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


Thtr daa, 26-Andrew Hubert's
little boy drowned IN a hoOp-taDk, at
WiltShire's cooper shopj death OF
old Uncle Fred. Kroener; Constant
Delang withdra VS. from the firm OF
G-l~sler & Dslang; saloon keepers
OrganIza q secret society.
Saturday Is Burial Of Frederick
X s aer; lnmense funeral escort.
MOad q 30-Teachers Institute at
High Sohool bu ID NJ, conducted by
Prof. Gov; 6eatL of John Earl, of
Scott Township
Tue d % 3l-Giilett's grocery rob
bed; @ %. Gus Dusouehet enters into
TArtnels hip with T.. Rqtfner, Jr, q
20; beginning of the Hebrew Fair
aud Festival at National Hall.
SEPTEMBER.
Thursd1y q Prof. Barnabas G.
HOBBS present at School Institute;
Hebrew Fair; gold ring won by Rosa
Kahn, and god headed cane by Jacob
EIehel.
Friday, 3-Fire on Clark Street;
presentation to Mrs. SchOenfeld of a
splendid service of plato by the ladies
of the Hebrew Fair; Mrs. Crouel
arrested for attempting to poison Mrs.
.. II. Cramer.
Saturday, ARREST Of G. Il. Ora
mer as an accomplice OF Mrs. Crouel.
Tuesday, County Commissioners
refuse to order an election to donate
S140, 900 to the Straight Line Rail-
road; John Laurent stabS q man
named Holmes.
Wednesday, 8-Meetiug OF Indiana
Conference at Trinity NJ. II. Church,
Bishop Ames presiding; Jim. Sher-.
wood sentenced to the. penitentiary
for two years; Tom Allen and Jim.
Coyne give a sparripg exhibition at
the Opera House.
Saturday, n-Lay Representation
voted down by the Indiana Confer
ence; organization of Yanderburgh
District School Teachers Association;
Dan Rice's Circus in town.
Monday, 13- Preliminary Hum
bOidt centennial celebration at Opera
House; addresses by j. G.. Shanklin
and DR.. Legler; John Snabel terribly
assaulted BY boys.
Tuesday, 14-Humboldt celebration
continued; address by Judge Parrett;
fire at Little Bros shingle mill; sale
of first bale of new cotton; Mrs
Crouel released on 81, 600 bail.
Wednesday, 15-Jas. Il. Rankin
admitted to the firm of r. X. Dan
kerson q Co.; explosion of the
steamer Phantom; six men killed, in
Guiding VIM. Grammer aud George
Nicholson, OF this city.
Friday, 17-Miss Anna Morris ad-
judged insane; Report of Committee
on Investigation Of the reports of
r1k 4 Ia, 4
report approved by the County Com
pletely exhoneTated.
dry docks; Msjor Robinson dis
charged as special attorney for the
county; NOye5' and Robinzon's cir
euses in town.
Wednesday,, 22-Aiberb Roseneranz
and Harry Smith form co-partner-
ship.
Thursday, 23-Wm. Warren, Jr.,
appointed Assistant Assessor for
District No. 10; John Schubert ap-
pointed Deputy collector.
Friday, 24-Accident to the Fanny |
Brandies, three lives lost; Mr. A. |
fold aud are seriously Injured.
Saturday, p : Return Of John
lngle, Jr., from Europe; sale of Hal
locks Block.
Nonaqy, 27-Cad. NJ. Griffith ap
pointed Mail Agent; the first frost of
the season; grand Hebrew ball at
National Hall, being the closing fes-
Invites Of the Feast of Booths.'
Tuesday, 28-Burglary at William
. kln's residence; cotton mills stop
ped for repairs.
Wednesday. 29-Frame row, corner
Adler's warehouse, at head of Main
fires within tTenty-four hours; the /
people greatly excited; arrest Of
supposed Incendi2ry named Foster.
Thursday, 30-Harry Mccarthy and
Lottie Estelle at the Opera House;
firm of Hayhurst & Whitaker dis I
solved. by tie withdrawal Of Whitta-
ker; WIN. Baker and j. ". Nexsen |
form an insurance copartnership.
OCTOBER.
Saturday, arrival Of new hooks |
and ladders, purchased by the city; |
Alvah J ohuson returns from Europe.
Monday, Harry Bates Louis |
Vile Company at the Opera House; |
arrest of Augustus finch, for burn |
ing Fishers eotton press; annual |
meeting OF stockholders of the T.. Il @. |
Railroad, and election of officers and |
directors; the old Board reelected /; |
City Council order an election tc ia Ike |
$500 COO stock IN the Evansville q |
Carmi Railroad; sudden death of d. |
@. Robinson; blind Tom at Masonic
Hall.
Tuesday, 5-Board of Trade APP
pointed delegates to the Louisville |
Commercial Convention; arrest of |
George Mansell fer completely in the |
burning of Fishers cotton press.
Wednesday, CIV. Fl. Fisher ar
restedS for arson, and gives bail In
50. 600; the first Swiss money order
sent By Steinbach, Wack q Co.
Friday, 8-Tom. Royston sued by
Kate Simpson for damages for false
Imprisonment; some scoundrel at
temDts to shoot Mrs. Heuke.
Saturday, 9-H. A Cook returns
to the city; sudden death of John
Farrell.
Ioadag 11-Paris @. Dunning and
family return to Bloomington; city
tax levy fixed at 81 10 on the one
hundred dollars.
Tuesday, 12-Oases Of G. H. Ora
mer and Louisa Crouei, for attempt
ing to poison Mrs. Cramer. called up
In the Criminal Court; change of
venue taken to Spencer County; Bull
lard's Panorama at Masonic Hall.
Wednesday, 13-Residence of Tara
Fairchild burned; Mary Neukomm
declared insane; death Of Peter
RracI- IN his vzifa's crave at Oak HILL