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

A friend at our elbow says he recoliects a hne, !
old apple tree that used somimes TO bear three or
four boys, and what is more wonderful the phe-
nomenona happened after dark
Did you erer Ladies, just listen 10 what
travelling correspondent OF The Boston fost say ;
Of you. ,a.rf,,
things know Of 49, how ladies can scramble "heh
they sot out. They sad hyPocrites nose
women foxes of creaton-pretending 10 DC SO
delicate tender, and all that, just Tor the sake OF
having gentlemen about them. But put them
upon the side of a steep mountain, and the way
thew do 90 il is a caution to cats. They are new
or fatigued, either, and while man is putting and
blowing, with red shining facc-there sits
young lady who has accomplished the same jour
ney, iot king as cool as cucumber-her cheeks
tinged with just color enough to provoke kiss
her eyes sparkling like water jets IN the sun
and her voice delicatey musical as when she
charmed you at your own fresIde.
DEAD LETTER OFrIcE-The dead letter Office
in the Post office Department at Washington, Is
great curiosity The dead letters arc returned 10
the General Post Office with the quarterly &C
count from the $4,000 pos, Offices which now ex-
ist. Five clerks are employed in the dead letter
office. The envelops are taken from the pccka-
ges by one clerk, who ties string round me con
tents and casts the into backet, the next clerk
resorts them and compares them with the post
bills, sending the letters clerk to be opened;
in opening, the letters containing valuable enco-
sures, sent to the Office where they were
mailed, and sent IN the owner if found. II not
claimed, AL money is placed IN seperate fund,
and the account recorded, that IL be paid
TO the owner at any future period it demanded.
They open about $1,000 letters per quarter;
there are several cart loads in tho office
unopened. The work of opening and asserting
10 very tedious and laborious.-Pa. Telegraph.
awhile the Postmaster General is understood to
condemn the interference ofPostnasters in cleo
pioneering arrangements, and TO decline making
removals for political reasons merely, 1t is equally
we'll understood that, in making appointments, no
will, other things being equal given a preference
to the friends OF the Administration If the
complimentary notices. Of the Virginian 20 be
secured only by the corrupt practices prelerring
foes TO friends, Nix. Kendall will very certainly
be compelled to forego them al,ogoher.'
The above is copied from the Globe of July "a,
1888. We commend it to the friends Of the late
administration. They surely will no, blame Mr..
Granger for appointing political friends to office,
when that principle was acted on so faithfully
and strictly by Mr.. Kendall. They canno, now
ssk Mr.. Granger to give the preference TO poIiii-
cal foes, after having denounced il as corrupt
practice.
great hue and cry has beeD raised in this
state about the removal Of Postmasters; which
has led some to believe that not Van Buren,
Postmaster has besn left in Office This is a
mistake. Tno-thirds- rno~e ar,Ia D-:--;.-'
Posfmasters IN Indiana are opponents Of the
Administration.
TIE ExEcUrIoN.--A, the hour Of IL o'clock,
this morning, all the necessary preparations have
ing been made, the four prisoners sentenced to
be executed for the murder Of Baker an0 Weaver,
taken from the jail, and started for the place
OF execution. Wo were not present. but under
stand that procession fromed; that the
military companies formed hollow square, inside
OF which The prisoners were placed; and each OF
them accompanied by a clergy man, of some
persuasion, on one side and constable the
other-and 10 this manner, apparently composed.
and dressed in white, they walked the place
appointed for the execution.
Arrived at the place of death, each Of the con-
demncd made speeches to the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF which, we suppose, will be given by others
They were then executed
We have heard no estimate Of the number of
persons present, but it amounted many thou
sand People fiocked in from all directions, and
IN every sort of conveyance. The enormlty of
tho crime, and the publicity which had been given
to It, brought people from far and near. Ordinar-
iy, such excitement has not been witnessed here,
on such occasions; and, perhaps, state of pub
lie feeling could again draw together great q
crowd We have heard of no accident. nor of any
disturbance Of any kind. and hope the day may
pass of quieily.-New Era July9
DONG LARGE BusrNEss.-A young English.
man, who went out the other day TO sec the an
nuai exhibition at the Louvre, suddenly exclaim-
ed IN the midst of the crowd 81 am robbed!'' and
then rushed towards a beautiful young woman
who stood within couple of yards of him. seized
hsr by the arm, exclaiming, "Behold the rohberl''
"1ou are wrong, Monsieur" replied the young
lady; "here Is a watch which Some one has lust
doPped at my foot |, does not belong to me, and
l picked it up for no other purpose than but TO
enquire ITS owner and restore it, The lady
was most fashionaby attired, and the crcum-
stance at hrst disarmed suspicion. The gentleman
examined the watch and declared it was not his
But he persisted, nevertheless, in main tanning
that the young person whom he held fast bv the
exquisite sleeve had robbed him. She was even
tualiy arrested, and within the folds of the sleeve
were found, not only the English,nan's missing
watch, but three others. and as many we'll stock
ed purses besides. 10 her desire, when frs, ex
cused. to extricate herself from her embarrassing
position, she had sought TO restore the watch
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