The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-06-28
No. 27.


1Last Saturday night : meeting of n.
citizens was called to hear speeches rsla.
tive to the introduction Of gas into Munois.
E-Joseph K. Edgertop. of For, wavns
us spoken OF BY several papers a.. the
Democratic candidate for Congress in ne
Tenth District.
| @The New Albany Ledger says that
within the last year . band OF horse thieves
in Washington county. Ind, have stolen
one hundred and twenty five horses in Ken
tucky and Indiana.
~ An old gentleman. who has worked
i, IN the iron mines Of Pennsylvania. informs
US Il at there is some Of the best iron ore in
Warsaw he ever saw. Between Warsaw and
Palestine, there are several large deposits
OF Iron ore of the best quality.
| @The For. Wayne Sentinel scknovl.
edges that its secession editor remained in
doors during the night Of the eclipse of the
moon: but notwithstanding, il appears TO
have had a damaging effect upon his noodle
Tor IN his next issue he il stricken with a
new phase of Negrophobia.
~The Plymouth Reps5lieas says ,ha.
Geo Stockmao. aged 80 years, died in Mar.
shall county on the 9th inst. He voted for
1We learn from the Mail Agent on the
Cincinnati 4 Chicago Air Line Railroad
that the town Of Kokomo. Indiana. was
visited by a severe storm, on Saturday last.
and that three brick houses were blown
down. The office of the Howard county
Tribune was also destroyed.
There are at this moment not less than
four hundred and twenty seven buildings in
course of erection in Lafayette, which with
those under contract will swell the number
to nearly one thousand.
Judge Dowery of Rising Sun. Ind, aud
D. E. Williamson Of Greencastle, are both
spoken of as scandidateslfor Attorney General.
The present Auditor. Secretary aud Treas.
urer are candidates for denomination.
The name of the Peoples Press. at
Bluff ION, has been changed to that Of Wells
County Union. In addition to this. lot
Of new type has been brought into requis-
ition, materially improving the appearance
OF the paper. The Union is spirited, we'll
conducted paper, and meiits liberal sup
port.
The Forum, published at South Bend.
has. We regret TO learn. been suspended on
account of financial embarrassments.
The total distribution of the Common
School Fund for May 1869 for Marion Co..
amounts to Sl6.997.77 which according
to enumerative on children of suitable age
to attend school 1851 gives TO each about
81 81 cents.
D6Thc apportionment of school reve-
nue. for the current year. in Indiana. will be
one dollar and ten cents per child. The
gross amount Of apportionment 10 upwards
Of S57l 600 This is some Sl7, 900 more
appropriated to the public schools than ever
before apportioned. 1t is the same per
child as the apportionment Of 1860.
INDIANA UnIvERsIrY. Y.-Mr. 1. r. Beery,
agent for the State University. at Bloom.
ip gton, informs US that that institution is
now in very prosperous condition, under
the management of DR.. Cyrus Mutt. late of
Indiana Asbury University. All students
are now admitted without regard to num-
Der; free of tuition, by paying . small con.
tingent fee. We hope to see this institution
continue to prosper. Persons desiring cat
alogues or information will address DIR. Cy-
rus Mott. President Indiana University.
Bloomington, Ind.-Lnd. Jour.
D~By the mistake Of an apothecary as
Winchester, Ind. last week, quantity of
antimonial wine was sold to q Methodist
society near that place. for sacramental pur-
poses. 1t was quarterly meeting occasion
when the wine was taken. and the effect
was 'righ,ful. Although il was . serious
matter. the sinners. owing doubtless to
the hardness Of their hearts. did laugh ex-
cessively as the brethren and sisters. in
gangs of from half dozen to dozen. we're
leaving the church. depositiug the contents
OF their stomachs in their hats and aprons a.
they went.
The railroad track is laid to within two
miles of Connersville. Its completion to
that point is looked for by the 4th If July.
The Covington F,i<rd Gays that Marx
o. lIutts was fred upon by . person sup.
posed to be Jas. Thorn. whilst the former
was returning from church near Scott's
Prairie. in Fountain county last week.
Mr. Hutts says that he saw Thorn, when
he stepped out and drew his gun TO his
shoulder and took deliberate aim at him:
that he (Hutts) kicked his horse to escape
The aim. but his horse was not quick enough
aud the ball struck him in the back; enter.
ing to the right OF the spine under the
inthe right lung end lodging in the
breast. Thorn has been arrested and 10 in
The Covington jail awaiting his trial. Hutss
ia still alive, but his recovery 10 doubted.
The Laporte Herald says: A man was
accidently shot through the nose last Sat.
urday by some other mas. who was shoot
ing dogs. 1t Vas curious that be could not
tell . man from dog.
John Riley, citizen Of Shelby county
was drowned in the Flat Rock River near
on Tuesday Of last week. while
trying to rescue another mao from the wa.
ter. The man he was trying TO assist es.
capped, while RiIeys gessross impulse cost
him his life. ~
-Warrick county viii hold it, sixth an
nual Agricultural Fair ct Boonvills from
September 3Oth to October Sd, iuclusivs.
Fly IN rHx WHEAT.-We hsas complaints
from farmers in this county sbss shs ~ has
made its sppesrsncs in the "ns.s. and u