The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-16
STATE ITEMS.

Occn dIIcoOesd Ill 1uuldHdpOIlS-
Shaw & Dryden shipped 100000
laths from their factory in Rockport,
to New Orleans, a few. days since.
STABBING.-A man passing along
the bank of the canal, near the site Of
Camp Darlington, was set upon last
night by ruffian, who attempted to
stab. him. By the vigorous efforts of
the attacked party, he was banked in
MS attempt, and the knife taken from
him, after which he was Knocked into
the canal, from when he made good
his escape.-I,edianap0tis Herald.
Mr. Carpenter, who disappeared
from Lafayette on Monday, had not
been heardbf up to Wednesday af-
ternoon. More than 100 people have
secured the woods on Wild Cat, in
the vain endeavor to find him.
AT SLATE Run YES
TERDAY.--A serious difficulty oc
CURED at the picnic at Slate Run
yesterday, between George W. Jones.
and Richard Humphreys, in which
the former was assaulted and badly
beaten by the latter. AS the case is
to undergo legal investigation we are
REQUESTED to mako no Further state
ment in regard tosit.@Neao Albaay
Ledger.Y 9s
tits thought the efforts to place the
Wabash and Erie canalIin navigable
order viii be successful. As soon as
$50, 900 are raised company are ready
to lease It twelve years. + 1.'.
Daniel Price, of Henry County, was
accidently killed while at work on the
public highway by being caught under
a falling tree, limb of which struck
him on the head and smashed in the
skull.
A boysixteen years of age was ar
rested in Lafayette on Tuesday, for
stealing a box of cigars He was so
filthy the. jailor took his clothes and
burned them, and furnished him with
a new suit.
We consider Harding, of the Indi-
annapolis Herald, the best local editor
in the State The way he slings
ink is a caution. Harding, dost ever
quaff the nut brown ale or sip the
amber y. B?"-Madison Free Press.
We thought Harding was connected
with the Indianapolis Journal. He
was when we last saw him.
A grand Odd Fellows celebration
came off at Angola last Wednesday,
on the occasion of the dedication of
the new hall. The address was made
by Mr.. Barry, Of indianapolis. Over
300 Odd Fellows and their ladies,
from the different lodges in Northern
Indiana, were present The Angoli-
ans got up free dinner, and proved
themselves to be, a No. / IN point of
liberality enterprise and taste. W0ter4
loo CITY Press. st3 - =
A son of Mr.. Allen, living about
nine miles south Of this place, while
removing dead dog-which was sup
posed to have been mad-from creek
where il had been placed when shot,
got some of the virus into a sore on
his foot, and fearful of hydrophobia,
has determined to visit the mad stone
at Terre Haute to try its virtues
Couington Friend, 7th. sae
: The employees of the Louisville,
New Albany and Chicago Railroad
have presented the General Ticket
Agent of that road, Mr.. Joseph G.
Williamson, four hundred and fifty
dollar water proof stem winding gold
watch, as a mark of their esteems
a young woman with child crossed
over from Louisville to New Albany,
the other day, and leaving her child
. for few moments as she said, at
the house of a colored barber, has not
since been heard of.
Samuel W. Harlan, who has been
sacrificing himself on the altar of MS
country, for the last four years, as col
lector of this district, at salary of
ten thousand dollars year, has gone
to Blackford County to start a bank.
- Richmond Telegraph ds@
CIVIL RIGHTs.-On Saturday we
saw rather good looking white wo-
man driving through Pennsylvania
street in company. with a portly and
well dressed African. The two occu-
plying the same seat, the lady holding
the ribbons, and the darkey in the Wig
orous enjoyment of his dolce far ni-
snte.-I Indianapolis Herald. -
That was very common sight in
the South few years ago, as well as