The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-14

,e6omeTy County, turns out to be
GREAT scamp with particular malice
against National Banks. He got
S35. 600 out of the indianapolis banks,
$3.50 600 out of the New York city
and Buffalo banks, and taking a
woman. steamer and his money, he
quietly cit out for Europe. Such
is life, even away out in the Common
wealth of Hoosier.
Some sensation was created In town
last Tuesday by rumor that an abor-
ton had been produced on widow
woman, who is said to have been : in
discreet resulting in the fancied me-
cessity for this step. The attending
physician was arrested, and after an
examination before Esquire Van Eos
sen, was discharged, -Sulivan Demo
Graf. ia b
Wheat shells out literally. We
learn that iSilas A. Cooprider, of Har-
rison Township, threshed thirteen
dozen the other day, and got fourteen
! bushels of wheat, clean and pure
! Oats are full and pr0lific.-Aurord
Boreohs. H5
Aagang of thieves and ut-throats,
who have been providing about the
saloons of our city, were notified that
they must emigrate, by our Marshal,
on Wednesday, and the most Of them
complied with the request. There is
at all times a crew of gamblers,
thieves, pimps and rufians of differ
ent grades, lettering about the dens
of infamy which abound in our city,
who are ever on the alert for the
commission of any crime that may be
necessary for the accomplishment OF
their designs VSncenneS Gazette.
PUBLIC SpEAKING.-Gov Oglesby
and Colonel r. j. Ingersoll, of llH
nois, are announced to address the
/. people of Indiana at number of
! places during this month and the
next, and will speak in indianapolis
on the I'D inst.
At Anderson, on Monday morning
last. young man, named McNutt,
while engaged in putting up light
ming rod on a hotel, fell distance of
two stories, striking upon his head,
and was killed instantly.
! AN INCREASE IN VALUE.-Yester-
day Maurice de St. Palais, Bishop of
Vincennes, bought from James Sui
4 grove, lot number FIVE, in square sew
enty-four, for which he paid 81 900.
The same lot was bought by Mr.. Sui
grove, in the year 1881, for $50. Ac-
: cording to this rapid increase of value,
the man that falls heir to the estate
on which Indianapolis now stands
will have to count his fingers over a
number of times before he can tell
how much he is worth.-Ir,didnGpOtis
Journal 11th.
PROBABLE MURDER-The body OF
Henry Andrews, colored man, was
found lying, yesterday morning, in the
canal, on the farm belonging to w
) S. Jones, near what is known as the
five mile bridge" It seems that on
Wednesday last Andrews, in company
with two others, went fishing. Differ
/. ing in opinion as to the best fishing
+ grounds, Andrews went up the canal
while the others started to the river
a rain storm coming up, the two lat
: Ter returned to the city, expecting, O
e course, that Andrews had done The
: ! same. His continued non-appearanc'
caused a search to be made with thu
above result. Upon the face anc
S body there were several cuts anC
V bruises, and the indications are tina
! the deceased was murdered. An
:. drews was formerly an express Wagon
J. driver. OF late, however, he was al
employe of a Mr., McIlvain.. Tn
y coroner left the city Immediately afte
: the discovery to hold an inquest owe
i the remains.-Hadiaaapolis J0urna