Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-07-03

OF. 1t IS DOW fully ascertiined that the Hon
John Sergeant, member Of Congress from tn
Phi.adephia district OF Pennsylvania, Is 10 TAX
the mission 10 London
That Col. G. 5. Todd, Of Kentucky, is TO 90
the Court Of SPAN, Madrid. "Oid Kentucls
thus, you see, comes in for her full share Of th
"spols," as she has now "A foreign Minister.
Charge des Afalres ~ Texas, Governor of l.
wa, and tho Attorney General of the Unite
States; the latter a noble appointment aud accel
table to all.
Judge Huntingdon Of The patriotic State Of In
diana, goes into the General Land Office al WASH
ington, in tho place Of Mr. Whitcomb, the pre-.
ent incumbent.
p. r. Fenda, esq. has been appointed. as
am wei. assured District Attorney for the Disiric
of Colupoia, in place Of Mr.. Key Mr. F. is
gentleman Of decided talents, an estimnble ger
,leman, and, go far as am able % Judge, bette
selection could not have been made.
WESTERN LEAD.-The quantity of Lead r.
ceived at ST. Louis during the months Of Apr
and May was It's, 900 pigs, Of which lOf 800 pig
arrived in the last month. The whole receipt
exceed those Of last year about 10000 pigs
These pigs vary from So to 20 pounds, and ma,
safely be averaged at 6S lbs. tho pig BY thi
tho whole amount IN pounds may be set down n
~, 1C1 900. At the avarage price which Leaf
has sustained this spring IN that market, say B
cents, this item of export alone Is worth 1923,
go.
ESCAPE OF CoNvIcrs--AiURDEK KEEP
IA revolt took place in The Missouri Penltcn
tiarv, at Jefferson City, among the cOnvicts, OF
the 18th instant, in which the Overseer of tn
prison, Mr.. BuIiard, was murdered. The muir
der was the result of conspiracy. Two ot th'
convicts deceived the overseer into tho snddler'
shop, on preience that they wanted instructions
az to some matter-nnd having induced hm Il
s,oop to look under a be nch, killed him by bio"
from mallet or hammer. They then made
signal, which understood hy the rcst--seizeC
brace Of pistols from Il IIlard's person and the
keys, with which they opened the coors for tho
escape of themselves and six others. All this
happened about two o'clock in tho day. Only
one guard duty at the 'Ime-who fired or
shc escaping prisoners without effect"
Mr. OcLE.--A base hearted miScreant in Mis-
sissippi thus expresses himself IN reference to tC
death Of Mr.. Ogc:
"Spooney Ogie IS dead. He requires 4 long
spoon who sups with The -. Spooncv was n
great m,n IN the day and generation Of ppelav
ers.''- Itchsburg Sentinel
In reference to ,ae author of such fienjis
sentiment, tho Louisville Journal says:-
''hh. httle roch the unconscious dead how ma
ny a trailing serpent leaves lis foul and veno
NOUS slime upon the green grass OF their graves"
The Philadelphia papers announce the dealt,
Of Willis GAYLORD Clark the gifted mad much es.
,eemed editor Of the Phadclphis Gazette, in the
:;21 year Of his agc.
I, is said tina, there arc in London and the
Suburbs fifty total abstinence societies with 20,
900 members, OF whom 5000 are reclaimed drum
kards; IN the country ninety societies, with 10000
are reclaimed drunkards; IN Scotland $50, 900
members, and IN Iceland. 100000.
INDIAN CoRN--hccotdiug to the census re-
turns. The annual crop Of Indian Corn of North
Carolina is thirty four millions ofbusheis In tho
production Of tins important item. Therefore, North
'prpiI Cto .l,, l,Sf- fha III
crop Of Tennessee, which is the largest producer,
beng upwards Of forty millions of bushels.
Tho Petersburg Inteiieencer recalls tho fact,
that Mr. Van Burer himself, III his letter to Sher-
rod Williams, of August Sh, 1895. admits the
power in Congress tn incorporate n National Bank
IN the District Of Columbia, and only opposes the
establishment Of such an institution on the ground
that IT Is. as ho snpHoses. unnecessary and 3acr-
prdicnt, The InteIgencer well asks. should
like to know who among the friends O! Mr.. Van
Buren, have condemned this opinion
FREDERICK County BaNK--Therc has been
nothing heard of the robbers of the Frederick,
County Bank. No clue has been d,Scov erred and
suspicion IS altogether n, fault
The directors have issued new notice, call
ing upon all bona file note holders to return them
10 the bank for special dcposite--thev have de-
cided not to Issus new notes, they had previ-
ousiy agreed TO do
The Frederick Herald notices the arres, of n
upon whom found largo amount OF
counterfeit or insolvent bank notes; but exam
ination, he proved 10 be poor insane man,
whose passion it has been for wears TO gather all
worthless notes. which he boards with ali the care
OF a miser. This man is the only one that has
been arrested, and he has been discharged.
The corporate authorities of Evansville (Ohio)
have decided upon the introduction Of water by
means of IRON pipes, into the town. and for this
purpose have borrowed 900 of tho McIn,ire
school fund.
FROM FLcRIpA.-We understand, SAYS the Ma
tional lnelgencer, that Information under date
of the 9Th inst has been received at the War De-
pariment, from Col. Worth, commanding the ar
my in Florida. that he ia about resuming active
operations against more of the chiefs who
have recently proved faithless TO their promises
of speedy emigration. The Colonel appears to
have entered upon his arduons command with
commendable zeal and activity. 1t is stated tina I