The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-23
Indiana Items.

HARRISON County proposes to in
vest 100000 in the New Albany & st.
Louis Railroad.
DE KALB County has voted no !"
on the proposition to levy tax in aid
of the Detroit, Eel River & Logans-
port Railroad,
A LARGE force of laborers have
commenced operations on the Grand
Rapids & Indiana Railroad, between
Fort Wayne and the Michigan State
line.
THE Vinoennes papers are Omi-
nously silent on the subject of the
Vincennes and Cairo Railroad. For
live enterprise. too little is said of
it. UH
The cars On the Vincennes and
indianapolis Railroad are now rum
ming from Vincennes 10 MHrdock,
twelve miles Southwest of Washing
ton, and are making regular daily
trips. Ef.
RELIGIOUS REYIyAL.--The pro-
tracted meeting in the Christian
Church at Oakiown still continues
without abatement, upwards of eighty
having united with the church. This
is the result Of the labOrs of Elder j.
u. Taylor.
THE Vincennes San says gap Of
only six or eight miles remains un-
completed on the indianapolis 4 Vim
cennes Railroad.
The people of Knox County are
taking steps to secure the construe-
ton of some good gravel roads. They
are wise. Vanderburgh County would
do we'll if she did likewise.
THE Floyd County Jail contains
eleven prisoners, most of them com
mitted for violating city ordinances.
A MAN named Hoskins has been
arrested at Palmyra, Harrison Coun-
ty, charged with stealing horse from
VIM. Taylor, OF SpripgtOwD, CTaw-
ford County.
A FELLOW attempted to rape a re-
spectacle widow lady in Salem. one
night last week. and was severely
pounded the next day by her brother
in law, who also put him to fight by
pistol shot.
THE Mitchell Commercial says the
recent rains have done the work for
the corn in that county. The crops
will be large.
TIE Andersen Standard says
| From reports from many farmers il
various parts of the county we learn
hat the corn will not average more
than half crop this year.
THE man who tried to shoot two
| Ierre Haute editors was balled al
only $4,000. Two thousand dollars
for each life Editors of weekly pa.
pers do not rate high in Terre Haute
/ Perhaps editors of daily papers
would demand more in the slaughter
market.
ANOTHER LARGE YIELD.-SOlomon
b. Woodard presented US on Saturday
last with an early rose potato weigh
ing one pound and six ounces. Mr.
! w, informs US that from one pound
of seed the yield was one hundred
and twelve and one-half pounds
Rochelle Republican.
THE Franklin Jefersonian says
Within the last twelve months
there have been seen In this county .
number Of large snakes, and several
Of not very moderate size have been
killed
ANOTHER attempt to shuttle of the
mortal coil occurred at Anderson q
few days ago. A young lady, living
/ with the family Of DIR. McCrillis
took poison to cure disappointed love
The physicians wouldn't let her go.
THE Lafayette Dispatch saws thai
: Mr. Henry T. Sample, Of that eitv
e and Messrs. Harding & Winchell. o
g Springfield, Ohio, have completed
? their arrangements for the erection
5 In Lafayette of an extensive estab
S lishment for the manufacture 0
j, various kinds of agricultural imrle
e ments.
: DURING the past week, q young lad
7 from a city at the Western terminu
4 of the o. & NJ Railroad, attended
! mite meeting at the house of a prom
nent church member, when the host
ess, a lady whose hospitality an
= kindness are as familiar as Household
: words, kindly advanced to said yOun
4 lady, observing, Let me take o
: your hat, and suiting the action
the word, attempted to remove wins
J she supposed was a hat, but judge {
! her establishment when she found
: was an enormous ohignon she ha
. mistaken for q very large hat, th
/ contents Of which would make mul
= laugh Vin. Times.
IT A New ALBANY tailor coveted til
D. wife Of his Evansville brother in Law
and so made arrangements for til