The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-30

Coal i. abundant in Madison. at twenty
three cents.
Five ca.es Of small roN are reported n
Bloomington.
Colonel Jasper Packard % the Issth indi-
ana, hs- been hreve;ed Bngadier General
our exchanges to-day from principal
points u the State. arr qaiet on hog. We
would % hear porker squeal.
4 new post-offce. called Z. ORTIZ, has been
established in the southeast part q Montsom-
cry county. John II. Bell Postmaster.
Mr.. Mcdowell. editor Of the Peru Sentinel.
called ON IA yesterday. Mac publishesa spicy
sheet and sound Democratic paper.
The seven thousand dollars ia money
stolen from the Treasurer of PULASKI county
belonged principally 10 the scheol and swamp
Land Funds.
We are much Obliged to You. Mr.. Crawford.
Cy has gone through four years campaign
in the war, and Is now bound n flank the Re-
publicans. successfully and gallanty. a.
rebels.
The Laporte Union bragg Of skill Of cows
displayed on wagons belonging to such unfor-
tunate farmers a. haveleft their loads unprc-
/ tected in the streets. \ " brindle COW lawyer
| a. White would say. l. wanted In that neigh
borhood.
NEW CLFRK.-We learn that David >heeks.
Esq. al the late session of the County Coilh =
siOners, rendered TO them his resighauon Is
Clerk ofthe Circuit Court. and that his brother,
| George Sheeks, who had been acting a. Deputy
/ Clerk for some time past. was selected by the
Board. TO nil the vacancy till the next election.
Bloom i,sgtOn Republican,
The WAY TO MAKE PORK.-Many of our
best farmers think that 1t requires eighteen
1 months TO make a good hog ready for the mar
ket. hut our friend Martin Gregg knows that
this H. mistake. lie killed last week six pigs
that were only eight months old, whose aver
| age nett weight was two hundred and fifty -one
pounds. This shows that il is more profitable
10 make pork from spring pigs. without win
tering.-D dHrute Union.
We sometimes notice that a state editor
here and there, gets fighting mad. Naples ed
itors, Punch says, have instituted jury o
honor" for self preservation. Now. if 4" we y
were called an idiot, and traitor, and another
- we" was an ass and scOundrel-the pub
lie don't believe the "we's;" it's not so.
SHAMEFUL RoBBERY.-Thers was pleas
ant party and oyster supper at Mrs. Webbi
Tuesday evening. at which number OF ladie'
hour But some adrOit thief. who managed
to make entrance and mix with the GROVE
present, succeeded in r0bbing the lady Of thu
house Of her pocket-bOOk containing sum o
money somewhere between $40 and $500, b.
| picking her pocket while busily engaged wait
ing upon the company rdnSriHe Courie
Of December 2s.
Last Thursday night fire broke out II
the Thornburg corner, at Farmland, few
miles east Of Muncie, and destroyed Who'll
block Of buildings. with valuable property
dry goods, etc, valued at $4,000 The fire
= supposed TO have originated from defectiv
3 fue in the shoe shop of William Hines. In
sured at 100000.
LAFAYETTE DEAD BEAT.-We are informe
by distinguished lawyer Of state Line City
that OH last Saturday six fights occurred |
that place; on the Saturday previous, twelve
Z and that on Christmas, twenty-four were eN
e pected but owing TO the "Clipper" saloO
: having been closed under an attachment b
the sheriff Of Warren county, the entertain
ment was postponed. State Line boasts abot
c four hundred inhabitants.-L Lafayette JON
4 nal.
g HoGs.-The past week has been one of UNI
: sual activity in the hog trade. We learn thi
Messrs. jay 4 Dolman have bought up 10th
time some 1900 head. They estimate the
packing this year at about 3,OO0-Some Id
neau SNORT OF last Sta>olN pdfhillI. Nnut u
average increase in weight Will probably
e about twenty-five pounds 10 the hog. our e.
Al changes begin 10 talk short CROP vet pacl
ers generally are slow 20 believe II, and sti
insist that the heavy crop and low price
corn l. Keeping the hogs back In the COUNT
Re TO come in during next month. However th
n may be In other sections, we predict the lO
II Of January, 1856, will not find many hogs
this section for sale. Dressed hogs, In wagon
u sell at Ss99; live hogs, at S1@7 so hokoD
IT, Tribune.
~ Joseph Williams committed suicide
ne Friday night last about eight o'clock, by GU
ting his throat with razor, at his residenc
two miles southwest Of Economy, Way
county Mr. Williams has been unwell (
A., some days, and on retiring TO his bed-rool
; requested his family 10 keep very quiet and n
d TO disturb him, for lac wanted 10 rest. We n
y derstand that they went into the room to ri
Of him some medicine, and found him lying
the floor dead, having, from all appearance
been dead an hour, at least. lie had cut
throat 10 the neck-bone. and dropped q
razor on the floor. lie leaves widow al
two children 10 mourn their l0ss.- True II
publican. Richmond.
INDIANAPoIIs DAILY HERALD.-We Ia
e received several numbers Of this paper al
IL consider IL 10y far the most able paper publis
nj ed in indianapolis. In point of mechanic
oe execution. IL i meXccptonabe. Its edit0r
" management l. under the control Of Jud
A. Perkins who = thoroughly acquainted wi
n the politics Of the country. and n "A writer h
l., few equals. To those desiring reliable. rea
= able Democratic paper, they can do no bett
!! than 10 subscribe for the HERALD. IL being q
id only paper now AT the capital which publish
- the proceedings of the Legislature in fu
This alone, ronder- the HERALD valuab
- RuShrHle JdcksoHidR
W 4 NEW RAILROAD PRoJECT.-ln order
ne connect Toledo and indianapolis by an almC
or air line Of RAILROADS. will be seen by ref,
ring 10 the map-it is only necessary To &C
struct anew road from Leipsic, Putnam count
Ohio, on the DAYTON and Michigan Railroa
ia 10 Muncie. We learn that this is an old rou
n that was run some twelve years ago. but ney
N pushed 10 completion. a charter has be
procured for the road from Leipsic 20 DELPHI
nc Allen county, a distance Of twenty-siX mil
al This line has been surveyed and leyeled, Al
- the estimates of construction nearly made OF
We also learn that liberal subscriptions
y being procured along the line, aud alrea
more than enough bona .fde stock has be
taken to organize the company.
An organization Of the company Will Ia
place at kalida. Putnam county, Ohio, on I
2d proximo. IL j. anticipated that enou
stock will be taken by that time to make
of road bed ready for the iron, and the work i
. mediately commenced IL l. the intention.
~ soon as the company l. organized. 10 have I
'n road extended from Delphos southwest to Il
city or Anderson, so "a To form the direct co
munication from Toledo TO indianapolis.
cxprcs sion Of the citizens Of Muncie and DE
=. ware counties l. desired upon this subject
a ! the company now forming In Ohio. and We
nj rect their attention 10 thi, matter in order Il
nj IL may be- canyassed anu report made.-Nu
ar cic Tines.
m Death III King Leopold.
H. The death of King Leopold Of Belgium,
Of the age Of seyenty-iiye, can not fail to hayi
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