The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-03
STATE ITEMS.

Dany, TELL from cherry tree last week
and broke one of his legs.
The Methodist Church in Boonville
has recently been furnished with a
new organ, which gives great satisfac-
ton IS $500 A eE
The Artesian we'll of Mr.. Rose, at
Terre Haute, has been sunk to depth
of eight hundred and twenty five feet.
Twenty-Five grocers, of Terre Haute,
have published card declaring their
purpose to close their houses on the
Fourth of July.
A correspondent of the Wabash
Erpress puts in a strong plea for the
maintenance of the Gross cut
Canal from Terre Haute to Eel
River. taex aes
STORM.-This vicinity was visited
last night by a terrific storm of thun-
der, lightning and rain But little
damage, however, was done by the
storm.-Nea0 albany Ledger Of Thurs
dag.
The Brookvillians have declared
war against lewd women and their as
sociates. Last week drove of them
were driven to the river, and made to
wade the stream and scratch into the
hills.
BEAT THIS WHO CAN!-Robert
Taylor brought into our sanctum a
specimen Of Alabama wheat raised on
his farm in Anderson township, the
heads of which measured near seven
inches long and averaging ninety five
grains on each head. We say again,
beat this who can.
DRoWNED.-A boy by the name of
Hamer, while bathing in the Wabash,
a few days ago, near York, little
town between this city and Terre
Haute, was drowned. = VinceInes
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Chauncey Rose, of Terre Haute, is
the Peabody of Indiana, He has
given, in his life time, nearly $780, 900
to charitable institutions.-lN Madison
Free Press.
A disciple of DIilligan and little
Perkins, received a sound thrashing
from an old soldier, few days ago,
near Lakeville, for expressing his adj
miration Of JEFF Davis, and saying
that the arch rebel was better man
than any soldier who fought against
him.
Two little girls, eleven and twelve
years old, stole $25 from lady's dress
pocket in New Albany on Friday.
They were arrested, and $24 20 of the
money recovered and the girls turned
loose again. g scfstfiAs
FRosT.-A heavy frost fell on Sun
day night along the line of the Louis
vile, New Albany and Chicago Rails
road north of Elletsville and Shines
vile. The New Albany Ledger is in
formed that it cut down the growing
corn, seriously injuring it.
( A little son of j. G.. Glover, of
Clay Township, aged seven years, was
struck with paralysis on Sunday, the
10th inst, rendering him speechless
and nearly motionless.-H. Joseph
Valley Register.
A young horse attached to buggy
in South Bend, catching sight of the
buggy top, took fright, ran a short
distance and fell dead.
The people of Upton County, Indi-
ana, have been making extensive prep
arations for holding county fair, and
are materially assisted In the under
taking by the occurrence of an oc-
casional hurricane.-Neao albany
Ledger.
We don't see it.
VIM B. Plumer, Chief Engineer of
the Fire Department of New Albany.
was made the recipient of splendid
gold badge by the members of the
Washington Fire Company of that
city, as a manifestation of their es-
TEEN.
Two horse thieves were caught in
Terre Haute, on Tuesday last, in pos
session of a horse and buggy, which
they had stolen from Vandalia, Ills,
the night previous. They are in Jail
waiting requisition from Gov. OgIes-
by.
The wheat crop of this county will
be a great deal better than heretofore
reported. We learn that the wheat
harvest will commence by the middle
ct the coming week. Washington
Gazette.
A friend who has travelled over Po-
sey County reports the wheat crops
particularly good Much of the croak-
ing has been to keep up prices at the
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