Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-01-12

three votes, and Gen. Chas. >. Rldgels, (Nnlg) /
Speaker of the House by majority of nEe votes. |
The official return of the votes for Governor
were opened and counted:
Grason, (V. b. 27,72O
Steele, (Whg) 27,4O9
Grason's ma 81
The Loco papers calling upon the new Go
vernon to ''sweep" all the Wings of the State
offices, and put i'll his friends How dsinteres,ed,
LEGISLATIVE WIsDoM-A Harrisburg cores
pondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer states, that
on Thursday last, in the House of Representa-
tVes OF Pennsy lvania, resolution offered by
one OF the members "to appoint committee to
attend the Eighth Of January Celebration al Pitts
burg" But, at the urgent solicitation of the
Speaker he withdrew 1t before the vote was taken
"CoBnLERs AND TIMERS The Madisonian
rcnews the charge, that Mr.. Pauldng, Secretary
OF the Navy, Is the author of the violent assault
upon the department which he administers that
appeared IN the Globe last summer. The editor
says he has 'direct" proof in support of the
charge.-Jour. & Reg.
/ A proposition was recently made in the Mis-
souri, Legislature to name one Of the counties of
/ the State after Senator Buchanan, of Pennsvlvu-
ma. 1t was resisted by the extreme loco focos on
/ the ground that the Senator a FederGlist
| We have been favored with a copy Of the Lon.
don Sun, printed in gold on the day of the coro-
nation Of Queen Victoria. 1t is a rare and
beautiful specimen of typography-but the oc-
count given OF the manner OF Its preparat ton
shows, that the worlnen engaged printing 1T
must have suffered very much-owing the
delcterous nature of the composition used III
gliding tho lattnre A ta~n -a-;.- C---~..~.
The Free Banking Bill has passed both bran
ches of the Georgia Legislature.
CHARLIE, J. McDoNALD, of Bib county Gcor-
gIa, has been nominated as the admins ira ion
candidate for Governor, by i Convention when
assembled on the 10Th inst.
We are happy to find, that the reputation of
Phadelp hia-nade Machinery stands 50 high not
only on this side OF the water, but also In Europe
Our enterprlssng and highly respected fellow-cit-
lzed, w. Norris, Jr. has Just received from Eng
land, or der !Jr TEN OF his Locomotive En-
gines for Rail Roads, six of which to be of the
largest class, and four OF the second--they are
intended for the birmingham and Gloucester rail
tCdy When we take into view the quarter from
whence this order comes.it Is n very high conpli-
ment indeed. Mr. Norris has already had orde RS
for several for the continent of Europe which
have been furnished and have given entire sat
lsfactIon.
HEAVY Loss OF CATTLE.-Yesterjav morn
, ing Messrs. Cunningham and Scott of Bourbon
county, Ky, attempted to swim Il drove of fifty
fine cattle from Covngton across the river this
I ctv--in doing so, the cattle became entangled in
a the ice, and twenty three of them drowned, and
J. Immediately sunk under the ice. At The last ac-
count only four of the drowned had been regain
: ed. We suppose them to be useless, however
/ except for their hides We hope these drowned
l. cattle not to be brought into market
/ We understand that the proprietor Of the ferry
IL boat offered to carry the cattle the rr eli
for % cents per head-but the owners of tae
cattle would not give the price, and to til,
expense of feIriage, concluded 10 swim the cattl,
over The owners have consequently paid dear
I,-T II,
( Congress was not in session New Years tn
y members having taken holiday The InteliI
y gencer says, a large proportion of the Sena tor
4 and Representatives, we'll the members c
y the several Foreign Legations, and many citizen
and their families took advantage Of the occasio
% to pay their respects to the President of the [
ID States, by HON they were receiv ed With his
I, iomarv courtesy. A number of them waited ais
y upon Mrs. Madison and ex-President Adams n
ii offered them the compliments of the season.
is IsTEMPERANcE.-Gov. Boggs of Missouri,
b his late Message, recommends the entire rope;
IN OF the law authorizing the sale of wines and spi
20 ous liquors TO be drank abou, the premises of II
OF vender. such traffic., he saws as destructi,
F" to the peace and morals of the people and Dug
d to be prohibited"
1t Gov Duncan, Of Illinois. calls the attention
bt he Legislature of that State TO the subject of il
n temperance and recommends the adoption of son
n legislative provlslon with 4 view 10 the suppre
at sion Of the evil.
George II. Profit, ESQ. Is announced in la
No. of the Evansville Journal as candidate f
"a Congress. IN the First Congressional District
10 Indiana. represented b. Col Boon Mr.
-. would do honor to the District and IS withaI
-, firm and devoted Wing. Il Is understood tn
lv Col. Boon declines TO be again candidate
"a John Bryce. ESQ. is a candidate for Represe
B. tative in the District (the seventy now represe
ed ted by Mr. White He is of the Van Buren, schoe
" and will be ruled Of, in company with frie
is of the Indiana Eagle DR. Jackson,) to make roo
Of for Mr. flanagan. former Representative.
be- We think the people will hardly elect either of
aw trio. They all three Sub-Treasuryites
he VIM. P. Bryant, Esq. of Parke county, - a
rn- nouuced in the last Charlottesville Record as
AZ candidate for Congress in Seventh Coneressior
ed District-Tvabasa Courier.