The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-07-09
Fort Wayne celebrated the 4th
of July by grand tournament of

present day get up u noon ana SO
10 bed at day break.
A Western lady is writing in f.
vor of limited marriages, for
given time, ranging from one to
three years, with privilege Of re-
newal by mutual consent.
O'Rafferty says, that he has got
Il g most ohedient boy in the world.
He has only to tell him to do as
he pleases, and he does it without
saying WORD.
The keeping Of billiard tables,
the Supreme Court of this State
decides comes within the meaning
of the statute against gambling
Sensible.
Junebug soup is actually a new
dish just out in Germany. 1t is
said to be really superior to carb
soup, which gourmands consider
delicious.
A little schools boy in Danvers,
Mass, when asked by his teacher
why women should not vote, an
swered: Cause they are afraid Of
caterpillars.'
BERLIN, June 27--The drought
has been severe throughout Ger
many. Advices from all quarters
report the crop prospects very dis
couraging
Hugh Kearney, graduate of
Dublin University, and cousin Of
Gen. Phil. Kearney, died in the
poor-housc at Litchfeld, Conn,
the other day.
A man whose wife hung herself
in his presence; on being asked
why he did not prevent the TRACE
dy, replied; L cut her down three
times last week, and l can't be all
ways cutting her down
The Greeks are said to be the
most sensible people ia the world,
as they wear one style Of dress
all the year round, and the fashion
never changes.
Look out for the Fluctuations
A toast was cnce given at public
dinner. Recommendations her,
man would be savage Unfort~
unately the toast mast rendered
it, Woman-without her man,
would be a savage
Have you any limbhcrR bon
netsy inquired a very modest
miss, of a shopkeeper, Amy WHAT
ANY lin bhorn bonnets?' ANY
you don't mean leghorn?' The
young lady was brought to by the
proper restoratives,
An exchange very truly says
that trying to do business without
advertising is like winking though
a pair of green goggles, You
may know that you are doing it,
but nobody else does.
Congress has taken the initia-
tory steps for the admission of
New Mexico, as a State, under tn e
name of Lincoln. The imm ediat e
necessity for this movement is not
apparent unless it is a polite al
necessity.
Gen. Rob't Anderson, who so
nobly defended Fort Sumpter, at
the outbreak of the rebellion, 10
seriously ill at Tours, in the South
OF France. 1t is to be hoped that
his illness may be only temporary
and that he may live long to en-
joy the country for which he so
valianhy fought.
st. Johns Rodge, No. 8, of
Glasgow, Scotland, lately celebra-
ted the eight hundred and t,ceztth
anniversary of its existence. 1t
was founded by King Malcolm, in
the year 1859, nine years previous
to the Norman conquest o. Eng>
land.
The bill abolishiDg the franking
privilege, was killed in the Senate
yesterday, by vote of % TO &c,
some dozen or more Senators,
squarely lodging the issue. We
are told that the result was re-
ceived with 'roars of laughter,
and that Mr.. Ramsey, who has
championed the bill, was ridiculed
numerically.
Governor Baker received q draft
from the Treasury Department on
Saturday, for the sum of S464, 923
"a, allowed by the War Depart
ment on account Of expenditures
incurred by the State Of Indiana,
to aid in the suppression of the
rebellion, on account of the Elev-
enth IEstallment of the Indiana
war claims, known as the Legion
Claims.
The English steam plows now
in such general use on sugar plant
ATOMS OF Louisiana, are construct
ed in Leeds, and cost, Landed on
the plantation, about nine thou
sand dollars. One of these labor
machines will 90 the of work from
six to ten horse plows, and do it in,
comparably better.
The Detroit, Indiana 81 ST Louis
Railroad Company fled their art
Giles in the office of the Indiana
Secretary Of State 29th ult. The
capital stock is Sl,500.000 in 80,
900 shares, of which ] oil shares
have been subscribed. The road
is to traverse Steuben. La Grange,
Elkhart, St. Joseph, Marshall, Jas
| per and Newton counties, Indiana