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LATE KENTUCKY PURCHASES.
Groves, Rush Co., Ind., Nov. 6.
Editors Indiana Farmer :—I have
jnst Rot home from attending two weeks
of the cattle sales of Kentucky, and am
glad to say to the many readers of the
Indiana Farmer, that I saw a great
many Indiana buyers attending the sales.
There were a great many good animals
brought to this State, I think about 75
head. This Bpeaka well for our State.
We certainly have great need of the improvement of our cattle. I saw another
good feature in this ; several new breeders bought pretty freely. The signs for
better Stock are encouraging, lt. G.
Hayworth and myself bought several
head, among them a very fine young bull,
half-brother to the noted Breastplate
that brought last year forty-one hundred
dollars. We name ours North Star ; he
is out of old Star of Realm, the Sire of
Pickerel's Breastplate, and out of Itose
of Sharon, cow. We think him a very
valuable animal for our Stato if any of
the readers of the Indiana Farmer
should want a few Short-Horns I can
supply them with some good young bulls
and heifers at low-down prices, with
good pedigrees.
We are trying to get our Grangers to
invest in somo first-class stock, and are
succeeding very well. W6 cannot any
longer afford to raise any but the best of
everything. I would be glad tosee all
our farmers wake up on this subject.
Among the Indiana men at the sales I
noticed the following: Jerry Woodruff,
0. Lowder, Claude Matthews. Williamson, two of the Mallotts, It. G. Hayworth,
Mr. Cooper of Henry county, Mr. Cole,
Woodyard Kinsley of Shelby, and many
others from this State—all after Short-
Horns. You may expect to hear from
these animals at our next fairs. They
are generally of good quality. The patrons, I believe are nearly all taking the
Farmer, and this I think has had much
to do with the sales and purchases alluded to.   The sales were a success.
W. W. Thresher.
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Late Stock Sales.
LIVE   STOCK  AT   THE   CENTENNIAL.
Muncie, Ind., Nov. 6.
Editors Indiana Farmer:—I have
recently made the following sales of
Poland China hogs: Henry B. Hernley,
boar pig for $30; A. B. Hernley of Henry
Co., one boar pig for $25; W. H. Mc-
Lucas, Henry Co., one boar pig for $20;
L. H. Pickering, Henry Co., pair pigs
for $37; Charles Health, Delaware Co.,
one boar pig for $25; Branson Harris,
Wayne Co.. one boar pig for $25; Rankin
Baldridge, Hagerstown, Wayne Co., one
boar pig for 125; J. A. Elliott, Henry
county, one boar pig for $20; J. Jl.
Thoraburg, Henry Co.. one boar pig for
$25; Alfred Elliott, Henry county, one
boar pig for $20; Charles P. Moore,
Henry Co., one boar pig for $23: Beck-
ner & Davis. Delaware Co., one boar pig
for $35; T. W. Tuttle, Delaware Co., one
boar pig for $35; Ephraim Gill, Madison
Co., one boar pig for $25; James Culberson, Rush Co.. one sow pig for $35; Nelson Peg, Randolph Co., one boar pig for
$20; W.A.Jordan, Delaware Co., two
boars for $45; S. Deaver, Henry Co., one
boar pig tor $20; Alfred Farington,
Howard Co.. one boar pig for $20; Alex.
Hays, Wayne Co., one boar pig for $25;
Wm. JIcGunagul, Henry Co., one boar
pig for $20; Thomas Mitchell, Clinton
Co., Ind., one boar pig for $25 ; C. W.
Jones. Kalamazoo, Mich., two sow pigs
for $30. • A. W. Ross.
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Treatment of Epizootic.
