The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-05-11

iege, institution under the patronage OF the S7-iety
winch Is filed With studsuts to is full
paciiy: The sfptcnts namber about hundred aud
4 eighty, all Of vLom live in the college building, none
oeing reeeTed ya9 d. make their home there dur
ing the sessIon The grounds large and beautiful,
and the situation coInuasas good view OF the sur
rounding country Instruction is given 10 both
es but they are taught in different apartments, and
heir promenade grounds divided by the carriage
ROAD leading 10 the highway Division Of territory
more aHstactory to the managers doubt, than 70
the Young gentlemen domciied in the stitution We
were conducted Through the various apartments, by
MI Carpenter the obiiging superintendent. and
away with the impression that residence EaTiha
college would be more conducive the good health
Saratoga, ''-D' ''''''- 20 :
never before visited Richnlon. and all with
high appreciation of it, natural beauties and of the
enterprise and ospitality Of its citizens jour.
Mr.. MAGEE, of the State Sentinel, who in at
tendance at the Convention, says
after the Adjournment the delegation escorted
around by Messrs- Howard Of the Telegram, AMI
Davis Q, the Palladium, 70 the various places Of in
terest in the pleasant little cyof which they resi-
dents. The most interesting place visited was the
Richmond BIZ Robert Morrison. Feq and viii rcr-
petuate faithfully the carac the man than
IL his name " as carved on @bras that braatte and
struggles, or stone that speak The build
ing which contains the Library built of orick,
stories and Of simple but neat architecture So
making total 81 s3i 900 which constitute IT, tie
most nunh-ant gift Of the kind male by any citizen
Of the STATE, with the exception of Mr.. MeCiures
the Workingmen.
Richmond has become celebrated for its manuiac-
lures and the great depottor agricultural improve
ments AMI labor saving machines We visited several
Of these kind Of establishments ami found them busy
nrnng ont great quantities OF work: but par
rcularze Three newspapers are published in the city,
Tne Telegram. BY X. A. Howard, is decidedly one of
the neatest and largest weekly newspapers published
IN the state. 1t Is perfect model OF workmanship,
and deserves a most liberia support, The Palladium,
by holloway DAVIS, Is neat seven-colufnn paper,
now in the 35th year The other paper, The True Re
publican is the organ of Hon. G.. w. Julian and is
edited by bro Their that gentleman No printer need
be ashamed Of the members of the art of
all arts" at Richmond, or their respective sheets.
Never before have we experienced such uniform
courtesy and obIging disposition extended to
all members Of the convention by the press Of Wayne
county among whom that large and hearted son
of Faust, X. }. Strickland Esq editor of The Cam
bridge City Journal, to whom specially indebt-
ell for acts of kindness and attention. Nothing
Association agreeable and pleasant, and opne that
none who were fortunate be of the number of
editors and publishers no visited Richmond Thurs
day last wall cause to regret IT. butwl
70 the episode one of the few GASES in the drearv
EDITORIAL life, and trust that such meetings ncu
cate spirit OF relationship between us, common
aborers profession where the 50 iiiv
equted, that may, in good time lead reformation
n the business that 50 much needed"
DIR. BLAND, of the indianapolis Home Visitor, was
llso present at the Convention. He thus speaks of
Richmond and his visit to the Gaar Foundry, the Dr.
rot having been with the main body OF the delegation
their visitations to the other establishments in our
ity:
"Richmond is an honor TO the State in many re-
poets in point OF intelligence, morality and public
piredness she has few equals, and superiors in
he Vest in proportion 10 size. She is almost emil
ently the manufacturing city Of the State excepting,
It course, the Capital. We visited the extensive
Foundry and Machine Shops Of A. Gaar Il Co., and
must confess 10 agreeable surprise at the immense
mount of agricultural and other machinery they
urDing out. They have threshing machines enough
process of construction to thresh all the grain in
he state, and then go down South and thresh what
ebels left"