Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-05-08

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\ peSr The eldest son of.Gov wise. of
Virginia, isstudying divinity 1t the Episcc,
pal high school in Alexandra county, Pa,
and will probably be ordained an Episcopal
minister next year.
i pa Professor injury comnunicntes 10
Che National IatsQigeacs,s thefhct init two
comets are now visible by means Of the tel
escope One Of these is going from the
other Approaching the earth
Gay Henry L. Brecse, son OF Judge
Brccse Of Illinois, went to Nicaragua az IN
adyenturer under Walker, and wos killed
in the trenches Of Granada. He was n
years Of age
Dzg- The Official Board Of the H.. +
Church at Edinburg, have declared the
place Of their pastor rev James MitcheIl)
vacant, and asked their Presiding Elder TO
furnish them another. ftsrsrei ~.
nGy- willard City" is the npme ola new
town located on tie verdergris river, at the
foot Of Silver Lake, in Kansas The town
is named in honor Of Governor Willard Of
this State. ~ ~ ~ -.
bG5- Harper's Weekly advises buchanan
to send Douglas to the British Court The
N Y. Tribune thinks that would be some
thing like sending Satan to Paradise. he
would not be very well received, nor Worry
happy
DsS~ Persons holding notes Of the Ken
lucky Trust Company Bank must present
their claims to the Commissioner }. w.
Finnell, OF Covington, before the meeting
Of the Circuit Court in next September, or
they will be disallowe,i re' -
DG- The Clinton Republican came to us
last week, after having been suspended
some time on account Of Gre. IL is good
paper. and the men who have.the energy 10
roiit such an Office after sach loss, should
be sustained by theirfrends and neiehbois
IS- Governor Hammond has bought ] G
feet 10 inches Of ground, on Washington
street Cor $500 cash. He.expccts to re
move the old buildings (now occupied r.
W. Dunlop and put NJ four story brick
this summer, sil ei
lSg- Senator Butlorgof South Carolina,
is broken down in health and has retired
to the homestead, ut Stonelands. II has
been suggested that a good prescription for
the Honorable Senator would be to abstain
from all that intoxicatcs
Da3- In Iowa City, Iowa, a large popula-
ton having recently sprung up in the vicin-
ity Of the railroad depot a Sunday school
which isattenaed by aboutfity children, 5.
held every Sabbath in railroad car Ia that
place. 81 100 CA '''' 81 -
A fogSG Cow.-A heifer, twelve months
and twenty-eight days old belonging tc
Josephl lGoudie, of Franklin County, gave
birth, two weeks ago, to full time calf
The calf died, but the mother was dom,
we'll at latest accounts fpp si4nH ~ i.i
ny "when DR.. Barbour was at the hea,
Of the Palmer Honse it was a first class ho
tel, and one that any citizen Of Indianapoli.
could speak Of with pride, Now il has iur
down far below its former respectability--a
stopping place cor ninth.rate oldlline poiiti
clans. --,JogmsLgszao xiael g'd.iH
'aeSy- kGerman Society in Chicago, nun
bering 500 members, are about to start fol
Kansas to form a city and settlement =
Several weeks since they sent out three
Commissioners to Kansas, iu company viii
DIR. Evans, whose purpose it was to select I
site and make preliminary arrangements
B4~ II is stated that there are now il
New York city not less than one thousand
professional rag-rickers. The Express
says that some OF them have, by picking
rags, accumulated fortunes, and live il
splendid mansions, while others reside il
shanties located in the outer wards.
BGS- On the Dist ult, wedding part,
in North Brookfeld, Mass, having arrivcc
within half mile Of the house of The
bride, were blocked in by the snow, and i
required the laborious service Of eight mer
Cor an hour before the banks were so shov
eled away as to admit Of a passage.
p6S- The Colonization ship Mary Caroline
Stevens, at Baltimore, from Liberia, brings
the news that the war which had existed n
Cape Palmus for the past few months be
tween the Maryland settlers and the Greb,
Tribe had been brought to a close, and I
permanent peace established
DSy- The Managers of the Female Bibl,
Society of this city are taking steps to fur
nish every room in every hotel in the Git,
with copy of. the Bible Mr. Wiggam, o
the Little has thus far been ne most lib
eral contributor of any of the hotel proprie
tors, to the necessary fund.
nsy- An Irish lady wrote to her lover
begging him to send her some money. sh'
added, by way Of postscript I'll am 81
ashamedof the request have made in this
letter, that sent after the post-man TO sc
it back, but tho servcnt could not overtak'
him.
B9- Senator Green, Of Upton, was I
guest at Little's Hotel, in this city, las
week. He came, we learn, to pledge him
self to the Governor, but wanted copy o
the Governors Temperance Pledge, as 1
sample. He promises to be on hand wher
needed.
Bay A lady remarked in our hearing
after hearing the closing paragraph Of Gov
Willard address to the peoplc-Why shouls
he think of extorting pledges from others
as TO matters of duty, when he pays so littl'
regard to pledges himselfY Did he no
pledge himself to quit drinking IL the pco
plc would elect him Governor, and how