The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-10-20
CITY NEWS.

CITY NEWS.
Now is the time to lay in a supply
of wood while it is cheap.
THE Independent had it the other
day that Richey's '.stove" was lighted
up with coal oil.
Good potatoes are selling at 30 to
40 eonts per bushel. Sweet potatoes,
$1.OO@1.85. Apples, $500 per barrel.
j. II. BRAGG has purchased the old
Commons Mill on Nolan's Fork, near
Centreville.
THE Independent of Saturday says
that some lady caught hold of one of
its soft reporters" Which one?
The readers attention is referred
to several new advertisements in to-
days paper They are of interest to
all.
MEssRs. KNoPF Bros. have COM
menced building an addition to their
business house, on the corner eff Main
and Pearl streets.
ARTHUR LoNaINAKER died last
Friday, and the funeral took place
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, attend
ed by large number of the Knights
of Pythias.
HENRY SCHULHoFF, for years in
the Postofice and subsequently on
the Hausfreund. is now at Platts-
mouth. Nebraska, and engaged as To-
cal editor of the Waterman.
MoNCURE d. CONWAY, the eminent
scholar and brilliant writer, lectured
At Lyceum Hall last evening, to a
good audience His subject was that
of London
The seventy-6rst anniversary of
Michael Keever's birthday was cele-
bratcd by his children, grand chill
dren,. and great grand children, on
the I'd inst.
WE regret to learn that DR.. L. r.
johnson, who for the past six years
has been Postmaster at Cambridge
City, has been forced to resign on ac-
count of i'll health.
TROUBLE like gloomy cloud"
has broken out among the gamblers
of this city. Hope it may continue
until the whole fraternity are rooted
out of the community.
THE Commissioner Court has
been in session since Monday. It
was convened for the purpose of max
ing settlement with township trus-
tees.
The fall races at Cambridge City
have been postponed indefinitely
cause, as we understand, the associ-
alton couldn't secure the horses.
DANDY jim" has now turned his
attention to cleaning chimneys. He
can halo louder and look uglier than
Tom Moorehead.
JOHN s. McGRAw, of this city, is
one of the committee appointed at the
State reunion last week, to superin-
tend the erection of a suitable monu-
meht to the soldiers and sailors of
Indiana.
A LARGE number of our citizens
went to the woods last Sunday, and,
as a result of their labors, brought
home with them we'll filled sacks,
baskets, and even wagon loads of nuts,
pawpaws, wild grapes. etc
MARTIN PIERCE, butcher of New
port, was thrown from his horse a few
days ago, while driving a beef to the
slaughter house, and almost instantly
killed. He leaves a wife and one
child - ~ = g
THOMAS Woodruff, of. this city,
has been chosen one of the grand ju-
rors for the United States Circuit
Court, which convenes at Indianapo-
lis, November next, and Jonathan
Baldwin and Adam Trumbull, of this
county for the petit jury.
AT public meeting in the Good
Templars Hall, Monday evening,
many of our prominent musicians
adopted constitution, organizing the
Richmond Choral Union. The en-
terprise is good one and promises
success.
THE young base ball players who
Joined the Cambridge City Centen-
malls on Saturday and went to Indi-
annapolis to play against the Capital
City Club, got terribly beat. They
have come to the conclusion that they
can't play at all; and will train awhile
with the little boys of Richmond be-
fore they again engage with men in
the noble game.
OF Victoria c. Woodruff, who ia to
lecture at Lyceum Hall. Monday even
ing, October 25, at o'clock, on .Tbe
True and the False, Socially" the
press says: ~
Victoria Woodruff has risen from
nothing. tn position on the form
where she stands without peer. Her
Intellectual position and viRor are no
longer question of doubt: in this re-
epect she is above discussion. The
Chicago Times.