Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-11-27
Effects of Free Trade among Shoemakers.


the columns of the Boston Atlas. The effects OF
free trade on shoemnkers. The facts stated by
him are important 10 be remembered blythe trade
Hero 10 the west, we know that shoemakers
have hard work compete In prices win the
boots and shoes Of Lynn and other places 10 the (
east. The latter have nearly driven the former
out of the market The Lynn Shoemaker says
tina, they are to be entirely broken up and driven +
from the field when the present duty.is reduced
30 per cent; that the duties now are, they are +
nearly ruined. The French boots and shoes,
which are well and fashionable made, and last
lone are now imported aud sold prices less /
than The Lynn folks sell The boots which /
sell IN this country at 30 per pair, can be iu-
ported and sold 81 CO. duties and charges add
ed The importation of these boots and shoes
las, year numbered u ,932 pairs OF ladies' shoes
ing an increase Of over 400 per cent IN eight I
wears: aad OF gentlemen's boots, 1t, SIS pairs be-
ing an increase Of exceeding sixteen hundred per
cent IN eight years. This IS a great increase
IT. under the present duties, the increase and ell
feet has been stated wha, will be toe effect on
eastern and western shoemakers, under a redu-
ced duty, or undsr tho operation vi free trade?
Can shoenakers prosper! The Lynn Shoemaker
thus speaks to the effect on himself aud 9th
ers there; ..For myself, shall say with the law
yers snoli conteudere and shall pull up stakes
here in Lynn, and emigrate westward Inio Md
desex county, where | own very pretty farm
on " hich can live comfortably, and not run any
risk Of loosing the earnings Of twelve years, la
bor."-CiH. Gazette.
A Sign painter carried bill TO lawyer, once
for payment The lawyer, after examining 1t,
said. DO YOU expect painters will ever get 10
Heaven IL they make such charges as lhese?"-
Il never heard of but one who went, SAID the pain
ter. land he behaved so bad they determined TO
turn him out, but there being no lawyer present
to draw up d writ Of eJectment, he remained.
Mr. JAuDoN ABRoAD--Mr. Jaudon the agent Of
the u. States Bank has Addressed note TO the hol-
ders of the loan for f90O 600, sterling, contract
ed IN Paris on the 26ih Of December, 1880, IN
which he states that III consequence OF unavoda'
BILE circumstances, the Bank of the United States
will be unable to reimburse the half OF the atore
said loan on the I'd instant, according to the terms
of the loan he therefore requests pos'poncment
Of the time of payment for one year, IN consider
alton of bonus Of f $4,000. for the liquidation Of
which he has placed ample security IN the hands
Of Messrs. RothschiIds & Sons. Of London
ONE WAY TO GET RuM-A RUNNER who
casIonly tried TO short of change, had recourse
| to the following expedent TO 'Ialse the wind"
He got two pint bottles exactly alike, one IN each
pocket. He entered the groggery and called fer
a pint of GIN The bottle fled and handed
to him, when he pu, it III his pocket, a, the same
time telling the landlord he had money.
"Then won't trust you, give me back my gin,"
s id the landlord. eff you won't, there's no harm
done,' added the other, reluctantly pulling the
bottle of water from his pocket; and handing il
over it quickly emptied into the cask.
There wasn't much harm done 10 the landlord :,
that's fact; for although rummy had his bottle
Of gin, the number Of pInts were drawn
from the cask.-N. J. organ.
! NEWSPAPER DEBrs-The conduct of some who
call themselves honorable, IN regard to debts of
this description is Infamous. Means some-
times restored 10 for evading their payment,
which are shameful. When a man. after regu-
! larry receiving the paper for years, pleads that
he ony intended TO take it for year, and viii
not pay for longer time; and when another a
walls himself of the Statute OF Limitations, IN bar
of Just claim, we fell disposed TO gazette these
bankrupts in integrity and expose them to the
scorn of homes, people. There is money more
hardly earned than the subscriptions of Newspa-
pers, and ii shame for any man, who is able
to hesitate TO discharge his account when de-
manded.
VALUABLE REMEDY FOR DRoPsY.--The follow
ing important remedy in Raymond's copy of
Gums Domestic Medicine" has, are inform
ed, cured some of the most inveterate of
Dropsy in our city withina few months
''Take two handiuiIs Of the green or inner
bark Of the white or common alder, steep them
in two quarts Of Lisbon VINE twentv-four hours.
If this vine cannot be had, Teneriffe or Madeira
Will answer--take a gill every morning, fasting,
or more, if it can be borne on the stomach
LATER From CHINA.--Canton dates down TO
the 18th June, have been received via. Batavia
correspondent of the Journal of Commerce. at
the latter place, writes: That all quiet at
Capton-but few American X British merchants
continued there, but trade of consequence
could be carried on Tho Hong me rchants re-
fused TO purchase imports. secure BRUSH ships
few teas were shipped IN American vessels
There was great scarcity of money, and distress
The Chinese were repairing their fences and gar
rlsonlng their river forresses which were de-
stroyed BY the British.
CoTToy YARN The ST. Louis papers are stir
ring up their citizens to the proptety of the cree
lion of a mnnufacIorv of Cotton Y5rn, which i
thew they saw there meets with a ready sale. and