The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-11-30
THE STATE.

new building at the poor farm for the
insane. N E
Three lady students are in attend
ance upon the lectures of the Indiana
Medical College.
DIV Voorhees, is to address the De-
mocracy Of Tippecanoe county on the
1st of December.
Half the lawyers in Evansville have
recently bccl engaged in a case involy-
ing six dollars worth of pigs.
Rayless W Hanna appears to have the
inside track for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Attorney General.
la The citizens of Spencer county talk
oferecting monument over the neg
lected grave of Lincoln mother.
Indianapolis will have a good hotel
in q short time, the Bates House having
changed hands, preparatory to being
-refitted throughout. Se9
There are four hundred and thirty
cases upon the docket of the Supreme
s Court, a larger number than at any pre-
vious terms. -5s. EaI-4e - sst
Prof. Cox has resigned the Chair of
Chemistry in the Indiana Medical Col
lege. and Prof. r T Brown has been
duly installed the rein.
h. Common, laborers are paid two dol
lars day, and one dollar extra on Sun
day, for work on the railroad bridge at
Terre Haute.
Rev. H G. Waltz is lecturing in d.
/ vers places Of the State on sThe Wo-
men of Palestine of whom he is said
to have "a thorough personal knowl-
edge
Rev c N Sims has gone to Kansas on
a lecturing tour.
- MY neighbor and l. is the subject,
not MY ncighbor's wife ard L. as e.
laundering exchange hasit.
Articles of Association have been
filed in the Office of the Secretary of
State, of the Fort Wayne German
Building Loan and Savings Association.
with capital stock of 800 900.
Capt Hall, the Arctic explorer, villa
shortly eclture at indianapolis. lie will
/ be assisted by several esauimauk dogs,
+ and their faster, Joe. Thc Captain s
style is said to be somewhat dogmat-
/ ic. HoasE cu +
At Vincennes, on The oath inst, q one
legged rope-walker, while performing
on a tight-rope fell to the ground,
breaking his arm and otherwise injur-
ing himself. His physician entertains
but little hope OF his recovery.
.o1 Madison county, on Monday, voted
an appropriation of S135,e0 to the
White Pigeon, Wabash & Cincinnati
Railroad, the terminus of which is at
Anderson. Kosciusko, Wabash and
Grant counties having previously voted
appropriations, the construction OF the
road is rendered certain.
The congregation of the Methodist
| Episcopal Church South is erecting 3
house of worship at Jacksonville. 1t
will soon be ready for the roof.-Exam
liner.
Jefferscnville is good place for the
nj f Church South Michigan City is
the only place in the State that posses
ses equal advantages.
Kokomo has been the Sc ne of anoth-
Ell awful .tradegy: Lieut.. w W Daugh-
erty. of the regular army, on furloug b
visiting his parents, shot and killed
Joseph Van Horn, at the Sherman
House, in that city. at noon on Thurs
!
cuiated slanderous reports about Daugh-
serty's sisters, and on Daugharty meet
ing Van Horn, he repeatedly requested
him to recall his remarks, which the lat
+ ter refused to do, and not denying them
gDaugherty shot him. Five shots were
fired, three taking effect. Van Horn
died almost instantly. Lieut. Daugher-
ty was instantly arrested and lodged i'll
Jail. This circumstance has caused
great excitement, as both parties are
connected with the first families Of til 6
place. " a1fraf 4
h John Stevens was sentenced on las:
Monday to be hanged on the Odd of De-
bomber, for the murder of John Reeves
In the Grim inal Court Of Terre Haute
on Monday, the motion for a new trial
was overruled. The counsel for the de-
tense made motion for an arrest Of
Judgment, which was overruled. Time
was then asked to file bill of except
ions, and was given until Tuesday next
Judge Grain then requested the prison
er to stand up, and proceeded to pass
sentense. On being asked if he hao
anything to say, why this painful duty
should not he performed, he said
sNohing at present, except that it is I'M
Just Waving the usual admonition
the Judge directed that he be taker
from the Jail on the Odd day of Dec
and hanged by the neck, between the
hours Of A nj and 4 z NJ. The con-
demned man stood unmoved, until the
Judge was through, when he very calm
Is and apperantly with little concern
asked when did you say, your Honor
that the occurrence is to take place?
The Judge repeated the date, and ht
was led out of the court room.
l. The Thanksgiving Proclamation o
Gov. McClurg of Missouri is quite /
model of praisworthy brevity. His Ex-