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Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-04-22

SCENES IN WAsHrNcToN.-StraaQa a. may seem
70 unpsacised eyes the described below. vet
we nave reason TO believe them all true. The state
me"t cofFssp"nds with what 10 appearing in other
journals. That MI. Benton inserfered il awisg
MI an Buren, into a change of his intentica 20
repeal the Treasury Circular, after he had ndsece-
y promised its .epeal to the thirty Van Bsreo
Senators. who duplicated him, there 10 no sort Of
doubt: Mr.. Kendall, We understand, will visit
Zen. jackson at the hermitage. His object. NO
presume, ~ to organize 4 Southern party f0r Ben-
ton and Kendall campaign in lS42, or afterwards.
if plots will not rpen then Tho variety Of rumoe,
which We have had upon the subject Of the repeal
81 the Treasury Circular, was caused By the vspi.
Gus discussions and conclusions in the CAbaet.-
lErpress.
Correspondence Of the New Yoh Expess
wAsmrNcToN, Sd April, 1887.
Amos Kendall is to leave here in few dave a
an elecioneering tour in the South. He goes under
the Pretence Of regulating ne msils 10 Geoeeia.
Alabama, Mississippi. and Lousisna-but bic real
object Is 10 put the '1dcmocracy'' straight on The
specie circular-abOmt which there hss Leea M
little excitement IN the Cabinet. There vsre No
less than four different meetings Of the Solomess
to discuss and decide whether Of not that fatal
order should be rescnded. At the 6rst thsss meet.
'ngs Woodbury., Forsyth, Poaosstt, and D;cher,oe.
advocated its repeal, and Kendall! aod Butler oppc-
sed 1t. Al the third meeting is wss detensiosA
that the order should be immsdiately vssciads1.
Van buFe" was to have given out the order o. tho
next day.
On the next morning., howeve Kendall got Bsa.
ton, Dlsis and Whitney, and marched thsns Up 70
The White House. and by 4 few significant hats
directed TO Mr. Van Buren,, if he earned out aAe
decision Of the Cabinet. frgbtesed him into .
change Of bis decision and to the call of aoetber
meeting Of thu Cabinet. So 10 q few hours tho
Sosonoss we're all again assembled in the Ease
Room, with the addition Of Benton, Whiaaey asd
Blair, when the little Aususpef" informed Wood
bury. Forsyth, Ponsett aad Dickerson, that be -
changed his mind, for il seems that the couscsb q
Beoios. Whitney and Blair, has she'd soch light -
on his bewildered thoughts, and poiased out his
course clearly, that il vas not worth their vhils
70 Say one word against his second determnssioo,
asd informed them that the ocder would soa be
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-04-22

There are more than 2 900 mechanies Of vasio0
trades out Of employment - pssuest = sh1 city
These labosng men begin . feso - sGecas e
Gen. Jacksons measures.-tu. Z. xyxms seAa.
ToUcM o. THE sUsLmE.-A fsllOw - ~
chased BY mad bull gives the foi:oviae seeen e
1.-THE bull roared like thusdes, sd rao like
lightning. and in jun2ing over the lssce = quick
a stars fall from the galaxy, sose ny bseeehss -
tho the heavens and earth were coming saEethesw
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-04-22
NUMBER 16.

not be Immediately removed by law, - in
such case an individual might protect himself,
so may and ought the community 70 do. But
to carry the principle further than this, 10 GO
ing back to state Of lawless violence in
which no community can long exist.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-04-22

