The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-06
STATE ITESR4S,

the circus in Lafayette on Monday
Chicken cholera prevails to consid-
cradle extent in New Albany and vi
cinity One gentleman lost ninety
one fowls in a week, and another
forty-fve in FIVE days and SO on.
The campaign was opened in Deca-
tur County by a rousing Union Meet
ing at Greensburg last Friday night,
addressed by Coils. Trusler and Grover,
and Mayor Cumback.
Up to Satur lay no other person
than Sanders had been arrested for
the murder of the Woodward family
in Orange county. It is now ascer-
tanned that. there were three persons
engaged in this terrible tragedy.
A number of German citizens of
Lafayette gave supper to j. ?. Luse,
Esq, who has recently retired from
the Journal of that city, on Saturday
evening last. Judge Petit was called
to the chair, and made speech three
hours in length. a5,nI th.sl 8 ao vrsas
ROASTING EARs.-The first green
corn of the season, was for sale in the
market this morning. Visions of
high priced cholera mCrbus did not
deter people from buying it.-Nec.
Albany Ledger, I'd. $40 otgeh
A lad named Matthews, aged four
teen years, was drowned in the river
yesterday, near Evansville, while bath
! ing. The body has been recovered
Neao Albany Ledger.
The Ledger picked that item out of
the special telegram to the Louisville
Courier, and knowing he was pilfering
the transcriber wasetoo much excited
to get the right name The lads
name was Mathew Felstead. sa6las
The Lafayette Journal of Monday
contains tbeAsalntatory. Of the new
editor and proprietor, Mr.. Perdue.
No change in the political character
of the paper is indicated In another
article the new editor pays hand
some tribute to the retiring editor.
Mr.. j. P. Luse.
AHIec coIOreu cnlluren, belonging
to one family, died on Friday night
and Saturday morning of last week,
in New Albany, and were all buried
in one grave. They had been suffer
ing from whooping cough, and were
on Friday attacked with pneumonia;
with the above results.
A man named Drummer near Rey
nOids, in White County, on Sunday
met his wife from whom he had sep
arated and her boy in the road, and
shot his wife, two balls taking effect.
After driving the boy away by threats
he shot himself, and fell across the
body of his wife.
Saturday, the 23rd of June, was an
: accident day in Charlottesville.
Among the accidents recorded by the
Charlottesville Journal are the run
ming away of two 2-horse teams, name
'ly: that of Mr.. CULLEN, which brought |
up by coming in contact with another
vehicle, killing one of Mr.. Q.'s horses
almost instantly. No person men
toned as seriously injured Second, |
that of Mr.. w. A Nicholson, upsetting |
the wagon, by which Mrs. N. had one |
OF her legs broken. Her injuries /
otherwise are not thought to be at all I
serious. retu 4rrnl
The Union men of Scott County I
held a Convention last Saturday at
Vienna, and nominated the following |
ticket 95.ta sla 'a
For Clerk-John r. Hamacher.
For Sherif-Jas H. Morgan,
For Treasurer-Wm. Ell. Hazard. /
For COroner-Dr. Evan Griffith.
For Surveyor-David Wilson.
For COMMISSIONER. Sweetzer.
For Representative-John Horna-
day. IJlI s'T1f
A very unexpected" conservative
convention was held in Decatur Coun-
ty on Saturday last, and nominated an
unexpected" ticket. The Decatur
Press, itself conservative, thinks the
unexpectedness" of the whole affair
was the most unexpected feature of
all, unless by any chance any one of
the nominees should come within sew
eral hundred votes of being elected.
A man calling himself Andrew
johnson was before the Mayor of La
fayette, ON Saturday last, on charge
OF assault and battery. He was per
mitted by" the Mayor to tell
his own story; whereupon the
namesake Of the President com
menced political harangue, wherein