Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-10-06

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lars OF the marvellous piece of good fortune
that has befallen stocking knitter of Noting
ham, In coming into possession of baronetcy
and estates valued at two millions of dollars per
annum, besides an accumulated fund of about ten
millions. Ills name is John Lemau-now Sir
John--and he Is "a years old. He comes into
the title and estates by remote descent, being
the grandson OF u cousin to the late p0sseSsor.
ROYAL BIRTH.
All France, at the latest accounts, was re-
jolclng the birth ola son to the D. Ike OF Or
leans, the King 8 eldest son. The following is a
particular account of this important event:
The Duchess of Orleans was delivered of n
son on Friday the Gath of August, who bap-
iized with the usual ceremonies and named Louis
Philip Albut, Count of Paris. The Paris papers
give the most particular account Of this event,
which was marked by all the ceremonies and Ell
quette of the ancien regime. The Grand Chan
ceor, the Grand Referendarv of the Chamber of
Peers, the Duke of Alexander of Wirtemburo, the
Keeper of the Archives and Marshals Lobau and
Gerard were designated by the king to be the
witnesses OF the birth, and were with several o.
Their tunctionaries introduced into the apartment
OF her l1Ighness. Sllutes and telegraphlc des-
patches conveyed the Royal news to all parts of
France report current that Louis Phil
lIppe was actually crazy, and was much cred
tied as slightly to effect the funds A Bulletin of
the 18th states follows:
'The Princess ROYAL Is to-day in as satisfactory
state possibly be expected. The milk
few r has ceased The Young Prince is doing
remarkably WE'LL
'Tueries, Goth August, 10 A. NJ
(Sigued) MoREAu PAsaurER, June. CnoMEI.'
! GAS drunk David's sow common saving,
~";! t,i, i,s isU ii tho fi:i nee.
J One David Llovd. WelshInan, who kept an
ale house at Hereford, had a living sow with six
legs, which was much resorted to by the curious;
ne had wife much addicted to drunkenness, who
( having one day taken cup too much, turned ont
the sow, and laid down to sleep herself sober in
the sly A company coming to see the sow, Da
vid ushered them to the sy, exciaining, ';here is
a sow for you! did ever SEQ such another?'
all the time supposing the had really been
there; to which some OF the company, scein. thu
state the woman was in, replied, it was the drunk
est sow they had ever behed, Hence arose the
saying, sas drunk David's sow
A glass globe containing Is lbs honey, made
IN four weeks by hive of bees in the garden Of
Andrew P. Young, of Boston, has lately attract
ed much notice. The regular formation of the
comb, It's clear color, and the pure honey, show
to good advantage through the glass. The globe
was filled IN the following manner: small
hole was cut IN the top OF a wooden hive, and
common fish globe, inverted, placed the ap
erture. The bees Immediately assembled from
the hive TO the globe and commenced operations
in the course of four weeks, before stated, i
was filled and taken away without any inconven
fence to the bees, trouble to the owner. Thu
mode of taking the honey from the bees, though
not altogether new in principle, is certainly
beautiful improvement from the plan generally
adopted.-Advocate.
ANECDoTE.-An officer in the fourty -fourt
regiment, who ha occasion w hen in Paris to pas
one of the bridges the Seine, had his boots
which had been'proviousy we'll poished, dirted b
poodle-dog rubbing against them. He in cor
sequence, went to man who stationed o
the bridge, and had them cleaned. The same eli
Gums lance having occurred more than once, hi
curiosity was excited, and he watched the doe
He saw him roll himself in the mud Of the rive
and then watch for person with we'll polishe
boots, against which he contrived to rub himsel
Finding that the shoe-black was the owner of tn
dog, he taxed him with the artifice and after Ii
tie hesitation. he confessed that he had taugf
the dog the trick III order to procure customers f
? himself. The officer being much struck with tn
4 dogs sagacity. purchased him at high price an
brought him to Engl land. He KEEP, him tied up
London some time land then released him, The do
remained with MIN day two and then mad
: his escape. A fortnight afterwards he was foun
with his former master, pursuing his old trade G
the bird ge.-Jesse's Geanings of Natural Historr
A descendant of Oliver Cromwell has presen
ed 10 the United Service Museum the sword
+; wore at the Siege of Drogheda. on the 10th of SCI
TENDER, 1919. On this occas sion his troops Eel
twice repeiled In mounting the breach; observin
this, he led his troops himself to he third assault
and was victorious. 1t Is q basket hilted broa
/. sword, and has been struck by two nusket bal
on the blade.
Mr. McDufie says: Il regard the scheme
q exacting specie payment of the Gov eminent du'
10 the exclusion of the bills of specie ing banl,
1 as measure fraught with such deleterious co
sequences that l do not believe it would be e
dured Specie IS not our currency; IT is mere
standard to which we refer, BY means of the e
changes. to ascertain when the currency is reda
dant Paper credit IS our actual currency. and
. destroy that would be to produce one of the mo
unjust and runous revolutions which ever des
lated the ear,h''
columbia Telescope