Indiana American., 1857-01-09

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OF The Legislature met on the sth.-
We viii give the message next week.
OF Some successful efforts At Staying
horses were made last Sunday.
OF sonoum Is to be tho rage this year
shanghaIs have had their day.
OF The harvest is past and leap yea
10 ended and that old bachelor Is not moi
married. We hope. better things Of him
OF MARoAnEr says we may announc,
her marriage In about four weeks. May
we bo there 10 see
OF The wind brought smErrrnp',
tavern sign down, the other day. Tn,
Oregon goes without any sign.
OF The friends Of Mn. CLAnKsoS ar,
looking for him at Brookvillc, In a few
days.
0<y-Cot. BENTON L. 10 deliver his Unior
Saving Lecture In Cincinnati. about In,
frat Of March.
0<rNotioe the change In the time a.
bio Of tho Cincinnati and Indianapolis n
Road.
6<rs. d. Byram. Of Liberty, has bccr
counting the clicks u takes TO shoe I
horse" Ho makes II i,ofs to each shoe
or 4,io2 all round.
OF Efforts are being made 10 establish
a "hlgh school," or seminary, In or neal
Harrison, an institution, by the way, yer,
much needed.
OF Thanks to Miss Tamson Price fol
a lot OF excellent qullls. We shall try ts
deserve such kind attentions from the Ia
dies.
| 0T Christmas has passed and so hal
Now Years--you have sold your hogs ani
your wheat. Have you paid your llttl,
debtsS Be just. and fear not
0T Thanks to those patrons who hav,
remembered us with money. May they
live till death comes, and then DO out O
debt.
0TJoHS SHAyER, Of Springfield, hal
burnt tho brick and procured the lumber
for new dwelling house on his farm, ;,
be erected early next summer.
BuRSED.-An old man, by the name o
AMBROSE, was seriously burned In Harri
son. last week. by his clothes taking FIRE
He will probably recover.
0rCumback's speech which appear
this week Is like all of his productions
plain and practical, yet eloquent and to tn
point. No better speech has been mad
In the House this winter.
AccrpENr.-A son of Mr.. w. ii. LEAH
Of Harrison, had his arm broken somc tw'
weeks ago, by being caught by some hea
Wy timber which was being loaded on
wagon.
| or One Of our hog drivers who bough
hogs at their gross weight deducting one
fifth for tars, found by weight at Cincin
natl that they fell short Of tho compute,
net weight from 10 to l6 lbs.
or Prof. A. B. Line has introduces
Cornell's Geography into the Oak Forcs
Academy. They are recommended b.
the Board Of Education for all schools
Keely has them.
0TFurther details Of the alleged Nc
gro Insurrcction in Kentucky and Tenncs
see reach us through the Louisville papers
Nearly all the negroes hung thus far,
seems, were preachers.
0JThe turnpike from Mr.. Armstrong
to the State road, is ready for use. 1t
a vast improvement on the old road
good pike. Hope they will put the gat
at the east end Of the road, as we seldor
| 60 farther than Mr.. Abbotps.
ENeRAvING.-Persons who want engrl
wing on wood, copper, steel or stone, ca
be accommodated, at MIDDLETON & Wal
LAcK's, in Cincinnati, on the best Of term
They are not only excellent workmen. b.
! clever men.
OF Persons wishing to educate the
children, under their own eye, and at le
expense than by sending them abros
will find Brookville the most desirab
: place in the west. Pro perty can be rel
ted or bought very cheap and no pla'
q more healthy or moral.
OF Messrs. Z. T. RrrTENHousE al
J OWEN WILLIAMS, Of Harrison, are SOC
to remove to Lawrenceburgh, to engage
y business IA bad one by the way, for got
men to engage in,-that Of whisky-m maj
! ing. They have purchased the "Ross G
tablishment."
OF Court Of Common Please met Mo
8 day. We dropt in 10 SEQ how many ba
!. lifts Glidewell keeps. A great many we
e sitting round, doing nothing, like bailid
but we couldn't tell whether they we
: sitting on wages or not We will kno
: after Court adjourns, and tell the public.
GorNo TO REsIeS.-Welearn that u
Curry intends to resign tho presidency
the Asbury University on account OF Il
! implied censure Of tho Board Of Trustee
We shall be sorry to lose the Doctor. /
is unquestionably one Of the most talen
= cd men in tho Methodist Church, thous
!. he has not proved himsclfto be wise go
I, ernor of youth. Our best wishes shall fc
" low him through life.
n "OurRAaEous."-Mr. L. +. BENDER,
Harrison, having made fire In his sto'
early one morning not long since. w
startled by an explosion, which did son
damage, and might havo resulted even
d the death Of some Of the inmates Of Il
Y house, had it occurred at later hour wh'
u they should have arisen from their bed
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