HlcH DoINGs IN MEMpH1s.-The following
account OF outrage upon outrage. which we
copy from the Memphis [Tenn.1 Gazette Of
he 2Sth ult., connot tail to be read with a
high degree of interest. The Infamous con.
duct OF the cxecrable wan:on, however affords
strong extenuation of the subsequent law
less proceedings Of the citizens.
The Gazette says:
For some days past Memphis has been the
scene OF no inconsidcrable excitement. On
Saturday last a certain Mrs. Smith. an omen
and abandoned prostitute, and a violent and
un9overnab!c woman, undertook to cowhide
hiSh'y respectable widow lady of this town
Tor having expressed the opinion that Mrs.
Smith harbored one of her negroes. This
mend, III the shape ola woman, followed the
lady through the street, and lad not the lat
Ter sought refuge IN store, the intended cas-
t'ga;'on would probably have, al least. been
indignation Of the commu.
nify was justly excited, and there can be no
doubt that the guilty wretch deserved a very
hish and exemplary punishment. On Sal
urday night crowd Of respectable gentle.
men repaired to the house of Mrs. Smith for
the purpose of executing some sort of ven.
gance, and of finding certain gentlemen who
were known to be On rather intimate terms
with Mrs. Smith, and who were suspected of
HaVno ccuntenanced her IN the outrageous
attack upon an unattended female. Dnr;no
the attack upon the house, one Of the gentle.
men received a heavy load Of shot in his thigh.
which shattered the bone, and produced a
wound, Of which the termination IS ex,rcme-
ly doubtful ;the house was RACED to the ground
without further accident.
On Sunday morning the lamentable acc;.
dent OF the proceeding evening was freely
spoken OF, and being generally known. pro-
duced immense excitement. 1t was fearful
to see the gathering elements Of the storm.
The people, however, assembled in nnbI;c
meeting at Johnson's tavern, and adopted
resolutions approving the proceedings of the
evening before. determining to place the OBJ
noxious individuals IN a boat without an GA ri
and set Item adrift in the middle Of the Mis-
s'ss'pPi-and appointing the meeting a com
'nittee to carry the resolutions into effect.
The sentence was executed, and little more
than the sentence: For an individual who was
not named in the meeting, but who had beeni
heard to express determination to defendi
ms employer Zone Of the condemnedl after
considerable i'll treatment, was out aboard
me boat that he might do faithful service toI
lls master. The most respectable citizens of
me town were engaged in this affair. Thel
result was indeed mild-too mild for the Of.
enoers-out the means were dangerous, and,
II questionable propriety.
we forbear to make further remarks all,
has time. We feel it our duty to say, howl
'ver, that IN cases Of imminent danper.ll
where the public is likely to suffer materi-i,
d'y by the existence Of an evil which canl
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-04-22

The Cincinnati CO., Gazette remarks sit
IS now fact resting upon undoubted expert
ence. that every production Of the vegetable
kingdom is capable Of great Improvement. in
cultivation, by constant attention of seeds,
roots, slips. and other means of propagation.
In fruits this has long been understood gen.
era''y-a few have comprehended its advan-
tages IN grains and bulbs. Attention is now
fast awakening to improvements, in these
latter productions. Thomas N. Baden. a
MARYLAND planter, has for many years sue
cessfully devoted his attention t. improving
the quality of corn. His success having ex.
cited attention, Mr.. Ellsworth, Commission
or OF Patents, in Washington addressed to
him letter Of inquiry, which ELECTED the SUBJ
joined reply explaining his process, SUCCESS,
and manner Of p anting.-Mr. Storer, Jour late
Representative in Congress obtained small
quantity Of Mr.. Baden's seed corn, which he
has placed in the hands Of the Secretary OF
the Hamilton County Agricultural Society,
which the Secretary will furnish in small GUAM.
titles to those who will engage to cultivate il
according to the Instructions. and furnish to
h.m the results Of their experiments. In ma.
king this experiment, the seed should not be
planted IN company with common corn-but
IN a spot by itself, as remote as convenient
from other corn.''
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-04-22
lCopy.l
[Copy.]
Near Nottingham, Prince Georges Co.
January oS 1oo1

