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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-05

though he was eloquently defended,
the jury did not hesitate IN returnin G
a verdict of Guilty Of murder IN the
first degree"
When asked if he had anything to
say why sentence of death should not
be passed upon him, Randall simply
answered:
'NothiDgr'
His counsel appealed, but in vain
besought executive clemency, bat
without avail. The day before that
set for the execution Of tho condemn
ed man, the following communication
appeared In the BeeVille Gazette:
tEDIToR GAZETTE: I do not claim
to be the only person In town who
impartialIy and critically heard and
examined the evidence submitted IN
the case of Randall, who is soon to be
hanged; but such seems to be the fact.
While / must admit that the mass OF
that testimony appears to bear fatally
against the condemned, there are
certain odds and ends of it that point
away from him to another or others.
The man who first found the body
said that he saw no tracks Of a man
near it, only the tracks of O woman or
women. Not distant from the spot
was an old well into which the body
would have been thrown by the con-
demned had he killed her; the pre-
sumption is that be did not kill her,
but that she was killed by some one
unable to convey her corpse to that
place of concealment. A freedman
testified to seeing two females pass
that way on the Sunday in question.
Mr.. Tinsley found coal black CHG
non near the scene, which was not
claimed as Mrs. Randall's. A. certain
young lady witness, with raven tres
ses, possessed at least of a motiYe
quite equal to that alleged against
Randall, admitted that she knew
Randall was married, had seen a let
ter from his wife to him, had written
to her, etc. Is it not barely possible
that her information of the marriage
may have been derived from the very
letter found by Tinsley, dropped there
by some one-net Randall?
"These things that l have briefly
mentioned, are, of course, inconclusiVe,
but they are terribly suggestive, and
/ could not let John Randall die be-
fore bringing them to public notice.
JUSTICE"
On the day of execution RandalPs
counsel published a card, in which
they said:
The communication in yesterdays
Gazette, signed Justice, indirectly
impptes to, US gross negligence in
the defense of our client. We can
only say, in self classification, that the
line of argument indicated and the
course o., Investigation suggested by
the facts alluded to, were peremptory
objected to by Mr.. Randall himself,
and were accordingly abandoned by
us.p aEeJ occasion - slrs 400
Randall was hanged in accordance
with his sentence-dying without
confession or denial. WsI 81 lasfaGtGr
CONCLUDED TOMORROW.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-05
OIFY zADYERTIsENEENTs
Notice to Widen Ann Street.

RTOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that
IN the Common Council of the City of
widening of Ann street of said city, from
Main street TO the west line of the north
east quarter OF out-lot No. 4, subdivision
of the north half of the northwest quarter
of section number 20, In township south,
range 10 west.
On motion of Councilman Doughty, sec
onded by Semonin, the following order
was unanimously pas ed and adopted:
10 Is 7lo10 here ordered, That six weeks
the Evansville journal Ia public news
paper printed and published in the city of
EvansViIle), that on Monday, the 9th day
of December, 1869, the Common Council of
the city of Evansville Will make an OF der
to widen Ann street of said city so as tn
embrace within said street. iEax5TIvrrr,i-rf1fts5
to wit: Beginning al a point at the north
west corner of the northeast quarter of
out-Iot number 4, su division of the north .
half of the northwest quarter OF section
number %, Ia township south, range 10
west; thence extending south, on the mid
die line of said out-lot, thirty feet; thence
street; thence northeaSterIy 5314 feet, along
the west side OF Vine street, to the north
line of section % aforesaid: thence west 81
feet to the place of beginning, embracing
within said tines all of the fractional parts
OF lots numbers 2, 8, and 4 in LtIlestOn &
LarrQOee Enlargement OF Evansville
which lie west of and adjoining Vine
street: also beginning on the northwest
side OF Main street OF said city, at point
at which the north line of section No. 70
aforesaid intersects said Main street;
thence extending west on said north line
OF section % ten feet: thehce in q south
westerly direction, along the east side OF
Vine street, 63A feet; thence east along
the south side of the proposed AIMS street
445< feet to the northwest side of Main
street: and thence along the northwest
side of Main street northeasteTly 81 q feet
to the place of beginning, embracing
part of lots numbers l, 2, and In Lilleston
& Larrabee's Enlargement OF Evansville.
And any person aggrteVed by resS oD of
the adoption of this order Ay, at any
time within six weeks, apply to the Com
mon Council for redress, by petition or re-
monStrance in writing left with the Clerk
of the Common Council, containing n
statement of the injuries complained of
and the amount demanded therefor; aud
said petition or remOnstrance will he duly
considered, heard, and determined on the
9th day of December, 1863.
Ind q Is further ordered, That the Clerk
record in the Mlnute-Book of the Common
Council the plat of said Ann street, as
proposed 10 be wIdened herein; which
plat has been prepared by James ID. Saun-
ders, City Surveyor.
x. NJ. MoGRIFF, Clerk,
. By K. a. MCGRWF, DeputY.
Evansville, Oct. sd, is60. 5IUnion copy.l
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Annexation Notice.

