Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-12-11
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! An American Panther, - feet in length, AM
weighing 300 lbs. the Kennebec Journal, Me
says, was killed ebou, two weeks since Sidney
Maine. Fire thousand barrels of Flour, of ths
st. Louis city mills manufacture, have been sen
by ono Of tho business houses Of that city te
Rio lie Jaaetro. TIE toll the completed
New York Cannls Costing some Sl2,000,000
amounted for the year ending October LIST, tc
81 5000, interest on all the State debt (includ
ing Sl2,o0oOo0 for uncompleted and wholly un
productive works. S7O6.00o, repairs, S3S0,o06
management and superintendent $50 900; ceal
profit over 500 900 We do not consider this
a bad business The cost of cleaning the streets
of Boston, and removing The house dirt last year
was $50, 400; of this 1851, was paid by sale oi
The scrapings for manure. The Courier and
Enquirer states that the Brithish Government
has concluded to use Grants Patent Fuel in their
steamers, and have advertised for $4,000 tons.
This fuel is described as being composed of coal
dust, and preparation of coal tar, or other btu
minous matter, and to be converted by the infu
cnce OF heat, into a substance resembling pitch
Two gallons, or twenty pounds weight of this
pitch. or others bitumnous MATES, reduced 10 u
liquid under the influence Of heat, TO be COM
b!ned with hundred weigh, Of coal dust, and
the composition moulded into the form Of bricks
Of sizes hown by pattern. The New York Ca
nal income for the year 1871 will be two millions
Of dollars. This amount not only pave oil the
charges and interest on all tho n6shed and IN
finished works in the state, but actually leaves
after contributing 5000, 900 to The ordinary sup
port Of the State government. sinking fund Of
over half million of dollars. The Insurance
Companies in the city of New York have built q
fire engine uhich is said, throws water O.
nough 10 put on, any fire. II is supposed tina, The
bcnct, which will cnsue from its use at ono fire
will pay tho cost of construction. The office t.
which Presidcn, Tyler has appointed Mr.. Cooper
i. is understood was left vacant by President Har
rison IS useless sinecure. A counterfeit and
! new plate Of tae Bank of the valley Of Virginia
payable at Lynchhurgh, letter A, No 21O0, is
in circulation; the engrnvlng and paper good
BGptisnal Garments, consisting o. an India Rub
Der vest and pan,ooons, IRE advertised for sale
in New York; with these, fear the "filthy
will be filthy still" Tho Postmaster General
10 a circular just published says "Thc prac-
, tico which has prevailed 10 many portions 81
the United States OF one man holding tho com
mission Of Postmaster willis. another discharges
its duties, must be stopped. This is O reform
much needed, and we hope will be carried out
to the letter. Mississippi paper states tha,
Mr.. twin, Of the newly elected anti bond
members OF Congress, indebted TO the Tn
ion Bank of Mississippi upwards of 100000
oil Of which except small sum paid in depro
cIaied paper, remains unpaid. He is out
and-ou, nntbond. The Sangamon Journal states
the debt of Illinois, shown by their public
documents, is SO, 125 56l, 42!! Tho Influenza
prevails to an unparalleled extent in Lextng
ton, Ky. and vicinity. The Hon. Henry Black
elected 10 Congress last June, to ill Mr. Ogle's
vacancy, died suddenly at his residence in Som
ersot county, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, Nov. %
/, is said the legislature of South Csrolina vii
no, receive the share allotted 10 that state Of The
proceeds Of the public lands. We learn that Mr.
Mcleod is again in trouble, having been arrested
on o capias at Niagara, for his defaIcations in
Canada. His Execllency Thomas Buchanan Gov.
ernor Of Liberia, in Africa. died al Bassa, Sept, 3
very much lamenied Mrs. Madison has arriv ed
at her residence in Washington city, from her
seat 10 NIrg mia, intending 10 pass the winter a
the capital. She is in excellent health, which We
trust she may long live to enjoy. II takes Yan
kee to do cute thing, says the Boston Trans.
cri ps. The duties Coffee, by the new British
tariff, for the provinces, green coffee p
per Id. ground Id The Yankees take il over
roasted, and so, duty free--t being neither green
nor ground. A P. Bagby has been elected Sen
TOR to Congress in the place Of c. C. Clay, re-
signed. The House of Representatives of Geor-
gia has refused, by vote of Is S., 10 pass the
bill TOR the stay Executions from Justices
courts to six months. The Albany Argus esti-
mates the deb, Of New York a, 1900 900 OF
dollars. The report of the death Of Dixon II
Lewis is said 10 be false. Pork Is selling in Ia
gers,own, Maryland, at an average u four cents
per ID.