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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-09

A new paper is to be Started at Stanford
Lincoln County, by George L. Crutcher
Esq. - 49, 81 tf 81
Jno. Kupp, who killed a man some time
since, near Louisville, has been pardoned
by the Governor of Kentucky The pardon
was granted before the trial came of, and
conseqr lilly before conviction.
John Perkins, who some time since was
detected in the act of robbfng a safe at
Louisville, and subsequently murdered his
wife, and then attempted his own life by
cutting his throat. has SO far recovered as
to be placed on trial. The case was cal ed
in the Circuit Court at Louisville day or
two ago. EEE - - fl
Colonel B. B. Carpenter has resigned the
Office of Commonwealth Attorney for
the Nineth Judicial District. The vacancy
will be filled by appointment till the Au-
gust election.
A man named Frank Holenkamp, resid-
ing on Bush street, Covington, near : hill
lips rolling mill, committed suicide on the
9th INST, by cutting his throat from ear to
ear, with a butchers knife. Deceased was
a very intemperate man, and was laboring
under an attack of delirium tremens when
he committed the rash actsa He LEAVES a
wife andone ortwo children, n saag ~.
"A man nam ed Bryan sTansey, employ cd
at Hemingray's Glass Works. foot Of Mad :
isoh street, Covington. had his face and
hands terribly burned on the 6th'fnst., by
the sudden ignfting of a quantity of oil.
with which he was trying to l<indle fire.
John Leibert. a German aged about IS
yea rs cQplrfitteda rape In louisville, on
the person or little girl ten years of age,
a few days ago:4 The Aaffai n created great
deal Of exeitcmeht. in the quarter or the
city in v hich it occurred aHd threats
haze been made against 1.-THE prisoner,
should he De released on bail. ~ ~ -
The Hopkinsville Conservative says:
- One Of tnemost cowaraly4and dastardly
attempts at assassination 9ithas ever been
our duty to record. o. CURED yesterday
week, Inithe neighborhood OF Pembroke,
in this county. As Ghas. Kenner was en-
gagged working in his tobacco, an un-
known man suddenly appeared within
ten PAGES of Kenner, and without uttering
a word Of xpIanation,-co commenced firing
at him. After the first shot, sKenner, be-
ing entfrel yAanafmed ran. The would
be-assassin fired two shots after him, one
of which took effect In Kenner's arm, in
iicting painful wound. No clue to the
assassin nor does Mr.. K know any one
that cherished enough enmity against him
to attempt such a deed"
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-09
Another swing.

President JOHNSON, not satisfied
with his last summers experience,
proposes to swing around the South
err half of the circle. The citizens
of Raleigh are to erect monument
to the memory of his father, and they
have invited the illustrious son to be
present at the laying of the corner
stone thereof He has accepted the
invitation, and has announced his
route, that the favored people of the
towns through which he is to pass
may have ample time to appoint com
mittees, prepare banners and organ
ize professions. He goes TO Raleigh
via Petersburg and Norfolk, and re-
turns to Washington by the way of
Charleston, Savannah. Mobile, New
Orleans, Vicksburg. Memphis, Nash
vile, Lynchburg, and Richmond. It
has not been announced whether the
Constitution and the flag with thirty
six stars upon it, is to be- left at each
railroad station, neither is it made
known whether the old, speech which
did such excellent service last Fal
will be used on this journey, or a new
one is to be written and committed
for the occasion. We presume SEW
ARD will accompany the Progress, as
he1did last Fall. sselt ,ageg 81
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-09
Election at R0ckp0rt-Republi eans
TriumDhant. Is s.te.etsr.

81 An election for city officers took
place in Rockport on Monday, which
resulted in a decided triumph for the
Union Republicans. The officers to
be elected were Marshal, Treasurer,
Clerh, Assessor. and five Council
men. Of these the. Republicans
elected all except one Councilman
and Assessor, two candidates receiv-
ing the same number of votes for that
Office. The Republican majorities
range from fifteen to sixty-eight.
Such is the response of Rockporta to
the Connecticut election. BET,
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-09
The failure of Watts, Crane & Co.,
of New York, is 'noticedin tie COM
mercial department on the fifth page.

