Vol. XI.  .
INMAMPOLIS, ETOiMA, OCTOBER 28,1876.
No. 43.
EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT.
PERSONALS. '
Persons in any part of the state •seeking the address or attention of parties in other portions of the
state or country should make inquiry ln this department
Lost, Strayed or Stolen.
No better medium could be selected than this department of the FAKKzat for the recovery of stock.
Ten your neighbor of tt when you hear of the loss
of his stock.
Ten cents perl Ine, and no adTBrtisement for less
than 25 cents.
FOR BALK.
FOR SALE—Fine Chester White
Satisfaction i -     - -
wish.   J. Bennett,
 ...J.RO each.
-aranteed.    C. O. DY, If parties
lunman, Ripley Co., Ind.     41-4t
YTtUK baljU—i-oiswoia cneep, xterunire owwe.
JD White Holland Turkeys, Aylesbury Ducks, and
Partridge Cochin Chicks. - Address, Jacob Kenne-
day, Llrton, Hendricks Co., Ind. 40,tf fg per Cent
FOR SALE—Light Brahmas. Williams, Plaisted
and Felch Strains, high bred and early hatched
two for <3, three for 14, or 6 at tl.25 each for 6 weeks.
Any dissatisfied may return the chicks and get
their money. T, 8. Clough. Paw-Paw Grove, U
Co.. Illinois, * 4l-4w
HONEY LOANS.
TO LOAN—(5500,000—in sums of $1,00(1 and upward, on well-Improved Farms in any oounty
Inthe State. Time, three to five years. Interest ten
per cent., payable semi-annually at the end of every
six months. Commission five per cent. Money
furnished in five days after examination of property, and abstract and appraisement ls made. In
writing give number of acres cleared and ln calti-
vauon, kind of house and barn and value. Address W. A. Bradshaw, State Bavlngs Bank, No. 56 N.
Pennsylvania st, Indianapolis. S4-tf
ST00K-H0GB.
We take the following from the Monthly Report of YDepartment of Agriculture
for September: r
The numbers of stock-hogs reported on
the 1st of September are greater in the
South than at the same period last year,
and lees in the central corn-belt of the
West In the Eastern and Middle States,
the numbers are slightly reduced by a
decrease in New York; Pennsylvania, and
Massachusetts, which is not fully compensated for by an increase in Northern New
England and in New Jersey. Most of
the States which furnish the animals for
the large packing-establishmentA of the
.West are deficient, in comparison with
their stock of last autumn, both in numbers and condition, though there is less
falling off in the latter than in the former. The average decline in numbers is 5
jent. The percentages of numbers
and condition are, in detail, as follows:
STATES.!
Kentucky.,
Ohio	
Indiana	
Illinois	
Iowa.	
Missouri	
Kansas	
Nebraska...
Numbers,
Percentage.
Size and
95
102
182
129
weight
98
98
96
97
97
99
111
IU
the fine, show bull,- Duke Vanmeter, No.
11,872; by 14th Dake of Thorndale, 28,-
459; dam, Rosa Queen, by Young Du^e.
This bull is a No. 1 sire, as his cables
show. Mr. S. O. Coy, of Maud Stati-m,
Butler county, O., also purchased a fne
young bull, the 2d Duke of Licking; sued
by Duke Vanmeter; dam, Belle Prinje-
ton First, by Princeton Woods, 16,(95.
T. W. W. Sunman gets Susan; sired by
Clarence, 7,695; dam, Whitetail, by Ctox-
ton, 7,771. i
There were a goodly number distributed all over the West, but we canaot
find room to give each a special notice.
All we can say is that the sales this (Bason indicate that the farmers and otters
are looking to their interests, andbujing
to improve their stock. 1S
W AH TED.
•VrTANTED—A reader of the Fabxeb wishes to
W   obtain copies of "The Hog," by H. W. Ellsworth and Charles Loring, by Dr. T. A Bland.  Any
one having these books for sale will please send ad-
worth and Charles Loring, by Dr.
one having these books for s
dress and price to this office,
SS-tf •
INDIANA FARMER.
