The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-27
KENTUCKY ITEMS.


The Hickman Courier is to be re-
vived on the first of January.
/ Hon. David Merriwither is announe-
ed as a candidate for Congress from
the Louisville District.
Judge Duvall is brought out by his
friends as candidate for the United
States Senatorship.
On Monday next, the citizens of
Warren County will meet at the Court
House at 2 o'clock, and organize a
Southern Relief Society.
The Democracy of Owen County
have put new plank in their platform
opposition to the removal of the
capitol from Frankfort.
Jas. Barnett, an old and respectable
citizen of Leesburg neighborhood,
died last week In the 93d year of
his age. With the exception of i'm
paired sight, his health remained
good to the day of his death. U
Our countyman, Gen. r.. M. Gano.
has purchased from r. A. Alexander,
of Woodford, the celebrated trotting
horse Norman beautiful brown, of
model form and splendid trotter.
His performances as trotter are re-
corded in Alexander catalogue. His
colts have trotted in 2:36. A pair Of
his colts-geldings-sold for $1,000. Z
His honor, Judge Rogers, has an
nounced that he will call a special
term of the Circuit Court of Simpson
County commencing on Monday, the
7th day of January next, for the trial
of the case of the Commonwealth VS..
VIM. 2. King, et dI., charged with the
murder of Harvey King, robbery of
sundry persons, and throwing the
train from the track. II, -,.s -.
NEW SCHOOL PAPER.-Messrs.
Bradley & Gilbert, of Louisville, pro-
pose to issue early in January the first
number of q semi monthly school
paper, to be called the School and
Preside" 1t is to be edited by Prof
G.. A. Chase, who is thoroughly
versed in educational matters, and has
the ability and industry requisite to
make the new paper valuable, useful
and entertaining. fJraaj
The RAILROAD MARAUDERs.-W
learn that Capt. VIM. King, Wesley
Finn, and Abe and Abner Owens,
have been refused bail at Franklin,
KY. The balance Of the band are to
be released on bonds of $4,000 each
provided they can get the security.
It is not probable that they will be
able to give bonds to that amount.
REGULATORS IN JEssAMINE CoUN-
TY.-Capt. VIM. III. Merrill, A. A. In
spector General, Bureau r. y. and A.
L., has just returned from a tour of
inspection and inquiry in regard to the
breaking up of the freedmens school
at Camp Nelson, Jessamine County,
KY, by band of self-styled regula-
tors, as is alleged. He reports that
the information of the affair furnished
the department is correct, and says
that the regulators are carrying mat
ters with high hand. Efforts will
probably be made for their arrest by
the military authorities,
Fatal SHOOTING AT GLASGOW,
KY-Saturday morning last was an
exciting time at Glasgow, Kentucky.
At very early hour, before break
fast, two men, named English and
Cole, became engaged in an alterca-
tion, when the former drew pistol
and shot the latter, producing a NOR
tai wound. A few minutes later,
when the town marshal, whose name
our informant did not learn, attempt
ed to arrest English, the latter fred
upon him, inflieting wound that it is
feared will proye fatal
Circulars have been issued, and let
ters secretly written to different per-
sons in the State, urging them to in
struct their delegates to vote for no
man who has been In the Confederate
service that it would be bad policy
to. run an ex-Confederate soldier for
Office. g
We clip the above from the Ovens
boro Shield of the 22d. IF any such
underhand game as is here charged Is
being played by any Democratic aspi-
rant or his friends the guilty ones
ought to be exposed. The people
ought to know them, and 1t is the
duty of the Shield to expose by name
all whom it may detect in such prac-
tees Louisville Courier.
,5o The quiet of our happy village was
dispelled on the evening of the 18th by
the hurrying to and fro of car
riages. hacks and every conceivable
kind of vehicle, and greeting the ear
of every passer-by was the cheerful
inquiry, Shall we meet you at the
wedding tonight" Mr.. George I.
Hord, most elegant and highly culti-
vated banker, of the firm of Hord &
George, and Miss Jane Steele, one of
Kentucky's rarest and most beautiful
fair ones, were married by Mr.. Vena-
BILE, our most worthy and greatly be-
loved Episcopal minister. The we'd
ding was regal, the scene attendant
upon it truly imposing, the church
was brilliantly lighted, and strains of