Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-08-19

would have our country appear like unto the des-
olate and waste places Of Babylon, where the
sound Of the hammer and the mill stone is heard
no more. We wish for no such remedy as this.
The desolation Of Babylon could not be moro re-
Pngnant or revolving to the present spirit and en-
erprise Of our countrymen.
Mani Of the Lake.
Cure for lntcmpesdnce AND SmOksag-Xndsan
Csscscss.-A friend Of ours, who has had extern
sve dealings with the Indians Of Mississippi, re-
lates the following Characteristic anecdote, which
he says is undoubtedly the truth A chief, by the
name of Glover, IN some gush Of passion, happen
ed to STAY another Indian. The invariable pen
ally for killing among these primitive beings Is
death, and that punishment is, by their CUSTOM to
be inflicted by the nearest friends Of the deceas-
ed. These had met together with the prisoner
in the,. charge to execute the last sentence upon
poor Glover. He asked one favor Of his Judges
before he died, and, generous enemies, he hop
ed they would grant it as it was the last he would
ever ask Of them; it was that he might be per-
mitted to take one more glass of liquor, and smoke
one more pipe Of tobacco. So small a request
was readily granted, they promised to postpone
the execution until he drank and smoked again.
Having got them sufficiently committed to this
proposition, he gave them to understand that he
never intended TO do either. Such is the
credness Of an Indian promise that this subterfuge
has thus far saved Giover's life, and this occur
renee took place ten years ago.
Carolina Waterman.
ArrENPr TO BRIGHTEN A MAN INTO PAYMENT.
An attempt of this kind was made yesterday, in
Wall street, by a Mr.. D., a painter, who
resides in the upper part of the city, and who has
for some time been owed a debt by Mr.. ID. the
! broker. After sending sundry times for his mon
ey without being paid. the painter determined to
try if he could not Brighten his debtor out Of the
Ideht. $50 h>~:-s r-.:sed h'n'ssfr with a horse
whip and . pistol, which he put in his pocket he
| Yesterday marched down Wall street and entered
the brokers' Office, and told him that, unless ne
paid the debt instanter, a severe fagellation was
intended for him. The broker asked for a little
time, but the painter refused him point blank !;
] and, in order to show that he was in earnest, he
raised his whip, and was about to lay it on the
/ brokers' back. At the instant, however, the pis-
j toll fell out of the painters pocket and the bro
ker, on seeing it, Immediately conceived the idea
i that he not only to be logged but shot also,
4 for not paying his debt, and Immediately rushed
out of his Office, and fast his legs could
4 for protection against this mode of enforcing
4 payment, particularly in such hard times. The
painter was arrested, and held to BAIL
Il journal of Commerce.
! Extraordinary absence Of mind-A few day.
I,siDce a gentleman, who had been cunning in the
neighborhood of Verplank's Point, went into thu
hotel there to await the arrival Of the boat con
vey him to this city. While there, some person
remarked that the contents of his game bag, wer.
rather unsavory, which, on examination proved t
be the case, and the sportsman said he woul,
throw them in the river. Just then the boa
came putting along, and the gentleman ran down
} He Immediately threw his game bog aud con
: tents on board the boat, and jumped in the rive
, himself He was with difficulty rescued, havin,
= received nothing more serious than = good duck
. ling and pretty severe fright:
{ Maria MoNK-This Pious young lady, it seem
. has come to the confessional at last, and made
{ clear breast of it, by acknowledging that tn
whole of her marvellous story is fabrication Q
D her own. This result Of an imposture which a
b one period set the whole community in a fame
J, should serve as caution to the public against re
J, ceiving the testimony Of . confessed profigat
e against a large and respectable body Of Chr.
p tians. 1t will hardly be efiectual, however,
2 Other Maria Monks will present themselves, an
e irnorance and prejudice will give currency
!. their monstrous fabrications.
b Weekly Messenger.
- Eac;1is;es Of Ttaeeuiae-A gentleman lie
,: Boston, MAY %, and returned July 9th, abos
z 50 DAYS. In that time he travelled to Pittsbur
y thence down the Ohio, visiting some towns in Ii
+ interior Of the States bordering on that rive
d thence up the MISSISSIPPI to ST. LOUIS and AltoI
It crossed the Missouri by land to Chicago, then
IS Lake Erie to Buffalo, Albany, New York, to 30
'P ton. Whole distance, four thousand miles, H
y laid by eight Sundays, and stopped for purpos
Of business thirteen days; by detention four da
~ leaving thirty-four travelling days-averapil
h l20 miles per each travelling day, or 20 mil
ie per day, during his entire absence. Expens
IL 246 dollars, about and a quarter cents D
10 mile, four dollars per day, all charges incu
v. ed-Boston Advocate
New MrsIcAL IxsrRUNKxr.-An incenio
- mechanician Of Vienna, has recently invented
~ men iaetrument, to which he has given the mar
:" Dso@ime, from the Greek PAonossimos, 81
nily1hg to initiate the human voice) In outws
appearance, the instrument resembles a cabi1
piano forte but the KEY board Is not more exte
=. sve than that a the old clavicorde The to
=. which is produced by means Of pipes, prese,
an exact similarity to the human voice, an eff,
20 which has never yet been produced 80 perfec
"a by any musical instrument
,li- ADKScE OF MIND-The administration Of
yer executive government Of this nation for the
h 8 wears furnishes the most remarkable spe~im
o. record Of ~bsesee Of MIxp.