Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-03

INDIANAPOLIS ITEMs.--As in this city,
SO it was in the Capital, the various
bells of the city were rung to usher in
the New Year. An artillery salute in
addition was fred at Ekin Barracks.
The chimes of Christ Church caroled
"Hail Columbia"
A boy came near drowning by break
ing through the ice while skating on
pond near one of the pork houses in the
vicinity of the city.
4 dispatch was received at the Cover
nor's Office on Saturday last, dated New
Orleans the 18th of December, am
nouncing that the 2Sth Golored Regi.
ment, laundering 81 officers and $50
men had been mustered out and placed
en- route for indianapolis.
The 3lst Regiment of Infantry was
mustered out at the same time, and have
also been started home. This latter
command numbers % officers and 1856
men. 10y
A murder was committed on Saturday
night about o'clock on Louisiana
street, near the Sherman House. A
man by the name of Howard having
lost his money, suspected a companion
named John Hart, with four or five
aliases, with having stolen it. Meeting
Hart few minutes afterwards on the
street he attempted to arrest him, but he
broke and ran towards the Spencer
House, when Howard shot him through
the head killing him almost instantly.
A party of Indians were in the Capita
on Saturday en- route for Washington
City, whittier they go on business con-
nected with their respective tribes The
Journal furnishes us with the names Of
the parties, which we copy for the salts
faction of our readers who may desire tc
know the distinguished chiefs, and also
an account of one of their interpreters
Nag-a-rash, or British; To-hee, OIL
The Rose; Mah-hee, or The Knife; Tar.
ahee, or Deer Ham; and Elisha Do.
rion, interpreter. These belonged to the
tribe of Iowas. rI
1 Pe-te-oss-e-ma, or Hard Fish; Mo
less, OF. The Whale, aud George Comes
of the Sacs and Foxes of Missouri. At
least this is thesway they were registered
ct the Sherman House, where they tool
dinner on Saturday. George Comes, the
interpreter is lively youth. He in.
formed an anxious inquirer that he hac
been married 'sseventy-fVe or hundred
times, he didn't know which" Til,
marital laws Of these aboriginees arr
rather loose; all that is necessary Il
take wife being mutual understand
ing to that effect, and then the parties
try it while, and if they like it, al
right, and if not, they separate, and it il
all right; the woman taking what fruit
there may be of the marriage. Mr.
Comes must have been rather faatiditioul
1 in the choice of his companion. 1t strike
us that we could have suited ourselvel
with a much less number. One is al
much as a "poor white gets chance
at. The party we're in charge Of Maiol
lJohn A. Burbank, the Government
agent for these Indians, who had al
unpleasant skirmish with the youne
men of the tribes at the time of tn,
departure, all of them being anxious &
experience the great sensation of Indial
life, in trip to Washington, and a tall
with the President A few pistol shot
1were fred at the Major, but the disturb
ance was quelled and the doughty chief
safely embarked on their journey. Their,
are several more pleasant things in TIL
world than 10 be an Indian agent.