Wilkes' Spirit of the Times gives the
following treatment of this disease: <
In the mild form of the disease, it is
sufficient to keep the animal in a warm,
well ventilated, light, loose box,.to feed
on laxative food, and give small and repeated doses of the nitrate of potash,
hyposulphite of soda, or chlorate of
potash in the food or water. The body
must be clothed according to the weather
and the general comfort of the animal
attended to. In the graver forms the
animal mnst be carefully watched, more
especially with regard to its breathing
The throat is to be bathed with hot
water, and the animal made to inhale the
steam of hot water. If much depression
is present, spirits of nitrous ether may
be given, or milk with eggs is to be allowed in abundance, in order to support
the animal's strength. When the soreness of the throat is abated, a small ball,
containing a dram of carbonate of ammonia (the ball being well oiled), may
be given twice a day with great benefit.
Exercise should not be enforced until all
febrile signs have disappeared. We
have seen the most severe and rapidly
fatal purpura caused by exercising the
animal too soon and too severely. We
have said nothing about the treatment
of the external swellings of tbe limbs.
In our opinion they should not be inter-
► fered with, as they are but expressions
of a condition of the blood, which does
loot endanger the life of the animal, and
Iwill disappear spontaneously.
A happy solution has been reached of
the troublesome problem how to provide
adtquatclv for that department of the
International Exhibition which comprises horses, mules, horned cattle, sheep
swine, etc. It was manifest that these
could not be accommodated in the vicinity of the -Agricultural Building of the
Exhibition, or within the Park enclosure
since in the first place, the only available
drainage of any such tract must be into
the Schuylkill at a point above the
\\ ater-Works of the city and of the Exhibition; and the next, the area of disposable ground in that locality is wholly
unequal to the magnitude of the livestock exhibition of bo provided for.
In this emergency the Board of Finance have been fortunate in leasing
from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company the stock-yards, above twenty-two
acres in extent, which are now used as
drove yards by that company, but from
which they intend to remove in December next, and whioh are situated upon
tho south side of its main line of tracks
between Belmont avenue and forty-first
street, within a few hundred feet of the
principal entrance to the Exhibition
Grounds. The existing shedding will bo
cleared away, and the whole surface
handsomely renovated and supplied with
stalls of a convenience and neatness unusual at live-stock exhibitions. Jlany
of the important preliminaries are already provided ; water is now distributed
throughout the entire tract by service
pipes twenty-five feet apart; thorough
drainage can be secured through the
adjacent city sewers ; much of the surfacelis paved; large numbers of neighboring sheds and barns provide sufficiently for storage of hay, grain, cto ;
and hotels hard by, formerly used by the
drovers, will accommodate exhibitors
and their agents. When it is added that
the area of the land is such as to admit
the construction of a half-mile track for
the exercise of the animals and their
examinatiou by the judges, it will be
seen that tho managers of the Exhibition
have provided the means of giving its
due prominence to this very important
department of the Agricultural Exhibition.
Persons who intend making entries for
this exhibition should do so without
delay, in order that the managers may
be able to estimate the number of stalls
and extent of other preparations that
will be needed. In the large Agricultural Exhibition Building, though it
covers ten acres, so many applications
for space have been made by exhibitors
of agricultural products and machinery
as to necessitate an enlargement of the
original plan. The display of Jive stock
is likely to be no less popular; and those
wishing to participate in it, even though
their applications may require future
amendment, should lose no time in
communicating with Jlr. Burnett Land-
reth, Chief of the Bureau of Agriculture, International Exhibition.—Philadelphia Press.
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Care of Heifers.
HOW TO PREVENT HOG CHOLERA,
Jlr. Orcutt, who contributes some excellent items to the Hartford Courier,
thus describes his method of treating
heifers and first calves:
Our position in regard to suckling
calves upon young heifers—their Brut
one or two calves say—is that this natural action encourages the mothers in
giving milk. The idea may seem novel
to some, and then there is a difference in
heifers. Some are more "foolish" and
sentimental concerning their offspring
than others. In breaking a heifer to
milk I am apt to mix in with her calf a
good deal endeavoring to associate myself in the minds of both as a familiar
object, so that my little stripping passes
as a matter of course among the new and
bewildering circumstances. As in times
of general excitement shrew managers
are to be found—stripping the public
purse. Barring the opinions tbat may
obtain with the selfish and short-sighted
against the policy of developing the lacteal secretions in'this natural manner—
by allowing a heifer to fuss around with
a young calf—the plan must look quite
reasonable. It is certainly a time honored practice among careful farmers,
and a good deal of observation and some
experience will warrant mc in assertiig
that early indulgence in the cares of
maternity is no detriment to the future
productiveness of the grown-up cow.
