Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-03-30


York. In the contracts for carrying the mails
persons who have faithfully performed public ser
ices, have been refused their just dues: while
political favoriies all over The country hayere
,eiVcd on many occasions three times the value
or the same services that Independent men re-
.etved In one port in Pennsylvania, il is said
that $4,000 have been paid for what never ex-
reeded 100000 before Amos Kendall entered Of
fee Bennett.
From the Texas Telegraph.
\ great number of indv ,duals have called up
Oh US within "A lew weeks past To procue en-
ploy nent We believe, within the limits Of this
city, there not less than five hundred per
sons waiting for an opportunity to engage IN bu-
slness. 1t Is not probable that one twentieth
part Of that number will be able to find the en-
povment they desire. We trust, however thew
will not waste their time in idieness, but engage
Immediately in agricultural occupations Each
OF tiiem by this means, realize, with com
mon industry and economy, about $4,000 a
year. The soil Of this county and the adjoining
counties Will yield, when .ader proper cultivation
about ionr hundred bushels of potatoes To each
acre, or iofiy bushels OF corn, and from one tn
two bales OF giDned cotton One man can easily
cultivate ten acres Of corn and four Of poia toes
and SIX Of cotton. II he should cultivate corn
and potatoes, he could raise four hundred bushel,
oil corn and sixteen hundred bushels of potatoes
ana hine bales oil cotton. During the last three
years, corn has been generally worth three dol
lars per bushe, potatoes from two to three dollars
per bushel, and cotton from fifty to seventy five
dollars b iie current money; conseauently in e,-
'her case, the product OF his labar would no
worth about $1,000. The products of the labor
oi hVe hundred men at these rates, would be
worth S2,ooO,ooo,-a sum considerably grea,er
than the whole amount of the national debit,
How important, therefore is II, that habits of in
dastry and economy should be ENCOURAGED nv
those who are entrusted with the guardianship of
the public morals Ii mild and Wholesome laws
could once he established and enforced in this
country to destroy the haunts Of Incidence and
dissipation, and 10 compel the idle to engage in
useful labors, the national wealth would soon be
augmented to an incalcuiable extent
Bdd netrs from EIOridd.-An extra from the
otiI"e OF Savannah Georgian brings IA letter from
Grays Ferry, dated March 18th It contains an
account OF the murder by the Indians Of another
brave oiilcer, captain > L. Russell, Of the I'd
infantry and the death Of the gallant Major
Noel from the wound received by the accidental
discharge of his own pistol. The letter states
that Captain Russell was descending the Miami
river on the 2Sth uitimo on his way TO Fort Dali
las, with part of his company IN open boats
I the savages, IN ambush on the river bank W ait
cd until he arrived within gunzhot, when the
boats received a volev from the Indians, who
being emnence, fired them, and no
one was injured Captain Russell Immediately
struck tor the opposite Shore and, on reaching it,
eaped out on the ground, and turning round TO
address few words TO his men, was instantly
fired by several rifles, slhree Of which took ef-
feet, two III his body, and Just above the
temple, producing instantaneous death. Lieut..
Woodruff, Captain RS subaltcrn, who some
distance behind, heard the firing, and fastened
TO the succor Of his captain, engaged the Indians
for nearly an hour, when he forced them to re-
treat. He then collected his boats, and having
obtained possession Of his captains body, pro-
ceeded to For, Dallas. The Indians were pur
sued, but, usual. their perfect know ledce Of the
country enabled them escape. Captain R. was
clad the undress uniform Of the infantay and
it 10 this that may probably be attributed hi
death, as but man of the company beside.
himself was touched. The loss Of the Indian.
was not known. Their number was much grea T.
than has fought together for a long while
The remains Of Capt. X. inferred with mil
itarv honors the LIST instant.
ADVANTAGES OF PUBLIC InpRovEnEyrs-It ap
: pears, from estimate made, that in the las
twelve wears since the canals 10 New York were
, completed the value Of Real Estate has adyan
, ced i35 per cent. say from Sl93, 523,47l &c
SAT- PCS, 4l!-Carlisls (Pa.) Herald.
: INTENTIONAL fellow in New Orleans has in
vented and patented an instrument which he calls
ga chronological sin-depressiag and rirtue-deret
oping iron skull cap, for the moral improvement
Of the human species'' The fellow stole The
invention from "Mldshipman Easy'sn father
f [Ledgo.
, Andrew Stevenson Minister TO England
is spoken Of as likely to be the " b. caodsdsss
for Vice President.