The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-03-22

MARCH %, l87O.
The PALLADIUM for sale at Q. White
& Co.'S. and Elders bookstores.
Thomas Edwards is now proprietor Of the
Gait house. .-.-ss
Whitewater Monthly Meeting was held OH
Wednesday Of this week.
"A beautiful display of Aurora Borsalis was
witnessed last Monday night.
James Holmes. An old pi ,neer aged eighty
wears. died near Bethel, last week.
1t is about time for March to begin to assume
the lamb. No surface indications so far.
The Northern Indiana Conference meets At
Kokomo, on the second Tuesday in April.
WV. Hathaway, late editor Of the Herald of
Peace, lectured at Dublin, last Saturday night.
( An old lady, slipped on the icy pavement
in the South part of town last week. and broke
. limb h
Judge Reid has announced himself Id the
Sentinel as a candidate for Congress in this
District.
st. Mary's School gave entertainments in
st. Mary's Hall on last Thursday. Friday and
Saturday evenings.
Candidates are to meet in the Court House,
Centreville, Saturday to make arrangements
for printing tickets. etc.
Israel Abrahams Of Centreville, is said to be
the oldest Mason in this State. He has been
member for sixty-six years.
John Longfellow. of Bethel is quite ill. He
is in his hundred and fourth year, and is prob
ally the oldest man in the county.
The twenty second anniversary Of modern
spiritualism, will be observed in this city by a
festival on Thursday, March 31st. Sax
Rev. o. v. Lemon. of this city. has been ap-
pointed Presiding Elder Of Anderson District
to fill the vacancy caused by the death OF Rev
A. Eddy.
Rev. S. w. Chapman has resigned his pas
torate of the First Presbyterian Church, the
resignation to take effect June LIST 1870. He is
now absent on trip to Iowa.
St. Mary's Catholic Church is observing The
jubilee appointed for this year. Services were
held on Monday and Tuesday evenings, and
will be continued during this week.
Mrs. E 8. Warner delivered very enter,
taining. and eloquent lecture last Sunday even.
ing. on the 'Spi:it of Nature" She speaks
next Sunday morning and evening at Lyceuu
g Hall.
The rain Of last Saturday week washed ava,
part of the railroad embarkment on the Dayto
and Western road, near New Paris In conse
Quence thereof the locomotive and three carr
of the Monday morning train was thrown from
the track. No person hurt.
Bart. Burk and HI. j. Hayward hav,
removed to Lebanon, Boone county, Ind
Clay Bowen started this week for hi
new home in Kansas.
On last Saturday night, fellow mad
a ruffinally assault on VIM. Schweitman
in front Of Gal. House He was arrest
ed and '.lined and costed" by the Mayo
on Monday morning.
We have heard Of men who suppos
that all wisdom will perish off the eartt
when they die; but South Bend Registe
has an editor who labors under the i'm
preston that all wisdom, genius, ant
taste, began with himself
The ''Society Of ST. Joseph" celebrat
ed the festival of their patron saint, OF
last Sunday. Accompanied by the &c
man Young Mems Society and the Hi
bernian Association, they paraded tn
the streets during the afternoon.
An exciting incident occurred at
small town in Ohio. The citizens of thai
town have what they call Public
Church," which was built many year
ago, by contributions from all classe
of the citizens, and to be used for the
services Of any and every denomination
that may be represented among the res
idents of the town. and for all kinds o
public meetings. 1t has been so since
its erections. and no objection has bee
made to any body occupying it until re
Gently. It appears that lady, know as
spiritualist, had spoken in it once, IN
on last Sunday notice was handed
the minister (of the demon ination occr
plying the church that day. annonncin
that the lady would speak there agai
the next evening. The minister woul
not read the notice but handed it to on
Of the deacons, who arose and said tn
church would not be open for this wo
man. Now the minister had perfee
right to decline to read this o. any an
thority to say who should or should nc
have the church opened. A gentlemen
the audience and friend Of the lad
proposing to lecture, announced tn
the DOR WOULD BE OPEN, for he and b
friends not only had the right to use Il
public building Init ha o1So bod Lcx