The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-07

we're mace " OONSA III DoACl N1A
the past year, the majority OF which
were for convicts in the State Prison.
The completion of the Union City
and Logansport Railroad is to be eele-
hrated by the citizens of the latter
place.
The New Albany Commercial says
there are two babies in that city-one
six months old, weighing seventy -four
pounds; and the other four months
old, and weighing only nine pounds.
A drunken scoundrel recently at
tempted to outrage young lady at
public house in Gosport, while. she
was engaged in dressing for ball:
The indignant. citizens talked OF
lynching him, but he was set at liberty
on bond of 500.
Eli Marvin, boy seventeen years
old, living at Mortified, Boone
County, shot a gray eagle, on the 3lst
ult., which measured seven feet from
tip to tip. The weapon used was
small rifle, and the distance was over
ninety yards. Pretty good shooting.
Our venerable friend, j. w. B.
Moore, retires from the Boonville
Enquirer, having sold out his in
terest to Thos. II. Martin. The
last number of the Enquirer contains
Mr.. Moore Valedictory.
Letitia Brock, charged with the
murder of her husband near New AL
bany, on the 18th of December, 1867,
has been arrested and placed under
bon of 81 900, to undergo trial.
William n. Rand, late Treasurer of
Madison County, is defaulter to the
amount of so, 500. He had lost the
money by operating and allowing his
office to take care of itself.
REvIvAL.-A revival has been in
progress at the Presbyterian Church
at Carpentersville, Hendricks Coun
ty, for the past two weeks, during
which forty ght persons have Joined
the church, more than doubling the
membership. Rev. John Mitchell is
in charge.
A store at Manhattan, Putnam
County. was broken into on Thurs
day night, and goods to the value of
about $50 stolen. The thieves next
entered the house of P. Shultz and
took his pocket book, containing
about S126. --r @dt .5'srus7
The New Albany Commercial com
plains that the people Of III nois are
sending their paupers to Jefferson
vile, and chronicles the arrival. Of a
man, his wife, and SIX children.
The number Of deeds recorded by
Josiah Gwin, County Recorder. New
Albany, during the year 1861, was
738, against 1,138 during 1866. The
number of mortgages was 297 for
1867, against All for 1866, while the
number of leases this year amount to
only eleven. This shows a great fall
ing of. lera 81
The Madison Courier tells of three
young gents who took it into their
heads one night to be funny, and way
. laid a comrade. robbing him of his
pocket book and other valuables. The
next day the articles were returned
and the names of the robbers (" made
known. The owner of the articles,
being unable to see the joke" mas
had them arrested for highway rob-
berry, and they will hale the costs of a
suit to pay, il they escape the peni-
tertiary.
It is stated by prominent temper
ance men, that the Right Worthy
Grand Lodge of the Order. of Good
Tempiars, Of North America, will
hold its next annual meeting at Rich
-mond, Indiana, beginning on the 9th
OF May. Poughkeepsie, n. Y, had
offered great inducements for holding
the convention there, out on account
Of certain circumstances, Richmond
was considered the best place.
The people of Attica are laboring
under another railroad attack. From
the Covington Free Press we learn
that meeting was held at Attica
few days since. at which the import
ance OF the extention of the z. & c.
Railroad was strongly urged by James
Mcdonald and other gentlemen of
capital Of that place. The Free Press
states that Committee was appointed
by the meeting to circulate a petition
to the City Council asking an issue Of
bonds as a donation to the road.
The Sullivan Democrat says.a par
ty OF thoughtlesS boys recently WIS.,
tied the house of Mr.. Curtis. about
ten miles west of Sullivan, and dis
charged pistols and guns by the win
dow near which Mr. G. and his wife
were sleeping. Mrs. Curtis was not
entirely aroused when the firing COM
meneed, and was frightened into
spasms. which followed each other in
rapid succession, until the next day, /
when she died. She was hourly an
ticipating confinement. 4s