The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-03
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missioner Bowers was still a mystery
yesterday morning at the hour for the
meeting of the Board of County Com
missioners. The remaining County
Commissioner and Auditor managed
to get along without him. All appre-
tensions as to his personal safety
were, however. removed toward noon
by his appearance on the street and
at the Court House. 1t is said that
he had been concealed since Monday
forenoon in a certain lawyers Office
ON Third Street.
That our readers may fully com
prehend what has been done, we APP
pend a copy of the record of Mon
days and yesterdays proceedings:
Board of Commissioners Tuader-
6urgh County, March Term, 1869:
On the first Monday in March,
1869, 1t being the first day Of said
month. came Philip Decker, E q enc
of the Commissioners, to hold the reg
ular session of said Board; and now.
on account of the absence of the 9th
er Commissioners, no session was held
to day.
Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock, the
Sheriff called the members composing
the Board of Commissioners, when
Philip Decker, Esq, President of tie
Board, alone made his appearance.
Now here the President of the
Board orders the County Auditor to
issue a subpoena for Thomas Bowers,
Esq.
Now here the County Auditor pro-
duces the resignation of Henry w.
Hawkins, Esq. as County Commits
%sioner, which reads as follows, to-wit:
TO me auditor Of Tander6urgh County, IN
diana:
Herewith I resign my office as
County Commissioner of Marlborough
the Board Of commisSioners, and o big 10
Yours, respectfully,
Evansville. February rs, 1869.
Filed February 2e, 1869.
And now here, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Henry
w. Hawkins, Esq, as County Com
missioner, and Thomas BoWers, ESQ.
still falling to appear, the remaining
Commissioner and the County Audi
" .bOH ACtO PIOCCC0 " dDpOlut a
County Commissioner to fill the va
cancy existing in said Office, as pro-
vided by law; and Samuel Barker,
Esq of Union Township, is now
hereby appointed County Commits
sioner to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation of Henry w. Haw-
kins, Esq.
p. DECKER. President.
VICTOR BIsCH, Auditor.
Now here comes Samuel Barker,
ESQ.,, Commissioner appointed, and,
having been duly qualified, takes his
seat as Commissioner.
Now here the Board proceed to
appoint a Trustee for Union Town
ship, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Samuel Barker. ESD,
and William Martin is now here ap-
pointed Township Trustee, for said
Union. Township, to fill the vacancy
oceasioned by the resignation of said
Samuel Barker, Esq.
Ordered that the Board adjourn
till Tomorrow morning at 9o'clOck.
Cold BLOoDED MURDER IN SOUTH
ERN ILLINOIs.-We are informed that
on Saturday night last a party Of men
werc sitting in the store of Mr.. Ra-
gon, in Elizabethtown, Illinois. Some
of them had been drinking, but there
had been no quarrel, when L. M.
Thomas, who was considerably under
the Influence, without any conceiv-
able motive. walked up to another
man, whose name u informant did
not learn, and putting his arm around
his neck, drew a revolver, and plac-
ing the muzzle against the head of
the man deliberately shot him twice,
and then fed. The wounded man
was still alive as the Armada passed
up, and hopes were entertained of
his recovery. No cause can be as
signed for the desperate act, as there
had been no quarrel between them.
EVANSVILLE TOBACCO Market
Twelve hogsheads of tobacco were
sold yesterday at the sales warerooms
of Martin, Gardner K Co.. ranging in
quality from low Tugs to medium leaf.
The sales were as follows: 81, So,
IS O5, So 30, Sc, SO u, IS 80, SO, 80 40,
50 so, so 10 and SO %.
Some planters from Warrick and
Spencer Counties were present, and
expressed themselves much pleased
with the result of the sales. The mar
ket is active, and good qualities are
eagerly sought after.