The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-01


Monday. 25-Jaokson bail at Ma
4aesdag 26-Basemant Of German
Methodist Church leased for Q prim-
airy school; the JOURNAL Once
heated BY steam.
edaesdoy 27-J N. Paine's child
badly burned; st. Paui's Missionary
Thursday. 28-Episcopal Fair Of
Holy IuuOcen s Mission School at
Marlett's Hall; Rev. James Hill re
signs the pastorship Of 1ngle Street
Church.
Fidoy. 29-Dayenport Brothers at
Opera House.
Saturday, 30-DeputY Sheriff Jas.
FItzwllia killed By policeman Syi-
vester Deeds, who gave himself up;
Stanley Young tried for murder Of
Richard Powell at Henderson, and
acquitted; death Of Rev. Alvah Par
ker; the engineers start on the Carml
survey. -
Monday, 1-Disappearance Of Paul
Dennisoa, who leaves letter stating
that he intends TO commit su-
icidc; Joe App, John McOlain and
/" Burky" fined $50 each for being
drunk and disorderly; Liederkrapz
Hop.
Tuesday, 2-Funeral of James Fitz
williams; large procession; railroad
meeting at the Opera House; lively
discussion between Mr.. Hopkins and
Willard Carpenter; resolutions adopt
ed by the Bar; duplicate assessment
roll completed By the City CLERK.
Wednesday, 3--Vina Blackburn
attempts to hang herself IN the jail;
old frame house on Sycamore Street
between First and Second, burned.
Thursday, death of Orlando
Griffith; Stanley Young, of Hender-
son, put in the lock-uptor being dis
orderly.
arson; verdict Of guilty, and zen
fenced to three years in the penlten-
tiary; motion made fer q. new trial. Q
Saturday, 6-Acquittal Of Oda
Adams on a charge of larceny, after
being tried three times; railroad
meeting at National Hall.
.Aonddy Conference Of Board Of
Trade with a. L. Randall, Treasury
Agent, IN regard to bonded ware
houses Tyroleze WarbleTs. at Opera
House.
Tuesday, 9-Big railroad meeting
in Lamasco; Tyro1ese troupe at Ma
tional Hall.
Wednesoay, 10 Street railroad or
dered TO be extended up Eighth
Street; VIM. Hedge arrested for cir
culating counterfeit money; railroad
election, and subscription of $500 900
By the city carried by 864 majority.
Thursday, IL = Examination Of
Hedge; he is bound over; conclusion
of the suit of Dengler VS.. Evansville
Insurance Company; jury finds for
defendants; Norma Club Hop. HF
FTidqy, 12-Chit. Lyon and E. @.
Macheu form a CO. partnership to
carry on the commission business;
r. II. johnson elected superinten-
dent e. Il w. Telegraph.
Monday, 15-Business returns for
October, 1924 .781; VIM. Baker, John
S. Hopkins and Z. =. GarVin ap
pointed Trustees of Oak Hill Gene
terry; Neil Warner at Opera House.
Tuesday, 16-Fear1ul tornado; the
steamer Armada dismantled; Wilt
shire u Kreipke's new building partly
blown down; cotton mill unroofed;
loss in the city about $4,000; great
damage to the steamers LOUISE and
New Camden; Captain I'll. w. Lauer
appointed Deputy Sheriff.
Thursday 18-Thanksgiving Day;
religious services In the churches;
general observance of the day; Mar
tin, Gardner & Co. occupy their new
tobacco warehouse, On First Street;
Rev. James Hill re-aecepts the pastor
ship of Ingle Street NJ. u. Church.
Friday, 19-Work begun on Street
Railroad extension; incendiary at
tempts.
Saturday, 2O-Subscriptions by the
Walnut Street Presbyterian congre-
cation to pay off church Indebtedness;
Louis Schmadel accidentally shot in
the eye By VIM. Thurlings Archippus
knight appointed Trustee of Knight
Township, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of Ira 2. Granger.
Monday. % Indictment against
VIM. Henning quashed; Sylvester
DEEDS arraigned for shooting James
Tuesday, 23-Supreme Court de
cldes the city ordinance against build
ing warehouses on the wharf illegal,
and reverses the decision Of Judge
johnson; New Era Club hop; VIM.
Hedges sent to indianapolis.
He95,s sday, 24-Dseds gives bail
thursday, rs" Old Folks" concert
by Philharmonic Society at Opera
House; case of Ii. @. Foster for arson
called up on new trial, change of
venue taken to Gibson County; Even.
ing Star Circle hop.
Saturday, 27-Arrival Of FL. L.
Bennett to get up new city directo-
ry; Democratic Convention to APP
point delegates to the State Conven-
ton.
Sunday, 28-Re-union services of
the Vine and Walnut Street Presby
terian Churches, at the Walnut Street
Church; interesting occasion; Sun
day School mass meeting at Trinity
Church.
Monday, 29-Neeting of merchants
to appoint delegates to go to Wash
ingtOa, to use their influence on Con-
gress to give US a branch of the Fed
eral Court and a Board Of Local In
spectors, and also to make Evansville
a port Of entry.
Tuesday, 3O-Marriage of George
A. Williams to Eliza L. Mcfarland
at the residence OF Il. G. Bridwell;
Firemens Ball at National Hall;
death of Elizabeth Wheeler, aged 80
years; Capt. L. O. Smith appointed
GaNger; Philharmonic instructed by
Prof. Perkins
DECEMBER.
Wednesday,, 1-Tbos. Ball killed by
VIM. Thomas in Union Township;