The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-04-25
STATE NEWS.

A town, named Chimney, has been laid
out on the west side of the Wabash, oppo-
site Lafayette.
| A Union Mass Convention will be held
| in Washington, Daviess County, ON the
18th of May, to nominate County officers.
In the second match between Taylor, of
New Jersey, and Erb, of Lafayette, which
came of last Friday. Taylor was again vic.
torious, scoring ~ birds to q for Erb.N
| At a special election, held In the Fifth
Ward, at Indianapolis, on Saturday last,
McNabb, Democrat, was elected by ma
jority of go, which is great Democratic
gain. Local questions produced this result.
Hugh Harmon, a notorious pick-pocket
and burglar, escaped from jail at New AL
bany, on Sunday evening, under circum-
stances that excited suspicion of official
completely. gl 1af E
An employee of the F.. w. & w. r. r.,
was killed on Friday last, at Phelps Sta
ton, by falling from the top of one of the
cars, under the train. N-
The Michigan City Enterprise says that a
number of cows have died in that place of
hydrophobia, and that other animals that
were bitten are still at large.
Every preparation is in progress to make
the billiard tournament at Fort Wayne, on
the 2lst of May, the most brilliant and at
tractive affair of the kind ever held in the
West. zsnsA
Mr.. ]. j. Farris, of Valparaiso, returned
soldier, who lost both hands in the war
was presented with 500 by the ladies of
That place, recently, as we learn from the
Porter Padette.
Parties who have been boring into the
bowels OF mother earth, at RushviIIe, in
this State, in search of coal oil, have had
their laborS rewarded by striking vein of
the oleaginous fluid, on Saturday last.
We understand that Messrs. Prindle and
Branham, the contractors, have completed
the Franklin and Martinsville railroad as
lar as Fa1rland.,l The work will soon be
finished to Martinsville, and the cars run
ning.-M0dtson Courier p
All of the buildings at Camp Zoe. Holt
were sold at public auction on Tuesday
last. They brought good price, the JEFF
fersonville Democrat says, considering that
the most of them will have to be taken to
pieces in order to be removed.-NetO ALba-
ny Ledger.
Some malicious persons in Mill Town
ship, Grant County, recently entered the
absence, and cut dOwL and deadenad nine
ty-seven beautiful young apple trees. They
should be prosecuted and punished to the
fullest extent OF the law.
THE NEGRO MURDER CAsE.-An the par
ties arrested here on suspicion of being en-
gagged in the murder of the negro whose
body was found last Sunday in a pond be-
tween this city and Jeffersonville, were yes
terday at JehersOnville ready for trial; but
there being no evidence whatever against
them, the proceedings We're quaShed and
the parties discharged.--N. A. Ledger.
Mr.. James vinedge, an old and respected
citizen of West Township, Marshal County
4 Tas lled ~ gatning few few days since
thing in his cellar at the time il appears
when the lightning struck the chimney
OF his dWelling-house, knocking off few /
brick, passed down into the cellar striking
Mr.. v. and killing him instantly
BELLEFoNTAINE RAILROAD The gross
receipts OF the BellefOntaine Railroad for |
the month OF March were $81 ,406. The reve- |
nue. tax, two and half per cent, amount /
ed to 50, 035 Is.
/, The road paid $50 IS on. machinery and |
repairs for the quarter ending 31st of
SINGULAR DEATH.-Saturday afternoon /
last, a son of Andrew Hornback, about |
eighteen years of age, was blowing in |
field near Yorl1ville, in this county, and I
whilst passing under a tree. a dead limb |
force of the wind suddenly fell to the /
ground and striking him upon the skull
a l = tn ted go severe and dangerous wound
Loab4ie3tcebuq,g Register.
Mr.. James Russell, living in warren
county. about six miles west of Oxford
was kicked IN the face by a horse on Fridav /
last, and Is supposed to be fatally injured. /
he was engaged in unhitching colt from |.
his wagon, Iwhen the animal kicked him i
in the face, breaking his nose and iayy.lar,fj /
bruising hini terribly. 9 olS nam
OUR New TsAILRoAD.-The work on our
new Railroad has been commenced at this
end OF the line. A large force has been at
work some time on the IndianopoIis end. /
and we learn that the track is almost ora,
d st from Wh1te River to. the Lunatic Asy-
lum, through the river bottom, which is
one of the heaviest Jobs on the road The
Wnole line viii be covered w4th hands and
teams in short tinle from here to Indi-
annapolis Charlottesville Journal.
We understand that several horses were
stolen. from the 3neighborhood of Silver
Greek Postoffice, in this county, one night
last week. The thieves were tracked as
far as sullivan, where all traces of them
were lost, as we arefnformed. An attempt
was made the same night to rob Mr.. Hen
ny Hullerman of some of his horses but |
before the thieves had time to make Sc
lection, he fortunately discovered that
something was wrong in his horse lot, and
went out to reconnoiter, and thus fright
ened away the lawless Bloonlaeld
I1diGTaG1t. egyso 4ir5sft 84a naiIF HS8afaI1
SERIOUS ACCIDENT, Mr.. VIM. Enoch, of
this city, met With quite a serious accident
the roof Of the balp Of BENZ. Wassoaa He,
ph IN or Two oneT % wsre en-
gave way, falling some eighteen feet, by
which Mr.. Enoch was badly Jammed,
bAOuSn, we are PleetSeQ 10 learn, not Ser1-
ously injured.--CroatJordSV journal.
AN EsoAPE.-A printer, an employee of
this office, come very near having an end
put to his temporal existence, while on his
way home from his work on Thursday
night. Some person on Sixth Street fired
his revolver alta dog some distance off, and Il
that he distinctly heard its whfzzing. The
dog ran; the typo did noti- Lafayette Jour
nal .seis 5S~H .llllIl4
-asrg8.J 81 na9Es 5oiIas550 44flIo1a
SAD ACCIDENT. "A brakeman on the Il
IoIeoo, WABASH Tay ana Western ailway,
years of age, fell from a freight train near
Antwerp, on Thursday morning and was
instantly killed He felkbetween two cars
and the whole Of the rest OF the train y
passed over him, breaking both legs
During the heavy ramon Wednesday
evening last a stump was washed unOn