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

kentucky Items
The City Election took place IN
Henderson, yesterday.
The louisville and Nashville Rail-
road company are making strong eft
forts to obtain control of the M,ssIs-
sippi Central Railroad Company.
DR.. 4. S. Gaillord, formerly ofRich-
mond, Va, has located IN Louisville,
and viii shortly commence the publ
cation Of a Medical Journal.
The Catlettsburg, (Ky.,) Grant Club
is in a hOurishing condition. Iwen-
ty-three new members were added at
Its last meeting.
A vicious dog bit a young lady
Miss Emma PreWitt, Of Frankfort,
through the lip and check, on Tues
day last, inficting a severe and pain
full wound.
Hon. Samuel B. Thomas, Of Eliza
bethtown. IS the President of the
ElizabethtQwn and Paducah Railroad.
Louisville, on the 1st of May, had
335 licensed coffee-hOuses, each pay
ing into the city treasury from 800
to $500 per year.
a pestiferous little black bug, about
the size of a flea, which stings like an
adder, has made its appearance in
Louisville. Several persons have
been stung by this little yarmint, and
they say that it is very painful.
The General Association of Ken
lucky Baptists will meet in Danville,
KY, on Thursday, before the fourth
Sunday in May.
We are informed that the wheat is
looking we'll in the counties of Adair,
Taylor and Green, and the promise is
fine for IN abundant yield.
The remaining sections of the
Knoxville & Kentucky Railroad. ex-
tending from Knoxville to the Ken
lucky line, have been put under con-
tract.
On Wednesday, in the Criminal
Court Of Boone County, a man named
johnson was tried on an Indictment
for assault with intent to commit a
rape. The jury brought in a verdict
of Guilty, and assessed a fine Of ten
dollars and costs against the defend
ant.
On Friday last, Q. b. Thomas, of
Fayette, was nominated by the De-
mocracy for Judge Of the Tenth Ju-
dicial Circuit, and Capt. Lawrence
Jones, Of Bourbon, for Common
wealth's Attorney.
The Frankfort Commonwealth en-
tered upon its thirty sixth year with
the present month. With the excep-
ton of the Paris Citizea, it is the old
est paper in the State. Col. Hodges
has been connected with the paper as
editor and proprietor from its incep-
ton to the present time.
The Louisville Democrat says II. O.
MuTrell Esq, Of that city, has sold
his elegant palatial residence on Third
Street, near Walnut, to Henry L.
Pope, for S25, 900. This is one Of the
finest houses in the city, beautifully
finished and complete in all its APP
pOintments.
RAILROAD BONDs.-Parties holding
coupons of city railroad bonds are re-
quested to present the same to the
treasurer OF the city, Grant Green,
Esq, who is prepared to pay the semi
annual interest due May LIST, 1865
arrangements having been made to
meet the same at the banking house
of Green, Marshall IL Co, Hender-
son, Ky.-H1aderSoR Reporter.
At Florence, Boone County, on
Thursday, while a son of Mr.. @. w.
Grant, proprietor Of a hotel, was
drawing water from a we'll, the handle
of a windlass which he was turning,
few back and struck a pistol in his
pocket, causing the load to be dis
charged. 1t entered his right side,
producing a very dangerous wound.
The unfortunate lad is about fifteen
years OF age.
Hens Riddle has been driving a stage
between Louisville and Shelbyville
for twelve years, and during that time
has driven 224 $40 miles. He is thir-
ty-eight years old has never lost a trip
from sickness; was captured three
times by the guerrillas during the
war, and has sold since the com
mencement of the war over a quarter
Of a million of Louisville papers along
his route.
Illinois Items.
The largest income for 1867, reported
an Nn &0tN0 Ef-.-A- - 49, p N