The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-15

| of sugar naade from the sap OF the black
walnut tfee.. Mr.. Tyler Harris, OF Foun-
tain County, :. got it up" The Union says
| the sugar is strong, but not unpleasant,
and THINKS 1t superior to maple sugar.
The Indie napolis Gas Light and Coke
Company report 1880, 400 feet of gas as be-
ing consumed ins that city during the
month OF March. I heir tax amounted to
$3.50 OS. an-
In theNig o Circuit Court, John Wood
en-. for committing rape ON Sarah Hard
ing, has been found guilty and sentenced
to the penitentiary for two years.
The body of Erasmus Chidister, who was
drowned in December last near New Wa
verify, Cass County, was recently taken out
of the Wabash in New Liberty Township,
Parke County, about one hundred miles
below.
The last Grand Jury IN Rush County
found bills OF indictment Inr about ninety
cases. In the same county a young man
named Lindsey was sentenced to the PEN
itentiary for two years, for s conlmltting
| a rape.S'r a.ser ~ .s,sx -
Aslittle son Of Mr., George Thomas, Lying
two and a hall miles from eReekportS was
kicked over the right eye by two year
old coltaand badly injureds It is. thought
that be will recover. but fears are enter
tanned that the sight of the eye win be de-
sH2Gyfno0 99nkTUEnT aIdmHlo1
A Lafayette scallawag, named Justin,
has been arrested for beating his, own siS-
ter. she was very: badly bruised and cat
about the face and head and had several
wounds upon diGarentpsrts of her body.
F.. o The Nf@dison G0aager1 saysFth hat |easgsqn
County has more and better school houses,
better teachers and more OF them sbetter
county roads, more county bridges than
any other county in the lState., In. June
last the liabilities of the county were re-
ported inrhe annual statement. at S56496,
the assets $50, 81. Also a better Court
House and Poor Farm. We think a.
county SO rich in every department.
wouldn't need a Poor Farm at all. .s'9saIe
= Major David NJ. Meredith, son of Genera
Meredith, of Wayne County, died sudden
~. at Montgomery, Alabama, where ne
was stationed, on the 4th inst. He entered
the service at the beginning Of the war;
in the Fifteenth Regular Infantry, as a
lieutenant, and participatedin several of
the hardest battles of the W hole conflict.
Some very common and low down efsis-
cal has been engaged IN hacking the. seats
in Music Han, New Albany, With a knife.
.SomH very mean men lixeFin New Albapy.
s3'H0 In llKExTrUlCkx Ir1rEMs. ~ fao1q
sGhaffesSs Hanson is thecandfdate of the
Conservative Democracy, for Congress in
the ashland District. TIA ssrs
r. carpenter, VINO prosecured watt
Ward for kiiling Butlef IN louisville sew
eral sears ago. has been appointed Dis
trict Jhdgs1of Idaho. &1 - ~
duel, It is said will soon take piSce
near Midway, Ky.J between Capt. w. w.
Harper ana Mr. Woolinnas:7 Weaponsossa-
handles.
erie oweusborpl Moaisor stin inststs that
Evansville has paid emissaries on Green
River working TO defeat the, Owensboro &
Russelville Railroad. The statement lis
destitute of truth, and the Monitor ought
to publish evidence to sustain its chargelor
admit that it was mistaken.
? There seems to be a great difference of
opinion among the Louisville papers rs to
the charaeter Of the State Conventton of
the Conservatives on Thursday, Some
talk of It as a small affair. The Democrat
regards itas che biggest thing Of the season.
An accident occurred on;the Kentucky
Central Road ON "Wednesday last by the
train running over,a cow, and being pre-
cipitated down steep tembankment.
Caleb Matlock, u. s. Mail, Agent, had his
collar bone bro ken, and Charles, Graham,
baggage master, WAS Seriously Bruised.
The Regtsses, published. at Richmond,
KY, has given III its Allegiance to, the
Third Party, making three organs in sup
port of the principles OF that organization,
viz: Louisville Dsmocrat. N asspille Eagle.
and Richmond Register. 49, ,.Fsresr()
Col. Marion c. Taylor is the Union cam
didate for Congress j n the Fourth District.
A man of fine talent, strong sense of duty,
and undoubted purity of purpose, he will
bring ont the Union strength of his Dis
trict in hearty and enthusiastic support of
the great principles of the Union party.