The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-02
KENTUCKY items.

Three WOrkmen were killed IN a
tunnel on the ShelbyYille Branch
Road, on Thursday Of last week, By a
premature explosion.
The Courier-JouraaJ says over
seven million dollars worth of goods
were sold in Louisville during the
month of September.
-Four fine, large Chester white hogs
mysterlously disappeared from the
premises of Mr.. Theodore Brown, six
miles from Louisville, on Friday night
last
The farm of DIR. p. B. Mason, in
Boyle County, containing 220 acres,
was sold some days ago to Mr.. i. q.
Moore for $4,000.
J.J. Williams, Of Harrison County,
sold nineteen head of one year old
cattle to John Yanderen for $50 per
head last week.
Three attorneys, W. W. Bush, N.
w. Mcconnell and John j. Gate
wood, took the required oath and were
admitted to practice IN the Louisville
City Court on Friday.
Wallace Linkhorn, Of Parksgille,
having been ordered tG leave home by
Judge Lynch's posse, publishes long
list of names in the Danville AdUo-
cate, certifying to his good character.
General Eli Murray will deliver the
welcoming address to the Cavalry of
the West, at Louisville. and Colonel
John Mason Brown, of Frankfort,
10 n,aro al II Il
The Garrard County Court has
filed petition In the Mercer Circuit
Court to compel the Mercer County
Court to appoint Commissioners to
superintend the erection Of q bridge
over the Dix River, between HarroGs-
burg and Bryantaville.
During the absence Of w. Il. Sam
uels, Assistant Secretary OF State,
Phil. L. Moore, of the Office Of Super
intendent of Public Instruction, has
been attending to the duties of the
former office.
Mayor Bunce and twenty-four
members of the Louisville Board Of
Trade viii represent that city in the
Hardinsburg meeting of the friends
Of the Louisville, Greensboro & Pa
ducah Railroad.
Capt. f. Payne Stone, Of Spencer
County, owns curiosity in the shape
of calf, three weeks old, weighing
only nine pounds. The mother Of
this calf is thirteen months cid.
The school recently opened in Lex
ington for the education of colored
IL "a 4tso1nys go g
the Christian Church. Fourteen can
didates have already applied. Leo
lures on the leading topics of Chris
tianity and on the duties and proprie-
ties Of preachers life are delivered
by Elders Robert Milligan, H. e.
Lard. l.. b. Wilkes, Robert Graham
and John w. McGarvey.
There were about 1000 cattle on
the market in Winchester on Monday
of last week. Best tWo-year- olds
brought cents. Common and in
ferior grades we're dull and but few
sold. Best yearlings sold at $50 per
head. There were very few mules on
the market-best tWo-year- olds sell
ing for $135 per head. Horse stock
sold dull, and but few offered. The
dullness Of the cattle market was
owing to the great quantity, and feed
ers seemed generally we'll supplied.
Hogs sold readily at 50 per hundred,
and many farmers are holding off for
SO.
The division of the Old School
Presbyterian Church property in
Greensboro, was effected on Monday
of last week, by Hon. w. n. Sweeney
and James Weir, Esq, the parties ap-
pointed for the purpose. The part Of
the congregation known as adherlDg
to the General Assembly retain a por-
ton of the lot, with the church edifce,
fronting 81 feet on Third Street by
125 feet, valued at 81, 800. This leaves
of the lot three lots of p feet each,
fronting on third Street, by 125 feet,
and one lot of 40 feet, fronting on st.
Ann Street, by 1872 feet, valued as
follows: 81 500 for the corner lot;
81 600 for the next; 81, 600 fer the
next, aud 81, 200 for the st. Ann
front, as the portion to the Declare
ton and Testimony party of the
Church.
Several runners were floating around
the city yesterday. relative to q fracas
that occurred on Tuesday night last,
between a portion of the students Of