The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-03

poor mouse. NA#ea "a
G. J.. Shrewsbury has been APP
pointed Postmaster at Madison, 1ndi-
ana, rice VIM. Il. McLelland, re-
moved. "a d fIAfU8a ia
Mr.. Charles III. France, of Frank
lin, Ind, went to Cincinnati some
time since to care for a little girl
while she was being treated for some
by physician Of that city.
While there both he and the child
were attacked with the cholera, and
died on the 10Th inst.
HEAVY VERDIcT.--A suit for $780,
900, between Mr.. Martin Of Jeffer-
sonvilIe and Colonel John w. Blake,
of indianapolis, for alleged negli-
lgence in the fulfllment Of hog con-
tract, resulted in a verdict of $2O,-
l160 "a for the plaintiff.
/ Hogs we're sold at Indianapolis,
Saturday, at eight TO eight and half
cents for home consumption. Pack
ers are not contracting, but expect to
pay from six to seven cents.
/ MATRIMONIAL Matrimony is an
/ epidemic among our Railroad conduc-
tors. On the 10Th instant, another
one ofthem, Mr.. Charles M. Lansford,
was married to one Of the beautiful
young ladies of Adrian, Michigan,
Miss Emma Il. Bailey, -Ne,o Albday
journal.
"A gentleman lately in business at
Indianapolis, says there are now about
one thousand empty houses in that
Generalization Courier.
"a gentleman lately in business
| told monstrons fib. If the Courier
| thinks there are a thousand empty
houses here, let him come up and try
70 rent e.-IadiQnapolis Herald,
The Decatur County Free PRS
say. The Union of Tuesday last
threatens, in the most positive terms
to done gone and did it +" if the De,
mocracy don't come square up TO the
chalksand give it a living support
We shGuldlbe all over ssorry6t to lose
our amiable, kind hearted neighbor
and hope for better things for it. The
Union man may appropriately exclaim
10 the Language Of the heroic poet I.
"If so soon I'm done for,
wonder what the deuce was begun for.
"
The assessments Of Internal Rev
enue in the 4th District Of Indiana
for .he month ofSemptember, amount
ed to 1921 rs,
The DICTIONARY MAN" Web
ster's Unabridged has been restored
to tho Library at home, and Bou
yier's Law Dictionary has returne'
to its accustomed place in the book
case at the Office. The sullen roar o
'snegro suffrage" is no more in tn
land, but passed away like the las
meanings Of an expiring storm.
II The Dictionary Man, " it is SAID
has retired from politics, and will re
, sumo the practice of his profession
never to be diverted from it agair
So mote it be.-Erchdnge.
PERsoNAL.-Rev. G. B. Dawson
ID. d., has gone off with the Stual
Robinson rebel secession branch {
the Presbyterian Church in Ker
lucky Mr.. DAWSON was sewers
years ago pastor of Wesley Chapel, j
: New Albany, and is pulpit orator (
much ability. a7ti,..
New TELEGRAPH Go. A ne
movement, known as the Nations
Telegraph Company" is being organ
lied under recent act of Congress
with view Of establishing telegraph
y communication on all the princip
Q thoroughfares from east to west, b
with no branch lines. The stock
a to DO issued upon the same princip
}, as that Of the Merchants Union X.
d press Company, which recently con
0 menced operations. It is report'
that $3.50, 900 is TO be distributed
: this State. 49, m
>, SuIcIDE,--Last Tuesday evening"
A man named John Irwin, living
CarrysviIle, Sullivan County, col
10 mitted suicide by shooting hims'
4. with a gun, which he had borrow
rs from his brother-in-law, Mr.. Re
Hixon. His body was found in I
"a woods. He had previously threate
ed to take his own life. He leaves
4 wife and several children.