Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-05-13

James Knowles, Of Point Judith in the las,
war, lived in an exposed situation, near the
ocean, and never went to bed without hav.
ing his gun well charged BY has side. One
night there was violent thunder gust, which
shook the house to its foundation. "IIus-
band, husband, screamed the wife. get up.
the British have landed or the day Of iudc-
ment has come, and l don't know which,
BY gosh, said Knowles, springing up and Sci
zing his musket, am ready for either.
Boston Advocatc.)
A WORD IN sEAsoN."-1'he Editor Of the
baltimore Patriot thus heads an article in
in which he says, ait would be well for Mer-
chants and others, coming from the West, to
purchase goods or otherwise to dispose of
funIs, to bring with them "specie," instead
Of drafts on New York, or the PAPER of dis
tant Banks, which, however solvent, connot
be converted into 'currens money" without,
in many instances, a heavy discount. In
times Of pressure, this is always the case, be-
cause in such periods, time is a great object,
and an important element in fixing the rates
of exchange upon foreign Bank notes-sup-
posing these to be undeniatly good in all ca
ses. 1t takes time to convert the notes of q
Bank in the interior into Bankable money On
the seabord; anc that time must at present
be paid for, at a high price."-(O. State
Journal.
s1ln seven months from this time" said
the Globe several years ago, ssbank rags will
be abolished and the whole country will be
overspread with gold. Every farmer and ev-
cry merchant in the West will have a long silk
purse Of open network, through the intcrsti-
ces Of which the yellow gold will shine and
glitter" ayes indeed echoed Col. John.
son in his speeches through Congressional
District, sthe Globe tells the truth. The
rags are a-going and the hard money is a.
'coming!" Here the old fellow would shake
his hand within few inches of his right ear
as if shaking purse Of eagles and dollars,
and then exclaim--"Ah! gentleman, 1 can
hear it chick alrea,iy!"' AS an amusing
documentary we now re-publish the follow
ing paragraph from the last number of the
Globe. Citizens Of the United States
were We not beautifully humbugged?-fLou
Journal.
"Bank Capital has increased Mrecfold
amounting some time since, to about fou,
hundred millions ;while the paper circulation
has been enlarged from SIXTY to about on.
hundred and Ltty millions, and the bank
loans have increased from tuo hundred to fvt
hundred millions. This brief statement, il
whole numbers, comprises enough to suggcs,
the vast extent and portentious mischiets o
excessive bank issues, and over-trading, as
their unfailing result
A ludicrous mistake occurred at funeral some
days ago at Hamburg, which. notwithst anding the
seriousness Of the occasion, produced consde
laughter. Do the same day, and almost At the same
moment, two cofins we're borne into the church
yard. precisely resembling each other.--One con
tanned the remains Of young and beautiful glri
the other tbe wreck of veteran soldier. who had
made many campaigns under Napoleon. The coni O.
we're placed upon the same bier. and there was M
Distinguishing one from the other. The soldie,
vas TO have been buried with all the donors Of
but 1t happened to be the coffin of the girl which
the assistants removed. and her corps coosign
ed to its resting place amid military SAWS and mar
tiai music. The rieur mouaache, the other
hand. was followed TO the grave by the sighs and
means ola crowd Of young people, and has coGc
adorned with virgin flowers The young woma,
had been much regretted-amooe. the corseg
vas stripping who showed by the greatoess
has grief that bis heart was affected, when upon tn
edge Of the tomb, this young man broke through al
| restraint, and insisted upon opening the conn T.