The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-30
Indiana Hams.

On Salt Creek, In Lawrence Comfy,
there is a sycamore tree forty feet and
seven inches in circumference.
John Owens, of Lawrence County,
took a lot Of stock South, and at
tempting to sell them at Memphis
without government license, was ar
rested, and is now in Jail in that city.
In some places north of Crawfords-
vile, the snow is drifted to depth of
from four to six feet along the line of
the Louisville, New Albany and Chi
cago Railway. The track Of the road
remains clear.
On Tuesday last gun fell from its
place, at the residence of Mr.. Butcher
in Harrodsburg, Putnam County, and
its contents were discharged and took
effect in the body of Mr.. b. daugh-
ter, killing her instantly.
The people of Jackson County are
greatly excited about the proposed re-
| moval of the county seat from Browns
town to Seymour. BroWnstown is in
the center OF the county-Scymour on
the extreme northeastern border.
The Vincennes Odd Fellows give a
grand festival on Wednesday evening,
December 1. Many of the bachelor
Odd Fellows will, no doubt, avail
themselves of the opportunity to get
even.
a coal famine is impending. We
are informed that there is not to ex.
coed ten thousand bushels of coal in
all the yards Of this city. If there is
not q rise in the river soon, some of
our manufactures will have to sus-
pend operations for want of fuel.-N
Il. Commercial.
Two individuals stood quarreling in
front of Spring Street store yester-
day, one large and one a small man.
Large man olinched his final denunci-
alton of his adversary thusly, You re
a little yGller pot-tea- pot-with the
handle broken off. :" This was a set
tier, and small man wilted.-N Il.
Commercial.
Among the signs said to be infalli-
bic is this: 1.-The last Friday of the
| month determines the character of
the weather of the following month. "
Well, yesterday was mild, cloud and
moist, if not absolutely rainy. The
barometer indications, however, last
night, favored clear weather to day,
as the mercury was rising.-N a.
Comm erclGL
Rev. r. NJ Chapman not long since
occupied the whole of one day In
gathering bag of pecans. on the hill
opposite Vincennes, on the farm OF
Mr.. Jackson, his son-in-law, and was
ready to take them home, when he
thought of hatchot he had left some
little distance off, and went after it,
leaving his nuts behind, but when be
| returned his bag of pecans had been
stolen. - Vinceanes Times.
REIIGIoUs.-Dr. and Mrs. Palmer
| will remain over Sabbath, and con
tinue their laboTs at the Berry Street
| Nj. e. Church. Special service will
be continued through next week.
There is still deep interest mani
tested in the services, and many have
protested having faith in Christ. LET
all true Christie us pray that the good
work may still pregress.-H. Wayne
Gazette.
An individual passing himself of
as a deaf mute, has been, during the
past week, making himself conspicu-
/ Gus by attempting to teach the deaf
and dumb alphabet, showing his pow
ers as a pugllist, and wanting an old
pair of pants. As to his place Of
residence he was rather indefinite, as
he first stated Gin writing) that he was
from the city Of New York, then that
he was citizen of Vincennes, and
lastly that he was an Irishman and
voted the Democratic ticket. He has
j we believe, left for parts unknown, 70
the great relief of those who were an-
noyed by his presence Washington
Gazette.