Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1835-01-31

that, at three trlals''
! The following particulars Of s'singula,
incident' have been furnished us for public
alton. On the 2lst instant, three individ
uals Of this place, two of them merchants
& the other formerly engaged in that bust
ness received through the Post Office three
sealed envelopes, two Of them enclosing
ten dollars each, and the other one hum
dred and fifty dollars. The envelopes were
entirely blank inside, and directed in an
unknown hand, which appeared to have
been purposely disguised. They were all
|post-marked at Wheeling, Va. on the same
day they we've received.
1t is supposed that some individual must
have heretofore surreptitiously obtained like
sums from the individuals to whom the
money was enclosed, for which his con-
science prompted him to make restitution.
Belmont Jour. & Enquirer.
THE PLYMOUTH PILGRIMs.-ChiefJ JUS
tice Shaw Of Massachusetts,, in a letter
recently published states that the first
written constitution that can be found in
the history Of civilized nations, was form
ed by the Pilgrims, in the cabin Of the
May Flower, before they had set their
feet on the shores Of America. That was
a voluntary association, formed by those
extraordinary emigrants, for the govern
ment Of the colony they were about to es-
tablish. and for the regulation Of their own
individual conduct. 1t contains, in brief
but emphatic terms, the fundamental prin-
ciples, which constitute the basis of our
free representative systems, and from
which have grown all the written consti-
tutions OF the several states Of this united
republic. Indeed the example has extern
ded ats influence far beyond the limits of
the cation, the foundation Of which they
were then preparing to lay.-Posison'sl
Ado.
One of the most curious plants with
which we are acquainted, grows in abun-
dance along the top Of Pohatcong noun
tain, about mile and half IN south
west direction from the village Of Mans,
field. It is commonly called Frost Plan:
or Rock Rose, but We have forgotten its
botanical name as also the class and order
to which It belongs. We have never
seen it in Summer, but at this season of
The year its appearance is that Of a small
weed about foot in height and somewhat
the Wild Indigo, both in the
orm Of its branches and of the dead leaves
Which remain upon il. During the frosty
1ighis Of Autumn two leaves Office spring
rom opposite sides Of the stem near the
'urfaee Of the ground, which are generally
Melted of during The day and again re-
,ewd at night. These ice leaves are OF
he lanceolar form, three or four inches
eng, one halfor three-quarters Of an inch
broad, and half line in thickness. Per-
'aPs the best idea Of these singular form
'tio0s may be obtained BY ina ginning the
appearance two petals Of the White Lily
astened by their extremities on the oppo-
ute sides Of a slender stem, as they are a.
'out the same shape and size and curved
n the same graceful manner. They are
0rmed OF white transparent ice, straiienedl
engthwise and much resembling il APP
the little icy columns which
Turing frosty weather are frequently OBJ
erved in ploughed fields where the coil
; vet and grave!Iy. 1t 10 many years
iDce we came across this curious plant
bile hunting on the mountain, and have
ever since had an opportunity Of exam
ming il, nor have We ever been able to-
Deet with single person who had obser-
ed :f,-Re1pn3ier ~. ~ Apollo.