The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-11

Wayne, swallowed about two tea
spoonfulls Of chloroform few days
ago. BY prompt medical assistance
the child's life was saved.
Col. Spiceiy, late of the Oath Indi-
ana, was nominated for Congress in
the I'd Congressional District the
other day. The Convention was large
and enthusiastic.
IT, A meeting of citizens was held a
few days ago at Russellyille, Putnam
County, to consider the propriety of
building railroad sfrems Rockville.
Parke County, via Russellville, to-
connect With some road running
through Cleveland . F5s IS 2.99 s. 4
/ A girl of sixteen was discovered a
few days ago in the suburbs Of Green
castle, making an attempt to make.
way" with her newborn infant.
G We have been told that ten or
twelve sons of the Emerald ISL"
started from Greencastle on Tuesday
morning I'd join their Fenian brethren
on the Canada shore.-PutnaDo Ban
7leT.
i The Putnam County Convention on
Saturday the 2dinstant, nominated the
following County ticket, all good men
and true:
Representotives-A Daggy and
James McMurry.
Stsri6-John Apologize, late of the
9Th Ind Cavalry.
County Consnsisssoner-H. Nj. Rock
well
Surveyor-James 7. Denny.
Coroner-Levi Woodrun, private
9th Ind. Vols.
Professor Hoss, Superintendent of
Public instruction, according to the
requirements of the law, has visited
sixty counties. He says that In a
number of the southern counties he
finds an encouraging sentiment in re-
gardto the building of school houses,
7 several Of the county seats proposing
to build houses, ranging IN cost from
eight to fifteen thousand dollars. He
/ has but recently returned from a
I month b tour, land will visit every
county before his present term OF Of
/ hfice expires.-IadtanopotiS Journal
a CoINcIDENcE,-Five years ago,
last Thursday, the glorious Four
teenth Indiana was mustered in at
Terre Haute, and Nathan Kimbal
Echosen as it's leader. On Thursday
the Congressional canvass Of the Sew
enth District was opened by the re-
nomination of Gen. I'll. ID. Washburn
/, by reclamation, and General Kimball
/ made the opening speech, The coin
] cidence is sufficient to set the knees OF
T the Confederate Democracy to shaking
L and their teeth to chaftefinga51.5 !
J. THE Jay County Republican has
I been enlarged, and its title changed te
1 the Jaw and Adams Republican. II
is neatly printedg and edited with CON
/ siderable ability, tHs0
( TIE BILLikRD ToURNAMENT-AR
| RIVAL OF McDEVITT AND OTHERS
] Notwithstanding the inclemency Of
| the weather, quite a large audience
assembled at Hamilton's Hall, las
( evening, to witness the preliminar.
| of the State Tournament
The State Association was formed
yesterday at the Rockhill House
/ | George Morris, of Indianapolis, wa
chosen President, Daniel O'Connell
/ of Fort Wayne, Treasurer, and w
. L. Mcfarland, of Lafayette, Secretary
- A code of Rulessfor the Tourna
ment was adopted, and the usual com
mittees appointed. VI
The following contestants for tn
gold mounted cue were then announc
/ ed; George Morris and Alexande
McCracken, of Indianapolis, w. I
i Mcfarland, of Lafayette; - Cap
Il ron, of Plymouth John OConnell
Tim Mccarthy and Charles Ander
son, fort Wayne.
II The games for<the cue are 300 point
," up. caroms, and to bring each playe
| in direct contact with each other, vii
necessitate the playing of twenty on
games.
From the indication last evening,
is found that some of the contestant
are exceedingly strong players. /
i his exhibition game with young No
"F' Carthy, of this city, young McCrackel
of Indianapolis, finished the gam
with brilliant run of 3S3 points. /
fact, this young man, who is pupil I
MeDevitt's, proves himself worthy
his instructor. Our Fort Wayne play
4 ers, must bring all their tact and ski
. I tolplay, as thereLis danger. of the hol
ors going to Indianapolis.
i The games played last evening, b.
&c sides the above, were between Messr
Morris and Anderson, of 100 poin
mn which xrara won hv the forYnp