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Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-25

New WoRK.-A correspondent, of the New York
Evening Star, gives the following notice of a
new Work, just published in Paris:
AS know that you, my dear Sir, have some
curiosity about the Antiquities Of Mexico, may
as well let you know concerning work of
some merit and great interest. 1t Is called
voyage picturesque ct Archeologique dams la
Province d'Yuca,an (Amer,que Centrae) pend
ant les Annees 1884 ct 1886 per Frederick de
Waldeck,-dedie la memoire du Vicomte
kingsborough.'' This is folio work, published
here by Belizard, Dufour and Clio, and in London
by 1. g. w. Boone, New Bond street. The cost
Ut the work is the same In Paris and in London
That is, folio copy with the % plates, plain,
100 francs, or So; with the plates colored I'M
der the authors eve, $50 francs or 6 guineas.
/ NJ. de Waldeck has dedicated IL years of his
life to the study Of American antiquities. He has
the reputation OF being an accomplished artist
( which Agiio, who did the illustrations Of Lord
KIngsborough's great work. scarcely is) and he is
clever and sensible writer. He also has the
character Of being excellent architect and
Mathematician. His publication the ancien,
monuments Of I,zalane is well known in France
and England. For this work, the London Ge-
ographica Society elected him member: the Ge
ographica Society Of France did the same, and
voted him a special medal.
Yucatan is province hitherto almost wholly
Explored. There are 100000 souls in this
Peninsula, in 24O villages. 1t is filed with an
cient ruins. NJ. de Waldeck discovered i've large
cities in ruin, Of which the Yucatans had scarcely
any knowledge. These cities full Of ancient
monuments and runr. That Of Ytzalane is one
Of these. His drawings were taken the spot.
Much Of the work havenamed is occupied with
accounts Of the manners, the customs, tho arts
of the Yucntans-the history, statistics, and agri-
culture. There is poem or ballad as old as the
Conquest of Mexico-ths throws much light on the
days departed of what great EMPIRE
there proofs Of the Christian faith having
been preached by the high priest Chilam BALKAN,
100 years before the Spaniards arrived and
there is vocabulary of the tongue.
Such is the work have gone about it as
much in detail my brief space allows. With
the authors Historic Ancienne de Merico and his
Recherches les Ruines de Palenque, it com
peies NJ. de Wadeck's publications on Mexico.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-25
From the Pennsylvanian
CONCERNING YOURSELF.

You canno, find more companionabio person
than yourself, if proper attention be PAID y the
indy idual. Yourself will go with you wherever
you like, and come away when you please
approve .our jokes, assent toyour Proposi.ions,
and in short be in everyway agreeable, If you
only learn and practice the true art of being
really con goodterms with yourself" This, how
ever is notso manv imagine, who do not
often try the experiment yourself, when It catch
es you in company with no other person, IS apt 70
be severe critic your faults and foibles, and
when you are censuredby your self, 1t Is general
" the severest and most intolerablo species OF
reproof 1t Ia this account that you are often
afraid of yourself, and seek any associates, no
matter how inferior, whose bold chat may keep
yourself from playing the censor. Yourself is
likewise Jealous friend IT neglected and
sighted, becomes ''bore," and to be lett tor
even short time ssby yourself" IS then regarded
as actually a cruel penance, asmany find when
youth, health, o wealthhave departed. How
important is it thento know myself, to cultivate
to respect, andto love myself warmly but RATIONAL
lv. A sensible self is the best OF guides, to'
few commit errors but in broad disregard OF It's
admonitiOns 1t tugs continually at the skirts
of men, to draw them f.om their cherished vices
|, holds up its shadowy finger in warning wher
you go astray, and it sermonizes sharply on your
sins after they have been committed
Our nature t~~of,iJ, aud ito "oblust P"-t ~
the self to which refer. 1t stands on the aler
to check the excess Oh tne i'hPo'ooo3 '''
though it becomes weaker in the fuihlment OF 1T
task by repeated dsappointments, 1t IS rarely 81
enfeebed as t, be unable to raise up occasiona'l,
sheeted and pale, like Richards victims, to over
/ whelm the offender with bitterest reproaches
Study, therefore, to be on good terms with your
self-it is happiness to be truly pleased with your
self Pleasures and successes cannot comPen
safe for the loss of this good understanding an
aruicable relationship between the parties VIII
/ occupy sthe house you lIvein'
ssOne self approving hour, years outweighs,
i OF stupid and of loud hazzas'
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-25

