Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-02-26

1915. [NO. ".
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ALLEGED MORTALITY AMONG THE FIsH.-A re-
spectacle fish salesman, of Fulton Market, who
has left his address with denies, positively, the
truth of the repor, that there has been unusual
mortality among the fish in the Sound and the
adjacent waters.-fie alleges that the Two fishing
snacks, (the Livona and Georgia. reported by
the New Bedford Mercury to have been unsucccss-
1ul IN their attempt 70 take fish off un1an's Land
have arrived here with 5000 lbs. each of goldfish
and the sherm state that the fishing is as good
as 1t has been IN SIX years, and that the water is
not discolored, but perfectly pure Six other
schooners, he says, bring tho same accounts, and
adds that IN 100000 lbs of fish brought into this
port within tho Inst two months. sick poi
soacd fish have been do,ectcd.-N. \. sun.
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Ohio exports bread stuff sufficient feed one
million of persons. The expor; of wheat last
year is about eighteen millions Of bushels
In Meridian, Conn. there is an IVORY comb
factory, whore 20 hands, mostly females, are
constantly employed. In another establishment
OF the same kind. a tho place, $500 worth
Of combs male in dav.-Thc number of
persons engaged 10 agricultural produce IN Ohio,
IS 10000, aud the capital employed moro than
double tina. of all other branches Of business.
Tho State Bank of Missouri and Branches
nave IN their vaults millions Of specie
Circulation Sl.353, o07. Capital stock 81 ,20o-
l0i Is. Dcposites y 1876. f52
The Legislature OF Illinois has refused to re-
peal the law agains. the ntornaarriage of whites
and blacks.
Tho New York Post, Lee ofocol has the follow
ing from Washington
"Our letters from Washington H.. -
nropaeiti..tI eff A. Doutnn winch readers will
tnd in tho reported proceedings of Congress, has
caused change III the political barometer 1t
has fallen like thnnderbot among the friends of
immediate annexation
\ new cotton press has been erected in Sa-
sannah, which has power of SIX hundred tons
pressure, and IS bic, when in fall operation
to press from sixty - eighty bales of cotton per
hour.
The Richmond papers of Friday say that James
River frozen over, being the TIN I'd occurrence
Of the kind since 1881. The steamer PocoIont-
as detained BY the ice.
The Legislature Of New Hampshire, at is last
session, chartered eight railroad corpora tons :
with millions of dollars capital to be raised
We think we see them raising It.
The bill for the repeal of the charter of
Nauvoo has become Ia
A disease called the .coId plague is raging in
the vicinity Of Alton Ill.
II is estimated that there are 10000 thieves in
Paris, who steadily pursue their profession.
\ woman who lived In the family of Randall
Angel, Burriilvilie. was killed last week In the
following singular manner. She picking up
chips, when a large ram, attracted by her black
cap. ran against her head and buttod her SO yio-
lenty that she died III few mlnutes-EProvi-
dcncc Journal.
WHEAT THE LAsE.--The amount of
wheat exported from the different towns upon our
lake shores, during the past year, was UPWARDS
of ight millions OF bushels
William said carpenter 10 his apprentice,
I'm going away to day, and want you to grind
all the tools
Yes, SIR.
The carpenter came home at night William
have you ground all the tools right SHARPE
"a LII but the handsaw, said Bill. Il couldn't
get quito all the gaps out of that!''
Since April last ros persons have been com
mitted to jail at St. Louis, of whom, 50 are A.
mericans and 100 foreigners.
During tho week ending the Isl inst. SO for
egners and 33 Americans were admitted into the
New York aims house.
There are 50 foreigners IN Office a; Washing
ton, the aggregate of whose salaries amount TO
S1.13O
The lower house of the Delaware legislature
have passed bill reducing their own per diem 10
fifty cents.
Look cut. Resur Tectionisfs.
A person Camden, y. j.. has contrlyed a
sort of 4 machine to prevent grave snatchng.-
1t consists of small cast iron chest, large