The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-04
STATE ITEMS.

igan road to market, early this morn
ing, ran over the side of the hill.
One lady in the wagon had her leg
broken, and another received slight
injuries.
There will be Union Basket Meet
ing at Kent, Jefferson County, on the
21st Hon. VIM. Mckee Dunn, Ma
jor j. r. Cravens, Major Richard A.
Listson and Hon. D. G. Bronham, are
expected to address the meeting.
Z A desperate named Searcy, on Sat
urday last, shot and severely wounded
John Sample, "a member of the Goth
Indiana, of Jacksonville, at Vienna,
Scott County Sample had testified
against Searcy for selling liquor to
minors. Searcy was arrested, and
held to bail in 300 for his appearance
at court
A fellow from Madison got drunk
in New Albany the other day, and
jumped head foremost through show.
window, and finally broke into Jail.
They do sell monstrous mean whisky,
we are told, in New Albany. sas
From the Attica Ledger we learn
that several persons have recently
been bitten by mad dogs in Fountain
County. The following is one of the
instances: s.a.5 IS s.
During the storm on Thursday
night last, the residence of G. Eberts,
on Seventh Street, was struck by
lightning Nobody hurt; damage
slight b. Ca,ineltot Reporter, .ei Fl.
The Reporter says Cannelton is ra-
pidly assuming a cfty-like appearance.
Many buildings, business and dwell
ing houses, are being erected, and old
ones being repaired and reprinted.
There is a gay and festive "widder"
in Jasper, Indiana, of whom the vir-
tuous danes of that village are very
jealous, and gave the aforesaid wild
der" notice to leave the burg" The
= wilder" had the sympathy of the
males, and refused to comply.
A franklin County Soldiers Assoy
citation was formed at Brookville on
Saturday, June 23d, and organized by
the election of officers. rga as9.
The Fifth Annual Fair of the Fay
cite County Agricultural Society will
be held at Connersville, commencing
September 4th, and continuing four
days.
We noticed few days ago that two
boys from Indianapolis had been ar
rested in Lafayette for stealing money
from the drawer. They were arrested,
admonished and let off. The same
afternoon they robbed the money
drawer of drug store, and managed
to elude the vigilance of the police
who were after them.
{ A few days ago a dog belonging to
man named Peters, in this county, at
tackled the wife and children of Mr..
p, while he was away from home, and,
we are told, succeeded in biting them
all, though with what severity we are
not informed. On Mr.. P. s return the
dog attacked him, but he was fought
off with club, and shortly afterward
shot We did not hear that the ami
NAL was rabid, though his actions GER
tainly indicated hydrophobia
The editor of the Madison Free
Press, who served term in the Libby
prison, under the tender administra-
ton of Dick Turner, does not seem to
relish the release of that infamous
seoundrel. Unlike most Democratic
editors, Simpson seems to think that
Turner and Wirz were unmitigated
villains. 1t is singular that Simpson,
who has had taste of Southern De-
mocracy-and Democracy is the same
everyWhere-should undertake to be
a Democratic editor.
Wesee by the Petersburgh Messen-
ger that a move is on foot to change
the county seat of Pike County. IL
On Tuesday evening of last week,
the body of Myer Ham, who had been
missing for two months, was found on.
the farm of Isaac Davis near Alamo,
Montgomery County. His skull had
been broken. John G. Harrison,
John Nj. Little, John Campbell, JON
athan Ham and JOS Ingersoll were
arrested as his murderers. McKen
zie Willis and Mary Stump had prev
iously been arrested and lodged in
Jail on a charge of stealing money
from the deceased last March.
A NUT FOR THE GossIps.-While
passing through the Court House
yard on last Saturday, we were sur
prised to see half a dozen of our
young friends stretched prone upon
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