The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-17
STATE ITEMS.

Horse racing and match-shooting
are the sports ~ Lafayette, er
The Society Of Good Templars il
Adurishing in Washington and other
parts Of the State. $50
Laura Keene'e theatrical troupe
played last week at Fort Wayne.
Potatoes are selling at Vincennea
atltwenty-fve cents per buahel.
Corn is selling at 30 cents per bush
lin Terre Haute.
The capital stock Of the street rail-
way company in Terre Haute ia to be
two hundred thousand dollars.
/ The, Indianapolis papers complain
of the dullness.of trade IN that city,
and of great stringency in the money
market.
/ A steamboat has been built at Val
paraiso for the Calumet River trade TO
Chicago, by lake.
! General Cameron, editor ofthe Val
paraiso Republic, offers his Office .or
sale for $3, 600 cash. The General is
compelledto dispose Of his paper on
account Of an affection that has de-
prived him of bis sight.
Philip Eastman, convicted in the
Jefferson County Circuit Court, about
year ago, Of the murder Of Jerome
Williams, at Rising Sun, and sen
fenced to the penitentiary for life,
died in prison, at Jacksonville, last
week. IS aa88
A thief, representing himself as a
lumber dealer from Springfield Ohio,
hired horse and buggy of Scott &
Leach of Kokomo, one day last week,
and has not since returned, having
emigrated with his plumber.
The Rose oil well at Terre Haute
has about stopped operations, and it
is feared that the enterprise will have
to stop where il is. The drill rod has
caught some distance this side of
China, on account Of seed bag low
cred to stop the flow of salt water.
The well has reached depth of thir-
teen hundred and twenty-five feet.
Ii Is Mr. Roses intention 10 com
mence digging another near the pres
ent one TO thoroughly test the ques-
ton Of oil. 1e' hsH'1
PoRTRAIT or Gov. WILLARD
The original portrait Of the late Gov
ernor Ashbel p. Willard, In oval gilt
frame, will be sold to the highest bid
der at the sale of the indianapolis
Herald establishment on the 10th.
This offers the friends of the lament
ed and distinguished Willard rare
opportunity to obtain one among the
best portraits Of him ever painted in
oil.
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A letter has been received by the
relatives Of Mr.. Nathan Webb, for
many years Auditor of Tippecanoe
County, notifying them Of his death
in Franklin, Texas, on the 18th Of
October. a8a 4a nu
The Commissioners of Daviess
County convened at the Court House
in Washington d few days ago, to
hear and determine matters arising
out Of the contested election Of Coun
by officers. 80 4, ~
Itwas supposed that Mr.. Wright,
one aof the Commissioners, whose
election was contested, would have
sufficient sense Of decency and pro-
priety tovacate his seat. but heproved
himself true % the principles Of the
party he serves, and sat in Judgment,
and decided his own, as we'll as other
cases. III y nome f''s' z "F2tl4
ASEyEREl PUNIsHMENT--The De
kalb Democrat has invented q new
method of furnishing its delinquent
subscribers. Ii publishes prominent
ly at It's editorial head that mo nal
per will BIO discontinued until all ar
rearages are paid 1t thinks, that
rather than be compelled to read the
Democrat, its delinquents will hasten
to pay up their arrearages. The Dem,
oerat is happy in its invention. Nc
other paper can infringe its right.
LITERARY TAsTE.-~The editor oil
inc Washington Gazette publishes .
beautiful poem, from which we So.
iectla sample varse: ''ifhn9aaks
Anu u tell thee comrades ere we part
i Stills the heart: "SA uSAVA
z vi klnured friaoaa