The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-20

| UNUSUAL yesterday afLes-
city We observed small wagon, loaded
with household plumber, drawn Dy man,
woman, and two children, passing ooWn
Seventh Street towaF fas,i ne ffom some
countyin the interior VINO Weas t,o,o,,G
| for the happy land of Canaan peyono
the ONO and kn9 ralr, aa osf4 80 -
This was, no doubt, q Kentucky family
on its way to the better land We fire.
Euuenflys see such from the Corncracker
| side of the river. They are not long In In
diana, however, before, they are able to
buy horses and mules, own farms, and
wear good clothes. = ~" 81 4ss' e.si.
| A case is pending before the Mayer of
Lafayette to recover the value offs shade
tree broken down by a runaway team.
The tree was destroyed by o countryman's
team, which had became frightened at
the cars and ran away. The damage is
laid at one hundred dollars. The case will
probable decide whether a shade tree is
really worth any more money than the
cost of setting ont and raising IL.
KENTUCKY ITEMS.
The Philharmonic Society, of louisville,
will give grand concert on the 2Sth.
A MURDERER CAPTURED.-On or about
the 18th OF October, VIM Bell, a white
man, shot and killed q discharged soldier
at Owensboro, Ky. He was arrested at
lakewood, Tenn, a few days since, by or
der of the military, and taken to Louis
Vile and put in the military prison. He
viii be turned over to the United States
civil authorities for trial. The name of
the man he killed was Tony Cardiff.
The Louisville Courier, of the 18th, says
the case of VIM. Whitesides, charged with
the murder of Jno. T. II. Smith, ON the
Jacksonville ferry boat ON Saturday night,
was called In the City Court yesterday
morning, but the defendants counsel ask
ed for time to obtain their witnesses, which
was granted, and the case was continued
until next Thursday.
Madam Rumor says that the Democracy
of Kentucky have some thought of bring
next Governor. His election to this posi-
ton would be conclusive evidence, If any
other evidence we're necessary, that Ken
stain that her conduct in the late war may
have left upon her escutcheon. They can
bestow no badge of distinction upon Gen.
eral Duke thai. he does not fully deserve
His. unexceptionable moral character,
united to the highest intellect, would rem
der his services, in this capacity, invalua-
DIE TO the STATE. In GlGGLlng n1E0 she Will
honor herself Memphis appeal
Major Willis F. Jones, of Woodford
County, was killed in the trenches before
Richmond, in the fall Of 1864, while Adju-
taut General upon Major General Fields
staff. No nobler, more gallant or generous
heart was given to the cause IL loved, upon
either side, during the last terrible war,
than his. VII Hoy
His remains reached here last night, and
will be buried in the cemetery by the side
OF his wife, who survived him but q year,
at - O'Clock M, to-day
Religious services will be performed at
the grave, and his friends are invited to be
pressent.-Le1. OBS and Rep, 18th.
ORDINATIoN.-On Sunday afternoon, the |
Church, Louisville Right Rev. B. b. Smith, |
ID. D., Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Ken |
lucky, admitted Mr.. Joseph s. Atwell to |
the holy order of DeaconS. Mr.. Atwell is a |
colOred man, recently from the Divinity |
School in Philadelphia, and comes TO Ken |
lucky to take charge of st. Marks Protes- |
liant Episcopal Church in this city. A |
composed of c0lOred people |
respectable both In number and charac- |
ter) participated in the services Bishop |
Smith preached an admirable sermon and |
the communion. Rev. Mr..
and Rev. Mr. Badger assisted in |
the appointed prayers; Rev. Mr.. Mortimer |
the candidate. Rev. Mr.. Atweu /
begins his lab0rs In this city with the cor
dial support of all the Episcopal Churches /
In point of piety, talent, and solid scholar
lysattainment, he win prove a valuable ac-
4uisition to the clerical force already en-
gagged among his race ia our midst. LODI
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