The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-13

door of the room was left open, and
Pitis believed that some person or per-
sons went into the room for fresh air,
asa back window was also open, and
!, while smoking, er in some other man
ner, set fire to the bed, put the fire
out, and then retired. At all events,
it9was a narrow escape from another
destructiye,ire. vol
l. CUTTING AFFAIRV AT DECKER's
STATIoNZFrom a gentleman who
! came down othe / railroad yesterday
morning. we obtain the following par
ticulars of the cutting affair that took
/ place at Decker's Station on Thursday
night: Marcus Mcclure was working
in the employ of Charley Decker, and
had been hoeing corn. When the
men came in from work In the even
ing, Isaac Decker told Charles that
AfcGnire had not worked weily At
supper. Charley said to Mcclure that
he had understood he had not work
ed as well as he should have done,
and that he should not expect full
wages. McGuire asked who told him
rec He saidB'hIke sNhad FOLD him so.
McGnire, made a threat and left the
table, and meeting some boys stated
Fto them that he was going to cut
frIke' Deeker's CUTS out. He met
Isaac at the station, and after a few
words a fight ensued. Mcclure cut
+ Decker in the neck near the jugular
vein, also in the arm, abdomen and
groin All the cuts are Serious
Mcclure was arrested and was to be
taken to Vincennes yesterday morn
ing. Its asserted that McGuire be-
longed to Morgan's cavalry during
the war, and is represented as abad,
man. Ia
RECORDERS, COURT Late on
Thursday evening, Matthew McInner-
ney, for being drunk and d~isorderly,
was fined So, with Sc % costs. For
want Of the dollars he went to Jail.
and takes a contract on the street to-
day.
John Hays, for being simply drunk,
was fined 81, with S6 95 costs.
Ann Mills, a woman of uneasy vir-
tue, for being drunk IN the street,
was fined SO, with 81 35 costs. Mag.
gle Weathers. went her security, but
presently sem word to the Marshal to
arrest the Mills again, as she had left
her. former abode and ran off.
HONOR TO WHOM HoNoR.-Mr.
Wesley Wood, of New Harmony, in
forms us that he detected Burch, the
horse thief, and tracked him to. Wins
hcennes. Yves. Irwin, Marshal of
Newburg, and VIM. IL. Butler of
Henderson County, KY, accompanied
the expedition. and Burch was ar
rested by the Marshal Of Vincennes
and Mr.. Butler, and turned over by
the Mayor of Vincennes to Sheriff
! Darling, who has him now safe in
Jail awaiting a requisition. Burch has
confederates in this city.
lNCAN IMPUpBNT RoBBGRY.-Yester-
day, just after noon, some impudent
thief slipped up into Captain Lii.
ter's Office, on Water Street, while
that gentleman was absent. and with
a Ratchet forced open the money
drawer, from which betook 81 80, all
there was in it, and made his escape.
About the same time a man had been
noticed standing near the foot Of the
stairs as if watching for some one.
He was doubtlesa a confederate play
ing sentinel while the other was
playing thief. The city is infested
with such vermin, and they should
be smoked out.
i5-uMUsIG % THB PEOPLE.-Me un-
hderstahd that the Crescent City Silver
Band propose thabif lthe City Coun-
ell win fit them up sand with seats
and lights, which can be done at a
trifing expense, that, they viii play
one or two evenings OF each week.