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

The editor of the Sullivan Demo
crat had his pocket picked on the 4th
A dirty pocket handkerchief was the
amount of his loss. He had no mon
ey, of course, fal.
The prisoners in the, Sullivan
County Jail made an effort to break
out on Monday night, Their move
ments were discovered and the attempt
was frustrated.
ELKHART COUNTY The Elkhart
County Convention of the Union party,
was held at Goshen, on Saturday, the
Both ult. 1t was one of the largest
county meetings ever held in that
county Its action was harmonious
and enthusiastic. The course of Hon.
Joseph lei. Defrees was fully indorsed,
and delegates appointed to the Con-
gressional Convention instructed to
vote for his nomination for reelection.
A returned soldier, the other day
slapped the jaws Of blatant Copper
head on a train between Fort Wayne
and Columbia city Arriving at Fort
Wayne, he stepped off the train, went
before a magistrate, paid S. for the
luxury, and proceeded on his way very
well satisfied
In 1864 Parke County gave Morton
1896 majority, while the bulk Of her
soldiers were in the field. Now, that
they are at home, the Union men
propose to increase that majority to.
over 1000 The prospects of success
in the 9TH Congressional district were
never more fattering. HA1
The Republicans of Sullivan County
raised beautiful pole in the public
square last Saturday. They have gone
to work in earnest to redeem Sullivan
County, and we hope they may sue
ceed srA
The City Council of indianapolis
forbade the firing of shooting crack
ers on 4th of July The Gazette very
properly takes grounds against this
cruel mandate, and told the boys to
i pitch in We should Mt wonder if
they did
Prof Tingley, one of the most faith
full and efficient Professors of Asbury
University, will sail for Paris shortly.
FRosT.-Considerable frost fell at
this place and in the vicinity, on the
night of the 28th of June, Ammo
Domini, 1866. On the lowlands, some
damage to tender vegetation was the
result; but at Greencastle, occupying
as it does one of the highest points in
the State, but little or no damage was
occasioned by" Old Jack. Putnam
Banner.
| A little son of Mr.. Geo. Armstrong
fell on the steps of the Christian
Church, Sunday evening, and dislo-
Gated the short bone of the forearm.
at the elbow joint. This dislocation
is a very rare one, and is known in
surgery as the superior radiouln0r lur-
alton. Drs. Conway and Vannuys re-
duced and dressed the arm, and we
are glad to learn the child is doing
we'll.
Quick WoRK.-George Wilson was
arrested at indianapolis on Tuesday
tor grand larceny, arraigned before
the Court, plead guilty, and was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary in less than
SIX hours after arrest.
BAD FOR CRIMINALs.-During the
, January term of the Marion County
Criminal Court, forty three criminals
were sent to the penitentiary; senten-
ces ranging from two years to lifetime.
Besides these, many more were i'm
prisoned in the county Jail, and large
number punished by fning. The
whole number of cases disposed oil
amount to nearly four hundred.
CHURCH MISUNDERSTANDING las
week, the Lutheran Church, four
v miles north of Indianapolis, on The
Millersville road, was broken into and
number of articles, including the
pulpit Bible, part of the Sunday
School library, lamps, globes, cush
ions, &C., stolen therefrom.
5, GENERoUs.-The General Superin
tendent of the Central Railroad CAV,
orders to bring all soldiers from tn,
Soldiers Home, at Knightstown t,
indianapolis, on the Fourth, free 0
charge, in order that they might wit
ness the celebration. Arrangement
were also made to entertain then
while there.
. Green Burrows, the Democrat
candidate for Sheriff in Putnam
County, was to have appeared befor
!, the County Commissioners on Mon
: day, to. answer a charge of swindlin