Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1839-01-05
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we represent
Speaker hy Mi. Smith Frankiu
The Governors Message delivered on
Thursday afternoon. 1t wasvcry long. aud de-
voted to Il considerable extent, to the late
happy disturbances at Harrisburg.
A slim form tho New Oceans Courier of the
18th of December states that the Blrque Mag
nolia arrived on that morning from Birbadocs
brings information that on the 9th November,
Il British frgate, and two soops OF war, touched
| at that place, their way from England 10 Vera
Cruz and they would. it said, be followed
by seven other men OF war. from England
which, with three frigates from Halifax station
! and two already in the Gull, would augment the
English fleet 10 fifteen sail on the coast of Mex-
The object of this parade Of British power in
This quarter is of only matter of con lecture.
/ The course pursued by the French, regards
N; -.co, and explanation which vii! no doubt take
inl,cc h,,-acn the government OF France and
Enpland. viii p,l5'abls determine whether these
fleets are intended Tor acv thing more than SIM
pie demonstr2 ton.
The crops in all the Windward lsi2nds were
very promising. Provisions and lumber werc
plenty, and selling at prices that would barely
rcmuncratc tho importers Baltimore Chronicle.
Ne plus ultra Of Hoaesty.-At party the 9TH
er evening, several gentlemen contested the hon
or OF having done the most extraordinary thing.
reverend ID. d. was appointed TO be the sole
Judge of their respective pretensions. One pro-
. duced his tailor's bill with receipt attached TO
II; buzz went through the room that this would
not be outdone, when 4 second prov ed that he had
: arrested his tailor tor money lent him. The palm
IS his, was the universal cry; when a third OBJ
served, ''Genticmcn cannot boast of the feats OF
either OF my predecessors. but have returned to
The owners two umbrellas tina, they had left al
n m iad he, ~,
or. . his Is the very Plus ultra of honesty; uns
hoard OF deed; 1t is an act OF virtue of whicR.I
never knew any person capable. The prize is
yours
PoRK.-A barrel labelled ssporkn laid three
weeks in store IN Baseon, when a Young man
having occasion 10 remove it, observed tha, i,
dldt roll Ike pors, and caused ii 10 be opened
Two dead bodies were found IN il. which had been
shipped from Now York. y jury was held on
them and they were buried.-Balt. Tran.
The New York Sun gives the following as
Firms last" VIVA, sort of n ligh, do you call
that in front cf the Jews Synagogue, asked n
Trend OF Finn. they passed up Crosby Stree.
the other evening An Israel-lighi was the reply
/ Poison AND PoErRY.--A foriorn damsel in a
country village sought relief from life's trouble.
by swallowing poison; but, fortunatelv the s,om-
ach pump was pu, in lively reqnisition. and pre-
vented serious consequences. and the bellman cell
ebrated her recovery IN the following quatrain:-
'.Gals whose minds have something odd in EN-,
or seek relief by takns lauiaaum,
AMI after all. sit sarprisia'
FoEsakea gals should rake the pisoa''
LyNCH-BAw b THE EARs.-Mr- Sam. M'Fad-
din. of Nashville, he will pay So for the ears
of Thomas Rady, who rode off a horse from his
livery stable on the 22d ult., and SIS for the re-
turn of the horse.
Misery loves company. The Canadians are
bursting with joy at the shameful proceedings of
The mob -. Harrisburg -.