The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-09-13

MAJ. Seth F. Myers,
Gen. I. VI. Browne.
A MAN in Indianapolis was attacked by
dog and bitten and mutilated in hor-
rible manner.
| THERE is no better evidence of mar
endeavor to build up his own reputation
by pulling down that of another.
literary paper published at Indianapolis,
has made its last appearance, having
failed to receive the pecuniary support
necessary to its existence
PRIVATE advices announce the massa-
ere by Indians of Mrs General Caring
ton, on the Plains, west of Nebraska.
No particulars are known.
A STATE Convention of Illinois soldiers
is to be held at Bloomington, Illinois, on
the 10Th, to select delegates to attend
the Soldiers Convention at Pittsburp on
the 25th
The two medical schools of Louisville
have been merged into one-the old
University School; the faculty of the
Kentucky School of Medicine having
accepted positions in it.
THE Oshawa (Canada) Vindicator says
that Mr.. John Cameron, Of that place,
has invented rifle which is a hundred
shooter. The model works well, and the
inventor says he can fire over one hun
dred rounds in four minutes.
The widow of celebrated musician
had inscribed upon his monument: He
has gone where his music alone can be
eXcelled' The widow of pyrotechtist
saw this and had inscribed on her hus-
bands tomb: He has gone where his
fireworks can only be excelled.'
SOMEBODY hits off McClellan's predic-
ton that, in case of a war with Austria,
that sit appears now that Prussia is go
ing to the WALL as Gen. Lee did on the
ChickaL ominy, when Mcclellan was run
ming away from him.
The largest Mission Sabbath School is
maintained by the Second Presbyterian
Church at ST. Louis. 1t enrolls 5000
pupils, and the average attendance sis
over 1000 during the fall, winter and
spring, while in the summer it is from
1900 to 100.
AT the end of July there were eighteen
thousand five hundred and eighty five
wounded soldiers in the Prussian hos
pitfalls, of whom five thousand seven
hundred and ninety-fve were Prussians.
The remaining thirteen thousand were
victims of the needle gun.
AN Old Yorkshire Clergyman, who
had strong lunged curate, inquired of
a woman why her husband Was SO seldom
at church. 49," she replied, "that
young man you've got roars sac loud
that J John Gamma sleep SO comfortable as
he did when preaching yourself sac
peaceable.
WHEN Andrew johnson was on his
way to Washington, to take the office of
Vice President, he is represented to have
said. in Louisville that he would not give
much for Kentucky loyalty and that
there were very few loyal men in the
State. In the Mosaic period of his his
tory, johnson used to state facts.
IMPoRTANT-Oneo of the fruits of the
late Union victory in Oregon will be the
adoption of the Constitutional Amend
mint proposed by Congress. Its final
adoption by the requisite number Of
States may have hung on the Greg on
election This fact makes the victory
so much the greater--lHarysville 4ppeol
A LEAvENwoRTH dispatch says that
about fifty Indians commenced an attack
on Deer Creek Station, about ninety
miles west of Fort Laramie The fort
was destroyed, the telegraph line cut,
and the operations forced to flee to the
mountains. The same party attacked a
train of Mormon emigrants, and captur-
ed some ninety or more cattle.
IT is estimated by the latest reliable
statistical returns that the Indian corn
crop of the United States. the present
year, will reach 1000, 600 bushels. The
largest crop recorded was in 1860. when
the yield was 3s,993,740 bushels. 1t
| is estimated that within ten years the
cultivation of Indian corn in the United
States has increased 100 per cent.