Shrewd cow-buyers, milkmen, and others,
§o a-picking among the stock that has
een bred and fed in the plainest normal
farm fashion, preferring to add the extreme themselves. After three or four
years ot age, when the milking habit_ is
formed, calves may be "deaconed' with
less feeling on thc part of the mother.
She is used te the hand of man, and becomes by habit'reconciled to her lot.
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Sheep-raising in California must be
attended with some excitement. Jlr.
John JIaxwell, living near Bairstown.
lowa, recently received from his son in
California, tbe skins of 7 panthers, 2
black bears, 14 lynx, 1 brown bear. 2
cubs, and 2 gray foxes. Jlr. Jlaxwell's
son is in the sheep business, and these
pelts were the trophies gained while
guarding his flocks.
Gentryville, Spencer Co., Ind.,)
November Cth.    J
Editors Indiana Farmer:—As tht
hog cholera seems so fatal in almost
every part of our State this season, and
as several remedies have been offered to
the public, I thought I would offer mv
views, which might save some man a hog.
THE BEST CURE. ;
In the first place I have but little faitl
in curing hog cholera. I have seen
mapy remedies tried, which failed
only security is in keeping it out of out
herds, or mainly so, during the first yea
of the disease in Spencer county it w
more fatal than it has been since. Whe
I heard of it, it was ten or twelve mile;
distant, but it gradually neared ou
neighborhood, until it was within thre
milles of me. I had about forty-fiv
head of ho?*, which 1 put up in an in
side field, somo thirty or forty rods fron
any outside fence. A week or two late
it appeared among my neighbor's hags
(one who joined (arms with me) he am
all my near neighbors lost almost ever;
hog they had, yet my hogs were health
and I lost none that season. Ever sine
that I have seen evidences sufficient t
satisfy me that
HOO CHOLERA IS CONTAGIOUS
to a great extent. I would therefor i
recommend keeping hogs up, and I hopi
that our next Legislature will enact .
law requiring every man or breeder cf
swine to keep their swine up. This il
the first thing I would do to prevent hog
cholera. Next, I would feed regular!
A few years ago, I was scarce of feed;
and in the spring 1 turned out some dozen
shoats to "root.' hog, or die." The
watery grass and weeds soon began td
purge them ; general debility set m, followed by thumps, (called cholera) and
soon two of them died ; a third one had
the thumps badly. 1 began to feed them
grain and loBt no more, except tho one
that was too sick to cat. 1 beiicvo none
would have died had I fed them rcgu
larly. 1 havo observed that cholera is'
MOST FATAL IN SPRING,
among young hogs, which is no doubt
often occasioned by slacking feed too
suddenly, thereby causing the young
things to eat too much watery weeds and
grass, thereby causing purging, which is
almost always the case with cholera hogs
in spring. It is different, however, with
hogs in the latter part of summer and
fall, when the weatheris hot and dry.
They then become costiye, and feverish,
followed by something similar to chills.
The lips and ears become blue, thc hogs
stands, or lies, and shakes as a person
with a chill. This, too, is called hog
cholera.
In this condition the hog soon dies
with (one may say) a congestive ohill.
This form of the disease is fatal with
hogs of all ages, in summer and fall. It
would take up too much space in your
valuable paper to enlarge on this sub*
ject; I
WOULD, THEREFORE, RECOMMEND—
1st. Keeping hogs inclosed away from
outside fencing as much as possible, and
do not keep too many in a lot or field
together, scatter as much as possible.
2nd. I would advise regular feeding
and water, the year round ; in the spring
feed grain ; in the summer feed slops is
much as possible.
