The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-01


The indiana sugar crop has been very
large shis year. The Marshal County Re-
publican says that some of large
"orehards" in that vicinity have made
over 400 pounds each.
The various Lodges of Odd Fellows in
Madison have. since their organization,
| spent the following sums for charitable
purposes: Munroe, $4,000; Washington,
$1,000; Augerona, 5000; Madison, 5000;
Sherlock. $1,000; and Bucher, $1,000.
A fellow named Jasper Harehelle
knocked a woman down, in Indianapolis,
and then choked her. Indianapolis rivals
New Albany in the gallantry of her men.
The United States Senate failed to con-
firm a postmaster for Jacksonville, and
the Office has been closed by order Of the
Postmaster General, according to the Ten
ure of Office bill.
1t is reported that a company is about to
be organized for the purpose of building a
| canal around the Falls of the Ohio, on the
Indiana side, to be used by steam and
other boats, and for manufacturing pur-
poses. Perhaps; perhaps not.
1t is reported that He. Lord ha pur-
chased the north end of the Louisville,
New Albany and Chicago Railroad, from,
Lafayette TO Michigan City, n that a
large portion of the; south end win be
abandoned. The New Albany Ledger
thinks the reportlacks confirmation atat1
The old reservoirs In the vicinity Of
iTerre' Hsute aret6,berepairedi this Spring.
They were noted for their .nsh, but some
evil disposed persons cut the banks some
time since, n tits now thought hat it
will be several years before they can be
well stocked again..
As a general reports of he
wheat prospect is favorable; but we learn
that there issconsidera5le complaint from
the farmers in the Vicinity of Lafay cite of
the damage by " freezing out" A gentle
man just from ST. Louis, assures us that
the wheat looks well along the route be-
tween that city andIndiapapols.
II NA0 - 4
r. KENTUCKY ITEMS.
The Bowling Green Gazette complains of
very duh times in thai village.
The wo6len mills at Caseyville are in
fun operation. - 1sttae sse 4ssesse'
j.. II. Hacket is playing FaIstaf at the
Louisville Theater.
AmaInmoth livery stable, two stories
high. Nsfah'galleries, &c, is being built in
Paducahs
twenty one thousand gallons of Bourbon
whisky sold in Lexington, on Thursday
last at seventyrfve cents per gallonaxan
, On the 2d u1timo, the saw-mi1l of Irwin
d Gaties, fnfLincoln County, was consum-
ed, with about 200, 900 feet of lumber.
3 Two new papers. the Lebanon CgarienI
and Harrodsburg Sig1aol, have made their. |
in Central kentucky. AA]
A revival which has been in progress in
d noinbef of the churches in Harrodsburg
has just closed. Quite a number of ac-
cessions resulted from the several efforts. 4
I Hon. Aaron Harding has purchased a
handsome residence in Danvilie, and de-
making that place his future resi-
dence.
Col. w. e.. Bullitt is as a
for the State Senate IN the Pa
ducah District. Col. Built fought against
State and country in the armies of the !
Co~nfederacy.
The Bowling Green Gazette says the ticket
of the Conservative Union Democracy is
by only one paper in the State
the Louisville Democrat. This is a mis-
take. The MaysvilIe Eagle also supports it,
The ladies' of Frankfort, on the 10Th I'LL
decorated the graves of the ~.snoble1
Confederate dead " buried in the Frank
foIt Cemetery. To them treason is lovely, |
even in death.
The Louisville Bsptists design greetings |
and more imposing church edifice
n that city the present building being too
small TO accommodate their rapidly n
creasing membership and congregation.
Dick Hunt, WHO was wouPded in the
.and in a difficulty with Ge5rge Razeur,
time back, in Louisville, having
lied on Observation-Disclosures, IA is~an-
der bonds to answer the charge of shoot
with intent 10 kill, was re-arrested on
the charge of murder. E&E = II
The Danville Gazette says the prospect
for fruit was never better than the present
season The supply of peaches, plunis.
apples, damsons, grapes, and ber-
ries of all kinds will be abundant, if no
untimely frosts intervene.
SOME of our worthy citizens who
visit New York. may be able to Judge