The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-02
THE JOURNAL PREMIUMS.
The Largest Club OF Subscribers Sent
BY Sam. e. KercheVal, or Rock
port, Numbering 752, and Is
Awarded the Piano.
The Largest Csuss from HIli-
nois sent by John w.
TumpeII, OF Shawnee
town. Numbering
3%S. and Is award
ed the Sewing
Machine.

The first day of July was fixed as
the time for closing the competition
which had been in active progress for
six weeks or two months past for the
Premiums offered by the JOURNAL
Company for the largest lists of SUBJ
soribers to the WEEKLY JOURNAL
sent by or through one individual.
The first and grand Premium was for
the largest list from either of the
States of Indiana, Illinois, or Ken
lucky, being one of Knabe & Co.'s
best Pianos, valued at $500. The
next Premium was offered for the
largest list from either of the other
States, excluding the State which rea
eeived the Piano, being fine Wheeler
Il Wilson Sewing Machine, valued at
$50. The third Premium being for
the largest list from the remaining
State, being also Wheeler & Wilson
Sewing Machine.
The committee selected to make
the examination and award consisted
of James II. McNeely, Esq, Gate
Postmaster of this city, and Captain
Isidore Esslinger, editor of the Evans
vile Union, the German Republican
paper of this city, disinterested gen.
tlemen, we'll posted in the newspaper
business. The committee met at the
JOURNAL Editorial Rooms, yesterday
afternoon at ) O'Clock, and examined
all the books and papers of the
JOURNAL office pertaining to subscrip-
ton, and Joined in the following
written award
EVANSVILLE, Ind, July lst, 1863.
EpanspiIIe Journal Company:
GENTLEMEN: We, the undersigned,
acting az a Committee OF Award, in
determining who is entitled to the
premiums offered By yon for the
| largest number of subscribers to the
/ EVANSVILLE WEEKLY JOURNAL, in
the States of Indiana and Illinois re-
, speetively, according to your publish
ed terms of competition, would re-
specttully report, for the benefit of all
/ persons interested, that we have this
/ day examined the letters, lists and
\ books submitted to US, and find that
| the largest number of subscribers, as
above mentioned. was sent by or
through Samuel X. Kercheval, Of
Rockport, Spencer County, Indiana,
numbering seven hundred and fifty
two (752 ) and that the largest mum
Der of such subscribers from the State
1 20 ~
John w. Tunnel, of ShaWneetoWn,
Gallatin County, IlliAois, numbering
three hundred and seventy-three,
(373.) JAMES III. MCNEELY,
IsIDOR EssLINGER.
Committee of Award.
AS matter of favor to the contest
ants in Kentucky, who were consider.
ably delayed in commencing to can.
vass, it was decided to postpone the
award as far as that State was con
cerned, for one month.
The Award of the Committee. We
believe, has given general satisfaction
as far as we have heard an expression
of opinion. Mr.. Kerchevel, the sue
cessful compe titor for the Piano
being in the city, was given ar
order upon Professor George w
Warren, the music dealer, for the
Piano, which was promptly delivered
to him. Mr.. K. is an earnest and ac-
tive Republican, aud a very worthy
young man, and by his faithful can
yass for the past six weeks, has richly
deserved the prize. His Club was al
most entirely made up in Spencer
g County. While he is the possessor o
one Of the finest Pianos ever manu-.
featured, he also has a valuable re.
ward in the good work he has done
for the party by his services il
behalf of the JOURNAL There were
a number of active canvassers en-
gagged In the different counties of the
! First District of Indiana, who run uT
. large lists of subscribers, and whil'
l they may be somewhat disappointed
r at their failure, we are sure they viii
join with US In congratulating Mr.
? Kercheval in his success.
) Dr. Tunnel. of Shawneetown, Ills,
: sent up a big list and distanced al
his competitors from Illinois, and
therefore, is awarded one of the Sew
ing Machines. We are glad to know
that he is successful, and tender hin
our congratulations. May he win tn
Piano in the next contest.
= RECORDERS CoURT.-There was
=, very light run of business in the Re
g corders Court yesterday, and onl
one case was adjudicated.
i Dim Warren was found on Tuesday
n drunk-toO drunk to skin-and ha
y to be laid away in the lock up unit
" yesterday to cool. Yesterday he wa
d trotted out and was fined 81, wit
n 50 IS costs. Jim was short of cui
p rency, and not wishing to lose tn
h pleasures Of the Fourth of Jul,
= begged to be set to work at once upo
is the streets. His wishes were graf
n fed, and he was working cheerful
and well yesterday afternoon on Mai
Street.
Mrs. Sehemit, whose husband is a,
= cused of having sold liquor at reta
n without license, appeared in the r
" corder's Court and put in a plea
guilty, her husband being absent. III
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