The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-19

! which drew 80 many Of our citizens to
| Boonville during last week was de-
cided on Saturday in favor Of the de-
PENDANTS, Cochran, Jewell, Newberry,
& Co.. This case has long been in
court and has attracted considerable
interest. The history Of the case, as
we understand it, is as follows: Some
time prior to 1859, Cochran gave to
Willard Carpenter mortgage on GER
tain property to secure the payment
of certain notes. Subsequently Coch-
ran mortgaged the same property to
Jewell, Newberry & Co. The first
mortgage was assigned by Carpenter
to Merit, of New York, who enters
suit TO foreclose the first mortgage.
Cochran produced receipt against
the mortgage, signed Willard Car
penter, and for further answer to COM
plainant's complaint, the defendant
AYERS that the notes to secure which
the mortgage was given were paid,
and the receipt taken with the under
standing that the proper entry of
satisfaction would be made upon the
record, which was never done. Car
penter denied the signature, and the
real question at issue was as the gen.
nineness Of the signature to the re-
ceipt. A large number of witnesses
was examined, and much diversity of
opinion prevailed, but it appears from
the decision that the preponderance
Of the evidence was 10 favor of the
signature being genuine.
The suit to foreclosure was original
ly brought in the Gibson County
Court, and was taken by change of
venue to Posey County. where it was
twice tried without decision, the ju-
ries being unable to agree. Thence it
was sent to Warrick, and Judge
Gregory, of the Supreme Court, was
on the bench, in place of Judge Rob-
inson. Whether this is the end of
the matter or not we areunable to say.
MATRIMONIAL. - Operations in
hearts have been quite brisk during
the past week. This has been, no
doubt, partly due to the excitement
to representations of show
err of shooting meteors, which brought
the young folks together to. watch,
aud who, to heal their disappoint-
ment, have resorted to matrimony.
The representations ola severe win
.er have, probably, had still greater
influence, and have led many to eschew
Jingle bedsteads and single cussed-
less. Licenses were issued, last week,
o the following parties;
Jas. McCutchen TO Il. Widenbaugh;
has. McCutchen to May Hurd; John
to Catherine Jayelin; Thos.
carroll to Jane Dugan; Ignatz Pfiefer
o julia Stempfy; Jacob HEM to
Margaret Korb; VIM. p. Graham to
lester A. Hall; Thos. w. Allen to
Ada l.. Boyd; Louis Begriess to May
lron; Henry Schultz to Louisa Keis-
r.; Ebenczer Hopkins to May Hop
inns; Il. I'll. Miller to Clara j. Dueyer.
HARD ON LocALs.--The continued
noral demeanor Of our citizens in
eneral, gives Eye Locals" of the
ally papers but little show for the
eyeloprnent of their particular talent
$ the snapper up Of unconsidered
rifles" Our Police and Magistrate
'ourts are comparatively idle as far
5 criminal cases, misdemeanors and !
iolations Of the city ordinances are !
oncerned. Every one seems to be
ursuing some honest calling, with
w exceptions, and even the few va {
rant and street corner loafers that 9
lfest our CITY, demean themselves in I,
lch a manner as to avoid falling into
le clutches of the police. For a ]
eek or two past, there have been
air of garoters, or robbers, trying q
leir skill in the city, but as specu- 9
4tion, their operations have not
roved a financial success Three
len have been knocked down, we be-
eve, but neither of them had any !
Iopey to lose. The police have these !
llows spotted, and they win either d
ave the city soon or be gobbled. a
he daily occurrences of incidents !
orthy of Immortality, are meager in u
Iantity, and by no means startling in .
iality. h rh G
FULL CHURcHEs.--So far as we have !
s.