Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-03-04
MISCELLAN EOUS SELECTIONS.

MISCELLANEOU SELECTIONS.
The Lime Rock Gazette paper published Tho
,ston Maine says that there are I3: lime kns in that
town, which yield upwards of 100000 barrels of lime
every The estimated expense of manufacturing
he 633 500 barrels of the last including 121OS
cords wood, 1881 IA, and sold at the kiIns
SJlI rlO, at market adding freight, for So3e1oo
CAUsEY VS.. CAUSEWAY.-Some question arose
Yesterday in House of Reprcse ntatives, the
proper spelling of the word causey, which occurred in a
Jill pending before Legislature. DrJohnson pronoun
ees causeway to be "A mode innovations suggested from
false notion of its ctymoogy Campbell adds that
this only requires its universal rejection.
Tho proper derivation of causey is from the French
ehansee. Persons who read the Bible any copy which
IS not modified by modern printers, viii remember that
Shuppm that lot forth by the cause
and not by the causeway.-Boston Advertiser.
DRoP-IN PARTIES. Rather novel mode of
amusement has lately come into vogue in Boston
II is. for a number of young persons of both sox-
es usually eight or ten coupes, to collect together
on n given ovenirg, for the purpose of paying
visit to tho residence ono of thoir acquaintance.
without giving the least notice beforehand. 1t is
the custom, however, for Of the party to
ascertain previous to making the visit, if the H.
,cman or lady, as tho case may be, is likely to
DO at homo at the time.
ORA correspondent Of tho Boston Atlas says
that two individuals havo purchased tho site at
The Falls of the Potomac, in tho county of Fair
fax. fifteen miles from Washington City, for
$4,000 Tho water power to be had there is
estimated to be capable of driving eight hund red
factories, ailording living TO population Of full
one million of people.
0J-The Baptist Church in Pi,,sburg recently
raised SEQ for support Of Missionaries iii China.
Tho Tables Turned. In Baltimore, the other
day, Sarah Holiday, slave, belonging to Mr..
VIM. Atkinson, arrested and committed for
assauting and boating her master contrary TO the
order of things.
From the New Orleans Picayunc, Feb. 5
statistics Of the st. Charles Hotel.
We have been at some little pains to come at the pop
ulaion of the St Charles Hotel and other statistics
relation the &have ascertaned that there
are no less than five hundred and two regular boarders
besides hundred and seventy employees servants
&c-near 700 in all within the walls of the building.
This would form quite village in the country.
The daily consumption of ofthe principal articles
Of food follows 500 lbs fresh beef $50 lbs mutton.
"A nrkies 81 chickens, 30 pairs wild ducks, 80 dozens
robins other small birds 100 lbs. ham, to 10 thors
and oysters, 100 to 1870 dozen eggs gallons milk $50
loaves bakers bread 80 lbs coffee lbs tea 225 lbs s,
gss bbls potatoes, lbs salt beef and pork besides
any quantity of vonson, BEAR grouse and other
entirely oo tedious to mention they say the ad-
vertisemcns
1t is unnecessary 10 say that the now overrun
with strangers and that all the crack hotes-the Veran
dah Hewlests and the St Lous-are full TO overflow
ing New Orleans boasts of better hotels than any city
IN the Union perhaps in the world and the keepers
them arc now reapng a rich harvest.
The MARRIAGE QUEsT,oN.-Itis generally known, We
presume that the long contested question the Prcshy
terrain Church, whether a NAV or NAV not take 10
VILE ms deceased wife sister, up the of
clergyman named Mcqueen, in North Carolina, who
had formed such union The Presbytery of Fayette-
'he suspended him. and he appealed to the Gen Assem-
bly, That body sent the back the Presbytery to
Do rcconsdered, with recomme ndation that the
tence OF suspension be reversed.
Recently the Presbvtery has acted upon the case BY
The adoption of resolution advertinr TO the novelty
and cfhcuy of the point dispute and respectfully
ernng the case again to the General Assembly final
adjudication
substitute for ths-decning to reverse the s,,spen-
affirming the principle en- which i, was pronpun
ced-was proposed. but failed of adoption by vote OF
IA to IN y. Courier
MCCONNELL AND GREELEY.-MacCon
nell, the drunken and disordcrly Member of Con
gross. IS perfect half horse and half alligator
We alluded TO his discroditabio course n few day.
since. His disgraceful conduct was once spoken
OF IN just terms of apprehension, in the - \. Y
tribune Mac. was very Indignant, at this lib
orty taken with him. and swore he would whip
Greeley tho first iime he 81 him. soon after
MIR. Greeley was II Washington, and was pointed
out TO hun !; whcrcupon throwing himself in his
way. and facing him boldly, he asked him if his
name was Greeley! YES" was the renlv--
Tho editor of the Tribune - Yes" Well
then, I'm going to have satisfaction ou; of YOU
You said was n drunkard. a blackguard. and .
Disgrace to the House. Yes, Mac, did sa,
SO; and you know i, is true--vou know you arc
drunk now. !" That's fact said Mac. Anc
You know. Mac" said Greeley. 1" that you have
,nat you disgrace the House and yourself by gel;
ing drunk and playing tho blackguard.'' "lt':
fact, said Mac. =. know its all :rue, and
you're clever fellow. and nin't afraid 10 sneak
tho truth. by - Come. let's go liquor
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