a ND NOW HERE it appearing to
~ the Mayor ana Common Council of
the City of Evansville that the following
described territory contiguous to said city,
and not plated or laid off into lots q map
wheIesSoSf, has been duly made and verified
same by metes and bounds, and which said
territory is described as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at the southwest corner OF
Bray's Enlargement OF the city OF Evans
Vile. and thence running north 1853 feet to
the southeast bank of the Wabash and
Erie Canal. thence n0rtheasterly a:ong
said canal 7SS feet to the half section line,
passing north and south through the CEN
tire of section 20, town south, range 10
west, in Vanderburgh county, Indiana,
thence north along said haiti section line
500 feet to the quarter quarter; section
corner, thence west on the quarter quarter
section line 834 feet to the southeast line Of
Chestnut street of said city, thence SOUTH
westerly along the side OF chestnut street
9jS feet TO the northeast side OF Tenth
street of said city, thence along S3id north
east side OF Tenth street 81 1eeG TO the
northwest bank of the canal Aforesaid,
thence sonthwesterly along said canal
bank US feet to the half section line, pass
ing east and west through the centre OF
section y aforesaid, aud from thence east
$50 feet along said half section line to the
place of beginning, ought to be annexed
10 the said city of evansville and made q
part thereof, and the said Mayor and Com
mon Council of said city being DESTROYS
that said territory should be annexed to
lowing reasons to-wit: First, that said ter
ritOry is contiguous to, and to q large ex-
tent surrounded by said city. second, that
said territory shares in the benefits of sew
erage and other improvements now made,
and necessary to be made, and should be
annexed so as to share IN the burdens Of
faxation equally with other property SIM
iIarly situated, and now within the cOrpo-
rate limits of said city; and third, that the
Jurisdiction of said city over said territory
Is necessary to enable the Common Coun-
eli of said city to open and lay out suitable
ST. eets and alleys, and also to provide nec-
essary and proper drainage for said terri
tory, 1t is therefore ordered that the Mayor
and Common Council of said city give due
notice according to the requirements OF an
ACT of the General Assembly of the State
Of Indiana, approved March 9Th, 1865, that
they will, on the 18th day of December,
1869, present to the Board OF Commission
ers OF Marlborough County, q petition for
the annexation as part of said city the
territory hereinbe described.
A. NJ. MCGRIFF, Clerk,
BY e. A. MCGRIFF, Deputy.
City Clerks Office, October 70, 1868.
oc26-6w Union copy.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-05
BOOTS AND SHOES.
TURNER

HIS n very large stock OF Boots aud Shoes
this Fail, and Will soil reliable Custom
Work as low az much poorer goods could
be bought elsewhere,
stock and solid double Holoa. Also, "a bofr
tor variety OF Fine CHif Boots than was
ever seen On Evansville before Mems
Boots nnd Ladies' and Chiidren'a SHOES lu
tile best variety and quality.
Childrcnn Shoes speciality 0nd Lne
best stock IN the market.
All kinds OF BoOIa and Shoes made t0
order.
T. w. TURNER,
ID. No. 8 FIRST Street.
nov3 dim
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

n
BENEFIT TO MASTER BENNlE--LAsr Ar
PsARANcE OF THE WHEELER FAMILY
Tonight will be the last appearance OF the
Wheeler Family in Petroleum Ccntre.ll L
Master Bennie, who has been iavoring our
people with hls wonderful represen tatiohs
will receive benefit tonight, which will
be The last appearance of the troupe in this
place. During their short engagement in
Petroleum Centre, they have been ibecally
patronized simply because they are worthy,
and the best wishes Of hosts of friends will
'accompany them in their travels Go TO-
night and listen to the best programme of
the engagement. Several new stars Will az
pear this evening. ar''
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

