The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-27
STATE ITEMS.


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The editor of the St. Joseph Valley
Register has received from Mrs. Jud-
son, of Mishawaka, a full sized ripe
orange, one of eleven grown by her
in that northern climate. : eauau
Cars are now running between Indi-
annapolis and Martinsville via the
Indianapolis & Cincinnati r. r. to
Farmland, thence by the branch road.
Trainsleave indianapolis at 10.50A. NJ.
Two boys at Fort Wayne stole a.
boat each, a few days ago, and are now
in jail in default Of $500 bail. Their
names are Henry Hill and James
Clark. SOS zEIEaaJa 20 II
A long existing feud between the
families. ofaWheeloch and Drew, in
Allen County, eliminated few days
ago in an assault on Drew by Wheel
och, in which the former was severely
cut with a chise1. Wheeloch gave
$4,000 bail for his appearance at Cir
cult Court.
The route of the proposed railroad
from Center Point, Clay County, to
Greencastle, has been surveyed. The
road will open one of the best coal
fields in the State.
Two boys II and IA years old, named
Kessler were drowned in Honey
Creek, Vigo County, last Saturday
while bathing.
On Friday evening while Miss Liz
zie Clifton, domestic in the family
of Mr.. Noble, General Ticket Agent
Of the Indianapolis and Cincinnati r.
r., was adjusting water pipe at Indi-
annapolis, she received an electric
shock which rendered her insensible
six hours.
"A negro made a murderous assault
on two ladies named Browning and
Bonham, near Washington, Daviess
County, on Monday evening of last
week, with view of robbing them
He was subsequently arrested and
committed to Jail, charged with high
way robbery.
Prof Olcutt publishes a report of
the schools Of Terre Haute, just
closed, showing, whole number of
pupils enrolled for 1866, 2,519. Az
erage number belonging, 1,541. Az
erage daily attendance / 1893. Twenty
four teachers are employed at an ag-
On uuruon per scholar per annum.
Sc 40. s,14 5ga
DEMOCRATS ON THEIR MUsCLE.-A
feature of some prominence before
the Democratic Congressional Con-
yention at Greencastle, was pugilis-
tic encounter between two prominent
members of the party from Vigo-Col.
Keys, Dan. Voorhees, law partner,
and j. B, Otey They cracked each
other over the head with their canes
once or twice and made other un-
friendly demonstrations. No bones
were broken. A mutual humiliation
of each other would have been but
little loss to the world.
A Coon APPoINTMENT.-The Di-
rectors of the Terre Haute & Rich
mond Railroad have selected Richard
A. Morris as secretary of that road,
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death of Mr. Charles Ward. No bet
ter selection could have been, make as
Mr. Morris is competent, honest and
experienced. He has been associated
with the office for several years, and
understands well all its duties.
John Wesley Carver, a cattle dealer,
was robbed of 81 300 at the house of
a friend in the northern part of Put
nam County, a few days ago, by one
of the burglars now infesting the ru-
raj districts in all parts of the State.
Several other parties have been robbed
in the same region. Several persons
at Putnamyille and Cloverdale, in the
same county, have. also recently been
robbed. A vigilance committee is
suggested to drive the villains out, or
catch and hang them, is suggested
The St. Joseph Valley Register tells
a story of passenger falling from
train on the Chicago Air Line Road,
near Anderson, between the front and
the baggage car. A brakeman saw
him fall but said nothing about it un-
til the train reached Anderson. A