The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-05-31
STATE ITEMS.

n re BARRIERS Of South Bend have determined net 10
! share Sunday hereafter.
They have German theater in Lafayette that give
f performances three times week
Thehorse fair commenced at New Albany on the
23i instant, and lasted FIVE days.
/ watchna a Of brewery at Madison was killed
On the 10th, by IA hing through a hatchwav.
Henry Chatham. an Cd citizen Of Madison died
suddenly, Of heart disease, Tuesday last
The Association Of Congregational Churches for
Indiana opened its session Terre Haue last week.
In certian localities in Howard county wheat crop
Will prove mach better than the farmers anticipate
The fireman Of Fort Wayne intend celebrating the
Fourth OF July by hreman's tourna ment and par
ade.
7 ne game of keno ha. been introduced by tie gam
hiers If Lafavette into the sporting circles Of that
! city.
The streets Of Bloomington were last week regular
T II named and their location designated by the town
council.
ing great damage to the growing crops il Spencer
county
man named Neal, was drowned near ST. Paul on
Saturday last, while seining. He intoxicated at
the time.
presented with bunch of ripe cherries, the frs, of
the season.
". c. Cusnback is spoken Of as the probable candi-
date for Congress the Republican ticket from the
Fourth District
A Mr.. Patterson, farmer in White county, had
valuable team of horses killed by lightning daring
the storm lately.
The citizens of Porter county are making arrange
nents to celebrate the coming Fourth of July in
appropriate
The Episcopal church building at Fort Wayne Is a.
bout completed. II of the Gothic style and to cost
$4,000 when finished.
The stone of a Catholic church was
laid at Long Branch Jennings county, with imposing
ceremonies, last week
A new Railroad is proposed run fir ON Center
Point in Clay county to the Louisville. New Albany
Il Chicago Railroad, Greencaste.
The denomination known as Thinkers have pur-
chased fine tract of land in Howard county, near
Greentown, and intend erecting church edice.
The mill of Messrs. Hoffman at Inwood, Mar
shall countv, was destroyed by fire last Saturday
week, together with large lot of valuable lumber.
The farmers throughout the State busy putting
IN their corn. larger breathth of land has been
prepared for rtng than at any previous season.
The contract grade the Jetfersonville Utica and
Charestown gravel road has been let parties from
Michigan, and the work is rapidly pushed forward
A Coroner's Jury held inquest over the body of
boy thirteen years old, Versailles, the other day.
and rendered verdict that he his death by
voluntary hanging.
The members of the bar in Delphi, without dstinc-
ton OF party, unite in requesting Judge Biddle
main upon the bench another term. This seems to
be the feeling Of all parties in the Circuit.
William Leonard. the er gineer. who was injured
weeks ago at the bridge Corners VILE died
Saturday week, and Sabbath buried at Lib
ery, Indiana, under the control the Odd Fellows
A great many farmers in this county have planted
their wheat fields in There will be a larger
crop of this staple raised, should the be
able, than there has been Winamac Democrat.
The JefersonvilIe Railroad Company have purchas-
ed the Indianapolis Peru Railroad in order to Sc
through Chicago. The tendencr in
railroad matters in this State seems be consoida
ton.
by the name of Carver, living near Wind +
sor, in Randolph county, committed suicide by hang
ing himself last Sunday. The causes assigned were
difficulties growing out of law suit th John
who had induced Carver to sign libel He +
leaves family.
The ment in the seventh Congressional Dis .
trict for the month of April last under the Excise +
Laws, was Si4,S03 "a. OF this .229 90 was as
sessed in Vigo county. And this is about the proper
ton throughout the year.
Mr. Roses Artesan we'll has been bored to the depth
of 6S4 feet The last "a feet has been through hard
sand stones 612 feet another strong of salt
ter struck, and 675 feet gas was drawn up BY
the sand pump that readily igned upon being touch
ed with match.
We learn that the house of Peter Miller, about five
miles from tn place, broken open last week and
a trunk stolen theretrom containing hundred
dollars. The following night the thieves returned and
stole about three thousand dollars in notes The
trunk has since been found. broken to pieces, in the
woods near the house; but minus the money Cory
don Democrat.
Ga Saturday last, about six O'Clock P. during the
severe hail storm, young by the name of JOS
eph Rulot, killed by lightning New Haven,
in this county. The youry engaged in
choppng wood the village, and when the storm
up, he took shelter in hollow sycamore tree,
which struck by bolt Of electricity, causing IN
slant death TO the young man.-[Fort Wayne Demo-
erat, 10Th
WHEAT CRep-we hear most diseouracing re-
ports in regard TO the Wheat crop in MANY parts of
our County. Numerous fields are being piowed up
and planted IL corn. Ia Springfield Township it IS
believed that of wheat equal To the seed
sOwn VIII not be harvested In Blooming Grove
Township the prospect is more favorable. The va
riety Of wheat known the ''swamp wheat viii
apparently afford a moderate yield Brookvie
American, May %.
GIGANTIC RsAAINs.-On Friday 18th inst some
iahorers the W w. V. Railroad. while az work .
gFavslpit at Ariens vineyard miles below
town, discovered the tusk OF some mammoth animal.
most probably the mastodon or behemoth OF holy
writ Unfortunately II was brukeu into three pieces;
but Got Lord las had them carefully united and viii
use every means 10 preserve it entire portion OF
the base. foot at least lad evidently decaved and
been lost, yet the remainder measured full
length Ii was eight inches in dia the base,
taPeret gradually To point and curved. forming
aimost semi-eirec- Ii weighed hundred and
seventeen pounds,-Brookralle American.
Hon. r. c. Gregory was on Monday
last, selected as Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court of Indiana
man by the name Baldwin living in .
Gibson county, was shot and instantly
killed, on Thursday evening last, by a .
man of the name of Wade
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