Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-10-26
Nltrt yNtntion.
RET. II L.. is informed that we
have not the statistics he calls for. n

- 1900
Wonder Il A. A. Golfer intends
to keep oysters this winter. Hope
so.
ETThe Pennsylvania election turns
out to be just such Democratic (?)
triumph as the one In Indiana.
EE Cornelius Barlow, took posses
sion of the Mt, Carmel Burnett House,
some three weeks ago. He will make
It tell. rg fs fl4.
@Squire Kilgorcis getting lun-
Der for building a new house, or re-
pairing the old one. We hope the
former. w ..,
ESThe Governor Of Virginia. for
the first time in the history OF that
State. proposes day Of thanksgiving.
Before was afflicted. went astray.
but now | love Thy law"
rTThe New York Tribune of the
l7th says that Gov. Recder was chos.
en- a delegate to Congress, from Kan
sas, on the 9lhinst, by the Free State
Kansas men. ii
Eg-Bear in mind that tile Silas Ty-
ner property is to be sold on TUES
DAY, the 10th OF Nov, and not on
Monday. the Goth. as the twentieth re-
fuses TO come on Monday this year.
DEMooRAuo Loss---If Judge John
ston's vote is test Of party strength
in this county. lis now insisted npon.
It shows loss Of 909. Last year the
Democratic vote was 1909. this year
I. 593. lais s usl
GS-Mike Batzner has gone TO Iowa
on an exploring expedition. John
is acting as sheriff during his
absence. John has the promise of the
Office next year, audis practicing..to get
his hand in.
EFWnEAr is making pretty good
road up the hill. front of VIM. Me-
Clure's, but we are sorry to see Il, for
it is not where the turnpike will go
when thu people along the Oxford
road get able to build IL. .ri eas
E5-The liquor dealers Of Cincinna-
ii, in convention assembled, resolved
to vote the old-line ticket. at the late
election, because old-lineism in Ohio
as well as in Indiana, is pledged topro-
tect free whisky.
4 PorAToEs.--We advise poor people
to buy largely Of potatoes while they
are cheap. AT present. potatoes are
less than half cent q pound, while
flour is three and half, and one is
just as goodas the other, ifnot some
better. nti h.ttf
Ey-Ths friends Of Gov. Wise.
who are mortified at his letter. an ex.
tract from which we give elsewhere,
say that he was suffering from severe
attack of nervous headache" at the
time. meaning, in the classic language
of Cracker Ridge. that he was "some-
what overcome" but in plain Saxon
that he was DRUNK.
EE-Hon. Arch. Dixon. Of KY, ha:
given in his adhesion to the pro-slavery
party, and Hon. Jas. S. Wadsworth, o.
New York, has abandoned it and join
ed the Republicans. Judging from
present appearances, there will not be
a shadow of opposition to sham De-
mocracy in the South ayear hence,
and but shadow Of opposition to Re
publicanism at the north.
Beware OF PIcKpocKErs. The In
dianapolis, papers and many of our
exchanges from other places where
shows havebeen this season, speak a
great deal Of pocket picking. If you
must G, TO the show. leave your peck
ct books at home, where you leave
your religion. modesty and virtue on
such an occasion. None Of these ar,
ticies fare well at show.
EF-The Sentinel advises a Demo
cratic State Convention on the 9th Of
January. for nominating officers. l,
will do very well, il they do not essay
to build a platform for the campaign.
1t will be impossible, so early as Janu'
airy. to give any thing like reasona-
bic guess what the platform of that par
ty will be the next canvass.
REJoIcIScs.-We really enjoy the
rejoi cling of the old liners over the
late elections. They have had so lit.
tie 10 comfort them Of late, that they
feed on mere crumbs. Take the tri-
umph in Franklin, as a specimen. i
is heralded as Democratic majority
of 100. The great victory in Penn
sylvania, is Of the same character, pre-
cisely, and SO of this state, all over.
ES-Wllliam O'Byrne bought the
old Barbour property, a few weeks
ago. for 600 dollars. in view Of build
ing on il, and moving to town to edu
cate his children. If our college sue
ceeds. it will.not be long till men o.
wealth will come here for that pur
pose as they now so to Oxford ant
Greencaslle. The health Of Brook
vile gives it a decided advantage owe
almost any. other nlace i'm the State q