The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-10-29
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: The Ovensboro Monitor of the 9th
q our authority for the following par
agraphs:
A Mr.. j. Briggs an industrious
and worthy man, residing near the
mouth of Green River, In this county,
was killed by tho falling on him Of
the roof of his house, on Wednesday
last. We@ 94tsI-
The contract for building the pas
senger and freight depots on the
Greensboro and RussellVille Railroad,
was awarded on Saturday last by the
Directory, their construction to be
completed by January 10, 1870.
There was left at this Office day or
two ago, by Mr.. William NJ. Brown,
an ear of corr, 26 rows, and contain
ing 1441 grains. This mammoth SAM
pie of Green River corn was grown
on the farm Of Henry Dugan. Esq.
Mr.. George Lahiest, one Of the old
est and most respected citizens Of
Breckenridge County, died at his
residence in Cloverport on Monday
last. Mr.. Iahiest filed the full mea-
sure of life's usefulness, and died
regretted, as he had lived respected,
by all who knew him. lsg-
The Lexington Statesman Of the
18th contains the following: Mr..
Richard Totten, son of DR.. -Totten, of
| this city, was ordaiGed a Deacon in
the Episcopal Church Sunday last, by
| the laying on of the hands Of the ven-
cradle Bishop Smith. 80 -
Ltis with deep pain we annouuc to
thepublic the death of DR.. ames M /.
Cosby, Senator elect from the 9th
District of Kentucky. This sad
event took place in this sity. at the
residence of w. Z. Owen, Esq, about
2 O'Clock on Sabbath last, after an
exceedingly painful illness of near
ten days. 3a1l5-ai ri 6sdiE9s 81
The hog trade does not open in this
city very brisk, owing to the high
price demanded by the farmers. Lou
isville aud Cincinnati buyers are both
| in the city, but louisville seems to be
bidding higher than the Queen City,
| offering nine cents for early November
| delivery. Corn is unusually high,
| and hogs not abundant, hence the
| very high price they are bringing. r.
Richard Martin, an old white man,
shot in the abdomen asDegro woman
on Sunday morning. e The negro
woman had been living at Martins
house, as his mistress, for some time.
The cause of the shooting was not
Eelicited at the examining trial. Mar
tin was held in the sum of So, 800 to
appear at the next term of the Cir
cult Court. The woman is lying In a
very critical condition. HsaF 9.3si
| The meeting Of the corporators and
| friends of the Louisville, Greensboro
and Henderson Railroad, which has
been postponed for satisfactory
| reasons, will positively be held al
Hardinsburg, Breckinridge County
| November Sd, 1869. As the copora-
tions will assume organization at this
important meeting, We are requested
BY the Louisville corporators to urge
| a prompt and full attendance on the
part of the Hancock, Daviess, Brock
inridge and Henderson County corpo.
rators and friends of the enterprise
to be present on the occasion.
Il Hog stealing has been prosecuted
i this Fall with c0mmendable zeal
lone farmer has lost eighteen big fine
porkers, another two5 another one,
| another don't know how many, and
Istill another failed to give as his
exact loss. On Saturday night four
negro men were caught on the. old
Frankfort pike by some gentlemen
and brought to town, charged with
hog stealing. Their names were Den
mis- Robinson, Dennis Jackson,
Andrew Riley, Henry Thornton.
These scamps had been to Mr.. John
| b. Payne, Jr,'s beg pen, and killed,
skinned, cut up, and packed off a
hog. They will be tried for the peni-
Tertiary. One of them has a hole
through his ankle, which looks very
much as if it was made by a buck
shot that left Mr.. Hostetter's gun on
Wednesday night last, after four fell
lows that were trying to get his hogs.
Trihing negroes or white men. who
prefer stealing to working, deserve to
be shot, if caught, or sent to the
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