SRI received yours Of the l4th, making
inquiry respecting the "Maryland corn
which you understood had raised. | have
the pleasure to say that | have brought this
corn to ITS high state Of perfection by care
fully selecting the best seed in the field for
a long course Of years, having especial refer
ence to those stalks which Produced the
most ears. When the corn was husked. |
then made re-se'ection, taking that only
which appeared sound and fully ripe. HAVING
regard to the deepest and best color. as
well as to the size OF the cob. In the spriao
before sheii.ng the corn, examined it again,
ana selected that which was the best IN all
respects. In Smelling the corn, / omitted to
take the irregular kernels at both the LARGE
and small ends. Ihave carefully followed
this mode of selecting seed corn, for twenty
two or twenty three years, and still con,in-
ue to do so. When l first commenced. il
was with common kind of corn for there was
none Other IN this part Of the country. II
any other person undertook the same ex-
pertinent, l did not hear Of it;l do not be-
i!eve others ever exercised the same patience
to bring the experiment to the present state
OF perfection. At first, was troubled to find
stalks with even two good ears on them per-
haps one good ear and one small one. or one
good ear and ''nubbin.'' 1t was several
years before ] could discover much be.efit
resulting from my efforts; however the quail
ty and quantity began to improve, and the
improvement then was very rapid. Atpres-
ent. do not pretend to lay up any seed with
out II comes from stalks which bear four. five
or six ears. have seen stalks bearing eight
ears One Of my neighbors informed me that
ne had single stock with ten perfect ears
on IT, and that he intended to send the same
to the museum at Baltimore. In addition to
the number of ears, and of course The great
increase IN quantity unshciled, it may be men
toned, that II yields much more than common
corn when shelled. Some gentlemen ia whom
have fuli confidence, Informed me they she'll
led barrel (ten bushels of earsl ofmv kind oil
corn, which measured little more than :; :
bushels. The common kind Of corn. will
measure about five bushels only. believe u
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-05-24
pfIE7
SKETCH OF THE ACTS
Passed By the General Assembly o. var.
g,nia, 1861.

Passed by the General Assembly o. var.
g,nia, 1861.
OIL. An act 10 authorize the county
court of the county Of Isle OF Wight to
cause a new street TO be opened in the
town of Smithfeld.
272. An act concerning the Circuit
Superior Court Of Law and Cnancery
for the 21st Circuit.
273. An act vesting tract OF land
in James City county devised by VIM.
l.. Lee for the education of the poor IN
the school commissioners, and direct
ing sale of the same, and for other
purposes.
274. An act making further provis-
ion for completing the road from Staun-
ton 10 the mouth of the Little kanaw-
ha appropriates out of the revenue Of
the county of Wood, for making said
road, sum equal 10 all the appropri,.
atoms heretofore out OF the revenue OF
said county by former acts Of Assem-
bly, to said road and out Of the reVe,
nue. of the county of Lewis, the sum OF
eight hundred dollars; one-hali OF each
of these appropriations to be made IN
1897. the other halfin 1888; the coun-
ties to raise BY subscription or other
wise, sum equal to half the sum APP
prouriated from the treasury.
275. An act to incorporate the town
of Bowling Green, in the county Of Ca
roine.
orc. An act to authorize the Ports
mouth and Roanoke rail road compa-
ny to change the mode Of charging
toll in certain cases, and for other pur-
poses.
277. An act to establish an addition
al grade of Flour in the inspection OF
-four in this Commonwealth; PROVIDES
that after the first of July next, there
shall be established q new grade OF
flour called /" Family"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-05-24

THE SPEcrE ORDER We have seen
official documents which give evidence,
that prior to the issuing of the Specie Or.
der, some Of tho distant land offices were
10 the habit Of receiving payment oflands
in the notes Of the private banking house
Of Yeatman, Woods s Co. of Nashville.
which firm is reported among the late
failures at that place.
But for the Specie Order. there can
hardly be doubt that the Treasury
would have become embellished with some
thousands Of the notes OF that concern,
aud formed a special item TO be reported
TO Congress as unavailable. - Globe.
This reminds US OF the congratulations
of the hangman Of Louis Xl. when he
swung the poor ca'prit midway between
heaven and earth. ':My rope is all that
saves your brains from being dashed out
-Uheeling Times.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-05-24
From the New York Star.

TINES PAST AND TINES PRESENT.
We have had occasion frequently to
recur to writings and sayings ofdiffer'
ent individuals, who wrote and spoke
of events that were to follow, in the e.
vent ofsuch and such courses being a.
dopted as were urged at the period
when they wrote or spoke. But we
have rarely met with any production
that covers SO much ground. in the
shape Of prophecy, as the following
extract of a letter from MAJOR Down
ing to his old friend, "the Glneral,, IN
1893, now nearly four years ago.
The Major, it seems, had come on
to New York from Washington, TO as
certain for "the Gineral," how things
would work in case the deposites were
taken away from the United States
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-05-24

