The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-20
STATE ITEMS.

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A fine church building is being
built by tbs New School Presbyterl-
ans at Delphi.
The Noble County Agricultural
Fair will be held at Ligonier, COM
mencing on the Oath of September,
and continuing three days.
The Wayne County Agricultural
Society will hold its next Fair at
Richmond, commencing on the oath
of September and ending the 10Th.
1t is open to the world.
The number of white male citizens
in Jasper, County, over the age of
twenty one years, as reported by the
Trustees, July LIST, 1866, is 1,206.
Hon. Thos. N. Rice, of Rockville,
has been nominated as the Union
candidate for Senator from the coun-
ties of Park and Vermillion.
William E. Hall, one of the propri-
etors of the Fair grounds, near New
Albany, who was badly scalded by the
explosion of the General Lytle, expir-
ed at New Albany from his injuries.
A man aged about forty years,
named Charles Noble, committed sui
eide near Peru, recently, by shooting
himself through the head with rife.
Domestic trouble is given as the
cause. = a5il.sls..s..li ,sJf:ys..f.l.a
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Colonel Thompson is announced to
speak at Sullivan, Thursday of next
week. the. same day of General Wash
burn appointment. = 5 $ "a. 5. 5,.s
Bert Lansing, ieditoFI Of the Bowl
ing y Green ,4qf6fdb Bofsqliis,, the
1dirtiest Buttetq1ut sheet in the State,
a5ngood as walloping," last
Wednesday, at the hands Of a. Union
soldier, for publishing a lying thing
on Governor Morton, 'a9 r. aes5fee
I : We learn from the 5::Boonyille
,-EAtq:arer,, that an aIrishman, working
for Nathan Pyatt, in that county, fell
in front of a moving machine, while
in motion, which cut one of the lead
ing arteries in his leg, causing his
death. uoi1}b5f eantI hlas ld dffa
81 There is a good demand for stock
hogs and cattle in Sullivan County, in
5 view of the immense crop of corn.
A portable saw mill exploded last
Thursday in Sullivan County. A
large piece of the boiler was blown
probably 400 yards through the woods
cutting off large limbs of trees in its
course. Fortunately, however, no one
was seriously injured.
The Trustees of Wesley Chapel,
indianapolis, have taken incipient
steps to sell their church and parson-
age property on the corner of Nerd
ian and Circle streets, with view of
building up town.
A couple of men hired horse, in
Sullivan, the other day, to take ride
in the country. During their. ride
they were examining revolver, when
it went off. They drove on, for a
couple of miles and turned, and when
about at the place where the pistol
was discharged they discovered that
there was something the matter with
the horse. An examination showed
that the. ball had entered him just
backof the shoulder. The horse died
the same evening. ai4 5tff 81 .se 8
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HOMICIDE IN BARTHOLOMEW CoUN-
TY:-As Joseph Snyderwas accompa-
nylng lady home from social gath
ering held in Union Township, six
miles from Columbus, he was accosted
by couple of Williams in manner in
sutting to the young lady, and calling
for resentment at. the hands of Snv-
der. In the attempt made by SNYDER
| to resent the insult, one of the row.
dies drew knife and stabbed him
near the region of the neart. Snyder
walked few steps and fell dead.
The names of the murderers are Dan
lei and Alfred Pyles. They remained
with the body until yesterday morn
ing, when they were arrested and
taken before Esquire Bevis, who COM
mitted them for trial. -S
Bad whisky, used too freely, is said
to have been the cause of this tragedy.
-Iaadi0nopolis Journal. .2 raf..s5e
"a SIx-THoUsAND-DoLLAR Rob-
Berry, We. learn the particulars of
one of the boldest robberies that was
eyer perpetrated in Southern In
diana, which occurred at Vernon,
Jennings County, on Sunday night
last, three men being engaged in the
enterprise. 1t seems that there
are but two or three persons in the
town who own safe-one of these