Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-04-06

:. entered the office day. or no since, creatng
- N atmosphere arc una him with Longtime
I'll. mouth, that he was well cntitied 10 'uPi-
-. eni,het of the sscoud comPel!cr'
"a case.r-we replied ;-"very likely;-we
80 MANY cases OF books now. and
,,,v Of them as desperate as those on the list OF
com. Of the best medical men in the ity. What
may be your name; SIR!
aSmith, yer worship;-John Smith
Al this we started at the long-limbed represen-
,ative OF the Smiths but opened our great DOCK
az reckoning and ran through the index OF IS
We. no s.John Smith could we find.
care you sure this is the office
SYes, yer honor; mistake
.IIow lono has YOUR name been on our books
and what is the amount you want to Pay!
Wa had IN wait till the cloud clea red away from
our new friend before we could look tor an an
ever. and when at last his head emerged IRON the
snoxe he gave us to understand that he did not
Lnow exactly the one the other. Alter
string of iuterrogatories and cross questioning
bowever we found that Mr.. Smith had got into
the "wrong box" thinking all the while he was
IN a magistrates office. He eyaporated, however,
speed,lv, after discovering his mistake: though
mass of smoke passing bodily OUT u '"o 'o''
When that cleared away he was gone
This occurrence induces remind our
friends and the public that though we nave not
vet received our appointment we are ready to
draw up ''papers'' after the most approved form
for all who wish them, on moderate terms. ANY
number of applicants can be a accommodated, pro-
yided too many don't speak at once
Baltimore Transcript.
SHOOTING AT THE QUEEN-Ihe news from
Maine is Of very littIe importance. 1t IS evident
enough that there will be no actual collision on
that frontier and that the Pautncs Will retire
from the debateabIc ground with whole skins, and
without any amount of homicide upon their
minds. Neither Yankee, Blue Nose, nor Red
Coat, will have that sin at any rate to cumber
his conscience withaI.-Nobody will have been
killed and nobody hurt.-It IS true that some OF
ihe sharp shooters have mustered valor enough
TO fire at a likeness of tho Young Queen OF Eng
land and doubtless think that act OF galihnfry ;
enough to give them everlasting fame.-lf SIR
John Harvey's veteran millitamen had chosen
70 shoot Mr.. Van Buren, effigy, we should
have thought the exploi, foolish enough and I'M ,
soId,erly enough, in all conscience; but for men,
men pretending to call themselves such, and
claiming the attributes Of manhood-for them to I
put up the efigy of "A young and lovely woman j
as target to fire at with their rusty muskets, is a
to put them in tho category of savages. The S
poifrOons " no did that act, would dodge the flash
ofa Nova Scotia priming-they would have
from the shake of apron from female pnssen- v
ger in British baggage wagon. We rejoiced g
Nf,n
did this dsgraceful Decd and ,ha, their officers
promptly reprmanded it.-N. Y. Gazette. q
BuESos AYREs.-Letters received here from =
Buenos Ayres, state that the French Admiral on =,
that station had been purchasing largo number
Of small vessels--whch countenanccs the more
recen, report brought from Rio Janeiro by Capt. a
Kcmpton, tina, Buenos Ayres had been hombar- p
dcd by the French. None but small vessels can
approach within two three miles of the town,
on account of the shalIowness of the water
The letters also say that the Governor (Rosas) of
Buenos Ayres becoming unpopular, and in =.
cons lance fear of assassination. 81
~ Y Journl of Commerce ~
The New Orleans Picayune tells story of ),
clergyman in his neighborhood who lately read lie,
he following announcement after his sermon TIN
Il am requested 10 state that Immediately after tut
service this evening, there will be just arl
back of the church, two mile heats for IL purse of
S3oO-,wo nags entered. and hopes of another. ~
trust you will be there eve
Sam Slick says that sin and the itch arc alike n,
for they both end in birthstone Va
good todst-"The American Fair-too IS ,
wise TO take the veil, and beautiful to need bef
-
Wdterloo.-rhe battle field whore the fate of
apoleon decided is now a beet root sugar WI
cid. ha
The seed of the suntiower is one of the best 7
nd mos, nutritious foods that can be found for fat dol
ming poultry and pigs. ,ur
The Governor of Canton fChina) has forbidden
% smoking of opium For the first offence 80
&c offender is branded with Yen. fti.-.smoking '''
the second one hundred blows 'e'
ID three wears punishment, and for the third to gay