The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-28
EnaEapa Eresns.

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ing hOnored by Humpty Dumpty.
The State Normal School is to open
on the 24th day Of November.
They want a paper mill at Terre
Haute. Terre Haute IS always want
ing something.
The Worthington Times is informed
that the gap on the Vineennes Railroad
will be filled up by next Wednesday.
The Charlottesville Journal has a
department headed the The Coming
Woman" of which Mrs. @. S. Nc
Donald is editor.
Mr.. Paine, of Henderson. KY, ar
rived in indianapolis Sunday, with
his horse " Paine, which he will
drive at the fair.
Mr.. Thomas Denny, of Evansville,
has entered his stallion " Shakespeare
for the State Fair. This horse IS said
to DO the fastest large horse IN the
West.
The contractors for the building of
the new Indianapolis and st. Louis
Railway bridge have commenced put
ting on the iron work and ties.
The Terre Haute Railway is laying
a double track from Greeneastle to
Terre Haute. 1t is completed to
within six miles Of Terre Haute-
One hundred and eighty indict-
Ae0ts have been found by the Gradd
Jury of Randolph County, which has
just adjourned
Half-faPe will be charged on ali the
roads leading to indianapolis this
week, and special trains will be run
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Two hundred entries for the State
Fair were made on Friday. The pros
poets for a most sucee ssful Fair are
exceedingly good.
Two Methodist Churches, one at
Richmond and the other at franklin,
were dedicated yesterday. Both are
beautiful ediices.
Senator Morton and Gov. Baker,
with their families, visited the Sol
diers' Home, at KnightstowD, on Fri
day.
A son Of Thompson Gwin, boy
| &DOut EUuLACEu years Q.As was - -
riously injured at Gosport, last
Wednesday, by the falling of a pole
used by ballOonist, that he died In
a few hours, while another boy had
his thigh broken.
Ga Friday the Auditor Of State
drew a warrant on the Treasurer for
| $l3.68 81, being the current expenses
of the Southern Prison for the quar-
ter ending September 10th. The re-
ceipts of the prison during the same
quarter were 81, 112, being So. 427 O6
In excess Of the expenditures.
A terrific conflict between two
Beighbors occurred at Aurora last
week, the basis of which is stated by
the Independent as follows: Ii
seems that neighboT AS pig rO5c
early one morning, and went into
neighbor BIS garden and rooted up
about seventeen TOns Of BIS Early
Rose potatoes" The man who will
originate such execrable puns deserves
the most severe punishment.
Josephus Collett, Esq, of the Z.
Il. I'll. & ID. Railroad, was in the city
on Saturday. He assures US that if
the City Council of Terre Haute will
vote the 100000 asked for, the road
from this place to Danville, Illinois,
will certainly be completed next year.
/ In the meantime, the Chicago q Dan
vile and the Evansville, Henderson
& Nashville Roads will undoubtedly
be finished and equipped. Thus, by
the first Of January, 1871, the great
Chicago and Nashville thoroughfare,
the main line of travel and freightage
between the Lakes and the Gulf, may
be in operation.-Ierre HGHte E.c-
press.
On last Friday afternoon, 800 un-
paid Irish laboreTs on the line of the
indianapolis Il St. Louis Railroad,
surrounded the Jones House, at
Greencastle, where Mr.. Tinney, one of
the contractors, was stopping, and
amidst the widest yelling and threat
enlng, were about to force an entrance,
when General Morris, the President,
addressed the mob, saying that he had
made arrangements to pay each man
his dues. At one time it seemed as
though violence would ensue, but the
speech of Gen. Norris had the effect
to dispense the mob. and all became
quiet.
The Aurora i 3U0cate, Ia its account
Of the burning of L. g. j. w. CATS
distillery on Friday last, says: The
buildings consumed contained about
10000 bushels of corn, wheat, oats
and barley, which is a total loss. The
loss upon buildings aud contents is
estimated at $50, 600, upon which
there was insurance to the amount Of
81 800. This is the third time that
this firm has been burned out-the
first time in July, 1849, the second in
November, 1851. With their char
acteristie energy, on Saturday morn
ing they had large gang of men at
work, and in forty days they expect
to have their mill built and again
ruaninP.
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