The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-26

OUT OF ninety TWO counties IN ln-
diana, eighty are reached by railroad.
THE Republicans Of Warrick Coun-
ty will hold Mass Convention on the
I4th of May.
THE German Telegraph, Of Indian
apolis had full column of short ad-
vertisements Of "buck beer"
PATENT gas lamps are in operation
all over the city of Madison, aud give
very general satisfaction.
THE Madison Courier says one Of
the greatest necessities of that city is
a Public Hospital.
THE Trustees of the Perdue Uni
versity have agreed upon a plan for
main building, to be finished this
Summer.
THE citizens Of Newberry, found a
baby near the Slinkard House, which
had been abandoned by some heart
less mother.
On Monday morning of the present
week a regular daily train commenced
running between New Albany aud
Louisville over the new bridge.
THE engineers of the North &
South Road have finished their line
from Boonville to Newburgh, making
the distance twelve miles.
SOME rascal raided religious meet
ing 10 Harrison County, last week,
cutting brides and saddles to pieces,
and turning the horses loose.
THE Indianapolis Journal says
ohm A. Finch, formerly of the Mir
ror, has gone to New York to accept
a position on leading metropolitan
journal. .a
THE tow boat, Bengal Tiger, sunk
coal barge last week, at the Louis
Vile bridge, which is destined to
prove an unmitigated nuisance to river
men. -.--.....-.. .t.
THE Democratic lie, that Evans
Vile Radicals are dischargiDg their
white hired men, aud employing me-
groes in their stead, us still travel-'
ing the rounds.
. THE Rockport Democrat announces
the death of Capt. Frank Emerson, at
Sacramento, California The de-
ceased was an officer in the 25th Tn
: diana during the war.
: New ALBANY has been sued by
Capt. Montgomery for the payment of
bonds issued to the old Sandusky
Railroad. We expect the city will
have to "poney up
THE contract for building the
!, Charlottesville & Rockville Railroad
was closed on the 18th. The Rock
Vile Republican expects it viii be
built during the present season.
> TUE May trottiug races in Terre
Haute will be uumerously attended
Nine horses from St. Louis are al
b ready entered. A big time is looked
:. for. lGai-aht
THE following shipments were
"a made from Newburgh during the las
N seven aud a half months: tHay
40 (tons), 1898; wheat (bushels), AZ .494
o / oats (hushels), 80, ,230; corn (bushels)
id 40, 600; tobacco (hhds.), 529.
We A CALIFORNIA mother cured hel
IN baby boy of profanity by washing ou
OF his mouth with soap suds every tim
- he swore. Wouldn't it be a goo
III idea for some Evansville mother t
try the virtue of soap suds?
:. GEORGE w. CoLBERT of the Wash
L ington Gazette had little "onpleas
antness" with Mr.. H. Burrill, whic
- resulted in Burrill getting knocke
down twice-a muscular manifestatio
. on the part of the pen and scissc
.. man altogether unexpected. Burri
AZ went off and soon returned with II
volver which he aimed at Colbert, bl
didn't shoot.
the The Boonville Enquirer uses go
n eeous rhetoric. Speaking of tn
JOURNAL, it says: ITS shafts of vel
" ON are driven to the hearts of Il
veterans, and its shrieks of loyal
''' from the Radical camps, arise to a
,D most despair, and when it fails
kindle that ire of hate it so lusti
pronounces, its whimpers Of spite a
ce, akin to that so often exhibited in Il
.u. Federal camps"
Tty; A GERMAN named Henry Lin
m M while working at his trade in Indiana
oils, on Saturday last, was carrying
ladle with some fifty pounds Of mOlti
NC iron, when he tripped and fell, spa
tering the contents all over himse
,roj, In falling he fell on bis left side. in
~ = pool of the melted iron spilled fro
the ladle. and was In a moment burn
W in most horrible manner, his Il
gtops arm and side being burned to cri
Is of almost. His recovery is not d.
sm paired Of.
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