ANNOUNCEMENT.	
*T* E8SONS IN PHONOGRAPHY Given by Mail.
-Li Any person with an ordinary common school
education can report with fifty lessons. Salary of
reporters »lo per clay. For terms, etc., call at
Oollece. or address, wttJxstimiD, C. E. Joelin. Indian-
business College.     - .    4Z-8W"*
apolis
STOCK NOTES.
Mrs. J. Long, the noted Short-horn cattle Queen of Icwa, passed through here
on her way home from Kentucky where
she has been attending the cattle sales.
M. J. Lawrence, Editor of the Ohio
Farmer; recently purchased a family cow
"Aurora's  Oxford,"  at  the  Short-horn
sales in Kentucky.
 »~*—.—.—
The sale of blooded stock consisting of
horses, cattle, sheep and hogs, is held by
Messrs. S. Meredith & Son at their Oakland farm near Cambridge City, on Friday the 27th, as will be seen by reference
to their advertisement which has appeared in these columns. We trust the
sale isjwell attended and that the prices
received will correspond with the superior stock offered.
Mr. D. E. Beaver, Orange P. 0. Bush
county, Indiana, lately purchased of
Henry Williams, Cynthiana, Ky., the
fine young bull calf "Vanderbilt," sired
by 10th Louans Duke, dam Princess 5th,
by Airdrie 2d. Also two fine heifers,
"Rosalia," and a Young Mary, by Royal
Richard. The heifers are as fine as any
in Kentucky, and are a pride to Indiana,
, and speak well for Mr. Williams' herd.
The bull "Vanderbilt" took a premium
at the Rush county fair.
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Boom for more Sheep.
Lost yjar we paid foreign countries fifty millions of dollars for woolen goods
and eleven million dollars for manufactured goods. When we have in the
country twenty million more sheep than
we have now we shall only produce the
wool we use; and yet thsre is no country
on earth where sheep can be raised so
profitably as in the United States. But
we are coming every year nearer to supplying our own markets with the wool
they demand. In 1875 the wool clip of
the country was nearly 200,000,000 lbs.,
while in 1860 it was only 65,000,000 lbs.
» * ■
To Tell the Age of a Sheep.'
A sheep's front teeth the first year are
eight in number, apearing all of a size;
second year, the two middle ones are
shed out and are shed out and are replaced by much larger than the others;
third year, two very small ones appear—
one on each side of the eight; at the end
of the fourth year there are six large
teeth; fifth year, all the fronth teeth are
large; sixth year, all begin to Bhow wear
.—not till then.
The small numbers in Arkansas and
Nebraska, in comparison with those of
Iowa and Illinois, preventtheir large percentage of Increase from affecting materially the average of depreciation. These
eight States hold about 52 per cent, of
the Swine of the United States, and{ In
point of value, probably about two-thirds
of tlie whole, and supply to commerce
nearly all of its- pork products for home
distribution and exportation, the swine
of other States being used mainly for
family or neighborhood supplies. Upon
thetsupplies of these eight States of the
West, m conjunction with the com supply, must therefore, depend the quantity
for commercial distribution and the ruling price for the Beason. The decline te
numbers throughout the country averages 2.6 per cent.; in the pork-packing
district, 5 per cent.
In some localities scarcity of stock, occasioned by extraordinary inducements
for fattening during the past winter and
spring, is assigned as a cause for decrease
in numbers; but the general and chief,
cause reported for reduction in both
numbers and condition is the prevalence
of disease, usually designated as hog-
cholera. North of the Potomac and east
of the Ohio the only instance reported is
in Snyder, Pennsylvania, where some
farmers have lost nearly all. Disastrous
effects of the disease on numbers and
condition are reported in North Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri.
An abundant mast-crop is reported in
various localities in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Texas, and
Arkansas.   In Floyd, Virginia, "hogs will
§et fat in the woods, and millions of
ushels of acorns and chestnuts will go
to waste for want of hogs to eat them,"
and in Buchanan all oaks are loaded with
mast. In Greenbrier, West Virginia, "a
heavy mast-crop will more than make up
for the deficiency in the corn-crop." In
Kentucky, the finest mast-crop ever
known is reported in Marion; also in
Owsley, "but no hogs to eat it;" also, remarkably fine in Livingston, upon which
"hogs will get fat." In Floyd, Indiana,
the oak, hickory, walnut, and chestnut
trees are all loaded with nuts.
