Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-05-01

render him lame for life
RAJ The Sentinel says that several Of
the promipet liquor dealers in this city .sug-
gest the. closing Of the saloons on election
day. We would also suggest that they be
closed every day.
s<s- The Atlanta (Ga) Odd Fellows pub
lish w. II. Thornbury as an imposter and
swindIer The Nashville Bannei also joins
in the cry, Thornburs having swindled the
editor out Of pair Of shoes
sa5- Rev. James Crawford expects to
move his family from Rising Sun to Greene
burg in September, and locate them there Cor
hetime being, whilehe willserve some neigh
boring circuit, station or district
rea-- 1twould be almost cruel to cotempo-
raries to speak well Of the LADIES REposI-
TORY, it having already an unrivaled circu-
lation,-but truly the May number is
gem
Eds- Judge Wallace, Of the Common
Pleas, lie holding Circuit Court this week, in
place Of Judge Major, who is sick Few
men preside with more credit or acceptable
ity than David Wallace
D65- The coinage Of the new emit at the
mint in Philadelphia, is progressing rapid
ly, but the pieces viii not be paid out until
at least three millions Of them are compile
ted. This viii probebly be in three weeks
time
E9- BY the adoption of the north and
south line Of Minnesota, as proposed by
Congress, the new State win measure as
follows Length of State, $40 miles width
Of State, $50 miles, area Of the State, y,
600 square miles -.
I6r Through the kindness Of the Post
Master, Mr.. Talbot, we distribute to our
city subscribers this week, through the
Post Office After this, those living in the
city will be supplied by carriers, aud those
living in the suburbs, at this Office
psB- VIM. H. Talbot and Alfred Harri-
son, Esqs., have been appointed by the Au-
ditor of State, to superintend the removal
Of the old building from the Governor
Circle, and to mako all arrangements for
the laying out and identifying the same
sSs- We learn that the Trustees of the
Insane Asylum have offered to take insane
boarders at the rate of $50 per month, pay
able by the counties. That is pretty steep
amounting to q refusal to take them at
ALL
s2- The new Administration has review.
ed the claims Of r. w. Thompson, and al
lowed 5000, which the late one refused
Wonderif it viii review the contract for
supplying one-half Of Indiana BY mail by
wagons along railroad route? TAatnighi
not be constitutional
rG5- Mrs. Bloomer Of Turkish costume
celebrity, is now living at Council Bluffs,
Iowa. We notice that she is still advoca.
ting the rights of woman to do and undo
dress and undress--as she pleases or dis
pleases. She is out with puff for Mrs.
Pattern, the female sea captain.
pS7- Four free negroes in Chicago were
prosecuted last week for stealing lot Of
poultry They fled a demurrer, taking the
ground that under the decision Of the Su.
preme Court in the bred Scott case they are
merely chaftels or merchandise, and conse
quently couldn't commit crime; but the
Court wouldnot let them oil.
pGr The Grand Division, Sons of TEN
perancc met last week at Greensburgh.-
There was good attendance, and those
present manifested no disposition to aban
don the work They recommendthe calling
of State Temperance Convention in Octo
Der next We hope the Convention win b.
called
D1- Some Eve acres Of ground, on Ten
nessee street, in the vicinity Of the localit,
of the rolling mill, has been purchased b,
Messrs Jones, Binkley, Davis & Co, o
Dublin, Wayne CO., for the purpose o
erecting an agricultural implement manu-
factory. They proceed Immediately witt
their building.
B65- There is in circulation a new coun
terfeit on the Exchange Bank Of Hartford
The yiginette is well engraved. Il consist
of two female figures and an eagle holding
tablet The figure engraved twice OF
each end Of the bill, and is poorly done
The printing Of the bill is pale and prac
ticed eye viii readily detect the fraud
ba- The National Typographical UnioI
meets in New Orleans on the first Monda.
in May next Arrangements have beer
made to receive and entertain the delegate
from the different sections of the countr,
in style every way in keeping with thu
charscter Of ''the craft in New Orleans
at the close Of the Convention agrand bal
and supper viii be given.
E6y- A host Of men are suggested as sue
cessors TO DR.. Curry, Of Asbury Universit,
Drs. Mutt, Locke, Lynch, Davidson, Crary
Holiday, Beeks, Hester and Potts, and eve
the editor Of the AMERICAN. That is wha
we call running the thing into the ground
not one of them is the man for the place
and we must be excused from publishing tn
: complimentary notices from their friends
ney- Gov. wrights speech before the Ser
ate, against the new State Bank, is publish
ed II hits hard, but hurts no one. Tn
+ Brights and their friends got the bin througl
made fortune out OF it, in selling it TO sh
, present owners, and now they laugh at tn
Governors kicking Better let it be, Cove
nor, or prove Il to be Republican" institu
r tion--that viii make you popular.
sfIr The PENNSYLVANIA Know NothinI
State Council, which met at Altoona, Tues
day of last week, adjourned on Wednesday