Our CORRESPONDENCE pub
fish to-day letter from Chicago, al
luding to the Labor Riots and other
matters in that city; spicy diserta-
ton on Cairo, prophetically and
aquatically considered; and a letter
from Petersburgh on agricultural and
country matters Our special cor
respondence is growing to be one OF
the most attractive features kof the
JOURNAL. ~ -
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-09

ABOUT the Summer season. Our
impression il. that there will be less
extravagancei but more moving about
than usual this season. "a Western
travel in particular promises to be in
favor. The White Mountains will
have the greatest season yet recorded
in that direction. Conway is already
filled up. Saratoga viii sbe dull.
Long Branch is always Acrowded, be-
cause it is so near New York. Ma
hopac is likely to be popular. But
people will be on the move more than
usual, and sensible will be they who
wander to the Superior region and the
Upper Mississippi IN X 4Evening
Gazette
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-09
General. &. II. MURRAY writes, Civ.

THE editor of the Courier is alarm
ingly affected with the rabies so preya-
lent among certain Democrats. known
as negrophobia. We fear the case is
too serious even for the skill of the
Princeton doctors. If frequent and
well-considered reading OF the Rebel
Democratic newspapers, and the
speeches and letters of the public
men of the South, will not cure him.
we must give him ever asihdpelessly
mad. 1t is hardly safe TO provoke
himeto a. greater pitch = Of fury BY
replying to his daily rawlings. - -. .s<..
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-09

THE Mayor of Louisville, in his
message, estimates that. the city
population has increased in the past
two years from $4,000 to 145. 900. -
He means two weeks instead of two
years. About fortnight ago an Off
cial census of Louisville was com
pleted. but as the final aggregate
footed up less than 81, 900, it was moo
allowed to get into theI newspapers.
The increase of IS, 600 must dhaye soc-
eurred during the last fourteen days.
Thrifty toWn.-1Cin. GoainserciaLn 81
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-09
II :W60lIsiRe Responsible f.

The Democratic papers are mani-
Testing disposition to avoid any re-
sponsibility for the enactment of
the Eight Hour Law. since the Chi
cago riots. The New York World,
the leading organ of the party, says /:
The eight hour demonstration at Chica-
| go, which is attracting so much attention. !,
is merely more not ceable outbreak of an
| epidemic which has seized the whole la
boring population of the country. The
laboring classes are everywhere in pro-
found discomfort If they had merely got
some new theory or taking crochet into
their heads. which only required refuta-
ton to restore them to their old habits,
the present manifestations might be re-
garied as transient dream. 9 9 :
Shortening the hours of labor viii merely
diminish production, raise prices yet high
er and render wages still more inadequate
to supply the necessaries of life. This, the
la boring classes are certain to learn by exs
perience, when increasing suferings will
exasperate their discomfort. = stsfRsIk
The Chicago Times, the most in
fuential of the Democratic news
papers, of the West, has been bold
and outspoken in its oppositions.f In
its issue Of the 9th it says; ..,s., err
The Republican, party is not only re-,
sponsibie for the useless and uncalled- Cor.
Eigbt-Hour Law, but it is responsible for
all the evils which have been the result of
the foolish inactment Of that law i "a
This may sound strangely to the
Democratic working men of Evans
vile, who, fourteen months ago, were,
in organized opposition to the Re-,
publican party in the City Elections.
The Chicago Tribune is not willing
to let the Illinois Democrats off SO
easily in what appears to have be-
come1a very odious measure to all
law-abiding and will-thinking people
In that State. It says:
The truth of the matter is that the politi.
clans of both parties are responsible for
the enactment of this misunderstanding
law. The Copperheads lead off and the
Republicans followed suit. LII the law was
popular, the Times would loudly claim the
lions share Of the credit of its enactment;
but as 1t isoworking badly, and ere ting
trouble and harm. and infifcting injury on
both employers and employees, it attempts
in a mean and contemptible way to excul-
pate lis party and Itself from their due and
proper share OF, the responsibility of in
ffcting the enactment upon the people of
the State. But ftcan't escape.through that
knot hole. The Republican demagogues
will assume their half of blame. and the
Copperhead demagogues shall not be al
lowed to skulk out of their portion or 1t.
If the speculation turns out badly they
must stand at ileast half the loss, as they
endorsed more paper for it than did their
opponents Dds .Gzs e1ssy w5i 4
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-09

