The Evansville journal., 1869-03-16

johnson County is to have new
jlil.
Duck shooting has commenced near
Terre Haute.
James p. Luse, of the Commercial,
thinks he has dead sure thing on the
New Albany Post Office.
The cemetery at Seymour contains
the remains Of eight men who were
lyuched.
Eight students were recently ex-
PEELED from the Academy at Ladoga
for alleged improper intimacy with
naughty feminines.
Fort Wayne is to be the happy
owner of big rink, two hundred and
thirty feet long by one hundred and
five wide.
Lawrence County Jail has no in
mates, they having gone to Jefferson
Vile for the Summer.
Some Of the Lebanon people want
| ed to lynch the persons arrested on
suspicion Of having murdered the
Todds.
Two citizens of Edinburg are to
walk to indianapolis on the first Of
May, on wager of 5000 cigars and
kcg of whisky.
Sixteen divorce cases are docketed
for trial 10 Switzerland County, and
one for breach Of promise.
Mrs. John J. Brake, who resides
near Terre Haute, was run over by
horse a few days since, and had her
leg broken.
a woman and six children, near
| Terre Haute, have been on the verge
| Of starvation all Winter. For days
they lived on parched corn.
The Madison Pension Agency has
over seventeen hundred names oa its
rolls, and during the last half of 1868
paid out $112,000.
Miss Eliza Bergin, of Royalton,
attempted to cut her throat last Fri
day, but only succeeded partially.
Her recovery, however, is doubtful.
Mr.. Archibald Defrees, father of
| Hon. Joseph II. Defrees, died at
South Bend last Monday, in his
seventy seventh year. He came to
this State In 1885.
Three masked men broke open the
house of Mr.. Siceloff, near Corydon,
with fence rail, and holding pistols
| to his head searched the house, secur-
ing twenty-five dollars.
The Republicans of Richmond have
nominated Tom Bennett for Mayor,
and the temperance men have nomi-
mated James A McMeans. A lively
fight is in the prospective, and so is
Benefits defeat.
Martin Stodghill, of Florence, Swift
zerland County, dropped dead while
walking In the street, on Wednesday
morning. He was apparently In good
health.
The tobacco crop'of Spencer Coun-
ty is said to be very heavy this year,
and the quality of the product is re-
markably fine. 1t has commenced
moving to market.
| On the Evansville and Crawfords-
vile road, twice each year every bridge
structure is carefully inspected, and
| every piece OF timber not estimated
perfectly safe for the following six
months, Immediately removed.
j. II. Prosser, who lives near
| Franklin, while holding a mule in a
blacksmith shop at that place last
Monday, was kicked on the head and
had his skull fractured. Hopes are
entertained of his recovery.
FRUIT KILLED.-A gentleman who
lives near this city, and is the owner
Of one of the finest fruit farms in the
county, having seen an article in the
Ledger, few days ago, stating that
the fruit had not been badly damaged.
says our informant was incorrect.
He says the fruit is killed beyond
doubt. When this gentleman's or
| chard fails it is an indication that
others In this vicinity will prove a
failure.-N A. Ledger.
Preston Sparks, an old citizen of
Honey Greek Township, Vigo County,
was drowned in Honey Creek, We'd
nesday night. The creek was swollen,
aud in fording it the wagon bed foated
off, and Sparks being drunk aud
asleep probably, was unable to save
himself.
There is considerable activity in
railroad matters throughout the State
now. The New Albany and st. Louis
project is being pushed rapidly; the
Mt. Vernon and GRANVILLE Road will
be built at once; the preliminary sur
veys for the extension of the Evans
vile and Crawl fOrdsville Road through
Parke and Vermilion Counties, to-
ward Chicago, have been made; the
road from North Vernon to New
Albany IS being pushed by the Ohio
and Mississippi, aud engineers are
surveying the route of the Bedford,
blo9omheld, and Terre Haute Rail-