The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-10-08

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MATINEE.-There will be a grand !
matinee al the Opera House to-mor-
,ow afternoon, for the accommodation
IF families. A good bill will be Sc
ected.
CRIMINAL CoUaT.-W. Van Baker,
! coal black negro, and Josephine
Todd, a white woman, were arralened
IN the charge of adultery. Their trial
was set for next Tuesday.
The trial of VIM. FL. Fisher,
Apous,us finch and Geo. Mansell
vae SGT for Saturday Oct. 10Th.
FrV1suED-The work Of cleaaing
ont the Division Street sewer was com
Dleted yesterday by II. Bassett and
lis squad. In the length of two
squares, from Sixth TO Eighth, $50
,art loads Of dirt were taken out of
he sewer at a cost Of $221. Mr.. Bas-
.ett viii devote his attention to Syca-
more Street Sewer next.
Pic 1o-Thc members of St. Paul's
Mission Sunday School will hold
picnic at Coal Mine Hill, on next
Saturday, Oct. 9Th. The party viii
leave tie foot Of Fulton Avenue at 9
o'clock A. ~ It IS hoped that the
weather will be pleasant, so that the
little ones will have an opportunity to
enjoy themselves.
THE CoTToN CRoP.-By a private
letter to a gentleman in this city,
from Alligator Bayou, on Arkansas
River, we learn thai the cotton crop
in that vicinity Is good. The great
trouble IS the scarcity Of laborers,
and great inducem ents are being held
out to induce people to 60 there to
labor.
CIRCUIT CoURT. The only cause
tried before Judge Jones yesterday
was the case Of Levi Shane VS.. Chas.
j. Mofett. This was a suit to recover
balance Of purchase money due on a
fat beat. 1t was an awfully mixed
up case, and was not submitted to the
jury until night. We did not learn
the verdict.
CHANCE FOR HUNTERs.-The Col
conda Herald says that a real, genu.
inc live bear has been wandering
about the woods Of Pope County, anC
has been frequently seen of late
Can't some of the " hunter chaps o
this city 90 down there aud take tina
bear in? Wen help them eat it j
they DO. Amt that encouragement
BEREAvED.-We heard yesterda!
of a chap that lost favorite dog, b.
death, and his feelings were so deepl!
affected that his soul gushed out il
the following beautiful poetic gem:
No dorg to love, none to karess,
How can I ever my sadness express;
My dorg is defunct, ded as a male,
flushed is his bark, and still is his tale.
Grave apprehensions are entertain
ed that the young man will probably
recover.
WARR1oK FAIR. Tho WarricE
County Fair commences on Tuesday
18th, and will continue during the
week. Among the prominent attrac
tons advertised are a balloon ascen
sion and velocipede riding, by Mis-
Lottie St. Clair. We also learn tina
the planters will make strong eompe
tition for tho prize offered by Martin
Gardner & Co., of this city, for tht
two best specimens Of tobacco.
FEsTIvAL.-The preparations fo
the festival for The benefit of the Sab
| hath School Of the Church of tn
Holy Innocents are progressing ia
vorably, and great interest is bein
manifested in regard to the final sue
cess Of the affair. 1t will take plac
the latter part of this month, and "
are assured it will be an event tina
will be hailed with great pleasure.
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BEFORE JUSTICE EMERY.-Mosei
Kahn rs. Henry Brown. This was
suit for trespass. Kahn brought al
action against Brown to recover dam
ages for loss sustained by defendant
cattle getting into his corn field. Th
case was one hard to decide, aud Their
was . slTewd attorney on each side
who, We arc free to confess, in GU
humble judgment, did not oontribut
much towards making the case niue
clearer The Justice withheld his dc
cision until this morning.
DULL.-Recorder Willard sat i
his chair Of justice yesterday, Iookin
grand, gloomy and peculiar" whiol
look was accounted for when We wer
Informed that not single case ha
disturbed the serenity Of his peaceful
retreat during the day. The Polio
Court has almost fzzled out durin
tie past few weeks. He viii proba
| bly, have a couple of cases to.day, a
two poor c sses got so drunk yestc1
| day, that they could not navigat,
! One of them was hauled to the loci