The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-11-16
THE STATE.
Eight Cents gross was the price OF
hogs in Evansville.

More than 100 scholars attend the
night school at Indianapolis.
Gen. Nathan kimball is talked of as
the next candidate for Governor.
The Buckeye Broadaxe' is hewing TO
the line on intemperance in Winches-
ter
The Indiana Medical College opened
on Monday Ct last week with fifty stu
dents.
A coal shaft has been sunk about one
mile west of Terre Haute, on the West
ern Railroad.
The Indiana Press Association will
9th Of January.
Winchester has Sorosis. Its meet
ings are attended by some Of the most
prominent citizens of the place.
The annual session Of the Grand Di-
vision Of Sons of Temperance commen-
ced at indianapolis on the 9th inst.
Winchester papers are putting in
their best licks to secure the vote for
the appropriation to the R. 4 Ft. W. r.
r.
Exposure and habitual drunk enness'
finished the earthly career Of poor old
Silas Huntington, at Indianapolis, last
week.
Twenty three divorce cases are pend
ing in the Laporte Circuit Court. That
tribunal seems to be Ia por' TO free
dom.
sIr. George NJ. Bascom. Of Lynn. was
seriously hurt, on the 18th inst by an
Infatuated horse kicking him in the face
snd breast
Forty li1uor-sellers are under indict-
ment, in Tippicanoe county, for viola
ton of the liquor law regulating the liq-
uor traffic.
The Carw fordsvilie journal says Wa
Lash College has six acting Professors,
and has within the last decade given
twenty three graduates to the minestry.
An election on Monday in Wabash
county, Ind. for appropriating $4,000
to the Grand Rapids, Wabash & Cincin-
natl Railroad, was carried by q majority
of SEQ
About two hundred thousands dollars
have been paid to pensioners at tile PEN
sion Agency, at Fort Wayne, during the
present semi-annual payment, which
commenced on the 4th Of September.
Steven G Stevens, formerly one of
tire Supreme judges of this State and
distinguished aboLitionist, died at the
insane asylum, last week. He was in
his seventy sixth year, and had been
deranged several months.
The official vote Of Boone county for
the appropriation of eighty thousand
dollars for the indianapolis, Delphi and
Chicago Railroad gives two thousand
two hundred and twenty one against
the appropriation and eighty-three for
it.
The appoItionment Of the State for
Judge Of the Supreme Courts places the
following counties in the Second Dis
trict: Delaware, Fl enry, Wayne, Rush.
Fayet.e. Union, Decatur, Franklin, Jen-
nings, Ripley. Dearborn, Ohio, Switzer-
land, Jefferson, Scott Clarke and Bar
tholorew.
John Il. Norman, editor CT The New
Albany Ledyer, died Of apoplcXy, last
week He was born in England; came
to this country when young child
learned the printing business in Indian
apolis; in lS47, became connected with
Democratic paper in New Albany,
IGan of recognized ability.
At I,nn. Randolph county, on the
3d. inst, Nathan Rich. q boy weighin
over two hundred pounds, and better
known as one { the sHoosier Children
while assisting in lowering stone into q
well; fell in with large one in his
; hands, and struck q Mr.. Mills. who
was at the bottom Of the well, severely
kol,
slightly hurt.
The trial OF Erney for attempting the
murder Of two Terre Haute editors,
w;s continued on tue Sth Inst The
argument was concluded Wensiay at 4
O'Clock, and the case submitted to the
jury which IL a short time returned
verdict of guilty, and that he pay one
hundred dollars and he imprisoned in
the county jail thirty days. This il for
shooting Major Smith Tie has vet to
stand trial for shooting Mr.. frown.
Father McMahon the Catholic priest
from Muncie, Indiana, who was taken
with the Ferans in Canada, and has
been held by the Canadian authorities
for more than four years, has arrived in
New York, and is the Lion Of the Hour.
At the request of Mayor Hall, Horace
Greeley and many others equally prom
incnt, he gave his experience 10 Cana.
dian Bastile, Mt Cooper Institute, in the
18th inst.
The Terre Haute Library Association
is just in receipt from Hon Thomas H.
Nelson, Minister to Mexico: Of a large
book containing a valuable and interest
ing collection of photographic plates, en-
bracing views in and about the city of
Mexico, public buildings, monuments
and costumes. 1t affords an exceed
ingly interesting study OF the people Of
Mexico, and as such it will be highly
priced by members of the Association.
He has also presented similar works
to the State Library.