The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-07-06

to devote much attention to editor ia,.
8Farmers all busy saving their Wheat. The
crop hereabouts never was better. II
E1-Prayer Meetings are still kept up daily a, Mr..
Greehs late liquor saloon on 8. Marion, for one hour
--eomnsneing at LIN. No abatement of interest.
JDFThe IA n. w. Railroad, is progressing ra-
pidly and successfully towards early completion
to receive the iron. and that is secured.
1-The Hotel d Calaboose, is complained of as
being 'danp'-bad.' The guests do not like the ac-
IcrWe asked of farmers living on the
road between this and Centerville, how much stock
be would take in the contemplated Street Railroad,
'Fisc,Hundred Dcllars,' said he If it is necessary
he will put down another like sum. The road can be
made, rs4 sss.set 6.s .ss.
ES-The r. R. and Steamboat Excursion yesterday
from Richmond TO Lawrenceburg, proved complete
success. Between three and four hundred of fel
low citizens went-al returned to their homes. last
night safe and well pleased not only with the trip
but with the superior management of Col. Perry and
Maj. Yeo.
They have At Portland, Me-, what is
called Widows Wood Society," Who
ever heard of widow that wouldn't P
We have. n h A4a a
Gerrit Smith, on learning that white
and colored children were received and
treated alike at the Oswego Orphan
Asylum, presented to the institution a
check for $4,000.
The silver wedding of Bishop T. A.
Morris, senior Bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in the United States,
was celebrated recently at Springfield,
Ill.
A Yankee describing an oppon ent,
says: 4 tell you what, sir, that man
don't amount to sum in arithmetic
add him up and there is nothing to car
ry.'
The abundance Of the wheat crop in
Virginia has already brought down the
prices Of flower in that State, and the
staff of life will soon be sold at So and
SO per barrel
The Lafayette Courier says We
yesterday stood in q hundred acre field
of wheat, in which the grain waved the
full laden heads high above our should
ers, as smooth and even as the surface
of lake. Every kernel is now plump.
clean and undisturbed by weavil or any
other vicious insect This field is no
exception. 1t is the sam thing all over
the country.
Boston June 30-The new prohibi.
tory law goes into effect to. morrow for
bidding the sale of alcoholic liquors, ale,
and lager. The State Chief Constable
Jones, has notified all parties interested
of the fact. Developments are awaited
with considerable interest, especially by
the numerous lager beer dealers and
their patrons.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 29.--Successful
experiments have been made in this
city with a working model Of an aerial
navig alton machine. 1t not only as
cended into the air, but was propelled in
any required direction by machinery, land
has the capacity for carrying eight or
ten persons, being constructed for the
purpose of making trips to New York
The inventor is confident that the trip
can be made in "a hours.
The fiscal year on the Both ult. The
receipts of internal revenue for the year
are S15S. 287, 900. against the estimate
of Mr. Wells ofs155 ,0O0. 0OO of Rollins
S145 900, 900, and Of McCulloch, $780,
100000. The estimated receipts when
all collections shall have been received,
aIe@160, 100000. The aggregate revenue
for the year is about $4,000, 900. This
should affoad q very handsome payment
on the debt.
An Irish juror having applied to the
Judge to be excused from serving on ac-
count OF deafness, the judge said:-
"Could you here my charge to the jury |
sir?" "Y es heard your honor's charge; |
said Paddy, "but I couldn't make any
sense out oft" He was let off.
A st. Louis paper announces that a |
leading editor of that city is going to
Paris to marry a widow worth $500. 900, |
and that two New Jersey women have
recently swindlcd the st. Louis shop !
keepers out of $4,000 by hiding silks
under their petticoats. /
We had the pleasure Of taking by the
hand our old friend Hon o. Beeson,
who called at our Office on Monday
He speaks in gle-orious terms of the
Wheat crop and says if we only have
few days like that of last Monday, there
will be gathered throughout the country,
one of the largest and heaviest wheat
crops, we have had for years-if not
the largest ever garnar ed in the Western
Country. h 4
statement is made us from Wash
ington that Gen. Sickles is instructed to
negotiate FOR the purchase OF Cuba-On
the ground, we presume, that such an
act would relieve Spanish pride, end at
once a devastating war, and secure to
the United States the mastery of what
might, under imaginable circumstances,
prove a difficult problem. We have no
official confirmation of the report, and,
pending that or a denial, no disposition
to waste q penny on Spain's forfeited
possession.-TN. Y. Tribune.
Secretary Boutwell, reports that the