The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-06-24
STATE NEWS.

They 'cop the question In bou-
quet at Fort Wayne.
Rising sun will picnic and dance
on the red hot day.
A little son Of Mr.. Isaac Davis,
Of White county, fell in front Of
roller last week. aud the team
starting up suddenly his head was
severed from his body.
Martin Yates was fatally stabbed
by one Pollard Able 10 an ARRAY
at Jonesville on Monday last The
latter is a desperate character from
the wilds Of jackson county, and
has not yet been arrested.
The amount Of taxables in Lo-
gansport, as returned by the Asses
scr, is So. 524,680
During the late exam nations Of
the Fort Wayne public schools,
about $4,000 questions were an
swered, 10000 of which were an
swered correctly, and nearly 10000
words were spelled, Of which about
"a. 900 were correct.
Two physicians had little mill
In the streets of Peru on Thursday,
and on the succeeding day a coup
lie Of attorneys had friendly argu-
ment with fists. Both the affairs
promise to be somewhat complica-
TED hereafter, as the respective
attorneys each employed one of
the medical belligerents to dress
his wounds, and in order to settle
their bills both disciples Of Escula
plus were persuaded to commence
suit against the other.
The Washington Democrat says
the wheat crop in Daviess county
will equal, if it does not surpass,
the immense crop Of 1869.
Mrs. Chloe M. Cluen, at Prince
ton, took an over dose Of laudanum
on the afternoon of the 10th, and
despite the efforts Of the physicians,
died the following day.
A serious accident occurred at
the reservoir in Madison on Thurs.
day. The scaffolding gave away
from the weight of the rock and
morter piled on it, and buried two
laborers, Michael Cain and a man
named Parsons. Cain was taken
from the ruins, and the flesh on his
right arm was found bursted from
the elbow to the waist, leaving bare
the bone, cut badly on the head,
and seriously injured internally
Mr.. Parsons had leg broken, and
received other injuries of serious
tho not dangerous character.
Lexington rejoices in a camp Of
Gipsies.
Nilsson regrets her inability to
visit Lafayette.
Rugby & Green's saw mill. al
Morristown was burned Friday.
Loss, $4,000.
A large number Of handsome
uniforms, to be worn at the Lafa
yette peace jubilee, have been or
dered from New York.
The price Of market stands in
Lafayette ranges from three to Eve
dollars.
They keep guard on the outside
of the Whitley county Jail, to keep
evil disposed persons from break
ing in.
Charles Sheaf, a lad five years Of
age, was run over by the cars
Monday evening, in indianapolis
and instantly killed. AS the trair
passed he attempted to jump on
but was thrown under the wheels
The wheel struck on the left shoul
der, and ran across the breast
cutting the body in two. His RICH
hand was also severed.
The anniversary Of the Davies,
county Bible Society will be he'll,
at Washington on the first Sunda,
in July The State Bible Agent
Rev. John Thompson. will preacl
in the morning, in Helphenstine'
grove.
A couple of business houses,
lcharacter of business not named,
were Quilted at WavelaLd, Mont
gomery county, last Wednesday
The Charlottesville Review want
the troops called out. led by Gen
eral Darlington, with his two feel
pieces.
Although the citizens Of Crav
louisville almost unanimously pre-
tested against paying more tina
eight per cent. interst on the bond
proposed to be issued for school
| house purposes, the Council amend
ed the ordinance so as to make th
interest ten per cent.
Theirs is q ten-months old bah
in Dubois county, which weigl
ninety-five pounds.
Joseph Herr, who was 80 bad
injured at Evansville, last week, |
falling from a load o: hay, die
T last Sunday.
, The potato bugs are disappea
ing from some parts of Fayet
county. The potato crop beir
exhausted they are starving
D death.
/ A trial on a charge of an attem
q to provoke an assault was had
Vincennes last Thursday, in viii
nine OF the jury were negroes.
The Evansville journal says O
of the persons cut in the row
d Fort Stinson,' ON Saturday nigl