The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-09

mas Two aHalTS or honor on hand, haV-
ing been called TO account for calling
Queen Vic. "a little Dutch woman, = -
Indianapolis Herald. +. =
Ii women have sent the challenges
Dick will fight it out on that line, if it
takes him all summer.
"A c0untryman was thrown from his
wagon in Indianapolis the other day,
lighting on his head which was driven
pretty well into his shoulders. Upon
coming to his senses he remarked that
he did not care cuss for his head,
but was mighty uneasy about the
horse a u ~ 81
Kajor Cox of the 18th Indiana, a
promising young lawyer of Indiana
polls, died in that city on Thursday.
While in the service he was distin-
guished for gallantry and close atten-
ton to his official duties. 80 eea
Judge DeBruler has Just returned
from a business tour in Perry and
Crawford counties and is in high
spirits at the prospects of the great
Union party in, the localities he visit
ed. The Judge assures us that in
Perry and Crawford indications are
that the Republican party was never
more united in its struggle against
every form of treason than now
Rockport Umpire. =
The town of Elizabeth, in Spencer
County, has had its name changed to
Dale on petition of the citizens, by
order of the Board of County Commits
sioners.
The Congressional Convention of
the Seventh District was held at Terre
Haute ON Thursday.
The Sullivan Democrat says the la
dies of Carlisle had arranged to make
a raid on the whisky shops of that
town on Wednesday night.
The ladies of the Methodist Church
at Sullivan retted 1920, at Strawber-
ry Festival, on Tuesday night. The
ladies of the Presbyterian Church, in
the same town, on Thursday and Fri
day nightsrof the week previous, had
Melted 1927 IS by like Festival.
Masonic CELEBRATION. - The A
r. and A. Masons, of Merom, Ind,
intend celebrating st. Johns Day.
The neighboring lodges have been in
vited, and a good time may be ex-
pected. As St. Johns Day comes
this year on Sunday, the celebration
will take place On Saturday, the 23d
of June.
Two men were arrested on Monday
in. Lafayette on suspicion of having
stolen horse and buck board, which
they offered to sell first for. $3.50, and
finally agreed to take 800 for the en-
tire turnout.
1t is rumored that two married men
Of Lafayette have left for parts I'm
known accompanied by women not
their wives. Ta7 asEA.E3 Sa9f 80
Six hundred and ten Sabbath
School teachers and children, with a
band of music, and other friends from
Madison and Veyay, made an excur-
sion on Wednesday, on the steamer
Dumont, to a grove opposite Carral-
ton, KY, where they held a picnic.
ALL IN ONE NIGHT.-A young far
mer in this vicinity, who had been
married less than one year, had fine
: Albion" colt, four calves, nine pigs
and a ten pound baby added to his
real and personal estate on Sunday
night,-Latayette Courier.
The great cow case that has occu-
pied the attention of the people of
Fort WayneSahd indeed Of all Allen
County, has again been agitating the
pubic mind. The defendent having
lost the case had it tried over again,
by a jury of six, and again lost. 1t is
a remarkable case. The witnesses on
both sides, of the highest respectable
ity, swearing positively to the COW,
describing her with accuracy. and
ninuteness that ELECTS the greatest
admiration.
The total valuation of property for
taxes, in Allen County, is 81 ,215, 432,
being an increase over last year of |
$735, $40. The principal increase is
in Fort Wayne and Wayne Town
ship.
The Finnegans had a grand rally at
Fort Wayne on Monday night last.
The Indianapolis Gazette shows