The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-10
STATE ITEMS.

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The iron bridge over Silver Creek
between New Albany and Jefferson
vile, was completed last Saturday.
A flagstaff has been erected on th
lot where the Union soldiers wer
buried at Indianapolis, and the Dstar
and Stripes are to DO kept aoatihl
from it's halyards from sunrise TO sun
set .aaiiH7f I. btta sia2n22ofami
The thirteenth annual meeting o
the Indiana State Teachers Aasocia
ton will meet in the city of Lafay
cite, December 18th, 9th, and 18th
A gang Of safe. blowers hav,
lately left Cincinnati for tho interio
towns Of Indiana to practice upon thu
safes Of county officers, merchants
and bankers. Look out for theml
David Ross. an. old citizen o.
Washington ToWuahip diad last Sat,
urday from the effects of falling from
a wagon about three weeks before.
wa brakasmanoG ahfreight train or
tho Toledo, Wabash and Western
Railroad, fell between the ears near
Largo, . few days since, and was dis
covered next morning, by the section
hands, horribly mutilatod-.-some
seven trains having passed over him.
Two years ago Joseph Ingle, OF
Milton Wayne County, lost his pook-
ct book containing money and notes
20 the value Of $4,000, A couple of
weeks ago he put the matter in bhe
hands of DETECTIVES George Dcyelin,
of Cambridge City, whom. o short
time worked up the case and got back
all the money and notes.
Mr.. Childers, a veteran soldier, who
lost his right leg, his left foot, and
left hand, was married at New All
bany, ,Ilastuweek, to Miss Mary II!
Hampden. A gallant soldier and d
noble woman are thus united for life.
On the sixth inst man giving his
name as James Wallace, presented al
the counter Of Eletcher's bank, at
indianapolis, d tcheck for 800, pur-
porting to be from Thomas A. Morris.
TheiejshieA all ddee Fperce fadd ftLAt
the signature was not genuine, and
proceeded TO give il q closer scrutiny,
and during the time that he was thus
engaged Mr.. Morris himself stepped
into the, bank, and on being quesI
tionedin regard to the matter at once
pronounced il forgery. A police
man was sent for and Wallace taken
into custody and before the Mayor,
from whose presence he was sent to
jail 70 await further examination.
A thunderbolt, from a perfectly
cloudless sky, struck church and
three dwelling houses at Rising Sun.
md, few days ago! II Killed 4 girl,
and stripped all the clothing from
boy, whom, strange to say, it only
stunned.
7. Mrs: Barbara A John, Of Uonners-
vile, died on the 18th ult., from lock
Jaw, which resulted from a slight
wound in the sole of her foot made
by the point Of nail upon which she
happened 10 step while walkingin the
yard. /
Hon. Cyrus 4. Nixon il said ttob be |
candidate tori Clerk eof The Lower
House of the General Assembly.
A little son Of Mr.. Boiling, of Sa-
EN-, aged between seven and eight
ears, had his hand 80 badly crushed Il
~ being caught in "a sorghum mil,
aat FFiday,ythat amputation was nee
Issary. l.
Isl III. -a-Theu annuah session of
be Grand Division f the Sons Of 4
temperance, commenced at INDIAN
polls on Wednesday the 7th inst
BASE RALL.-In tho match game +
# base ball played on the 9th inst.
'etweehi the first mines of the West J.
I'm and indianapolis Clubs, the
Western boys were the Avictors, win +
ing by three runs. bna yloana Inn nl l.
rifty earsaago the population of >
Indiana was. 68. 0a6. I Now the. county
y wayne contains almost that num-
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