How TO PRESERVE EIcE. How, to rifs-
serve ice for considerable length Of time
for domestic purposes, ard especia lily the
sick room, lie told by an exchange thus
Make two bags of stout woolen fabric; the
outer bag should be made at least two inch
es wider each way than the inner one. ,Af-
ter placing one bag inside the other stuff
feathers between the two, and sew the bags
together at the top Put block of ice into
bag Of this description, and 1t will be pre-
served for nearly a week, when under ex-
posuIe it will melt in less than an hour.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

The gentle Susan i Anthony has beer
snub5e numerically and treated withou,
the courtesy generally accorded to her sex,
but which she scorns to accept on that con
sideralon. She has been put out Of the La.
Dor Congress. More than that, two thous.
and printers of the New York Typosraphi.
cal Union charge her with willful falsehood,
with deliberate violation OF the rules of the
Union, aud with Inconsistency in ,ha. sde
berates the community for not giving wom-
en- their rights, whilst she herself refuses to
ply the women compostora 90 her newspa.
per the wages paid to women composition
in ether offices.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

mere Is great stringency ia the money
market Vice President Colfax and Others
nave nave Appealed to. Secretary boutwell, for a
transfer oi funds from the New York sub
treasury to san Francisco. 1t is said tho
secretary has authorized a private irm in
C"'iioihla to draw on United States funds.
INC President denounces the action, and I
has created great excitement among the
nefclanIlIe community Of the Pacific
coast .f.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

Ihrice happy he whose rame has been well spel
In the dispatch; know man whose loss
was printed Grove, although his name was Grost
That was said by Byron long before dis
patch signifled telegram. !. when despatch
was an official announcement ia writing
or print. In these days how much more
pat, when operators write by sound For
instance, the wires announce the death at
IN iladelphia Of Professor Charles Dexter,
ofCleveland, whereas it shosldreaa Profes-
sor Charles Dexter Clsveland.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

|. Courage is not always allied to muscle
Some Of the bravest men that ever lived
.even warriors who have gained brilliant
glory on the battle ield-have been men
Of feeble organizations On the contrary
some of The greatest towards The world
ever saw wefo men of Herculean strength
and Falstatiiau proportions. You can't
always tell about certain things; and oc.
casionally it isn't best TO.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

OUR STREETS AND ALLEYS ---lf King
Cholera doesn't visit this place it Will not
be tho fault Of our citizens. for they Ger.
tainly are extending earnest invitations to
him and his efficient c0-workers in the cause
Of Death-Mr. c. Morbus and b. Complaint
in The way of unhealthy, deposits of gar.
lhage In our alleys and streets. a walk
through one Of our most frequented alleys
recently furnished us with limitations of
somewhere in the neishborbood of two
hundred different smells. There were
balmy beets, and bergamos butter condens-
| cd cat cologne, dead dog deoderizer, exceed
ingly eflluyious egg extract, frightfully fetid
fumes, mephiticmice, odoriferous onions,
peculiarly putrescent potatoes, putrid pigs.
Fedolent rats, very will aiuous vegetables in
| variety; ard others, which, though pun
gent 10 the smell partake of nature not
| allowing their enumeration in our columns,
even bad we space TO give them an airing.
II any Of our people Gre bold enough
TO venture into the streets and alleys they
can ascertain the need of uction, and be
RECALLED with all the ''sme!ls' in the cnta.
losue. Try it just at dusk some evening"
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23
A coed joke Is related Of tie Hon, John

A coed joke Is Related Of tie Hon, John
Morrissey, of New YORK, whoss education
is,said to be somewhat limited Although
a9 'M' Ui" John don't carry on heavy
correspondence with his constituents. II
be manages TO write one letter weekly 10
"Alrs. j. M, New York City, he con.
graduates himself upon the. result of his
'el'stolary efforts. 4 friend Of his recently
said, ."Why, Mr. Morrissey, you spell city
with two.ts' How is that? sob" said
John, with the utmost coolness "New York
is a big place, though. 1t requires two ts
to spell as big place as that" s
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

g. SPARKLING AND BRIGHT IN LIeuID LIGHT,
Ere. Drinkers Of champagne who would
like to know oil about the sparkle and the
liquid light, and SO on, should note that in
recent seizure Of a champagne making
establishment the articles found on hand
were -four barrels Of common white wine
one barrel Of molasse', one barrel Of vi,rolI l.
NJ Y Herald. 81 hr
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

