Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-03-17

Hope Association into Central Africa has rcc..,
~ presented to that body very inieres,,.,..
count OF his travels. The expedition und.,k..
consisting ot % persons, $50 head Of c,,,. ..;
horses. 2Owagson which started from Gr,ns v.
let on the 18th OF August, 1884, returned na.
Spring OF the present year. alter penetrating "a
the latitude Of p deg. "a mn north The ma,
s'ons became acquainted with members of q
tribes, and had information of Ii others; real
lied a very extensive and valuable collcc ton d
natural history; including lSO skins Of new end
rare quadrupcds. 1879 skins ofncw and rare h;rd
three barrels Of snakes ard lizards, box Il n
sects, three crocodes, aud " skeletons, % ne, {
and rare tortoises, 100 geological specimens. a.
and one package of dried plants. They also a.
ccrtaincd that the lIote ntot race was much mon
extended than has been hitherto believed, al
that parties and communities belonging TO It H.
habit the interior far at least the inland al
which they were told was not less ) weeks jsr
ncy to tho north of the ,ropc Capricorn.
/ There have been extensive fires ut I0nSR 1
Paris ard s.. Petersburg, The particulars o! ~hrs
we suhloin.
ENGLAND.-Burningo ftie Royal Ercsaset
There has no, been in London for everal yesn
destructive fire that whith occurred 90 the
10th January. The exchange is entirely dcstryycd
The flames were first discovered ISSUING irun
I C..
of the watchmcn OF the Bunk. The alarm
instantly given; but before the engines arrived
the flames were communicated 10 the Exchanc
Some time elapsed before wafer cou!l lie pr9U
rcd. and IN the interim the fire spread with ahm
ing rapGity. Another della, occurred before Dc
gates could be opened 10 enable the engines 10
enter tina court yard; bGt when an entrance "a
gained, it was too late To save the building. b.
midnight the whole cdti:c was IN a blaze 50 Tia,
the cxerious of the iirencn were fiuifiess. IN.
CONFEDERATION was visible tor miles eoand. Ia less
than five h 'urs from the co.n'Ecnceneni Il Tho
fire the whole cdificc was in ruins. Owing 10
the presence ri the military, and the gcncsalgan
order %: the crowd no accident occurred. na
principal papers nave been saved The etAs
now DESTROYED was built in the reign u Ctafa
IL. The statue Of sir Thomas Gresham, the ard
itect, was not mi ircd. new exchange 10 u
ready talked OF.
! FRANCE.-BURHIEG THE ITALIAN OrTn
iloUsE.-On the evening of the 18Th January, tA
Italian Opera house at Paris consumed b.
fire. The alarm Was wen little after midnigh.;
but notw Outstanding every cxcriion the buIdne
was entirely destroyed. One O! the dire.tm
was killed by fall, cndcav oring 10 escape ffm
the flames Al insurance had been effected, b
the amount OF 100000 francs Ola the thesta
and ITS contents.
RUSSIA.-DEsTRCCrloN ri FIRE OF TIE Ina
RIAL PALACE OF Sr. PETER lmperh
palace, or the winter palace, Of the emperor Va
burnt to the ground the both of Decembc'
last. The flames, which broke out at II 10 tk
evening, seemed TO buss, from all parts Of tn
building at once. At the alarm the emperor, viii
his family, at the theatre; and when tAk
news was brought 10 him he rushed from Ne
house, and, thinking il to bc tine signal for : n
vault, he ordered all the troops under afms-
twenty thousand soldiers were quickly arrsy<
IN the streets. All efforts to check the fsns
proved useless; the building entirely coass
med by > O'Clock. on the follow ing evening.
is affirmed that five or six hundred persons ver
more less injured on this occason BUT this &C
count is probably exaggerated.
Some idea Of the extent Of this edtsce may
be gathered from tho fact, that I2,OOO pessoe'
: have been accommodated il. IL. Several indsssss
ais have been arrested on suspicion OF setting
on fire.
: Suoo1 THE DEsEsrrR-The following deos-
x citation Of the Hon ~ p Tallmadgc, Sessis
in Congress, appeared in Mondays Albany ~
gus r..
:. Resolred, That if in the depths Of deep Pdaa,
y cal damna,ion there is depth still more Pfoea.
{ that is the next place to which the Iscarioe 10
madgc ought to be elected.
II FINE OxEx-Two Oxen, raised by Nj -
Briggs, OF Llttic compton, doO slduguteses
; Mr.. B. Penniman, in New Bedford, the last vee'
> weighed, when dressed, 1857 lbs. and 1871 ID
e -To,a 1858 lbs.
WARxIxG TO PARENTs.-We find the foa'osl
y case Of melancholy culPabiIity, recordsdn u
Bait. Sun: =.
respectable mechanic, on Saturday ~
= had invited friend to his house, and TOT -
pose Of treating him, procured pint Of ~
> They drank a couplelof glasses in the Pes'ess.i
= child five years Of age, to whom they gave
,, portion Of the liquor. The bottle was lea
:" ing on the table, and the next morning u =
- who had thus had q taste of the seductive
rose from his bed, reached the bottle, and
!, a large quantity. In few hours II Was -
!" Let this be a warning to th'ee fond Paresn
give their infant children = taste OF snsn0-
- liquors; for though the result may not -
y Immediately fatal, as in this instance, -
~ is created for strong drinks, that ultimately
= them to the drunkard's end-Povsrsy -
" grace.
N DIED-In this city, yesterday mosnne:sS
sumption contracted while novice u u
h town Nunnery, Miss Rebecca There's 49,
Z. &C. The Sacrament Of the Church q u
At was q member, was administered 70 ~
e. worthy pastor, when her last hour