3rd. Then 1 would feed my hogs salt
regular once or twice a week; it prevents
costiveness and stimulates digestion.
4th. If convenient keep coal screenings in reach of your hogs all the time;
they relish it. If not convenient, then
get sulphur and copperas. Sulphur prevents taking contagious diseases; copperas destroys worms. The highest state
of health in which you can keep your
hogs, the less liable they are to disease,
the same as everything else that lives.
One ounce of preventive, is better
than a pound of cure.
A. H. JIcCoy.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION SHORTHORN BREEDERS.
The fourth annual convention of this
Association will be held at Toronto,
Province of Ontario, December lst and
2d. Indiana breeders have a special interest and pride in sustaining this Association, since it was originated by them,
and the first session of which was held
in this State. The operations and work
of this association have awakened a new
interest in this very important branch of
industry in the past three rears. The
co-operation of the great breeders
through asssciation has brought all
classes of farmers to see the importance
and great advantages of better stock.
At no period in the history of this country has there been so nearly a universal
determination to attain to better breeds
of all classes of stock. The inquiry
which has been elicited and induced by
this Association with respect to improved
breeds of cattle, has stimulated all in
regard to other breeds of live stock.
Now that our friends in Canada have
joined us in the good work, we shall look
confidently to the coming session of the
association, as we believe it will prove
one of the most important ever held.
Indiana and the West generally, doubtless, will be well represented by the
breeders.
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Miami, Kosciusko and Fulton Counties.
Business and Commercial Notes.
Editors Indiana Farmer:—I took
a little tri> through the northern part
of Miami, Kosciusko and Fulton counties lately, and found the farmers all
busy doing up their fall work. Wheat
looks tolerable fair. Tho most of the
corn I saw was good. It is surprising to
1 seo tho improvement of farms that has
been'done in that part of tho State, in
the last few years—and not so much surprising either, when we know the most
of them read the Indiana Farmer.
There are some of the nicest farms
around Sovastapol, Kosciusko Co., that
has been my pleasure to look at for some
time. The people thero have quit trying
to see how much they can farm, and are
endeavoring to do better work. I visited
farm of S. K.Cook and he took pleasure
in snowing me his stock. He is just
starting in thc fine stock business.
He breeds thc pure Berkshire hogs, and
Short-Horn Cattle. He has ono of the
finest bulls that I have had the pleasure
ot looking at for some time, and with a
fine pedigree. His cattle arc all good,
and his Berkshire hogs not excelled in
thc State. He has a large demand already for breeders, and if he has good
luck I expect to see bis shingle hung out
in the Indiana Farmer before long.
1 will stop writing lest I should impose
on your valuable space, for the Farmer
is certainly doing a great deal of good
throughout-, the Stato. Jlay it live and
ptosper long. Scribler.
Mexico, Miami Co., Ind.
Gold is ruotwl at 115.
Wheat.—Tlie late reports of the gre.it failure of the -.vhiait and other crops in Russia,
make it certain that next spring's prices on
grain, ami especially wheat, will be (rood. The
failure in Russia is reported to be very great
in all the leading crops.
Tckk Packing.—The facilities for handling
and idaughtering at Indianapolis, Chicago,
Cincinnati and Louisville, have been increased
since last year verv much. Tlie number
slaughtered at this date, at all large points, is-
below that of the same date last year.
Decline in 1'eai. Estate.—The decline in
Ihe East is more marked than in the West.
In New York city many recent sail's uf lots
have lunn made at fifty to sixty iht cent, below the ruling prices of last, and several previous years. Rents have also greatly declined.
The decline is not so marked West,"but in the
cilies it is quite noticeable.
ExroitTs eiiom New Vork.—The following
table exhibits the exports from New York for
the weeks ending on the dates named:
Nov. 5,      Nov. 5,
1875. 1871.
Klour, brls 25,380 17.155
Wheat, bu „ 727,000 S17.H50
Corn, bu 2SS2JM0 178,765
Comparative Pricks.—The following table
shows the prices of hogs in thedilierent markets of the country on Nov. 1,1875, as compared
with same time last year:
1874. 1875.
