The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-16
STATE NEWS.

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The editor of the Tuseola unit)
yotrndt has been shown large sweet |
potato of the red Bermuda variety
which was eighteen inches ID eifepm'
/ ference and eight inches in length
weighing Ave pounds and half. q
A man was arrested in New Albany
on "Wednesday with $1,000 counter
felt fractional currency on his person,
mostly in quarters lis said there ID
a large gang Of eounterfeiters around
Louisville, 4a4
Twosmen we're seriously injured on
Tuesday last by the premature OK
plosion Of a blast in a quarry near
Veron, Jennings County. One of
them is recovering, the other can not
survive, qa Flafl
A disturbance occurred at Texas,
Jennings County, on election day,
Two men by the name of Finch mo-
torious Copperheads- commenced the
fuss by using sling shots and reyOlYera,
and shot and wounded two Union men
severely, The Union men turned on
them and thraAhed them soundly.
The old man Finch ID badly hurt. aa4
The animal Fair of the Jefferson
County Agricultural Society oommen-
ces to-day, and will continue four
days Every effort is making by the
managers to insure the success Of the
exhibition.
Another shooting ARRAY occurred at
Salem, Washington County, on We'd
nesday night, a,i
f. A gentleman who was a passenger
on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
was robbed of $4,000 while changing
cars at the LawreneebuFg Junction,
Z on Tuesday evening last. The thief
q was caught, and the money all recovr
ed, except about 500, the same even
ing 's.'i a
DIR. Yeakel, one. of the oldest physi.
oians of Lafayette, fell from the roof
of the Baker House 10 the ground, on
the 9th, and received number ofugy
ly bruises, but escaped death. The
building is three stories high.
The Harrison Comfy Fair opened
at Corydon onsMonday, and will con-
tinue until Thuraday. There will no
doubt be a large delegation at this
Isair from New Albany. o
The Agricultural Society Of Hen
bricks County hold their Fourteenth
Annual Fair in the Fair grounds near
Danville, commencing on Tuesday the
10th of October, and continuing the
,17th, 18th and 10Th. A liberal pre-
MUM list is offered, aud the Execu-
tive Committee have done all in their
power to make it success.
On last Sabbath. at the church ded
ication, we noticed the following cler-
gymen in attendance! Revs, Eddy,
of Chicago Breuse, of lndiahapol /,
Barnes, of Logansp0rt; Martindal, of
Upton; Leonard, of Alton; Richards,
Templin, Wilding. Rayburn, and
Kistler, of this city All of the
above are connected with the M, II.
Conference except Mr., Richards, who
is the pastor OF the Congregational
/, Church of this city Koko"o Her-
: tdfd. Il mia4ia,H 4a Z
Philips, the renegade, editor of the
Howard Tribune, when he goes 10 In
dianapolis, rides in the baggage car,
TO keep people from crying - bread
and butter at him.. He is ashamed
to ride in the passenger coaches, M
he il SO Frequently annoyed by RAIDS
asking him about Andy The poor
old cuss is In a bad way, and some
one on the train the other day aug
Y gested that he was troubled with
worms. --@Kbkbnlo Herald! Z
A mans wife in South Bend, last
week presented hen. husband with a
very fine boy. tmorning the man
atepped iato the Mayors office and
stated that the night previous fellow
- came stalking into his house stark
" naked, that he was unable to put hin
out, and that he was there yet. Three
policemen at once started on the run
to Gust the intruder. When they got
into thnhousn, they asked 10 see thu
fellow that had come in there the
: night before. The nurse brought on
nc baby The policemen suddenly
disappeared and it is supposed hay,
had to stand good many extra treats
c since.
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~ : On TUESDAY difficulty acquired a
Putnamville, Putnam County. the re
suit OF which was the seriously anC
~ probably MORALLY wounding by nisto
'd' shot, of man by thAname III Kem,