The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-06
STATE ITEMS.

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A horse thief was arrested in Terre
Haute on Thursday evening. He
stole horse near Indianapolis.
A fine church building is being
built by the New School Presbyter-
ians at Delphi, Indiana.
The indianapolis Journal says j ohm
HI. Nixon has been appointed and
commissioned as Notary Public for
Vanderburgh County.
LICENSES. Since the first of May,
DR.. Wright, Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Sixth district, has
issued two Thousand one hundred
and ninety-fve licenses.
| Miss Kitty Fife, formely of Amanda
Carder, of Lafayette. has fallen heir
to fortune of $50, 600 by the death Of
her grandfather in Virginia 3
Waggoner, who escaped from the
Jail at Connersville, in company with
Holler, two weeks ago, was last week
arrested at Greencastle, in possession
Ola stolen horse, and returned to
Connersyille. FE rEzo /
The Soldiers Convention at Ko-
komo last Saturday was well attended,
and one hundred new names were en-
rolled
An ex-Provost Marshal has been
getting himself into trouble in Wells
County by travelling with the wife of
another man, and occupying the same
bed chamber with her. The woman
is the mother of nine children, and
has heretofore been considered re-
spectacle.
John B. Cough, lectures before the
Young Mems Christian Association,
in indianapolis, some time in Deem
Der.
A farmer, residing near Fort Wayne,
found strange child in wagon bed
on his premises the other night He
took it to the poor-house, where he
found its mother, young unmarried
woman.
Isaac X. Brown has started
Union paper in Sullivan which he
calls the " Sullivan County Union. y
1t is an eight column paper, and pre-
sents neat typographical appearance.
The Union men of Fountain Coun-
ty hold grand rally at Attica, on the
9Th of September. General Logan
has positively promised to be present.
A colored man named Thorp, shot
one Henry Walker on Wednesday
last. Walker had seduced Thorpe's
wife. The ball took effect in the head,
and of course, did little damage. 1t
passed around under the skin about
four inches, and glanced out.
The indianapolis Journal COM
plains that the Capital is by no means
in good sanitary condition. The
present condition of the city holds
out the hand of welcome to the chol-
era, and invites its immediate pres
ence.
The splendid prospect of large
crop of corn has made the pork bust
ness lively in some parts of the State.
Dealers are active buying up hogs for
fall and winter feeding.
Watson J. Hildreth, of New York,
and William w. Latimer, of Balti-
more, have been appointed Commits
sioners of Deeds for Indiana
Trouble has again occurred on the
premises of Miss Webster, opposite
Madison, in Kentucky. A man by
the name of Nichols, Miss Webster's
overseer, was badly wounded by a
pistol shot, fred during the melee.
MORE MILK SIcK.-A family by the
name of Cramer, living on north East
street, was poisoned a day or two
since by drinking milk. The cow had
eaten some poisoned herb.-Indion-
Gpois Gazette. e.
A CHALLENGE. Mr.. William Cor
ham, somewhat famous. as performer
on the shot gun, and a &pgist of some
renown, challenges the United States
and the rest of mankind to play a
match game of draughts, for the
championship, and such other con-
siderations as may be agreed upon
indianapolis Herald.
The stick of rocket, in descend
ing, penetrated the iron roof of a
house in Delphi, few days since.
Orrin Hunter, of Laporte, while
drunk, last week, shot and killed a
Mr.. Cole, and afterwards robbed the
body of the valuables on it. He was
arrested and is in Jail.
Petitions are being circulated in
Laporte County in favor of an amend
ment to the State Constitution that
will allow the people of any county or
town to levy tax in support of free
schools. - /