The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-21

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will be held at Charlottesville next /
week. Mrs Livermore, Susan b,
Anthony and Lilly Peckham are all |
positively engaged to speak on the /
occasion.
THERE are in Montgomery County
3, 300 farms. The wheat crop Tor 1862
on those farms, it is estimated, will
reach 100000 bushels, or a surplus OF
100000 bushels.
DANIEL DAVIS, of Walton, Cass
County, is said to be the Oldest pen
sion creditor of the Government. he
is ninety three years old, and served
in the war with Great Britain. in 49,
in Mexico and Ia the rebellion.
Though his natural powers are much
abated, he reads and writes easily
without spectacles.
ARTICLES Of association have been
filed with the Secretary OF State for
the Lafayette Manufacturing Com
pany, for the manufacture of farming
and other implements Capital stock
100000. the institution to be located
at Lafayette
THE City Council of Richmond have
granted the right Of way within the
the city limits 10 the Pacific and At
lantio Telegraphie Company. The
new line is within a few miles of
Richmond, and has sixty hands en-
ployed on IT, 1t will follow the pike
from there to Dayton.
OVER three hundred loads of wheat
were discharged at the warehouses at
Fort Wayne, on Tuesday last The
Gazette regards that as big thing.
A CONTRACT has been made for
improving the acoustic qualities Of
the Circuit Court Room Of Fort
Wayne. The Improvement IS said to
be much needed.
Fl. c. FLOYD, of Warrick County,
reports good luck with bis potatoes
this year, hagiog averaged SIC hundred
and eighty bushels - he acre.
REV. Mr.. WHITE has taken charge
of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church Of Washington, Indiana. He
preached his first sermon on the 18th
inst.
The burglars are doing a lively
business at New Albany. Six houses
were entered last Thursday night, and
several articles Of value stolen.
DURING the week ending the 18th
inst, 154 400 bushels Of wheat we're
received in Toledo by the Wabash
Railroad, and 136, COP bushels by the
Wabash and Erie Canal.
PRoF. E. T. Cox has been rendered
the chair of chemistry in the Indiana
Medical College, and has accepted.
WIN. MILLER, Of Charlottesville,
was the first settler Of that place
His daughter, Mrs. Mary a. Scott
wife Of L. III. Scott, was the first girl
baby. The late Hon. James Wilson
was the first boy baby.
THE contractors Of the Indianapo-
lis, Bloomington and Western Rail.
way want $4,000 ties, This looks
like business.
TERRE HAUrE has borrowed ten
thousand dollars, and Vigo County
viii have to borrow before tax paying
time comes around. s&
REV. G.. TREFz, Of the German
Methodist Church, indianapolis, has
been returned by the Central German
Conference for another year. lie is
al active and Jealous minister.
THE Elkha people are having a
magnificent iron truss bridge con-
strueted across the ST Joseph River
at that place. The bridge will be
composed of single span three hun
dred and eighty eight feet long-said
to be the largest span for a truss
bridge in this country.
WHEN the extension of the Perdue
Agricultural Works, at Lafayette,
was begun last Spring, the estimate o.
the brick required was eight hundred
thousand. Additional buildings have
/ since been added which viii require
the increase to be not less than two
millions of brick.
TIE Seatael says the State Fair
promises to be a good old fashioned
exhibition of agricultural and me-
okanical products. There viii be no
attractions for the gambling aud
! sporting fraternity.
ARTICLES Of Association for the
Indiana Architects Association have
been filed with the Secretary of State
THE Muncie Presbytery, Old
School, has voted unanimously for re
union, on the basis proposed by the
! General Assemblies.
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