Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-09-22
Famine In India.

1t is stated in New York paper that in Apri
last, tens Of thousands of the impoverished in
habitants in the upper provinces of Bengal were
reduced to utter starvation, Of whom there were
$4,000 at Ara alone fed public bounty
Tho rivers Jumna and Gauges, we had alrea-
dy heard, were checked up with dead bodies, and
the air poisoned with the effluvia. At Cawnpore.
Mnltra, GuaIior and Delphi, the same scenes are
exhibited. Many of the poor wretches coming
from famshed provinces to places where food
to De found, died on the road. The CAL
cutta accounts to April 10th, say that tho poor
children were seen crawling around the doors of
tho granaries picking up grains of rice. That
the roads were lined with dead bodies. a prev to
the Vulture and JackalI. The smaller streams
actually INSTRUCTED by the mass of dead bodies
thrown there by those who employed to clear
the high ways. The worst OF 1t is, two months
must eapse before the rainy season commences.
Tho above shocking events imputed to the
bad administration of the British government. If
80, the Apprenticeship SYSTEM is much fail
urc in the East as the West Indies.--PhiI. Her.
g. Sent.
Economy Of the Adm;n;ctration.-The follow
ing statement Of facts will show in what manner
the annual expenditures Of tue government government nave
been s~"'..c .-m AZ to IS millions of dollars
The schr. Active, built for the celebrated Ex-
ploring Expedition. cost 81 ,OOO and since find
ing her to be unfit for that service, she has been
sold for 81, 5OO--loss 12.5OO-The schr. Pilot,
built for the same expedition, cost S3l $50. and
for like reason, was sold. and brought S3,6lS
loss, $27,s42. Loss both vessels, S40,-
$40!
One ,cay to empty a Cart-An honest son of
Erin, lately arrived at Baltimore, was employed
to drive a dirt cart. Not being adept in the |
art and mystry Of hauling dirt, he wofully !
perplexed when he wished to empty the cart, and
after as much manGuring to get into proper po- |
sition, as would have sufliced to a seventy |
four, he marched up TO the horses head, seized
the bride with powerful grasp! and sang out
with a hearty good will, rare up, rare upr cal
cuatng, we suppose, that the horse would ele-
va,e himselffar enough TO empty the cart!
DREADFrL FIRE IN New JERsEY-The fire in
New Jersey woods, we just learn from a gentle
man who left B"rdentown yesterday, has increas-
cd to most alarming and frightfui extent. Mill
ions Of property have already been consumed. A
space Of 20 miles in length by ii in breadth, thro'
Burlington and Monmouth counties, and consist
ing chiefly Of pine woods and cedar swaups, is
now in q state of confagration. The clouds Of
smoke are seen 20 miles of, and at night the mir
is filled with lurid blaze which dims tho moon.
The grass and woods are so parched from the
drought that the flames spread with lightning like
'sied s.biimity. great many houses and thou
sands OF CORDS ofwood are destroyed; and it is
feared a number Of persons, hemmed in by r.,
flames have perished--lN. Y. Star.
ANornER BANk.-The New York Commercial
:ays another association under the new banking
law has been formed at Rochester. with capital !
Of S5UOO VITA the privilege of increasing it to f.
S3,OO0pcJ Immediately after The hooks were
opened 10000 dollars were subscribed: and the d.
residue will be taken up forthwith The direc. al
Tors have been already chosen, and the institution
VIII go into operation, as soon, probably, as the
bills can be procured.
iMPoRrATIoSs AT NKw YoRK.-The Journal oil
-ommerce publishes a table Of the importations
t Dry Goods at New York from Jan. 1888 to Aug. L
SSS which shows tina following: In 1885, the inn Pc
ortations were 56.6lS packages in 1884. IS. 43l. "
o., in 1885, 9O.077, in 1886, lis 600. in 1887
O.417 and in 1888 to tho end Of Angus, 81. $50
ackages.
Coon SHor.--The Germantown Telegraph
ays-"We are informed that Friday last, Mr. n
;narIes Kittenhousc, shot Grey Eagle, the :!
ank OF the Wissahickon at Rittenhouse town CT
inch measured five feet and ten inches from ha
ne extremity of tha wing to the other. He was VII
Fought down from the top of tree, at distance h's
eighty yards. with ordinary shot, This is the @
rst OF the species seen in this neighborhood for
any years"