The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-12
STATE NEWS.

County, escorted seven convicts to The
penitentiary on Wednesday,
A little girl was tossed into the air
on last Sunday, in Lafayette, by vi
cious COW.
Mr. Roses artesian well, at Terrt
Haute, has been bored to the depth o.
six hundred and forty-two feet.
| The stockholders of the Indianap
oils and Vincennes Railroad met in
indianapolis on Thursday to elect
| directors.
There were 259 arrests made by the
Police of indianapolis during the
month of April, 116 of which were for
intoxication. 2lg9u
A COOP DEAL5oF FIsH.-Last Sat
urday Mr. Frank Mansur, of this
city, caught at Broad Ripple, one
hundred and sixty-two red eyes, three
bass and one eel. Who can beat this?
Indianapolis Herald.
Trains Of movers daily pass through
the city from the interior of the State,
bound for Kentucky and Tennessee,
from which States they fed during the
war Many of these returning refu-
gees are very poor, and some of them
are absolutely without the necessaries
of life.-Nes0 Albany Ledger.
PATENTS TO INDIANIANs.- The fol-
lowing patents were issued from the
United States Patent Office, for the
week ending April "a, 1866: i9a
Broom Head-John Buchanan.
Aurora, Indiana.
Solar Mirror, for Photographic pur-
poses-W. Crane and Warren II.
Pease, Goshen, Indiana. 5'50s47
Revolving Grain Feeder-M. De-
camp, South Bend, Indiana.
Corn Planter-W. w. Hubbard.
Edinburg, Indiana.
Machine for Cutting Laths-C.
Learned, Indianapolis Indiana.
Steam Plow-Simonson, Mount Car
mel, Indiana.
Horse Rake-E. Rand and W.P.
Spear, Orland, Indiana.
The Peru and Indianapolis Rail
road Company have already COM
menced making extensive additions to
their machine shops in the former
city. p oael r
The old Methodist Church building.
lot and parsonage, recently sold for
1920, the purchaser being DR.. An
drew Lewis. The contract for the
building of the new Church has been
let to Mr. Stricken at $4,000, with
probable deduction of the $780,
Princeton Clarion.
Maggie Williams obtained divorce
from Rev. Cary "A. Williams, in the
Tippecanoe Circuit Court on Tuesday.
Williams was a United Brethren
Preacher, and was /" bad egg
In the same Court John Berlin,
was sentenced to two years incarcera-
ton in the State Prison, for grand
larceny, He is also prohibited from
voting the Democratic ticket-his ia
vorite hold for Eve years, which he
deems the unkindest cut of all.
AoCIDENT-Late last Saturday
evening carpenter named Ramsay.
who was at work on the German
Church IN the eastern part of the city,
fell from a scafold to the ground, a
distance of about fifteen feet, and re-
ceiyed severe internal injuries. His
recovery yesterday, seemed very doubt
full, but it is hoped careful nursing
will bring him safely through.-Lo-
fayette Courier. lvvara Tf1uuT
MICHIGAN CITY HARBoR.- La
porte sDemocrat, of the fourth instant,
says of this enterprise: .rs-ydsa
Actual work has already been in
augurated.g Materials are being de-
liyered, sub contracts for timber, etc.,
have been effected, and promptness
and energy, united with skill and am
pleh means, will soon rendari1 what
many deemed chimerical and visiona-
ry, tangible, actual reality.
ANEW PAPER.-A new paper called
the National Banner has been estab-
lished at Jigoniers Noble County. with
j. B. Stoll and Thos Smith as pub
fishers and editors. The Banner is
Democratic in politics.
SINKING EuND-The Board of
Commissioners appointed by the Gov
ernor, under resolutions adopted at the
last session of the Legislature, to in
vestigate the concerns of the Sinking
Fund, met Thursday morning for that
purpose. The commission consists of
the following named gentlemen: Col.
E. W. Fl. Ellis, of Elkhart; Captain
Thomas J. De La Hunt, of Perry,
and Hon. John A Matson, of Put