The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-19
DR. Ezra Read. of Terre Haute, late !

DR. Ezra Read, of Terre Haute, late |
a prominent Republican leader, and a
delegate to the Baltimore convention
in 1864, announces himself as in favor
of johnson sspolicy, and an opponent
of the radical schemes of the present
Congress.-NeooA Albany Ledger.
DR.. Ezra Read never was Republi-
can leader, or a republican of any
kind. He is a live-long Democrat,
and was an intimate personal acquain-
lance Of Mr.. Douglas. lie was in the
Charleston and Baltimore Conven-
tons of 1860 and voted for Mr.
Douglas all the time. When the
Democratic party inaugurated the
rebellion DR.. Read abandoned the
party, and joined the army and was
with General Butler in New Orleans,
and warmly Endorsed that distinguish
ed officer. The fact that DR. Reads
name is attached to the call for the
johnson Convention of the 31st, is
no evidence of his indorsing Presi
dent johnson or approving the call.
I Major. Mace, Representative Wood
ruff and numerous other gentlemen's
names were signed to that document
\ without their knowledge or consent.
\ 1t is estimated that the yield of
wheat in Decatur County, notwith-
standing the. freezing out last winter,
| will equal last years crop in quantity,
while in quality it is much better.
i Three negroes in attempting to cross.
the river in skiff, on Saturday last,
| below Cincinnati, were upset, and
would have been drowned had not the
mate of passing boat jumped into
the river and rescued them.
! The Sturgis Journal says that the
work on the Grand Rapids and Indi-
ana Railroad, between Lima and
Sturgis, is now being finished up, and
will be completed in about two weeks;
When this is done the road bed will
be ready from Sturgis to Lagrange. 9
James K. Polk, charged with grand
Larceny, had a preliminary examina-
ton in New Albany the other day,
4 and was remanded to Jail in default of
bail to appear at the next term of the
4 Circuit Court to answer. 1t is hardly
necessary to say that this is not James
4 K. Polk, of Tennessee, formerly Pres
ident of the United States.
| The following are the income re-
turns of citizens of Madison, Indiana,
who report incomes of $4,000 and up
ward: Nathan Powell, $26,727; j.
HI. Cunningham, $21 800; S. NJ Stra-
der's heirs, 1854; E.G. Whitney,
| $15, 587; Ezra r. Butler, $13, 948; j.
G.. Whitney, $12,558; J. S. Meyer,
1885; Gilbert NJ Brooke, Sos
A girl named Henrietta johnson,
aged IA, disappeared from Lafayette
on Friday, and has not yet been heard
from. 1t is supposed she was alb
Quoted by a scissors grinder" who
has been seen hanging around the
premises, and who had previously at
tempted to persuade her to go with
him to the circus, Her parents are
greatly distracted, and every effort to
discover her whereabouts is being
made
A muss occurred few days ago in
a whisky shop, in Auburn, Allen
County, between two men named
Logue and Mcbride Mcbride struck
Logue in the face, knocking him
down, when the latter drew his re-
volver and fred at Mcbride, missing
him; the latter grabbed the revolver,
got it away from his assailant and re-
turned the shot, also missing his vic
tim, but hitting the grocer in the leg.
He then walked away, and while in
the act of breaking the revolver in
pieces over the Court House fence,
came very near shooting himself, the
weapon discharging, and the ball pass
ing through his sleeve.