The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-19
STATE ITEMS.

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was buried by the caving in of an ex-
cavation at Madison, on Friday last,
and seriously, perhaps fatally injured.
The Lafayette papers are urging the
city council to have the surplus dogs
Of that city killed. iI s3inTEa esBOE
One of the teachers of the Luther
an school was drowned at the same
place, in the month of June, four or
i've years ago.
The Indianapolis Herald states that
three hundred and fifty dollars worth
of stamps were required on the will
Of the late Calvin Fletcher
The militia of Jennings County
called out during the Morgan raid are
to be paid to-day at Vernon.
+ A brick fell from the top of the
Odd Fellows Hall, In Nashville, che
other day, striking Mr.. Wm. Jones
upon the head. The wound is severe,
but no danger as to its proving fatal,
need be apprehended. lf he had carr
ried a brick in his hat it would have
probably saved mis- mead. =
Thomas Tigar, Esq, for number
of years the editor of the Fort Wayne
Sentinel, has recently returned to his
home in the city, from protracted
visit with his friends in England. q
The Lafayette Journal says it has
dismal accounts of the growing crops
from portions of Tippacanoe County.
The wet weather has retarded the
corn, and, in the low grounds, has
drowned it out entirely. 'a-
REPREsENTATrvE.-Col. G. i. Dun
ham requests the New Albany Ledger
to say that he cannot consent to the
use of his name as a candidate for
Representative, for which he was an
nounced by number of his friends
without his knowledge.
A-small fire occurred in New Al
bany, on Friday night, involving the
loss of $4,000 or $1,000 worth of
property. The Ledger says that in Al
minutes after the alarm was given
one Of the steam engines was on the
ground and at work, and another in a
minute or two longer time. This is
creditable to the fire organization of
New Albany
Two brothers named Laird, aged
10 and u years, started out to hunt in
Dearborn County, a few days ago.
While passing through the woods
the gun in the hands of the elder
brother was accidently discharged
killing the other instantly. Boys Of
ten and u years have no business
with guns or pistols. rlnp
A difficulty occurred on Friday al
Salem, between Col. Roger Martin
and Horace Heffren. Martin fired
several shots at Hefren without eff
feet, and Heffren knocked Martin
down, but how badly he was injured
is not stated, The quarrel was the
elimination Of an old difficulty.
;. Capt. James Rudd, while returning
with his wife from his farm on the
Kentucky side, yesterday, had his
horse stopped by a highwayman, who
demanded his purse and gold watch,
which Capt r., being unable to de-
fend himself, was compelled to deliver
up.-Neao Albany Ledger,
The colored man, Elias Wallace,
who was waylaid and shot by couple
of unknown men, the other night, is
somewhat better, as we learn from a
friend this morning. His assailants
were white men, but black hearted
and we would be glad to hear of their
arrest.-Mddison Courier.
No, they were conservative Demo
Gratis, who were carrying out the teach
ings of their party leaders.
Two men were arrested at Fayette
on Friday, on charge of robbery al
legged to have been committed a
Rockville, Parke County. The
amount said to have been stolen wa:
| $4,000, but little Of value was found
upon their persons. They give theil
names as being the same, John 10
seph, and claim to. be from Corydon
Ind.
LATE Develin groans over the ma
lieious attacks made upon Milligan
/ Does he forget the malicious attack
Milligan and his fellow conspirator
intended to make upon the Governo
of Indiana, and their attempt t,
plunge our State into civil war.
i Col. John Miller, Of Union County
3 died on the 18th ultimo, at the age o
ninety years. The Herald says h,
had lived on the farm where he died
for the last forty-fye years. +
SPEEDY JUsTICE.-William Dicken