The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-05
STATE ITEMS.

John Murphey, OF Fayette County,
claims to have killed 81 pigeons at
single shot.
A Mrs. Patience Cole, of Waterloo
Township, Fayette County, dropped
dead in her garden, on Monday of last
week, in a fit of apoplexy. i
EEL. Brown has retired from the
editorial department of the Anderson
Amer7icQn, and Hanson Il McGTath
take his place. /
Another mad dog has been killed
at Lebanon, recently, and others are
at large.
Mr.. John Shears, citizen of Col
umbus, suddenly dropped on the floor
and died, on Thursday last,
The Huntington Petroleum and
Mining Company have received and
put up an engine, and are now actively
engaged in boring for oil. e
The mad dog excitement in Dubois
county is abating. A large number
of dogs were bit, most of whom have
0OOA NAAANN-
The editor of the Rushville Repab-
and go to work on the streets if his
subscribers don't come forward and
pay up. x lA136r -
Stark County is the resort, of horse
thieves, and many fine ANNA 5 have
lately been stolen.
The Masons of Knox, Stark Coun-E
ty, are building a fine house for
Lodge room, hall, and stores.
The Methodists of Rockport held
their Centenary Meeting last week,
and donated So, 600-nearly all of
which goes to the Rockport Female
College.
The Union District Convention of
the 4th District will be held at Law
renceburg on the 18th inst. iea
The Episcopal Convention for the
Diocese of Indiana, will meet in St.
!, Stephens Church, Terre Haate, to-
i morrow aas& s@A&HfAf-a a-tR Atga*
t. The Indianapolis Herald has been
enlarged to a nine column sheet, and
is now the largest paper published at
the Capital
B Loveless, con trial for ten days past
at Lafayette, on the charge of stealing
thirteen thousand dollars, has been
acquitted.
L Judge Test has called an extra SEES
Esion of the Grand j ury of Tippecanoe
FCountys on account of she rapid in
crease of crime m that county.
+ The Republican Convention, to
Enominate candidate fer Congress in
the Eighth District, meets at Lafay-
cite on the 9th ofaAugust.
RESIGNED DR.. Bailey, pas
tor of the Baptist Church of this city
has rendered his resignation, to take
effectSeptember LIST. He has accept
ed the chair of Theological Professor
ola college at Kalamazoo, Michigan
Lafayette journal. 8
INDIANA LANns.-B. W. Wilson
purchased, on Saturday last, the farm
+ of Ezra Lathrop, adjoining Greens
+ burg Decatur County, 104 acres, a
$3.50 per acre.
The Democrats of Bartholomew
County have nominated Col. Thos
: G. Lee, for Senator, DR.. Barrett, fo
Representative; Archy Thompson
for Treasurer; and 7. Kennedy
for Sheriff.. ID
The horticultural Exhibition at Ter
re Haute last week seems to have beel
a decided success. One hundred an,
twenty entries of fruits, flower
and vegetables were made, and tn
competition was quite spirited.
George Groves, employed in dru
store at New Albany, fell through tn
hatchway the other day, from tn
third to the first floor, a distance 9
25 feet, receiving but Slight injury
a Within the last four months 81
4>New Albany engineers and striker
have beenckilled and three severel
q hurt, on steamboats,, by explosions
Hamilton d. Smith, soneg of th
u strikers on the City Of Memphis,
~ New Albany man. was slightly hur
! The stone cutters strike has ended
+ and this very necessary class of on
@hcitizen artisans resume work mex
b Monday The employers have. az
IEceeded to the demands the journey
@hmen made for an advance of wages.
S, indianapolis Journal.
The Union men of Fayette Count
held their convention in Connersvil
on Saturday, the 2Gth ult., and nom
mated the following ticket; For Urea
= urer, James K. Rhodes; for Sheri
y VIM Cation for Commissioner, JoI
Beck; forCoroner, John, Farmer,
Wilson p Mavar nasean0ar are