, 1859-07-19
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| ADULTERY nor Penal OF1EscF,-Judce
! breckenridge Of the Court Of Common Pleas for
Allen County, has decided that adultery is not q
penal offence in Indiana. The section Of die
statute firing the penalty for adultery simply.
names the crime without defining in what lie
crime conslsts-leaving the common Law 10 de.
line what act constitutes it-and such has been
the case ever since the State was organized; but
there Is another Statute now in force requiring
cTery offence to be defined by statute, md
able. This decision is inl1nutcrial here, where
no case is likely TO arise under it, but to our
wicked sister cities, Fort Wayne and Indianapo-
lis, ii is highly important.-Lcfaystts Journal.
a L1rE-PaEsERrtSa CR1sol1Sz.-Glory 10
cr1nollne! Atter having been the cause of u
hundred deaths by fire, it has at last actunly
saved life. 1t happened in this way: Day he-
fofe Yesterday lady on Carroll street, clad
rartiy-ln an ample double-c1pansion, selfrcc-
ulating. patent extension skirt, was stnndiure
as careful housewives wilton the sill Of the sec
nnd story, wiping tue glass on the outside, 4
child passing below, she attempted, for the fun
oi tue thing, to drop the cloth from her hand
upon the head Of the little one; but somehow
managed to drop herself ut the same moment.
Down she went, distance of eighteen feet, to
the pavement; but not With amy ungraceful
knccling over Or heavy blow in striking. She
sailed down, parachute fashion, presenting The
graceful form Of IN old fashioned decanter.
Nhen she attghted, she struck With only s,,f1i-
Gent force TO cause some smarting Of the feet
bless her sole! Would not a big crinoline be q
capital dress for aeronauts !-By6dlo Gom,ner-
cial.
A BosroS,AS IN TIE ITALIAN ARxr,-The
Florence correspondent Of the New York Et-
p.ess. speaking Of one Of the Neapolitan exies
"bo had received commission in the allied
army, says:
Strange to say, an American gentleman
IRON Boston joined the company Of volunteers
under this Neapolitan captain, and be has coue
to the war ms private. There is every BROS
rect Of his obtaioiug commission, but certain
y, at present, he is only high private.
: a CLEnGFnES E1coxNus1cATED.-The Con-
Eregaiional Church worshipping Oh Union
Square, New York-Rer. Dr. Cheerers-pro-
cecded on Wednesday to cut of, expel and ex-
communicate from church fellowship and con-
neet'on. heE;3. L. Hatch, Of Brooklyn. for her
puintment Of tile first day Of the week as tic
sabbath, Us also for bis persistent efforts against
the enforcement Of Sunday laws.
z1RA1LnoAD Bosps.-In a recent publication on
the railroads Of the United States, II is stuted
that there falls due up to $780, OF 10 thirty Years
<H1 1l99. .7os OF EailSay bouds; Of this 81 .430,-
ooo Is already delinquent on the interest. g.
M 1S3l:? fslls due tlls year, including he q ooo
Illinois freeland &, 10000; Hudson Rirer, e.,
0o0. 900; Reading t3,50o, 900; the Michigan
roads, $s,5o0, 900, &c.
ClRcCs CoxFES11ox.-Am movement is on foot
among the responsible circus and mensgerie
managers to hnld a convention in New York or
Cincinnati. next winter, to devise means to pro.
tect the reputation Of respectable shows, and ef-
feet thorough circus and show reform.
NEW application will be made to the
next Penns5lrania Legislature for seren new
bank charters: with an aggregate capital of g.
s5o.o00-ail of them from ihe city Of Philadel
phia-
SAN FRASClsco.-An unofficial census of San
Francisco makes the population 49,3{3 white
males, 1885 white females, $3.50 Chinese, and
l,eo5 colored people. Total Il, ,0ss.
1xxIGk4r1ox.-T The number Of immigrants ar
r1red at New York this year up to the 18th inst.
was Against Il, ,5sl during the correspond
ing portion Of 1865.