The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-15

in that district.
The farmers of Henderson County
all agree that the crops in that sec
ton never looked more promising.
The tobacco and corn are unusually
fourishing. f.6l
The Mt. Vernon Union is very en-
thusiastic over the Republican Demon
stration at the New Harmony Conven-
ton. 1t sets down old Posey at go
majority for Baker, Veatch aud Grant.
Will the Mt. Vernon Union inform
Us where Col. Crump-concerning
whom it has several articles in its last
issue-is from? Is he in Posey Coun-
ty for the purpose of perfecting ar
ranyements to import voters9
The corner stone of new Presby-
terrain Church at West Point. Tippe-
canoe County, will be laid on Monday
next.
The Charlottesville Journal has
been changed to a quarto form. 1t is
now one of our most sprightly weekly
exchanges.
| 1t is reported that the Secretary Of
War has ordered force Of mounted
men to be Immediately sent to Nelson,
Marion and La Rue Counties. Ken
lucky, to enforce the delivery of pro-
cesses in internal revenue.
Iron for new street railroad is be-
ing received in Lafayette.
Does anybody know how much
money Mr.. Niblack ever paid to the
Sanitary Commission. or any other
benevolent organization for the relief
of the soldiers during the war? SEN
ator Hendricks large donation of ten
dollors is matter ofrecord.
Mr.. Higgins, while at work in Mr..
Francisco's field, q short distance
from North Madison, the other day,
shoveled up fine gold watch worth
$500. That was valuable shoveling.
Reports from all parts of the State
indicate that more wheat WILDE sown
in Indiana this year than in any pre-
vious year of its history.
The contract calls for the compile
ton of the Vincennes Railway by the
first of January next, and at the
present rate of progress the work will
| he done hxy tbof time
Captain Riley and Mr.. Williams,
the two candidates for the State Sen.
ate, have agreed upon a joint canvass
of Knox County.
The old Vincennes University is to
be renewed as a school. It needs a
good deal of repair.
| A Convention to nominate Re-
publican candidate for Congress in
the Sixth Congressional District of
Kentucky, will be held at Covington,
on Thursday, September 18th.
Brandy Craig was shot and killed at
Salvisa. KY. on Monday last, by
Lewis Hawkins. i'tn
/ E .
| The Louisville Journal speaks of
Cofax having been a Know-Nothing.
Does not the Journal know that
Frank Blair was a most rabid Know.
NothingI He has given disserta-'
ton on Colfax, now let as have dis
ser'ation on Blair. - Commonwealth.
| On last Tuesday two prisoners con-
nned In the Daviess County Jail broke
out and escaped, but one of them
has since been captured and returned
to confinement. One is under SEN
tence to the penitentiary for three
years, the other to the House of Re-
fuge for two years.
| ONE hundred feet of trestle work
built to aid in the construction of the
great bridge at Louisville. was washed
away on Friday last by sudden rise
in the river.
The Louisville Courier and other
Ku-Klux organs are highly incensed
at the Tennessee Legislature for pass
ing the militia bill to suppress the
outrages of the Khan.
WE again urge upon the Republi-
cans of Indiana to guard well the
polls Of that State against carpet
bag Democratic voters from Ken
lucky. Challenge every strange man
VINO presents himself to vote
f[aah:JoFt (Ky) Commonwealth.
:. we are confident the people of In
diana are well satisfied with their own
state and have no desire to ;mnort
Kentucky fnanceering, Kentucky
ku-kluxes or Kentucky voters IF
hentuckians are satisfied with tbo;r
own State administration, all we al
IS that they viii remain there ana
enjoy it. We can assure them that
we are equally satisfied with indiana
and have no wish to thrust our inst,
tutions upon them if they do not want
them. We do most solemnly Dco,est
against Kentucky voters attemnt;np
to take part in our elections and
warn them that there will be seriops
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