Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-09-01
DRAWING THE LINE.


The way they do this in Missouri is a caution.
We give below sample. The following is the
state of the polls, for Congressman. in St. Louis
County at the close of the seond day. i
J. Wilson, (Whig) l34s
g. Allen. DO l34S
A. c. Harrison, " By ST. .
j. Miller, DO ST.
in ST. Charles County, and a, ST. Charles pre-
cinct the vote stood:
Allen do. POI
Harrison. (VB) So
Miller do 90
4, Portrge dc siour precinct, in the same
county The vote stood:
Wilson, (Whig) -
n,rrlson, W,B) Is
In PALMYRA, Union and South River, the ag
grcuate vote follows:
Wilson. (Nhg) 29i
Allen. do. 292
HARRISON " By l6;'
Miller do $50
At another precinct, notice the Wings have
a ma ioritv of II where last year the democrats
| had majority of four to one. In Pike county
! The Wing ticket WAS going ahead about two to
one on the first day OF the election. SN also in
| Rails and Marion counties. In short, the returns
so far as received, afford pretty strong prcsnmp-
! tive evidence that the state has been complete
| ~ revo!utionized At the last Presidential cleo
tinn Mr. Van Buren's M ,riiy in this state was
near 4000-Poiitcal Beacon.
/ Oar most celebrated American traveller, STE
VEINS, author ofs.incidents of Travel in Egypt.
Arabia, and the Holy Land" and who is not only
the cievcrcst writer but most edityIng acqnant-
ance and companion Of the day, has published
two more volumes, embracing prospects otGrecce,
Turkov Russia, and Poland. Intending to ad-
%
review, we offer in anticipation the following
sketch of Turks devotion al Foggi. n port IN
Asia Minor. After surveying the town, and a
burvinr ground in lis suburbs, our author OBJ
serves: Towards evening we returned to the
harbor. | withdrew from my companion, and,
leaning against one of the gates of the city, fixed
. my eyes upon the door of a mlnarct watching
till the nuezzin should appear, and, tor the last
time beprc the setting Of the sun, call all good
Mussuimen to prayer. The door opens towards
,, Mecca, and. little before dark, the mnczzln
came out and, leaning over the railing with his
face towards the tomb of the Prophet. in voice,
every tone of which fell distinctly upon my ear,
made that solemn call which, from the time OF
Mohammed has been addressed five times day
from the tops of the mnares to the sons OF the
faithful. allah! Allah! God is God, and Mahom-
med is his prophet Topraycr!to prayern Inn
mediately an old Turk by my side fell upon his
knees, with his face to the tomb of the prophet
ten times, quick succession, he bowed his lore
2 head till it touched the earth; then ciasped his
I hands, aad prayed. never saw more rapt devo
, ton than in this pious old Mnssulman. l have
often marked in Italy the severe observance o
religious ceremonies; l have seen, for instance
: at Rome, fifty peni'en's at time mounting or
, their knees, and kissing, as they mounted, the
steps OF the Scala Santa, or holy staircase, BY
D which the priests tell them, our Slvtor ascen
ded into the presence OF Pontius Plate. l have
seen tho Greek PROSTATE himself before picture
mi he nh Ckn1uSteu: |
,f seen the humble and pious Christian at his pray
o crs beneath the simple tnncs and before tn
!, peaceful affairs Of my own la nd but never saw
), that perfect abandonment with which furl
. gives himself up to his God in PRAYER. He i
perectly al stracted from the things OF this world
he does not regarl time place; IN his cl' set
. in the street alone or in crowd, he sees nothing
n he hears nothing; he world is blank; his 70
d is every thing. He is lost III the intensity OF III
ID devotion. Ii is a spectacle almost sublime, an
:, for the moment you forget the polluted founrai
:, of his religion and the thousand crimes 1t sane
n tons in vonr admiration of his sincerity an
10 fifth, What robukc is contained IN thes
~ simple descriptions ola Turks devotion, to tn
negligent ostentation with which the tents OF b'
levers are too often marked in boosted Christei
dom.-PaH. Gas.
,fl MIX SIcKSEss.--We have observed stat
70 ment in many distant papers. saying the doVer
,r or of kentucky had offered reward OF 81, 900
;, the dscovercr OF remedy tor MIX sickhes
IN The facts are msconceived ms-stated.
~ act was passed the last session of tho Gencr
4. Assembly, offering two thousand dollars to Il
sh discoverer of the strue cause" of the dlseas
il The act appoints board of Physicians, locate
nd in various counties where the disease has exise
elf to WHOM, persons protesting to have made Il
desired discovery. are to report the evidence
at sustained by illustrations and actual prools-I
,o names of the board recited i'll the Act. Il al
re one of them may be addressed, and can conve
MI the board to scrutinize the proofs and consid
m the claims of any applicant for the reward. S
=, the Statute at large--session A. is, 1878. chs
"a $50, y. 25i. entitled san act offering further
he ward for the discovery of the true cause of I
~ disease called milk sickness.
~ Several letters have been already received
in, the Executive Office. claiming the discovery
h;s one from an eminent Professor of Natural S
:; euce saving 1.-The disease is caused by five pla'
an and cared by five plants" No other letter
Inv been equally specific, but all profess TO know
;on cause and remedy. 1t is to be hoped that IN
viii will submit, the proofs cf their discoveries a
,ts their claims, to the Board of Physicians. and
RI. nish the public with remedy against :