The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-06-29

Mr.. Borie has resigned the Sscretaryshp of the
Navy. and yesterday Hon u. NJ. Robson, of New
Jersey, was appointed in his place. DIR. Robson is
lawyer, and aresident of Camden, N. J. He was
Attorney of the State in 1867 under Cover
nor Ward. 81
gang oil dangerous counterfeiters, whose head
quarters were near Huntington, Ind, has just been
broken up and two of its most noted members ar
rested and lot of plates captured, through the
egy of the wife of prominent Western detective.
The Madison (Ind) Courier says: Miss Della
Webster, who some years ago gained considerable
toriety in this region by being sent to the Kentucky
PenitentAry for running off negro slaves, is now in
Louisville, looking after her interests in a suit she
has brought in the United States Court against q
party of men, who, dnring the war, raded her prem
ses tore down her fences and destroyed some of her
property.
Z W.P. Daney, the clerk in the Surgeon Generals
Office who married Annie Surratt few days since,
and is now off on honeymoon, to-day dis charg-
ed Ivy the War Department b. special order.
Advices received in Washington from
Cuba give renewed accounts Of reverses
to the Spaniards. The cholera is also
playing sad havoc in their ranks, while
the Cubans are represented as being in
the receipt of frequent reinforcements
and in fine spirits.
Three boys,named Sawyer, Hudson and
Bowman, were drowned Monday night
IN the Wabash river, at Vincennes, In.
diana. Hpdson's body was recovered
A rattlesnake three feet and a half
long was killed on board walk, by the
side of the post Office, at Lafayette, In
diam, last Thursday night.
Chief Justice Chase is of the opinion
that the iron clad oath can not be exac-
ted from the members of Legislature.
Vice President Colfax arrived in Hart
ford on the 23d, and was the guest of
Gov. Jewell. He att ended a party at
the residence of Pliney Jewell, father Of
the Governor, in the evening. On the
Oath he visited the Legislature and at
noon received the greetings of those
who chose to call upon him, at the Gov
or's>Room in the State House
FIVE hundred Chinese laborers have
passed down the Mississippi, on the
Thompson Dean, for the Louisiana plant.
atoms.
The eldest daughter Of Rev. D B
Nichols, Of Washington, young lady
about II years old, was outraged by
negro in retired lane on the outskirts
of Washington, late on w edn esday after
noon, of last week. She, in company
with her two sisters, was on her way
home from the Howard University, when
the negro sprang out from a clump of
bushes, seized her, and effected his pur-
pose, Notwithstanding her cries and the
OF Qy110 off of
prevent. Information was at once Civ
en- to the proper authorities, bu. the
wretch succeeded in making his escape.
The citizens of Cincinnati, who have been consid
erabiy excited for some weeks past a PROPOSE
ton, on the part of the City Council of that city, to
build railroad between that point and Chattanooga
at cost of ten millions of dollars are ubilant over
the vote on the question Saturday last which re-
suited, 1543S for the road to 500 against it. 1t is
expected that it will now be pushed through with all
possible dispatch.
The WRoNs SArcHEL.-In Albany. a
few days ago, Mrs. Frances T Hanna,
accompanied by her father, the Rev Mr.
Robbins, visited the Albany City Bank
and drew $2,400, which she deposited
in satchel. The satchel was placed on
the counter for a moment, along with
another one belonging to her father, and
almost Immediately one of them disap-
peared-having been taken, no doubt, by
three suspicious looking men who had
followed the lady to the bank. On ex>
animation, it was discovered that the
satchel containing the money was safe.
while the robbers had carried off a bag
full of sermons.
= We are indebted to the Ohio State
Journal for the following excellent sum-
mary of country news:
s'Rain plenty.
Cherries magnificent.
Wheat splendid
Corn promising.
Strawberries about gone.
Currants coming in plentifully.
Goosebcrries of the largest size.
New potatoes very large and sound.
Barley being harvested Crop good"
The news by telegraph is of little con.
sequence in comparison with this.
That prince of spiritualistic humbugs.
Mumler, having been thoroughly expos
ed before the Courts, has given up pic.
ture taking and has vanished from the
Metropolis. He now appears in the role
of an itinerant lecturer, going about and
seeking whom he may devour.' He har-
"hS uCS MS "uoicuCcS iOT All HOuT or more
on the mysteries of the Summer Land
and then opens a valise and deals out
his trashy pictures at the rate of twenty
five cents each. That he is being liber.
ally patronized is but one more proof
that the American people delight in be,
ing humbugged-N Y Times
The total length or the Fren CHI cable
will be 3,407 milcs-from Brest to st.
Pierre 1926, and from ST Pierre RI Re-.