Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-01-19
WABASH AND ERIE CANAL LANDS.

The Indianapolis State Gazette savs:-The /
documents, accompanying the message of the Pre-
sdent of the United States, of the Goth ut. in re-
Iation the claim of Indiana, to lands for con
tnuation of the Wabash and Erie Canal to Terre
Haute, have been received at this place We
barely glanced at the opinion of Mr.. Butler, the
Attorney General, who takes dec ided ground in
fay of the claim of Indiana to the land, con
ceives it to be precisely in point, with that
of Ohio, made and sustained under the same act.
He, however, decides against the right of the Go
vernon of Indiana to make selection of the lands;
but that Congress 10 la duty bound to make an
additional grant Of lands-the State having
piled with the law in commencing the canal in
five years The claim Of Ohio was sustained by
application to Congress, and this he conceives TO
! be the proper course. The whole claim Of the
4 State Is argued with much ability. We feel great
! Iy in hopes that Congress will do Justice.
! THE FIFTEENTH BRANCu--We have assurances
that the Fifteenth Branch of the State Bank oca
ted at this place. will be put in operation early in
the coming year. The Board, at its last meeting
would have ordered books to be opened for the
subscription of stock had the State been prepared
to furnish her part OF the capital The Legsla-
ture, the present session, will doubt provide
the necessary funds on the part of the State. Ii
SO, the books will be ordered open by tho Board
at It's meeting In February next.-Rushvlle Her
GEN. HARRISON, in answer to the letter inform
ing HIM of his nomination tor the Presidency by
the Anti-masonic convention of Pennsylvania
declines to anticipate the decision of Wing Ma
tional Conv enfon by accepting, defnitire. thai
nomination.-l Bangor Courier.
The National Gazette states that no process
. has yet been issued against the estate or person
oE f,t.Y
, 20 the Government 20 the tune Of $4,000
=. Destructive F7re.-.A letter from the Post,nas
\ ter at Wvthe Court House, published, in tn
Lvnchburgh NIrgInian, says
. 4 stop the mail TO inform YOU that one third o
our town is in ashes. The FIRE broke abou
:. O'Clock this morning. We are in great confu:
:, ion. Many Of the citizens without houses t
q which TO take their families The loss cannot b
. estimated Comparatively ii is greater than tina
which resulted from the fires in New York an
! Charleston
Z We learn from an authentic source. that onl
! one of the delegation elect from Georgia, can b
} properly claimed as supporter Of the sub-trea
c ury.-Madisonian.
Rail Road to Washington--An unin,errupie
is line of Rail Road from New York to Washinoto
II will be opened TO the public bout the Is, OF jar
L uary, the link from Jersey City TO New Brun
d wick, and on to Trenton, being entirely compls
D ted The whole route from Washington will thu
B. be made in seventeen hours; the mail leaving
ST the morning and arriving before midnight,
, Force of Hdbt-The New Orleans Picavun
!, states that young merchants clerk in that Cit
: whose good conduct had fallen into disuse throup
=, his patronage of spirits, was lately engaged
one of his idle hours BY former employer,
- take 4 check TO n bank. Being asked by the te
n Ter show he would nave i;1'' he replied Instant
!, t-"Cold, if you please, and without sugar.
> A new Theatre on new plan IS talked of
e Cincinnati The plan proposed IS TO coDsiru
81 theatre that shall equally we'll answer the pu
e poses of ball rooFn concert room, and for Il
10 representation OF the legitimate drama be CO
o nec,ed also with gardens for promenade In sur
Il mer.
a The larges; Organ IN the West has late
d been put up IN the Catholic Church IN Lexins
Of ton. Ky.