Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1853-12-02
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Grit is said that an old lady in Con-
necticut, being at loss for pin cush-
ion, made use of an onion. On the fol-
lowing morning she found that all the
needles had tears in their eyes.
The National Intelligencer has an able
article on the Spirit of Propagandism-
condemning as anti-republican, and as
opposed to the purposes and interests OF
our Constitution, the doctrines now
sought to be made popular-and which
would convert our Government into an
aggressive power, seeking to extend its
territories alone, (taking in, according
to a toast lately given in New York,
Mexico, the Sandwich Islands, Cuba, and
Ireland,) and making us the enemies, in
stead of the friends, of the nations OF the
earth.
An association OF colored men in Penn
sylvania, called "the Liberia Enterprise
Company" design to embark in few
days for Liberia, whittier they go as u
missionary family. The number in
cludes a clergyman, farmer, teacher,
mechanic and merchant, and they settle
about twenty miles from Monrovia, up
the ST. Paul's river. Twenty-one slaves
all young and valuable, freed by the will
of their late master, James Wardlaw, of
Fayette county, KY, have left Lexing-
ton for Baltimore, in charge of an agent
of the Colonization Society, to embark
for Liberia. Their master left ample
provision for sending them, as we'll as
means to begin life with in Liberia.
A number of the leading friends o. Ed
ucation in Maine have called conven-
ton at Augusta, on Wednesday the 9th
inst, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, to form
State Educational Association, and adopt
'such other measures as may be judged
best for promoting the interests of public
Instruction.
The Boston Transcript says that
plan for enlarging that city, by annexing
all the towns within FIVE miles, and thus
make it equal in size and population to
the third city in the United States, will
be presented for the early consideration
Of the next Legislature oil Mass. If
this movement should be successful, the
consolidated city would be entitled to
one hundred representatives in the State
Legislature.
RUFUS CHoATE, of Mss, in conse-
quence ofthe delicacy of his health, has
been compelled to announce publicly,
by letter, that his medical adviser per-
emptorily prescribes abstinence from all
kinds of public speaking, except in the
natural tones incident TO court practice.
A strike Of the journeymen shoema-
kers has recently taken place at Reading,
Pa, aud the strikers parOded through
the streets in procession, headed by
band of music. Some of them had es-
tablished mandatory on their own
account, but generally the strike seems
to have proved failure.
Coal is selling in Memphis at Sl,25
per barrel.
The woodsawyers of st. Louis are on
strike.
Hon. ]. J. Crittenden, Of Kentucky,
was on a visit to st. Louis last week.
On Friday last, 1900 hogs, dellyera-
BILE in December, were sold at Louis
vile at 81 81.
An acre in Iowa yie,de two hundred
and ninety bushels potatoes-Pinkeye
and Neshsnock varieties.
The cholera is raging violently at Me-
rida, on the peninsula Of Yucatan.
The rolling mills of Pittsburg have
gone into operation with full sets OF
hands.
A company Of Flying Artillery has
been organized ut Utica, +. A. Butrick
commandant.
There is but one guide board in the
whole State Of Rhode Island, and that
points the wrong way.
+ II is said that a silver mine has been
discovered in Stanly county, North Car
olina, which Is immensely rich.
4 HENRY WARD BEEcHER has already
over seven hundred calls to lecture in
as many different places this winter.
The II ON. ARCH. Dixon, U. s. Sena-
tor from Kentucky, was married last
week to Miss SUSAN BuLLIIT, near Lou
isville.
A man named SIMS, has been convict
ed Of manslaughter ut Newberry, y. c.,
and sentenced to jail for IL months, and
fined 81 900.
0ST0l men exposed to cold, and par
TALLY immersed In the sea for hours,
those who have not used spirits have
commonly outlyed those who drank
them.
dT"Ths life Of feeder Is better than the
life Of fighter" said Jefferson In 1871. The
same remark IL true la 1853, aud will keep
true for n century, experience all the while
tesiifylng 10 Ils correctness.
NTAn "Auxious Inquirer" writes to
Rev. Henry w. Beecher, that the state
ment concerning the farm In Berkshire
gave him great satisfaction, but there is
QUE point on which he and his wife want
information. "That is, whether the
brother-in-law of which you speak. mar
ried your sister, or your wife's sister or
whether you married his sister," Mr..
Beechor promptly answers: "My dear
SIR married his sister, about seventeen
years ago, aud have been very glad OF Il
ever aimee"
A friend at our elbow ID still pcrplexed.
io wishes us TO ask whether Mrs. Beech
or IL older than tho brother who liyes
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