At the trotting race at9 Buckeye Course,
Cinclnati, Friday, between. Lexing gtom
Pea Green and Dolly, the race WAS rnied
ont by the judges and the pools returned
on account of "fjul" by The driver Of Pea
ttreen' crowding L.exipg pgtongolE the track. 49,
Three heats had been ran. A disDositian
70 raise q disturbance was manifested by
those who bad get the thing up, but tho
police hustled the dislurbers oif the ground
me decision sof,the, judges gives general
satisfaction. -. "
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

h' GRAND OrsNixG Parry or TIL,
'H.9-' --SoIne Of opv citizens are complet.
- g. ngemenis for grand opepipr n,r,v
10 cone OF % sobcls New Opera Honsc
-' '''s place, on Friday evening next 27th
'Ft Fhe Opera House has been cp,.ra.d
Ia 7-'. y 'v,ce il former size, aud tho roof
VI ,"e Niiid'ng raised to permit high walls
eel tho on'l'e finish OF the -jnterior r,ooo,
80 la! among the first in oldou,, u ia
{. eed'ns.v appropriate that the hall shou,d
'e ''' opened with grand select marty
ana i'r some lime the project of a select
~ 'c' y has been under cousiao,o
'-'' "H P'pirt for the new hall. ana
30 ..'t 1otta-s are oonsummqtod. tbo
'ee 'ye ged upon Friday evonipo
IL the .iioe.
20 81 IS i'll Q ieaues to-day, and TIE
\ n~'il. nest taat au VI aljona ho
or s'...ls' 90. in ,bc tsne form as
wien raeelHea by NE invited This vii, be
'ne "augn'a party of the season, and no
'Aouot The largest that will assemble, A
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23
Afternoon dispatches.
st. .Aouis, Aug. 81.

st. -Louis, Aug. 81.
Tom Allen has accepted the proposition
to add $1,000 to the stakes OF the late match
and Gght the battle over. He names place
within fifty miles Of Cincinnati. and time
from seven to ten days hence. A meeting
is to be held this evening TO sign articles u
Gallagher agrees to the above.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

The highest price at which gold was sold
since thes commencement Of iIfe late civil
war was 2Sol}a, at which figure sales were
maze on Change at New York on the nth
Q. JuIy' 1864. Hence 'he lowest gold valDe
10 which legal tondoIs fell was ihiltv five
'oats par dollar, and the highest discount
wni'A currency attained was sixty-dve per
oeat s,s ..... .... = -.
..-sHs o..
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

AN OMTssIoN.-ln our report Of taxos on
incomes, published Saturday, the following
names were omitted: j. R. Mitchell, $3.50:
u. Freeman, $34; Kasper Kuglar, $l4.-
This completes the list of taxes on incomes,
out does not include those who paid special
tax on watches. etc. ra1.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

ApovT tefty feet of the State Arsenal G.,
\ S'sphulo, New York, fell Thnrsday mbtninc
FcaEryIngswitb y thirty thousand ROUNDS Of
,ampunition. The Keeper had a narrow
escape The Sixty dfth Regiment drilled
thefe Tuesday night, and had the accident
occurred then tbo loss of life would have
been terrible
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

q rum rof hotei-seepors und cit;zans
III ob 'sso are clu obine together to import
thao''y OF tea direct fro,a Cuba |. is
'Nre9'ec i"at 'an now costing So and more
por'n, VIII 20 obtained for 50 cents
tVn'i Tie SAME hing he done in Pennsvl-
) lie?
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

c'icers of the Merchants Union Express
CoApsny say the loss by the recent robbery
noai h'5apysis less than one thousand
20 iA.s. Theytave 20 information of'tbe
recovery oftwentg six. thousane dollars ,as
i5!og ogra, bed from kQchester@ ..,,.-,,,a !
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

ooi' william ). Nagle formerly of tie
irish Brigade, and one Of the Fenians re-.
eosed som7 time ago from one of the En-.
Clish prisc1s, was killed last week bv n fol,
'''n aWindow Of his residence, 50 Madison
a'reet, n. Y. ~' -
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

