The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-03
STATE NEWS.


vicinity of Richmond, on Thursday
morning last, but not enough, the Tel
egrom hopes, to materially injure the
fruit.
The lime business of Wayne County
is coming to be matter of much i'm
portance. About one thousand bush.
els per day is being shipped from
Richmond to various points west and
northwest from there.
On Saturday last, Louis A. Stoll-
man shot and killed one Gus. Moses,
or. the wharf at New Albany. They
had been partners in business, and
had quarrelled, and thus the partner
ship was dissolved.
A tapeworm forty feet long was tax
en- from the stomach of 3 man in New
Albany on Monday. We hope such
sarpints are not common in New
Albany
On Friday evening last, Mr.. 0. p
Oahoo, OF Indianapolis, had one of
his feet run over by locomotive at
Richmond, Ind, rendering amputa-
ton of his leg, few inches above the
ankle, necessary. .-r
The barn of Nathan Leonard, near
Lewisyille, Henry County, together
with seven horses and large amount
of grain, was destroyed by fire on the
10Th ultimo. fsa48 ~
A most brutal and horrible murder
was committed, seven miles from Lib
erty, White County, on the 24th of
April. The name of the murderer is
Francis RAIDER; that of his victim,
Isaac Besey, well-disposed and
peaceable man, nearly so years of age.
RAIDER was arrested. $50,
Gen. Gorse, of Henry County, an
earnest Union man and a brave and
successful soldier during the war for
the Union, has been appointed Col
lector of Internal Revenue for the 9th
Collection District in this State. We
indorse President johnson in that APP
pointment.
The Indianapolis Herald intimates
that Islander suit, pending against
the indianapolis Journal, in. which
one Jonathan G. Apologize, a chaste
representative of Democracy. was
plaintiff, has been arranged, by the
Journal giving its Obligation to the
aforesaid pink of virtue for $4,000.
We don't believe the story.
The Semi-Annual Term of the us.
Court convened in indianapolis
on Tuesday, Judge Davis presiding.
This session Of the Court promises
unusal interest, as disposition will
probably be made of the indictments
pending against Bowles, Milligan,
Horsey, and others. 80 -
Very extensive arrangements are
being made for the Horse Fair, to be
held at New Albany, from the I'D to
the 9th of May. The Fair promises
to be complete success. Already
large number of blooded horses are
on the Grounds training for the oc-
casion.
i An infant son Of John and Lavina
Robinson, of Bloomington, was
drowned on Thursday last by falling
into cistern, to which he had crawled
while unobserved by his parents
Our farmers will this week get
in their corn crop, If the weather
proves favorable for planting. Oats
and potatoes are up and looking fine
lily. The wheat, in some parts of the
county, looks pretty well; but in
some localities it was badly winter
frozen.-N Al Ledger.4Et Is sr
q The o. S, Presbytery.ssoff sLogans-
port, IN session last week at Lafay ette,
/ passed strong. solutions in favor OF
temperance and such legislation as
would put an end to the liquor traffic
A BURGLAR CAUGHT.-It viii be
recollected that the safe of the Treasu-
rer Of. Hancock County was blown
open and robbed some time ago.
Three persons have been arrested for
the crime, and oneiarrested at Pana,
Illinois, few days ago, named Chas.
Lewiston, alias VIM. jackson, has
made full confession. The prison
ers are now in Jail at Greenfield
awaiting trial The sum stolen ex-
, ceeded 1000.
! James c. Yinnedge, an old and re
spectacle citizen of Marshall County