Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-04-01

NOvEL DuEI--The New Orleans cores
pendent Of the New-York Courier and En-I
quirer, writing under date Of February S7,,,
has the following paragraphs:
yesterday duel was fought in this city, !
between Captain Shamburg and Mr.. Cuvill-
Ter. The meeting took place with broad
swords, on horseback. They paraded at the
proper hour, on fine looking geIdings, armed
with swords-took their positions, and wait
led, like knights of old, the word to be given
for combat. The result was, that after some
CLOSE cutting and thrusting, Shamburgh had
his hat cleft in twain; and his horse killed IN
der him; and CuviIlier had division made of
his clothing across his whole front, leaving, il
is said, slight flesh wound; and here the az
fair terminated. The duel was at public
place, and, from the mode Of fighting, large
number Of persons were drawn to the spot to
witness the combat"
1.-THE council of the first municipality Of
the city of New Orleans, approved on the
26th ult. an ordinance for the better regula-
ton, or rather the organization of the guard
and police Of said municipality. The new
guard is to be composed Of captain, 3 lieu
tenants, 8 corporals, and 1903 men or privates
all able-bodied and intelligent men, and speak
ing both English and French. The salary
of the captain is fixed at $3.50 per month;
lieutenants $50 each; sergeant $50; corpo-
raj $50; and private $45."
RUNNiNe IN DKBr.-The following remarks
upon this subject are extracted from D'Isra-
ellis new work "Henrietta Temple:''
'If youth but knew the fatal misery that
s they are entaiing on themselves the mo-
: ment they accept pecuniary credit, to
s which they Al e not entitled, how they would
s start in their career! how pale they would
Is hoxv rbo~ -
: their hands in agony at the principle ON
: which they are dispor;ing! Debt is the pro-
: life mother OF folly and crime; it taints the
: course Of lie in its streams. Hence sol
$ many unhappy marriages, SO many pros
8 tituted pens, and venal politicians! 1t hath
a small beginning, but a giants growth and
8 strength. When we make the monster, we
make the master, who haunts US at all hours,
$ and shakes his whip of scorpions forever in
$ our sight. The slave hath no overseer sol
: severe. Faustus, when he signed the bond
: with blood, did not secure doom SO ter
s rifc.''
S,NcuLAR.-A Hindoo, at Calcutta, not
long SINCE offered a quantity of Bank notes
to the Bank Of Bengal for Specie, but was
thunderstruck on being told that the notes
were Of no more value than the same amount
of blank paper-the signatures being want
ing. He declared that when, many months
previous, he deposited them in copper box
from whence they had not before that day,
been removed, the notes were good notes,
had been issued by the bank. and the sigma
lures were all attached to the notes in the US
ual manner. An investigation was had
and it was found on comparing the numbers
Of bills, with the records Of the doings Of the
bank, that bills Of similar value had been is
xlu& he ~s&l hAl h.
ed. The Directors finally concluded that
there was no reason to suspect fraud, hut
wished to avail themselves Of the services Of
an able chemist before they came to a decis-
ion. Attempts were accordingly made to-
discover the traces Of the signatures which
were venting. but without success. The
writing in Bengal ink, which resembles the
kind Of ink used by the natives of China. re-
NAMED uniniured-but what had been writ
ten in English ink, kind used by the resi-
dents in Bengal, composed Of sulphate of iron
and acid, had entirely disappeared.
A paper which was written on with En-
glish ink was then placed between two sheets
of copper, and in the course of short time.
the bank no longer dcmurred to
receiving the notes Of the Hindoo.
Torcu YARNs.-An English paper gives al
tough yarn, spun by "a celebrated admiral
connected with the late ministry On an
occasion while relating the history Of a gale
which he had encountered, while convoying
a squadron Of merchantmen to Pondicherrv.
and which had proved fatal to one of the
ships under his charge. sBut the most ex-
traordnary part of the WHOLE" said he, sis,
the vessel having been laden with hosiery.
we observed all the porpoises next morning
wearing red night caps.' One Of his au.
dience. determining not to be outdone, repli-
cd-s4That was by no means remarkable, for
that a vessel he was in had. on a similar &C.
casion, lost her maintopsail, and the next
morning they saw whale scudding along
with the canvass tied round its neck by way
Of cravat.