Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-04-01

and three pInis day. SOLDERING all the horrors 1t
deerium remens. Ia this state, ne met by
that Washing ,opian hero, Captain Turner, who
4 10 less than three days. induced the Judge to
sign the pledge. lie restored man, md 1t
So meeting in Medina, IN the presence of
5000 persons he was most happily reunited 10
his wife. From that moment he in turn became
o agent ol mercy other poor lnebriates, and
in long tour has been the means of retaining
many from their herrid captivity forming aitogeth
or one Of the most instructive and affecting les
sons IN the whole history Of hnmauity.
Boston Journal
Curious DIvoncE- a letter from Sprinfield
Illinois, gives the following account Of some sin
gllar legislative proceedings:
7 singular piece Of legislation took place this
day in the House. The representative from Law
ingston, Andrew IcMlllan, came to the city a
widower. Although he has reached the age Of
61 It seems he IS still susceptible To the uttrac-
tons Of the far One Of has chums also a Loco.
thcr iro,n the love Of fan, from a motive
induced tim time after The commence me ut
at tie session. 10 ssIf certain CAV widow of this
neighbJfhoJd. AGer few visits, in whish he was
always accompanied BY his friend, he offered him
self as Il sajtor fur the iady's haud--was accepted
and the marriage was celebrated about two weeks
since. 4 tew Gays, however. served TO convince
"poor Mac" that be had been cgrcgously dHped,
and that his oliicous friend had 10 fact p9med his
cast IF mistress upau him rITt't-n .fLt4.r T.!
an entire separation, was the Immediate result;
and a bill d;vorcing Aadrew Mcmillan from his
wife, was reported yesterday morning from
Of the standing committees, and passed The House
like a fash, amids, much merrimcn;. Nat'her
Tho hustaHd or ,he f'ieaa were in their seats.
II should be obsery ed however, that the above
gives only one side of the story. The bill
rushed through tbs House, without any complaint
from The one party, or any evidence OF gnrt
gainst the others; and fer Ought that appeared to
the contrary, The lady may be perfectly innocent
m take N
Senate by Mr.. Baker, The Senator from Sanga~
mon, who Is sand TO have made one ci the most
splendid speeches delivered in that body.
against the passage Of the bill, and succeeded IN
defeating it. So the member from Livingston
may realize the correctness Of the remarks, that
those who marry in haste, may repent at leisure.
4 IvindfaH --Thoma4 Morris, Esq has wirh-
in a few days obtained Judgment, IL the supreme
court Of tho United States against the property of
the city of Phliade, phia, known as The Ea!rmoant
hydraulic works. by means Of which he viii come
into the possession of property Of more than
S25O.00o. Mr. NJ. is of the late Robert
Morris
Great FaHm Property The property Of The
Brunswick Manufacturing Company. iocndng
the mills, water power, and dwelling houses,
which originally cost $4,000, sold at
ton. this dav, by WhIwe Seaver 81 Co. for
S33 400; loss TO some persons > $4,000.
The Paris correspondent Of the Charleston
Courier, writing in January, says
had lately the pleasure Of seeing Vanderlys
picture of tie landing Of Columbus, destined to
adorn The walls of the Capitol at Washington.
and | think it will really be an ornament there.
and osu scarcely fat 30 increase MS reputation +
a nd tisfy the pnbic. The subject did afford
IN for originality, bat the figures are hap
piv crouped boldly drawn. and so far harmonious
I, will Ink abn he
more to complete IT, aud he hopes thai June may
see in its place.
4 STR Nc TEMPERANCE ARGUMENT.-Profcss-
,r Sillinan is reported 10 have stated, during 4
recent lecture in Boston, that in the course OF
ew years it would be common thing
persons one hundred gears of age, as il IS TO
see those of seventy five and this probable
results in favor of long life, be attributed 10 the
temperance movements of the present day.
4 Trler Sign.--Cap,. TYLER removed Starr
Clark, Esquire, from he Office of Pos, Master IN
Mexico, Owego county. few weeks since. On
Tue sday last Mr. Clark elected Supervisor
IF his town by mai oritv of $50! Last year
hat town elected Loco Foco Supervisor.
Albany En-. Journal
Another Prerious Pardon.--At the Court in
Beaver last week James MCPHERSON plead guilty
10 a charge Of Bigamy, but before sentence, ex
llbited Pardon from Cor. Porter!
[PiHs5urg American.
Nauroo Abo7ished.-In the Illinois Legislature
N the 9Th ult. the Senate repealed the law Gre
ting the Nauvoo Legion corps. They also re-
zeal the Charter of the Mormon CITY Of Nauvoo.
The vote in favor of the latter was D 10 Il.
The Comet-Mr Sears c. Walker informs the
,dtor of the Philadelphia Gazette. that the comet
viii no, come nearer to the earth than twenty
line millions of miles.
A Great Reriraf-Upward of two thousand