Evansville (IN) Daily Journal, March 7, 1864. The wife of Gen. Willis A. Gorman died at Bloomington on the 1st inst.

Evansville (IN) Daily Journal, December 9, 1865. The subject of the location of the agricultural college is exciting some interest, and the citizens of Bloomington were at the capital urging the advantages of locating it at that place in connection with the State University. We presume it will be located there as there are many reasons why it should be. Indianapolis, of course, Greencastle and the Battle Ground in Tippecanoe (county) ae rivals for the honor.

Indiana State Sentinel, September 18, 1861. NOTE: In 2003, Treva Bean shared several items related to this incident with the INMONROE rootsweb list. In those items, dated in 1907 and 1914, respectively, Mr. Cox is identified specifically as John B. Cox and the details are rather dissimilar from the telling of the story in 1861. In 1850, John B. Cox, age 20 and a resident of Benton Twp., Monroe County, was enumerated in the household of William and Nancy Cox, ages 50 and 46, respectively. In 1860, John B. Cox, age 30 and a resident of Benton Twp., Monroe County, Indiana, was noted as head of a household that included Hannah Cox, age 29, Mariah F. Cox, age 6, Nancy E. Cox, age 4, Lydia V. Cox, age 2, and John M. Helton, age 12. William Cox was enumerated in the adjacent household. HORRIBLE MURDER By a private dispatch we learn the particulars of a horrible murder, or series of murders, committed near Bloomington last night. The victims were a Mr. Cox, his wife and four children. The circumstances, as far as learned, are substantially the following: Mr. Cox and wife were awakened shortly after midnight by screaming in the direction of their son's house but a short distance from their own. Starting out to ascertain the cause of the alarm, in the darkness they stumbled over their son's body that was dreadfully mangled about the throat, though not quite dead. Lying near they found the wife and a little girl three years old with their throats cut and both quite dead. Two other children, the oldest twelve years, both with their throats cut, were discovered a short distance from the first, though in these latter there were some symptoms of animation. Neither the father nor the children can survive. Two men, strongly suspicioned of the bloody deed, have been arrested and confined in jail. The suspected persons have hitherto borne good characters. -Lafayette Courier

Evansville (IN) Daily Journal, July 7 1863. The Bloomington Republican states that on Friday, June 19, an armed force of perhaps 80 or more, which had been drilling for some time, attacked the enrolling officer of Indian Creek Township, W. F. Hensley, whilst out discharging his duty and compelled him to give up his enrolling papers, threatening with death if he revealed their names to anyone. Mr. Hensley reported their names to Col. McCrea, provost marshal. On Wednesday morning, June 24th, Col Biddle of the 71st Indiana Regiment arrived there with about 600 infantry and a company of the 3rd Indiana Cavalry, having been in the south part of the state to ascertain the state of affairs there with regard to the reported invasion by the rebels of that section of country. Soon after their arrival, Col. McCrea, provost marshal, with a few assistants and the cavalry company visited Indian Creek to ascertain the exact state of affairs and, if possible, to procure the papers and arrest the persons who took them from the officer. The result was the arrest of some sixteen persons supposed to be the leaders in this and other insurrectionary movement and the recovery of the enrolling officer's papers.

Terre Haute (IN) Weekly Express, August 4, 1869. The Mitchell Commercials says that on Thursday last a young man named Benjamin Puett, a brakeman on the freight train on the L. N. A. & C. R. R., while endeavoring to detach a part of the train when in motion, by some mishap fell under the cars, several of which passed over his body mangling it in a horrible manner. The mangled and scattered parts of his body were gathered up and taken home to his distracted mother in Bloomington, with whom he had taken breakfast only a short time before the sad accident.

Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Indiana, December 28, 1861. The 2nd Cavalry, 41st Indiana-Col. Bridgeland left 48 of its members sick with measles at Bloomington. The citizens of that place have given them quarters at the Orchard House and are showing them every possible attention.

Marshall County Republican, Plymouth, Indiana, June 20, 1861. At a meeting in Bloomington recently to raise recruits for the army, Hon. James Hughes of the United States Court of Claims made a speech in which he took unequivocal grounds in favor of sustaining the Union by force of arms. He also condemned the former administration for not taking active measures to put down the insurrection at its inception. Judge Hughes, it will be remembered, was a leader of the Breckinridge party.

