The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-08-20

Toads are said to be very destruct>
i've OF honey bees.
Illinois raises the most wheat, and
Iowa comes next.
A line Of RATS 500 feet long, left Lock
port for the East.
NJ ichigan State Prison.
The harvest in Oregon exceeds that of
any former year.
The apple crop Of Warren Co., Ohio,
will be small this year.
Mexico promises to become . great
coffee raising country.
St. Paul, Mimi, claims twenty-three
thousand inhabitants.
East Tennessee has raised this year
5000, 600 bushels Of wheat.
Syracuse does not longer tolerate the
ringing of milk bells.
In this county, there are 123,755
members in the 994 unions.
The olive crop Of Southern California
is the best ever known.
The new Constitution of Illinois went
into effect August Sth.
Iron bridges are built in Kansas cheap
er than wooden ones.
The peat boys in the vicinity of Mons
treal, Canada, are on fire.
The cotton worm has appeared in Ar
kansas, doing much injury.
The oat crop of Ireland is this year the
heaviest ever known.
Five counties in Northern Ohio have
an 'Old Maids Society
1t costs S42 ,Oo6. currency to run a
steamer to Europe and return.
Los Angeles, CAL, will make million
gallons Of wine this year.
A number of physicians will leave,
New York for the Prussian army.
A sick cow was cured in Peabody,
Mass. by dose ofsix live frogs.
An Indian Gypsy queen sports a $500
silver tea kettle on her tripod.
Council Bluffs is to be lighted with gas
on and after September LIST.
They are talking Of selling their steam
fire engn ne at Council Bluffs.
The deposits in the saving banks Of
California aggregate $34.OOO.O0o.
a Detroit paper speaks Of man hav>
ing died from want Of neglect
Chicago has benevolent burial ass
citation, with capital of 100000.
Arkansas has total of 1,163,02O
acres Of swamp lands still unsold.
Over $4,000 have been contributed
fer the Richmond, Va, sufferers.
The black tongue has appeared among
the cattle in Dearborn Co., Ind.
A $4,000 school-house has Just been
completed at Fort Dodge, Iowa.
A Chautauqua Co. farmer paid 500 to
settle damages for watering milk.
Schuyler Colax, Jr.. has been pre- sen.
ted with magnificent baby cart.
The wool clip of Oregon and Califor-
MIA is estimated at Is $4,000 pounds.
The California wine crop promises to
be large and Of excellent quality.
One hundred and ten years ago, there
was not single white man in Ohio.
There are SO, $50 cows attached to the
cheese factories in the State of Illinois.
Nearly 100000 pounds of tea will
come over the Pacific Railroad in six
months.
The hotels OF Washington, it is an
nounced have begun to reduce their
charges.
A Bangor. Me-, potato broker has
shipped 5000 bushels TO Boston the
past year. gkEE AZ
Trains on the Central Pacific Railroad
have been stopped by crickets ct EIko'
Neb.
Mr.. John Eagle, Hartford, Mich, 76
years old, Graded % acres of wheat in
five days.
The Free Masons OF the Grand Lodge
Of Iowa. have amended their laws so az
to admit colored people to their order.
Lexington, Ind :, owns fine old French
brass six>pounder cannon, captured by
General jackson from the British at the
battle of New Orleans. Ask
The Chinese government paid nine
thousand dollars to defray the expenses
of Minister Burlingame's funeral, and
has given fifteen thousand dollars to his
widow.
The official report of the War
Department says the Sioux are all
collecting for grand council. -
Red Cloud is exercising q very
beneficial influence among them,
and hopes to persuade the Chey-
ennes and Arrapahoes to keep the
peace
In response to an invitation
from the Republican Sta te Central
Committee, the Hon. Godlove S.
Ortiz will address the people Of
Indiana at such times and places,
as shall hereafter be designated 4
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