The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-23

caught by a fisherman at the lower
end of the city yesterday. The Cor1
oner held an inquest, and the jury re-
turned verdict of came to his death
by drowning. The deceased was ap-
parently about thirty years of age, and
had light Eeopple xiqpi, With sandy
Commercial.
Right Rev. Bishop Luers, of Fort
Wayne, was in Rensselaer, last week
for the purpose of purchasing site
for a Church and an Academy.
Rev. J osephe Solomon formerly of
Lafayette, founder and first Rabbi of
the Jewish congregation at Fort
Wayne, died in that city on Tuesday
morning last.
The Finance Committee of the City
Council of Lafayette on Wednesday,
last burned s130,OOO of Cancelled city
orders.
A CASE OF CHoLERA.-We learn
from DR.. Green, the veteran mail
agent on the Rose Hite, that Mr.. R.
i. Crosley, formerly Auditor of Spen
Ger County, died 4ofc cholera at the
coal mines near Rockport on Saturday.
He was taken sick on Friday, and
lived but twenty-four hours after being
attacked -EUansuiAe Journal
"A, mistake journal. Mr.. Crosley
was attacked with congestive chills on
Wednesday and died Saturday morn
ing. There were no signs of cholera
in the case.-Neoo Albany Ledger
Your candidate for Coroner of JEFF
ferson County, KY, was evidently mis-
taken and misinformed. He must
learn to sift testimony better than that
before he attemptsst0 holda tserewn-
ers quest"
The name of the man who shot Mr..
Byrn near Byrnville, Harrison Coun-
| ty, of which we made mention yester-
day, was Greenville Boston The
parties had some difficulty at a grocery.
Boston left and went home, the Byrn's
followed him. After reaching home
Boston armed himself with a shot
gun, an and went to the door, when the
Byrn'ssi commenced shooting at him,
He shot Mr.. Byrn, killing him inn
mediately. He at once went to Cory.
don,, delivered himself up to the
Sheriff, and is now in Jail. ssyo,5s s.
| i4Twonegroes had aadifieulty at In
dianapolis the other night, which re-
suited in one firing his revolver at the
other and then running away. No
body injured. A naughty woman was
the cause. q A>9>3 q
STATE DoCUMENTs.-Thomas j.
| Trusler, Assistant Secretary of State,
is now engaged in sending around to
| the clerks of the various counties, the
House and Senate Journals of the
| Special Session, the Twenty fourth
| Indiana Reports of the Supreme
Bench, and other public documents.
| Indianapolis Journal.
| The boring of the artesian well of
Mr. Rose, adjoining the Terre Haute
| House, had reached the depth of $50
4 feet. A sand stone was struck about
the middle of last week. Up to Sat
/ urday they were still in it, the sand
I stone gradually giving away.-Terre
i Hdute Journal.
| The Copperheads of Spencer Coun-
ty, which the Union party carried last
year, nominated a ticket composed of
soldiers, but in Harrison County,
where they have large majority, all
their nominees except one are mem
| bers of the traitorous organization
known as "Sons of, Liberty" In
counties where the Copperheads are
4 too weak to stand alone, they conde-
! scend to nominate Lincoln hire
lings," but where they have the ma
A jority the old dog fennel traitors have
the preference.-Net0 Albany Com
nercial.' y > y ~