The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-13

were arrested yesterday evening on
the levee. One of them was full Of
whisky, and had been troublesome all
day, and when the officers were
taking him to Jail behaved in most
boisterous and belligerent manner,
resisting all the way. The forbear-
ance of the policemen was the admira-
ton of all spectators, as he behaved
in the most violent manner, applying
to one of the officers the most oppro-
brious epithets Repeating these
epithets as his was passing the gloomy
threshold of Castle Darling, his
movements were accelerated by an
application of boot leather to his
| posterior Department. very natural
transaction under the circumstances.
The other submitted very quietly, and
was subsequently, permitted to retire
and leave on his boat. sg
RETRENCHMENT We. regret to
learn that the old established Adam s
Express Company are finding it nee
essary to'retrench expenses by with
drawing their advertisements from
the city papers. ss - .sasse4sus, =
"A Coop MovE.-We are glad to
notice that some of our most enter
prising merchants have inaugurated
a movement which is no less credit
able to their humanity than to their
good sense. The queensware men
have agreed to, close their stores at Z
o'clock in the evening. to give their
employees ian sopportunityifor rest
study and recreation, and we hope all
our business. men will follow the
example so far as it is possible to do
so. The days are now at their great,
est length, or nearly so, and no
man should be expected to rise
early and work until after dark. 1t
is neither wise or humane to do so.
MISSION SUNDAY School Soc1ABnE.
We need hardly remind those inter-
ested in the Episcopal Chapel now in
course of erection at the corner of
Ninth and Division Streets, of the
Sabbath School Sociable that. takes
place toznigfit at the residence Of Mr.
Robert RustonS ON Eighth Street,
between Sycamore and Vine. The
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of the st. Paul's Mission Sab
bath School, and to elicit an in
terest in the new. church. Either
of these objects should be, sufficient
to attract large crowd. But to these
inducements is added the fact that
the ladies OF the Episcopal Church.
who are proverbial For their liberality,
in arranging such entertainments, are
the affair. 1t promises to
be one of the most pleasant of the
ACCIDENTAL Swope, while en-
gagged in shingling a house. made a
false lick and struck his leg. cutting
one of the principal arteries, causing
profuse hemorrage Medical attend
ance was called and the blood stopped,
and it is hoped he will soon recover.
THE TRADES UNIoN.-The meet
ing for the organization of the
Trades Union. last night, was SHINY
not more than twenty
people being present. and these were
much depressed at the little interest
in the enterprise, which is
by no means indicative of early sue
cess. b
An address, prepared by the conn
mittee appointed for that purpose,
was read and approved. 1t was adj
dressed to the Industrial Interests
of Evansville" and is designed to set
forth in detail the object of the As
ISOLATION, which is to organize for /
mutual protection against the extor-
tons of hucksters, and the high prices |
of provisions in general.
A Constitution was also read, but |
other duties prevented our remaining |
till the reading was finished, and we
were unab to obtain the full pro-
ceedings.
CUTTING AFFRAY. Yesterday a
boy who rides the leaders" used In
hauling heavy loads up the. levee, I'M
lertook to collect a small debt from
another boy by levying on a whip be-
longing to the debtor George