The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-01
STATE ITEMS.


vile is said to be a fixed fact.
There are sixty-five paupers in the Vigo
County poor house.
Dimmick & Aliens shoe store in Delphi
was broken INTO Christmas evening and
considerable amount of goods taken.
The temperance association at New Al
bany are not getting along in an amiable
manner. In their discussions offensive
personalities are freely used. This is not
the way to advance the good cause.
An Anti-Swearing Society is to be start
ed at KokomO. The Herald of that town
swears that such a society is calculated to
do good in that profane locality.
Allen Church was murdered at Middle
burg, Clay County, a few days since, by
Wi liam ]. Horton. An old feud was the
melting cause. Isaac Horton and David
White have been arrested as accomplices
but the principal is yet at large.
A gentleman of ConnersvIlle, who has
been engaged in saughtering great many
hogs, says that for several years past he
has not killed hog which had a perfectly
healthy liver. He imputeS the disease of
hogs, in the West, to the condition of their
liver, and thinks the breed should be
changed.
Another accident has taken p ace on the
Inclined plane at Madison. On Christmas
morning a hog train of ten cars ran down
theplain, the cogs having given way at the
first cut. The train on reacti4aig the bot
tom, ran off on a side track into some
buildings, smashing the cars and damag-
ing the buildings. A great many hogs
were killed and crippled, but no person
was hurt. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
A desperate thief was captured the other
day, on Hiram Miller's place, two miles
from New Albany, where he lived in a log
cabin. His name is said to be johnny
Burns. with at least half dozen aliases,
and he is known to our police as notori-
Gus thief. About the premises was found
enough groceries to set up several country
stores. Tubs of coffee taken from different
sacks, buckets of green and black teas
mixed together while enough spices were
found to flavor and season food for an
army in Flanders during a winter cam
paign. Beside other articles in the grocery
line too tedious to mention, several pack
ages of dry goods, clothing, paper collars,
&C., were found.
Teachers Association, held at Lafayette
last week, the following officers were
elected: Presidential E. Tuttle, of
Montgomery County; Vice Presidents
A. w. Sanford, Grant County J. H. Smart,
Allen County; Jesse FL. Brown, Wayne
County; George P. Brown, Wayne County;
E. H. Staley, Clinton County; Miss H. To-
hey, Vigo County; Miss Olivia Melley, vi
go County; Secretary-Miss Eliza B FuIg-
hum, Wayne County; Executive Commit
tee-J. NJ. Olcott. Chairman, Vigo County;
w. NJ. Craig, Jefferson County; Hiram
Hadley. Wayne County; A. j. Johnson,
Hendricks County; Miss Libbie Summers,
Ohio County; Ms. George P. Brown,
Wayne County; Miss Mary Wardell, Tip
pecanoe County.
The Richmond True Republican of this
week has, as usual, full four columns of
matter devoted to the annihilation of
Is rapi ly improving, and he has every
prospect of getting entirely well in two or
three months.-Ind. journal, 10Th.
DEcAPITATIoS.-Messrs Hugh T. Hood,
Deputy Assessor, and James Fradenburg,
Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue,
have been removed, and in their respec-
tive places have been appointed Messrs.
John Eason and Fl. Hausheer. These lat
Ter ScUtl0lIlen never IolI prOleSS6u "a par
ticle of sympathy in the cause of the i'm
periled Republic struggling against armed
treason, while Messrs. Fradenburg and
Hood are "true blue" Unionists, without
a stain or blot on their records. Comment
is unnecessary. Union.
The Indianapolis Herald of the Goth
says:
Broad Ripple Dam was partly carried
away last night. ALI the center part has
been washed out, and fears are entertained
that the whole structure will be destroyed.
This dam was erected, ne believe, ia 1910,
and has been considered secure, but the late
rise i'll the river and the pressure of ice up
on it has caused it at last to give way. This
will be the means of throwing out of en-
some tour hundred hands, as it
will stop OPP ration on the lower level at
Merritt & Coughlin's factory, McLean's,
Braden & Co.'s, and VIM Sheets paper
mill, Chandler u Tayiors foundry and ma
chime shops, J. Skillens, Soul & Co.'s, and
Chas. Arms Touring mills.