The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-12
STATE ITEMS.


by one of the pieces falling on it. 1t
is thought the foot will have to be am
putated.
A lot of Fenians, variously estimat-
ed at three to FIVE hundred, but which
proved. on close count, to be only
forty, left Fort Wayne for the border,
on Wednesday last, and a regiment,
numbering six hundred, passed
through from Chicago. They were
greeted with much enthusiasm by the
Fenians of Fort Wayne, who propose
to stay at home. gs.sl ass al
Five boys-from ten to fourteen
years old-were before the Mayor of
Indianapolis on Friday last, charged
with robbing money drawer of be-
tween forty and fifty dollars. The
ringleader of the gang, who was from
Shelbyville, made his escape with
twenty dollars; while another was
semitic jail Esz 81
Mrs. G.. w. Sparks, who resides on
General Crafts farm, near Terre
Haute, exhibits fleece shorn from a
Spanish Merino, one year old, that
weighs ten pounds after being thor
oughly washed.
Geo. Smith, one of the gang who
robbed Bond and Folks store at Oak
Station, on the Evansville and Craw-
louisville Railroad, was arrested in
Lawrence few days ago and taken to
Vincennes, and committed to Jail in
default of five hundred dollars bail.
A woman belonging to upper-ten-
dom was brought from Kentucky a
few days ago on a requisition from
Gov. Morton. She is charged with
perjury.
Rev. John Mcmahon, parish priest
Of Anderson, Madison County, Indi-
ana, was taken prisoner among the
Fenians, at Fort Erie, by the British.
He says he was on his way to Mon
treal to secure legacy, when he fell
among the Fenians at Buffalo, was
taken across to Fort Erie and com
PEELED to oficiate as priest to the
Fenian soldiers. He said he had al
ways opposed and preached against
Fenianism.
The Union men of Blackford Coun-
ty are sanguine of being able to car
ry that county this Fall. The De-
mocracy expect to vote a large num-
lrom the line of the Pennsylvania
Railroad to work on the Union &
Logansport Railroad. The soldiers
OF Blackford County, however, think
that but few illegal votes will be cast.
SOWING Decentralization men
who have travelled extensively over
the country, and have taken close OBJ
servati0n of the wheat crop, we learn
that it is almost an entire failure. 1t
is their opinion that all the farmers
can do In order to have enough bread
for home use is to sow buckwheat.
We think our farmers should make
such preparations, as the time for
sowing IS near at hand.-NeucostLe
Courier. IL SSH Han
We understand that many of the
farmers of this county are also pre-
pairing for the same course. It is to
be either hog or hominy," or buck
wheat cakes and sorghum ,lasses in
this region, next year Decatur E.c-
press.
Heavy rains on last Tuesday night
washed out several culyerts on the
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago
Railroad, near Lafayette. Some dam
age of like character was done on
the Indianapolis and Lafayette Road.
sTippecanoeC County was visited by a
tornado and hailstorm last Tuesday.
A hucksters wagon was upset on the
road, and fine lot of butter, eggs and
chickens promiscuously commingled,
the driver being seated in the midst
ofithe wreck. He lost near 200 dozen
eggs, and a considerable quantity of
butter. - as eco a4EGb
Two men named Henry Shimp and
Simeon Cunningham, were arrested on
Tuesday last, near Marshfeld, War
rem County, for passing counterfeit
United States $50 Treasury Notes, and
lodged in iail in WilIiamsnort On
the next day, Dr. Whitaker, of Cat
lin, Illinois, was arrested on similar
charge, and waving an examination.
was also committed to jail until he
could pay 81 900 bail. aG7i7
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