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Ins Canal.—The Canal is in good;; for yourselves.navigable order now, and prospects j 0C3 Mr. A. Clayton is making ar-indicato that there- will be a large rangments to build a steam grist mill amount of business done on it this near Linton, this season, which will season. Wo hope it may be in navi- add much to the convenience and gable order hereafter, that our citizens , wealth ot that part of the county, may fully realize its great benefit.horrible stato of things existsESP Jim Ben Allison says that he;in Springfield, Illinois. The irihabi-wishes it distinctly -understood by lt;^nts think that the town will he de-everybody in both towns and the sur- populated, as it is reported that there bounding country, that he intends to : aVQ twelve marriageable women remain but two short weeks* mor6—; *n c^y eleven of whom are al-(don’t cry, girls,) and if there is any j rPacty engaged. The Springfield pa-one who wants a real good Picture,; Pcrs. are calling for reinforcements-come right along—for Byron says: j Where is Governor Slade and hisWhat a pity this life is but a span, | school marms?For Jim Ben is a fine ambrotypo man!! . A ^^own-A late number ofS®»We see it stated that the reason ; tbo Petersburgh Reporter says:why the Fourth of March was chosen understand that arrangementsas the day for the inauguration of the arf. ^ing made to lay out a town and ^ . . r ry -• - * -7 7 n, a sell the lots, at the point where thePresidents of ill a United biatos, %vas ; Ohio- Mississippi Railroad crossesbecause the fourth of March in every ; the Wabash Erie Canal, in Daviessyear, commencing from the first in'- county. It will he a great conven-auguration cannot come on a Sunday 'ence residents near the lino of thefo-,. of 1 Canal in Pike, Daviess and Greenexoi • at least xnrco xiixncir^d or more ». »• i -i • i • -jI counties, who desire to ship produceyear3i . to or receive goods from either Cin-Dl§tiag3iish0d Arrivals.cinnati or St. Louis. The distance per‘ ,, i ■ ■ ■ , Railroad, being about 160 miles toDuring the past ten days several; ’t_. Ashni1, 4.nn tnTia - nT1# either city. About 400 tons of irondistinguished personages have paid our ■ from Greene county, have alreadyvillage a visit, to-wit: j been transhipped at this point since£ G. Moyer and Edward Maginnis, j tbe operation of- the Canal this sea-of Mew Albany, Ind. They were on a s°n- . Ab a point for manufacturers, it...... offers many - and superior mduee-drumming expedition. Hope they may ; mentf5. It is located on the longestmake it pay. Mr. Moyer will please ; Canal in the world—extending from accept our thanks for late St. Louis lt;Toledo on Lake Erie to Evansville on papers j the Ohio river,-and on the RailroadA‘ir:. .A .. , . .i d connecting Cincinnati and St. LouisiMr. Gallagher, ot Washington, the , wj^h coal in abundance and of a su-new Superintendent on this Division : perior quality, within two miles; ex-of the W. E. Canal, has been stoj-1 tensive Iron Furnaces within 25 miles, ping at the “Franklin” tor a few days, j and surrounded with a inch and iin-He appears to bo much of a genfle- El’S,*1 man, and will no doubt make an excellent officer.U Newspapers in the World.—Therr no, *t i ■ -t, i M. Y. Times has an elaborate article , Capt. K, B. Osborn, of Petersburgh, rlt;,latloD t0 the numle 0 ofn 6ws.has also been in town during theipast | papers ‘in -the world. ■ The whole week. He says the Canal on his Di- number of~ newspapers published invision is in line order: Hope it willremain so.d/R-■ tit; 1the United -States is 3/634. Of these there are published in Alabama, 83; -Arkansas, 22; California, 87;- Connec-
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Worthington White River Valley Times

Worthington, Indiana, US

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