The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-07-01


a runaway horse at Evansville on Friday, was !
knocked down, run over, and so badly injured
that he will hardly recover.
The new Presbyterian Church in Laporte
is to be dedicated on the second Sunday in
July. President Tut e, OF Wabash College,
will preach the dedicatory sermon.
The contract for the building of public
hall in Columbus has been let. The building
is TO be eighty feet square, ard the hall with
stage, ETC., is to occupy the entire second
story.
Monroeville artist was recently fined four
dollars for sprinking Scotch snuff on the
mustache of sleeping lawyer. 1t is said
the force expended by the lawyer in snee.ing,
would have suffice 10 run a wind mill for q
week
The latest sensation in Fort Wayne was
caused by the sudden and Mysterious disap-
pearance of girl of ten years, who had for
q long time been subjected to very cruel treat
ment by her parents, who are now suspected
of having killed her.
We hear of young girl fifteen years of
age, near Owensville, in this county, who is
enciente by her own brother. The brute has
run away to keep from being lynched. If
ever be returns we hope the citizens of Mont
gomery township will hang him.-[Princeton
Democrat.
When every other topic is exhausted, the
Lafayette papers say there is again pro s.
pect of the speedy construction of an opera
house. The item is kept standing.
Columbus is to have a public hall.
The Columbus W alter Works Company are
being tested.
rian, died last week.
James Beauchamp was the victim of .
most daring robbery on Thursday night OF
last week. He had returned to his residence
on North Fourth street, and had just stepped
upon the porch, when he was assaulted by
two men, who knocked him down and robbed
him of a pocket book containing sllS. Mrs.
Beauchamp's cries aroused the neighbors, but
too late to capture the daring rascals.-[Ter-
re Hauts Express.
D. N. Is at OF wayne.
Twenty one Japanese passed through oul
city, on the P. F. ". & C. R. R., On their way
to attend Eastern colleges. They arrived ii
California on the Sd inst. They are of the
higher class, and some of them are familiar
with the English language. They propose tc
remain in the country eight years.-Ft. W
Journal.
White River is to be bridged at Gosport anc
Spencer. Gosport will shell ont $4,000 anc
Spencer $4,000 towards paying for the bridge
A man by the name of Johnson, employed
as a brakeman on the Logansport, Burling
ton & Peoria Railroad, was killed on Saturda,
morning at Reynolds Station, by being ru1
over by passing train.
! The people of Harrison township, Davies
/ county, met on the oath to organize Vigi
| lance Committee for the suppression of petit
thieving. They do not propose to take tn
/ law into their own hands, but to act as a vol
untary police to ferret out and bring often
ders to justice.
Lafayette sportsman, when asked hi
idea of heaven, answered ~ would have
boundless prairie, with an eternal Septen
Der, and Id have with me an everlastin gu
and a never dyin' dog"
The uncut wheat in Tippecn noe county wa
Frustrated by the recent storms, making ii
work of harvesting it exceedingly difficult.
A pretty Jewess, nan ed Bertha koh
eloped from Evansville on the night of Il
oath, witha Gypsy named Clyantus Coope
Her relatives, at latest accounts, were in h
pursuit.
Blackberries ar selling in the small rv'
towns at five cents quart.
Last Sunday, at Ncrth Madison. an elder
lady, the mother of DR.. Rae of that plac
was thrown from buggy just as she arri'
ed home from church and instantly kille
Mrs. R. was accompanied by 81 and -daug
ter W ho escaped unhurt.