The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-20
STATE ITEMS.

1uG Guuu6TdGlOu Vi OdSS OOOAVJ
shows 1884 white males over the age
Of twenty-one.
Evansville appears to- be infested
with thieves and burglars at present.
Nea0 albany Commercial.
Not to any particular extent, as
we knows on"
All invalid pensioners who are now
receiving So per month, are entitled
under an act of Congress, approved
! June 9th, 1866, to from $15 to $25,
4 according to the rate of disability.
During the month of June fifty-two
men were enlisted for the frontier
cavalry service, by Lieut.. Moncban,
at Indianapolis Since that month,
thirty-six more have been enlisted
We are informed that the entire
Johnson party of the First Congress
sional District is now at Princeton
holding Court.
The heat for the last few days has
been intense. Several cases of sun
stroke have occurred. A little son of
Mr.. Schooley was afflicted in this way
on Saturday, and we understand that
fears are entertained of his recovery.
The thermometer yesterday ranged
at 100 or Observation-Disclosures Free
Press.
The Madison Free Press mildly
threatens Morehouse the Collector of
that district, with decapitation for
furnishing that paper with list of in
come, it being as it says, supporter
of Andy johnson and his policy.
Blessed be Moses.
A genteel looking scoundrel hired
horse of a livery stable keeper at
Madison several days ago, and has not
returned. Wright Ray has gone after
the horse and he is sure to get him.
He always did.
A negro in Madison was sued for
debt the other day, and objected to
the testimony of colored witness,
because he was a negro. The Civil
Rights Bill was appealed to, but the
Ethiopian, with the air of an unfeged
Democratic lawyer declared that law
clearly unconstitutional. He would
make good Democratic editor.
Notwithstanding Representative
Woodruff, of Vigo County, denies
signing the call for the johnson State
Convention, and declares that he be-
lieves the movement hostile to the
best interests of the country, the
Johnson men continue his name to
the call. How many other names
were there attached to the call in like
manner? E. B. Allen acknowledges
that he signed Woodruffs name with
out his knowledge or consent. Busi-
ness men is names are frequently signed
to little papers in like manner, and
with equal honesty. ls3ft
A young man and boy stopped at a
hotel in Bedford on Sunday night,
but on the following morning the boy
was discovered to be the possessor OF
filters. They were given tickets OF
leave. AT last accounts they had de-
parted.
| Washington johnson, of Clarke
County, was robbed on Monday night
of 5000, by three men who called al
his house and induced him to shell
out by the persuasive eloquence of re-
volvers.
MILK SICKNEss.-We have been in
formed that there are several cases Of
milk sickness in this vicinity, but we
can not as yet trace the report to any
reliable source.-AnderSon Standard
A SAD MIsTAKE.-A little boy, 3
son of John Miller. living southwest
of Kendallville, died on the SECOND
instant-it is supposed from the eff
tects OF morphine-the parents givine
it to him In a mistake, thinking it t
be qulnine. -LGgOnieT Bonner. -
Convict IN LUCK.-One of til,
c0nvicts in the penitentiary at thi,
city, by the name of Randall, invested
in the O Brien Prize Concert, of Chi
cago, quite extensively, one of tn
tickets drawing a 81, 900 prize. TIL
best of the joke is, that his time i
!, about up, and he will have quite lit
tie sum to star. out on.-MichigGl
City Enterprise.
The following incomes of $1,000
and upward are reported in Terr
Haute: Chauncey Rose, $6O,O56; @
N. Shannon, s34, 1893; J. FL. Williams
$1,000; w. D. Griswold, $17,357; w
r. McKeen, $15,382 Fl. HUMAN
) $14,4O0; Demas Demings estate
$12,647 Henry Rose, $12,092; Lev
G. Warrens estate, $10,503 r.
The passenger station of the Vale,
!. | Roilrnnd Of I.nRarot41. zz..-o a., Gro G. 1