The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-11
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i A Cineinnatfan. named George Brown
committed saicide in Madison, a few days
ago, by shooting himself with a pistol
A well executed engraving of the home
of the late President Lincoln, in Spencer
/ County, Ind. has been issued from under
the hand of b. Hinshelwood, of iGfnein-
nati.a zat Al feot7 81 =, .nf-t ts.lsla
"a great revival of religion is going.o at
! Shinn Chapel, Madison. Forty havemade
| a profession of religion. 81 zisd .ts1gtlniaf
/ The German Theater at Indiana polls has
| been. closed. Want of a paying patronage
is the reason. id - l9i - fi5A - il.iitll 7
The members of the Centenary NJ. E.
Church, at New Albany, have purchased a
new Parsonage. .1'is{a -. ga 2 yoNt3Nt
/ C. F. Clarkson, formerly editor Of the
BrookvilIe, Indiana, American is one of
the Republican candidates for Governor of
Iowa. 5iiofa - ~ g sti ts
w. H. Green, editor of the Connersville
Times is candidate for the Republican
nomination for Auditor of Fayette County.
The oil continued to flow from the Rose
well at Terre Haute on Tuesday. Salt wa
ter also issues freely.
DIR. s. e. Thompson, of Wabash, is can
didate for Doorkeeper of the State Senate.
He held the office at the last Session of that
body.
Lafayette is, perhaps, the only town of
any size in the State without a market
house. The papers there are agitating the
building of one or more. .r
At meeting of the Indiana Horticultu-
raj Society, held at INDIANAPOLIS thisweek,
Mr.. j. l.. g.. Nelson, of Fort Wayne, was
unanimously elected President, and Mr..
Pearson, of PlainfieId. Secretary.
The Indianapolis Gazette comes out in
favor of abolishing the office of State
Printer, and favors the plan of giving out
the printing to contractors.
A Committee of the Executive Board are
holding meeting at the Soldiers Home,
indianapolis, to investigate the charges
against the superintendent, DR.. W. NJ.
Wishard.
In the case of the United States VS.. Hor-
ace Heffren, Lambdin P. Milligan, Will
liam A. Bowles, John G.. Walker, Stephen
O. Horsey and others, the prosecutor en-
tered nOue proseqati, on the 9th inst. in
the United States Court at Indianapolis
1t is ger orally believed this is done in
obedience to orders from Washington.
A horse attached to buggy at Corners
vile, this State, few days ago became
frightened and dashed away at a rapid
rate. Two men were seated in the buggy,
one of whom was thrown out and serious
Iy injured.
1. Warren Smith, who has been lecturing
i'll Richmond. lays down the following
programme: He would extend to women
the right of suffrage, and render the exer-
else of that right respectful that
she would not be deferred from visiting
the polls by the sneer of the ignorant and
vulgar, or the scowl of the prejudiced bigot.
The Richmond Hunanatrag Bird gives cur
rency to rumor that James E. Maclzlin,
travelling agent for the tobacco house of
Vanuxen & Leeds, had absconded with
about two thousand dollars of the firms
money.
Two brothers, by the name of Warren,
were butchering, about two miles from
Kendallville, on Wednesday. and they
were trying to shoot hog, when, in some
way, the gun was prematurely discharged
in the hands of one of them, taking effect
in the body of the other about the abdo-
men. 1t is supposed that he can not re-
cover.
The Jail birds in the Knox County Jail
made their escape, a few days ago, by saw
ing window bar. The names of the es-
capped prisoners are Samuel McReeves, ia
cob Masterson, Jack Wilson, Ben. F. Will
Hanson, and Thos. Parks. The latter was
In Jail on charge of embezzling funds be-
longing to an Insurance Company. Sheriff
LaHue has offered reward of $3.50 for the
apprehension of his fugitive boarders. or
$50 for either of them. 'ta3f".tif tf
Mr.. F. w. Coomlies, who resides, near
Wabash, Indiana, while putting up his
horses a few days. ago, handed his wife .
package containing $500 to take in the
house. AT the time she was gathering chips,
and had a basket and armful. The money
was laid on the chips in her arm. Just as