The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-10

INDIANA ITEMS.

A STEAM fcrryboat has recently
been put in operation at Mt. Vernon.
THE New Harmony pleasure.seek-
ers have been enjoying a couple of
May balls.
REV. A. TAYLOR, formerly of
Washington. has received a call at
Mt. Vernon.
THE lectures Of the venerable Peter
Cartwright. at Washington, were
poorly attended.
= THE Skating Rink continues to be
the chief attraction in Fort Wayne.
Parlor skates are all the rage.
THE Mt. Vernon Democrat is in
formed that a very fine quality of iron
has been discovered in Posey County.
ONE hundred thousand bushels of
coal are taken out Of the two coal
banks at N~ewburgh weekly.
The Seymour Times is to be en-
larged on the 18th of June to double
its present size.
THE Washington Gazette reports
good fishing in White River, in Da-
viess County.
The Boonville Enquirer boastingly
says hat it was the Democratic Leg
islature Of 1s68-69 that passed the
present healthy license law"
THE Reform Dodge " is most pop
ular with the Democracy in all the
strong Republican counties of the
State.
THE City Council of New Albany
is considering the proprieiy Of taking
$4,000 stock in a company organized
for building steamboats,.
AT Shotwell & Bros saw mill on
White River, in Knox County, there
was over 100000 feet Of walnut lum-
Der sawed in ten consecutive days.
THE Grand Temple of Honor for
Indiana meets in New Albany the
present month, and the Supreme
Council of the United States (tcm-
peranee) meets there in August.
A STEAMBOAT is in process of con-
struction on White River, at q point
two miles south Of Gosport, Owen
County, and will soon make q trial
trip to Martinsville, Morgan County.
RnE Tippecanoe County Demo-
Gratis ignored the German element of
the party, attheir nominating Conven-
ton, to an extent that is creating
great dissatisfaction.
THE old settlers Of Lafayette had q
snort excursion the other day, with
the usual number of speeches and
reminiscenses INDUCED 10 on such oc
casions.
THE Lexington (Scott County, En-
terprise came out with a half sheet
last week. The editor threw his
boots at some mice, and pied a form.
The mice were not injured.
SAM. JONES, Of Harrison County,
owns a cave hat has been explored
for five miles. 1t is located ten miles
south Of Corydon. We presume
Summer tourists viii pay it a visit.
THE Odd Fellows of Indianapolis.
together with their brethren on the
line Of the VincenDes Railroad, pic
MIC at Fish Creek, Owen County, on
he's etb of Nav
THE Neuburgh Recorder receives
the most cheering news from all parts
of the County concerning the growing
wheat. The fruit is also most prom
Using.
AMEETrNe Of the citizens o fKnox
and Pike Counties was held at Vim
cennes Gu Saturday. to organize a
company 70 construct a gravel road
from Vincennes to Petersburgh.
THE Columbia City Post lays the
Northern Lndianian is in love with
the Manchester Erchange, which pro-
vokes the Exchange to say that Its
love is a remarkable case of mis-
placed affection"
Only eight hundred and twelve dogs
are returned as taxable in Pulaski
County. The Winamac Democrat
thinks that to Be about one-half the
number Of brntes that worry Pulaski
mutton.
THE Fort Wayne Democrat has a
pet name for the German population
Of that city. Itcalls them the stall
fed Dutch" Modern Democracy and
the Dutch " don't seem to have a
close affinity.
TIE Democracy Of Tippecanoe
County fused with a few renegade
Republicans, and on Thursday Last
nominated a fusion" ticket. 1t is
calculated that the people in October
will refuse to fuse.