The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-27
Indiana Items.

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MORTALITY is reported to be OH
the increase at the State Capital.
NEARLY million dollars worth of
buildings will be erected In Indian
apolis during the Summer.
AN aged lady residing about three
miles southeast of Indianapolis, was
kicked by a COW on Monday evening,
from the effects of which she died
the same night.
The peach crop promises to be
the largest ever known in this county,
and early varieties are coming into
Market ViRceHI1es San.
JUDGE MCDONALD, of the United
Two hundred and nifty reapIng and
moving machines have been sold by
the different dealers and through
agents, from indianapolis, during this
season.
THE Vinecnnes Times says the new
bank about to be started In Vincennes,
with capital of fifty thousand dol
lars, is intended to do a legitimate
business, and will be Of general bene-
fit to the community, and not as stated
previously, an usdrious shaving shop.
THE immense wheat crop Of this
section is beginning to come In pretty
freely and finds a ready sale at soc to
81 05. Farmers who have done their
threshing say that the yield is even
beyond their expectations. - 4. II.
E:cpress.
WE are informed that within the
past two weeks no fewer than twenty
five dozen of chickens have been
stolen from the people living in the
neighborhoOd of the Fair Grounds.
Some parties in the same neighbor-
hood have had their onions and other
vegetables stolen, and one man had
twenty dozen bundles of oats taken
from his premises. - Nel0 Albany
Commercial.
THE Auditor of State on Wednes-
day received 1926, 493 30 of cancelled
five per cent. certificates of State
stock, redeemed in full by the Agent
of State on aud since the first Of the
present month.
TRAINS on the indianapolis & Vim
cennes Railroad now run nearly to
Black Creek Bridge, and the work is
being pushed forward rapidly. Each
train generally carries quite a number
of passengers each way. Mr.. Hadley,
the gentlemanly conductor on the
lightning express, which makes daily
trips to and from PawpaW Bend,
stopping only at large towns, has the
confidence and esteem of the people
along the line, and more especially
the ladies, who speak of him in the
| highest terms of praise.
The Depot at this place will soon
be completed. The building is sixty
feet long and twenty wide, containing
a freight and passenger room, and
also an Office.
Mr.. I'll. Barr and J. W. Emison are
preparing to build large pork house
near the depot, and it is to be hoped
| that some enterprlsIng man will see
| the necessity of erecting q steam grist
mill, as no better or more profitable
point could be found along the line of
the road for such an enterprise
| VtnceRneS Times.
YESTERDAY morning a servant girl,
at the Spencer House, while laboring
under great bodily torture, produced
by a sudden attack of collie, threw
herself on table with such violence
as to force a large darning needle
that was sticking in her dress its full
length into her right breast. DR..
| kirkpatrick, who was called in, re-
moved the needle by drawing it out
on the opposite side from which it
had entered.-State Sentinel.
PRoF. T. A. WYLIE, of the State
University, has been making an ex-
tended geological investigation of the
counties of Monroe and Greene, and,
in an elaborate report, claims that
large deposits Of what is known as
block coal exists there, in addition to
lthe very finest quarries of sandstone
oSsuperior quality for building pur-
| pose1
! The eaumeration Of children emit
tied to tn use Of the schools in
Ierre3 haute, which has just been
completed, Shows that there are 4,481
white and III colorUl; total, 1888.
AGRICULTURAL Adams The
Benton County Tribune boos+s ~
having the largest corn field IN tbn
State. It contains 1850 acre. n nF
hnely growing corn, and belongs -
J Mr.. Leroy Templeton.