New WELL on TIE PIERsoN FARM. -
Anew well was struck on the Pierson Farm
on Saturday last, Lease "a, and it Is now
doing 25 barrels. The owners are Messrs
Mott Brothers, E. Vaughn, and others.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

"''ty years ago Pennsylvania was the
'hig's' wteai producing State in tho Union
Now is abont the twelfth ON the list
'e cope beve turned their attention TO
de' iopmeht OF that which is hidden in
l.a eaTth--0il, coal end iron,
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23
A man in 81. Lonls committed snic

A man in ST. Louis committed suicide
l'st T'Nraday because Ire sickness OF his
vic '''derce her unit to support him.--
~Aert 's no other explanation given to the
% ''' .and ne only possible Inference is
"a. '' s''sVed over tle stoppGgo Of his in-
on" ION the toll Of biz wife til. ho actual.
" 1''a'oe Insane GEa hung himself.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

some EXcIrEAENT,-A large party OF oil
operators from Plessantville, passed through
this place this morning, on the early train,
on their way TO Pa'kers Landing, on
prospecting tour. t- 49,
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

II Is found that the loss of currency by
wear aHa'.ear Ii Is more than sufficient to pay
Tue eXpen& Of printins and issuing H. The
averssee ~ eii,s Of bank note is three years,
"Hu 'n'' o!euErency much shorter time
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

The fan Jus trotting horses, lucy, ,Ameri.
cen Girl fad Geo Palmer are advertised
TO be al he fall races Of the Cory Driving
Park, September Ist I'd. 81.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

The Iribnne has long account of Grants
doir at Kane. Tie correspondent even
goes into raptures over the persis,eucy
Wit which the President splashed abou,
In L nday streams TO catch few front.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

y w. Longwell will give you satisfacto-
~ prices and explosions of Nitro. Giy yscerine
% your wells if you viii but call on him.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23
The Gren, Yosemite n,t,crs.

Nj hail great benefactor
8 " no 70 cure Us of our ills, b.
Gives HE 70 the discOnsolate,
Without noxions drugs or pills
Drives disease from Out the system,
sills the heart with life and light.
WIN the best Of all the ton!ca,
LoWAeg-Great Yosemitei
l Win root from out the valleys,
Where Ca'lifornia's sun jctlfshine.
GlyigS wealth to us poor mor'a,s,
Beyond the riches OF her mines
Wealt4 of health and happiness,
Us blessings none should slight
Do you want it' Would you have IT
npwucrs Great Yosemite
tome yc sick diseased discsrsolnta
why should yol pine and dicf
10 ieehls, FAM and lmguishing.
tu'le, tlcsc glorious BittCrs nv
see now these 4Ugcks aud noslrdms,
roc nom tle laut in right.
OlHhgpince 70 .his pure tonic,
DowHer's Great Yosemite ml1tf
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

1t was stated 10 St. Louis Saturday night
taat the referee In tho late prize Gsht has
reviewed his action, and will give final
decision today ~.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

!cg' CoLn ICE,- Those desiring '.cold
ice can be ao 'omodlted by calling up on
Sam G!oomer. lie dspenses no other
kind
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

Geo, Y. Formau, Esq, Las resigned the
'iice OF burgess Of Oil City, and Mr.. Geggie
hos zen elected 20 I'll the vacancy. 3,
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23

II you want good blast of good Nitro
Giycerino in your well, get D. W. Longw c
To do il.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-23
Use Merrison's Genuine pine Tar
nud persIau Healing Soaps.

These soaps are imprcgnated with exotics Of the
nildest and most B,samic nature, and are warrant
cd perfectly innocent and free from mineral and 9th
or peruieious admixturcs, and are selected by the
ladies aud The public in general in prcerer CO to all
other soap. as the great producers and preserves OF
healthy purity of complexion, and conservntor
Of female beauty For the soitness and dcucacy
which they induce 10 the hands and face their capa
bity of soothing irritation and removing unsightly
oruptions, render then indispensable 70 every toll
ct. We kindly ask the public to try the virtues o.
these SOAPS J. I. II. 4 Co, rTopriotOrs
A. D. Miller 5 Co , General Agents judaism. 81,