The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-05
STATE ITEMS.
Tho OH wen at gfsffc aaute ha'

and sentence 10 death NJ Ao4pn W
have already Noticed, was forslnefiy
resident Of Anderson, 70 ms i'i Sta y ~
We learn that Mr.. James Good has
Ioaad liz farm. two md half miles |
est s ~ Mishawaka, 10 an oil cOfnpa- |
NJ Far a term Of years who. will com
mence boring for oil within Few
days. 4imafif4t 'gfgEfnI
Col. N. Eddy. Of South Bend, has
entered upon the discharge Of his du.
tics M Collector Of Internal Revenue
for the Ninth District.
The jail Of Union County Ii occn-
pied by one solitary individual, col
ored gentlemen named Churchmaa.
A pretty place for q Churchmanl
A little son Of john ii, Gardner,
Esq.. Of South Bend, while playing
about the cars fell on the track aud
had his leg crushed by. the wheels
passing over IT, e
surr ron DAMAdEs.--The friends
Of John Cayannah, who was killed
short time ago by collision on the
Louisville. Now Albany and Chicago
Railroad, near the graveyard, have
brought suit against tho company Tor
damages. The suit IL now pending.
Pork ,PAneINd,-Wo understand
Messrs. j y. Mcdonald h Co., Of
/ New Albany, are making extensive az
| rangenenta 10 enter upon the hog
Strengthening business when the sea.
son opens. From oil accounts the
numhor of hogs fattening at present
| il immense. and there in every indica-
ton that the season will open brisk.
IlIt II estimated that 100000 hogs viii
be slaughtered around the Falls IL
1000 Of which will be killed by MELON
aid K Co. The price paid drovefs
will be about seven cents gross.
II An immense Quantity Of bay 10 1be-
ing shipped in aatboats from Madison
10 tho South by Mcssrs. WaB. Whit
ney, Geo. Shannon, II. II. Butler and
q. W.aPrico. J Ell .haitFffHtl
Il Jacob r. Wright, Chairman Of tho
State Central Committee, ID q candi-
date for tho Presidency Of the Board
OF Sinking Fund Commissioners.
General 4, 7, Crittepdan IL meeting
with much encouragement in making
his arrangements for obtaining sub
scriptions to the new railroad between
Cincinnati, Madison and New Albany
IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN-The Su
preme Court Of Indiana, now In SEES
sion in indianapolis, has decided IN
the dase Of Smith against Moody o.
!, appeal from Marion County Common
: Pleas Court, that the thirteenth arti
clio % our State Constitution, know
mn the Black Article, and all law
passed in pursuance of lis provisions
are void, as being In conflict with th'
Constitution of the United States
The Court holds that any citizen 0
the United States, no matter what hi
color may be, who has resided oil
months in this State, il citizen Q
the State. The judgmentwas nnani
nous, andthe opinion was delivcre
] by Chhf Justice Gregory. 2isa
I'VE understand that steps viii b
: taken Ii our next Legislature, 10 hay
" the article alluded TO stricken out {
. sho orgaic law Of tho State. II II
! stigma OH disgrace, and we trust Oh
2 moyemen will be vigorously pushes
aud the rsult successful.
EMBEz2EMENrsr-Two men, name
Vaughn an Mcintosh, who have 4,
5 some time cen in tho employ of M
/ Edward Dgidaon, nurseryman, Ii
aw dianapolia. Aollected about 5000
III Mr.. Davidsoh money, and left th
town very uddenly on Thprsda
Chief Of. POGO Wilson Immediate
autographed /. Terro Hapte, and h
nenlwe arrsted on their arrival
A that city, Offers Stevens and Pa
ewa, took them bae on Friday night.
t@# " ~ $50 #s#H#@ m&a eM&
Seventeen prsons were joined
matrimony dow in Harrison Cour
last week. Thc've got the discs
badly down thatyay.
. 2 The New Albay Lecture Assoc
ton, failing TO Sc the season tick
in that city, for u course of lectu
nc not yet made up, Ave advertised
A0o people Of Jeffersosille that they {
: be supplied with ekets, at redut
4 rates, and that theailroad comps
2 will give half-fareickets 10 th
.,roa who purchase lectul tickets.