The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-01
JANUARY.

JANUARY.
Tuesday. January Barney Kingston
a citizen of Hopkins County, KY. dfeu at
the Merchants Hoiel.........Services in the
..-......Party at DIR. Morgan ..........Jo ohm
Denier performs on the tight-rope stretch
ed across Main Street, from Masonic Hall
to LoeWenthaI3s corne Marriage of
" Pete, a well-known hotel attache, and
F" Mary" ...-..--....T. B. M. Carter, night
Watchman at Brinkmeyer's, assaulted -
John Haddley, Lon. Watson, Christ. Eieh-
enlaub, John G. Cowl before the Recorder
and Justices, on various charges.
"Wednesday, January 2.-Annual pew
renting at the Walnut >treet Presbyterian
Church. ....George Schmidt, Nineth
Street, between Sycamore and Vine, at
tempts the life of his wife and children
then suicide by cutting his own throat
with butcher usements,
Denier again. pantomimes' flight to the
Thursday, January s-John Denier on
the tight rope again --;..-..Large receipts of
hoys BY PsArvln = AK q ,..-.. Charles aus
tin, Franz Siegel- Alfred stanley an
Michael C0nsidine before Justices, on va
rious charges.
Frieay, January 4--Temperance le ture.
by the Rev. G. N. Sims. before large and
attentive audience at the Court House,.
Charles Austin arrested on charge of
theft on the o. & NJ. Railroad.
Saturday, January 5--Sudden change Of
wealth her.......-. Announcement of the disSo-
luton of the firm Of Bement & Viele-.......
Railroad robbers sent for.........C City officers
before Justice Walker, on charge of theft.
.........Jo ohm Denier and Mons. Gibbinoise
at the New Metropolitan.
Monday, January 7-Representativ to
the Legislature leave for Indianapolis. -.
Row among negro soldiers at Whisky Row.
....-...Emll Blschof resigns the office of
Scho0i Trustee Am nusement - Denier
at Turner rHall....-....Conyening ofthe Court
OF Common Pleas. :.-...~ nion Prayer Meet
Tuesday, January ST. C. Jaquess, S n
ator elect, left for indianapolis --..-... Fire
ia the drying house of ]. W. Gruan & Co.
No serious damage done. ........A anniversary
meeting of the Vanderburgh Bible Soele-
~ ..-......AdamS Express Office removed.
Union prayer meeting at the Vine Street
of Bank officers of the Evansville Nst-
tionai, Merchants National. and First
..-..... a musenaenf s. Ruiande
and Denier-Turnsr Hail
Wednesday, January - Robbery at
Mrs. Harvey'S boarding house .-......Sud zen
change to cold weather .... Nm. Wells,
SOPHIA Runk. Jacob Runix, John NJ. Gau-
pei, and Jacob Refs, before the Justices on
sundTy charges..... ;..:.....A .Asnusements-Ro a
Thursday, January lob snefit for the
Orphan Asylum rendered by RoIande
Brothers ...-....Common Pleas Court. Geo.
Bro ? n sentenced 70 5he penitentiary,
Iacon Eichei sentenced to the pent entiary
for two ais, and distran chised
Friday. January u-Carpenter's Block
1estTO5 ed Dy fire -.s.... Large receipts of cot
avy shipment OF goods -....,..
Common Pleas Court-two divorces grant
ed. one to Elizabeth Reid.
Saturday, January I2-Joseph Juergens-
meyer, J. c. Coaell and Charles Fox, ar
ralgned for triai or various charges.
Monday, January I'm citing OF he CITY
COuncil.........School Trustees recommend
line erection of a new school buihsing ........
against the purchase Of lots
IN the Upper Enlargement Tor the use of
lhe High School ........J Ohm Henlen. Nat.
Thompson and John MeDonald arrested
On sundry charges
Tuesday, January DISAPPEARANCE of a
splendid meteor.
Wednesday. January l6-And.ew Griffin,
III chael O'COnner, VIM. Green, Anthony
Lehen and Peter Jourdan, arrested on va
-ious charges.......Sociale entertainment at
Mozart Hall by the ladies of the Episcopal
Church.
Thursday, January I7-German named
Henry has his leg broken -..,... Lecture of
Theodore TiIton, at the Masonic Hall. I.........
Grand Tableaux at Moza Hall, by ladies
81 the Episcopal Church..
Friday, January 18-Death of eamuel F.,
son of II. G. and Sarah A. Grierson 49,. TIA b.
eaux at Mozart Hall again uncommon
Pleas Court; divorce granted the wife of
oseph Saberton .........Fred. Schenk and
Saturday. January l9-Richara StilIwelI,
y It. Pau, arrested at the American
House, on charge of forgery y.........Sleigh-
ng ........ Unprecedented snow storm ...........
A desperate venture; f.. e. Van Ripper,
lohn II. ShemWell, w. r. Ayers, Tom
tempted to cross the river through the ice;
narrow escape from death.
Monday, January 2l.-Banking House of
Archer Il Co opened ........S .eighing; great
demand for slelghs; lively ttme........-.
Amusements: Donaldson I oupe at Turn
er Hail.
tuesday, January q -Te egraph line to
Mount Vernon opened. still
good.
Wednesday, January 23-FI-st issue of
The Seatt73eL-O7l tbe-BoTder, "A. $. Kierolf,
Ed tor.--.-..-.Death or Perry McGriff........
S1ei Ching still good.
Thursday, January "A Mad dog killed
.-.s4sGrand Opera at Turner Hail, +" Lieder-
Spanz in China a".......-St0rn1y weather..
Samuel Gilman, Pat Crawley, James No
ran, and John Smith arrested on various