The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-04-12
Richmond Palladium.
Thursday, April 18th, 1866.

l-u-- ia the Capitol building.
la tie House of Representatives on the
10Th. Mr. Farquhar offered resolution,
which was adopted, requesting the Com
nittce on Military Affairs TO inquire in
to the expediency of authorizing the
rte.master's Department to audit and
pay tho just claims OF loyal citizens for
horses, mules and other personal prop
erty seized and appropriated by the re
bells under Morgan in Indiana and Ohio,
in July, 1868.
pERrINENr QUERY.-The New York
Times, in an article on Congress and the
President, concludes with the following
pertincn query:
Having carried their point in regard
TO The Civil Rights Bill, will not the ma
joiity in Congress now forego trials OF
strength with the President, and use their
power TO foster peace, and to promote
measures of which the industry and com
Inerce Of the country stand in urgent
need 2"
The Fort Scott Press says Hon. A. Ellison, of that
city has poll she'd block Of marble the finest yet at
least It bad received the highest polish Of any yet
seen. II came from his farm, where it is found in
abundance. Upon this handsome block OF marble
has been eDgrayed johnson and the Constitution
Fort Scott, Kansas" The design is to send it to
Washington.
Mr. Banks recently said in his speech, that several
years since he impressed with the statement
made 10 him by our Minister to Belgium, Mr.. Sanford
" DO had said that Baron Won Humboldt bad told him.
that, IN his judgment, il was impossible that the
mountains OF Virginia Should not yield dia monds that
tile confguraton and character OF the country Of Vr
GINA indicated to Humboldt, who knew the pl ysical
world as other men know mankind. that the noun
tains Of Virginia would ultimately be found a deposit
DRY Of this the richest and most of precious
stones.
couple of weeks ago announced the acquittal
at Corydon, Indiana, of young man named Someyer
charged with the murder of Judge Timberakc The
son of Judge 7. attempted TO kill Someyer in the
Court House after his acquital, but prevented
On last Tuesday Someyer was killed by young Tim
lcrlake, in cornfeld Corydon. The murderer
has escaped Politics at the bottom of the original
difficulty
Tie contracts for the improve ment of tie Michigan
City harbor has been let to Canadian firm for $751;,
000 and work will be at commenced, and pushed
forward to a speedy completion.
The only cotton Mill in the State, that amounts to
anything is that at Cannelton. 1t was built in 1884,
has thousand spndles and cost 5000 OOo 1t pays
dividends of 10 per cent.
George Washington Sage who committed the brutal
murder IN Jennings county, on the 9TH instant has
been nyicted of murder in the first degree, and
fenced to be hung Friday, May 25th.
Many of the farmers of Upton county propose
blowing up the ground, in wheat last fall, and
planting in it corn the wheat having been destroyed
by the inter.
We find the following notice in the South Bend
Register; Hon. J. A. Hendricks will give his rea-
sons for voting against the Shuey Temperance Bill
during the late extra session of tie Legislature Mt
the Methodist Church on Monday evening next" That
BiI i beng discussed at many points in the State.
On Friday, Henry Miller cabinet maker of South
Rend arrested for committing a rape on an
adopted daughter, cripple girl of ten years. The
evidence showed that Illicit intercourse bad been kept
up for some time, incredible the story appears.
Miller held to bail in $4,000 and is in Jail. He
claims that it is a conspiracy to ruin him.
Whelchc who was tried for murder at Kokomo
and sent TO the Penitentary and afterwards returned
for triai, .upon change of venue from Upton 10
Hamilton county, the has been concluded at
ohlesvle, the jury falling TO agree, although out
rom Friday until Monday. j. W. Evans, Esq, for
the defense, spoke for eight hours. The Clipper says
his defense was the ablcst made at that bar.
recent attempt made at Etna Green by
n named Jeremiah Albertson to poison his wife,
that he could better enjoy the company Of Miss
Mary Ann Lloyd of that place. who he seemed devoted
to. This Miss Lloyd was his assistant in the poison
ing matter, and DIR. Kline taken into their conf
ience, who for large sum Of money gave them the
poison. The latter, like good citizen, exposed the
viainous scheme, before the poison administed-
ed, and the guilty couple in Jail.
css- One of the Government Revenue
detectives on the Canadian frontier
writes to the Commissioner of Customs,
that the smusglers have laid pipes across
the st. Lawrence river, and are engaged
in pumping whiskey from Canada into
the United States.
Is- DR.. Windship, the strong man.
now lifts dead weight of twenty six
hundred pounds, and says he means to
keep on until he can lift three thousand
pounds, when he will stop.
irtg- Madam Juarez. wife of President
Juarez, of the Mexican Republic has ar
rived here and is the guest of Senior
Romero in New York City.
Gss- People should always be on the I
lookout for frauds in small things rs we'll /.
n great An advertisement lat IL APP
peared in New York paper. promising, /
On the receipt of twenty five cents, to
send 4 recipe to keep water in wells and !
,isterns from freezing, An honest far
mer, anxious for the information, for
warded the money-and by return mail I
received the following answer. which we
print for the benefit of all our readers -
. Take in your well and eistern on cold /
nights. and keep them by the fire.
A little boy accidentally shot his play |
fellow at Fort Wayne the other day I
wounding him severely but not dsnger- /
ously.
The city of Indianapolis is half /
million dollars in debt.
Re- A gentleman residing in the Vi I
rinity OF Memphis, Tennessee. has. it is
believed, the largest dog in the United
States It's an imported Siberian blood /
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