The Evansville journal., 1869-02-04
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RECORDER s CoURT T--ifhe Recorder
had a fair run OF custom yesterday,
but it was exceedingly lean. not pan
ming out grain to ton, and just
where the tenderloins or beefsteak is
to come from this morning. we can
not divine
Maria Haston, miscegenated scion
of Southern chivalry, about the color
of a one year old saddle skirt, got on
a bender on Tuesday evening and
stormed around like regular north
wester, until the police went for her,
when her wrath kindled to hurri-
cane. After a severe struggle she
was hived in the rear of the engine
house. Yesterday she was introduced
TO the presence of the Recorder, who,
after a patient investigation, con-
cluded that S14 20 would be required
to heal the wounds inflicted on the
peace and dignity of the city, and the
ordinances in such cases made and
provided. Maria couldn't come to
time, and reposes in the hospitable
mansion presided over by Capt. Coch-
ran. 1t altogether likely. however,
that her friends will come to her
rescue, and relieve her from durance
vile.
Jim Sherwood, delectable Jim.
whom city paper took occasion, re-
Gently, to eulogize, with his no less
delectable cara sposo, took a prom
enade on Tuesday, and the day
being somewhat moist. they thought
it best to moisten their own clay
/" inwardIy," and so they did. Then
they became talkative. then argument
ative, and at length vituperative. To
preserve peace in the family. the po-
lice interfered, and locked them both
up till morning. Yesterday they had an
audience before his Honor the. Record
er, who thought that So % paid by each
would restore matters to a PROPER
equilibrium. Not desiring to part
with their ducats, James proposed a
compromise, which was accepted, as
being preferable to feeding The
pair at the expense Of the city
James proposed that they woulC
leave the city on the packet, last even
ing, if His Honor would let them off
To this the Recorder readily assented
at the same time warning them that i
found in the city after the packets
left, they would be incarcerated, ant
required to work out the fine ant
costs in full Whether our city i
really beref5 of this pair Of sweet sc
raniums, we could not positively as
certain. "'Tis consummation de
voutly to be wished for. +"
John Rocket came to the city from
the rural districts. Having some mon
cy, and desiring to ape city manners
took a drink or two in company viii
his true friend, Daniel Eastin. The
whisky being of the amplyfying kind
soon caused them to begin to feel rich
and they started out in search of cit.
property to buy. Wandering to tn
corner Of Fourth and Locust, the.
were attracted by the odoriferou
breezes that emanated from the Hote
de Hamburger, and they betook them
selves to it, and offered to buy, anC
did buy, rot gut whisky until they
became hilarious, when the police in
terfered with their speculations, ano
introduced them to tho grand Tycoon
who called out Sc Is two times, whel
they responded, keno" and hande'
over the spelter
A young man who had done tn
country some service, was arraIgneC
before His Honor, the Recorder, on I
charge of having abstracted a hot
from the pen of Charley BRADLEY
Charley, not bearing the loss pihlo
sophically, invoked the aid of the 20
lice, and on visiting slaughter hous
near the Franklin Street Bridge, the,
found the hog killed, scalded an,
scraped. The identity Of the hog
although found ia puris naturahJus
was fully established. The defenc
offered was that a lot Of hogs hat
been brought to the city from Greet
River, and some Of them had escape,
from the drove. and the accuses
had been employed to hunt then
up He had found this hog Will
marks corresponding to those of tn
drove, and had taken possession ac
eordingly. The Recorder, after duo
consideration, came to the conclusion
that the accused had got the " wront
pig by the ear. required him tt
give bail in the sum Of 5000, tt
await "a further investigation in {
higher court.