Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-01-17
Practical Non-lcsissancc,

his way along ono of Ia, streets of New York in
mood OF merry mischief, when he CHANGED to
meet an elderly co'ored wornac on tho sidewalk,
who was very sedate!y smoking her pipe. Our
tar, zone too SOLAR though, no would give the old
woman a touch Of his poli:eness. So be turned
aside, gave her hunca, and knocked her pipe out
Of hor mouth. He waited with ovaten. amus..
mon; % sec tho poor woman ga,her up tho pieces
Blu. what was his asonishm 20. 10 hear her meek
ly say,-"God forgive You, my son. as do -
His generous heart was instantly snitten with
mingled emotions Of shame and admonition. He
rushed towards her, excaiining. --"God bless you.
good mother am sorry. Here, take my arm
lei me walk with you. ! would no. be ashamed
70 walk with you through the whole city !" Then
recollec,ing tina. this token Of respect would be-
useless 10 her, he suddenly drew of his peck
cts an extravagan Mt handful of "chango,' which ho
compelled her 10 receive, and walked on with
repeated 'God bless you. good moiherl" Thus
this despised negroes, with heart full of bonevo
ence and sesfcon.ro. overcame evil with good.
Wlth q meek look. and a single forgiving
tence, she subiued the spirit of mischievous IN
science, touching the finer chords of n weather
beaten soul, secured willing repentance. and
drew forth an artloss response of bcnevo!ence.-
II Practica, Christian.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Gs-CuEIoUs REVOLUTIONARY RcLtc.-Wo were
Yesterday shown an old Queen Ammo muske,.
which had been picked up by fishermen
on the south side of Long Island, fow days since.
crusted with gravel, pebbles, oyster Shells and
such like marine productions about two inches
thick tho barrel and lock wore completely eaten
away. but the stock remained almost as perfect
us the first day it fell in the water. 1t is sup
posed to havo belonged to English troops
which landed near the spot where it wns found ut
the beginning Of the revolution. 1t has been
presented to General Storms, who has placed i, in
the United States Arsenal of this city, among
other revolutionary relics.--Now Mirror.
Party Madness.
WILLIAM ENNErr, mernber from Onsow Co..
in the Senate of North Carolina, has been expeI-
led from that body for forging certificate OF his
election in order that he might give the casting
vote the election of Speaker. He had como
to Raleigh without his certificate parties being
exactly tie, and tho sickness of Wing Senator
thus giving him tho casting vote, it appears that
he had not the honesty or hrmnoss to resist the
temptation TO forge.
Tho vote strictly party vote. the Speak
or giving the casting vote, and Mr.. Ennett's po-
Iitical friends unanimously voting against eXpul-
sion.-Cin. Chronicle.
0NT1fUMMY WHEAT At tho Farmers Club.
yesterday, small bag of wheat presented
by Mr.. Maxwell, and distributed among the mem
bers which was tho growth Of few seeds taken
from an Egyptian tomb the carcass of a human
body, entombed 5000 years ago 1T is remarka-
bio that vegetave properties Of these seeds should
have been retained for SO long perod--and if
capable Of being thus retained for tia. tilnc why
not. under the samo circumstances, for 100000
years! Tho wheat seeds of the Egyptians have
realized what tho Egyptians hoped and believed
in relation to thcfnsclves.-North Amor. Rep.
BLACKSTONE VALLEy.-On the Blackstone Riv.
or, and its tributaries between Worcester and
Providence there "a cotton and % wolen
mills. These 3o7 COG spnd'es 1892 looms,
and 81 sets of woIlcn machinery. and employ S.
2O5 male and 4,2SS female operatives 3,34I, 700
r. g - Ill.
nually consumed. Besides these establishments
there are four scytho factories, which n1anufac-
turo lO,5OO dozen scy,hes annually.
STRANGE AccIDENr.-We learn that Mr.. John
Waters. gentleman. 70 years of age, residing at
No. 26 Elliot street, arose yesterday morning
and after dressing himself, being in a state of
somnolency, or temporarily confused, instead of
passing down stairs, went upwards, opened tho
scute, and walked of his house, four stories
high, into the street below. He broke the bones
of both his ancIes and feet, and probably sus-
tained some other injuries.-[Boston Cour.
a London paper mentions an instance which
lately occurred in Prussia, where in order to get rid
of enormous rock, and to avoid the ordinary
expenses of the undertaking, deep hole
bored into tho rock, into which was fixed bar Of
iron twenty cght fec, high, for the purpose of at
tracing lightning. After which, it is stated, on
the fret thunder storm. the rock shattered
into fragments.
Old Pickle for Pork.
Some persons put high value on old pickle
for preserving pork; as high as dollar a
gallon, they find it possesses superior proper
ties for keeping the meat sweet and good. /,
being already charged with the juices of meat. 1t
will not SO readily extract them from fresh lot
with which 1t comes IN contact.--Those who
value this article so highly, saving i, for six or
seven years, will put down pork IN the hottest
weather in summer. with very little addition of
salt, and It keeps perfectly pure. The pickle
should not he scalded put strain cd to take out tbs
sediment other matter.
0rTPoLK AND DALLAs.--Hebrew Definition