Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-08-14
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pS-see Prof IIoyts card The Indians
Female College deserves patronage
~ The returns received from North
Carolina, shows that the Democrats have
carried everything.
- A lady was lately fined IS In Boston
for obstructing the sidsAwslk With. hsrsnos.
mously expanded dress.
~ The Boston Post wants y know
when sorrow has left it, traces, what b
came Of the rest of the harness.
~ Moses B. Ives, one Of the most
prominent men In the State Of r. l., died
90 the 9TH inst.
- There is man il dassae husetts who
feeds his geese with iron dlipgs, and gath.
ers steel pens from tLeirrinas That's one
Ct tbs notiona 'tsAa rs Sc
~ Alexander Chambers, resident Of
Jefferson county, Indiana, died few days
since in the one hundred and second year
Of his age.
~ Matt Ward, the murderer, was stop
Plug at the Burnett House Cincinnati last
week. IN.
81 Ex-President Pierce viii attend the
United States, Agricultural Exhibition at
Louisville, on the first Of September.
Mr. Glover for several years in the agri-
cultural Department of the Patent Ofice,
has sent in his resignation. 3sai.
~ Gen Thomas +. Bowie, Of Nd, IL
re-nominated for Congress BY the Demo
Gratis.
~ A State Conventioa of Prohibition
ist IL 10 be held at Rochester on the 30th Of
September next, to nominated State Tick
Ct ~ ~.
- Letters received Ati.eeompton, X. T.,
state that number Of Surveying parties
had been murdered by the Indiana
- The resignation Of Minister Dodge,
in Spain is reported. ofieeseskers will
please take notice. ll
~ IL is stated that Gen. VIM. H. Miller,
Of Harrisburg, Pa, has been appointed
Consul to Trinidad de Cuba.
~ Gen. ]. Porter Brawley, IL is stated
has accepted the place of Sixth Auditor Of
the Treasury, at the personal request Of
President Buchanan.
DU-A free colored man, In Cambridge,
Dorchester county, Nd, was sentenced, q
few days ago, to the Penitentiary, for ten
years, for having Uncle Tone Cabin in his
house
~ As an evidence there IL some good
10 China" NO see that the noted merchant
Howqua, has visited Macao and purchased
$4,000 worth Of rice TO give TO his starving
oountrymen.
~ The Trsmsnt House, corner OF lllli'
nois and Georgia street, Is fast approaching
completion. When finished, II will be one
Of the finest 6rst class Hotels in the West
p6- Mr.. Philips, 9th Auditor, has sue
eumbed to rotation, and General Brawley,
OF Psnnsylvania, 4 veteran Government
Contractor, 10 installed in his place.
p0- Samuel 9. Scott postmaster at Col
lisrs, South Carolina, has been ARRESTED fol
rohbing the mail, ard is now In Jail st Au-
gusta-
p6r Elder Breckenridge, OF Lafayette
has received an urgent coll % become ths
Pastor Of Baptist church In Pittsburg
Penn, at salary Of Four Thousand Dol
lars. A pretty loud call.
- The Texas election returns indicate
the election Of Runnsls by about i2,oot
majority, and a. Ear as heard from the OPP
position have not elected candidate 10 IN,
Legislation.
- The estate Of Mr.. Boylston the vet
sran editor Of the Amherst (New Hamshire
Cabinet lately deceased, has been appraised
At $4,000. Rich editors are 90 rare tina
when found note should be made Of them
- Joe, what makes your nose % redY
Friendship I've 60. friend who is YER,
fond Of brandy, and as he IL too weak 4
take II strong, I've constituted myself hi
faster"
So David wilmo, candidate for Cover
nor Of Pennsylvania, has resigned hi
Judrsship 70 have clear Geld, aud riv,
HE whsls time 10 the oubernstienai con
test
sor Mrs BInney, wife Of a school.teaoh
or connected with the Msthodtsi Mission'
IN the Fejee lsland, has written book FOL
Fejses In their native tongue, and IL nov
irsnsla.ing the Pilgrims Progress Into 70
jean
~ A fellow the other day purchased
some ssusages, aud held cut link 70 hi
dog, but he refused 10 eat What II th'
matter with them sausagssy' inquired ih'
dealer 10, notlslng, only dos won, ca
dog"
~ Quite . contest 10 kept up Cor th'
sleop,efwar, 10 be built by contract by che
Navy Department The aith Of August Il
the day hked for deciding the matter Par
ties from New York, Doslon, Philadelphia
Norfolk, &e,, are urging their claims wild
psa, pertinaoIy,
- Ata recent meeting In Washington
wilkes county, Georgia, senator Toombs
pledged himself that II the eonvsntIo'
should frame constitution recognising
ala very, and present II 10 congress, wheths
submitted 10 tho for ratification or no,
Kansas would eoms inlo the Union, or th'
South would 10 out Of ID The Issue woul'
then be made, and they would join her u
q sovereign i7iate, or As an independent 70
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