Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1853-12-23

ted TO attend; and Il h hoped that
the speakers will respects heIrpresence.
set oern Tracts.
This Il the title Of series Of thrill
ling stories, some Of them published In
the 7S'ssns, and descriptive OF touch
Ing scenes ofsuiIenng and misfortune
In New York city. The "Iiot Corn"
story. which everybody has read. and
we. with tears Of sympathy. was the
hntof the series. and Is specimen OF
the rest DK wrrr a DKvrsroRr. N.
York. have In press the entire work.
which will soon be published. We
predict great popularity for the work.
NJ II appears that Mr.. Parsons
who was arrested In New York, In ord.
or 10 please the Catholics, was preach
ing In ship yard by permis sion Of
the owner.
ET The Harpcrs announce that the
publication OF their Magazine will not
be delayed but a few days in conse-
quence ofthe fire which burned up their
extensive establishments.
EE- Cannelton. Ind. is bound TO be
the manufacturing city in the state, in
course Of time. Another cotton mill
is to be erected soon by company of
Massachusetts manufacturers and cap
italisits. :.
kF A bill has been introduced into
the Legislature Of Alabama, LIST, ma
king juries judges of the law as well as
Of facts; and Cd. giving to the counsel
Of accused persons the closing speech
at trials.
H A card has been published by |
the Mayor of New Orleans, in which |
he declares that strangers may visit
that place with perfect safety, as the |
health of the city was never better
~ A man famous for hunting up
enigmas philosophical thus: What
strange creatures the girls are. Offer
one Of them good wages to work for
yon, and ten chances TO one ii the old
woman can spare one of her girls
but just propose matrimony. and see
ifthey don't jump at the chance of wor-
king o lifetime for their yictuals and
clothes.
H PusoHisa good doctorat times.
He gives the following for the benefit
OF wart-wearers: "Put your mouth
close to the wart, and tell it in a whis-
per that il it don't go away you will
burn it out with causlic. II it doesn't
take the hint. be as good as your word"
H A House at Birmingham, Eng
land recently received from pen-ma-
ker In New York, an order ferrrty Uor-
king girls. The order was executed
in less than one week, and passages
were secured for the whole parts at
f8 per girl.
H A German Bible. printedin 1880
and consequently 273 years old, was
sold last week, at the sale of Henry
Shenk's property. in Lancaster county,
Penn.
~ On recent trial, an Irishman,
with characteristic obliquity Of speech,
after scratching his head said, "Plase
yer honor, / do not remember,-or if
l do, l forget it now"
fE The Sandwich Islands-twelve
in number-embrace a superb cial area
of about six thousand and one hundred
square miles. Four Of the islands are
rocky and uninhabited.
ET The Maine Law advocates Of
Boston are much elated with the result
Of the late election for Mayor OF that
city. No choice was made.
re- Sanders of the Evansville Jour
nal has been introduced to Miss Lucy
Stonel He says she is not handsome
but she Is smart.
EE So far as my own action is con-
cerned, ! shall follow the lights Of the
Constitution, as expounded and Illus
trated by those whose opinions consti-
tute my faith.-Pierce.
Decidedly wise conclusion. He
who has no light of his own ought to
follow the lanterns carried by others
this is better than to be led by the
blind. And he who has no legs of
his own TO stand upon, is lucky if he
can get something to lean against oc-
casionally Chapman.
re- Hon. Michael Waish-Itis said
that the seat of this gentleman is to be
contested on the ground that he is alien
born. and was never naturalized. We
always thought Mike was genuine
live New Yorker, but it appears he
was born at Yougal, County Cork, Ire
land.
no REToRr.-"IfI were SO un-
lucky" said an officer, las to have
stupid son. I would certainly. by all
means. make him parson." A cler-
gyman, who was in the company,
calmly replied. "You think differently,
sir, from your father"
0TThe State Temperance Conven-
ton Of Georgia, which lately held its
session at Milledgeville, voted to present
q petition TO the Legislature, signed by
eight thousand voters. asking that law
may be enacted submitting the question
OF license or no license to the people Of
the several counties in the State.