The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-10
Yndfana items.

Indiana items.
The Madison Courier says hickory |
nuts and walnuts are plentiful in that |
neighborhood.
MADISON is in danger of being over
run with the Canada thistle.
Mrs. John L. Ketchum and Mrs.
Alexander Graydon have been elect
ed Deaconesses of the Fourth Presby-
terrain Church, Indianapolis.
The Cannelton Reporter wants the
Democratic National ticket, in 1872.
to be Hendricks, Hancock and
HurTah
AT the Cincinnati Exposition of
Textiles, on Friday, the premium Of
$25 for the best sample of coverlets
was awarded to j. b. Gebhart, New
Albany, Ind.
Mr.. Samuel McCampbell, aged II,
was buried at CharlestoRn on Thurs
day. He was one of the oldest citi-
zens of the county, having moved to
Clark when a little. boy, few years
before the year 1900 For over fifty
years the deceased was an Elder of
the Presbyterian Church, and always
sustained the character of a good cit
izen and exemplary Christian.--Ntl1
Albany Ledger. aaf
The following new money order
post offices have been created In this
State: Orleans, Orange County; 0s-
good, Ripley County; PendIeton,
Madison County; Pierceton, Kos
ciusko County; Plainfeld, Hendricks
County; Winamea, Pulaski County.
THERE will be a union Sunday
School Institpte held at Centenary
Church, New Albany, on the ed,
23d, and oath inst. Col. John w.
Ray, of Indianapolis, will be present
and conduct the Institute.
Two Of the Lafayette editors are
making the tour Of Europe. while a
third is doing" Philadelphia With
the editor of the New Albany Ledger,
we barely found time to see the total
eclipse. This was only accomplished
because it came off Saturday after
noon, and lasted about two minutes.
Those Lafayette chaps take life easy.
THE following is the monthly state
| nent Of the State Treasury: Balance
on hand July l, 1881 .583 81; receipts
for July, S240, 416 10; warrants paid,
$289, 526 40; balance August /. S4S3,-
376 Il. ,E
THE INDIANAPOLIS CoURT HOUSE.
4fFR8dGiag. an3Fs know '1 OF no place that
needs one more. The new edifice is
to be one of the large size and of
much beauty. The plan is for a build
| ing 275 feet In length-formed by a
center building % feet by 40 feet
| deep, with tvo equal wings each 101
feet front by 104 feet deep, three stO-
ries in height. over raised basement,
surmounted by a half story formed
; by Mansard roof. The center build
ing is to be surmounted by a dome,
the top of which is to be 200 feet
| from the ground. The second floor
will contain Eve large Court rooms,
each to be carried to the full height
of the third floor, &C., &c.
HORSES STOLEN.-Mr. Robert Hold
gen, living about three miles north of
Vincennes, lost two valuable horses
on Wednesday night, supposed to
. have been stolen. He Ofers liberal
reward for their recovery. $50
THE School Board of Indianapolis
have adopted the Dayton Favorite .
seat and desk for the public schools
Of that city. They are made By Grant
& Co, Of Richmond, and put up ready
for use for 50 80 each. They have
purchased 527 of the seats.
Mr.. AND Mrs. COLFAX gave a re-
ception at their residence, on Monday
!, evening, previous to their departure
for the Pacific coast, which was very
largely attended by their friends in
this city and vicinity. They left here
on Tuesday afternoon and will be alb
sent until November, visiting mean
while the most prominent points Of
interest in California, Oregon, and
several of the Territories. - South
BeaadsRegistea,. W s78
THE New Albany Commercial says
1--WE are informed from q source that
We deem perfectly reliable that a
branch of the Louisville, New Albany
and Chicago Railway viii certainly
be built from Charlottesville to Rock
Vile, Park County. The people Of
Charlottesville, and along the route
; of the proposed road, have made O
proposition to grade the road and lay
down the superstructure if tie Lou
isyille. New Albany and Chicago
Company will iron the road. This
the. company agrees TO do, we are
told, and Mr.. Henry Crawford, in the
interest of the company, leaves fol
Charlottesville this morning, to make
arrangements looking to the COM
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