Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-09-29

YANKEE SHREwDSEss. Boston CentInel re- !
lates a laughable story of shrewd yankee who !
contrlved to evade the ''flteen gallon law At
the great military review in Dedham last week,
he applied to the select for licence to exhibit
striped pig which being granted, he prepared a
commodious tent on the field, painted "a pig for
exhibition and suck over the entrance of his tent
admission 6t cents! The rate being SO low nu-
merous visitors were induced to call upon his
swnish majesty, and every one coming out
appeared highly gratifed with the kind and
courteous reception he met with from the keeper
OF the remarkable pig, for each conner was ,rea led
to g ass OF brandy and waiter gin, or what
ever liquor he might prefer, ,cittout ann extra
chdrge.-Some were SO we'll pleased that they
were induced to take a second look at the animal
and were as kindly and as literally treated as at
their first visit. This is what we should call
literally going the 'swhOle hog
The UNPICKL NosE-lt Is seldom that we
have been more amused, than at account Civ
en- US yesterday of a late affray in Epson, Geo,
between couple of oafers named Rand and Cor
don. Warm words having been uttered by the
parties, Rand suddenly seized Gordon at great
disadvantage, and, otwihs tanding C's superior
strength, succe eded in biting off his entire nose
which he spit out upon the floor. Immediately at
forwards, Gordon got the advantage, and mauled
Rand mos: mercilessly, until the latter, half dead,
! begged piteously for his life. Gordon thereupon
rose to his feet, but, when he saw his
lying before him, he picked it up, examined it de-
iIberately, and then, feeling his rage reminding
within him the loss of such jewel, roared
/ like thunder-'l-ook We, Rand, this thing can
never be of any me, and I'll be id
II YOU shant eat 1t this instant. without cooking
pickling. Poor Rand demurred most Justify TO
the meal, but Gordon's upfted fist put an end to
all remonstrance, and down went the upickled
nose with the least possible delay.
Pill e n III o9,,,
at Washington. The Globe says, This seems TO
be the age Of treason. The numbers of deser-
tons, in the last few years, from the cause OF the
people and the costitution to the polluted den of
The bank, is appalling to the hopes, sickennr TO
the heart, and degrading to the nature of man.
Again the Globe says, and with the intention of
rebuking and insulting Rives, Tallmadge, Le-
gare Garland. Clark, and the whole of the Spartan
Band of ConservatIves,--that 'duidcious treason
may prosper d,vhile but cannot long, You can,
not fetter the minds Of Freemcn Your DAYS
are numbered
BRITISH CoLoNIEs-Absfracts from the ac-
counts of the Commissioners show, according
the statement in Tats Edinburgh Magazine, that
the annual expense of her colonies 10 Great Bri-
tam Is E3, 133, 727 sterling. The entire militia
ry establishment is set down at 95,9SS men, %
600 of whom employed at home, and 81 900
in the colonies Taking into account the expcn-
ses incidental to the transportation of the troops,
to and fro, and the great mortality which prevails
among them in the colonies, it IL estimated that
the whole amount paid for the support of the colo
MES by the mother country is 81 100000 sterling
) Putting down the average product of the revenue
of late years els, OOO, 900, 4 that nearly
, one-half goes to the maintenance of the Colonial
f establishments. The author of the article from
which the above is taken, asks, what has GTea
, Britain in return for all this, except the ministe
rial patronage which it affords? The value of tho
maritime commerce OF all the colonies Is estima
, fit be allowed, the result will be that the mother
country pays i'll peace f7,OOO,OOO sterling fo
, f3,5OOOOO, and In war twice thrice that sum
IL Baltimore American.
THE cRIM.NAL.-The following sentiment coult
n have sprung only from generous and phiianthro
pick nature--'Even the criminal is not always
. evil. The angel within US Is not easily expelled
/ it survives sin, ay, and many sins: and leaves
I us sometimes in amaze and marvel at the goo,
r that fingers round the heart of the hardcs
q offender
o TARING AND FEATHERING.-The use of tn,
3 tar and feathers In the punishment of Grim,
n is one Of great antiquity. Richard the first, ii
;. his voyage to the Holy Land, ordained thus:-"I
n any one Is convicted of theft let his head b.
shaved, like Champions; let melted pitch be pour
ed upon it, that he may be known; and let hin
be set shore, at the first land to which the sh
), approaches"
r MEDICINE DEcLINE.-In New Orleans
). medicine is getting to be drug in more sense
;, than one. \ respectable apothecary yesterda,
q assured us that sales making, and sill
:, nsinuatcd that he would like to see his stool
s pulled SO to make 1t 60 off.
a The French Nary, lS3s.-The United State
Il Service Journal says: "The ships be kept in &C
r tive service this year, ships of the Line, 1
Frgates, 26 Corvetts Shops, p Briggs an
Schooners. Their amounting to 20.3l7.
: Hon. GEORGE II. Dunn, Representative j
"a Congress from the State of Indiana oyerturn'
:, In stage-coach whilst travelling Ohio lateiy
. and had both his ankles dsiocated by the acciden
IN He sustained, however, other injury. and il
N hoped he would soon the use of his limbs
I'd
or MIsCoNCEPTIoN--As n canal boat was passin
10 under bridge. the captain gave the usual war;
or ing, look out, when little Frenchman, who va
.. IN the cabin, obeyed the order by popping his heu
r. out of the window, which received severe thum
- by coming in contact with pillar of the bridg
He drew 1t back IN great pet. and exclaimed
''Dese dam Americans say look when de
n means look in, by gar"