The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-09
STATE ITEMS.


| One hundred and ninety-fve battle
flags were presented to the State by
General Lew. Wallace on the 4th,
and received on the part of the State
by Governor Morton.
The Charlottesville Silver Band is
considered the best in the State
Lafayette Courier.
Not by any one who ever heard the
Evansville Crescent City Silver
Band
WHEw!-A soldier remarked yes
terday that, sooner than follow the
leadership of Squire Perkins, he
would see him In h4-l, pumping thu,a-
der at t,1O' cents a clap. y Indianapolis
Journal
A drunken fellow fell into the canal
at indianapolis and was nigh drown
ing.i He was rescued by stranger
who was attracted to the spot by his
splashing in the water Men who
drink whisky Should ndt take too
much water in theirn."
Tom Burk, while engaged in
drunken row on the night of the 4th,
was shot and killed, by one John
O'Seil, who, Coronor's jury decided,
acted in self-defense.
Joseph Foreman, the deserter and
protege. of the Indianapolis Herald.
who helped. that paper get up a scan
dalous libel against the officers of the
Home, was arrested on We'd
nesday nightly Captain Ogden's re-
crultlng officer, at indianapolis. 81
that SUITs Us.AA dirty follower.
of Squire Perkins e. 60, who was
cursing all id abolitionisfsS day be-
fore yesterday, and speaking very dis
of the Fourth Of July,
was promptly knocked down by an old
soldier, who then walked away with
out deigning him any further notice.
indianapolis Journal
The wheat in this county, Davies.
Martin and Lawrence, is mostly har-
vested The yield is small, but the
quality excellent. We think there is,
IN these counties, more wheat than
was raised last year. The hay crop
will be light, as the excessive drought |
which has prevailed in this part of 7
he State during the last two months |
las nearly ruined the grass on the up
ands.- VjncenaeS Gazette.
Farmers in this county are now in
the midst of wheat harvest. The
crop is very light, but the little there
s, IS of excellent quality. We only
expect to have bread once day the
coming year, and are glad there is a
prospect Of that being good. At this
lme the prospect is that the yield of
'ats will be unusually heavy. Grass
$ quite light Vernon Banner.
Y MISSING MIR. Harris, of the firm
# Ross Il Harris, painters, left his
lonie IN this city on Saturday evening.
With a considerable amount of money
N his person, and up to six o'clock
no tidings of him could be
leard by his amiable and greatly
ffiicted family. Te1re Haute Journal.
James b. Howes, of Boston Town
hip, this county, we are glad to learn,
vigorously and successfully en- /
aged IN repairing the ravages of the
ate war. He served a term in thed
ilghth Regiment, was mustered out,
anne home, married, and now has a
amily of three children. telegram.
Row AT INDIANAPoL1s.-We learn
hat big row occurred In the Union
'epot at Indianapolis yesterday af-
between number of Irish {
zen, employees on the Bellefontaine / ]
:allrOad, and the police, in which
lneteen men were more or less Sc. ]
erely injured A bad quality of /:
'ourth of July whisky was the cause
the trouble. The police, after a
ard fight for it, came off victorious.
CoMMITTED SUICIDE. learn
'om the officers of the steamer Lou
'iana, that Mrs Catharine Buddschne
Hickman, KY, committed suicide,
ear that point a few days since, by
lrowing herself into the river. It is
LEGGED that cruelty on the part of her
usband, to whom she was married
ut two months, and that of his rela-
yes, caused the final step.-Nea0 AZ
any Ledger.
SHOOTING AFFRAY YEsrERDAY.-
. row occurred yesterday. at the Elk
hange Saloon, which resulted in the
11ootlng Of young man in the arm.
he wound, though painful, is not
1nsldered dangerous. We were I'M
Die to obtain either the names of the
artles or the particulars as regards
Ie cause OF the shooting.-Lafayette
0wier
SAD ACCIDENT THE festivities of
he Fourth at Delphi were marred by
accident from the premature dis
large OF a cannon. Billy Hutch,
rmerly Of the Deming Battery, had
IS hand blown of, and George Jack
N, bystander, lost an eye.
Our farmers were busy last week
arvesting their wheat. We are. glad