The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-17

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be haudedqins by the first qf Jaus
uary. Mr.. DeUkeriRas Instructed 10
inquire into the. cost Of. an ambulanee,
TO bsiused fer hauling patiea - 70 thj
from the Pest House. The Board
then adjourned until tic assf day Of
Japuary, 1870. as~ sal s q, Is.
, ATTACHED AND ARREs4ED 4 It.
will be remembered that certain
man and his wife feft our city some-
time since very puddehiyln ileating-
monuments 10 taeir memories in the
shape OF numerous unpaid bills. But
little 8has 6ooa said of This ffalter,
and the victims have pined in secret,
vowing : never 10. be soaugifE again! -
a telegram was received By Toan.
R6yston Yesterday, from the Marshal
of ST. Joseph, Missouri saying that
one of the party. the wife, had been
arrested And her goods attached.
This n6wa created 4uiteA sautry-
among. the crediE6fs, and they now
have hopes getting spanS retu59 for
their goods. Toni 55Ra5yzzft1oonr via
leave for st.5Joseph this mo44iiEEg, to
ssewhas.' spoils = San be rfc8Sefe4
7aq ODD FELLowsEFFEal--z AirEI DEBic ~
T1oN.-Ip accordance with previous
announeemen5s the Odi Fellows Of
PossSYille, on lat Monday hight,
dedicated their fine new, Halt The
dedication ceremonies weEoipcfforRu .
ed by Grand Secretary Barry, and
very entertaining address was deliver1
ed by P G.. John Ppeapse,i Of New
Harmony. From the Princeton
Clarion we learn that the Hall was
denscly packed With tbc members,
their wives and sEeethsGrts aud IN
vited guests, and splendid supper
was partaken Of by those present.
The lodge is in q. 3fopEishing. eenhi-
ton, and has about fifty members. i
The following are the ofaesrsio F the ]
present term: z. LII 6l4 '9a 81 /
q Peter Shepherd. Noble Gland2o !
T. f.. Davis, Vice Grand. 4
y tR. w. w eaver, Recording secret ary.-E
A. W. Spain, Permanent Secret aFyyl
DE. CrGigf Treasueer.E :.
While on the subject Of Odd Eel
lowship, We call attention tosthe fol.
lowing extract. clipped from an ex;
change according to this. lls. an |
,,tiquiiy Of the Order. Is very great. We |
remember in several addresses shat !
have been delivered incur cityft it |
wasnot claimed to date back more than
a few hundred years, and theTefore,
the following item will be read with
interest BY theo members. Of the fras
ternity: 49, $50
1t has been supp osed t3at the origin
OF tho SoGietyAof Odd Fellows, or
rather.the organization Of that ssso-
eiatlon was CT eeapa FatIVely nodeT1bi
date People will be EoneMhat sur
prlsed,- however, to learn, that its
origin dates as far back-as Nero. and /
was established BY the Roman soldiers
IN the year 50. At Tat time they Z
were called Fellow Citizens" The
present name was given them by8'
wards; and they were SO called
from the singular character Of
their meetings. and from their nj
ways knowing each other By means of
musical signs and language. At the
same time he presented them with a
dlspensatlon, engraved 90 saaplate Of
gold, bearing different emblems of
mortality. Ia the fifth century the
order was estab lished IN the Snanish i,
Dominious. and IN Portugal In the
sixth century. 1t did not reseb
France and England until the eloy-
enth century. 1: IVES then established
in the latter country by John DeNlI.
who, assisted by five knights from
France, formed q Grand LoaEe ia
London This ancient fraternity has
now its Lodges in every quarter of the
globe, and by its usefulness and be-
.ReYoent character, eoGmands tho re-