The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-22
INDIANA ITEMS.

INDIANA ITEMS.
Hon. Charles Sumner will deliver a lee
ture at indianapolis on the GOTH inst. Sub.
| ject- Are we Nation?"
William Buck fell from 4 gravel, barge at
Jeffer- onville a few days ago and was
drowned.
A small boy aged about seven y9sra, "a
nephew of Mr.. Tidmore who resides on
the Indiana side of the river. near Owens
boro, KY, was crushed to death few days
ago while playing around sorgham mil l..
Onihe' same day q SON OF Mr.fEidmoTs fell
and broke his arm.
The Indianapolis Journal is informed
that the indianapolis andtJ JUNCTION Rail-
way Will be finished to that city by early
Sprin-, and trains will then run directly
betweeu that ciiyand cineinHati.. j q
There is a proposition before the City
Council at Ne Y Albany to give 81 900 per
mile for all the proposed turnpike roads
leading to that city. That looks as il the
people of that city were fully awake on
the subject of roads, Evahsviile ml9fit
profit by the example.
On the 18th inst, near Wanitah, at the
crossing OF The louisville, New Albany,
and Chicago, and the Piitsburg and Fort
WaYne Railroads, a man sat down ON the
track, and while thelk fell adasp. krhe
cars coming along, he was knocked off the
track by the cowcatcher and SO badly in,
jured that 1t is probable he VIM die =. ,
The Anderson Standard says: "a young
man by the name OF Combs c0hnmfttad
suicide neariKeller'si station, IN Lafayette
Township, on sandAy slaA,g W shooting
himself with a pistol.i He borrowed the
pistol from gentlemantOn that day,. say
ing, we understand, that he intended kill
ing a man with whom he had previously
had difficulty, anu Started fnt ne dirsccl
ton where the man was living. When
about half way III, stopped, raised the
pistol to hfs own head and fred, tine ball
passing through he sk9il and causipg z his
deathsoon ansG y AS1UJ ,I1ICU.
KENTUCKY ITEMS.
VIM. Linan fell from va.rscaffe latrg1at
louisville. on the lStn Inst, and broke
both his wrists.
An sAItercata5f oseeurled. at Walton.
Boone County, one day last week, between
a young man named Snow aud q contrac-
tor on the Louisville. Cincinnati and Lex
ington Branch Railroad, in which the lat
ter vas shot, and proyaoIy fata1is
wounded.
The LextpgtoprSteteman saysasrWe re-
gret to announce the death of Mr.. Alex.
Sneed, SEN, of Danviile. Kentucky. He
was indeed one OF ,theoidiast cftiksns; bStag
about eighty years old. For a number of
years he was an elder in the Presbyterian |
Church, and took great interest in the well |
70 6h Gentrel college. Many o student |
wi remember with kindly feelings tfris
old Patriarch"
Orders have been received at the head
quarters of the Department OF the Cuu-
berlsnd announcing Col. Alfred Il. Houeh il
as aid de-camp TO Major General George |
q. Thomas. commanding Department OF I
The Cumberland. Col. Hough has been. on II
lu.y at Gen. Thomas' headquarters as act
Ing A. A. q. and CHIEF mastering ana dis
bursting officer during the year, andTwnl
continue I'd perform the latter duties in
addition to those of aid-de-camp.
The Louisville Democrat says: ave re-
3 -thatthe .exaniningb hoard In session-in-l
New York, has seem cause to ysvithdraw
rom active service IN the regular army,
Gen. X. w. Johnson, that pure patriot,
sterling soldier and chfvalrIe Kentuckran.
The General held I he position IN the army
rs NJ .jor of the EQorth cavalry. He is
,ompiimented on his rqt1rerhent with the
-ank of Major Genera1.e
The Danyille Adpocate says -" James, E.
8elser.a youth ftving with cot kDiffe41Ay,
If oar city, on his farm in Lincoln County,
lccidently shot and killed himself last
Tuesdays He was out haunting with an
,ther youth and cousin, Belser Vickers
ind while sitting on his horse, he dropped
heI tihmble ofthis sgan TO- the groaa6ssl
feung vickers dismounted to get it,p ALI
;eiser wa spo ming In the;direction ofthest
llimbIe with the ~breech end of his gun,
y hen his horse raised his fpot, striking the
ock OF the gun, and exploded the sapeot
he contents OF the load striking the sus1-l
ortunate youth unders the jaw, tearing
way half the side of his face.l iJAf ia
~TE = TSTTTT = III IT Y l1A aiJ tgmc3}
WE give up our space on the SECOND
page. to anlaccount- of a trip tosK ansaseI
By an Evansvillian.
We gHg wr Gusuak Weekly Risview
IF the Evansville Markets san<Rvthe
relegrsphie cTrade UReforS u eur
Commercial Department 6; O. -qsmd