The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-08-04
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CETuRs AND CAse-a1rrrEs The Lafayette Cour-
Ter SAYS tina. serious liquor riot occurred IN
Moutice'Io White county few nights since =
The County Commissioners, as i a good many
other places. had refused 10 grant any hecrses,
and the retail trade ahout q ad- jew.
thinking II good opening. brought In stoe
Of liquors and commenced selling in defiance OF
public opinion A riot wss the consequence, led
on hy reformed itnnkard. The shop was DE-
moliShed eatireiy ana everything in it The own
er fought hard for his whisky. bat was wounded
severely by Ratchet, ard rut out Of the way.
The Evansville Enquirer SAYS that The CON
mon spider Is doing great deal Of harm 70 corn
in that vicinity oae gentleman saws that he has
seen rear hGnirci Of them on ore Hill aud what
they 1ou'; eat they smother with their webs The
Ike vas never known there before, and we doubt
If il IS hy any means common anywhere. The
con mon ant has also been very annoyiar
The blackberry crop Of Indiana is estimated
in value ut half million dollars Before the
are of railroads it was comparatively yalueless.
Now, 70 market is supplied The demand r all
kinds Of fruits grown on our soil is TAR in excess
of the meaGS 70 supply II.
The Bloomington Republican saws that con,
siderable excitement was created in Gosport the
other day. by the discovery Of some large bones
supposed 10 have been the private property of a
MANN oth few millions OF years ago 4 t1sk
was exhumed that measured eight feet in length
by eight inches in diameter. ard weighed ore
hundred and fifty pornds. Other bones snnpns-
ed TO belong 10 the feet were found in the same
place.
The Madison Courier saws that A rum0r has
reached that place from New York that the Hon
N. G. Bright is in that city and an out ard out
Douglas man. The Courier has been told tina,
this position was taken without reference 10 the
Gf * brns ha- ba II I n
is understood to be opposed to Nr Doug as pre-
tensions
The work Of airing the track Of the Toledo
Logansport aud Burlington railroad through
White ard Jasper con ties is progressing rapid
". The road viii be of immense advantaoe II
the undeveloped region through which il passes
The Connersville Times tells the following
story:
We learn that the wife of Josiah Harris, living
in the southwestern art of this county, gave
birth TO three fine large and healthy children a
few days ago-two girls and one boy The three
weighed twenty one pounds. Curiosity has in
duced many persons to call and see the trio. sew
eral of the visitors esteeming it privilege to
pay for the sight in clothing for them The pa
rents, we presume, do not seriously object 10 ac
cept the presents, considering the hard times
PATENTS GRANrEp.-The following patents
were granted to Ildianians. July 10:
Jacob Reachler, of Anderson, assignor for
himself and }. +. Brickley, of same place, for
Improvement in railroad Switches
" iam Chesterman, of Centrevle, for i'm
provement in coffee pots.
William 4. Davis of Austin, for Improvement
in double acting pumps
C. Il. Clearinghouse and G. B. Clearinghouse. of
Alenville, for Improvement in harvesters
W. IL Bettes and j II. Parker of Kokomo.
for improvement in boot trees
The Green County Times SAYS that the ex-
ample of the male regulators" of that county.
has blen followed by the women, who have form
ed an association TO expel from their neighbor-
hood some fascinating female whose blandisb
ments operated unfavorably on the fidelity Of
their liege lords A few days since they waited
on the fair cause of their disquiet and informed
her that she wasn't needed in that region any
longer.