Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-11-19
THE THREE GERMAN ROBBEgs

2 In the present eniiXntene0 state Of society,"
: it is impossible for mankind 10 be thoroughly
: vicious: for wisdom and virtue are very Of.
: ten convertible terms, and they invaribly
assist and strengthen each other. A society
/ composed Of none bat the wicked could not
exist; it contains within itself the seed Of it,
own destruction; without a flood would b
swept away from the earth, by the deluge Of
its own iniquity. The moral cement Of ali
society is virtue, it unites and preserves. while
Twice separates, and destroys. The GOOD
may well be termed the salt of the earth:
] For where there can be no confidence and
where there is no confidence, there can be no
unanimity. The story Of the three Ger.
man robbers is applicable to our present pur-
pose, from the pregnant brevity Of its mors
al. Having acquired by various atrocities,
what amounted to very valuable booty,
|, they agreed to divide the spoils, and to re.
tire from SO dangerous a vocation. When
the day, which they had appointed for this
purpose arrived, one of them was despatched
to nelghbourlng town to purchase provis.
ions for their last carousal. The other two
secretly agreed to murder him on his return.
that they might come in for one half Of tho
lplunder instead of third. They did 20.
But the murdered man was closer calcula-
tor even thcn his assassins, for he had preyi-
ously poisoned part Of the provisions, that
he might appropriate unto himself the whole
iof the spoils. This precious triumvirate
were found dead together signal instance
that nothing is so blind and suicidal as the
|selfishness of vice.
NAVAL ANEcDo1E.-There are many Incl:
dents in the early naval history Of our coun:
try worth preserving, among which is the fol-
lowing anecdote of the heroic Tinglsy.--
WheM he commanded the Ganaes ia 1893,
beng OFF Cape Nicola Mole, he was boavded
by boat from the English frigate Surprise,
and all the English on board were demanded
and also permission to examine the protec-
tons of the American seamen. Capt. Ting.
ley returned the following manly and noble
answer: "A public ship carries n, protection
for her men but her flag; l do not expect to
succeed in contest with you, but l will die
lat my quarters before man shall be taken
from the ship" The crew gave three hear.
ty cheers, hastened with alacrity to their quar-
tiers, and called for Yankee Doodle. The cap.
mination of the Yankees, chose ratlef 70
pursue his course than to do battle for dead
men.-[Boston Jour.
THE LEAD TRApE.-There are annually
exported from the Upper Mississippi lead
mines to New York, about IA 100000 pounds
|of lead, and the opening of new mines at
{ erritory, will this year probably swell it to
20, OOO, 900 pounds. The freighting is now
done on the Mississippi, by the way of New
York. The lead sells at cents per pound
in that city. A petition is to be presented to
the Territorial Legislature Of Wisconsin next
month, for authorizing a company to build a
railroad from Milwaukee to some eligible
point on the Mississippi, and to terminate at
Cassville. The length will be about $50
miles. On this road it is calculated the in-
mense frieghting from the mining district will
be done, and taken through our lakes and the
Erie canal to New York, which can be done
in less than one quarter the time it now takes
by the New Orleans route. We hope no
time will be lost in putting SO important
work into operation; and we can safely con-
clude that no other route can compete with
it for the lead trade of the upper county
detroit Adv.]
;, The world it seems has been understand
ing its own age, like an old maid after reach;
! ing the wrong side OF thirty, and appears 20
1 be no such slender juvenile" as It has been
calling itself for some five or sin thousand
wears. The "British Association" At Bristol
has lately shown a disposition to expose old
mother earth IN the deception she has been
so long passing upon her lovers. DR.. Buck
.lland. a member Of that learned body, lately
stated at its annual meeting, that the world
] is some millions Of years old, and that the
Hebrew scholars had recently given new
Interpretation to the two first chapters OF
Genesis. The Doctors announcement was
received by immense applause. as we dare
saw it deserved. We give no opinions o.
I our own as to the accuracy Of the statements
but if the world is half a. old a. Dr. BUCK
land saws, it ought by this time time to have
arrived more thoroughly than it has, at "years
Of discretion."I[N. Y. Court
INV brethren said a preacher, de:c.nt-
In, on the difficulties of the sinner. ut - .
ing on III tex to row skiff over Niagar1
4 Falls, but a tremendous JOB 70 TO" - 0''-
i apain."