N*w York _  9 milO 00
IMillovIelphla _   8 50(,»10 00
Hum in ore  10 00WIO ISO
(.-tiiclnitfttl „ J5 75016 10,   7 25(4 7 50
Chicago „ mJIs 40<,v8 its    7 00(1 7 50
Ml. IeOilla 5 25(.»6 4(1    6 ..Via 7 40
IumliaunpolU  2\ 40<?tfl 40    7 OOy 7 60
Comparative Prices or Corn.—The following were the prices paid for corn on the 1st
day of November for the past four seasons, at
the places named. This will give the reader
an idea of about what prices will he for the
present crop:
Chlcaao, N.Y'k,
per bu.
'ii.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
1872 SlfaSJ
1873 Sfi<a--WS
is74 ntsii%
1875 5l(i>52
p«r bu.
fiAUCT
6l(i«62
ttlfu«l
74(375
Liverpool,
per on.
.KhMSVJS.'HM
ajs Oil (432s 3d
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("ori'Kic Srm.Y.—The large advances of late
in cotlce, are explained in tlie following statistics, sbowjng, from the best, sources possible,
the estimated crop in the different coffee regions, compared with that of last season :
John Steele, of Mt. Comfort, Hancock county, Ind., has purchased of
Thomas C. Hammond, of Green Castle,
Indiana, the fine young thorough-bred
buW, "Gen. Coburn." 19814; sired by
"Prince Abram," 8832, out of "Jlay
flower," by "Success," 9041.
Tnos. C. Hammond, of Green Castle,
Ind, has sold his fine pair of matched
carriage horses to Allen Jackson, Esq ,
of Plainfield, Indiana.
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Late Importations.
Editors Indiana Farmer:—I have
just received from Canada, two thorough bred Berkshire Sows, "Lady Liverpool-' and "Lady S-ianwick." sired by
"Lord Liverpool." and out of "Pride of
St. Bridge." imported ; both prire winners in England, and also a thoroughbred in England, by Heber Humphrey.
W. H. Shawhan.
Petersburg, Ind.
A No. 1 Premium.
Richmond, Ind., Nov. Sth, 1875.
Bditort Indiana Farmer:
We beg leave to offer as one of your
"special" premiums, one of our improved Riohmond Plows, No. 6 Centre
Draft, with rolling coulter attached.
Price 130.00.
We promise this plow to be first-class
in every particular, with cast steel mold
board, hardened by our improved process. Alpheus Tyner, Agent, Indiana
State Grange, 133 South Meridian street,
Indianapolis, sold over four hundred of
these plows the past season, and not one
returned: a record made by no other
plow sola in Indianapolis. The agent
securing this premium will certainly be
pleased with it.
Respectfully.
RICHMOND PLOW WORKS.
Eugene Harrold, Secretary.
[We gladly accept so excellent a
premium, and place it on our list for
some one of our agents. Thanks to the
Richmond Plow Works for their generosity.—Editors Farmer.
Cropof Illo _	
"     Hanton	
1875-4.
taHH.
 130.OI 10
 24,000
  3(1,000
1874-5.
tons.
240,(100
47 600
60,000
50,000
 _ 87,500
"     Costa Klca	
     6,000
12,000
Total 223,500
409-500
Good Advice to Farmers.
In answer to the question: Why are
farmers so liable to rheumatism? The
Science of Health says:
Because they wear wet clothing,,heat
and suddenly chill the body, over-eat
after very hard work, and because they
do not keep the skin in a vigorous, clean
and healthy condition. If farmers would
avoid suddenly cooling the body after
great exertion, if they would be careful
not to go with wet clothing and wet feet,
and if they would not over-eat when in
ad exhausted condition, and bathe daily,
Frekjiitk. — The railwavs have intimated
that the tarilf on grain and other productions
cast will be put up to a high figure as soon as
loko navigation closes. In consequence thc
holders of grain arc rushing forward by lake
all the grain that can be got off. The railways propose to raise freights to sixty cents
I>cr 100 pounds, or 30 cents i>cr bushel for
wheat to New York, after the lakes close. Forty
cents i>er 100, or 21 ccnlsper bushel on wheat
has been the rail tariff for several winters
past. The proposed raise, therefore, looks
very much like downright extortion, and is
creating a good deal of feeling.
