The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-07
STATE ITEMS.

The taxable property of Indlanapo-
| lis is returned at $23 231 ,142. q
The wheat crop in Rush County is
reported to be better this year than
| it was last
A grand Union rally and soldiers
picnic will be- held at the Soldiers
Home, near KnightstoWn. on the 18th
Inst. "' .S5s5lIe
| An extra train has been placed on
the indianapolis, Peoria and Chicago
Railway, leaving indianapolis at 5
4 o'clockin the morning h r. .19al Ri q
The New Albany Ledger reports
| the existence of Union League in
that city, which holds meetings twice
4 week. JHT ~ aZEHaas Z 81 z
/. iarSenator HenrySg Lane received a
cordial welcome from his friends and
neighbors at Charlottesville, on Tues
day last. sts,st
1t issaid the corn crop north and
4 invest of New Albany. never promised
more abundant yield than this sea-
4 son. ar - sefEs SEa,t'stt ~ "a :,
! . ira s,fuai- 10 JmamJs5-sIi iGE9 L. +
4 The JonfnaE says tomatoes are
worth five cents each iIs Lafayette
iailA German engaged in tearing down
4 an old stabIein Lafayette on Wednes-
day, was severely injured by a falling
timber p sCUhd AEAh
IpITheigid settlers of Carroll County
held their annual meeting on last
Saturday. ON the Mhroy farm, short
distance above Delphi,
i The. Trustees Of Tippeoanoe and
Marion Counties are busy shipping
paupers to each other, to get rid of
taking care of themNsA {sp nI,
Schuyler Cplfaz speaks at Vernon,
Indiana, on tomorrow. The citizens
of Madison expect to send delega-
4 ton to- the meeting. dxiA
The soldiers meeting at Corners
vile on the 28th ult., was decided
i success There were one Thousand
and one soldiers present by actual
count. nm or
The Knox County Teachers Insti-
tute meets at Vincennes on the 10th
instant at 10 o'clock A. NJ, and will
continue in session five days. Prof
Geo. P. Brown, Of Richmond, will
assist in conducting the Institute.
The Vincennes Gazette learns that
the Democrats have made PROPOSE
ton to prominent Republican of
that city, that if he will decline to run
for County Treasurer, they would give
him the postoffice, or some other
prominent position.
A large force of laborers are at
work on the junction railroad at
Connersville, and the work of building
the road to Rushville is being pushed
ahead rapidly, Another corps Of
5 workmen will shortly commence OPP
erations at RushYille eau .G
i Horse stealing is becoming very
prevalent in the Western part o.
Wayne County The thieves some
d times get down into Fayette.
g HORSE THIEVES ABoUT.-M Nc
N Kee, living near New Albany, had a
fine horse stolen from him on Thurs
, day night, ..s.4 f,.a~3 ..,5 .'a'' Z, ,..fll
David Macy, Esq, publishes card
in the Indianapolis Herald. declining
the race for the Legislature. David
is a prudent man. He foresees chat
the canvass will cost something and
yield nothing in return but contempt
and vexation of spirit. oyl.as
Brick y Pomeroy, the editor of the
La Crosse Democrat, will attend til,
' i great Democratic barbecue to be giver
at Bowling Green on the 3Oth 0
August. zoo ..1 E 4la
4 The Salem Democrat says: MucI
sickness is prevailing in town and tn
country surrounding, occasioned, it i
said, by the recent wet and intensel.
= warm weather. %
The population Of Brookville, &C
cording to a recent census, is 1,67
souls. The female portion of tn
town is in excess of the male b
twenty-five se7h saa ~ issloI e
The progress of laying the streetrail
way track in New Albany is very fine
9 The workmen had reached State Stree
FRIDAY evening. The cars are a