The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-14


tween the foot of Locust and Main
Streets is progressing fast. h7r
BG The Liant Brothers are extend
ing the Locust Street sewer down the
wharf to the waters edge The work
will be completed in a day or two.
SENT TO JAIL.-Two belIigerent
darkey girls broke the peace by lit
tie interesting setto," for which one
Of the parties was charged, in costs
and all, seven dollars. Not having
the necessary greenbacks to discharge
the Indebtedness she was sent to Jail
for seven days a
i RECORDERS Court "A landlady
made her appearance before the Re
corder, yesterday, on a charge of har-
boring prostitutes. Some of the wit
nesses being absent, the case was con-
tinued till to-day
John Richtor was drunk and dis
orderly, for which he was fined 81,
with 81 05 costs. He also answered
to the charge of indecency, for which
he was fined 81, with 81 O5 costs.
ORPHANS AsULUM.-The County
Commissioners purchased lots 13, IA
and Is, block z, Sharpe's Enlarge
ment, to be used as an orphans asy-
lum. The house is two story brick,
and contains six rooms, which will be
sufficient for all practical purposes at
present. The property is to be owned
and held in the name of the city.
MURDER-The body of man. who,
it is supposed, was murdered, was
found last Tuesday about two miles
from Vincennes on the opposite side
of the, river. The particulars as we
have received them from gentleman
who came down on the train yester-
day, are about these:
Two ladies, who had been out in
search of blackberries, were returning
to Vincennes, land found the body by
the side Of the road. The skull was
knocked in, and at the. time of find
ing the body it was yet warm. The
ladies informed family near by, but
did not succeed in eliciting any inter-
est on their part in the affair, not
enough to go to see. the man. sFrr,
AT Vincennes Marshal Donovan
was notified of the fact, and he pro-
ceded to the spot that night, but did
not find the body. The next day it
was found so badly disfgured by the
hogs that it was impossible to identify
it. Who the perpetrator of this dia-
bolieal deed is is not known. The
conduct of the family near by was a
little strange, to say the least of it.
No doubt Mr.. Donovan will unravel
the mystery, as he is one of the best
detectives in the State.
NEGROES FOR TExAs.-Yesterday
Mr.. William G. Boepple shipped
per steamer Armada, twenty five
or thirty negroes, in charge of Mr.
George Beverly, of Henderson. The
negroes are destined for Texas, and
will be put to work in cotton and to-
bacco fields. We could spare at least
a thousand more, and not miss them
& much. We notice that about half q
dozen families are patching up some
old houses on Locust Street, between
Water and First, as if intending to &C
into winter quarters there. We made
a note of what we supposed to be
& facta short time since, that the ole
houses referred to were to be re
moved, and that the valuable grounC
was toobe improved at once; but ii
this we were mistaken, it appears. L
is pity that such old rickety institu
! tons should occupy lot situated il
; the centre of the business portion O
the city, especially when improve
ments are going on all around it. The
old houses are of but little value, ant
if removed, the. appearance of ath'
street would be greatly changed anc
improved.