The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-11
CORRESPONDENTS.

.'-'a.. '-sa' VTNeENNEs, Indiana, Jan. 8.
Editors Journal: s4 &

est to YOUR readers, The river Is fall
ING slowly, Is feet on Nine Mile Rifle
entirely clear of ice at this point; steam
er Mate reached here from above yes
= terday i brought heavy load of
corn; is now loading with meridian
X disc of various kinds for Mt. Carmel,
H.; got load of pork engaged there
for Vincennes; steamer Mason"
came from Hutsonville yesterday
with load of corn; returned last
evening. Navigation was closed here
for ten days: opened on Friday, Janu-
airy 4th.
FL Pork market rather active to-day,
buyers are offering Sc and Sc so; farm
3 ers willing to sell. Eggs seem to be
9 plenty at 25c per dozen; butter 30 to
y 35c; game rather dull; rabbits and
squirrels 81 per dozen. The game law,
which went into effect on the 1st
of january, has vetoed the killing of
deer, SO sporting men must look out.
The matrimonial market has been
rather active. Our good looking
bachelor clerk is always ready to
grant the necessary credentials. We
had wedding in g high life " On New
Years day, Mr.. VIM Lewis, now of
Nebraska City, to Miss Laura
Burtch. There were. over two hum
dred invitations given out-almost
everybody and his wife were. there.
Dame rumor says we are to have an
Asother soon. IT'S said that certain
regular army officer, (son ola very
2 prominent politician ofthis city, has
been laying siege to one Of, Yincennes
fairest daughters, with a very fair
% prospect of capturing her entire, and
i leading her to the hymeneal (h)alter:
RaIA very destructive fire occurred at
Sumner, ILL.,, on Friday night, Janua-
ry 4, involving one whole block of
business houses. Among the heavy
3 losers are Jones & Co, extensive
Iadealers in dry goods, groceries, &C.,
.aJ. Laws, dry goods dealer. and Mr.. s.
s Patrick. The dwelling house of Mr.
g Klinemark, of Olney, Ill, was burn
ed on Friday night, together with
most of his furniture. -. sa .a61
Sheriff La Hue has offered a re-
ward Of $3.50 for the apprehension of
those Jail birds" who escaped from
his custody some time since. or $50
for each of them. One of the coveys
went by the name of " Thos Parks
Some time ago he married very re-
spectacle widow of this city by the
name of Thayer" This Parks
has figured here pretty extern
sively, at one time and another, in
different kinds of enterprises. At
one time he became very benevolent,
and got up a ball for the benefit of |
the Soldiers Monument Fund. He |
may have realized pretty handsomely, I
but the fund was not greatly augment |
ed by his operations. He is a mould |
er by trade and thief by profession.
He was in Jail for enbezzling funds
said to have belonged TO an Insurance
Company, of which be was the agent
mere. His wife, true to womqn's
instincts, assisted him in getting out.
We were much disappointed in the
non-arriyal of the .Rollande Troupe "a
as they were very conspicuously ad-
vertised for this week here. On
Monday, groups Of men, women and
children were congregated on the
eornerAo of Main and Second Streets to
see John Denier" walk the rope,
Cand some of them fingered around
the spot until late in the evening,
hoping to see the daring man make
his perilous trip over the rope. On
the arrival of the mail train it was
announced that the troupe would re-
main three nights longer in Evans
vile, but now it seems they are to
give us the 60 by entirely. having de-.
cided to go to Cairo-saying it will |
not pay to come here. If they have |
made up their minds that it will not
pay to come here they are very much |
mistaken, for any show of merit is
always well patronized in Vincennes.
The new German Catholic Church |
was dedicated last Sunday in the most |
splendid style. All the dignitaries of |
the Catholic Church in this latitude
were present, and immense crowds of |