The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-17

lady named Miller, residing in the up
per part of Lafayette, was struck by
lightning, on Saturday evening, as she
was sitting near the cook-stove in her
kitchen reading. Being alone, she lay
senseless for some time before being
discovered. She has experienced no
| inconvenience since recovery, but on
the contrary was cured of neuralgia,
with which she had been suffering.
Mrs. Totler, the prosecuting wit
ness in the case of the State as. Add.
Evans, that excited SO much attention
in Lafayette, and indeed throughout
the State, a week or two ago, has been
handed over by her securities, and Is
now in the Tippecanoe jail. She was
under bonds to answer for an attempt
on Evans life, and her securities
feared she was determined to try it
again since his aequittal.
The --LATEST. The latest Eastern
fashion for a bonnet appeared on Main
street yesterday It consisted of two
rye straWs, tied together with blue
ribbon on the top of the head and red
tassels suspended at each of the four
ends of the straws. It was love of
bonnet price only nineteen dollars.
Richmond Telegram. 0aa
The Connersville Times, In refer
ring to the proposed johnson Conven-
ton, to be- held at Cambridge City
next Thursday, says that David Kill
gore is scheming to secure nomina-
ton at that Convention. 1t predicts
thatin the event of a Republican being
nominated, the Democracy Wall also
have candidate in the field. The
Times is opposed to the entire scheme.
BRIDGE BURNED.-The bridge over
Flint Creek, near West Point, on the
Wabash Valley. Road, took fire on
Saturday, and was partially destroyed.
It may have taken fire from passing
train, but a more reasonable presump
ton is that it was set on fire by the
gang of incendiaries infesting that
neighbOrhood for some months past
the same who burned the house and
barns of Major Hall. Lafayette Cou-
raer. u ta.-a
They have a genius out in Rushville
who imagines he has invented i'm
mense improvements In navigation.
The Republican gives three column
account, in clustering style, of the
I trial trip of the new boat The speed
was rapid--a half mile in two hours!
The contract for building the Union
& Logansport Railroad is. let at an
early day Three thousand tons of
iron have been purchased, being
enough to lay the track to Hartford
City, Blackford County. a
The Fenians of Lafayette had
grand rally on Saturday night last.
Great enthusiasm prevailed Tiue Ia
hunabugt .a iaa ais.a
WABASH AND. ERIE CANAL. = A
meeting was held at the Revere House
in. this city on Monday evening last
for the purpose of considering means
for the repair of the Wabash and
Erie Canal. Hon. A. p. Edgerton, of
Fort Wayne, and A. L. Backus and
III. S. Walbridge, of Toledo, were
present. These gentlemen are visit
ing all the towns along the line of the
canal, with view of presenting to the
citizens the importance of putting the
canal in order again. *
| A call has been made for meeting
at Banta's Hall, next Saturday, at one
P. NJ, to see what the citizens of this
vicinity will do in. this matter-AHica
Ledger. l3l II, .'+. 81 -, 81
SAD CASUALTY On Tuesday even
ing last, as Julius o. Herrick, prom
ising son of VIM. Herrick, of Milan
Township, in this county, aged about
thirteen years, was embarrassing a
horse at his fathers stable, the horse
became frightened and kicked him so
severely that he died on Thursday
morning from its effects. It is a sad
loss to a worthy family.