Evansville (IN) Daily Journal, March 27, 1862. CARD OF THANKS Mr. Editor: Allow me, through the columns of your paper, to acknowledge the receipt, and also return thanks on behalf of the sick soldiers, for a large quantity of hospital stores donated by the Soldiers' Aid Society of Bloomington, Indiana, for the benefit of the sick soldiers in Evansville in general, and a part of which was sent to Capt. McCollo's (consider McCollough and McCullough as spelling variants) company especially. There were four large boxes consisting of a quantity of clothing, pillows and a great amount of pies, cakes, bread, butter, canned fruit, maple sugar, dried fruit, chickens, wine, jellies, pickles, etc., and a bundle of papers sent by Mr. Walker. No doubt the solders will long remember him for this act of kindness. These eatables were all of a superior quality and spoke as highly of their culinary skill as their generosity. It is hardly necessary to add that they were gladly welcomed by those who are deprived of the luxuries and pleasures of home and friends. James Little

Evansville (IN) Daily Journal, February 19, 1863. James A. Steele of Company K, 14th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, informs the Bloomington Republican that only seven enlisted soldiers remain in the company of the 100, including officers, that went out in it less than two years ago.

Evansville (IN) Daily Journal, August 13, 1863. Dr. F. Sutter of Bloomington, Indiana, has been appointed assistant surgeon of the 32nd Indiana regiment. The Republican says he is an energetic and skillful physician.

Indiana American, May 8, 1868. The brick depot of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railroad at Bloomington, together with a large amount of valuable freight stored therein was consumed by fire. Loss Heavy. The fire is supposed to have been communicated to the building by lightning.

Indiana American, March 1, 1867. NOTE: The item below was part of column called "Scraps of History," copied from the Hamilton, Ohio, Telegraphy of April 21, 1829. The Maxwell referred to is Dr. David H. Maxwell. .In March 1829, General Jackson as inaugurated as president. Previous to this time, the doctrine had never been announced as the political rule of action, "To the victors belong the spoils." And that doctrine, with its practice, has been more deleterious to our country than "was, pestilence and famine." We introduce this subject not for the purpose of writing a political thesis but to furnish a partial list of the removals and appointments by the Jackson administration immediately after its inauguration in the eastern portion of Indiana. William Lowe to be postmaster at Bloomington, Indiana, vice Dr. Maxwell, removed.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, June 22, 1928, p. 2. Miss Lillian Hollers of Bloomington is visiting her sister, Mrs. John Flynn, in Bedford.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, June 22, 1928, p. 2. Wm. H. Byerly, one of our most substantial residents, is quietly celebrating his 83rd anniversary at his east 3rd street home. He is the oldest stone mason residing in the city and many buildings remain as monuments of his work of former years. Mr. and Mrs. Byerly recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. They are both in fairly good health.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, June 22, 1928, p. 2. Local Grand Army veterans are home from the state encampment at Columbus, and report an interesting reunion of the old comrades. Among those from the post here in attendance were: J. A. Moore, C. W. Finley, L. W. Shields, I. N. May, J. P. Kinman, Charles W. Shaw, C. W. Findley, Jacob Miller, Jacob Van Dyke, J. C. Harbison and W. A. Fulwider.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, June 22, 1928, p. 2. Twenty marriage licenses have been issued since June 2 by Charles Hinkle, county clerk.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, June 22, 1928, p. 2. Miss Kathryn Kilpatrick, having spent a month's vacation at home after closing a successful school year at Muncie, has gone to E. M. College, Michigan, to attend summer school.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, June 21, 1928, p. 7. William Weaver was especially interested in his visit to Kansas City as a delegate to the Republican national convention because Joshua O. Weaver, a brother, is buried there, and two nephews who were gased [sic] while in the world war service. Also he has two young lady nieces, who took special pleasure in entertaining him and showing him the sights of the big city.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, June 21, 1928, p. 7. Harry Orchard, who has recently returned from a year's study at Harvard is leaving the first of next week to take a responsible position with the Equitable Trust company in New York.

Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, June 22, 1928, p. 2. POOLITSANS TO ERECT NEW APARTMENT The erection of a new apartment building to cost about $30,000 was announced by Mrs. George Poolitsan, Thursday. The building will be erected by Wilson & Vermilya on the east section of the Poolitsan residence lot at Tenth and Walnut street. The building will be composed of four apartments and will be constructed of brick.