The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-18

cult Court at Indianapolis, agalnsttn
Indianapolis and Cincinnati Railroad,
for the unnecessary detention IN the
shipment of pork. This case is I'M
portant because it involves, 1t is sup
posed, the fate of a number OF ike
cases pending against that road. The
defence was the plea that the Govern
ment had seized the road for convey
ing troops, at the time the detention
occurred.
The Vincennes San announces the
death of Hon. r. A. Clements, Sr.,
which took place at his residence IN
Washington, Daviess County, on
Monday morning, 14th inst, after
lingering illness Mr.. 10: had for
many years presided as judge OF the
Vincennes Common Pleas district,
and occupied the position at the time
of his death. He was widely knowa
throughout that portion of the State,
and was without reproach in all, the
relations of life.
Z Appointments of the Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction, for official
visits, to meet School Trustees and
Directors, to deliver Educational Lee
lures, and confer with County Audit
ors concerning the School Fund:
- Posey County, May IS; bis -
gav fVanderburgh County, May 49,;
Warrick County, May 21;
Spencer County, May p; ss
Perry County, May %;
DIS Crawford County, May "a;
@ Harrison County, May 26.
THE. NORMAL SCHOOL LOCATED AT
TERRE HAUTE.-We. are gratifed,
says the Wabash Express, to be able
to inform our readers that Mayor
Lange received a dispatch last night
from Indianapolis stating that the
Normal School had been located at
this place This argues well for the
energy of those of our citizens who
labored to secure the Institution for
Terre Haute.
BAD Day FOR THE STATE. Yes
terday the Criminal Court sent FIVE
men to the Penitentiary, and the Pros
ecntor villainously remarked that it
wasn't much of day for the Peni-
Tertiary either. When we left the
courtroom, the States Attorney was
hunting over his list for soft snap,
so as to make up half-dozen. Crime
has no show in the Sixteenth Judicial
~ Ifa,<, rs Ioa,a.anI
HORRIBLE MURDER. yesterday
evening Amos Krat, who resides near
Smith x Gore s mill, on Pigeon River,
one mile and half below Lima, was
brutally murdered by some person un-
known, and left lying by the roadside.
A person passing by discovered the
body, and upon examination found
| that bullet had penetrated the back
part of the head passing entirely
through the skull, causing death in
stantly. The whole neighhorhood
were soon aroused, and the coroner,
! al Sell. notified But up to the hour
of going to press we have been unable
to gain any further particulars.-La
grange Standard 18th.
5Fhes latest case of suspended ami
nation comes to us in the Goshen
Democrat. The lucky indiUidudt CD
was horse. Said horse died-or at
least his owner thought so-and was
hauled to the bone-yard. The next
| day some boys went to pull the shoes
off the equine animal, and to their
surprise found him quietly grazing on
the common They both jumped on
his back and rode him at a regular
Uohn, Gilpin speed, much to the sur
prise of his former master. He APP
pears as. well as ever, and the only re-
manning signs of the mysterious dis
ease is a partial blindness of both
eyes. s
AssAGLTING AN EDIToR.-A patent
right man named johnson, went to
the office of the Indianapolis Gazette
/ on Monday evening, with the purpose
of whaling the chief editor, D. Jor
dan. His amusement was, however,
turned into wailing and woe, by the
interference of the local editor, Mr..
Ben. b. House.
+ xThegJ~qenql in noting this foolish
undertaking on the part Of Johnson,
veryajustly and, truthfully says;
. Assaufters will generally find
pitching into editors to be very poor
investment of reputation, brains and
muscle, but wo be to all who run
foul Of . Local" Scylla and Charyb-
dis do not approximate the certain
destruction which awaits any one so
foolbardy
A party pf Ave eiccypmg men in
Indionapolis. went to the house of a