Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-05-08
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chester, n. H., is being transformed into a
theatre
10 There was q sale in Philadelpbh on
the 9th ult, Of eleven shares stock IL tho
Northern Bank of Kentucky at sl20
sEg- Sheppard, of the Oregon, BrooksiiIe,
renders general satisfaction in the eating
line, to those who call on him. 1.-.
Ds1- Anderson's Saloon, Lawrenceburgh,
is capital place to get dinner while wait.
ing for tho cars. ft lhtaf ad
gfB- Rev Lealdas Forbes is distributing
bibles in Dccetur County, under the direc-
ton Of the Decatur Bible Society.
rS- Col. Benton lectured at Evansville
last week. A very large audience was in
attendance 20 20
pG- The panel Of jurors for the trial Of
Mrs. Cunningham and Mr. Eckel has been
drawn.
p1B- The Legislature of Maine adjourned
sine die on the 18th, after session of l0l
days 1a
ED-Every wooden leg that takes the place
Of a lost one in battle Is stump speech
against war
D9~A correspondent Of the New Or
leans Picayune, writing from Camden, Ark,
notice the discovery Of coal in that region.
D1- L. H. Took, of Michigan, has been
appointed private Secretary to Hon. Lewis
Cass, at a salary Of 81 400 per anhum.
pgr Myers, the saddlor at Brookyillc, is
pleasing the people amazingly with his work
and prices. ....t.
ILLINOIS LANDS have some unim-
proved Illinois lands, which we would cx-
change for improved city property
r0- Reuben, a slave boy, is to be hung
in Caroline county, Va, Tor attempting to
murder his mistress, Mrs, Gift near Port
Royal. aro
peg- Mrs Mary 5. Glenn, youngand ac-
compIishcd lady Of Prattrillc, Ala, died
April 10th; from the incorporate use OF
snuff
D6- The fire at the Vicksburg wharfboat
destroyed four thousand dollars worth of
property belonging to Mr. n. d. Morton, of
Lexington, Kentucky. ~ 81 s,sa FL
p65- Ralph Waldo Emerson, the celebra-
ted sssayistp preached in Boston last sudday
lie was formerly Unitarian clergyman,
but now has gospel Of his own
Bay A free soil paper has been started in
Wood county, Texas. and its editoris elect.
ed to represent that county III the Texas
Constitutional Convention '.ll + COZ
pa A fine stratum of coal has been dis
covered ninety-four feet below the'grade Of
Main street and forty-two feet below the
bed Of the river at Louisville. oe lua & =
BG5- The boiler of the Touring mill Of
Raymond & Hathaway, in Toledo, 0hio,
exploded on Monday, the 9th ult., demol-
ishing the building and killing one boy,
Bar The public schools of New Albany
have been closed, there not being sufficient
money in the City Treasury TO carry them
On for the balance of the year ~ - Z
s@- The fruit and corn crops in Ala
bama and Mississippi have been entirely
ruined by the frost 1t win be necessary
to replant the corn. "a, 49,
Ray The merchants Of New York are
about to present to ex-Secratary Marcy a
service Of silver plates, valued at about $40
000 80
p3- The War Department is organizing
"a party to accompany Capt Pope, who is
charged with the sinking of artesian wells
in Texas ,-.r.s
pG- The quantity of land granted re
Gently by Congress for railroad purposes in
the Territory Of Minnesota is estimated to
be 4,4l6,000 acres.
BsS- Gov jackson, of Missouri, has is.
sued proclamation ordering special cleo
ton to be held on Wednesday, the third
day of August for Governor of that State
pa James Redpath, of Kansas cores
pondence nstoricty, has married q Yankee
girl in Boston and became one Of the Editors
Of the Traveller.
E0- There are within radius of ten
miles about Bottom, Mass 50 Orthodox, A.
Baptist, 81 Episcopal and 3s Methodist
churches
peD- The notes ON the Savings Bank,
Connersville, are redeemable at the Audi
tor Of States 0lfce at go cents, and the
Clinton Bank, at 90 cents
pD~ When you find a man doing more
business than you are, and you want &c
know the reason, look ut the advertisements
he has in the newspapers, and look out
DD- The Tioga county, Pa, Agitatol
says that county has produced $780, 600 lbs
of maple sugar this season, which is JUS
double the amount produced in 1850 &C
cording to the censes statistics.
sS- Potatoes are selling In Evansville al
1925 per bushel We thought that we paid
an awful price for them here-sl,50 pei
bushel-but our Evansville friends are made
TO suffer still more
Dla- Governor Medary arrived at ST. Pau
on the 23d, in company with his son-in-law
James II. Smith, John G. Breslin, lat,
Treasurer of Ohio, and Mr. McCook of thai
State
E1- Slaughter & Williams have enlarged
their store-housc in Brookville, by tearing
out the partition anG including the OLD
counting-room. They are coming out, con
sidering they are from the country
p3r James Birney Marshall, Esq, broth
or Of Humphrey Marshall, NJ. c., once
citizen of Louisvile succoeda Col Medarv