The Evansville journal., 1866-11-24
STATE NEWS.

Some time in October two women
in New Albano, named Mrs. Shuck and
Mrs. Crumbaugh. got into melee, In
the course of which Mrs. Shuek flung
coffee pot filed with boiling water
At her antagonist. The coffee pot
4 missed its intended mark and hit a
little girl named Medora B. Dresden,
| who died from the effects thereof.
Mrs. Shuck has, been indicted for
killing the child, and is in Jail await
ing trial. q laAaaaN t8a4
Kelley, sub-contractor on the Rich I
mond and Fort Wayne Railroad, drew
his monthly estimate ~, 200, the
other day, and scud, leaving about
81, 400 and the money due his hands
unpaid.
Mr.. w. II. Craxon and Mrs. A. N
Jocelyn, of Greensburg. this State,
are heirs to large share of the Trim
ity Church Property, which has re-
verted to the descendants of its orig
inal owner. The entire property is
worth thirty millions of dollars.
Edwin Freeman, an engineer of Ft.
Wayne, was attacked by dog as he
was going home, on the 31st ult. A
man who was near drew his revolver
and shot at the dog, but the ball
missing, struck Freeman in the hip,
inficting an ugly, though tits thought
not dangerous wound.
' RENTAL--The aggregate rents of
the Odd Fellows Building, on the
corner of Pennsylvania and Washing-
ton Streets, indianapolis, amount to
the handsome sum of az 1897 Al, which
II Is expected will be Increased after
the first of January to more than nine
thousand dollars.
+ The portrait of Governor A. p.
Willard, which was sold with the
effects of the indianapolis WHerald
last week, was purchased by the pro-
prietors of the New Albany Ledger
for $105. ,se
The Twenty-third Army Corps will
hold its second annual meeting at In
dianapolis on Friday. November Both,
1866. All officers and soldiers who
belonged to this Corps, and all other
officers and soldiers, are specially in
vited to attend. Il
A party of thieves have been rob-
.bing the farmers of Hancock County
of their hogs and sheep, and driving
them to Indianapolis, where they
were sold to the butchers. The
thieves were arrested, but afterwards
escaped.
A gentleman near Graysville, Sulli-
van County, found child supposed
to be but a few hours old, lying on
his door steps one morning.
We learn that free fight came off
at Salem, on Tuesday, in which Hor-
ace Keffren and William Pitts were
the chief actors. Our informant says
that Horace came off second best by o
large majority lVeao Albauy Ledger.
James Il. Murdoch has promised to
give reading in Terre Haute before
the Y. M. Library Association.
WABASH CoLLEaE.-We are glad
to learn of the prosperity of this ex-
cellent Institution Within four
years, without soliciting agent in the
field, without even its President miss
ing recitation to present the claims
of the College, its friends have con-
tributed to it over $4,000 in cash or
.frst-rates securities "a 81
At the late, session of the State
Temperance Organization, the follow
/ Ing gentlemen were elected as the
Central Committee for the ensuing
year5inaj .3IiBH mgdB0
Indianapolis--James Blake, f. G.
Holiday, G. w. Stagg, John B. Ab-
bett, 5. G. Dynes.
Y First District Hon. Conrad Ba-
ker. .7''sf i'7a 9iaeaat tta aa'"l7a
Second District-Judge ID. w. La
| fallette.
Third District-F. A. Harring.
Fourth District William Shirley.
Fifth District--Judge I. j. Sam
pie.
Sixth District-J. M. Stewart.
Seventh Districts. T. Roost.
Eighth District-D. K, Hays.
, Ninth District-C. E. Fuller.
Tenth District-D. r. Pershing.
Eleventh Districts. 7. Mont
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