The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-07
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Free Press, has been started In Madi.
SON. OIt backs John q. GoFofth, the
chaperon of L. P. Milligan.
| Parties from the East, it is said
are negotiating for the erection of .
large cotton mill at Madison, with a
capital stock of $1OO, OOOs E
A corps of English engineers are
on the ground prepared to locate the
Indiana and Southern Railroad be-
tweep New Castle and Rushxille.\AJ
| The Decetur County Commissioners
have donated $50, 900 towards the con-
structiOn Of the Indiana Southern
railroad. .TAHHvy
h The Greensburg Press says Colonel
Ira u. Grover has been nominated for
promotion TO the position of BreEet
Major General of volunteers.
I Joseph Taggarthas been nominated
by the Democracy of the district com
posed OF the counties of Monroe and
Brown for State Senator.
The report of the Grand Secretary
shows that there are 16, 1872 Masons In
the State, an increase of 1852 within
la year.
ACCIDENT. We understand that
sThomas Sherwin, young man In che
employ of VIM. P. Levy, fell through
the cellar opening on the sidewalk In
front of Broadway Hotel, on Sunday
morning, and was considerably bruised.
Madison Courier.
~ A soldier who needed it, has in
vented left-haAded knife and fork
combined, with which a person who
has lost his right arm can feed. him
self very conveniently. = Madison
Courier
Is MAN KILLED.-G. W. Mcdonald,
living two miles from North Madison,
laid down on the j., M. & I. R.sR.
track, and was run over and killed by
the down passenger train at 10 o'clock
on Saturday night. No blame is at
tached to the engineer or conductor
-Mad1sOn Courier.
NARROW EsCAPE.-One day last
week In GGoshe1, adnan1 was 9thr0wn
from a wagon His head struck
against or was run over byI0ne of the
wheels bat fortunately was either too
hard or too soft to be much hurt. "a
miss is as good as mile. y
EYELEsss FISH Bedford H.
dependent ofBhe 3Oth ult., says:
We were shown, a few dayssince. at
Dr.. Blackwefl's office, a pair of eye
less fish, captured By a home Agassiz.
lnaLost River cave. { Persons curious
in such matters wal find the Dr. s
aquarium worth a visit
"A young man by the name of Null
ford met with aserious accident, on
the evening of the 9th ult., at Lafay-
cite I'm attempting to Jump uponsthe
cars while in motion, he missed his
footing and was struck in the face by
one ofsthe cars, and thrown with great
force to the. ground.
A man, whose name we could not
learn, had his.hand so badly injured
by a circular wood saw, at Inwoods on
the same day, that he had to have it
amputated, which was done by some
OF the Bourbon physicians. Marshall
Go. Republican. Z
The jury in the case Of the State-ys.
Moses Holmes Implicated with Ris-
ley) for the murder of Lucas. on a
change of venue to Putnam County.
rendered ayerdict of acquittal. =
The Terre aHaute Express is sorry
to learn that the Horticultural Society
in that city last week fell short some
$500 in paying the expense of their
exhibition.
The people of Valparaiso are moving
theoretically in the water works enc enc
terprise. Ata late meeting a com
mittee was appointed to- estimate
the feasibilityaand probable cost of
the work. ~ Z
A young lady. named Carrie Lord,
was yesterday xamined before United \
States Commissioner KimbaIl. on a
charge ofembezzling letters from, the
post-ofhce,s and bound over in the
sum of $500 to await triai.- Indidado7 /,
0''s Gazette y @ u
) SHOOTING. The shooting match
between Fred. Erb, of Lafayette. and
Zurich, off indianapolis. for $500 a ]
side will take place at Indianapolis on
the 9th inst ~
KNocKEDDo fe1lowwho SO
far forgot his manhood aseto insult a
lady on the streets on Saturday even
>ing, had his figure head badly dam
aged BY the. enraged husband of the
lady. 1t was severe, dose, but UNI
d9ubtedly well deserved - qtayette
Journal g
gAccIDENTss- We learn-sthat Mr..
james w. Linn, Of Bourbon, was Sc
Ir1ously wounded last Monday while
loading lumber. blythe acci1ental dis. |