SHOKT--HOEN *SALES IH  KENTUCKY.
SOME FAMOUS COWS.
The Centennial was visited on the 21st by
£014,725 persons, at fifty cents each. The largest attendance in any one day to that date.
To the Editors of Tlie Indiana Farmer:
The sale of H. Clay Hutchcraft, R. M.
Harris and Thos. Carwin, was held at Mr.
Hutchcraft's farm four miles from Paris,
Ky., October 18th. It was very largely
attended; the cattle were all -No. 1, but
prices paid were very low, the total amount
realized being only about $13,800 for
one hundred head, or an average of about
$138 per head. The highest prices paid
were for Victoria of Chesterfield, four
years, by Royal Crown, 10,916; dam, Victoria Fifth, by Seventh Duke of Ardrie,
5,532; out of Victoria Third, by Grand
Duke of Oxford, 16,184, to R. W. Hutchcraft, Paris, Ky., for $900. Hattie Leslie, 2
years; sired by Duke Vanmeter; dam, Lou
Leslie, by Wiley Third; dam, Fannie
Leslie and running, to Imported For-
tunas, to Capt. Simms, of Kentucky, for
$470. Lindle Mary, one year; sired by
Wiley Duke, 15,727; dam, Lindle Ardrie,
by Ardrie Duke; dam, Lady Linde, by
Duke of Bourbon, to Joe. Scott, of Kentucky, for $400.
A large number were sold into Kentucky, some going to Ohio and different
States, and a large number coming into
our own State. Among the purchasers
from Indiana are Mr. C. Dickson, of Indianapolis, and Mr, J. Butterfield, of the
same place. M. M. Kinsley, of Morristown, Shelby county, Ind., who purchased
AYERSA M'CIJNT0CK'SSAI^,NEARMIuiE8-
BURG, KY., OCTOBER 19th 1876.' [
This sale is the last, but by no mains
the least, ofthe great series of-cattlesales
in Kentucky. The animals offered were
ofthe Rose of Sharon, Princess, Hhight-
ley, Mazurka, Peri, Bloom, Imp. feraph-
ina, Roan Duchess, Cambria, Mai Marion and other good families, raying
pedigree aside the animals, as indi iduals,
were as good as the best we e er saw
placed under the hammer. Eigh jr head
of cattle were offered which re lized a
total of $22,305; cows, averaging ii 43 per
head, and bulls $120.
■ The sale was attended by a go<x y number of buyers from all parts of t e country. T. L. McKeen, from Penns --lyania,
J. Julius, of New York, M. S. Co krell of
Tennessee, Mrs. J. Long and Ed Jaltle of
Iowa, were among the notable brewlers
from a distance. \ t '
The following are some ofthe most important sales: J    \    '
cows** '"'*     *"-'
Tube Rose of Fairview, T*
....   , on.Pa..—....—«-
2d Tube R0se*6f Fair-.-.
Knightley Maid, Wm. *w
3d Knightley Maid, A. J. A~..   ^„   ,.
*th Knightley Duchess, J. Julius, N. Y.y.
6th Knightley Duchess, J. Barton, Ky......
6th Knightley Dutchess, Capt. Simms, Ky.
Cypress Duchess, Jos. Barton	
Bloom, CoL Simms „,
84 Lenora of Fairview, Jos. Barton,	
4th Lenora of Fairview, A. J. Alexander,.,
White Duchecs, H. P. Thompson, Ky.,_....,
Marurka Duchess, P. Estell, Ky.......	
3d Mazurka of Fairview, J. Barton	
Oxford Gwynne, LW. A. Parker, Ky.,.	
Mazurka of Fairview, J. Barton, 	
■lth Peri of Fairview, to same, 	
Lady Chesterfield, Hth, J. Barbee, ......