1t Will be noticed that have taken from our
list OF Candidates the name Of NJ. NJ. Ray ESQ
who has for sometime been before the people Of
this district as candidate for Congress. AT the
time that MIR. Ray consented to have his name
brough, before his fellow citizens, it was expect
ed that Convention of the Wing party Of this
district would be had; and that the people might
have an opportunity of instructing iheir dele
gates IN regard to individuals presented for their
nomination, it at tho earne Fl solicitation Of
respectable portion of the Wing party that Mr..
Ray consented to the of his name. The
Wings OF this district have now determined 10
dispense with Convention, and as two thor
gentlemen have entered the canvass for the samo
office, MIR. Ray has no disposition to endanger tho
success of the Wing party by remaining in the
field. Had the same spirit of compromise been
held by the friends of the two candl dates now be-
fore the people claiming the suffrages Of tho
Wings, would have been equal ground with
our opponents in having but one candidate, 10
which case success mould haze been certain.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-25

Slanderous Pmblications.-To great cx-
tent - the vile business of private SANDER
ried by tain journals in London, that measures
have been taken for organized defence against
them, by invarable prosecutions, at the expense
and under the conduct Of a society established for
the purpose. The number Of London papers en-
gagged almost exclusively 10 this detestable bust
ness, and relying upon it for support, is astonish
ing. We have seen specimens Of moro than a
dozen, among which the Satirss aud the Age, vile
n they are, were the least offensive. In some of
these specimens, the grossest accusations were
brought, in the grossest language, against indi-
viduas Of known unblemished character, both
men and women; and even the highest person
ages in the kingdom were spoken Of with The
most disgusting indecency. At the meeting held
for establishing the society, one Of the speakers
stated that within his own knowledge, six highly
respectable families had been plunged into deep
distress, in consequence Of these infamous publ
cations; and it is notorious that in many instan-
COS, wealthy persons have been repeatedly attack
to the ex,ortion of hush money. NY. Com
We have heard and read much Of the licen.
tiousness Of tho public press Of London, but had
no adequate idea Of its infamous extent, until we
received short timo since, from friend in Lon
dou, who sent them to US to enghten ignor-
ance, six seven copies each, of "The Grim Con
Gazette" and "The Bon Ton Gazette" papers
which arc sold openly in the streets for penny
y copy. and Of which thousands are crculat ed
daily. The contents Of those papers are so dis
gusting, that We found it next to impossible to
read them. We do not believe we could have
made, from the whole lot, half a column Of ex-
tracts, that any Boston publisher editor, would
dare to lay before his readers. And this is the
garbage on which the minds Of tens of thousands
OF the inhabitants Of London feed daily.
Bos Trans.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-25
ROBBERS DETECTED.

On Tuesday morning last, between l and
O'Clock A. NJ, two men were taken up by the night
watch Of this place, under very suspicious cir
cumstances, and on examining their persons, tho
following articles were found upon Of them:
a variety of large door keys, and some smaller
ones, large London made smooth bored pistol,
we'll charged, silver but-piece and iron guard /,
percussion lock,-a few finger-rngs, &c. Tho
other had in his possession a large number Of diff
ferent sized keys; rifle barrelled pistol, percus.
sion lock, silver guard, and some silver ornaments,
with a cap box in the but, London engraved ca
the barrel in small capitals; large variety OF
common iewelry, worth about $50, consisting OF
large breast pins, fnger-rings, earrings, &C.; a
pocket book containing some comnte,fsf money and
some defaced Michigan bills. They had in their
saddle bags large spike gimblet, three pocket
books, with all names erased, maps. &c. Saddle
bags pearly new. The first mentioned Is about
25 wears old. feet ii inches high. spare made,
sandy complexion, large sandy whiskers, bot tho
hair forming them not very long; the hair Of h's
head long and hushy-blind Of the left eys'
though the eye is not much disfgured, sm'i''s
countenance, supposed to have good edoes'0.'
and writes a superior hand, has on q jeans HUE
!, coat with q velvet collar, brown cassiseu Psa~-
looms, black silk hat, monroe shoes. ioe o.",
is about the same height and age, very
lonu hair. no whiskers. but black heavy
more slender in form than the hfss-
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-25
From tho Newark Daily Advertiser.

