The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-18
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The hog cholera is raging in Jasper county
They are about building large wooler
mandatory at Valparaiso.
MIR. Ralph Riley, an old pioneer Of Frank
lin county, died on the 18th inst, aged "a.
John Stout has been appointed postmaste,
at Columbia, Fayette county, vice j. j
Thomas.
Samuel Carter, convicted horse-thief
broke Jail at Lawreneeburg, Sunday week
and has not been heard of since.
Spotted fever is commencin its white,
work. Mr.. Anspaugh, living near Cedar
Grove, has within a few days buried two chill.
dren who died with it.-Franklin Democrat.
Indiana supports Colonel John O'Niahoney
j. Austin Stewart, State Center, has called fol-
a state Convention. to be held ut INDIANAPOLIS
on Thursday, 2lst inst.
The drug store of Price & Brother. at Sey-
mour, was entered by burglars on last Satur-
day night, and perfumery, cigars, etc., stolen,
to the amount of $50.
The store of John c. Thomas, at New Far
mington, was burned on last Thursday night.
The insurance was six thousand dollars. Sup
posed to be the work Of an incendiary.
Royal Denney, ex-Treasurer of Jay coun-
ty. and L. j. Lafollett, ex-Trustee of Wayne
township, same county. have been arrested ON
charge of ENLIGHTENMENT Of county and town.
ship funds
Daniel West, of Westyille, Laporte county,
Indiana, died recently, leaving property val
ued at thirty thousand dollars, one-third Of
which he left to his widew, one-third to be ex-
pended in erecting an Odd Fellows Hall,
and one-third for the erection of a Methodist
Church
"A clerk named Farley. connected with
the liquor house Of T.. NJ. PattisOn. Cincinnati.
lost at one sitting $4,000 playing poker at An
derson, last Monday. The money belonged to
his employer. An effort ON the part of the
proprietor TO recover the money proved fruit
less
PORK PACKNG--Packing has commenced at
the establishments Of Tef0rd & Co., and
sample X Sons in this city. We are informed
that five hundred hogs Were killed at Telford's
4 Co.'S house yesterday. J. Templeton intends
TO pack thousand hogs here. Braden & Co.
expect to pack fifteen hundred. As high as
ten dollars gross have been paid by some
parties, who are now attempting TO hedge
by purchases at 81 50.-Lafdyette Journal.
On saturday night man named Isgrigg
shot and killed man named David Coulter.
Both parties lived near Cambellsburg. wash
ington county, on the l., y. A., & c. railroad.
and We're neighbors. The origin Of the diff
Guilty between them, or the particulars Of the
killing, we did not learn.
The Anderson STANDARD Of last Thursday
copies an editorial from the Columbia City
fost, favoring State Convention on the eighth
oil january, and SAYS:
The Post is decidedly sensible in its obser-
' atoms. III would be refreshing. certainly. TO
nave good old fashioned Democratic Con-
ehuon' on the eighth of January next We
uope 'he State central Committee, if il is not
with '-ehronic indifference to sub
mary Things" will call n Convention for the
sashh. We need thorough organization, and
~ 10 way can il be 30 well secured as by an
ar! convention. IL we are 10 have Mass
OonN ehlion. II is time for the call. Ii We ex-
~ .ietory, We must fight for it. shall we
lave the conyentions-