The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-17

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aua or 4I in the neighborhood aud
~ N a large number of apple trees.
CLARA REvIs, of Anderson, loved
Tom Smith more than Tom loved
her. She endeavored to restore the
equilibrium by taking twenty-fv
cents worth Of morphine. Medical
assistance kept her unwilling soul |
prisoner in this vale of tears.-Iadi-
annapolis Mirror.
THERE are only sixty eight licensed |
retailers of Intoxicating liduorsIn this |
county. Twenty-six Others have had |
licenses granted to them, but have
out, while number more than double
the above classes, are selling without
the least regard to any form of law.
The school fund suffers to the extent
of several thousand dollars by this
state of things.-Ierre Haute E.cpress.
THE oldest man in Indiana, Mr..
BENJAMIN Scalf, a resident of Millers-
burg, Elkhart County, was born On
the 10th day of May, 1894, in John
son County, North Carolina. He
lived in Tennessee in 1927, moved to
Mcdowell County, in 1888, and thence
to his present residence in 1852. He
is farmer, still of sound mind, and
has been a member of the Methodist
Church for forty-six years.
TWENTY ONE members were re-
ceived into full connection yesterday
at Wesley Chapel. The room was
most beautifully decorated with flow
ers and evergreens. Rev. Mr.. Sims
preached an appropriate discourse
from the words Of Paul: " Hence
forth let no man trouble me, for |
bear In my body the works of the
Lord Jesus. indianapolis Journal.
THE trial of D. o. Spencer, of
Bloomington, for the killing Of rail-
road man named Martin, took place at
| Spencer, Owen County, last week.
| The case was given to the jury on
| Saturday, and a verdict of man
slaughter returned, with a sentence
of ten years Imprisonment in the pen
itentiary. 1t will be recollected that
the affray, which resulted in the
| death of Martin occurred only few
weeks ago. Spencer has been granted
a new trial.
THE WHEAT TRADE.-The week
past has been a busy one with ou1
grain men. Our streets. have been
crowded with wheat wagons, and
already a larger quantity of wheat has
been taken in here than from the en-
tire crop last year. From what We
have learned, nearly one hundred
thousand bushels have already beer
taken in here Greensburgh Standard
RIDIcULoUs.-We unde. stand from
reliable sources that a suit has beer
instituted by Mr.. McTagart agains
Mr.. Nelson jackson, for water takeT
from the land owned by the plaintiff
We had always thought that, accord
ing to some old poetry that we one
read. pure, cold water was free.
Mr.. McTagart seems disposed to dis
pute this. What the result Of thu
, suit may be we are, at the presen
writing, unable to give. 1t Is, how
8 ever. our opinion that if any cause o
action was accrued to the plaintiff
! that it was on account of trespass. ant
! not suit on contract Washington
: Gazette.
2 NARROW ESCAPE FROM BEING
/, BURIED ALIVE.-A dispatch was re
) ceived in this city on Tuesday, from
. | Franklin, by the sexton of the CathO
D lie Cemetery, to dig a grave for tn
, little child of John Collins. Prepa
rations were being made for the in
terment of the child, when a secon,
Q dispatch was received announcing tn
fact that the child was not dead, bu
had been in trance. A few hour
more and the little fellow would hav
; been buried alive. This is bu
3 another evidence of the danger 0
5 committing murder by hasty fu
/ | neral. Madison Courier.
? A BARI ROOM in our village has tn
portrait of the Bishops of the Metho
dist Church hanging up behind tn
counter, so that a fellow cannot tax
a horn without their observation
, | None of them have ever-like tn
Madonna of Rome-been seen t
wink, which we would have supposed
thew would, and they disapproved Q
taking a tod. This we learn and re
> port from the information of others
: as an editor is never presumed to b
: in position to SEE such things
! Ne,06urg Neacs.
3 THE Vincennes Times says the Vim
cennes & Cairo Road has not bee
: abandoned, and cannot imagine VIII
originated the lie that it had. w
e cannot say. ALI we know is that tn
statement was telegraphed all owe
Z the country from Vincenncs. W
' think the Times might easily find GU
0 who sent the telegraph dispatch t
4 the newspapers of the country. w
: guess, however, it is not anxious /
t. press an investigation.
d FATAL ACcIDENT.-On Thursda
: last William Pugh and Elva Rhyar
G residing near New Goshen, in Fayett
I Township, attended Sunday Schoo
: picnic at Sanford. In the evenin
c as they were returning home, whe
J, about half mile from Sanford, th
G horse took fright at the report of
y gun, and ran a short distance, over
turning the buggy. Mr.. Pugh AM
Miss Rhyan were thrown vlolentl
out, and the latter received such In
l juries about the head as to cause he
g death at O'clock on the following
q evening. Mr.. Pugh was seYerel
bruised and injured. AS may be ex
pected, he is nearly insane with grie
b at this terrible accident. Miss Rhyal
n was daughter of John n. Rhyan
and was a most estimable young lady
beloved by the entire community
$ over which heavy pail of gloom ha
e been thrown. She was unconseiou
from the time of the accident unit
death. -Terre Hdute ErpresS.
+ Kentucky Items.
9 LOOK to Bourbon. She has posi-
lively not given to the State or nation
] one single individual Of moderate
= ability, or who ever attained natIona