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

signed John MohF, and dated at klch-
| nonds Indiana, directed the attention
of the Postmaster at Richmond to
| the fact, and that official set about
the work Of entrapping the scoundrel.
This he succeeded in doing In a few
! days. and the criminal turns out to be
one John D. Miller, who makes full
confession and pleads, as an excuse,
that be, had been robbed Of 500 at
Hamilton, and took this method toget
even. Miller is now IN Jail. go
ACCIDENT w. Martin, an em+
ployeez on a construction train on the
0. & NJ. r.. r., while engaged in
handling iron for the track, short
distance east of town, last Wednes-
day, had the fingers Of his left hand
entirely taken off. Mr.. Martin resides
here. DIR. Carroll dressed his wounds.
= Vince7aases SIN.
ny. Ben. Gilmore, faithful soldier
through the entire war, and who was
twice wounded, was knocked down by
runaway team, on Saturday, the
18th, breaking his leg above his knee
and otherwise severely injuring him.
The accident occurred a few miles
south of Miskawaka, in the vicinity
of his residence.
s. Gilmore is mere. skeleton, having
long suffered from chronic diarrhea,
and his wife has also been sick for a
year past. His wife and children
have been sent to the poor house, to
the shame Of the people. of that
county, -
Henry Doughertys who has, it is
said, served one term in the Peniten-
tiary, shot man named Thos. O1ivar,
at Salem, Ind, on Sunday last Oil.
var, it is said, had been criminally in
innate with Dougherty's :, wife, and
had recently been travelling about
with her while Dougherty was in Jail.
On Sunday, Mrs d. went to Salem
and Dougherty followed her with a
gun. Finding Olivar at the gate of
the house at which Mrs. ID. was stop
ping he shot, him without warning.
Olivar dying in FIVE minutes. Dough
erty made his escape. 5a5as4 rj
- Gold in paying qualities, we are in-
formed, has been found at the mouth
of Salamony, and at Dolls Greek in
this county. Robert English, we un-
.derstand, is prospecting the concern. T.
A returned Californian tells us that
he thinks he knows of places in this
county where gold can be found in
paying quantities In connection with
thisaMeu might state that company
has leased several farms north west
of Wabash and intend Boring for OIL
With a gold mine, an abundant supply
of coaloil, a rich farming country and
grain merchants that are too smart for
the Milwaukee Bears" we think we
can place Wabash County against the
world Wabash Plaindealer.
: MASONIC gNextrryear, being the
iftieth anniversary of the organiiza-
ton of the Grand Lodge of Indi-
ana, imposing ceremonies will be
celebrated, in connection with the
convocation Of the Grand hodge
that year. Colonel r. W. Thomp-
son, of Terre Haute, is expect
ed to deliver an address on that occa- |
sion. There still survives one of the |
original founders of the Grand Lodge. |
at Madison, in the year 1917, in the |
person of Gen. John D. Rose, of Wa |
bash, and, if alive, he viii be present |
at that time. ~ ssaiaal5 -sfl1
The body of an unknown soldier, |
who had evidently been murdered, |
was recently found near Lafayette. |
It was subsequently ascertained that
the name of the victim was Casper M. |
Sgier. A Frenchman was arrested
few days ago for stealing a wagon, and
on his person was found ring said to
correspond with one Sgier had pur-
chased in Cincinnati Sgier left Gin
'cinnati in company with two French
men. This is supposed to be one of
them, and perhaps the murderer of
the soldier. The Frenchman arrested
is named De La Foret, and has been
recognized as one ofthe men whogleft
CINCINNATI IN company with Sgier.. 3.,5.
Canal MEEING.-Messrs. A. 2.
Edgerton, M Bradley, Reed Case,
Luther Jewett and Robert Brecken-
ridge, of. the Executive Committee of
the new Canal Company, and Ell. W
Chase, Esq., attorney, and A, J. Nor
ley, of this city, and Mr.. Bachus, of
Toledo, met the Trustees of the Wa
bash and Erie Canals at Terre Haute
on Saturday last, to make the arrange
ment for the repair and maintenance
of the canal East of Lafayette for a
term of years. The Trustees are ia