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

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Patrick Scott, Of Lafayette, hawking q
load of poles to this city, overturned his
wagon, which fell upon and killed him.
d. w. Nelson, a citizen of Muncie,
was murdere and robbed, near Gilman,
Illinois, on Tuesday last J he murderer
was arrested.
On the 9Ist uit, ia Peru, George
Keim fatally stabbed cooper named
jerome Personnel, who died or Thurs
day last, from the effect of the wound.
Keim is in arrest.
We learn that about two hundred
Cashmere goats have been sold to par
ties in this country, and that they are
now expected to arrive in Peru on the
18th inst, when persons who desire to
see them should be present. Among the
purchasers are DIR. Constant, B. f. Con-
slant, J. NJ Statesman, W. Haynes, and
Aaron Dukes of this eity.-PsrH Re
publican. AZ. VIA .zsesa
George Anderson, who is engaged at
Pelcher & Femley's Carpenter Shop,
was injured yesterday, while attending a
circular saw His thumb was entirely
cut of, and his hand very badly hurt
Indianapolis Journal.
The New Albany cemetery, we learn
from the Ledger, is being snaartly i'm
proved, enlarged and generally beauti-
| fed. From all accounts the improve
ments we're greatly needed.
STREET RAILWAYS In New ALBANY
An ordinance authorizing the construc-
ton of street railways is now pending in
the New Albany City Council ss1a5.
SPORTS IN WARsAw.-The Indidni0n
says: We are informed that the sporting
men of this city are buying live rats tor
the purpose of having a grand rat fair
on Friday, November 3, in this city,
and a big rat fight A premium of S.
for the best rat dog, SO for the second
best, and 81 for the third best will be
given. The whole thing to conclude
with grand "rooster fight"
GONG FOR OIL.-The Bloomington
Petroleum Company have their derricks
erected on the premises of Mr.. A. Smith,
in the north part of town, and have
commenced boring. The main design,
we believe, is to satisfactorily test the
matter, as to whether oil does really ex-
is t in this region of country, more than
the gain they expect to receive from it.
We hope they may also make it pro6ta-
BILE. taAa zE
Mr.. George Heppert has also procured
an engine and other apparatus, for the
purpose of boring for oil on the prsmi-
ses of Captain Ravenscroft, one and a
half miles west of town, and will COM
menee operation as soon as the works
can be put up. Mr. Heppert is one of
our most enterprising business men, and
will put things through as they should be.
We wish him great success.-BtoOnaang-
ton Republican.
SAD Aoo1DENr.-We were informed
last night of a sad accident, which will
result in the death of little boy of ten
or twelve, named Gillet, living near
Poplar Grove. Hewas attending q sor-
ghum syrup boiler, engaged in skim
ming the liquid, when, by some mishap,
he fell into the boiling vat His mother
seized him by the feet, and partially
raised him, but her feet slipping, the I'M
fortunate boy was again plunged in.
Again she pulled him nearly out of the
scalding syrup, but second time her
footing failed her, and the poor boy was
| immersed the third time. The sufferer
was still alive when our informant left,
but his eyes had bursted out, and it was
plain he could not live longer than a
| few hours. Seldom have we recorded a
more terrible accident, or one which
drew so deeply on our sympathy.--Ind'
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