The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-26
STATE IFEMs.

a Dand OF twenty or thirty emil
grants, direct from Germany, arrived
at Richmond, Indiana, last Sunday
morning week
Stealing shade trees is new dodge
practiced at New Albany, which the
Ledger terms low down stealing"
During the last five months 692
children attended the public schools
of Lawrenceburg. r
The Jay County Republican fayors
Colonel Shanks for Congress, and OPP.
poses T. N Stillwell.
A new weekly paper, the Ledger,
has been started by j. W. Burns, at
Knox, Stark County. isuss SEQ s3ts
Eleven divorces were granted at the
recent session of the Laporte County
Circuit Court. & ~ p
A new Union paper is about being
started at Logansport.
The contractors on the Union and
Logansport Railroad are offering 81 40
per day for laborers.
At Vincennes the best quality of
brick are being delivered at eight dol
lars per thousand. A@ $E
They are to have a fox hunt in Elk
hart County before long. Several
young foxes have been secured, and
good deal of fun is anticipated.
y Hon. VIM. Mckee Dunn declines
being candidate for Congress in the
Sd District. Mr.. Dunn would make
an excellent Representative, as he did
once before.
Six new houses are being built at
Fort Branch this season. Good for
Fort Branch. vi ,af.I ao3 g
The town Council of Princeton have
fixed the price Of license to sell whis-
ky at $50 per annum, after the first of
Junes
The great oil well at Hazleton has
been sunk to the depth of 100 feet,
with good oil Indications ~ - 9
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to break Jail by four prisoners conf
ned in the Miami County Jail, by
raising stone in the floor and dig
ing out The Sheriff interrupted their
sport, and has since added iron orna-
ments to his guests.o9 839Id
Diptheria, in very malignant and
fatal form, is prevailing among the
children in some parts of Lagrange
County. a(,ffI
RUN AwAY.-We learn that q young
gentleman of this city has left for
parts unknown, on account of a fear
of those n coming events :" that g cast
their shadow before" Another case
of ! instructive irresistibility,n as the |
learned six would call it. -Nesc
albany Commercial.
Oil has been discovered in Hunter
town, Allen County, Indiana, and there /
are indications of its existence for
miles around that place. Already
stranger from Wisconsin has leased
5000 acres of land in that vicinity.
The MartinsvilIe & Cincinnati Rail-
road has been completed to Morgan
town. twill reach Martinsville about
the LIST of JuneocD 8Hla1I1a7Ja
The soldiers Of Spencer County are Re-
making arrangements to hold a grand
picnic celebration on the 4th of July.
Indeed, they seem inclined to make
double affair Of it-holding one picnic
at Grandview and one at Santa Fe..h
We learn from the Rockport Um
pire that thellarge and Eaipablersteam
saw and Touring mill belonging to
Messrs. Smith & Hurst, two miles
east of=Newtenville,. Spencer County,
was destroyed by fire on the night of
the 18th inst A lath machine and
single machine were also burned at
theisame time.
A billiard tournament for aspkadid
gold mounted cue, and the champion
ship of the State, is to be held at
HamiltonaH all,y Fort Wayne, on the
9Th of June.
A man who resides in Crawfords-
vile the other day refused to pay half
fair on the railroad for his little girl,
and insulted the conductor A fight
ensued, in which the conductor
got the advantage The Crawfords-
william gathered a crowd of his friends
afterwards and threatened to- attack
the train and take the conductor off by
force. Better counsels, however, pre-
vailed and the train passed safely.
2LIhE 1QI2-92d
The Union County Convention of
Jefferson County meets at Madison
to-day to appoint delegates to. the