The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-12
CCLLECTANEA-



Gov. Morgel, Of Maine, delivered his mes
sage on the 9th inst. Ii is strongly in favor of
temperance, freesol, and TIE alteration of the
Naturalization Laws-The election held in
Lexington, Kentucky, on the 9th inst, resulted
in Know Nothing triumph The same result
was had in Covington, Kentucky, the same
day.-A bill passsd the House of the Legis
lature of Illinois the 9th inst. repeating all
the License Laws OF the S,ate.-The officers
of the Michigan legislature ale all RePubli-
cans.-The Do Nothings' made public dis
play at Louisville. on the 1st. The Courier
says the procession long. the costumes
fantastic, and in some cases highly picturesque
They created vast amount Of fun and were
guilty of no indecencies. The whole conclu
ded with grand tournsment-The Laiay-
cite american says that proposal have been
issued by the Synod Of the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church, for the erection OF a College
in some convenient place in this State. A con-
dition of the location is, that the place desiring
it, must subscribe $40 900 toward. the erection
of the buildings-pretty hard terms, and tIoub-
lesome. these times.--Some idea of the RAPID
strides that young America" is making, may
be gathered from the fact that Just fourteen
years ago, but a single house, and that log
cabin, stood upon what is now the site Of ST
Paul, Minnesota city that supports four daily
newspapers, and where upwards of $4,000
have landed within year.-kossuth has
lately formed permanent connection with the
London Sunday Times, for which he is TO write
weekly articles, and for whose political tone he
is 10 furnish the key uote.-The stock OF flour
on hand in the Philadelphia market is only
10000 bbls., against 90. 500 at the same time
last year, and the stock of wheat is AZ 900 bush
els against 10 900 bushels last year.-There
is said to be secret association in Chicago, of
blacks and whites, to aid fugitives to escape,
and prevent their apture. There are said to be
over 700 we'll organized men, armed to the teeth,
ready for the fay.-Sumac berries said
to be an excellen. substitute for lemonade. Put
the berries in sugar and water, as lemonade is
made, and the difference is hardly eptible.
last year the tax of Nicholas Long worth,
of Cincinnati amounted TO $50, 328 Co.,
The Ohio Agricultural Society have recomme n
ded to their State board to offer no moro premi-
ums on tobacco.-George W. Green, Chi
cago banker, has been convicted of murderin 2
his wife by the administering of poson.-A
Texas paper states that Gen. Houston intends
to resign his seat in the Senate, at the end of
the present session-Professo Larrabee has
been appointed President of the Iowa State Uni
versity, and accepted the situation.-Our
frleno D.de- II~hh.~a lbs ho~~, ~,2--.-., D~o-
keeper of the House of Representatives. He
viii make a good officer-R. o. Dormer IS
one of the Assistant Secretaries in the House
The Lawrenceburgh Press announces the death
Of the venerable widow Of tho late Amos Lane
She died at the residence Of George p Buell.,
near that city, on Thursday last--The South
Carolina Legislature has passed a bill to allow
the President Of the State Bank to veto the decs-
ions of the Directors-The Free Democrat
has been discontinued the subscribers to it being
supplied with the State Journaz.-It is report
ed that Hon John P. Hale has joined the Know
Nothings. Very likely "a darkey set to work
to cut down very tough tree. but his axe flew
back for scmc time with but little effect. A
storm occurred in the mean time, and a crashing
flash of lightning shattered huge oak to splin-
tiers near him. Dress de Lord - exclaimed
Sambo, dat's well done. Pose you try dis
next-guess you find your match if you
does a certain Governor has discontinue
ed the Jacks oaian on the ground that we charged
him for it. He was evidently "only sub
scriber to encourage the concern" We've stop
ped the paper. of course, We don't believe that
Governors should receive papers free any more
than bod carriers If we have any more to give
away we Will send them to tie latter class, in
preference-Rush'e Jack'n. That's (W)rght
pitch into him.-The Laporte Union con-
tains the resolutions of seventy wood dealers of
that place, who, it seems, are indignant at the
town council for requiring all wood to be sold
by the cord, and measured by the seller, and
by way of retaliation. they resolve to charge
the cost of the measuring of tie wood, and
make the customer pay the duty as well the
first cost and freight, until the council shall re-
cover its sanity, and allow them to sell in any
quantity they please.
Proceedings of the state Board of Agriculture.
REPORTED By LEWIS BOLIVIAN.