Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-10-06
Another Inland water Spnnf.

1t will be recollected that few weeks since |
we published an account of a wator-spout on one |
of the ponds near Hampstead, l.. l. The follow |
ing description of similar phenomenon is from
the Buffalo Com. Advertiser.
WATER SPOUT.-This interesting and some
what untrequent phenomenon was seen on Can
andalgua lake, on Saturday afternoon oflast week
by Il spectator who thus describes the sublime
spectacle:
s.At the time. sudden squall from the North
west swept across the surface of the lake, which
till then had been calm and unruiiled. While
watching the altered appearance OF the lake, one
portion of its surface, nearly opposite, was toss
ed bv the action of the wind into white spray,
which kept moving in south-casterly direction
As approached the eastern shore. thin white
column of vapor rose into the air. waving to and
(ro, like a huge serpent, in perpendicular position.
Directly above this column, though apparently
unconnected with it, was much larger column
OF spray, performing rapid evoiutions III the AIR
INCREASING in dimensions as it rose into the
clouds 20 the height of between y 300 feet, and
thus assuming very much the appearance pre-
scented by the volume of smoke which issues from
the funnel ola steamboat This appearance was
rnainta tanned without much change, for the space
perhaps. of 10 - minutes, during which the
white spray on the surface of the lake. CORNING,
the base from which the column of vapor arose ;,
gradually contracted in circumference, and at last
disappeared altogether. a few seconds after
the two pillars also disappeared gradually merg
! ing, it appeared into the heavy clouds which
obscured the sky"
| A most actrocious murder committed or
the Sth in New Orleans. The discovery wa:
singular. The police having become suspicious
of grocery house kept by Mrs. Doyle q watch
man was stationed near the premises to spy thu
movements of the inmates on the night abov'
mentioned. At an early hour, near the dawn O
dav, n man was ste%ling out of the front doc
of the house, with what appeared TO be bag up
on his back. The watchman hailed him, AM
started in pursuit, when the suspected persol
dropped his load and ran back into the house.
The Waterman stopped to examine what the fu
gitive had dropped, and found it to be guam
tiiy of mud and dirt wound up in blanket. Tn
circumstance seemed mvs terious, and the tcil
man, after calling to his aid reinforcement fror
the guard house, commenced a search of III
house. The plank floor was raised, and til
body of a murdered and mangled. was fonn
in hole dug for the reception of his body. Tn
grave being filled by the corpse, rendered it ne
ccssarv to carry off the snrolus dirt. which lie
to detection of the murderers.
The murderers had cut of the head, and tn
legs were entirely separated from the trunk
Around the knees were deep gashes if an a
tempt had been made TO separate them. and on
of the feet was cut off.
The deceased was Il sailor. who had Just bee
discharged. and had Il sum of money which ,bein
intoxicated, he exhibited in the grocery. Til
bag who kept the grocery. inveigled him into
back room where she gave him cup of tea wi,
quantity of opium in it. Five persons ha
been arrested as concerned in it.-Nissour r
publican.
THE LIBRARY OF TALLEYRANp. lately sold
Paris. was principally purchased by Mr.. White
Florida.
Iowa ELECr1oN.-Col PETER III. ENsLEY HI
been elected a delegate 10 Congress from ii
Iowa Territory.