PorAro Soar FOR WAsu1Ss-lt was discover
cd by French chemist many years ago, that po-
tatoes, only three parts boiled, make better soap
for washing than the troublesome, caustic, and
expensive article usually made use of by our wash
women. They mako the clothes cleaner aud
without injury. Let me give you the result Of the
experience Of my family, which is large one.
The soiled clothes first soaked 10 tub of
water about an hour. They then transferred
to a copper Of hot water; from which they are
taken piece by piece, TO be thoroughly rIbbed
with the potatoes, the Same with soap. The
whole thus prepared, after having been we'll rub
bed. rolled and wrung, a second time plunged
into the copper, together with quantity of pota-
toes in the above. After boiling for about half an
hour, the linen clothes then taken out
turned, thoroughly rub we'll over, and wrung; and
afterwards again thrown into the copper for some
minutes. The clothes then we'll rinsed ir
clean cold water, and then hung up to dry; the
whole process occupying two hours and half
Then linen thus washed, perfectly clean, ths
kitchen garments free from all grease, and per
fecty sweet, though in the old way they usual,
retain greasy smell. A EOusEKEEPER
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-25

A letter dated London, April IL 1889, saws
The distress in Spain is hey ond conception. Men
deity had re-appeared in the streets under the
most hldeous forms. Since the reforms! made
10 some of the Government Administrations, the
number of individuals thrown on public charity
had frightfuIiy increased. There was but one
Theatre open in Madrid, and only twice a week.
VIVA, lamen,able condition for a once prosper
Gus and happy nation to be reduced to!
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-25
CANAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

II IS with pleasure that we state "a orr f,;.,1.
tina, about $4,000 of the first ius,alm.,, of
100000 on the East Fork Canal Stock, Ia, bee,
paid IN a, this place. Some few have no, Va,
paid in their subscriptions, but thew mus, be A.
ware that upon their promp,ness all depends, a.
nothing further can be done until the 10000
shall have been actually paid iu
GIVE are requested to announce joshua BAL
LENGER, as candidate for County Commission
O-rCol!ar RArLlrr BOOK, it is said b,. -.
NOV ed to Iowa
ErGov WALLACE, has appointed John vaw
ter, OF Jennings county, Johnson Watts, Of Dear
born, and William Elliott, of Wayne, Commits
sloners to select lands under the gran, of ,bs
general government, for the continuation Of tn.
Wabash and Erie Canal.
GTlhe County Commissioners at their late
sitting appointed Thomas DENNIS, Collector Of
the State and County Tax for the current ear
Mr. Dennis Is altogether competent and rcspon.
sioie man We hope, IN his appointment Of dep
uty or deputies, he will select such as will not
use tho advantages their business will give them
IN creating false prejudices in the minds of tina
~
and the use the taxes to be applied to- Tho
TRENDS OF internal Improvement are particularly
interested in having the people know precisely
for what purpose their money is to be applied.
and that no false fears should be excited de,;on-
ed Tor the advancement Of men opposed 10 tho
spirit OF Improvement. The friends Of the Ea.,
Fork Canal are deeply interested in the charac-
ter of the delegation to the next legislature from
this county, aud should few designing men pe,
the collecting OF the taxes, they might by Pc
culiar cant, which is not unknown in thi. county.
divide our delegation, and elect such men AZ have
heretofore opposed different works of internal i'm
provemcnf, and who would be unable to exert anv
advancing influence fos our canal
! GrOn Monday week, the 9th, inst. wa b.-
lievo is the day set apart by the vanocracy of,hs
county to meet in convention at Centreville, for
the purpose of nominating four democratic mod
tiers, to represent Wayne County in the next
legislature. democratic modifersr
/ 0TWe are requested to announce that Gen
Jonathan M'Carty is candidate for Congress.
o. We are authorised to announce HIRAM
MENDENHAL, ns a candidate to represent Ran
doiph county in the House Of Representatives Of
the next Legislature.
J, OF We are authorized to announce the Hon.
JAMES RARIDEN, n candidate for reelection 10
Congress, at the ensuing election in Aupust nex,
GTWe are authorized and requested to an.
nounce GEORGE w. WHITMAN, Esq, OF Cambridge
: city, as a candidate for tho lower branch of The
State Legislature
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-25

