The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-07-21

r. STATE NEWS.
South Bend is to have An ink fac
tory.
Dogleg avenue is Charlottesville
boulevard.
Weevil injuring the wheat in Mi
ami county.
There is "some talk" of starting q
paper at Kewana.
The Brookville town-hall is used
as a show-bill board.
The Evansville chain-gang is kept
busy1cutting dog.fennel.
Upton county raised q million and
quarter bushels of corn last year.
Diphtheria prevails in the vicinity
of Vernon.
Goshen has a minister who is an
enthusiastic boxer.
Laporte's taxables foot up $2,33,-
$40, with $40 polls.
Logansport claims the title Of City
of natural advantages"
Horse thieves are operating against
Terre Haute livery stables.
A new bridge is to be thrown across
the Wabash at Logansport.
They have a "Y. NJ. C. A." base
ball club at Canaan. Jefferson county.
!. The Editor of. the Vernon Banner
!, is laid up with the gout-he calls it
/ rheumatism in his feet.
/. The roads throughout Grant coun-
! ty, except the pixies, are in very bad
/. condition. "a fs
Lafayette is to have herd Of elk
at its next county fair, the gift OF a
Toledo gentleman.
] THE Modocs" is the name Of a
4 Fort Wayne organization. Its MEM
! bers scalp nothing but demijohns.
: Soundings have commenced for the
:, purpose of discovering a foundation
: for the Evansville custom-house.
!. According to the Times, the Jail at
Peru is in worse condition than de-
scriptions of the Calcutta Black-hole.
: Vermont Banner: A better oats
crop, it is said, never was raised In
this county than the present.o one.
It only takes one hundred street
lamps for Laporters to steer by when
lacking and beating home from their
lodges.
The Evansville city government has
fixed yearning thoughts on free ride.
and free drinks and lunches at Chica-
go.
Laurel has dramatic club. They
will soon bring out ''The Drunkard' s
Warning" It is being rehearsed by
several on the streets. a
lIarrodsburg camp meeting will be-
gin August II and close Friday. the
10th, on the grounds two miles west
Of the Harrodsbure depot.
A Fort Wayne paper wants the
pressed air. but strange to say. puts in
no bid to furnish the motive power.
The Knightstown Burial Case
Company has erected a new and more
conlmodious building. This company
requires more room than its PATRONS.
Two shooting galleries failed at Lo-
gfnsport by reason of not being able
to get anything big enough for a tar
get. No mountains in that locality.
- Benton County Herald: There
are over three thousand head ofTexas
and Colorado cattle in the pasture
west Of town. and all Of them are in
fine order" 10
There will be grange picnic near
Shelbyviile on the 18th inst, to be
addressed by Senator Morton. Gov
ernor Hendricks and Major Abe Hen
bricks.
Delphi ladies have under discussion
a Washington tea party, but are both
cred about the George business, not
knowing any one capable Of truthful
ly filing the bill.
a Logansport Star reporter tells
about "wiping a tear with his coat
sleeve" How could the compositor
have made tear out of what was ev-
identity intended for nose?
Greensburg Standard Geo. Kei-
fel, Sr, who was desperately cut at
Lawrenceburg on the 9th inst, still
lives, iu spite of the desperate wounds
which were thopghtsuf6cient to cause
his certain death.
A child living at Bourbon was
struck by lightning recently, aud was
resusciated By being held under the
dripping caves. Her hearing and eye
sight are slightly impaired. but no
other injuries are apparent, although
her hair was crisped and her body
discelored.
Bedford Star: Among the relics
gathered up by Prof. Collett few
days ago in Owen county, is an an
cient sword blade of curious make
with an inscription on either side,
which has not yet been deciphered.
1t is related that it was found in the
iecayed trunk of tree. The suppo-
sition lie that it was hidden in the tree
while it was standing in the long ago,
but when or by whom is yet to be de
termined by those versed in ancient
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