Stock or Pork in New York.—Thc following table gives the stock of barreled pork in
New York, of all descriptions, on the first of
each month, for thc past eight vcars:
1873.     1874.     1875.
January _ 35.843   61,000   43 620
February _ 48,500  71,947   60^61
March 60,478  61.954   62,445
April _ 57 308   61,239   63,424
May „ „ 60,700   74,926   8(1,942
June -70,714   71,881   61,4a-0
July _ ...S0.741   67,248   49,859
AUKUnt  51,188   4?,8tt   41,429
Beptcmber 48.807  33,730  37,752
October ™ 47,2X8   18,788   23,437
November __ - 36,685   18,405    9,415
The Hog Chop.—The latest and most reliable statistics with respect to thc hog crop of
the whole country, show that there is a falling
off from that of last year, in round numliers,
2,.5O0,O00. Thc receipts at all leading points of
delivery, en) compared with last year, up td
this date, confirm these figures. The figures
which the Farmer gave some weeks ago, showing a deficiency, arc thus confirmed. Thc improvement rapidly going on of breeds, however, has produced the impression that this
deficiency in numbers will partly be made up
in weight. Hogs in aggregate are constantly
getting heavier; that is, the same number
weigh heavier, a result of Improved breeds.
The hog crop report of Ireland shows a small
increase over last year, while that of Great
Britain is this year reported 2,229,870 head,
against 2,422,832 head.for last year. This of
course will influence the price on the product
for export.
ErRorKAN Markets.—Thc Mark Lane Express, rej>ortcd by cable telegram, says: Sowing has been resumed in some locations, but
in most cases thc soil has been unfit to receive
thc seed. Largearrivals have checked thc upward tendency in the price of English wheat.
The quality 13 good, out there is no material
change in the market. The Russian has been
lower in consequence of the large shipments
in anticipation of ice in the Russian rivers and
harbors. It is report ed that Russia has a short
crop of wheat and forage. Conscqueutly the
tenacity of thc holders at Odessa would seem
to be "justified. Thc absence of the usual
abundance from America and Russia must
eventually tell on our market. In France
sowing is near completion. In Paris and
throughout the provinces of France, as well
as in Belgium and Holland, the markets are
unchanged. At Hamburg the market is tending upward. Thc last quotations are fully
maintained at Dantzig, while in Austria and
Hungary prices arc lower.
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using much friction, they would have of the lot were bought for  the Georgia
Price of Horses.—The horse market
in Cincinnati and elsewhere, is reported
quite dull. The sales at the stables in
Cincinnati for last week, amounted to
but 250 head, at prices ranging from
$60.00 to $100,00 for  the best
less rheumatism.
market, a part for Kentucky.
Hogs have been bringing $7.75 in Louisville.
Mishawaka, Ind., is to have a cheese factor)'.
Rushville's total taxables are put down at
$027,000.
The   Centennial   Tea Party, at Rushville,
netted $200.
Wild turkeys are said to be quite numerous
in western Indiana.
Thc Grand Jury is making it warm for the
Evansville whisky ring.
Postal cards to thc number of 20,138,000
were issued last month.
Woodbridge & Co., china and queenswarc
dealers of this city, have failed.
About 8.50 women are employed at Jeffer-
sonville on government sewing.
The Thorntown Woolen Mills are reported
to have (suspended operations.
A Misspuri beer-brewer has been convicted
of using the same stamps live times.
A poultry exhibition will bc held at Bloomington, 111., December Hth to 18th.
Prof. Gix's survey in Huntington County
fails to develop the existence of coal.
