Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-07-22

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What 10 j, shines % brightly,
And Of such brilliant hase
IL 10 the star Of Michigan, l.
And that is kalamazoo:::
RAIN GuAGE.
Many who are curious to know how the depth of /
rain is ascertained, and perhaps 10 test the sumc,
can learn by the following method. Take . fun
mel whose large orificc is exactly ten inches, and
fix it in q bottle. The quantity OF rain caught
is then ascertained by multiplying the weight in
ounces by l73 which gives the depth in inches |
and parts Of an inch.
FsAxcE-The Duke Of Orleans and the Prin- |
cess Helena Of Mecklcnburgh, were thrice mar
ried first by the civil gistrates, without which
no marriage i valid in France; by . Lutheran
clergyman (the Rev NJ. Cuvior; and thirdly, &c
cording the rites Of the Roman Catholic church,
by the Bishop of Meaux.
New BANK IN TExNEssEx The National Ban
ner advocates the establishment Of . new State
Bank in Tennessee, based ON that States share Of
the surplus revenue.
The Argus agais urges the faithful to purchase
Portraits Of Van Buren,, johnson, Woodbury., Ken
dali and Eli Moore This is . beautiful groupe,
but we still think the picture lacks coIoriag
Some Of the Vice Presidents family should At
least form back grou nd to the scenc.--Evening
Journal.
NoroE-RfErY-Prenticeg gives IN account Of
q duel, one Of the parties in which, . Mr.. Foot,
in his trepidation, prematUrcly discharged his pis-
toll, and shot of his big too. Noah wittily re-
marks, that if he's no hohof, he At least made
himself ~o-soc-r;0as.
We regret to learn that Robert U. Lang Esq.
Of the New York Gazette, died On Sunday morn
ing 1t half past one O'Clock.
Three thousand eight hundred and five barrels
Of -four, and sixty FIVE thousand four hundred and
twenty bushels Of wheat, were shipped from Mas
silo0, Ohio during the two passed months q April
and May.
Flour is selling At Rochester, NJ T., the great
est -four region in our country, 1T Gil per Dbl. =,
i. e. hank paper. What is the real valuef In the
deranged state Of the currency and exchanges it
is impossible to say.
There is 4 probability, that tho negotiations
between the Methodist New Connexion and the
Wesleyan Associatian, will soon end in an union
Of those two great houses Of the Methodist Church
sissPpia arc quitting the deporable Van Buren, cabi-
net in drovcs.
The entire populatioa Of the United States is
estimated near seventeen millions Of souls.
0rThere are on the Ohio river between Lou
isville and Pttsburg, l25 steamboats, laid up-4l
Of them 1t Pittsburgh-for want Of employment
One Of the transportation lines the Pennsyl
vania canal, has withdrawn its boats and teams
for the same reason. Is there any appearance d
Solitude in this?
The number Of Presbyterion churches in the
United States is estimated at 800, valued with
the property attached At 3yO0O,O 600 Of dollars
SUrERLATrvH.-TheN Niles (Michig,n) Gazette
} is singing Peans TO the beauty of the ladies o
, that ~city." In his eulogy be says: 'The eyeo
the eagle would falter at . glance Of their eyes
the unsunned SHOWS assume the dusky hue, com
pared with the sPotless whiteness of their skin
and the rose cant begin to compare with the q
r vermilioo that irradiates their checks"
Flour is selling in Lockpoft, N. T., At 4l2 pc
barrel. The Courier says the price has advances
|. twenty per cent. within the last eight days.
e There is considerable excitement in man
= towns in Massachusetts in respect TO the do,
2 tribe. The laws against them are very severe
as they should be, and they are killed Of by hug
D meeting "that eoesy dog in the town ought TO b
} destroyed" and . committee was appointed Z
!, carry the vote into effect.
II New Haven (Conn.) Palladium.
An EXCELLENT LAw.-From the 4th Of Ju
y ", the carrying Of deadly weapons in Misssi
r sipPi viii be punishable with fine and imprisos
J" ment.
= printer Observing two bailia . pursuing IN il
D genious but distressed author, remarked that
P was = new edition Of Pursuits Of Literature q
n bossd but koe rressed.
r. The young State Of Arkansas has lost its entil
y surplus revenue. The Treasurer drafts, on u
Il Agricultural Banks Of Mississippi At Matches,
y $4,000. He extended the time Of payment
the Bank, and before the day arrived, IL hao sso
d ped specie payments. The Bank va: pst.
re and the Treasurer has gone TO washington
4 clay his grievances before the Ki'ches Cabinet
= A roucu~nr Upsun-An eastern write
=, who has Just begun - seqaire oeseonsy, thus q
=. scrihes hs estrspcs iaso room where there vi
:. . ereat cry. little Nod and % murder:-@I ~
- eISoseA dIe Aesr, Iakveo 10y cod, ssa ssse1s
" ezrIeined, sW1s - tke 0aesevT
- The Richmond Trading and Mans
=. 6cturing Company.
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y I've each shass = Fsqssd - b pa4 as shoR
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~ ". II. LEEDS, Sscsseny.
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