Imp. Seraphic, H. P. Thompson,	
Seraphina, to same	
Imp. Fair Seraphina, Wm. Warfield, ,
Imp. Dignity, E. P. Gambel, Ky	
Imp. Lady of Tyne, J. H. Barbee	
Countess, 6th, B. B. Groomes A Son, Ky...
Jessica, 5th, B. Hutchcraft, Ky., „.	
Bell Marlon, H. "Williams, Ky.,	
Bell Marion, 4th, J. Barbee »	
Bell Marion, 5th, C. L. Ream, Ky. ,
Bell Marion, 6th, B. Bommer, Com	
6th Maid of Hope, Wm. Warfleld............
5th Maid of Hope, A L. Lavoir, Clio,
4th Maid of Hope, J. L. Pattern*,.
2d Aurora of Fairview,
Aurora of Fairview, to
3d Aurora of Fairview,
6th Aurora of Fairview,
Cambria 7th, W. Matthews _. j
Cambria, J. Kearsey i     230
Cambria 3d, B. F. Berry _..| :.....   405
Mary Leslie, E. P. Gamble, i    330
Valentine Mary, Col. Simms /.    250
Princess 5th, H. C; Hutchcraft,™^.    125
Belle Nelson 2d, J. L. Lavour, ;'.      95
Belle Nelson 3d, J. B. McCllntocL      65
Luda Mason 2d, C. Meing 4 -   100
Luda Mason 3d, J. Kersey —i™    120
Sylph 3d, M. M, Kinsley, Ind '     100
Hope3d,R.H. Pewett,     500
Lizzie 6th, M. L. Cockrell     150
Ruby 3d, A. L. Darnall _      95
Lady Belle, W. T. Parker     140
Lady Belle 2d, W. M. Matthews, _..     76
Among a large number of noted milkers mentioned in the New England
Farmer, are the following:
The American Agriculturist, January,
1876, giyea an account of the Jersey cow
"Maggie Mitchell," owned by M. T. Tilden, New Lebanon, N. Y. Her weight is
1020 pounds. She gave 7500 _ pounds of |
milk m a year, and has given 88 pounds
per day, She made at the rate of 18
3-4 pounds of butter per week.
In Flint's Abstract of County Returns
of Massachusetts Agricultural Societies,
1866,1 find a statement by J. C. Converse,
Arlington, Mass.) of the yield of his Jersey cow, "Lady Milton." She gave the
firstweekin July 35 1-2 pounds of milk
per day, and made 18 pounds of butter
per week. For eighteen weeks she made
an average of 15.92 pounds of butter per
week.
The celebrated "Oaks Cow" was owned
in Danvers, Mass. She made 191-4
pounds of butter in one week, and averaged more than 16 pounds per week for
months. The largest amount of her
milk in a day was 44 1-2 pounds. This I
believe to be the largest butter yield on
record.
In Flint's Abstract, 1862, is a statement
of the Ayrshire cow, "Jean Armour," imported by Mr. Peters, Southboro', Mass.
She weighed 967 pounds, and gave for
ten days in June, an average of 52 fts
per day day. Her largest yield was 58 lbs
in a day, and 14} pounds of butter per
week,       '
Thfe American Agriculturist, November
1873/page 407, gives an account of the
imported Ayrshire cow, "Beacon Belle/'
owned by Wm. Crozier, Northport, L. I.
She gave, in Scotland, 36 quarts, beer
measure, daily, equal to 43 quarts of our
milk measure, or 92} pounds per day.
This is a large story, but it was proved
before a justice in Scotland.
Stjllt larger is  the statement, in the
"V Agriculturist, March, 1874, of
lire cow, "Old Creamer," owned
iHungeribrd.-Jefferson county,
fe weighs 1080. pounds and has
.Ipounds, or 45 quarts per day,
..   ,   Average of 94 pounds per day for
the whole month of June.    This is believed to be the champion cow of the
world.
The Short-horn cow "Rosa" is reported
as giving 11,705 pounds of milk in 1873.
