The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-02-28
STATE ITEMS.

Qaick WoiA that-
Charles Gooding. an incorporate ma
chinist of Laporte, shuffled of his mortal /
coil on Saturday last. by swallowing four |
ounces of laGdanum.
The Odd Fellows of Madison are to |
have q library and reading room There |
are three hundred and fifty one Odd |
Fellows-in that city in utilization with the |
several Lodges.
a i,igamist named McWilliams, lately
lit out of Coatsville, Hendricks county,
with considerable agility. on learning
that the officers of justice were after him.
Wife No. 2. Greeneastle widow, Glove
to him through good and evil report
The citizens of Carlisle, Sullivan coun
ty, are exultant over the fact that they
have succeeded in .sdrying up" the last
grocery in their town, the proprletors
having run off. but whether from public
sentiment or fear of the next grand
jury, is uncertain.
At Evansville, Sunday night, a young
lad named RAYMOND swallowed marble
which stuck in his tEsoat. Surgical as
sistance was Immediately procured, and
an attempt was made to extract the
marble. but the child died during the
operation.
SUIcIpE-Mrs Henrietta Rose, of
Franklin county, was married to Samuel
Rose about three months since, and went
mad within & week Of her wedding day.
She made attempts to commit suicide at
different times, and last week ia ally
! stabbed herself with butcher knife
/ BRIDE OF DAY-Miss Wilson, of
| Plymouth, of this State, was married,
| two weeks ago, to a Mr.. Demoss, OF that
place While on a bridal tour ~ her
! friends liz New York, the car in which
she was riding was thrown from the
! track, near Sandusky, and she was al
most instantly killed.
/ The Wild Cat dam, short distance
above Lafayette, broke away w ednesday.
| 10Th inst, from tae heavy accumula-
ton of ice. This cam supplies the La
fayette level with water, and the mills on
the canal will be compelled to suspend
operations for a few days, until repairs
can be made.
The indianapolis Journal mentions
that story has gained credence that
several regiments f Indiana troops are
to be raised TO be sent against the hos
tile Indians on the plains, and General
Terrell is daily receiving inquiries on
the subject No oder for the raising OF
troops has been received, and brave and
blood thirsty volunteers must await the
moving of red tap, and things at Wash
ington.
A few days ago poor woman named
Mrs. Jones, with bur children, one of
whom was but aIew months old, got
aboard the Jacksonville and In1ianapo-
lis train, between Seymour and Jeffer-
sonville. She bas not been aboard but
short time when she discovered that
her infant was dead. Kind friends as
sisted and did all in their power TO con-
fort the grief stricken mother.
-------'~SSe tto... ai.4 State LegIslS
ture, consisting of Senators Benne. and
Richardson, was in session with the Off
GERS of the L. II. & Indianapolis railroad
at the Secretary's Office in this city, yes
terday, looking into the affairs of the
road Under the charter of the road al
over fifteen per cent, of the net earnings
is to go into the school fund, and the
Legislature wants to know, you know
if the road is complying with it's charter
Hon. H. D. Scott is employed as Attor
ney for the Committee. and Col. r. w
Thompson in behalf of the road.-Jour
ORTHODOX POTATOES. DIR. r. T. Brown
of the Northwestern University, of Ind
addressed a Working Man Meeting in
Indianapolis, last Friday evening, in
support Of the proposition to divide the
Land Grant Fund among four existing
colleges. He said that the religious bias
of these institutions could make no diff
ference, inasmuch as a "Calvanist could
raise as good potatoes as an Armenian
That may be SO, provided the Calvanis
and Armenian are orthodox, but as. to
others the proposition is attended with
some doubts, inasmuch as we read 'sThe
blowing of the wicked is SIM Gin
Times.
The Cincinn ati Chamber of Commerce
has adopted the GENITAL system regarding
the weight of grain, which will cause i
to be sold by the hundred pounds weight
instead of the bushel They also changs
the weight of barrel of flour to two
hundred pounds The new arrangement
is 10 take effect September Goth.
MARRIED-On the 2ist inst, at the residence O
J. W. Mauzy, Esq, By the Rev. l.. A. Chapman, Mr.
REEcE CADwALLADER, to Miss SALLIE A. ELLIOTT