Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-04-08

RANKING CApIrAL-lt is a matter Of com.
plant among some OF those who are advocating the
new ysiem of banking, that the capital of the
new bank is so large, that it will be impossible
10 pu, il into operation! Well, this is pretty
conclusion to Bank Reform 10 Dayton, certainly!
We kad good Bank in operation here, with a
capital of near 5000 ,OOO-un amount which was
esteemed scarcely half that which the business
of the place required This Bank was one, too,
which had always paid specie The most fas,id-
ous hard money man, could find no objection to it
on that score. This solvent specie paying Bank
with a capital OF near 1000, has been driven
OUT of existence under the promise that some bet
ter Bank should be given us-such an institution
in fac, would be of much greater service to
the people But how is this pledge fulfilled? Not
only have we now no Bank at all, bu, the party
is grumbling because the capital stock OF bank
under their mprac,cable humbugging system. is
SO large that it cannot be taken tho it is scarce
ly more than half that of the Bank which they
have driven out of existence!
There is need of the Locos worrying them
selves about the amount of stock Of the new Bank
That is no obstacle in the way Of putting it into
operation. The difficulty is 10 the terms upon
which The charter is granted Layton Journal
FIRR-Three Lires Lost-Between one and
two O'Clock on Tuesday morning, the old True
American inn on Mill Hill, near Trenton. n J !;
known in The history of the country the head
quarters of Gen. Washington, on the Cd of Janu-
l1II, being the place where the council OF
war was held which decided upon the march upon
Princeton. was destroyed by fire. The name of the
keeper is Henry Hazenback When the persons
in the house Awakened the smoke
dense that tboss who did escape could scarcely
stagger their way out. 2 men who were aroused
by John Boxer, were burnt to death. They were
both strangers; the name of was Anthony
Heiden, bu. that OF the other could not be ascer-
tanned. woman jumped from the window of
the third story, and was seriously injured bv
The fall as to endanger her life, while daughter
of the innkeeper who promised to jump out after
her, but did not do SO, persisted in The flames
Another Court House Burned-On Saturday,
last the new and SPLENDID Court House Of Noble
County Ind. consumed by fire, the greatest
part of the Records Of the County destroy
ed This leads 10 reflect the condition of
the public buildings of our own County. In
what situation is Court House? Where are
our public offices? Are they kept. the law re-
auires, in fire proof buildings? These are ques-
tons which we leave the public TO answer, and
we trust that they will answer al the Coming
election for County Commissioners.
Fort Wayne Times.
! Tribute of Respect to Com Mackcnsie.-We
! understand that several ladies' and gentlemen OF
| this city have it in con temptation TO present TO
| Commander S. Mackenzie, OF the U. S. Navy, a
pair of gold epaule,tes, tribute of respect for
acter as a man. considerable portion of the
money necessary to defray the expense has alrea.
dy been Observation-Disclosures Sun.