The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-12-07
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Pierre Donaue, an oid citizen u Knox
county, died on Thursday last
A man named Ieynoii, va. killed At
Bloomington on THURSDAY lat.
-FiIe Lafsyetiesn- arr boasting ever the
completion Of their skating pond.
Mr.. l.. V. Long has assumed the editorial
management Of the Anderson Standard
"A young man named samuel =. Bailey.
ieh INTO well al Vincennes. lat Thursday
evening, and was drowned.
All the Goyernment buil Inns ere..ted al
New Albany during the war We're sold vester-
Gay, by an order Of the Secretary OF War.
Man KnLED.-we under.tana that man
Wa stabbed at house Of ill-fame Saturday.
from the effects Of which he died YESTERDAY
we ala not hear his name EransriHe C,,fr.
"A company ls TO be formed at Evansville.
with capital Of SIS 900, for the purpose If
erecting "A large "tabernacle'' for the aceonno-
dation Of the Mission sunday school. and for
such other purposes may be desirable.
In response to an appeal made by a large
number ofthe dry goods clerks Of Terre Haute.
nine Of the leading retail houses Of that city
have announced that their stored will De closed
at haif-past six each evening. from the 10th OF
December to the lst Of March,
The Vincennes Sun Of Tuesday, SAYS:
Eve noticed In the yard Of one of our ciii-
zens on sunday last rose buds almost ready
TO burst into a full blown rose. just think Of
/ IL. rose bush blooming in this latitude. in
the open air in December
We learn that il was a strong vein Of salt
water that was struck ON the farm Of Mr. Rob-
/ erts, two miles above Newburgh, last week.
and not oil, as we were 40 first informed. The
well Is sunk nearly 400 feet deep, and flows
I about TWENTY-FIVE barrels of salt water per lay.
The water will be Analysed and If sufficiently
| saline TO be profitable, will no doubt be work
/ ed. In the spring, ~ we learn. the well will
be sunk deeper, In hopes Of obtaining OIL
Erdnsrille Journal.
CRAwFoRDsvrIE WEARS THE BELT-IFR
TELEGRAPHIC OPERATOR WHIPS THE GEEEN-
CASTLE OPERAR0R.-The gentlemanly opera
tor who ofiiciates i'm the office of the Chicago
and Louisville Railroad, at this place, was
drawn, on last Thursday, into a quarrel with
the operator in the Grcencastle Office small
town south Of our city. The war of words,
which was carried on with their respective
batteries. opened fierce, until finally center
shot from the Charlottesville battery flashed
with Kissing fury the word, Hdr-full in the
face Of the Greencastle operator. This was Toe
much for iesh and blood to endure. Green.
castle saw plainly that he was getting the
worst Of IL at long range. that the battery o.
his adS crSary was altogether too heavy 'foi
his own, anu he resolved TO ..sct his lifs
upon east, aud stand the hazard of fh,
/ die" 10y making one grand charge on thu
lines OF his foe. The distance 10 traverse &c
reach the outer works Of his enemy was full
thirty miles. which with the assistance Of a
fast train. he soon accomplished. Reaching the
depot nj this place he surprised his enemy. car
rying away IN his furious chargs one small box
stove. five lengths of pipe demolishing lin,
/ of abattis and palisades aud almost reaching
the battery Of his adversary. when vigorou,
delivery from the right OF the Crawfordsyill,
/ operator checked his further atlN anre The
I tide was now changed. and in a brief period
Greencastc was fleeing IN full retreat with hi,
left eye badly gougcd. the right peeper adorned
with small mouse and the mug tinted with
crimson and scarlet bushes on u velvet back.
ground. 30 utterly demoralized had he become
that lac jumped ON passing train which quickly
carried him out of danger.
Dur operator Is said 10 b. well skilled In his
I deliveries, repeats rapidly and handles his
bunch Of lives with dexterity astonishing "a
nONices In the classic art Of istiana. Ills
weight j. eleven stone.
The vanquishcd no Doubt il now soliloprriz-
Ing over his defeat with the calm aud quiet
composure Of n philosopher. repeating to him
! self the famous couplet:
" He who tights and runs away.
MAY live 10 fight another day"
- Charlottesville Rerietc.