Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-07-17
April 24th lS4l.

PisToL SHOOTING ExTRA-No little noise and
alarm was created in one Of the principal hotels
IN New Orleans, early one morning lately by the
loud report of pis toll in one of the passage
ways Of the third story. Some thought that a
suicide had been committed, while others did not
know what to think of occurrence so unusual
but their doubts were soon remov ed, shall
show.
II seems that one of the Irish Writers attached
tn the hotel had taken q gentleman's overcoat
from his room in order to brush it. Finding a
pistol IN enc OF the pockets, he drew il forth to
examine IL. AT this junction darkey came in
to the room, when the Irishman, having no idea
that the pistol was loaded, took sight at the sable
fellow and exclaimed:
4 say, me rowl of backing just ighten your
self like man; stand still, and I'll plug ye as
aisy as I'D kiss me hand
wy, wy, look heah, master.' SAID the darkey
rolling his eyes, and turning pale blue from fright,
'look heah, master, don't YOU do dat; don't aim
dat dis way; What what what for you shoot me 2
'Jist for bit Of diversion, that's all. Be aisy,
l say, and I'll let streak of daylight through
that dark body Of yours
No sooner said tha, done. Pat took deliberate
aim, pulled the trigger, and OF went the pistol
with a tremendous report The hall--tor it had
"a blue pill' in Of largo siZe--i just grazed the
darkcy's side and went smack through the door,
but fortunately il did not happen 80 come in con-
tact with any sure enough flesh and blood. 1t is
needless say that the lrishnan more
frightened than otief the party, auo
has since declared that he, will not itch Of
the desa,eful things again.'-Picayuae.
Lishtnine.-DuriDg tremendous thunder gust
at Worcester, Mass, on the lst of July, the Bap-
list church struck by lightning while the
vestry Of the church was filled with children,
king arrangements for the approaching celebra-
ton Of the 4lh. About twenty Of the children
were struck down, most OF them were burned,
some seriously, but as by q miracle, one was
killed On i'm GIRL had cd hv
fluid, yet she escaped with ,rfng injury. The
lightning struck in two other places, but no dam
age DONE A person who was present rep
resents it as the most terrific scene he ever wit
messed.
Temperance Cause at Pittsburgh In
telgencer says, that upwards Of two thousand
have joined the Washington Temperance Society
OF Pi,tsburg and Ailegauy since Messrs. Small.
Nickers and Williams, The Missionaries from Bal
timoEe, have been with tell their simple
story, and the horrors of drunkenness; aud the
Catholic Temperance Society numbers upwards
of 20oo-makng 1000, and the work seems only
beginning.
MIR. JEFFERSON OF TALKING CoSGREssMEN.-"I
served with Gen. Washington in The Legisat ure
Of Virginia. before the revoluiisu. and. during it,
with DIR. FranklIn in Congress. l never heard
either Of them speak ten minutes at a time, nor
{, any but the main point, which 10 decide
the question. They laid thex shoulders 10 the
great point. knowing that The li,le would
follow themselves. If the presen, Congress errs
IN TOO much talking, how can il be otherwise. in .
body 10 which the people send $50 Lawyers
Thosc trade it is question ercru thing yielding
nothing, and talk by the hour That one hun
dred and fifty tacyers should do business together
ought NOS to be expected"
Dialogue at Boarding House .-.Dipsy, will
you take some Of this butter?'
Thank you, Quilp. belong to a temperance
soc,ety-can't take any thing strong replied
Dgby.
fashionable widow says she thinks of sueinp
some gentleman for a breach of promise in order
the world may know she is in the market.