The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-01
STATE ITEMS .

| says: Numerous beggarS-men' VIZ
men and childrene-traverse the city
every day, and we understand the
| County Poor House is becoming over
stocked with paupers.
,Morell O. Brown, for refusing to.
endorse my policy, has received his
walking papers " from . route agency
on the St. Louis Road. He is sue
ceeded by Mr.. w. w. Sibley9 We
learn Mr.. Harry Douglas is an appli-
can't for similar position on the same
road. i9@ ss's r. s. '' 4s os's
Major O. M. Wilson, of Indianap-
oils, is a candidate for principal Clerk
of the Senate at the approaching ses-
sion of our Legislature. He filed
that position during the called SEES
sion last winter with the highest credit
to himself, and the uniform satisfac-
ton of every member of that body.
Only three hymeneal permits were
issued by the clerk of Gibson County
for the week ending November 24th.
This is not creditable to the, young
men of county so remarkable for
the beauty and intelligence of its
young ladies. With cold weather
and the holidays close at hand, there
can be no valid excuse for so poor
showing.
Chief Justice Ray has given the
opinion of the Supreme Court in the
Montgomery County defalcations, that
the State is liable for money deposit
ed with County Treasurers.
AN EAGLE CAPTURED-A gentle
man who resides at Cynthiana, Glib
son County, W hile out hunting few
days ago, saw bird which he sup
posed to be a hawk. After several
shots he succeeded in wounding the
supposed hawk in the leg, and it'fut-.
tered 10 the ground at some one hun
dred and fifty yards distance. On
approaching his game, the hunter
was astonished to find he had cap
tured the emblem of our nationality,
an eagle measuring seven feet from
tip to tip of his wings The wound
is not serious, and his eagleship is
convalescing rapidly He had killed
four geese from flock in the neigh
borhood just before his capture. He
retains vivid recollection of the shot
which brought him down, and mani
tests an implacable hatred toward his
captor.
A township trustee having asked
If it is the teachers duty to make
the fires and sweep the floors of the
school houses during the term of
school" Professor Hoss, Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, gave
the following answer: 4
In the absence of a contract to
that effect / am of the opinion that
the teacher is not legally bound to
ma Ike the fires for his school or to
sweep the floor of the school house.
Touching this subject the statutes are
silent, and custom is divided, yet I
am of the opinion that this work is
not included in either the spirit or
letter of the teachers obligation.
That obligation is usually expressed
in words substantially thus ;4ata
- ----, hereby obligate my
self to teach the school in district No.
=, etc. Af ~. f1z3
: IF, on the other hand, the teacher
makes it part of the contract to do
the work under consideration, then.
the work is his and without addition
al compensation" 81 4 - ~ 1l
We suggest that Prof Hoss would
do an important service by defining
the rural teachers duties and obliga-
tons touching the matter. of milking
COWS and tending babies. Some rules
for the equitable division of his time
among the young ladies of the dees-
trict" would also tend to obviate
many difficulties. sr..rar ami
| The. working men of Laporte have
started a cooperation store,
Mr.. J. Bowman Leach, one of the
oldest citizens of Floyd County, died
at his residence on the Charleston
road on Monday morning, of typhoid
fever. .aatI 3a aass2' asewi9d
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| Chicken thieves are operating at
Lafayette and Madison.
| Several citizens. of Lawrence Coun-
ty, who emigrated to Iowa last Fall,
nave returned to their old homes,
thoroughly Disguised with that cold