The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-19
State ITEMS.

More brick has been made in Madi-
son this year than usual.
There are now five persons confined
in jail at Logansport on charge OF
murder.
Algertha Laschon, female halllng
from Indianapolis, was arrested IN
New Albany few days ago for steal
ing dress from another female.
The Democracy of Pike have in
structed their delegates to the Demo
cratic Congressional Convention to
vote for Judge Niblack.
Gov. Morton, Gen. Wallace and
Gen. Kimball are announced to speak
tomorrow at Mitchell.
A German hoy FAMED Busch was
drowned in the Wabash River at La
fayette on Friday last, while in the
river bathing. His body was recov-
cred.
Several persons in Vincennes were
brought to their knees, on Monday
evening, by a sudden and terrific peal
of thunder. We should think it
would take heavy clap of thunder
to bring some of the people of that
city to their knees.
Mr.. Ell. d. Wheeler, one of the
oldest citizens of Vincennes, died in
that city on Monday last. He was
born in Loudon County, Virginia,
March 18th, 1892, and settled in Knox
County in 1914 or 1915. .zauneE
| Judge Purdue assures the people of
Lafayette that the Purdue Institute
Twill be built, the sneers of the Courier
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
| A Milesian named Lanchor, is in
! jail at Lafayette in default of $500 bail
for whipping his wife. He should be
sent to the Dry Tortugas.q g sa-yAi
The entire circulation of the Free
Banks of Indiana, on the LIST of July
was only SIS, 8O2, whereas, at the same
date last year, it was over 81, 300, 900
The Bank of Salem, at Salem; Bank
of Salem, at New Albany; and the
Bank of Paoli, are reported as contin-
uing under the law. tq
A young man named Evans shot
himself near Olive Hill, Wayne
4 County, few days ago. No cause is
4 assigned for the rash act.
There are thirteen prisoners con.
fined in the Floyd County Jail al
present, three of whom are women.
! Work has commenced on the toun
| dation for the new Centenary NJ. Z
Church at Greensburg, the Chronicl
says.
| David F. Smith, returned soldier
was robbed of $500 at Richmond, thu
other morning. r.r.1-7
An Africo- Indian horse thief nam
ed Cunningham, was arrested a
Waterloo, DeKalb County, few day
ago. He hired the horse in For
Wayne, and ran him off to DeKalI
County. He is now in Jail at For
Wayne
I DR.. Jacob Bass, of Fort Wayne
was seriously injured the other day b,
his horse running away with hin
while riding in a sulky. While run
ming the horse kicked the Doctor
badly fracturing his leg. xka
| Mr.. James Gambey, formerly citi
zen of Goshen, recently committed
suicide by taking poison at the hous,
of his uncle, in Ohio.
H. The Charlottesville Review saws tn,
wheat crop in Montgomery County
is the finest that has been harvested
lin many years.
ANOTHER Sun STRoKE-A lahore,
named Peter Dorsey, while WORKING
on South Tennessee, Indianapolis
was sun struck, and died an houl
afterwards.
A restaurant keeper, in Indianapo
3 lis, advertises for boys to catcl
frogs" We think this town coult
furnish about two Greens
burg Chronicle.
Boys, or frogs?-Madiso7, Courier
Both, we should judge, from on
knowledge of the people and of tn
2 country. -,,-.-
A census of Lafayette has just BEEF
taken, from which we learn that tn
total population is 14,747, of whicl
6,945 are females and 1902 males
There are only thirteen males owe
seventy, and but two over eighty year
of age.
CoUP DE SoLIEL.-G. w. Burrow