Hon. Will. Cumback and Prof. Cox, State
Geologist, have entered thc lecture-field.
Seven hundred head of hogB have recently
died of cholera in l'ike County, Illinois.
Twenty-five plates for counterfeit money
were found a few days ago, near Centralia, 111.
The taxable property of thc State of Alabama
is $100,000,000.   The 6late debt is $30,000,000.
The ministers of this city arc considering the
licst means to be employed to secure a revival
of religion.
The railroads passing through Starke County, Ind., pay taxes to Ibt county amounting
to $4,217.22.
Duruig Octolicr 4,72.1 cars of coal and 51 of
pig iron were shipped from the Brazil, Clay
County, mines.
Gov. Hendricks, by proclamation, designates
Thursday, November 20th, as a day of
Thanksgiving.
During the year the Treasurer of Marshall
County, Ind., has paid out $570fill for .hwi
killed by dogs.
Green Island, in the Ohio riv . . ■■;■.. ;-
ville, is in dispute as to ownc *-.'.:; . '. , -.
Kentucky and Indiana.
There is an awakening of re- '•■.•.
in Louisville.   Indications every   : . -.. ■   i. < .
great revivals the coming wintc:
Burglars entered the store of Dr. Trees, at
Manilla, Rush County, on the night of the
6th, blew 0]>en the safe, and secured $500.
Burglars went through a number of business'
houses and the jiost-oflice at Brownsburg, one
night last week. One of the rascals was
captured.
The Louisville municipal authorities have
been routing their gamblers. Cincinnati com-
eomplairh of a great influx of them, in
consequence.
The workmen on the new Court House
tower in this city received a severe shock
during the vivid (lashes of lightning one day
last week.
An association has been formed by the
tinners in the vicinity of Hartsville, Barthol-
mew County, Ind., to engage in the importation of Cotswold sheep.
About $1,000 of the funds raised to defray
the expenses of the soldiers re-union, being
left left on hand, has been turned over to the
Soldiers' Monument Association.
The steamship Pacific foundered at sea, between Portland, Oregon, and San Francisco,
on the 4th, inst. AU on board, about 100
persons, were lost, excepting one.
A pretty well developed earthquake shook
up the jieople of Topeka, Manhattan, and
other points in Kansas, on the Sth, inst. It
brought the Topekains from their beds in considerable haste.
A committee of Congregational ministers
has been appointed to investigate the charges
against Mr. Beecher, to ascertain whether he
is a proper person to belong to the Association.
Tlie government is pushing the whisky distillers, and some ofits own officers, in St. Louis,
to the wall. The penitentiary yawns for many
of them, and they will not escape it. Pleas
of guilty arc numerous.
The United States Grand Jury has returned
a large   number of indictments against the
whisky   distillers,   and  several  government  ■
officers at Chicago, for defrauding it of the
tax on whisky.
Thc soil and and climate of Monroe township, Allen County, this State, is productive of
healthy humanity. A seven months old
child there is reported to weigh 50 pounds, and
the arm above the elbow measures eight inches
in circumference.
The Court Martial held at the Annapolis
Naval Academy, to try some of the cadets for
hazing, resulted in the dismissal of two from
the Institution; two others being permitted to
remain, subject to certain penalties and restrictions.
A terrible tragedy occurred near Greentown,
Howard County, last week. David Robinson
deliberately attempted the destruction of his
whole family by shooting. He succeeded in
killing two of his little children, while the
wife and a third child made their escape,
though the latter was badly wounded. Taking
a railway train, the murderer either fell off or
threw himself off, and was killed. He was
undoubtly insane.
According to an official report of the Post-
Office Department,   107,616,000 postal   cards
were issued during the year.   The number of '
dead letters handled by the Department was
4,500,000.    Of this number, 32,799 contained"]
money, aggregating $61,000; 142,200 contained |
drafts, notes and bills of exchange to thc value
of $2,997.47.     There   were 12,500,000 letters-,
mailed   to   foreign   countries,   and   of these'
106,300 were returned, undelivered.
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