Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-01-27


Of Independence, it IS stated that nine were born
in Massachusetts; eight in Virginia i've in Mary
land four in Connecticut: four in New jersey |
four in Pennsylvania, four in South Carolina 3 |
in New York three in Delaware; two in Rhode
Island; one III Maine three in Ireland; two in
England; two in Scotinad; and one in Wales
Tweniv-one were attorneys, ten merchants;
four physicians; three farmers; Clergyman;
one printer; and sixteen were men offortune
Eigh: were graduates of Hazard College, four
of Yale; three of New Jersey; two of Phlaiel-
pha; two Of William and Mary; three of Cam
bridge, Eng land; two of EIinburg; and one of 81,
Omers.
At the time of tn cir ea,hs five were over nine
~ years OF age; seven between eighty and nine
~; eleven between seventy and eighty twelve be-
tween sixty and seventy eleven between fifty and
sixty; seven between forty and fifty; one died at
the age of twenty seven, and the age of two is
uncertain.
A, the time of signing the Declaration. the av-
cragc age OF the members foriv-to wears.
They lived to the av crage age of more than sixty
five wears and tea months. The Youngest MEM
Der Edward Rutledec, of South Carolina.
who was IN his twenty seventh year. He lived
to the age OF tiity-one. The next voungesf mem
Der was Thos. Lynch, of the same state, who was
also in his twenty-seventh wear He was cast
away at sea ia the fall of sen cnteen hundred and
seventy six.
Benz amin Franklin the Oldest member.
He was in his seventy-first year when he signed
the Declaration. He lived to 1890. and survived
sixteen of his younger brethren. Stephen Hop
kins, of Rhode Island, the next oldest member.
born in 1907, and died in 1875.
Charles Carroll attained the greatest age dv ing
in his ninety sixth year. VIM. Eerv. of Rhode
Island. died in his ninety-third year, and john
Adams i'll his ninety first
ANIMAL MAGNETISM OUTDONE.
NJ. Desehamps, wealthy inhabitant of LYONS,
! fol IntO Sfate If lefho
9th uIt, that his friends beiev cd him dead, and
proceeded to the preliminaries of his interment
The coffin was brought, and his body placed in it,
The funeral was to take place the Sunday
the &c assembled, and the unde rtake err
was on the point of placing the lid, and
screwing it down, when the supposed defunct
suddenly reused from a mere lethargv into which
he had fallen, rose up, and expressed desire for
something to eat. A sudden panic for a time
paralysed all present, but the sound Of his voice
dissipatcd their fears, and every attention was
Immediately paid him. He declared that he had
been conscious of all that going on, but was
unable to make the least movement. He was so
far recovered as to give assurance of many years
of renewed life and activity. 1t had been first
intended that he should have been buried on the
Saturday, in which case he WOULD have perish
ed by one of the most horrible of all deaths.
FRrNcHMAN AT HoNE.-A Frcnchman who
had been several years confined for debt. in the
Fleet Prison, found himself much home
within its walls, and was withal SO harmless and
inoensive character that the jailor occasionally
d permitted him to recreate himself by spending
5: his evenings abroad, without any apprehension o
the forfeiture of his verbal engagement. Hi
Il little earnings jack of all trades, enabled hin
20 form several pot-house connections, and thes
If led him by degrees to be less and less punctua
,. in his return at the appointed hour of ninn-'Fl
e tell YOU what Monsieur length said the jailo
: to him, syou good fellow, but fear you have
r got into bad company, SO tell you once more TO
all, that If you don't keep better hours, | shall
be under the necessity OF locking you out alto
e gether.
g The Kentucky Legislature has passed bill
directing the people to vote at two succcssiv,
4, annual elections, for against holding a conyen
tlon to alter or amend the Constitution of tina
ID State. This convention is strongly opposed b,
" some, on the ground that their Constitution is a
"a perfect as 1T can be made-and contend that IL
case the convention called, il would open tn
subject of abolition and manumission of slave.
Of There are, 1t is said, large portion of the peo
+ pie Of that State, who willing to throw off tn
. shackes of the slave and make him free, if the,
could but any reasonable way to effect il.
:, is thought however that the people will negativ
r the Observation-Disclosures Qa) Banner.
v THE CHoLERA.-The n. Y. Commercial ha
a files of the Amsterdam Courant to the 26th
H. extracts from the Prussan Courant, published
70 Berlin,) of the l4th of November, which say
re that the number of deaths by the cholera, for tn
e. twelve weeks previous, was 1872. For the la
"a hours, new cases. The Courant of ii
" 22d contains dates from Berlin Of the 18th. \
rn new cases.
u
UT THE SMALL BILL LAW PAssED--By slip fro
IT. the Albany Argus, we learn that at ii O'Clock
i'm Tuesday evening, the Assembly, by a vote
as ninetytro ten, passed the bill to repeal the la
IN prohibiting the circulation of small bills. A IN
CHI jority of the Van Buren, men, it appears, did n
to vote either for against the bill. Previous
"a its final prssage, Mr.. Mann renewed the amen
er ment which he offered in committee of the Who'll
I'D providing for suspension of the prohibtory la
", fer one year, instead of its repeal. Lost, II
", 90. Several other amendments were offered,
ot- of which were rejected by majority equal to
o greater than the abovc.-[ New York paper.
From MExICo.-Ertr0ct Of a letter, dated. CT
of Merico. Nor. 8, lS37.-s. We the c
al of Revolution, the object of which will do aw
" with the present Objectionable Constitution a
re-cstabish the old one of 1891. There will
Dr. no blood shed IN the matter; it will be effect
OF BY those in power. by which they will be kept
This Is the way manage in this country