The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-31
STATE ITEMS.

come tax of any individual In Shelby
. vile. He is put down for $40 Is.
DR.. John NJ. Humphreys has been
nominated by the Democracy of
Greene and Owen Counties, for State
Senator.
A scoundrel by the name of Speed,
has been collecting money, IN Hen
bricks county, for the Soldiers Home.
! The people should look out for such
scoundrels.
INCoME TAx.-The heaviest income
tax payer in Indiana is W. G. DePaw
of this city, who pays this year on an
income of $4,000. Right comforta-
BILE little sum, that, for one to have
about his clothes.-Neao Albany
Ledger.
| A mountebank Snowman. by the
name of Purdue, victimized the people
of South Bend to the tune of forty
dollars, in the matter of sundry un-
paid bills, by sloping one night last
week.
A young son of David and Rebecca
May, who live in Cannelton, lost his
life on Sunday, the I'D inst, under
distressing circumstances. He got
hold of a gun and while attempting
to blow in the muzzle to see if it was
loaded, in some manner unknown to
any one, the piece was discharged, the
contents passing in at his mouth and
out at the back of his head, causing
instant death. The lad was fourteen
years old.
From the Cannelton Reporter.
IOpement----Parties pursued by an
Enraged Parent----The WOuId-be
Bride escapes disguised in Gents
Apparel, DC.
Quite an interesting scene occurred
in town last Sunday evening, the par
tlculars OF which, as far as we could
learn, are as follows:
Some time during last week Miss
Martha &. Connect, residing at Tell
City, received letter from a gentle
man proposing for her hand in mar
riage, which the mother of Miss G..
opened, and after reading, handed to
her daughter with the advice or COM
mand that she should answer it and
accept his offer. Miss G. informed
her mother that she was engaged to be
married to Mr.. Pleasant Munroe,
who also, resides in Tell City, and
whom she intended to marry, where
upon an angry alteration ensued.
resulting in the daughter leaving the
house and proceeding to the residence
of her betrothed, where, after full
explanations, it was decided that they
Immediately proceed to Cannelton
and be married without the knowl
edge of Miss C.'s parents, and before
they could place any impediments in
the way. Thus began the elopement.
Procuring suitable person as a wit
ness, to make the necessary affidavit,
the, two proceeded to the Clerks
office, where they were not long in
placing themselves in possession of
the necessary, and, to them, the
valuable document.
The devoted couple had scarcely
reached the Court House gate, on their
way to be united in the holy bonds.
when they were met by their indig-
nant and angry father. The high and
angry words between father and
daughter soon drew crowd of about
two hundred men, women, children
and dogs. TO give all the remarks of
the by-standers would require more
space than we can devote to that part
of this truly interesting but altogether
disgraceful affair. Here we must say.
however, that the advice given all par
ties by Gabriel Schmuck, ESQ.,, the
County Clerk, was good, and if the
father could have been induced to fol-
low it, much of the disgrace attending
such a scene would have been avoid
ed. Mr.. S. told the father that as the
daughter was of age, and had pro-
cured the proper license, no one could
prevent their marrying unless the
young lady was willing to abandon
her purpose, and. as she said. in
language and manner not to
be mistaken, that she would
die rather than marry man she did
not love, he thought it but making
the matter worse by OBTAINING them
IN the street or elsewhere. From the
Court House the bridal party. num-
bering in all over two hundred. passed
down Washington Street to Fourth.
across Fourth to Adams, where thew
met the Rev. Mr.. Russell, but he
thinking that the father was, as he
expressed it, a crazy man followed
by a crowd, y escaped up Adams Street
as best he could. From thence they
passed down Adams to First Street
and up First Street to the residence
of N. Vaughan, Esq, in the upper
part of the town, where the devoted
couple evaded the vigilent father. and
with a few of their friends became |
voluntary prisoners in one of Mr. |
VS. sleeping apartments, the fatherin |
the meantime placing himself in such |
position that his daughter could |
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