The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-29

coat from Milo Freeman, in Lagrange
| County, broke out of that institution
Tuesday last, since when nothing has
been heard of him. aafg
A lad about fifteen years of age,
| son of John A. Butler, was drowned
On Sunday, the 10th instant, while
bathing in lake in the southern part
of Lagrange County.
The annual exhibit of the Auditor
of St Joseph County shows balance
of cash in the Treasury, after redeem
ing all orders to be SIG, 1874 rs; and the
total amount of Indebtedness to be
$3O,886 81.
The St. Joseph County Commits
sloners, at the term recently closed, in
answer to petition, created new
| township, giving it the name of Lin
coin. WalkertoWn is to be the place
of voting. This makes the thirteenth
township in the county.
The Louisville morning papers re-
port the fleeing of Thos. j. Rey-
nolds, of Indiana, on Saturday, by
party of Faro Bank operators, to the
tune of 81 800, and afterwards robbing
him of $25. A portion of the money
was found at the Louisville Hotel
A match game of base ball was
played at Laporte on Wednesday last,
between the Excelsior Club of South
Bend, and the Laporte Club. The
innings stood, 30 for the former to 81
for the latter.
Three prisoners confined in the
Floyd County Jail attempted to break
out on Friday night by re-opening the
hole in the roof by which several pris-
oners have escaped. They were de-
detected by the Sheriff, and prevented
from accomplishin their object.
That splendid soldier, General Dan
Macauley, happily expressed the views
entertained by the honest heroes of
the late war, in his brief remarks at
the late Union meeting, held last
Tuesday evening, in indianapolis,
when he said
+" | must regret my inability to adj
dress you to my own satisfaction. I
can say, however, one word to my
brother soldiers, and that is this: That
those who served with us in the field,
and who are now, unfortunately, found |
in the Democratic ranks, no more rep
resent US, than did the deserters from |
the army in the field.
A ten column speech could not I
more forcibly present the sentiments
of the masses of loyal soldiery than
the single sentence so tersely pro-
nounced by the late leader of the
glorious Eleventh
General George f. McGinnis pub
fishes a card in the indianapolis Jour
nal denying that he is at all dissatis-
fed with the recent County CONVEX
ton in Indianapolis, as had been re-
ported by the conservatives and truth
full Democracy. He says he was hon
orably defeated and will give the en-
tire ticket his most cordial support.
He says:
/ connected myself with the Union
party becauseI believed its principals
to be those for which | took up arms,
and, in my humble opinion, it is the
only party now in existence with whom
Ii is safe to entrust the reorganization
Of the States lately in rebellion, in or
der to prevent a recurrence of the
bloody struggle which we have just
passed.
Spoken like true soldier and an
honest man.
A temporary organization of Sol
liers' Association for Vigo County
vas effected on. Saturday evening last.
oy the appointment of committees,
tic. The following preamble and re-
solutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, The 4th of July. 1866.
las been chosen as an appropriate
lay Tor the presentation to the State
of the battle-fags borne
9y the different Indiana regiments ]
Turing the late struggle:
WHEREAS, The Indiana Soldiers {
Association, in conjunction with our /
noble Executive, Governor o. p.
Morton, and the municipal authori- t
les at indianapolis, are exerting !
very effort in their power, regardless
II expense or labor, to leave nothing
lndone to insure comfort and pleasure +
Q all that may visit the capital on
hat day; therefore, !
ResotUed, That we. soldiers of Vieo
1ounty, who have served in The
Union army, win. SO MANY as can
make it convenient. attend the meet
ng to be held for the above mention
ID purpose on the 4th day of July. !.
4. ID. 1866.
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