Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-01-19


Wings = l.oco; Nays % Wings 53 Loco. The
Inference IS easily drawn, wi.hou, word Of
comment.
WING OaGANIzArIos.-ln The State Of vr-
ginia, IL is conceded 10 he more perfce, at this
time than IN any Other State. The note OF pre-
I PaTation Is heard on all hands. Paul Jones,
when Tho Captain of the Ssraphis asked him
# ho had surrendered, repliod-"No ire are
jHst beginning 70 fight" The New York Tri-
bune has adopted this language for the Wing
party, and le, II be borne every breeze, say
We Bost. Atlas.
THE Car Our!-A Free Trade paper in
New York, objects 10 the presen, duty for
egn Flour. The reason given is, that the duty
keeps foreign Wheat of the country. Let
IT come 10 free, and flour would be % per cent.
cheaper. How do farmers like such doc
lrine th!s?-- Roc1 Dem.
Mr. PREscoTT.-It may not be generally
known that MIR. Prescott, the author of the
book on Mexico. IS nearly quite blind In
The preface TO his "Ee rdinand and Isabella" he
speaks Of having employed a third person. ig>
moran, Of tho Spanish language, TO read 10 him
weakness of his ewes. Il seems that ho has has
now entirely lost his sight, u, least for ordinary
purposes. lie says. in his preface to the pre-
sent work, that he has never seen his manu-
script aud that he hal not corrected or even
read his original draft, ia penning which he
was obliged 50 use writing case made for the
blind. And yet he has written book in three
octave volumes which commands the admira>
non Of The best scholars and critics.
GALvANIc LIGHT.-Enquires making as
to the component parts or method Of creating
this light, which is about TO be substituted for
gas lights at Paris, said not 10 cost the TWEEN
tieth part Of gas. The Paris Prcsse thus des-
clioes:--
2UU pairs, eacn Coupu.cu .to"s.-. ~.
49, I5t, All external OF glass 3D. in this vase
IS a c Under Of charcoal open oil both ends, and
pluuging in nitric acid; 81, in tho cylinder Of
charcoal there is porous porcelain con.
tanning acIduated water, with suphurIc acid \
iih, IN the porcelain vase IS cylinder Of ANAL
gam Of zinc piuuging IN calculated water Two
copper conductors lead from Tho Tvs poles of the
pile aud are pointed with charcoal. These
Ter q glass gobe from hich the OR has been ex-
hausted, and the two currents meeting there
produce the Light
Important Remedy for Cdncers Colonel U.s.
sew Il The parish Of De Soto, informs the ed
l,or Of the Gazette, that he has fully tested re-
fnedy for this troublesome disease, recommen-
ded 10 him by Spanish woman. a native Of the
country The remedy is this--Take egg and
brsal 1t. then pour out the white, retaining yo!k
long os it viii receive il; stir them together
til the salye is formed, put a portion of this a
sticking plaster, and apply IT to the cancer about
twice a dav lie has mado the experiment in
two instances IN his own family with complete
success.
We learn from The Bedford (Pa.) Enquirer that
the friends Of the late Charles Oge, have
brought suit against the propagators Of the libel
upon his character, (by the fabrcations lately
published of his pretended death-bed declarations
and retracions concerning his celebrated speech
in the House of Representatives in 1910 The
result Of the slt cannot fail to establish the de-
tostable faisehood of the statements. which We
had some time since occasion 10 expose, concern.
ing Mr.. Og!e's speech Nat Int
A Pu=z1e.--A correspondent Of the New York
C0mmercia! says
"On Christmas day there met at my house,
at dinner. two husbands, two wives, two fathers
two mothers. one grandfather, one grandmother,
two daughters, two sisters, four brothers, three
brothers-in-law three sisters-in-law, two unces,
one aunt one son, one on.in-law, two nieces,
uue nephew, grand uncle, one grand niece.
and one grand daughter, and yet there were but
eight persons present Can any OF your feaoefs
unrayel that"
n-Vo,,cing the fac, tina, ihA Rev. Mr.. COL
quit, Of Ga. was TO preach in one Of the Meth
odist Churches OF Washington on the l4tb,
,ba New York Express says: "The preacher
a',uded TO ia Senator Of the United States.
Al home, he has been known to preach q SER
mon, Try case 10 court as advocate, sit on q
reference. marry a couple. christen q child. and
make a stump spe ech-ail between sunrise and
bedtime, 10 day."
/ During the last earthquake at Point a>Petre
gentleman was rescued from death by the heroic
! Efforts Of a slave. He was Immediately offered
handsome reward for his humanity. "No, no"
said the generous fellow. "noth'ng tor money TO-
dav-a for the love OF TOD History scarcely
! aeords = noblsr sentiment. The Coicniaa Coun-
ell voted hin, 2 900 francs. 800 10 purchase h,s
freedom, 500 for an outfit in his new career.