Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-05-29

q letter put int post-ofice-once dropped
it is impossible to recall it
B0- A certain gallant editor thinks when
a single gentleman cant pass . clothes line
without counting all the long stockings, II
is sign he ought to get married. and the
sooner the better.
B6S- When strangers visiting Words.
worth's house wished to see his study, the
servant said "The library where my mas
ter keeps his books is in that room, but hi,
study is in the fields"
p@- Momory is the clothes line Of The
heart whereon the events Of our lives hang
like dickeys and hankerchiefs-thosew which
are well pegged on remain, but the other,
are carried off In the first high wind
s9- We read in Sheffield paper thai
"the last polish to piece of cutlery il
given by tho hand Of woman" The same
may be said of cutlery, that "the last pol
ish to a young blade is given by his mixing
with female society"
t6- A morning paper, in recent notice
evidently intending to be complimentary To
washing company, whose works il was
describing, says: ait matters not how dirty
the work is, the compay are prepared to dc
it
g65- Gev Walker goes to Kansas, backed
up by largo amount Of Wall street CAPT.
tai pledged to operate with him in giant
land speculation. So we may expect to
hear of Indian Reserves bought out, and
Reeder's politely attempted once more.
t6y- A Washington letter says that on the
LIST of July the Postofiice Department will
put into operation entirely new transporta-
ton over twenty-five State und Territories,
at an agg regate cost of 1921 ,4sl, Of which
$50, 4l3 are for Kentucky, 1891 for Indi-
ana, and 81, 223 for Tennessee.
sg- A struggle is going on or the aboli-
ton Of seperate schools for colored chill
dren in Rhode Island, and the introduction
Of the blacks into the common schools =
The petition to the Legislature in behalf Of
the amalgamation was drawn up by the
Rev. Dr. Wayland, and bore The signature
Bishop Clark.
s0- The Connersyillo Times says that
the appearance Of the wheat in generally
indicative Of an abundant yield. The late
occasional mild and pleasant days, and CO.
pious rains, have given it new life and Wig
or and il is now growing finely. We antici-
pated more than the usual yield of wheat in
Fayette county, this year.
s6y- The Washington letter writer's tell
us that Pierre Soule is in that city very
sick. The loss Of the coffee estate in Mic
aragua, that he pretends to pay $50, 900 for,
may have injured his nerves, and the execu-
ton of the Sonora fllibusters and failure of
fllibusterism generally, combined to use
him up
Ssy- The Lafayette Qndiana) Journal
mentions that four fellows in that vicinity
have been carrying on the peculiar business
Of shooting cattle running at large in the
woods, skinning them, and selling their
hides Several gentlemen have each lost a
number Of fine cattle. couple Of the
rogues were detected
RAJ The anti-rent difficulties in Rehnsa
laer county, n. Y, are being revived with
considerable animation. Several meetings
have been held, and tenants do not propose
to pay rent until the court Of appeals decide
whether the agents Of the old PATRON have
out good title.
tS- Sixty persons were poisoned by eat
ing ice cream at a fair in Spencer, Mass,
last Wednesday night, but by thepromptaid
Of physicians no deaths ensued II is sup
posed some poisoning substance was acct
IDENTIFY placed in the cream.
Bay Eleven of the jurymen upon the
Burdell inquest have subscribed to an afii-
davit fully generating Coroner Connery Of
the commission Of any improper conduct
towards the suspected parties during the in
vestigation.
Hon. Jesse D. Bright, the bold and gallant
leader of the Indiana Democracy arrived
from Washington at his home in Jefferson
vile, yesterday .-Louisviiie Courier. Sh.
Don't be so fast. We think 'the bold and
gallant Jeese" has had his day.-,SuH Dem.
D6s- Some men who run off or move off
without paying for the American, grumblc
amazingly when we publish them and eau
ton the honest TO beware Of them in their
new homes. The best way to prevent such
q publication Is to pay before you leave
If man steals from us we shall surely eau
ton the world against him.
pS- A very destructive fire occurred at
New Albany, few nights ago. II was first
discovered in the building occupied as n
machine shop by Mr.. Sawyer, on State street,
and extended into the copper establishment
of II. n. Duval, destroying the buildings
and much Of the machinery, tools, &c. The
loos is estimated at between six and seven
thousend dollars About three thousand
was covered by insurance.
THE CoMHr--yon Littnow the great Ger
man astronomer, writes TO the Vienna Ga
zette that there is still faint possibility that
tho great comet Of 1856, referred to on our
last page, may return, but that its "orbit is
so situated that it cannot approach the earth
within some FIVE millions Of miles" He
rates NJ. Babbnct severely for exciting an
alarm Of the subject
s6- Thomas Darcy McGee has relin-
pushed his paper, the American Celt, and
has proceeded to Montreal to establish q
new tri-weekly newspaper, TO be called the
New Era. The first number is TO appear
on the 25th inst Unless forced into il, this
journal will avoid questions strictly, or
mainly religious, and II promises to be In
Il. "a L. -. a..