HARD DRINRING. Late on Saturday
evening, says the Boston Journal, some
persons were called into dwelling OF in
temperance and poverty, ia Tipple avenue,
to paciiy man and his wife, who were
uprorious. they were both drunk-hs
with hqlor-she with temper. He had
JUS! knocked two pannels out OF the door
Of their room, and threatened TO bate her.
She bera,ed hin thus: " Och We varmint.
ye leave me to get bread as can for the
chiid.r. and bring nothing home but your
drunken carcass; ye drink d up your ytck
are last Wednesday, and TO day ye have
drink d ynr sa,c and horse. so you have"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-05-24

New BANK On Wednesday night, four
persons we're arrested at boarding house
in CORTLAND street, on suspicion of being
counter(eiters. 1t appeared that about a
week ago the gentlemen located them
selves in the attick. where they were bus
ily employed striking of bank bulls. pur.
porting to be on the Ottowa bank OF Mon
neai. The suspicious of the landlady be
insr excited, she gave information to a
magi.tratelnA posse OF officers were forth
with ,despAtehedto seizc both persons and
papeFs.) A great number OF bills oil the a.
boye bank were discovered. They were
elegantly executed, and we're drawn for
Various Sums from SIS 70 $4,000. On
their exsminau6n. The gentlemen were
very Indignant at being depriseS Of their
liberty They lassnfedoi the magistrate
that they had'dormeaa itbeasselvesqlntor a
regular banking concerns 10 be sGailed The
Ottawa bank. and that it was ibe9 'tnfiefnJ
ton to carry on business under the above
designation. AS reason Tor printing
their bills in this city, they said they could
get them done much cheaper than IN Can
ada. Upwards of sac, 900 bills we're rea
dy for circulation and about $500 IN silver
was found among their effects. Tbs hrs
said he was director--the second had beer
appointed presdent--the third was cash
| Ter, and the fourth claimed to be stock
holder TO large amount. As II coul'
not be shewn that they had violated am
! law, IN thus starting new bank, thel
were di.charged,--N Y Iimss.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-05-24
[vol. xxxvIII---No. Il.

Bank, and given among sundry State
Banks. He fell in with his old friend
Zekel Bigelow, and they together en-
tered INTO The enquiry, and the Major
thus writess
Zekel says there is jist about so
much hard money all the while, and il
keeps goin round and round, and all a.
bout creation, and they git the most
ont and keep il, who are the most in
dustrious and cute in inventIn things.
He says that paper money is jist as
good, and leetle better than hard mo.
ney, il folks don't she'll out too much
ont and il is the natur Of paper mo.
ney makers TO git off as much as they
can (; and il it war'nt for somethin to
check it, il would soon be as bad as old
continental times.
"Zekel says, on the hull, that mon
ey matters, and banks, and trade, are
all us curious as one of Peleg Bssel's
clocks, and folks hadn't ought TO med.
die or alter il without KNOWN all about
il. "And now" says he, " Major,
I'm Of good mind to give you notion;
| know it win Spite the old watch, but
want to show you my notion why |
think trouble will come, if the Gneral
insists on knocking down the United
States Bank.
" Zekel is one ofthem sort Of folks
and always was, who arc determined
TO '' make a spoon or Spite horn,
and with that he out with his old watch
nigh upon as big rs tea cup, and
wound her up, aud then clapt her TO
his ear, and then to mine. "Sho is
as true" says he, !" as the tides" lie
then then opened her. Now" says
he, +" Major, do you sec that ere big
chain pulling all the while 2 and then
do you see grist Of little wheels and
screwsl Well, then, look here on
top is big scheel, that is all the while
going round one way aud back again,
and list so fast and no faster--that,
(says hey is what | call tho kicker,
and if il warn't for that you would SEQ
trouble in it right of, and III show
you; but know il will send the old
watch all to smash" However, he
twitched out the Kicker, or balance
wheel, and the old watch did chiz for
spell, | tell you. Some of the little
wheels went so fast that you couldn't
see nolhin on 'em for u spell. One al
last kicked up, and another got It's
oil teeth knocked out. She stopped a
spell, then spring snapped aud she
ichi='d again, and the splintcrs flew,
AMI by and by the hull scrapc ON 'em
stop'd. Zekel slick'd his kew down
and looked at me, and says he, " Major
we've split the old watch, but ! don't
vally the loss ont one atom seeiE that
you've got a notion by it," And with
that he scraped it all together and
wrappedit up in the Washington Globe.
" There" says he, Major, do you send
that to the Government, and tell the
GineraI that there is more there than
some folks think on, who want to med
die with banks and money matters WI
| thout KNOWN all about 'em !" and with
that we took glass of switched and
went 10 bed. Your best friend,
J. DOWNING, Major,
Downngville Militia,
Second Brigade.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-05-24


