The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-08-16

The Kentucky election took place Monday week, and
Duval is elected, beating his opponent, General Hob
son. from 1000 To $4,000 votes. Both candidates
dorsed Johnson's policy.
BROKE HIS LEG.-John Pyle fell and broke his leg
Tuesday evening of last week. The fracture is Just
above the knee joint, and though serious
glad to learn that amputaton is not deemed necessary
by his ply seiaus.-L ld. Jour.
A second letter from W. Fl. Russell to the London
Times reviewing the Austrian disaster at sadowa,says
that Benedek bad 245, 900 His letter also
.ains fhs paragraphs: 1
at Is impossible to verify the estimates and still
less is twithin ones power to form an idea of the
Austrian losses but il may be true that eighty thous
and men were killed, wounded, taken prisoners or
drowned" tlff
Tile President has taken w II. p. Denny, Editor
Of the Crclevile Union at his word Some time ago
Mr.. Denny announced in the Union that he could not
the Presidents collar, and Mr. j. f. Taylor has
been appointed Pos tmaster at Circeve supersede
him. tf ee
At the saragota on the Both, Kentucky. Ju.
lius, and Leatherlungs, had four mile heat. Ken
lucky won in 7-31 H. Julius came in second. Lex
ingon, the sire of Kentucky, made four miles in
7:Ie94. 5r.ft5. r.I4a
Frank Blair hh sued the st. Louis Democrat for
libel; for intmatinq that he had weakness for Com
fed rate spoons From the number OF suits nstitu-
ted by Frank it is inferred that he is difficult 10
suit.
new Catholic Church, sixty-five feet frunt by
hundred and thirtynne feet deep, is realty comP
at Evansville. The building is forty feet high, and
steople progresses hcavenward hundred and
~ six feet.
Joseph Poole, of Fountain has hog on his place of
the Irish Grazer AM Berkshire stock, which is one
year aud eight months old, aud weighs six hundred
and eighty pounds The animal is six feet and four
inches in length.
Texas SrATUrEs.-Iti is said that when Gen Gre
CORY went to Texas, he visited lawyer his Office,
and asked him for copy of the laws of Texas The
lawyer want to drawer, drew therefrom a handsam-
ely mounted aud finished bowie knife aud handed it
the astonshed officer.
1t is reported the President will certainly issue
procla declaring Texas restored her rights
and privileges in the Union. The Representatives of
thepeope will have something to say about the res
toration' ofTexas before II is finally accomplished
At Lafayette, Ind, auctioneer has drawn 5000 coo
foreign lottery, and intends starting newspaper
with it. The yincennes Sun don't know how lie
could spend it faster. He'll find the devil to pay be-
fore he gets fairly started and more too.
The fish are still dying in countless numbers in Eel
the accumulation of dead fish great as to make
it necessary to rake the mill aud prevent the
offensive decomposition from seriously affee ting ii
health OF the neighborhood
At Anderson, on Monday morning last, a young
man named MeNutt while engaged in putting upa
tightening rod hotel fell a distance of two stories
striking upon his head, and killed instantly The
unfortunate young man parents live at Madison.
Lewis Jordan, Republican, has been removed as
Postmaste at Delphi, and Samuel NJ. Graham, Dem,
appointed in his place.
Senator Henry s. Lane received cordial welcome
from, his friends and nsghbors at Charlottesville, Oh
Tuesday last.
The Union Postmaster at Mitchell has been rernoy ed
aud Comprehend appointed in his place.
Rev. Patrick Moran, the Roman Catholic Vicar Gem
trail of the Diocese of Newark New Jersey, died in
hat city on Wednesday morning, July %. He was a
native of Lcugbres, County of Galway, ireland and
was educated at Mount st. Mary's College, and EN-
me.tshnrgh Nd.