The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-01
STATE NEWS.

School Association meets May LIST.
"A number Of Madisonians recently
left on visit to the old country.
/ The Madison Courier says the pros
\ poets for a large crop of wheat in that
locality are good.
4 The Wabash river is on rise, but
i it is not apprehended that it will over.
| flow its banks. ~ rs
/ Four prisoners were received at the
penitentiary in Jeffersonville from
Madison last Wednesday.
The teachers and scholars of the
New Albany city schools are arrang-
ing for grand picnic at the close Of
the spring term. E. -. -s
New Albany-in imitation of In
dianapolis- boasts of a woman whip
per. One James Brown enjoys that
distinction in the former place.
Rich REGALIA.- Mr.. Blanchard,
of Louisville, KY, wore regalia at
the recent celebration in New Albany
that cost $3.50 4 ii9h aisl5h
The Odd Fellows Of Cannelton are
holding a Fair, which has thus far
proved a magnificent success.
Parties are in New Albany iooking
-.4~ Unc esUa DIISninent of a
paper mill They would find Evans
vile the best point for such an insti7
tuition.
The Indianapolis Jdhrmal is de-
lighted TO learn thai. the pleasing and
civilizing pastime of garroting is
again coming into vogue in that city
On Wednesday night last the store
of Thomas Tull 4 Son, at Austin,
was entered and robbed of dry goods,
hats and shoes to the amount of eight
hundred dollars
The Valparaiso Republic advises
the people of Porter County to quit
raising wheat, and erect cheese fac
tories as substitute for wheat rails
ing. a
The, snug sum of $45, 900 has all
ready been subscribed by the citizens
of Madison, for the purpose of erect
ing mammoth shoe manufacture.
The Central Committee of Hen
bricks County have, after mature
consideration, postponed the time of
holding the County Convention until
Saturday, the 18th of May, 1866.
The Society Of Friends have just
closed a very interesting Quarterly
Meeting at New London The meet
ing was attended by nearly fifteen
hundred people: aasG
The Copperhead Mayor of Lafay-
cite is strictly enforcing the License
and Sunday Laws, and shows no mer-
cy to offenders. esf aH
A man by the name of Reuben
Dutro, about sixty years of age, living
sight miles north # Union City, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself, on
last Thursday evening. He leaves a.
wife and large family of children.
DIR. a., NJ Lewis, of Huntington, in
this State, challenges the whole medi-
cal fraternity to discuss the question
as to whether or not drugs possess any
healing on curative virtues. When
doctors disagree, who is to decide2
Mr.. Alonzo Craig, Of Anderson
Township, tells us that he will have
first-rate green corn, fit for the table,
by July LIST. The farming prospects
throughout the country are said to be
unusually good Canaezton Reporter
On Sunday, the 18th instant, James
Freestone, an aged citizen, was found
near a fence, a short distance west OF
Union City, apparently very sick. He
was taken to a house near by, and
soon expired Ig is
A gay and festive young Gus eloped
from Bourbon, the other evening, with
ministers wife and all his money.
The young man has since returned,
womanless and moneyless, and suit
for damages and theft will be insti-
tuted against him. f maa4fH q
A large grain warehouse occupied
by DIR. 4. B. Elliott, at Indianapolis,
containing 5000 bushels of wheat,
and few hundred bushels of corn,
was destroyed by fire ON Tuesday af-
ternoon.a Loss, about $12, 900; in
sured for $4,000. s. l., 1000
The young men of Cannelton have
established reading room. The So
ciety receive more than twenty-five /
different papers and periodicals, and
the roll Of the members is daily in
ereasing.
The first Shipment Of Petroleum
from the ANTI Clinal- Well" of West