The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-30
Indiana Items.

AN effort is being made in Ripley
County to remove the county seat |
rom Versailles to Osgood.
THE citizens of Connersville are
trying to raise money for the pur-
chase of steam fire engine.
A SKATING RINK and a cotton fac
tory are among the improvements
talked Of in Vincennes.
The Vincennes Times thinks the
cars will be running from Vincennes
to Worthington, Green County, In
about six months.
CAPT. c. w. BROUsE. of the firm of
Downey, Brouse & Co., Indianapo-
lis, is a candidate for State Printer.
The Charlottesville Journal wants
a Publishers Convention to be held
at Indianapolis on the 9th day of
January next.
EIGHT wholesale dealers in Lafay
cite returned S271 COO sales in excess
of $4,000 for the month of October.
The largest in amount was 500, 900.
The next largest was $4,000.
THE Haymakers,' - very fine can
tata, is to be presented to the citizens
of Charlottesville by the amateur
singers of the town, on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings of this week.
The hub and spoke factory at
Mitchell was destroyed by fire on
Thanksgiving Day.
THE Band Tournament which was
advertised to take place at Indianap-
oils on Thursday and Friday nights of
last week, was failure. Only two
bands were present. and both of them
left the city in disgust.
ANOTHER of those silly demOnstra-
tions growing out of foolish wagers
took place at Indianapolis on Thanks :
giving Day. In this instance the De-
mocracy joined in the absurd proceed
ings.
SOME indianapolis chaps are trying
to establish new gymnasium In that
city. So many have been the failures
in that line, that we are surprised at
the hardihood which makes another
attempt.
The dedicatory exercises at the
Soldiers Home, near Knightstown,
on Thanksgiving Day, are said tC
have been very interesting. Short
addresses were delivered by various
gentlemen.
A RAILROAD from Terre Haute OF
Vincennes to Indianapolis is talked
of. 1t will be some time before it is
constructed.
THE Vincennes San says the corr
crop of Knox County and of Allison
Prairie, in Illinois. has turned ou
better than for many years past. Il
is much above the average yield
Some farmers claim as high as seventy
and eighty bushels to the acre.
THE plans and specifications fol
the new University building at Green
castle have been fully matured, anC
the work will commence Immediately
REV. B. f. FOSTER, present Stat
Librarian, has had cushions put upol
the seats in the Hall of Representa-
: tives. His chances for reelection ar
supposed to have been materially i'm
proved thereby.
: THE School Trustees of the town o
Sullivan have provided for course
; of free lectures during the White
months, for the benefit of the FIRE
schools and the public generally.
Rev. DR.. RUNoIE has declined tn
. call from Christ Church. Lafayette
and will remain permanently in Mad
son.
THE Ohio and Mississippi Railroa
y Company has purchased, for fift
thousand dollars, the old road
3 bed and franchise, from Vernon
e on its present road, to Louisville,
t distance of fifty three miles, thus Civ
= ing it road direct from Cincinna
to Louisville, as we'll as st. Louis
Q VinceaneS 1intts.
: If the Company was right smart
9 would purchase the road-bed an
franchise of the road from Evansville
: to Washington, so as to obtain ar
I, other Southern outlet through thi
4 city.
Our NEW COURT HOUsE.-It
generally understood that the boar
Of county commissioners, at their d.
i cembcr meeting, will advertise fo
y proposals for building the new court
: house, according to the plans an
J specifications of Mr.. Hodgsen, the diI
i tinguished architect of Indianapoli
" The building will be so by 102 fee
r the first story all stone facing and tt
+ balance brick. On the first foo
q there will be large hall, runnin
% both ways, with two rooms on eac
4 side, for county Offices, with fire-proC
;. vaults attached. The second stor
;. will be fitted up for court and jul
"a rooms, and also a consultation room
= The building will be surmounted wit
q two steeples or spires, the main or
: 100 feet high, with a town clock a
= tached. The stairways are to be
!. iron, and the whole structure fir
), proof throughout. 1t will be covere
4 with a slate roof, French (steel
= style.
= The entire cost of the structure
: estimated at 100000, and it is to
o completed in 1870. 1t will be one
s. the finest buildings of the kind in I'll
in State YIN. Sun.
W A nice job for all concerned exec