Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-08-28

the widow Of Charles Morey, the Ameri-
can improperly shot by u guard in Paris
prison, fifteen thousand dollars, as indem
nifty. ID ir /.
sEay- During last week, three canal boats
sunk in the oswego canal, near Fulton
Theirnames were, respectfully, Faith, Hope,
and Charity.
BAY A new feature of trade is the ship
ment of ale from this country TO Europe
such shipment having been made from
Cleveland to Liverpool last week aa
Say Mr.. A. S Byrd, who resides near
Harrissonburg, Va, raised this season from
two acres of ground, ninety and half
bushels of excellent wheat
D6s- Augusta Cunningham was sent for
by her mother on Sunday evening, to visit
her az the house in Broad street, but she
refused to 60 The sight Of the premises
so unstrings her nerves that she does not
wish to go near them
DT- Mr.. Mason, our Minister TO who was
rebuked for putting his arm around the
back Of the Empresss chair, requests leave,
II Is said, to remain In Paris until he can
pay his debts there ont of his salary
pdy- John c. Mather and Mr.. Mcintyre
(says the n. Y. Evening Post) have been
assigned by Collector Schell the Bonded
Warehouse business, by which they can
each make large fortune in few years,
every package that is entered paying eight
cents e H f....
D6- The Postmaster General has under
consideration letter from the New York
Independent stating that the Postmaster Of
Liberty, Va, will not deliver their paper to
subscribers, on the ground that is an incen-
diary document
Day" Quite religious interest exists in
Wesley Chapel, in this city The congrega-
tons are large, on Sunday, and the Thurs
day night prayer meetings well attended
Two penitents were forward for prayers ut
the prayer meeting last week, and the inter
est is increasing taff sdf
BW- A man named Charles Allen, OF
Horshamyille, Montgomery Co, Pa, raked
from the swath, and bound with double
band, in neat aud workmanlike manner,
25 dozens Of wheat in an hour, being at
the rate of FIVE sheayes per minute for the
whole time.
Ddy- The Puritan Recorder confirms the
report that church was denied TO Prof
Huntington for an address before the stu
dents Of Union College, Schenectady N. Y,
on account of his religious position; another
church was procured, but Prof H., acct
IDENTIFY failed TO arrive, and so escaped the
full force Of the Christian insult
D1- Mrs Robert Schuyler, widow Of the
celebrated financier, is said 10 have erected
a sortof castillatcd cottage at Saratoga Lake.
Some peculiarities connected with the struc-
ture have revived the impression that Mr.
Schuyler is an inmate Of the mansion, and
that his death was only sham. ti'.
s6- We are told that the Report Of the
Bank investigating Committee stirs up the
Bright faction most mcomfortably. We
know that something was the matter in the
household for the family dog Sentinel kept
up a most threatening growing and snarling
sometime.
SUNDAY School CONVENTION ~ INDIAN
ApoLIs-A movement is on foot for con-
vention Of the Friends Of SundSy Schools
throughout the State, and in this city. A
circular TO that end is addressed 10 every
Sunday School in Indiana, signed by S. II.
Berry, james NJ. Ray, and J. W. Mcintyre,
Committee
pay- Bills purporting 10 be Of the value
Of twenty dollars, altered from ones Of the
Quebec Bank, are in circulation in Toronto.
The counterfeit though calculated to deceive
the unwary, is easily detected, The words
"twenty dollars" run into the word "currcn-
cy" is not in the genuine twenty dollar bills
Of the Quebec Bank l 35I
par The white mechanics Of Whining
ton, n. c., have made riotous manifesta-
ton Of their opposition TO the negro me-
chanics. A house which had been partial.
ly erectedby negrs carpenters was torndown
A town meeting was held, at which their
conduct was denounced, and a reward Of
fered for the arrest Of the ringleaders.
pa The directors OF the State Prison
were In session at the Governors Room
on Wednesday last, for the purpose as we
understand, Of looking into the conduct of
the Warden, who is charged with improper
conduct in the administration Of Prison af-
fhirs What conclusion was arrived at we
have not been able to learn. twas uppos-
ed that the Warden would be removed
pB- A queer hoax is in circulation in
Michigan. The story goes that school
marin is confined in the States Prison Tor
beating child so that II died. Her lmpris-
onment is conditional, and she is to be re-
leased whenever any young man will marry
her out Her father being rich has offered
$40, 900 to The heroic he who win thus sue
cor this distressful she On the strength OF
this romantic story. some forty young gen
tlemen have applied, either by letter or IN
person, at the State Prison, to assume the
responsibility of matrimony and $4,000.