The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-09-24
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NEWS CONDENSER.

The largest dlamonds IN the world belong
to the Enperorof Russia.
Nine young ladies are learning to SOW in
the Michigan Agriculturai College.
Kew York maintains two hundred men who
Go rothing but make ioiins.
The oldest customer in the United States
IS Eliza Arrowsmth. OF Somerset county n.
T., aged l04. She gets pension Of 5000
year.
Senator Sherman has written on tie early
history of Ohio tor the New York Ledger.
"A resident of New Jersey writes To correct
the statement that sperrOws eat mosquitoes.
In his part of the country the mosquitoes eat
the sparrows. -
Texas has new game in cards one holds
a revolver, the other holds the cards. A Cor
oner holds the inquest.
Pere Hyacnthe, who enlisted as private
In one of the volunteer regiments for the de-
| Tense of Paris, has been promoted to q ser.
geantship.
| King William, who received the sword of
| Napoleon at Sedan, was on the staff at the
! battle OF Waterloo, and was present when
! Napoleon the First sig ned his abdication.
The greatest length of New England is
about $50 miles, and its greatest breadth 800
miles. Its narrowest part is between Boston
and West Stockoridge, l35 miles.
Brigham Young regrets the million and a
| half of women that are "wasted," rs he
terms it, in this country, by being unmarri-
ed. 1t is sad
1t is said that Edwin Booth has received an
offer of 81, 900 night for q series of perform.
ances of "Hamlet'' in Washington during the
coming winter. He has declined it.
reunion of the surviving soldiers of West
Virginia, Eastern Ohio. and Western Penn
svlrania. is to be held at Moundsville, West
Virgins, September % and %.
The new Grand Central Hotel at New York
| is claimed to cover more area than any other
| in the world. has been two years in buildi ing.
cost 50 100000, and can accom- modate ], 500
guests.
A white woman in the Harris on county
ASYLUM recently gave birth to q negro child.
The phenomenon is accounted for from the
fact that conception took place during the to-
taity of the eclipse.
Why is a mans trade mark like
a certain leading Prussian? Be
cause il is a "biz" mark. The au-
thor ofth above leaves q wife and
twelve small children.
"Methussleh," the largest Of a
new grove of big trees recently
explored in TuOlumue County,
Cal; is eighty-four feet in circum
ference at the roots.
| When is traveller from New
York to Liverpool like John G
Whittier? When he gets seasick
and becomes contributor to the
atlantic Friends of the family
are invited to attend.
The cencus taker has found quite
an intelligent man in the Quincy,
H., district, who has been mar
mied five years, and did not know,
and never has asked, his wife's
| Christian name.
A letter superscribed as follows
was sent from Troy recently:
Cousin Frank E. Clark lives in wilbraha m
Cheerful lark-happy as clam:
Hes a thrifty farmer, with a snug estate,
And no heart beats warmer In the old Bay
! State.
As Governor Fairchild, Of Wis
cousin, and friend were riding
by rail from Madison lately, two
Young ladies with their beaux en-
tered the crowded car, and the
distinguished gentlemen surren-
! dered their seats to the fair ones.
But great was their surprise to see
the young men occupy their seats
and take their companions upon
their laps. "By George" said
the Governor, "we might have
done that ourselves"
hand trunk bearing the initials W. s. NJ
was recently found in the woods near the
| railroad track, in rear of the n. /. College.
| 1t was filled with samples Of cloths. and there
was also an envelope addressed W. s. Mitch
ell. The trunk is evidently the property of .
,scuegrilla,' - who, for some reason best known
to himself pitched it from the cars. 1t is now
in the possession of the Sherff.-lPer Re-
| publican.