The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-01
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Friday, 23-Aaron Warner tried
IN Circuit Court for killing Charley
Long, and sentenced 10 five years 10
the penitentiary.
Mond0y, 26-Semi- Centennial Cele-
bration By the Odd Fellows; address
at Opera House by Past Grand Gen.
Shackelford; grand supper at Ma
tional Halli large number OF strangers
in the city.
Tuesday. 81 Death of Orlando
Scott; cases against Auditor Bisch
aaoElied By Judge Parrett and Major
Robinson.
Fednesdag, 28-Gang of Gipsies
oamped below the Greek; Ohio River
Telegraph completed 10 Greensboro;
James Gibson, Of Henderson County,
KY, robbed of $1,000 IN gold; the
thief arrested.
Thursday, 29-Concert by Philhar-
Miller attempts to commit suicide (;
Mayor Walker makes another report.
Friday, 30-Buehner 81 Co.'S chair
factory destroyed by fire; Keller's
gun store broken into and robbed;
second Philharmonic concert; L. A.
Owen accidentally poisoned at st.
CI0uu HOTEL.
MAY.
Saturday, 2-Mr. Won Goblenz fell
out of window at Hedderich's Block
and broke his leg; John Leonard ar
rested for burglarizing Keller's gun
store.
Sunday, 3-Shooting Of Grace How
ard by John Hunnel and Jack Hitch.
Monday, 4-Mayor Walker ordered
by the Council to make another re-
port; Gantner's chair factory destroy
ed by fire; Emerson, Allen & Man
ning's MinstTels at Opera House;
publication of income returns.
Tuesday, 4-Sale of the Rogers
Property" owned by Mr.. Douglas;
Otto Runge appointed Superintend-
ent Salt Well Bridge Uice James ID.
Saunders removed; terrible storm Of
wind. hail and rain.
Wednesday, BELLA Golden at the
Opera House; George Slaughter alias
Snip shot dead by John Watts.
Thursday. GAS. III. McNeely re-
ceives his appointment as Revenue
Assessor for the First District: Evans
vile Draught Club challenge any
Club in the State to play a match
game; citizens selecting boxes in the
new Postofice.
Friday, ARREST of John Watts
for the murder of Slaughter; mad dog
killed; r.. 9. Sutherland sentenced to
the penitentiary.
Saturday, 8-Evausville Dry Dock
sold to h. q. Murray, John A. Reitz
and u. ii. Start; grand opening of the
Artesian SDrin0g Park
Monday, 10-A Match game of
drUghts between the Evansville and
Terre HautG Clubs played by tcle-
graph; Evansville wins; first pic mic
of the season by the Diamond Club.
Tuesday, 1l-Marriage of Col. s.
A.. Moffett and Miss Ellen Norcross;
meeting at Court House to take steps
| for the decoration of soldiers graves !;
Ada Webb at the Opera House.
Wednesday, 12-Delegates appoint
ed by Board of Trade to attend
Commercial Convention at Memphis,
May 18th; Herman Ruffert declared
insane; JOURNAL issued an extra
giving account of a big steamboat fire
| at Cincinnati.
/ Thursday, ia young lady takes
laudanum on account of jealousy, but
does not die.
Saturday, 15-Col. Foster enters
upon the duties of Postmaster; Post
Office removed to the new location in
i Opera House. next door to JOURNAL
/ Office; DIR. Yates, lessee of Opera
4 House, attempts to dead beat " tht
JOURNAL Office, and gets foiled.
Sunday, 16-Trinity NJ. u. Sunda,
School anniversary; anniversary o.
Episcopal Sunday Schools at ST
Pauls Church.
Monday, 17-Elcction of Director
for Evansville Library Association
The Fire Department recognized b.
the City Council.
Tuesday, 1S-A committee Of ladie
appointed to receive flowers to decor
ate soldiers graves; Richard Brink
mann drowned; death Of Capt. JOIN
Frick; reorganization of Trinity Sun
day School. John Glover elected Su
perintendent.
Thursday, 2O-Opening of the e., II
q N. Railroad to MadisonVillo cele
brated by banquet and speech max
ing: grand ball at night.
Friday, 21-A. l.. Robinson ap
pointed Judge, and w. z. Hargravr
Prosecuting Attorney for Wander
burgh Criminal Court; business re
turns for the month Of April 81, l77,
632.
Saturday, 22-T j Gavisk left fol
Europe; In Common Pleas Court jury
awarded damages against Herman
Fendrich, and In favor of Mr.. Sic
grist, to the amount Of $500; William
Henning, Democratic District Prose
cutor, leaves town in a hurry, to keeI
from being arrested for corruption IL
Office; Louis Burkhardt stabbed b.
Robert Hill, (not the lawyer; sa le o
the Dry Docks at auction, to IL. q
Murray and q. ii. Start.
Monday, 24-New York Grocery
moved to more commodious quarters
FIRE at Tribe, Meyer x Brother
planning mill.
Tuesday, 25 Frank Morris SELL
the mammoth hog; Vickery Brother
establish a branch house at the Ole
stand of the New York Grocery
Decker's soap factory again in opera
ton, after being rebuilt.
"Wednesday, 26-Death of Rev. 3
E. Catch; nj. j. Carroll badly injured
by falling from building; suicide o
Jacob Schaller. by drowning.
Thursday, 81 Hebrew picnic a
the Salt Well; great storm.
Friday, % Celebration of silver
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha S
f Babcock; business returns or&th'
wear ending April Both, S., AS, 891.
Saturday, 29--Altercation between
@. Il. Marsh and Judge A. j.. Robin
son In McPernan's Court; Police raid
J ing baWdy houses; James McInnern,
cut over the head by Sallie Clark.
Sunday, 30-Decoration of soldiers
graves; immense procession, includ
ing benevolent societies, &c; interest