The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-19

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An attempt is being made in Indi-
annapolis, to supply the Fire Depart
ment with water by means Of arteslan
wells. a..ar,'..
The Grand Encampement and the
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows meet
in Indianapolis, on the 18th, -.a.r I
Tits statedqthat Miss Knowles, "a
resident of Mt. Vermont has brought
suit against gentleman IN Kl6komO
for $4,000 damages for breach of
promise. Z'dfioa4
A company is about being formed
in Indianapolis having for its object
the development of the rich deposit
of iron ore in the neighborhood Of
Elizabeth town, on the Ohio River, IN
Hardin County, Illinois. -re.st
The rent of the Bates House, In
| dianapolis, is nine thousand dollars,
and the revenpe tax four hundred
and sixty dollars.
The Frapklin Press says that the
trestle- work of the Blue River Rail-.
road bridge was " sWepped y away by
the recent freshet.
Counterfeit fves on the First Ma
aonal Bank, Indianapolis, are in cir
culation.
John H. Blair, brakeman on the
New Albany g. Salem Railroad, was
killed on the 18th.
The New Albany Commercial says
there Is general rejoicing over the
prospect of change In the Superin-
tendency Of the New Albany & SaleE
Road eI
The Wabash at Lafayette on the
14th, was rising at the rate Of eight
inches per hour, and the bottom lands
oyerfown. Farmers begin to look
blue. ..l.....ga.
Dr. Hartman, the patent safety
rein man, who was here not long ago,
is in limbo at Indianapolis, charged
with obtaining money under false
pretenses. a'ta
The name of Sanford c. Cox has
been mentioned as a candidate for
Congress in Mr.. Colfax's district, In
the event of that gentleman's nomi-
nation to the Vice Presidency.
The Republicans of Warriek
County will hold a convention 1T the
Court House in BOonVille on Satur-
day, the Both inst, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for county
officers.
The Lafayette Journal ungallantly
says that some OF the girls of that city
are not worth half a pint Of peanuts
apiece.
The New Albany Commercial claims
that the handsomest woman In Indi-
ana lives In that town. She wears
shutdown gaiter boots and SIGH, and
is stunner-young, unmarried and
rich.
The Indiana delegates to the Ma
tional Convention at New York have
engaged rooms at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. The Fifth Avenue will be
the Pendleton headquarters. George
wants Belmont and his clique to un-
derstand that Western Democrats
don't stop at second class hotels.
John Golerick, of Fort Wayne, is
announced as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Congress
in the Ninth Indiana District. Col.
w. A. Bickle. of Richmond, will
likely be the Democratic candidate
against Mr.. Julian, In the Fourth Dis
trict.
The Bloomington Progress tells of
an insurance agent, named b. Frank
lin Whitaker, who slashed around
that town for a week or two. bor-
rowed money, and cut on his board
bill.
Mr.. John Riley, an old citizen of
Harrison County, was killed on the
18th inst. by being thrown under
log he had just cut from a fallen tree.
He was highly respected by all who
knew him.
Nine more convicts left Indianapo-
lis for the Michigan City State Prison
this week. Marion County now has
one hundred and fifty delegates in the
two State prisons.
The work upon the hall of the House
of Representative is rapidly approach
ing completion, and it will be far
more pleasant and handsome room
work has been necessary IN fixing it
up, but the expense will tall inside of
$2,000.-Ind. Commercial.
Jonathan Green, the reformed
gambler" is not so muchly reformed
as he was He has been arrested at
Lawrenceburg, for swindling an old
lady Of Athens, Ohio, out of $4,000. !
The lady, borne down by her pecU-
mary trials, died and was buried by
the township, but a few citizens of