The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-12-27

Two deaths from sIsottevi fever have o.
Cured in Richmond.


a barber-shop At Center,ilIe has been in I
dicted FOR n,,-mes anil fcr selling whisky /
sab rosa.
Henry Linneman OF Richmond. was found
dead. last Tuesday. near the toll gate ON the
National road.
After the heavy tragedy 4 Emma Waller.
at the Evansville theater, thepeople there have
spiritual lectures on hand.
The Noble County Herald says their new
seminary will be ready for the reception Of
youngsters about January 3.
A free night school has been established at
Lafayette. 10 accommodate pupils for whom
there i no room in the crowded day schools
DREpGEp.-The Wabash & Erie Canal has
been thoroughly dredged during the past sea
son, and the channel enlarged and deepened.
Hogs are coming into the market this week
T in considerable numbers. Williamson is pack
ing lie j. paying = - 10 S9.-ThceHneS
Sun.
The Bro0kyille american learns that the
bridge over the White Water at Harrison,
which was burned by the Morgan raiders, is
being replaced with one Of iron.
ON the 18th inst, the Board of the Cincin-
natl and Fort Wayne Road resolved on an inn
mediate survey Of the road from Richmond 10
Winchester. The stock subcribed so far j.
500, 600.
A correspondent Of the Terre Haute Jour
nal complains Of unsound pork in that neigh
borhood. IIethinks no one, who has not made
4 it speciality, should be- permitted to deal i'm
I fresh meats.
1t seems that Martinsyile is trying to
compete with indianapolis in the ways Of in
EQUITY. An attempt to commit suicide. aud
midnight robberies have taken place in that
village within the past week.
Mr.. j. G. Fincher lectured the working
men of Fort Wayne, at Coerick's Hall, on be-
half Of the eight-hour movement, last Friday
evening. Hon. W. W. Curry has addressed a
similar meeting at New Albany.
Active steps are taking at yincennes TO
build the railroad from this place TO that point.
The building Of this road insures the compile
ton of the Illinois Southern, the building Of a
road from Nincennes to Chicago, and makes
Nincennes an important railroad center in the
great Northwest.
sPIRIrs.-The Warren Republican saws
that the phenomena which occurred at the
residence Of Hon. b. F. Gregory, a day or two
since, was caused by mouse i'm the piano.
That was a remarkable mouse, if il PLAYED
Lincoln's Funeral March.
PORK PACKING.-The number OF hogs
slaughtered by III. Il. Semple 4 Co.. was f.51l.
/ This shows the backwardness of the business
this season. For the last two or three DAYS.
however, the operations have been quite brisk.
and an active season may be considered ~
ommenced.-Ldfdyette Journal.
The Evansville Courier says splendid
opera house will be erected on the site of the
Linck property, next spring. A block of store
rooms is to be erected on First street, between
Sycamore and Vine. and one ON the Neglev
property situated on the corner Of Main and
Fourth.
MIR. samuel Rincad died near Dilsboro.
Dearborn county, on the ninth instant, in the
ninety-seventh year of his age. He was a
drummer bov i'm the Revolutionary war ana
was present at the battle of Bunker HILL His
lineal descendants living are eleven children.
thirty -four grand children, sixty-two great
grand children, and seven great great grand
children.
The Owen County Journal believes that
when you find a man writing his advertise
mont and sticking il up at the pOst-oflice, or in
hotels, or on street posts, instead of publishing
IT IN his county paper, look out for him-the
very act shows that he is too close-fsted to
deal with to advantage. This is the " frozen
truth"
Before the Republican nominating con
vention for city officers al Richmond. Thurs
day last, John Finley. the present Mayor. was
defeated for denomination. Mr.. Finley is
well known throughout the State as the author
Of the celebrated poem Of the .Hoosier's
Nest lie i one Of the few landmarks of the
early history Of Richmond.
\ Lively SCENE IN FRENCHTowN-On
sunday last, quite an excitement was created
IN frenchtown, which grew out of some diff
Guilty between two children who were PLAYING
on the lee. In the first place the two little
boys cut each other with knives. The mother
OF one of them whipped the other bow when
the father of the whipped boy came to the res
cue, and handled the woman rather savagely,
when the husband of the woman thus ham
died came out with cane, with which he
made several attempts to strike his antago-
mist, failing in which, he returned to his house
with the avowed purpose of getting his gum
but his wife's commands were obeyed and he
/ did not 90 back into trouble Vincennes
Times
A rather serious joke was nearly played
upon the authorities at the Michigan State Re
form school, at Lansing, last week The
| sheriff of Monroe county brought i'm a couple
! OF young sprouts and delivered them over to
the superintendent Ii Is rule of the insti-
tuition that all the boys shall be examined
closely before they are put in with the others,
for which purpose they are required TO take
of all their clothing. This examination re-
kealed the fact that one of the boys brought
/ from Monroe, named Joseph Howard, and
1 who was said TO be about fourteen wears
old, was fair damsel about nineteen years of
frfn i,or-r 20
but the officers We're incorigble. She said
she had worn boys clothes seven years and
had been boon companion Of the other boy
who came with her in jail at Monroe for about
two months. The Sheriff appeared nonpussed
when one Of the boys was returned to him a
girl. He took her back with him. Lafayette
| Courier.
PARDONED.-M Most of our citizens have not
forgotten the Fahrenbaugh murder. some ten
Years ago, for which Abe Rice was hung and
David Clark and Thomas Lengley sent TO the
penltentiary for life. They remained in pris-
on until the breaking out of the rebellion, when
I they succeeded in making their escape. and
aiterward joined the army. serving a three
years term of enlistment in Ohio regiment
Young Clark has been pardoned by the Gov
ernor, and Is IN the city, while LOngley is still
/ az liberty. We understand "A petition is i'm
circulation asking the Governor to extend the
same pardon TO Longley. which j. receiving
! many signatures Of those who are acquainted
/ Win the circumstances of his ease, and who
are satisfied that he has already suffered a
sufficient punishment for his crimes into
which he had been drawn through thought
le>sne>> and the influence of evil associates.
Lafayette journal.
, GREAT FIRE ~ BOWLING GREEN.-Just
about sun-up, on saturday last, the Thomp-
son House was discovered 70 be on fire. origin
ating from. n Is supposed. defective fue |
over the dining-room. The fire communicated
from the Thompson House 20 the dry goods es-
Enlistment Of Peyton n Thompson. including .
the destruction Of their shoe shop, saddlery /
shop, and Merchant Tailoring Department; /
next came the >addlery and Harness Manufac- !
tory Of Esquire Taggart
The streets now presented n scene never be- ]
fore witnessed on 30 large scale in Bowling 4
Green. Heaps Of goods in wild dismay and 4
rough disorder, besprinkled with the parapha- 4
MALTA II variety Of tradesmen. all divided \
and bedecked with iron greese, legal papers,
empty decanters, and other traps. filled the /
streets. While the IRE was I'm the height of its I
fury. little shaver remarked that lit was a /
great waste Of kindlingwoOd." \ gentlemen A.