EvrEors or COFFEE on THE HUMAN
STATURE is stated in the Boston
Medical and Surgical Journal, that a
singular property has lately been as.
cribed to coffee, when drank habitual.
ly from early childhood to the age Of
puberty-that of preventing that de-
velopement OF the bodies, which would
take place were this article never in-
troduced into tho stomach. The edi
tor makes the following remarks in re.
latior to the subject.
"That it acts in this way, in every
case, is certainly questionable ; some
individuals grow exceedingly tall, and
would, were they TO drink strong cot.
fee every hour in the tweniy.ionr, the
first ten years of their existence but
no one will deny that out Of the entire
population of any particular district
which might be selected, a majority of
the whole, living in the ordinary mode
that is, using cotiee--would tall be-
, low the medium stature Of five feet nine
inches. Scarcely one man IN seven
hundred on the average, in New Eng
land measures six feet--and perhaps
those towering above the altitude are
hardly one in eighteen thousand. Be.
fore and for some years after the Ame-
rican Revolution, travellers uniformly
spoke of the Yankees as being till,
well built race Of men. The females
were equally distinguished for their
fine, tall, elastic figures. The old men
of the present day, who rarely tasted
coffee in their youth, IFS use then being
exceedingly limited, as body are tai
Ter than any equal number OF men, la
ken promiscuously from the trades and
professions of these degenerate times.
All this difference is now imputed by
some to the stinting influence ofcoifee.
If coffee drinking in this climate does
prevent children from bong as tall a:
they were originally designed TO be-
paropts ambitious Of practising upog
the first principles of calisthenics, had
better return 10 the old fashioned, tho
excellent and appropriate dish Of bread
and milk, which under ordinary cir.
cumstanees never failed to give health
height, and happiness TO those who
were reared upon it.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-05-24

A good story is told OF a stranger in Paris
who was standing lately at the door Of the
Opera Comique. waiting for admission.
He felt a hand placed on his watch pocket,
and immediately found that his watch was
mol there. - Turning round to the person
behind him. aud se,zlng him by the arm,
he ordered hin, to return bis watch. The
man immediately gave him watch aud
disappeared On returoig home after the
the performance. the stranger was much
asionished to fad bis watch hanging up
in his room, He had forgotten 10 take il
with him, and had received from The thief
The watch OF some other person, which had
been Just stolen.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-05-24

SURRENDER OF OsCEoLA AND PHI
LIP. We arc indebted to Major An
drcws and Lieut.. Herbert, U. S. army
from Black Creek, which place they lef
on Tuesday last, and who arrived here
yesterday in the Steam Packet Geor
gia from Charleston, for the following
intelligence:
Oscoela and Philip with about 90C
Warriors, came into Fort Mellon day
or two ago previous to their departure.
There were between $500 and 3500in-
dams en- amped within the vicinity oil
Fort Mellon, and it is presumed that by
this time they have arrived at Tampa
Bay. The whole body of Indians would
probably embark from Tampa Bay
about the last ofthis month for Arkan-
sas, boats were in readiness to convey
them thence.
We also learn that recent events
have confirmed the opinion heretofore
entertained, that Powell had exercised
great influence in the nation; his superb
or intelligence and shrewdness has given
him an influence which the hereditary
chiefs could not retain over the young
meE, and the jealousy of his power is
probaly the true cause for assailng his
reputation. He has been averse to muir
dering women and children IL prisoners,
in cold blood, and has lost his popularity
in some measure in consequence OF 1t.
We also learn that the army, with
the exception ofsome ofthe Volunteers,
we're generally in good health. That
part ofthe army stationed at Fort Drane
and VoIusia, were more sickly and that
consequently the Forts were about
being dismantled.-NorfoK Beacon.