Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-02-20
Mere Mtntion.

or The Chinere sugar csne has been
raised in Rock county, Wis.
or The loss by fire in Buffalo. N. Y,
last year, was $s39,s5l.
0c7-The land Office is now open at Le-
compton, Kansas.
0]TThe Florida Legislature held ses-
sion five weeks in duration and adjourn
ed.
0TPunch says itrequires an carly start
nowadays for man to get round his
wife.
OF Yeh, the Governor OF Canton, has
during the short time he has held office,
bcheaded no fewer than 10000 persons.
0TThat Corn Shelter at Gallons
is superior to any thing of tho kind we
ever saw Call and see it.
OF r. r. SPENCER, Esq, has received
an appointment as surveyor of public lands
in Kansas.
0ErEx-Governor Hammond, of South
Carolina, Is spoken Of as the successor to
Preston S. Brooks, In Congress.
0LTho revenues Of the Wabash and
Eric Canal, Of Indiana, have decreased
100000 in two years.
OrThe Conncsville Times, complains
Of the number of tipping and gambling
houses In that town.
OLA party Of ten or twelve citizens
Of Sbclbyvilo, are to start next week to
Kansas on prospecting tour.
05-An exchange paper says that the
girls in some parts Of Pennsylvania are so
hard up for husbands, that they sometimes
take up with printers and lawyers.
0-Many of the farmers Of Ohio and
Indiana are making extensive preparations
for Misunderstanding Maple Sugar and Mo-
lasscs. 1t will pay at present prices.
0ErThc Editor is absent. Whom no
returns, he will examine Q's reports Of
tho Court doings and publish them II he
approves them.
0rTho lovers Of real beautiful Hats
will know where to find the article, by con-
sulting Camps advertisement. Camps
reputation is established.
or Tho desire TO hear Mr.. PARKER on
the Burgoync case, last week, gave Mr..
JONES, who preceded him, quito crowd
ed house towards the close Of his speech.
0TThc text Of q funeral sermon preach
cd by Mr.. Waldo, Chaplain of the House
Of Representatives, at the funeral Of Pres
ton s. Brooks, was, "This day thou shalt
DO with me In paradise.
GRADED ScHooLs.-We call attention
to two letters on our first page, relating to
the Graded School at Shelbyville. We
hopo the time will come when every town
will have such schools.
Alphabetically Secretary Of the
Treasury has appointed John II. Eaton,
Esq, superintendent for the new custom
house and post Office authorized to DO err
ected at Chicago, Illinois.
05-The Memphis Eagle and Enquirer
says there is a negro in that city, who is
reported to be possessed Of an estate worth
$4,000. This negro belongs to his wife,
FREQ colored woman, In whose name the
property Is held.
| 0<rIt Is rumored that tho Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company contemplate
erecting at or.noar Cumberland an extern
sivc rolling mill, designed for tho manu-
facturo Of railroad iron and other machin-
cry required on that road.
or Major Heiss made 100000 on the
Washington Union, and then lost SAC, ooo
on the New Orleans. Delta Tho remain.
ing $4,000 will last about eighteen
months, II he starts his contemplated now
paper in Washington.
OF The New York Evangelist learns
| that Yale College has boon blessed with an
! interesting revival Of religion. 1t common
ccd in tho Senior class, but has extended
/ to all tho olasscs. II Is said that twenty
members Of tho senior class have recently
made public profession Of rel gion.
GT- The National Era states that Mr.
Giddings. by tho advice Of his physician
: "has left Washington and gone home. liz
$ requires rest and pcrfec. exemption from
excitement. His many friends In Washing
, ton feel much anxiety In regard to tho con
D sequence Of his lato attack"
0<rTho Hon. Preston s. Brooks, NJ. 9
from South Carolina, died ut Washington
on last Tuesday evening, after severe bu
brief illness. A great man has fallen
Connerspiiie Telegraph
AYES, great like Caesar, stained with bloodl"
The old limo pres, with scarcely an OK
cept!on, lauds the great Brooks.
COOLEST WEArmER.- Scientific Amer
lean says tho present has boon the coldes
winter In tho United States within thu
memory Of man, and II has boon distin
guished for high winds and drifting snow
: which have INSTRUCTED travel to an exten
: never before known since the introduc
ton Of railways.
0<TIf you want picture of yourscl
). or wife, or child, or beau, or sweetheart
!, call on Chafee this week or next. He In
tonds to leave soon, aud tho like Of hin
a will not come again. Rumor says he in
tends something else, but We must not sa,
{ what, as Il Is a profound secret, though
:, wc never could tell why matrimonial mat
tors should be kept such secret.
!. MIssIssrrrr.-Gov. McRae, Of Missis
:. sippi, has sent special Message, in whlcl
!, he considers tho condition Of tho railroad
4 in that State, and urges tho passage Of Al
| act accenting thu lands donatod bv Con