The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-15

the chair editorial. 35sas
He has probably become ashamed
o. his course. He was Democratic.
Mr.. A. J. Faurl. of the New York
NJ llinery Store, indianapolis. had his
leg broken on Friday last, in attempt
ing to jump from his buggy as his
horse was running away.
"A grocery merchant in Terre Haute
named Rive, caught his foot in la
dy's hoop-skirt, the other day, and
sprained his ankle so badly as to con-
fne.him to his house.
The little girl, Pickerell, who was
bitten by mad dog, at Indianapolis,
about week ago, has just returned
home from Terre Hante. where an
application of the maidstone, in pos
session Of Mrs. Taylor, was made with,
it is thought, highly beneficial results.
Mrs. Taylor pronounces the case one
of the worst she ever saw, the stone
revealing the poison to be most viru-
lent.
The First National Bank, in Indi-
annapolis, has just declared dividend
of seven per cent. for the last six
months, after paying income and 9TH
er taxes amounting to 81 ,857 50, and
carrying 5000 to its surplus fund.-
The earrings of the bank, since its
first organization, amount to more
than the original capital stock.
BURNED TO DEATH.-On Monday
last, little daughter of Mr.. Struble,
who resides about mile north of the
city, while standing near a fire of
brush in the field, caught her clothes
In the flame, and was so terribly burned
that she died in a few hours. The
mother. was seriously burned in trying
to rescue her child.-Ldtayettc Cou-
rier, 10Th.
LICENSES Up to yesterday noon
fcrty-two licenses had been issued by
the city authorities. The number of
saloon keepers in the city being fifty
four, this leaves only twelve who have
neglected their duty in this respect.
OF that number we understand sew
eral have resolved to quit business, as
they say they cannot afford TO pay city
license. The police are after the de-
linquents with sharp stick Lafay-
cite Journal
AN IMPORTANT CAsE.--The case
of B. Il S. Coffin Us. the indianapolis
and Cincinnati Railroad, is now being
tried in the Circuit Court. The action
is for damages on account Of delay in
the transportation of pork shipped by
which was ninety days in
New York, during which
time pork came down, to the serious
of the shippers. The
defense of the road is that it was seiz-
ed by the Government for the trans
portation of troops, thus disarranging
their calculations. 4 large array of
legal talent is employed on each side,
and the casewill be hotly contested
Indianapolis Herald.
A long row of frame buildings in
Lafayette was burned on Friday morn
ing.
The man who attempted to rob the
residence of Mr.. Spears, in Lafayette,
and was convicted last week, escaped
from the Jail in that city on Thursday
night. As a house was robbed that
night of a considerable amount of
female clothing, it is supposed he is
trying to escape in the disguise of
female. Since his arrest, he has per-
refused to tell his name.
A well dressed man, accompanied
by fashionably dressed female, made
several attempts to pass counterfeit
bills on the First National Bank of
Pittsburg, in Lafayette, on Thursday
evening last, but without success.
The two left on the Valley Railroad
for the West. o h.a
The Fenian Brotherhood in La
fayette were much excited by the
news of the arrival of Head Centre
Stephens. A meeting of the Senate
was called for Friday night, and the
Fenians are getting ready to liberate
ireland or conquer Canada; they
don't care which.
THf. - ETA 1
Arthur FL. Sheldon. who robbed the
post office at Laporte,. plead guilty in
The United States District Court, on
Friday last, and was sentenced to the
penitentiary for ten years.