Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-06-11
rom mo VlncIN01iI f'1Ittte.
Mr.. Van BTREN'S VISIT

Mr.. Van BTREN'S VISIT.
Yesterday morning according to previous mr.
Engagements. Mr.. Van BIren arrived at our Lam
ding IN the Steam Boat Ben Franklin. The Hen
~ Clay, Rainbow, Indiana and Wa. Penn, de-
seconded the river several miles to meet the Frank
lin. They returned, five boats abreast dashed to-
gcther, under discharge OF artillery from the
landing, aud the boats. The boais were covered
with people, and there were several thousand on
the landing. The approach Of the boats 10 the
city beautiful and imposing. Cheers wei
coined the visitors. Mr.. Van Barren, bowed to
The multitude from the hurricane deck Of the
Franklin.
He was received from the boat by the commit
tee and the uniform companies of city military
The guest then entered an open barouch, with
Judge Burke. Mr.. Speaker Faran, and J. Ii. Ge~
rard. The procession passed up Broadway, and
came to a halt opposite tho Broadway Hotel
Then there was no procession trbdtcrPr. Dur
ing the hat the marshals exer,ed themselves to
form procession Of citizens, with but poor sue.
cess. About - persons men and boys On foot,
md about as many more on horseback, fell in
With this procession IN the rear of the Carriages,
and the military and music IN the lead the cav
aicado p"a9tu "P fDt'' "a S''ur'' H"''- '7'"- -"
along eral other streets TO the DaunIson House,
where quarters had been prepared As the car
riago opposite the front Of the House, c.
II. Brough, Esq, IN behalf Of The committee, aG
dressed Mr.. Van D1rcn, from a Platform. Ike
tons that gentleman had filed, and his services
10 the Republic particularly in regard to the
currency, Mr.. Van Buren, briefly replied in u
feeble vi0cc, which was not Gestincty heard
When he closed there was some cheering in the
crowd, which Mt that point was dense.
From the estimate of persons, experienced in
numbering moving misses, and who closely Oh
served the procession from the Broadway Hotel.
and again at the corner of:ih and Main. the num-
Der, military and GIRL. in procession Old not ex,
coed five hundred persons One half at least, Of
the military Wings. The ercIuaire party
character Of the arrangements kept all others Of
that party aoof
The martial appearance Of the military and
marshals, and the accuracy and ease Of their
movements, deserve communication.
". 3. Sace writing the above friend has
handed the number in procession, from actual
count as follows: Infantry 23j-Troop 2ti-CIt,
izens in carriages lion foot 2l--on horses 36.
In all 33
DR. JouS TuoMrs5H. of Albany, son Of the
founder of the Fhomsonian system of Medicine,
sometime since sent copies Of his new Mntera
Medica to the Kings Of France and Prussia, from
both o. whom he has received very courteous re-
plies. That OF Louis Philippe was accompanied
by gold medal, aud tive-eiehts inches in d.
nmeter, five and a quarter inches n circumier-
encc, one eighth Of inch II thickness, and
weighing thir,y~tivo pennywei ghis, bearing on
one SIDE beautifully executed likeness Of the
king, and the other the inscription "D3nne par
10 RoI NJ. John Thompson, 1872"
+ Free rddct--Wo buy goods of Great Britain
by the millions Of dollars worth. What does she
buy from US? Does she take the Indiana farmers
wheat. pork, corn. beef No, she. Does she take
The manufactured articles Of the eastern States
No. Will she take bank notes2 Bv 10 mears
VIVA, sill she have1 SPECIE, GOLD AND Sill
VERB
And this is free trade. This is locofocoism,
Gold from u.s. and trumPery from hertz.
Glorious! glorious, locofocoism!!
| ''WHAT 4 DUcKING."--A man named Dlnie
Carman, IN Philadelphia, IN attempting to iumT
. on a ferry boat. fell short and struck yioenii,
. against the rudder. He sunk Immediately, anC
was submerged ten minutes. While living in e
state of Insensibiiity, supposed dead he suddenly
opened his eyes, and exclaimed, My gracious
has'n, had duckingi'
TEMPERANCE At meeting on Thursday eve
ming last, OF the directors of the United State:
Hotel, one Of the principal hotels IN Boston. afie
The temperance procession had passed through
the streets, 1t was unanimously resolved 10 pro.