The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-10
STATE ITEMS.

meet at Aurora on the 1JIH VI CcP
TENDER, and will remain in session
about one week 1t numbers about
100 members.
Since the 1st day of January, 1866,
/ there have been issued from the
Wayne County Clerks Office fife en-
letters of administration, thirty three
letters of guardianship, and fourteen
letters testamentary on probate wills.
| The Vigo County fair for Vigo Will
commence the 10Th, and end the 29th,
of September, in Terre HaQte.
Three prisoners confined in the
Wells County Jail, made their escape
from that institution one day last
week. -'-5t110.-s
The President, Grant, Farragut,
and party, will leave St. Louis Mon
day morning, and be in Indianapolis
in the afternoon, and spend the
night.
SHoT.-M. Metler was shot. one
night last week by DIR. Williams, of
Hillsborough. Report says, Metler
met Williams on the road and de-
manded his money, when Williams
drew his. revolver, and shot. him.
Randolph Journal. Z ei7'9fy%1
The walls of the building for the
New Albany glass factory are being
laid up as fast as the masons can put
the brick and mortar together.
On Saturday, the 18th inss., Mrs.
Carter, wife of John Carter. ST.. of
White Water Township, by a sudden
start of the horse, was thrown from
a spring wagon, falling upon her head
and shoulders. The injury she re-
ceived by the fall was so great that
she died the next day-Brookoille
american. ~
The following has been signed by
over one thousand soldiers of Laporte
County: We the undersigned SOL
diers and sailors of Laporte County,
who were engaged in the suppression
of the rebellion, believing that treas
so should be made odious, and that
the distinction between patriots and
traitors should be manifested; that
the fruits of the late victory over re-
bells should not be lost; and that the
only security for these great objects
lies in the success of the Union party,
which sustained us and the country
through the dangers we have passed;
do hereby call meeting of the sol
diers and sailors of this county, to be
held at Laporte, on Friday, Sept. z,
1866.
A, large number of soldiers of
johnson County have signed call
for mass meeting and picnic to be
held in the grove at Franklin, on Sat
urday, the 9th day of Sept. Governor
Morton, Colonel Washburn, General
Ben. Harrison,-Hon. j. j, Wright
and Major Morrow are announced as
the speakers.
Base BALL TOURNAMENT. = We
learn from the South. Bend Register
that the Excelsior Base Ball Club of
that city proposes to give base ball
tournament, to be held the first week
in October, commencing on Tuesday
the End, and continuing the. 3rd, 4th
and 9th. Arrangements are being
made to offer prizes which will be in
ducements for the first class Clubs of
the Northwest to enter into compe-
titiOn.
SUICIDE BY HANGING Rich
ard Barker, living in this county,
took notion to depart for "a far
country, one day. about two weeks
since, and went to the woods and
suspended. himself by the neck to the
branch of a tree, and by -persevering
effort produced strangulation. He
was not found until two days, after his
death, and the body was then in an
advanced state of decay. He leaves a
wife. and two children Columbus
Union.
Col. SCOTT DECLINES THE Posi-
Office have, it upon. reliable au-
thority that two leading Democrats Of
this place called upon H. ID. Scott,
Esq, few days since, and informed
him that his commission as Postmaster
was ready for him on condition that
he would pledge himself to vote the
Copperhead-J Johnson all-Doolit-
tie ticket at the approaching election,
and give it his Influence. 1t is said
he declined the commission. Trot in
the other nag!-Terre Haute Erpress.
WILLIAM SHANNON, of Madison,
killed chicken hawk the other day
that measured three feet eleveninches
from tip to tip of wings.
We learn that son of Mr.. Creamer,
living near Sellersburg, in this County,
was instantly. killed by the kick of a
horse.
On Saturday night last, during /
heavy'thunder storm, lightning struck
tree in the southern part of the
town, under which were fine blood
ed mare and a colt, both of which
were instantly killed. This is quite
loss to the owners, as they set great
store upon the stock. The mare be-
longed to Mr.. ~. Coulson, and the
colt was owned hv Mr. nnnallann