Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-01-30

knowing that they must be some
where in the neighborhood, addition
al force was obtained, that made up
a number Of si1 men, who went to
subjected tavern house, and demand
ed the lost money Of the inmates. The
most solemn protestations were made
that they knew nothing about it; but
this not being believed, they took one
man from the house into the woods,
| tied him to a tree, and each gave
him six lashes, making thirty-six, well
put on-still he knew nothing about
the money.
They said they would whip him to
death unless he told them where the
money was, and proceeded to give
him about twice the former number
of lashes, when he began to believe
that they would be as good as their
word, and said if they would spare
his life, he would tell all he knew a.
bout it; and accordingly informed
them where they could find certain
sums of it, some under haystack,
some under roots of trees, and some
in other places, and upon following
his directions they found 81 200.
Being satisfied that he told all he
knew, they took another chap, and
were proceeding to the woods with
him, when not liking to undergo the
operation of his companion in iniqui-
ty, he told them where they could
find $500 of the money and they let
him go. After some further exer-
tons, not being able to find the re-
manning $500 the names of the sus-
pected individuals were handed over
to the officers of justice, and Capt.
Johnson proceeded on his jour-
ncy.
CHARLES F. GEDNEY who shot Nc
CURE, a short time since, was tried
for the offence last Friday and was
found guilty of Murder in the Sec
ond degree. The punishment is con-
G,~ment in the3 e4isentiaIy fur life.
Gin. Wing.
INGENIOUS DEVICE TO PROMOTE TEM-
neig hbors OF New
England are famous for blue lights
and witchcraft. A young student Of
down in Maine, lat South
Berwick seeing a drunkard, satura-
ted with rum, stagger into his precep-
tors office, proposed to bleed him, to
prevent spontaneous combustion! and
and to show that his blood was so i'm
with alcohol that he could
set FIRE to it! The drunkard consen-
ted-a match "a birthstone match)
was put to the bowl. 1t caught fire.
The spectators were delighted with
the brilliant blue flame, and imme-
lately promulgated a certificate for
he benefit ofall concerned, as war
,inx against drunkenness. 1t IL has
his good moral effect. tant mieux,
out the story looks little like hoax. 1
t comes from Bangor. The stu +;
lent says, he had read of alcohol ha-
ing been found in the ventricles Of
brains.-There is no I
loubt the excessive use of liquor may +,
Muse an alcoholic aromy into the $
Hood, but whether sufficient for COM I
is another question. 1t must y
'e remembered that the oily part of !
he blood is very infamable.
DEATH De THE ETTRICK SHEPHERD.
Extract Of letter, from a Correspondent
Of the N. Y. Evening Star, dated
e
In addition to my letter Of yesterday, I
ave just to add what will give pair to
very right-minded literary man in Amer $
.. JAMES HOGG, the Ettrick Shop h
erd, is dead. He had been III for three 8
eeks Of . bilious fever, which latteriv ii
stunned the form Of jaundice, and, after
Re disease took that turn, his prostraiion
sfrencth was 30 great that HE life vac