The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-10-07
STATE NEWS,

Several colored students are
attending the State Normal School
1T Terre Haute.
The Wabash river is now two
inches lower than it has been
known since 1921.
The Laporte Argus say pro-
position is on foot 10 have the city
lamp posts painted white SO that
unfortunte travellers along the
dark night streets may not come
in contact with them. and thus lay
the city liable Cor damages.
Some unknown miscrent en-, err
ed pasture near Princeton, few
days ago, and with butcher knit e !
or similar instrument, stabbed and |
cut three fine young Morgan
horses, nearly running them. Such
acts verify the doctrine Of total
depravity.
A South Bend cow astonished
the natives last week by giving
birth to triplets.
Scion Robinson, n we'll known
literary character, and writer of
the New York Tribune, WAS re-
Gently divorced from his wife, on
application of the lady, in the
Lake county Circuit Court,
A buggy containing an old man
and his two children, and drawn
by a blind horse fell over an en-
bankment near Jasper last We'd
nesday, all turning completely
over without injuring the persons,
animal or vehicle.
The trial of Richard j. Bright,
at Indianapolis, for alleged per-
jury, swearing to false accounts and
obtaining $50 900 falsely was con :
cluded last week, when the jury
faild to agree-eight being for &C.
quittal and four for convition. They
were out 4S hours.
A new felt skirt, q winter bal
moral is called the royal bats
wing.
The grape crop of st. Joe coun-
ty is unprecedented.
The sacred soil Of Decatur coun :
ty is adapted to the culture Of
peanuts.
The!Indiana State Fair which has
been in progress through the weel
has been very success ul. The
weather has been very fine-al
that could be desired. On the frs
day there were 1000 entries which
was largely increased. "Olt
Wayne" was we'll represented by
her manufacturers and stock men
h1ischeivous scalawags tie crap,
on the doors at Seymour to maxi
people feel bad.
A German Republican paper il
soon to be started in Fort Wayne
One thousand houses are now il
progress of erection at Indianap-
Oils.
The Independent is the name o
new Republican weekly, publish
ed::at La Grange, by H. A. Swee,
Esq
An exchange says farmers ar,
about through sowing wheat, bu
their wives continue to sew tares.
| A deranged woman. clad in
single garment, was found roam
ing about the streets of Lafay ette
on Saturday night.
According to the Enterpris
there are about thirty lawyers i
st. Joseph county, of which Misha
waka has four and half
The residence Of Sa muel Ric
in Decatur, was entered by burg
lars, last week, who carried Off wit
them 81 900.
The Vevay democrat" say
Craig's bar, this season, is mo:
dreaded by boatmen Seven steam
ers were fast there Monday morn
ing.
For lack Of customers Madiso
saloon keepers literally patroniz
their own bars. One of them W:
! arrested twice last week, and la
to 60 low in his pocket for geltin
| too high.
n Willie Polison, Of Decatur, age
: eight, while in the woods gathe
8 ing hickory nuts, few days ag
fell from tree, distance of abo
twenty feet, and received such $
} we're injuries as to cause his dea
. next day.
t VIM Whiterow, of New Alban
q has invented a lounge and rockin
chair combined. 1t is both usei
- and ornamental. 1t does not r
q quire as much room as an ordina
d rocking chair A musquito b
J. ard writing desk are attached to
Q Eugene Sullivan, tried for I
y murder Of Edward Tahill, at i
j. ansville, Sunday, August, 81
y was found guilty Of murder
= the second degree, and his punt:
, ment fixed at seventeen years il
rrisonment. He has moved for
new trial.
Mishawaka manufactures i.
m wagons. capable Of sustaini