Coon NRws.--We geatified to learn that
the Fund Commissioners of Indiana have fair pros
poets Of success in negotiating for tho loans
necessary for this State, better terms than
were expected--that they have had offers for the
the six per cent, at par, which they refused, be-
loving they could do better.
The friends Of internal improvements, OF the
true interest Of the State, and the public press
should arouse, and not allow another legislature to
be constituted of such lettering, lingering spirits
a. vas the last. We have the power to command
funds Immediately to complete the works COM
mcnccd; and shall we drag along for years. let
the portion of the works completed go - decay,
paying interest on the money expended and have
no facilities and reap no income from what has
been done2 What would be thought of the econ
Omy and good management OF a manufacturer who
had it in his power to borrow money on twenty
years. credit, at per cent. to build factory and
put it in operation Immediately, and receive from
it an annual income Of 20 per centum, but who
would dig for the basement story the first year ;
the second year wall it up, and before that was
done havo to expend half much as the cost of
putting up tho wall in clearing out the earth that
had washed in; the third year gets his timber on
the gound the fourth erect tho frame, by which
time tho wall would be in a dilapidated state; the
fifth enclose it, and continue to linger along and
all the time, paying interest on the money first
expended, when be might have completed it in
ono year, and received profit fom its opera
lions, ore the time ne ac'ua''y o'a co"pete -
sufficient to pay all tho expenses Of its cons.ruc-
tion7 Or what Of farmer who, having a creek
running through his farm, should, in bridging it,,
pursue the Same lingering course in its erection,
and, consequently be obliged to go mile further
every day in passing from one side of his farm to
the other, in transporting his produce or in taking
his teams to and from his fields Of labor, and sus-
tain loss of more time and expense than would
have been sufficient to build the bridge the first
year7
We wish the political economists Of our grand
sanhedrim would make practical application Of
these simple illustrations prosecuting our works
Of internal Improvement to completion. Econo-
my and the true interests Of the State say ''go
ahead !'--Evansville Journal.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-25

In the course of the trial Of Samuel l..
Gouverneur, now going on in the United
Estates Circuit Court, several singular devel-
opponents have come out as to the s'fair bu-
|siness transactions" and operations of the
|of6ce-holders Of the United States Govern
ment.
The defendant had cited several witnesses
to prove that he ought to be allowed COM
mission Of five per cent. on all the extra-offi-
cial business he did for the Department-such
as negotiating accommodation paper, making
loans, borrowing, raising, mortgaging, and
other needful operations. One witness said
he thought five per cent. was very reason
able allowance; and being asked to give his
reasons, he said that other persons had re-
ceived it; and then being called on by the
Court to give an instance, he said that w.
Nj. Price received S674 98s, as his commits
sion on the purchase Of sword and look
ing glass as present for the King of Siam.
In one of the letters, read evidence on
the part Of the Government, written by Col.
| Reside in 1884. when he was under the ex.
animation of tho Committee of Investigation
there was a passage that excited quite a live
ly movement in the Court and audience: 81
hope" writes the gallant Land Admiral, SIC
get out Of the hands of this damned inquis
ton in few days-then l'll be in New York
&C." At this the Cour. looked gave Mr.
Southard smiled, and Mr.. Butler turned uF
the whites of his eyes.--New York Herald
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-25

