The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-23
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Indiana Items.

DIR, VIM. L. Barker and Is. >. Fuller,
Esq, are canvassing Warrick County
in behalf of DIR. Pieree's railroad.
C. II. Reeve. of plymouth, threat
ems to send man to Michigan City
just for stealing stove wood.
Suspicion has been fixed upon man
named Schwartz as the author of the
Perry County tragedy.
General Nat. Kimball received a
Thanksgiving present in the shape of
bouncing baby.
The distillery of Pate & Co.. at Pa
triot, Switzerland County, paid $40. 600
Governnept tax in September.
A minstrel troupe is being organ-5
ICED In Lebanon. It will soon begin
its travels, commencing at Dover.
WheAtin Pike County looks very
bad, and the prospects for good har-
vest next year is not at all fattering.
A young married man of Corydon,
has eloped with young lady, and the
Democrat magnauimousiy suppresses
his name. .s.--.
The editor of the South Bend Regis
ter says money is reported close, but
he is gTieved to say that tits not close
enough for him to reach 1T. -.-.r
Taylor Gone, of Wabash, last Sat
urday tried half an ounce Of chloro-
form on top of his whisky, and was
laid out for an hour or two, but
finally got up aud went home.
Chaplain Lozier's lecture on
Vim" is characterized with
solemnity and solid thought" accord
ing to the Franklin Jefersonidn.
Well bet four dollars and a half it
isn't. assus. 5,si- -ass
The New Albany Commercial wants
to preserve the integrity OF the Re-
publican party, and deprecates the
disposition to renew the anlmosities
engendered by the Senatorial squad
BILE last Winter.
Some of the citizens Of New Albany
are getting up remoustrance to be
presented to the Council against
granting the right Of way through the
city to he Louisville, New Albany ~
Chicago Railway.
Father RavensoFoft, one of the
pioneer preachers of the Methodist
Church in Indiana, has removed from
Rockport to New Albany, where he
will spend the balance of his days
with his children.
A new nostoHiee has been estab
lished at Cuttersville, on the lndi
annapolis and Yincennes Railroad, four
miles above Bruoeville, aud Samuel
Huntington has been appointed post
master.
The Greencastle Banner reports
that work on the bridge across Big
Walnut for the Indianapolis and St.
Louis Railroad is going forward rap
idly. The middle pier is almost com
pleted. The bridge will be an iron
one.
One of the men employed at FuFgr-
sons pork house, Indianapolis, on
Thursday made misstep while hand
ling a hog, and had his hand cut of
at the wrist.
At Braysville, a few days ago. a
man named Charles Honker, employ
ed on a steam digger at the Hydraulic
Works, was instantly killed by a
steam shovel full of earth falling upon
him.
The Old School Presbytery of
Lafayette three years ago had but
three ministers, three churches and
less than ore hundred members. 1t
now numbers fourteen ministers, tf-
teen ehurcbes ard six hundred and
fifty mep5ers.
There are 213 taxpayers in Sullivan
County who pay over 500 taxes for
the current year, State and County
The highest on the list is Hon.
James NJ. Hanna, who is put down fol
S264 20.
The hog crop of Pike County will
fall far short of what il was last year
Cholera killed off many hundreds
during the Summer, and the high
price Of corn this Spring caused many
farmers to sell their surplus stock.
Rochester has two billiard saloons
one ten pin alley, several peanut
stands, few whisky saloons, several
loafers, church here and there, q
good many honest people and a far
share of id raseals.-.StaHdard.
Switzerland County is famous fol
loading and sending fat. boats South
Five boats are now loaded at Flor
ence, two at Patriot. two and ont
barge at Log Lick, and six at Vevay
all awaiting a rise In the river to star
to New Orleans.
A man in this place, eigbty-sigh
wears of age, was out hunting ant
fishing last Thursday, with all tn
spriRhtliness of the man who scale'
the Alps. Talk about the health 0
other places, and the, old people
way down East" Pshaw = Ply
mouth Republican.
The case. of the State against j. w
Taylor, for the murder of Richard
Stepler, near Columbus City in 1868
which was recently on trial at tina
place, was, for want of sufficient evi
dence on the part Of the prosecution
dismissed by the attorney on behaI
Of the State.
1t is stated that the saloon keepers
of Madison have formed combina
ton. and intend to make fight in th
Criminal Court against all prosecu
tions. They have employed an at
torney. who is to receive a fee Of S25
IN every case that he gains, an
nothing where the party is convicted
TiDpecanoe County has complete
the new building at the Poor Farr
for the use of the insane. 1t cor
tains ten comfortable cells on Tia
first floor, aud the same number c
rooms on the second floor, and