=" Mack" the correspondent of the
Cincinnati COMMERCIAL, in letter
from ATLANTA, says: i
/ think / have now said enough that
is good concerning Atlanta to give me
license to say little that is very bad.
1t relates to the war period, however,
and therefore ought not to affect the
reputation of the city at this time
1t is this-that the most cold -blooded
act of atrocity in the annals of the
war was committed here. 1t will be
remembered that early in the warm
the Spring of 1862, | think-General
Mitchell sent a detachment of fifty
men on a raiding tour through this
section. A number of them came to
Atlanta in the dress of private citi-
zens. get on board the Chattanooga
train, and, when short distance from
and the engineers Were at breakfast,
seized the train and started North.
They were pursued and overtaken
near Chattanooga. Seveu-of them were
captured-ail Ohio. boys-and were
Sbrought4to this city, where they were
tried bya military court and sentenced
to be hung The execution took place
according to sentence, and commits
sion of military. men deliberately sem
fenced to; felon's death men
whoa had committed an act
that should have been commend
ed as too -braye for ignominy
If not for punishment. Six of them
were, hung on one gallows, andsat one
time. When the drop fell it was dis
covered that the rope attached to
one of the men was so long that it let
his feet rest an the ground, without
hurting him7in the least. A citizen
of this place-not a soldier, for a SOL
ldier= would not have done such a
thing-immediately procured shovel
and deliberately dug the earth from
under. the poor fellows feet, and
stood looking at him while he slowly
'choked to death-nearly half an hour
The wretch who did this is said to-be
living in Atlanta, now. He ought to
be looked after, for he is one of the
few whom no general or particular
amnesty should be allowed to reach,
The fir ends of that poor boy whom he
straDgled should seek him out and
torture him to death. MACK.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-09
NEWS ITEM

Gold closed in New York yesterday at
Secretary Browning is still very weak
from sickness, but is slowly improving.
The American Anti Slavery Society have
reelected Wendell Phillips President.
A Liverpool dispatch states that the
Hotspur and Manila, or New York, are
lost. No dates or particulars.
Bishop McI1vaine has been reelected
President of the American Tract Society.
The receipts for the year were ssh, 151-the
expenditures, about the same.
Two Richmond papers, the Examiner
and Times, have been indicted for incit-
ing treason and rebellion.
b It is reported that the franchise of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad has been sold
for half a million of dollars.
The amount for which Watts, Crane IL
Co. have failed is variously estimated at
from three to seven millions of dollars.
The President has telegraphed General
Sheridan not to close the registration on
the 18th, as was proposed, but to await the
decision af the Attorney General.
Judge Underwood has stated in open
court that Chief Justice Chase will pre-
side at the trial of JEFF. Davis ON the adj
sjournmento of the Supreme Court
iis The Republican State Convention, of
South Carolina, assembled ON the light of
the 9TH in Charleston. But six of the forty
two districts in the State were repre-
sented.A The delegates were almost ex-
clusively .colored men. EaA @A
& prize fight occurr ed on the 7th inst, in
Bergen county. New Jersey. ioneshundI ed
and eighteen rounds were .fought.'scien-
stiically It is said, which lasted three hours.
sAtothe close, a general fight among the
spectators occurred. GEE see Ee1511 4
The National Railroad Convention met
In New York on the sth inst. ]. Edgar
Thompson, President of the Pennsy lvania
Railroad. in the chair. Nearly all the
roads were represented. The subject of
single rates of freight was considered.
The most gratifying reports have been
received from the counties and Registra-
ton Districts South of the James River.
The people are receiving the registering
officers in conciliatory manner. The ut
most good feeling is said to exist towards
the colored people.
1t is estimated that in the counties of
Halifax, Spottsylvania Franklin, and
Henry, of Virginia, and Rockingham and
Cassevell, North Carolina, the tobacco now
in hand is worth twelve million of dol
lars.
A convention, composed principally of
Western manufacturers, was held in New
York on the Sth Peter Cooper presided.
A number of letters from prominent
manufacturers and political economists
Were read, expressing desire for the or
ganization of a. movement against free
trade.
At meeting of the American Tract So
ciety, at Boston, the annual report was
six and quarter millions pages of tracts
printed during THE year. The receipts
were $3.50, $50, andthe expenditure sl57 1926
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-09

