Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-12-14
Mtrt Mtntisn.
nrThe rooms, under the AMER
ICAN Office. are for reift, cheap.

too long for their merits.
ErHope Kimble has'al got the
Iowa fever. See his advertisement.
feIn Brookville. corn Is worth
35. wheat, ITO. butter. 90.
HAr,-wo will give Gle Tor a ton
Of good hay.
ErMr. VIM. Mcclure sold his
hogs, in the pen, few days ago, al
about 6.33 per hundred.
0-The discussion on the osagc Or
ange, under our Agricultural head, de-
serves the attention of every farmer.
E1- Rev. NJ. A. Ruter's subject for
next Friday nights lecture is Natural
Science.
E6-The Supreme Court Of Rhode
Island granted thirty-six divorces last
week.
E1-The Ohio and Pennsylvania
Railroad Company is pbout TO bridge
the Allegheny river at Pittsburg.
rEPerkins Us. Perkins has merit,
but in mercy to the poor Judge. we
withhold il for the present.
r1 The first quarterly meeting for
Mt. Carmel circuit viii begin at Cen
ire Chapel on the 2ed inst.
ET Navigation.on the st. Lawrence
Is now very nearly discontinued. All
the British mail steamers have been
drawn of.
ETAt ST. Paul. Minnesota. the
Mississippi was considered closed sew.
eral weeks since. the mercury having
fallen to 10 deg. above zero.
10. We learn from citizen Of
westport that DR.. Sparks. formerly
Of this place. has an extensive and lu-
crativo practice in and about town.
E1- The lecture last Friday even
ing at the college was quite well at
tended as We hope all subsequent ones
will be.
ET-Rev. A. McFarland's lecture
before the students ofthe College, will
be next Tuesday evening. instead OF
Friday. Subject, not announced.
ET The Sapreme Court has deci-
ded that clerks elected under the old
constitution can not hold seven years
under the new.
E1 The argument on the liquor
question was re-opened last Saturday,
The Sentinel is confident thatthe opin-
ion will be given this term.
ETSeveral sales Of land have re-
Gently been made, in this county, at
rates that indicate quito an advance
on the prices Of last spring.
WMr. Chafec and Mr.. Well, have
both sold the lands they advertised in
the AMERrcAS, few weeks ago. II
you have land to sell. let us tell it.
wMr. Claypool, of Connersville,
sold 1873 acres Of land, two miles south
Of Connersville, on the Everton pike,
a part at so. and part at hS75 pei
acre.
nE-0liver Rucker has sold the
quarter section of land he bought in
Iowa last fall. He has also nearly re.
covered from the shakes which he
brought home with him.
Ez- Thanks TO Rev. DIR. Mutt. for q
copy of the Minutes of the North In
diana Conference. Wonder il the
other Conferences have published THEN
Minutes ?
E1 James Marlatt is at work on
the White Bridge-with good force
II will be well done il be superintendi
it. Marlatt can't be beat on bridges
and barns.
Er We regret no learn the dealt
Of Mrs. Morrow, wife Of Rev. Charles
Morrow Of Rush county. She died
last Monday morning, in the sixty
second year Of her age.
m- The farms Of Mr.. Gregg anC
Mr.. Vanmeter which are advertised
this week are both worthy the notice
Of those who want good homes il
good neighborhoods.
! ETIf the observation and expert
ence of any Of our farmers lead then
10 conclusion about hedges, differen
from Mr.. Clarkson's, as given on GU
first page,.we would be glad to hea
from them.
EE We would suggest that tn
commissioners provide way to &c
to the bridge after it is repaired. Oh
the west side the cheapest and bes
plan would be to widen and raise tn
canal bank and run the rod on it.
PRESIDENTS MEssAoE.-We do no
give this long and prosy documen
this week, first. because we did no
receive it until our paper was up, an'
secondly because we could not. with
out emitting the more important new
from Kansas.
fEWe are happy to learn that
=. Lodge of Mystic Tiers has bee
) started at Paddy's Run. Ohio. and
prospecting finely. It's stated comma
nications. are on the Saturday nigh
following each full moon. Hope som
Of them will como to our Festival o.
the 9th