That is surpassed, according to above authority, by "Maid of Athol," another
Short-horn, which is reported as giving
58 pounds of milk per day for ten days,
and making butter at the rate of 14$ lbs
per week. During thefceason of 1874,
she gave 12,875 pounds of milk and 513
pounds of butter.
 ■ ♦ ■	
A Bright Horse and a Stupid One.
L. Pattersoi, _J
iv, to J. Barvn „., J
oA.L.McKen „...!
ir.toJ.W.Mili, I
iw, J. W. Trier, J.
Miss Price 8th, C. M. Talbott ,  195
Miss Price 6th, C. B. Tucker ™....s „ 220
Miss Price 10th,same „., _ 100
Miss Price 3d, J. E. Kearn ™  95
Miss Price 9th, Jas. Scott, -  95
Laura, Ed Cattle   95
Laura 2d, same,....'  80
Laura of Woodvale, same ,»  75
Goodness 8th, M. Kearn,  140
Goodness llth, H. 8. Littlon  120
Prisola2d, D. Shawn ,.   45
Prisola 4th, and calf, H. F. Wils-  115
Regina6th, H. & Litton...............  65
BULLS.
2d Cambridge Rose Duke 22295, - P. Gamble 800
Mazurka's Duke, O. L. McKeai  240
Dignity Star, J. S. McDaniels,...-  260
4837 Cambria Duke, G. Tucker,   200
2d Mazurka Knight, Ed. Cattle.- ••••• 65
Auroras Oxford, M. J. Lawrent  60
Star of the West, M. Kearn,.  —  60
Bloan's Duke, Capt Jas. Dorry, -  45
Lord of Tyne, J. F. Belt, •-.. 45
Geneva, B. Redman,..  65
Valentine, J. Litton_  60
Gaily Prince, came.. •■••  40
Tuden, H. Thorn —~  40
This ends the series for this season
herein Kentucky for tW year, but we
understand that Messrs. yers & McClintock intend, holding an nnual sale, and
all those who wish goc animals with
genuine pedigrees will f)d it to their interests to examine theiriock.      T. S.
The Boston Journal recites the following : "Among the many horses owned
by the Highland Street Railroad Company is one who used to give the hostlers a great deal of trouble by slipping his
halter and roaming at will about the stable. The halter was on each occasion
buckled on as tight as possible, but to no
purpose, for the horse would invariably
be found half an hour afterward making
a dignified tour of the stable. This became monotonous to the hostler, and he
determined to ascertain the modus operandi by whiih his equine friend secured
his liberty. Again the halter was tightly
buckled on, and taking a seat where he
could watch his troublesome charge, he
waited developments. Pretty soon a
horse who stood beside the troublesome
one was observed to poke his nose into
his neighbor's stall, and catching the end
of the halter-strap between his teeth, he
pulled at it. His first, second, and third
attempts to unloose the buckle were unavailing, but with remarkable persever-J
ance the horse returned to his work re-'
peatedly, and finally out dropped the
buckle-tongue, the throat-strap fell, and
the horse of inquisitive mind was soon
stalking about the stable again. A change
of location was of course a necessity. A
large, homely, piebald gelding, owned by
this company, used to manifest a strange
regard for a white mare he formerly
worked beside. In the stable he was
hitched with a rope halter, and, until a
chain was substituted, he used to gnaw
off his halter, march deliberately to the
stall occupied by his mate, and squeeze
himself into the same stall, which was
only large enough to accommodate one
horse comfortably, and a good deal of
effort was required to separate the equines
after they had become' wedged in so
closely."
LETTER FROM LAPORTE COUNTY.
place because it was the door to the many
beautiful prairies which distinguish the,
county. The town was laid out in 1833,
and now numbers about 9,000. It covers
an area of 800 acres, has over 100 business houses, 16 churches, 5 public school
houses, a fine high school, gas works,
Holly water works, and taxable property
of over $2,400,000.
AGRICULTURAL (30CTETY.
Lapprte county supports an Agricultural Society and a Pomological, in which
many take a deep interest
GRAND PRAIRIES.