A mad dog was Killed in vincennes last
Sunday by Marshal Donovan. The dog
had bitten large number of hogs, dogs
and cattle before it was killed.
The Terre Haute journal learns that
many of the wells in that city have of late
become so strongly impregnated with the
smell and flavor of coal oil that the water
is entirely unfit for use.
A number of persons and animals were
knocked down by a heavy clap of thunder
at Lafayette last Saturday. No serious
damage was done, however.
Last Friday evening a boy about II
years of age, named Taylor, was drowned
at Jeffersonville by the capsizina of a
skiff. Three boys attempted to cross the
river in skif, and two were carried over
the Falls, one having drowned.
At Washington, Indiana, Rev. W., F.
Horned, of the NJ. e. Church, admins
tered the ordinance of Baptism by INNER
sion, on the person of a little child some
two years old. on last Sabbath. This is the
first thing of the kind We have ever heard
of.
On Saturday last John McElheny, liv-
ing six miles north of Washington, Ind,
committed suicide by hanging. No cause
for the act.was known. He hung himself
to small hickory sappling, and s. range
to say, his kree were touching the ground,
The Copperheads at New Albany circu-
lated report that Stephen s. French, Re-
publican candidate for City Clerk. OF that
city, who had lost a leg on the battle field
at Petersburg, Va, had never been SOL
der, but had lost his leg i'll a rolling mill.
The Northern rebel sympathizars still
manifest their dislike for Federtl soldiers,
on all occasions where votes are 10 be
gained thereby.
The Democrats of Jeffersonvslle have a
candidate who is charged with having
boarded with a negro family for three days
and slept with a negro for three nights
to prove his love for the wooly-heads-, The
fellow, no doubt, had an eye to business.
He expects that negroes will be allowed to
vote some day, anu tliats possibly he viii
be a candidate, hence he early makes &
Thelpartys should rewards
NI-lAF
--r-~S. azaxtsM
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-09
Kentucky Election Returns Butler
County for the Union Large I'm
ion Gains i'm Mu5llenberg.

Judge B. L. D. GUFFY furnishes the
following as the result of the election
forsCongressman in Butler. County,:
Smith, 442; Brown, 233; Ritter, SO.
1t will be seen that Smith, has near
twovotes to BRowN's one, and 10 ma
jority over both Brown and RITTER.
The Unien party e Iect seven Justices
of the Peacebou of ten.r The vote
was small in that county, Last .Au-
gust, 1913 votes were polled This
year the Union men of Butler have
done good work. xefsf4f
Judge HARRISON, of Hartford, Ohio
County, writes that as far as heard
from, BROWN has about $50 majority
in that county. At two precincts no
poll was opened for SMITH, and at
each he would have received a good
vote. Judge HARRISON adds: " We
have had very small vote, all the
rebels voting, and the Union men
staying at home. We have had no
organization, but will be fully organ
lied by August" 81, adUh
Capt. M. j. RoARK, of Greenville,
Muhlenburg County. writes. that. full
returns have not yet been received,
but the indications are that Browns
majority is about 100, which is a
Union gain of 100 since last August.
RITTER did not get exceeding so votes
in the county.
General 3. 81 MURRAY writes, CIV
ing the result of the election at Clo-
verport, which has already been pub
lished. The General adds: !" SMITHS
race will prove to be. a fine, one. The
Union men are in a fourishing condi-
tion... So .f-l'sds ~ 81 laveS.l.F
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-09

CHICAGO is a bad place for dogs.
Nearly six thousand have been de-
stoyed within the past few weeks, by
ozder of the city authorities.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-08-01
The horticultural society.

The Delaware Horticultural Society have deci-
ded to hold their grand autumnal Exhibition, in
the hall of Wilmington Institute, on the 18th,
10th, Goth, and 21st of September, commencing
ON the evening of the frst-named day. The pro-
ceeds are to be devoted to the benefit of that no.
bic charity, the Home fer Friendless Children.
A liberal schedule of premiums has been arrang-
ed, under the various heads of plants in pots, cut
flowers, designs, baskets, bouquets, fruits, and
vegetables. The time OF the Exhibition has been
selected with the especial view to secure the larg
est variety of fruits and vegetables. OF the form
er, grapes. pears, apples, peaches, and ounces,
will be at their best season, and there should
be handsome and creditable, display of them,
as well as in the other departments. The COM
mittee in charge Of the Exhibition earnestly soli-
cit general contributions from all interested in
Horticulture, and we cordially second their ap-
peal, hoping to see a very handsome display at
the Institute, in September.
The following ladies and gentlemen are in
charge of the respective committees -
General Committee, Edward Tatnall, Jr., Mrs.
Samuel Candy; Arrangement of Tables, &C.,
William H. Pierce, Mrs William Candy; Recep.
ton, Samuel Candy Miss semplc; Glass, China,
&C., T. Y. de Normande, Mrs. 7. W. Alrichs
Refreshments, William Fl. Pierce, Mrs. Thoma,
Darlington; Baskets, Designs, and Boquets, Mr.
NJ. Candy, Miss Eliza Lea, Mrs. George Pepper
Norris; Decorations, Edward Tatnall, Mrs. II.
l.. Tatnall; Music. Henry L. Tatnall Prof. Chas
Grohs,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-08-01

