Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-06-24

! A late number Of the New Era contains the fol
lowing curious facts. lis well perhaps for Us
that Caligula and Mr. Locke, Of theEra, are contem
Pof.neous, for had the idea been suggested to the
Emperor, and the battery constructed, none but
they would have survived tho shock
News FOR CALcULA, or how to destroy the
whole human race in one moment The small;
space into which the whole human family might
stand without being crowded, appears very re-
markable upon calculation. A square mile con-
tains 1907 600 square yards, and at the rate of
four persons, large and small, to a square yard,
IL 800, 400 human beings. Thus the swarming
population Of the United States could be crow
ded, without Inconvenience, into a square mile,
and could be walked round in an hour. In like
manner the host of Xcrxes, Of which the Gre
clan represent one end seeing the sun rise, and
the other as seeing him at the same instant set,
could have been ranged in close order on field Of
a hundred acres, and could have all hcarcd the
whole earth, about 900, 600, would not fill
circle OF ten miles diameter; they might therefore
be ridden round in an hour, and might hear a bell
paccI in the centre. The whole race Of man.
kind might thus be swallowed up in one earthquake,
and not one be lcft alive to record il in a newsPa
poT, any body but himselfto read it If he were.
Every human being upon the face Of the earth
might not only stand but sleep within the bounda-
ries OF London, and have plenty Of room to kick
his neighbour out Of bed. And tho whole multi
tide OF mankind, thus standing within a circle
ten miles in diameter, and holding hands, might
be struck dead in Instantly single shock from
IA galyanic battery. What beautiful experiment
for Caligua!
ANOTHER EXAMPLE CHEATING AT CARDS. !
In addition to the anecdotes which have been
recently published on the subject of cheating at
ards in high society, the following trait is related
About twenty year ago, a gentleman, known as
fashionable ciscles Of the Chaussec d'Antin, who
vas observed to live at the rate Of four or five
thousand year, without any known source OF in
ono. The Baron gave excellent dinners, splen-
ii balls, and, possessed of handsome person and
God manners, became universal favoritc; by
cgrccs he made his way to the very best society
n Paris.
About five years ago, however, the Baron was
bserved to drop his opera box, then an cquipage,
nd at length his costly dinner parties; and just
these circumstances we're beginning to excite .
surmiscs, he was found one morning
Fad in his bed. The Commissary of Police was >
Immediately called in, and, as is usual in such '
.scs, an inventory of the effects of the deceased
ade Out-whcn, 10! in tho BarOns bedroom 5
ere discovered two large Of packs Of cards,
of which proved to be slightly marked on the Z
ck with aqua FORTS. On examination and in
liry, it appeared that the confidential valet de
ambre Of Monster dc NJ. was in the habit of ma RI
ng acquaintance with the Wallets Of the opulent :.
miles whose parties were frcqucnted by his y
aster--"You furnish the cards for lady's sol
s?'' he used to inquirc-"how much do you pay g
,nck3 1Eoas Eaaea-:, esE.ashieantl can e
you have as many as you like for tro. My "a
,thcr is foreman ola card mandatory, and has W
ight to those slightly damaged-so slightly, o. 2.
Il il is scarcely disccrnible." BY these means n
Baron NJ came to furnish cards to all the par tn
s and balls he ffequcntcd, from the ecarte ia w
8 Of which be was in tho habit Of carrying home nc
0 or three thousand francs night. The death IN
his accomplish gave the first blow to his system cH
fraud, and before he had time to find another M
e fitted for his purpose, the pressure of sudden 81
icuties overpowered him, and he died Of fit IL
,poplcxy. DC