The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-15
STATE ITEMs.

Gen. Morton G. Hunter opens the
campaign in Madison on the 21st
instant
Steps are being taken with view
Of Incorporating the towns of Merom,
although it contains but $50 inhabi-
tants.
/ There was a very severe hail storm
in Sullivan County last week.
The ladies of Carlisle did. not carry
out their proposed raid on the whisky
shops of that town.
The blackberry crop promises
to be large this season. Our old
Sheriff, r, r. Rea, ESQ, is going into
the business this year. He is now
negotiating for one of Miss Della
Webster's patches. Madison Courier.
THE color sergeants of the diff
ferent Indiana regiments will carry
the regimental flags in the procession
on the Fourth of July celebration at
Indianapolis.
Docs Lone thousand Eve hundred
and thirty dog licenses were granted
by the City Clerk of indianapolis du-
ring the year ending June LIST.
Mr.. Butterfeld, injured by the fall
ing of a sign at Indianapolis, grows
no better, and his condition is con-
sidered critical Without speedy
change for the better he will not
recover. ..-'.-r-.,.
E Coy. Morton is announced for
speech at Masonic Hall, indianapolis,
on Tuesday evening. 1t will sound
like old times to hear Gov. Morton on
the stump again. e3aaad Ieso#
In connection with the National
Horse Fair at Richmond on the 21st,
there is to be grand balloon ascension
and rope walking. a .avl
The Rough and Ready Ball Club, of
South Bend, recently played a match
game with the Niles, Michigan, Star
Club, at the former place. The Rough
and Ready came out rs ahead on the
score. rF IS
1t appears some enterprising chap
has moored boat at the foot of an
island in the Wabash, opposite the
town, and defying the laws of Indiana
and Illinois, deals out destruction in
the shape of sod-corn whisky. To
squelch him the Meromites desire
corporation, their town plot includ7
ing the Island aforesaid, s,r t
Samuel Hanna, an old and highly
estimable citizen of Fort Wayne, died
il that city on Monday He was a
man. has Represented the county n
the State Senate, and vas Vice Presi-
dent Of the Pittsburgh. TT Wayne
and Chicago railroad
An old man passed through Lafay-
cite the other day, who had walked
from Albany, N. T.. to Iowa city and
that far on his way back. He is rs
years DID, and carries a knife which
he claims to have purchased June 9Th,
1872, the day he enlisted in the army |
for the second war. with Great Britt
ain. gsn baa alA iHe e
NEW PosT OFFIcE.-A new post
Office has been established at I Round I
School house " in Tppecanoe County.
This is about nine miles northeast
of Lafayette. Joseph Walsh has been
appointed postmaster. He is requested
II
to call at the Lafayette .postoffice for
disappointment papers - =
A young couple were married at the
Court House last Sunday. The young
girl was pretty and rather neatly
dressed; The husband, however, was
so drunk as to be hardly able to standl
We must say that the indications are
not favorable for much domestic hap
piness In that Bcasesg s5olemnizing
a marriage under such circumstances
seems like making farce of the
ceremony.-Sulltuan Democrat.
FIGHT. This morning. saws the In
Gazette of Tuesday. as q
man named Ware was coming out of
the Criminal Court, (where he had
Just been sentenced for adultery. in
company with his paramour, Miss
Madden, the latter happened to spy
Mrs. Ware, who was sitting in the hall
with her children. Quick as thought
she sprang upon her, and grasping her
neck attempted to choke her. The +,
rage of ioness was nothing to hers,
while Mrs. Wares GOODNESS was re-
freshing She calmly turned around,
seized Miss Madden'sbonnet and hairy
md pulled and tore vigorously. In
ess than minute Madden was played Ii
out, her bonnet was in shreds and her {
hair disheveled, and she herself on
her way to jail, not 50. much of mad !
un as before. Mrs, Ware enjoyed Il:
he triumph. and for once virtue fri- ]