DELAWARE STATE NORMAL UNIVERSITY. The
Trustees of the Delaware State Normal University
held meeting in the Council chamber on Satur-
day evening, July 9th.
After hearing the financial report and the re-
port of the Examining Committee, Prof. Hark-
ness made forcible statement of facts respect
Ing the origin, progress and present condition of
the institution, and urged upon the Trustees the
necessity of taking measures for obtaining MS
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-08-01

tH- Electricity What is i-It Is the spirit of the
storm we see it in the lightning and hear it in the
asunder; it is the slave of the metalologist We
make it reduce the work Of age into instant ruin
1t has crnnibed Russia's greatest engineering tri-
umph at Sebastopal into dust with the resstess pow
er OF thunder bolt. . 1t is our mercury to carry
winged messages from the new to the old world and
around the globe with the velocity OF. thought 1t
blew to atoms those dangerous rocks that lay at the
bottom of that stream called Hurl Gate, at New
York, with so swift and powerful force as to aston
control the lightning that artillery Of heaven which
among all tribes and tongues, and even the brute
creation has been of earths most startling
terrors
Why does the magnet attract iron and point to
the North Pole Why does amber when rubbed
carry the tidings from friend to friend at any given
distance, and to perform the bidding Of servant.
learns it to do the bidding of man. and the day Is not
far distant when the electric battery VIII light all our
keep exact time; will cause all the alarm bells to
strike at once, and will light the beacons on our
most dangerous rocks, where storms causes men to
This powerful agent up to 1859 was little known
to man. Franklin apparently tanned it, he being the
first to take it from the clouds and hold It in harm
less subsection. On the left end corner of the Ma
tional ten dollar bank note, is most beautiful pic
ture Of Franklin and son drawing the lightning.
kite played with and caused the ligtenng to descend
to the earth and with his own hands corked it up in
bottle, for the enlightenment and to the astonish-
ment of the age in which he lived. Imagine him on
a high, eminent piece Of ground during thunder
storm, with his son and his silk kite, preparing to
son stands there, holding by the main cord the elk
kite suspended high in the air, while the father
places silk cord, which being attached to the kite
In the bottle, and there stands with his cork in haud
waiting for the lightning to come in contact with his
kite Soon the elements strike the kite and descends
to the earth by the silk cord which leads it into the
bottle. Franklin Immediately corked it into its con-
fined apartments the shock being great as to fell
him to the earth which came near depriying him OF
life.
FLANIGEN, too has added new science to sur
gerry, whose operations are performed at Sixth and
Market streets, Wilmington Delaware, upon Boots
and Shoes by adding OF feet, making good the legs
binding the broken, and supporting the bodies with
new soles Advice gratis, in the most desperate
cases,
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-08-01

A VESSEL FAST In THE DRAw.-The brig Cabin
Of st. Johns, N. B., laden with Guano for Walton
Whann & Co., in attempting to go through the
draw of Market st. bridge yesterday, ran aground.
The brig draws IA feet of water, and there is but
II feet of water at the draw at high tide. All at
tempts yesterday to get the vessel off were I'M
ayailing and though the draw was sufficiently
closed to allow pedestrians TO cross, no vehicles
went over during the rest of the day: those whose
business compelled them to cross the river with
teams, being obliged to 60 to the Newport bridge.
At about quarter before o'clock last evening the
stern of the brig swung around and badly smashed
the eastern wing on the south side of the draw
Part of the superatructure of the bridge was also
broken. The Steam-Tug Falcon labored most in
dustriously after this to get the vessel off but her
bow still remained fast: between IL and 10 O'Clock
last night, the tide having risen, her bow got
afoat and she was pulled out below the bridge,
where she lay this morning waiting for q higher
tide to renew her attempts to get through the
draw. The bridge though considerably damaged
Is not materially injured and Is again open
to trayel. The vessel we believe was not injured
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