The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-09
STATE NEWS. III


Jacksonville supports a daily mar
ket except on Sunday. w
Alfred Ely fell from a building in
indianapolis, on Friday night, and was
badly injured. 2
Fishing, robbing, garroting and wife
whipping, form the staple amusements
at Indianapolis.
A new Jail is being built in Jeffer-
sonville, where we should think it is
greatly needed. ae 81
A man named Kennedy shot one
man and stabbed another in Jeffer-
sonville on Saturday night
Hon. M. g. Kerr has recently pre-
sented the New Albany Township
Library with number of valuable
books
A. H. Evans, tried last week in the
Tippecanoe Circuit Court for infanti-
eide, was on Friday acquitted.
An indianapolis horse named ST.
mon Mccarthy" beat an Iowa horse
colled "Gen. Sheridan" in a quarter
race, a few days ago, at Indianapolis.
w. w. Merrill, former citizen of
indianapolis, was recently drowned in
the YelIobusha River, near Memphis
His body was recovered.
George Hart, an old and much re-
spected citizen of Aurora, died on
Monday night.
McKim's coal Office in Madison,
was entered right before last, and the
safe picked, but the burglars got no
money.
A military company, composed en-
tirely of veterans, has been organized
at Logansport, with Captain ID. III.
Chase as Captain. 1t is intended for
home service.
Diptheria, in very malignant and
fatal form, is prevailing among the
children in some parts of Lagrange
County Many deaths have occurred.
The Fenians of Elkhart, according
to the Repie,o, have received three
boxes of guns to be used in the war
for the freedom of Ireland.
Jesse D. Bright was in Lawrence
burgh, on Monday of last week, for
the purpose of defending Harris,
Clerk of the Major Anderson. for the
shooting of Miller.
A Union Club has been organized
by the young men of indianapolis.
The meeting for final organization
was large and enthusiastic.
A meeting of all western Railroad
Freight Agents viii be held at Indi-
annapolis, to-morrows to fix the rates
Of eastern bound freights. The at
tendance is expected to be very large
The Valparaiso Republic says that
farmers in that locality refuse to sell
wheat at 50 25 per bushel in view OF
the prospective failure Of the growing
crop.
A caselhas just been decided in In.
dianapolis involving the identity Of
four shoats. Forty-nine witnesses
were sworn in the case, and the best
legal talent of the Marion County Bal
figured in the case. The jury wen
the whole hog.
In the case of Andrew E. Case VS.
the Indianapolis and Lafayette Rail
road, in the Marion Circuit Court
mentioned in yesterdays JOURNAL
| tho jury awarded the plaintiff $4,000
| Not satisfied with that, the counse
for the plaintiff made motion for. /
new trial. q asal i
] Gen. Lew Wallace is said to be ma
neuvering for the reorganization of tn,
4 old Montgomery Guards. Genera
! lew has aistrong inclination to mill
tary; indeed, it may be said : he il
some military" a hes Isl .1ao.l Z
! Mr.. Bedgood, postmaster at Cleve
land, Hancock County, has been re
moved, and Mrs. BeVil, the widow o
Union soldier, appointed in hi
stead sisF 6in
i Great preparations are being mad,
for the horse fair to be held near New
Albany on the I'D inst. The attend