from farmers and gardnsrs
in this vicinity with reference to the
present potato crop. Many predict au
entire failure, on account Of the rot
Otherwise the crop would have been i'm
mense.-. .Goshea Times. sih
At the late term of the Circuit Court
Of Wells county, an Indictment was
found against Mary. Eddingfeld, charg-
ed With the murder Of three of hes child
Fen By poisoning She was arrested and
is now in jafi awaiting her trial at the
next term Of the Court = Goshen Delae-
craE saa s45'i7-s
a mad dog, pure and unequiyoeal, was
yesterday killed by a policeman on South
Alabama street. Als0, two hogs, stark
mad, were summarily dispatched.-Lad.
Journal - zro hs3ai s-e -s1al 81
RAnKo1D Acc1DExr.-The eastward
bound passenger train on the PiItsburg
Railroad was thrown from the track
Thursday morning between Pierceton
and Warsaw. A defective truek-wheel
was the cause Of the accident The
fireman, Charles White, was so injured
that he has since died No one else was
hurt Goshen Democrat,
q man named Boucher killed another
named Landrum, near Notre Dame, st.
Joseph county,s few days since. They
were both carpenters from Chicago, and
had been, in company Eith others, on
bnn, in South Bend. SEQ
At the Fair in New Castle. last week,
q little son of Captain Cof1ns chopped
of two of his fingers while playing
with q straw Gutter. Rev. Mr.. Black
man, while showing some Of his ac-
quaintances how to avoid accidents in
using the machine, smashed one Of his
own hngers- 11a--' 1ias
The young man, Mr., Louis Gar
rigus, who was arrested last week By the
military authorities and taken to In>
dianspolis, on the charge Of having
been Confederate soldier, returned |
here on Saturday, having been released
from custody By General Pitcher, who |
decided that there was no authority for |
his arrest Garrigns being psroled |
memberof Gen. Joe Johnston's army.
''t .'.sli- - 2srre HaEts Journal
John Ferris, Esq, Of Lawrepceburg,
has been appoi hted Collector of Intsf-
nal Revenue for the Fourth Congress.
sional District rice James L. Yater Mf. |
Ferris is one Of the most thoroughly |
loyal and Incorporating Unionis,s IN |
Indiana, aud we are glad to learn that |
he has received one of the best Offices in |
the State. His character for integrity |
has never been questioned.--f fndianap- |
oils Journal cdv 10 ia
David Woodfli, brother to Captain
Wood6ll, was killed at station on tba |
JeffersonvilIe road, about fifteen miles
from the river, day or two since. |
WoOdhh was climbing up on . freight |
car, as the train was leaying the depot, |
when bis head came in contact with the |
roof, throwing bim off The wheels of |
The car passed over his neck. II
ANOTHER SALE-Holloway, Douglas |
Il Co, OF the Journal, have purchased |
the First Presbyterian Church property, |
fronting eighty-six feet on the Circle; !
aud about one hundred feet On Market |
street, with the Church building, for /
$4,000 It is their intention to convert |
the Church building into printing |
Office, bindery, and store rooms they |
get possession in April next--State
Sentinel. saT a7at bea
{ We are told that DR.. Piercs's dog, be,
fore he was killed, bit two hogs. The |
hogs were afterwards killed and used for |
soap grease. All the washerwomen In |
the city are now afraid to wash, for fear |
they get some of the mad hog SOAP,
thereby sndaDgering their liyes.-Siate |
SeHtaileG -ss- "a 8v r9'-
General Haseall, President Of the
Elkhsrt county Live Stock Association, /
has secure the atteudance Of the cele- |
brated running Indians, Deerfoot, Pc |
ters and Jacobs, TO be present at the /
grand combioed fairs of this Associe. /
ton, and the Elkhart county AerieuIturs
al Socisty, in October next The Iudi. /
ans will be present on the two last days /
of the fair, the 18th aud 14th, on each |
of which days they will run against hor- /
ses for heavy purses.
SHOOTING AFFRAY.-An ARRAY of some |
little Importance, We understand, .(the I
difienlty probably growing out Of some |
trivial 1natter) occurred at the old Ken
worthy Mills, one aud half miles west |
Of the town Of Darlington, between two |
fellows named respectively Tom Hollo-
way aud Eli Bunday, in which ERE arms
were nsed, and the former individual I
was seriously, if not mortally, wounded. |
Bunday. We learn, Immediately reported |
to headquarters in this city, ,sssg -b /
Craacf fordsrilte JoE rrsaL
sHor Ar,--Last Saturday night, as
Mr.. Jas. Ramsey, who lives in Rush. /.
county, sboae four miles from Knights |
town, was returning from the fair 81 the |
latter place, be was waylaid and three !
or four pistol shots fred at him, one Of |
which seriously wounded bis horse. Mr.. |
Ramsey had q difficulty with lot Of !
CePperheads last fall, in the course Of /
which he shot two or three Of them, and /
it is supposed that some Of the frater-
nifty took this sneaking way Of s'getting !
even" with him. Il will hardly be
wholesome for Copperheads TO encour- I
age such conduct nowadays.
FATAL AcerDEyT-We are panied to |
learn that two young men, named Da- /
vid Hunter and John Netzby, late Of /
Wersen township, in this county, were |
instantly kil.~1 yesterday morning by |
the explosion OF the boiler of their saw
mill, near Buena Vista, Hamilton coun-
] ty. Their untimely death has cast q /
gloom over the eAtife conmuu1ty Their /
remains will be brought TO this city this |