Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-12-26
Mur Mtntiun.


MS friends at Metamora, the first part
Of this week
%Mr, Joseph Jackson. formerly
Of Cincinnati. is the Post Master Gen.
eral Of the Sandwich Islands.
re- The differences between Spain
and Mexico are 10 be referred to an
arbitrator probably Louis Napoleon.
rT- A heavy hail and snow storm.
lasting nearly three hours. occurred at
Natchez on the 9th inst.
WASrkp.-Forty new students a,
the BroOkville college, beginning on
Monday, 9th Of January.
E1- There will be preaching at the
Methodist Church in Everton, at lot.
Sunday, Jan. 9TH. and at 8 p. NJ,
same day. at Salem.
re- Mr.. Colfax has given notice
in the House OF his intention to intro.
duce n bill for the repeal OF the duty
on Sugars.
ET A gang Of notorious counter
feiters. believed to have branches in
Louisville. ST. Louis. indianapolis.
and Cincinnati. have been arrested in
Wooster. Clark county. Indiana.
nsr Rev. John Gilchrist. late pas.
tor Of the Presbyterian church at
Dunlapsville. is at Kinghtstown for
the benefit Of the springs Of that vi
cinity.
re- The product Of hickory nuts.
in the Northwest. this year. has been
unusually heavy. and large numbers
Of them are daily shipped Eastward
on the Lake Shore lines Of Railroad.
Eg- The scarlet fever is still prev
alent in Boston. During the forty
eight hours ending last Monday noon,
there we're sixteen deaths Of children
by 1t in that city.
New YEAR's PREsESIs.-If you
were so forgctful as to neglect TO get
your wife or daughter Christmas
gift, get them pretty book for New
Years. Of DIR. Keely.
ES- IL the agent Of the Star Mill
wants TO advertise in the American, he
must pay in advance. The price Of
three insertions, Of the advertisement
sent. is five dollars.
BURIAL REyusRD. Rita Gomez, a Por-
tugueso Protestant. who died at Fun
chal, Madeira, on the 3lst OF October,
was refused burial by the Roman Cath
ole authorities, and his remains were
thrown into the sea.
TRIBUNE ALxANAcs.-We shall
have n lot Of these valuable Alma
macs, about the 18th Of January
Price Is cents. II you want the sta.
tistics Of the late election don't buy
ill these come.
CINCINNATI MARKEr'-Flour $50
Cheese iot; Butter &c: Hogs 5:85
and rising; Wheat 1915; Corn IS
Oats AZ; Hay 1900 Potatoes 100
! Apples 200 Sugar II Molasses 20
Clover Seed 100 Coffee II.
E J. o. Harrison of KY. VIII,
} has been appointed. to GIL the place o
Judge Lecompte in Kansas. was for
merly a law partner Of Mr.. Brecken
ridge. and executor Of Henry Clay
The Kentucky papers speak Of hin
as an honorable and heightened gen
tleman.
A CUNNING DopoE.-The Northern
Democratic members Of Congress, be
ing called to account by their South
:, ern masters for their taking ground il
favor Of free Kaneas during the lat
canvass, apologize by saying they onl
/, meant free to do as it pleases on tn
Slavery question.
SEVEN MEN HuSe.-A white ma
s named Taylor was hanged at Dover
! Tenn. on Wednesday, on presump
tive evidence Of having been engage
in exciting the slaves to revolt, and
i number citizens started from Dove
: the nigh, previous in pursuit of tw
Q other white men on whom suspicio
rested. Six negroes were hung Z
Dover.
EE Prof. Hedrick, whose nam
: has become widely known Of late, o
account Of the able and fearless lett,
:. against the extension Of SLAYER
= = which he wrote bsfors election, an
which caused his expulsion from II
University Of North Carolina, Is sloI
ping at tho Burnett House. Cincinnati
= II IL rumorcd that he IL likely 10 n,
cept proiesssrship In one Of tho be
!" and most liberal educational instit,
tons In Ohio. :
!. A PARALLrL.--Now York Stat
., with thirty-ilvo electoral votes. pole
r. at tho late presidential election so
10 100 votes, while twelve other State
., having together 90 electoral votes, pol
T. cd 500. 7o3.-Thesc States are Flor
RI da. Delaware. Arkansas. Alabam
10 Maryland, Texas, Louisiana, Missi
m sippi. North Carolina, Vermont. Nc
In Hampshire and California.
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