Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-03-19

which he had murdered his wife, his child nut
himself. They lay there PROSTATE upon The floor
wcliering in their Ltood togethcr."
"AIl this was the result of drinking the frs
glass Of wine, af which he knew the danger
and TO which he was invited by her whom nc
loved better than any other being on earih.'
"But ,ha, glass Of vine cos, the poor. thought
loss, hut then gny gftl, her ltfa-the lsfe Of nc,
chiIh--the life of her hustnnd,--From that sin.
gle glass of vino he went down - n drtukard
grave, and u suicides and IL InurIeret's eterni
~"
LAND SLIDE.-iast night, between 9 and 10
o'clock, n large portion OF the Levec, on the oppo.
site eide Of tho river, fronting the Second hiunic-
,pali,y ferry gavo way, carrying with ii the hotel
known as the Willow Grove, together with The
beautiful garden attached TO II, the building occu-
pied by the Boat Club, Ten pm AItevs, aud sew
eraI out houses. Oar friend, Mr.. Bell, is a severe
Ioser-np, having had time to stve nay portion
Of the furniture, nor other cnnienis If his cstab-
Iishment. We visited the promises towards md
night, aud could scarcely see n solitary vcsiI.o
of the garden, III the cultivation Of which the
proprietor had esinced SO much taste, aud which
formed one of the principai attractions Of tho sur
rounding neighhprhood. The noise with which
the cmbankmcn, and buildings gave way resem-
blcd tho discharge of a park of artillery, and could
be heard distinctly all over the city.
The Cup cyienGs To about 400 or 800 feet front
by 300 feet IN depth, and the SOL was still wear
ing away when we left the spot. Fears are en-
,crta,nod that the damage will extend further. as
the only barrier against the encroachment nf the
river consists IN n slight embankmcnt, which can
scarcely be styled a ievcc.
We are happy to add that no lives were lost on
this occasion.-N o.. Bee Of February 81.
WoNDEnrUL CoSrRAsr-ibou, II years ago,
in 1875, Ailcghanv, Washington and Faycitc
counties were tuii Of distiIierics, and an immense
quantity of whiskey was made aud sold. The
Unitea States. in order 10 raise a revenue, made
a law to tax il. The people refused to pay, re-
hellcd and raised an army called the Western In
surrection Army, and marched 10 Pittsburgh
Gen. Washington sent an army OF about 1000 u.
S. troops and volunteers to suppress 1t. They
arrived, when tho whiskey army dIsbandcd. Iu
the year 1919 aud 'l6, the United States put on
a direct tax, and perhaps then we bad 1900 stills
IA Washington and Allegheny counties. Now
there IL not perhaps l6 still houses in operation
IN tho two counties. A few DAYS ago a gentle.
man, who was United States Deputy Collector in
Washington county, in 1876, informed us that
,hero was then 976 sttll houses tnTed. aud $40,
900 collected of taxes for the United States; and
now perhaps, there is scarce ten dIstillcrics in
tha, count y.-Puusburgh Gazette.
TIE Trsuline coarcnt at Ciarlcstorn.-It will
10 August, 1884. by a mob.
The Boston Atlas, referring TO this act, rs the
darkest spot upon the character of Massachusetts,
says that a committee fihe House, of the Leg
islaiure Of hat State, have reported "Ihat the State
was bound, by implied contract, TO insure The own
es o! the Convent agains, It's destruction, and
having failed to do that, the highest claim in
justice aud equity against II Is thereby created.
The report recommends n committee 10 ascertain
tho damage. and To report the proper mode Of
making the ndemnihcation."
We only wish. with the Atlas, that money
c.,ll bi,, ,", IN, tr1nsa,tI,o FROM tho hi,rL -,
aioguo OF n imam crimcs.-Cla. GI3.
\ Boston paper mentions an extraordinary case
thu, occurred lately at Portsmouth,. y. H.. though
to be more accurate. 1t has been occurring for
twenty odd wears. Daniel Hogdon died IN the
jail of that place on Saturday last. after an i'm
prisonmeut Of nearly u years. having been com-
united for murder in April, 1871. In consequence
OF insanity he had never had IA trial.
LIFE IN acknowledged proceedings
were atthe last dates in progress among the mem
bcrs of the Legislature, nj Jackson. ChalleDges
have passed, and refIsals 10 fight have been fol-
lowed by posting" The correspondence OF the
Natchez Free Trader, under date Of The IAN
SAYS: members are going abou, with double bar
relied guns in their hands. aud Ioaded down with
other weapons. hir. J. S. Fall has posted Mr..
Tompkins for not receiving n communicative
from another which he bore, aud IL was apprehcn-
ded that bullets would settle this matter in the
public street 10 dav. but 80 far ns this IS concern
ed. no blood has been split. and ! sincerely truss
Tor the honor oi Mississippi none will"
A DIsrREssINc ACCIDENT occurred on SUNDAY.
the bib inst, Ia the daughter Of our fellow cIti-
zen Reason ReagIn. Whilst employed about the
ii'e, her clothes caught. and she was Immediately
envelnped IN tiimcs. She was so drcadfuil- burns
cd rs 10 survive but a few hours. She was about
'h'Fteep years OF age cincinnati Ga-cte.