S,,artcouti=iag-The Little Rock (Arkansas)
Time. SAYS: "a Sub-Treasurer. in the shape of
Postmaster, a, Upper Red Hook, who had long
been engaged in pnrloining money from letters
was lately detected, and held to bail in the sum
of $1,000; which he willingly paid with the tens
of thousand he had stolen, and Immediately
S,eartsroaai-ed, as they say at the east"
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-25

.Nemsry-Hope Two perspective painters lead poor
bewiiched mortas. through tbs whole OF life. and
,hees are naenscyy and hope.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-25

A SEASON IN LAPLAND.-The quickness of veg
eta ton hot and cold climates Is astonishing
as to be perfectly unaccouutable, were we not a
bic to refer it to a most exalted wisdom. The
following is a calendar Of Siberian, or Lapland
year,
June 23-Snow melts.
July l-Snow gone.
9-Fields quite green.
l7-Piants a, full growth
25-Pants in flower.
Aug l2-Fru, ripe.
IO-Plants shed their seed.
lS-Snow.
From August Is to June 23-snow and ice.
Thus il appears that from their first emerging
from the ground the ripening of their seeds,
the plants take but month; and spring, summer,
and autumn are crowded into the short space Of
ffty-six days.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-25
YANKEE SuoEs.-The way they shovel shoes

YANKEE SuoEs-The way they shovel shoes
toce,her in LYNN and some other places Gown
east is any thing but the right way. The Bos-
ton Transcript, tells the story Of a negro. some
where a, the South, who had sported Tor two or
three hours a pair of Yankee made brogans-
.Whar desc shoes cum from, Massa? said Cutfee
They grow on the trees down east, replied the
master sWen,' said Cuff, Il guess dey pick 'em
fore UNI ripe.'-Picayune.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-25

A young lady in the mil mary line, was desert
ed by her adorer, and broke forth IN this way
"Such mental ought to be battered TO death with
thimbles, and buried in a band box"
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-25

Syrsrafe-Two noble souls discover their rela sioner
riss y the like love that they bear to a third
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-25
Extract of q Letter dated.

d,
Just imagine the astonshment here at the
recent news from Peru-the Chill army entirely
victorious--Santa Cruz's boosted one up and
prisoners, with four of his generals, himself a
fugitive, with few men, How different a result
from that predicted by his procairns and the let
tiers of all the foregners-and the whole gained
by the Chill infantry. To be sure, Santa Cruz
charges one of his colonies with treachery. for
which he was shot down on the spo, the moment
/ 1t was dIscove cred.
/ Santa Cruz's previous advices to Garcia del
Rio which reached Lima tho Of the North
Cardinals departure for this place, and which was
all knew here until this last intelligence
reached u.s. were, that he had chased the Chnos
from Hurras, and intercepted their retreat to the
coast, and they were his. Using "Talley-
rands words.' it is then s'Ie commencement 6u
fn'' OF Chill restoration. 1t will prove truly
the commencement of his end, and hardly think
he will be able to hold up his head again, moral
~ or physically The ssconfederation' is done
TO all ntents and purposes. Santa Cruz has
left for Cuzco to bring down another army-N1or-
an, in the mean time. charged with the castles
and 1900 men, and Vigil Project Of Lima, 1900
men. The latter's ORDERS II IS said are, that, II
the Chill army approach Lima, he is to retire un-
der the castles to await the return OF the Fro
, tector who will be down to support him IN three
, months. In the mean time, instead OF marching
upon marching upon Lima, he Governor here told
me yesterday that Bulnes, Gamarra, and Castillo
are IN march for the interior via JauJa and have
5 no intention Of going TO Lima; that they inient
: following up Santa Cruz SO that he will not b
t able TO get up army before they have gaines
:. the whole country, and this, in my opinion, i
' decisive policy. Two thousand men are no,
e ready to be embarked and sent to any point Bul
: nes may direct them to- and every thing her
l. promises the greatest success in this Admins
: tra,ion's views. This last has PROSTATE
$ all opposition-national pride is grateful-an
Y the Government relieved frmo a most painful 81
, fua,ion.