Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-07-01

move the feelings oven q tioso whose hearts hAxs
been most obdurate 10 the suAesiags &C tAeie EEL
iow-crcatures under the present dssanesu.snt q
all usual pursuits in our great eisics:
From shs Journal of Commerce.
MEssRs. EDIToSs: These arc times of disasuas
for all classes Of communities. To rich saalEse
the loss Of part Of their possessions, though they
want not toe the ncccssarics Of life; but many e
the poor in this city are At this nosess s.fesiae
and srasting ax TIC sasds Of life fer The scaas IF
bread! and they arc not all worthless members
oithc community, vagabonds not 81 hive, hnt
mechanics aad working men, who are sober men
and have sober families; they cannot 70 shout our
streets from door to door to bog, although hey
s a. willing 10 sss and DIN SGT le.t J. v.ial
honest means, their daily brcad. I know 6Ami
iy consisting Of widow and four chtldrcn (resPec
table too) who lived four days on q sxPenny loaf
Of bread. They have now, however, q tempoer-
~ relief from kind ncighbors. l this mosaing
saw a mechanic seeking for work, who had been
out Of employ four months, his family sick, had
spent the last sixpcncc, and said he was willsng
to suffer. himself, for the want Of broad, but, ns
fathc: he could not hear see his children starv-
ing before his eyes. lie is an honest, faithful
man. These urc not insulated instances even
that have fallen under my own observation. And
what is to be done! Shall il be said Of New
York that her citizens and their families shall
starscs Would not their blood cry from the gsu&nd
Of vengeance! And, if under present circunl-
stances. it would be impossible to supply the hun:
cry with bread. would it not be honorable, would
it not be policy, to stay some Of our public 'm'
prOvcmcnts that means might be obtained 10 &C.
cure such benevolent object!
lhopc you will call tho attention Of the public
to this matter, and make such suggestions n ths
merits OF tho case require. Yours, &c.
KISSING GOES nv rAvoR.-A curious trial was re-
hold IN
Thomas Savcrland, the prosecutors, stated that On
the day after Christmas he was in y tap room
, where the dcfehddtii, Caroline Newton, aud her
, sister, who had come from Birmingham wctO
0 present. The latter jokingiy observed th:s sho
promised her sweetheart that no man should KISS
her while absent. 1t being holiday timc, Saver
= land considered this challenge, and canght hcld
! Of her and kissed her. The young woman tqok It
. joke, but her sister, the defendant, said 80
would like little Of that kind Of fun - be pleas
would kiss her als6:. he then tried to DO Il, anA
= they fo.l to the groand On rising, tho veaen
r. struck him; he again tried TO kiss her, aud IN te
:ufc she bit off his nose, which she spit out d
g her mouth. The action was brought 70 1pcovcs
i damages for the loss Of the nose. Ihe dcIendane
!, said he had business TO kiss her; fshe wantod
n kissing she had husband to kiss her, better
r. looking man than ever the prosecutor was. Tho
jury, without hesitation, acquitted hcr; and the
, chairman said, if any man attempted TO KISS wo-
!, man against her will, she had u right to bite oa
5 his nose il she had n fancy for SO doing.
n NAroLEox's JUsrrcE.-"In Napoleon's disposi-
ton, severity and gcntlcncss wcre singulary and
E bcautifI lily blended together. M. dc l.; GET
tcman Of about thirty, married young lady Of SIX
+ teen. 1t was mcrcenary marriage arranged
; by the iadys friends, who dragged her to the al
s tar. without consulting hor feelings. She cher.
ishcd no affection for her husband; he bccamo
c jealous Of her, and though unable 10 fix upon hes
the slightest proof Of criminality, no murdered
b her. He was brought to trial, found guilty, and
: condcn,ncd: lie pctitioncd for pardon, and hi
. friends appealed to the empress Josephine and q
INC, inplOring us 10 intcrccdc in his behalf Wa
did SO, and the following was Napoleon's answer
why should | pardon this man? He awaited
himself Of fortune for the vile purpose Of beibina
h tho affections ola girl. He did not succeed ID
winning them, and he became jealous. His jeal
oasy not the result flove, but Of vanity. He
: has committed the crime Of murder. What urged
i him to IL? Not his honor-for his wife had moi
i injured it. No, he was instigatcd by brutality
vanity, and sclflovc. lie has no claim to mercy.'
INrEArEgANcE.-Thc tremendous fact men.
: toned at the meeting Of Port Dublin Temperaitce
Society, that &. BOG OOOl were last year expcndct
by the Irish nation the bare article Of whiskey
: paying duty to the crown, is certainly enough 4
;, account for the poverty and irregular o0oduct q
: the lower grades Of our population. 1.-THE cost
Of Illicit spirits consumed here be added 10 thil
Iorn0aOle sum, u - mol 1mprOOdO1c tDat tho o&Xte
= gate would amount up TO nearly 6,OOOyOOOt.
&C MIR. Editor-A sportsman Of much experience
&c informs me- that there is not instance recost
l. ola Slut going mad from any cause, and that b
l. has known of several instances Of their being bit
d ten by dogs, but never knew. (even then The dis
IS TO appear in the slut. If such il Tie tact,
J. should be usually known.
ct STANCE I.rcaCY.-A murderer named Clarke
lately hanged At Chelmsford, Eng, was excee
al dinghy urgent that three Of his fingers should b.
70 cut Of and given, one TO each Of his sous-tba,
I'd they might have before them perpetual remeus
st braDce, thaa Il was BY misuse Of his fingers tial
D. their faiber was hanged and they impoverished
Al The rcGucs. was CO np.ied with.
= We learn from the vicksburg sestinel, tls.s III
> Hon. Baltic Peytoo, Of Tenn, was receotly d
J. that place on his way to New Orleans. hVl
number Of the citizens called On him, and invissd
i him to public dinner, which he accepted, 4
:. take place on his retum-(-Cin. Wing.
a @TaE Exrxzlxxxr.n-Many Of the farmers b
= Warren county, New Jersey, are storiag swog