The many grand prairies within the
bounds of this county make it a. fine agricultural region. The lands being mostly in cultivation, the sceneries are beautiful indicating a high state of agricultural
intelligence and progress. Many of the
farmers have attractive and costly residences, with large barns and alllhe necessary out-buildings of comfort and convenience for man and beast.
BEAUTIFUL LAKES.
The numerous small lakes scattered
over this county beautify the scenery
greatly. There are seven or eight in the
immediate vicinity of the city. These
lakes are at the present time frequented by numerous nocks of ducks, affording s-reat sport to the many who are food
of hunting. They also contain fish in
abundance.
NUMEROUS  RAILROADS.
There are eight railroads running thro'
the county, giving 157 niiles within its
own territory. These roads add greatly
to the wealth of the county because they
open the way to the best market of' the
world.
SMALL TOWNSHIPS.
There are 19 townships in this county,
several of which are small. Several of
them along the Kankakee river are but
sparsely settled. Many sections are still
in their normal wjldernoea and are only
utilized as pasture lands. Some of these
townships have only about 70 voters.
GRANGE ORGANIZATIONS.
There are 16Granges organized in this
county, and most of them are said to be
flourishing. The spirit of progression is
manifest among the farmers, and they
are rapidly growing in all the resources
of the age pertaining to agriculture.
POPULATION OF THE COUNTY.
In 1870 the population of this county
numbered 31,412 whites and 275 colored.
There is still room for more, as many of
the sections are without a house or tenement of any kind.
LAND IN CULTIVATION.
The presumption is that nearly one
hundred thousand acres are now in cultivation. The soil is generally rich in
most of the townships, and even that
along the river, with proper cultivation,
will some day make the richest of the
county.
TOPOGRAPHY OF THE COUNTY.
From ten to twelve miles southeast of
Michigan Lake, the country was formerly heavily timbered, with much of it brok-
The soil is thin and sandy near the
with thick pine planks, end to end, which
make a better and much cheaper road
foi travel than the far-famed Nicholson
pavement. It looks, too, as if it would
also be more durable. The samples you
have in your city of the Nicholson in our
view will not compare in ten years with
this of Michigan City. Jefferson.
NEWS   OF  THE  WEEK.
State Hewa.
The total vote ofthe State on October 10th,
was 431,457.
A Mrs. Hall, of Terre Haute, was burned to
death on the 21st, by her clothes taking fire
from the cooking-stove about which she was
working.
The majority
5,084.
of Gov. James Williams is
Laporte, Oct., 18,1876.
THE FIRST SETTLER.
It is a little remarkable that the first
person who led the way in the settlement of this county was a widow Benedict. With a large family, she located
near what is now called Westville, in New
Durham township, in 1820, and to this
day her memory lives throughout the
county.
laporte city.
The name of this city signifies "the
door," and the name wal given to the
en.
lake. The level lands of the county are
the best timbered.while those in vicinity of
the lake are sand _ hills, covered mostly
with pine j 188 sections of land are found
in the prairies. Tlie north portion of the
county is the richest, portions of the south
being of the burr oak barrens with a few
dry prairies. Fruit is raised in abundance.
STOCK RAISERS.
John W. Zigler, of New Rolling Prairie,
is a large stock raiser, and lives on one
of the finest farms in the county. Mr.
Banks of Scipio township is the proprietor of an extensive stock farm. His farm
is a beautiful one. The stock farm of
Albert S. Hall of Scipio township, is noted for its many fine appointments, Marian Ridgeway, of Center township; raises
perhaps as fine horses as any in the
State. Harlan Webster of Noble township, strikes the public with Berkshire
hogs and Jersey cattle. Many of the
farmers of thia country have the beet of
stock.
LUMBER TRADE.
The lumber trade of Michigan city is
simply immense. Vessels are constantly
coming into the harbor loaded with lumber and the yards look as if they could
supply the whole* west The lumber is
mostly of pine and of the finest quality.
MOUNTAINS OF SAND.
No place we have ever seen equals the
southern shores of lake Michigan for
sand. It covers the whole earth—is
blown by the winds like dust, and gathers
in mountain hills like banks of snow.
