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

The Madison Courier commenced
| its eighteenth volume on the lst inst
The telegraph has been finished to
BrookviIle, from Harrison
A valuable cooper shop was de-
stroyed by fire in Lafayette on Tues
day night. ''ia 0'i s39 '2.2
Two men were sentot the peniten-
tiary by the Tippecanoe Circuit Court
on Tuesday last, and Add. Evans was
put on trial fer infaIiticide.
There was Bank Convention held
in Indianapolis ON Wednesday, at
which all the banks in the State were
represented. eda sbl1oa
The denizens of Lafayette were
treated to the interesting spectacle of
four runaway teams, at the same time'
on Tuesday - m
The Marshall County jail contains
seven prisoners, six for larceny and
one for murder.
The Winchester Journal says that
the late rains have greatly benefited
the wheat, and that the crop will
probably be better than that of last
year.
Rev. DR.. Rawley, an eminent sdi-
vine of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, was elected President of the
Asbury Female College, of New Al
bany, on Tuesday. DIR. Rawley was
formerly President of Athens Female
College, in East Tennessee, which
place he resigned for his new location.
A special dispatch from Washing
ton City to the indianapolis Journal
says the Copperhead story that Speaker
Colfax introduced Mr.. Orth as the
next Senator from Indiana, and that
Mr. Orth in turn introduced Mr.. Col
fax as TIE next President, is emphat-
ically denied by those gentlemen.
A young man named milford was
shot and severely wounded by negro
in Lafayette on Tuesday evening. The
negro had been prosecuting and an
noying the sisters of milford, who
attempted to chastise him. The ne
gro was arrested and held in $1,000
bail for his appearance.
New Albany is infested with bur
glars, who are as impudent as half
reconstructed rebel For several
nights past houses have been broken
open, but the scoundrels were discov-
cred, generally, before they got any
plumber of consequence. i9 aai
FIRE IN LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP
The barn of Mrs. Lang, awidow lady,
residing in Lafayette Township, Floyd
County, one and half miles from
Greenville, was destroyed by fire on
Sunday evening. The barn was set
on fire by some children, who were
playing with matches in the hay with
which it was filled. The loss was
near 81, 900.
The first case under the Civil
Rights Bill in Gibson County, occur
red last Wednesday, in Princeton,
and singular as it may seem, it opera
ted to the advantage of a modern
Democrat, who, Notwithstanding he
had hoyled himself hoarse, probably
in denouncing the bill and the men
who passedit, fastened to avail him
self of its benefits by calling on a ne
gro to testify in his behalf ism
Our, very excellent friend ID. w.
Minshall has been elected President
of the First National Bank of Terre
Haute, in place of j. H. Williams,
resigned Mr. Minshall is a gentle
man of wonderful business energy
and Of wonderful success, shaving
come to the West poor boy, and by
his energy and perseverance built for
himself princely fortune. He is yet
young man, and the Directors have,
we think, done well in placing him at
the head of the First National Bank.
The prospects for the wheat crop in
this county are, better now than sew
eral weeks ago. While some fields
present very gloomy appearance,
there are others that will yield nearly
an average crop, if nothing happens
to damage it. hereafter. - Princeton
Clarion. s. s. ae sssa7 81
AccrnENT.- boy about fourteen