In stormy weather it fills the air like
piercing needles, dashing in your face
without ceremony and without a moiety
of respect for saint or sinner,
PLANK PAVEMENTS.
|    The street* pf Michigan City are laid
There were twenty-three deaths in this city
last week.
The total Independent vote in Indiana on    .
the 10th, foota up 13,213.
Larlcin Myers, a farm hand near Oassville,
Howard county, fell from an apple tree,
Thursday of last week, receiving probably
fatal injuries.
A colored woman still lives in Jeffersonville, whose age numbers 112 years, having
been born in 1764. She tells many incidents
of the revolution.
Large quantities of coal are being shipped
from the Oley county mines to Chicago, bringing as it does a better price there than in this
city.
Hosea Barnes, of Laporte, while ont hunting the other day, shot and killed a black bear
and cub within two miles ofthe town.
The large barn of Mr. H. O. Bnrlingame,
one and one-half miles front Plymouth, on
the Laporte road, wVts burned last week. Loss
about $2,750.
Logansport has a saloon owned by two girls
aged respectively eighteen and nineteen years.
They "tend bar" and look after the billard
tables themselves,
A. H. Markle, of Monroe township, Madison county, was struck with paralysis the
other day, while, gathering apples. He fell
from the tree to the ground and in not expected to live.
The "old lamplighter" of Lafayette, Alex.
Bowen, aged sixty years, touches his torch to
fifty-four street-lamps every night. He makes
the round in fifty minutes, walking fifty-eight
squares.
Paul Fosternot, living near Lafayette, was
kicked in the stomach by a horse several
years ago, and has just succumbed to the
effects of the injury.
The postoffice at Rockfield, fifteen miles
east of Logansport, and Btore in which it is
situated, was entered by burglars a few nights
ago, and robbed of $500 worth of stamps and
goods.
At the re-union of the surviving children
and grand-children of the late William Hobbs,
at Spiceland, the other day, there were present four children who were re-united for the
first time in forty-five years, and ten grandchildren. All the grand-children were married.
Benjamin Lemasters, a citizen of Monroe
township. Pike county, some five weeks ago,
accidentally stuck the blade of a pocket-knife
in his leg just above the ankle, severing an
artery thereby. A few days ago the cut broke
out, and before the flow of blood could be
stopped he was dead.
Indiana lacks $1,000 of meeting her necessary expenses at the Centennial. Major Jonathan \V. Gordon, of this city, has consented to
assist the embarrassed committee by delivering his- lecture "on the Life, Services and
Charac1 er of Abraham Lincoln," early in January next This is certainly liberal in Major
Gordon.
General Hewa.
The main building at the Centennial
remain standing for fifteen exhibitions.
is to
The yellow fever still lingers at Savannah,
Ga. The deaths per day are from three to five.
At the close of the Centennial, Great Britain will present her building to the city of
Philadelphia.
Great crowds of people still flock to the
Moody and Sankey revival meetings in Chicago.
Comparative quiet reigns in South Carolina,
since troops were sent there. The rifle clubs
have disbanded.
New York seems to be the great battle field
of the Presidential campaign. All parties are
making a vigorous-campaign there.
Much excitement continues over the war in
Turkey, England, Austria, Russia, and other
powers are meditating interference.
The Arctic whaling fleet met with a great
disaster sometime since,the Burvivors having
only a few days since arrived at a port of safety. A large number of the crews and several
ships were lost
Sitting Ball, chief of the hostile Indians1 is
making his way to Ft. Peck, Montana, with
his followers to make peace. His surrender
will be demanded snd compelled, when he
will be treated as a prisoner of the war by tbe
Government.
The late John Knox, of Knoxvllle, 111., in
his will, which was admitted to probate on
Wendesday, the 18th, donates $80,000 for the
establishment of an agricultural college to be '
located near KnoxviUe, provided $40,000 additional  is  pledged bv responsible parties. ,
within six months.   In case the additional I
$40,000 are not raised, the $80,000 is U> be divided equally between Yale College, Connect-*
icut and Hamilton College at Clinton, New
York.
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