Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-06-01
A letter from Cons,an,inople, published
in he New York Post, SAYS ihat there


in The New York Post, says that there
was only one American citizen perman-
emily residing in Cons,an,inope IN 1880.
and ,ha, now, including men. women md
children. there about sixty. OF mis- num-
Der seven are missionaries. oil of whom
are married; and most Of them have chill
dren. Among the Americans referred
TO By the writer are Mrs Davis and Smith.
both Of So 1th Carolina. These gentle
men were sen. OF. By The President Of the
United States last year At the reques. of
The Sultan himself. Dr.. S. is ompIoyed in
making geological surveys of the country,
and DR.. D. IN striving 10 Introduce the cul-
,lsation Of American Cotton. and also at
tending 10 other branches of agriculture.
They arc IN the receipt Of very handsome
salaries from The Turkish Governments
Besides these gentlemen. there are also
residing 1T Constantinopie our Minister.
the Hon. Dabnev &. Carr. Mr.. Reeves. a
ship builder, Charles Brown. ESQ. mer-
chant. and three physicians who were cd
uca,ed in this country-"ail Of whom"
the writer adds. "are doing honor to the
American name In Turkey.'
SOMETHING NEw-A ring Of zinc and
ono of copper. placed IN contac, around
either frIlt or ornamental trees, Will pre-
ven. all insects from ascending and IN
juring them. The moment tho insect
touches the battery, il receives gaiva mic
shock and is killed or falls To the ground.
Tho action of the battery is uncea sin 2
being sufficiently powerful in either dry
or wet weather. So says the Macon Jour
nal.
The y. Y Tribune thinks that two
thirds of tho German votes of that city
went tho Wing ,icke, at the late city eiec-
ton. The Foreigners are jus, getting
their eyes open Us 10 which party are their
true friends.
IN Paris there IS an Academy of music,
supported entirely by the French govern
meut.
The extreme high water in the Lower
Mississippi hns broken through the lcvees
IN many places below the mouth of the
Arkansas, and inundated the neighborlng
plantations.
The British Government is about cs,ah-
fishing a normal school for ihc training II
Prison schoct masters.
Miss DIX IN her noble work of love and
cha rltv was in ST. LOUIS on the 23th-lnst.,
communicating TO the people OF Missouri
her observations upon the character of
their pubic gonls their institutions for tie
insane and their public and private hospi-
tails, through the medium Of the Republic
can.
The London folks propose TO give Captain
-bN rel "
wounded at Cerro Cordo, beautiful sword.
The General Assembly Of the Presby ran
Church (old SCHOOL, in the United States, com
menced its sessions in Richmond on the Goth
instant.
Irving ,e from the Fourth District in Eirg ia
is defeated bv three votes He ontcst the cleo
ton
Upwards of 60 Americans reside in CONSTANT
nope. In 1899 the first American child was
borne in that city
D-The gallant Wings of Richmond, Virginia
treated themselves TO a supper on the 18th INST
in honor Of their recent victory over Tory Leake
They presented Mr.. Bolts with Rough and
Ready walking stick. Look out for broken
heads, next Congress, Messieurs Locofocos!
They are going TO tunnel the St. Lawrence
opposite the Island Of Montreal. where the river
is only one third of a mile from shore to shore
The proposed Atlantic Railway is to run along
the floor of this tunnel.
They have house in Philadelphia, where poor
parents. who are compelled to be absent all day
from their homes, can leave their children, anG
where the innocents are taken care of. 1t IL call
leG the Foster House. Bless the spirits that con-
ceived the idea and carry it out
THEsLEInEoN PUT To A NEW USE nc
Boston papers contain accounts OF the NV
ing of a swarm OF bees. fer the abstrac-
non Of their whole supply Of honey, bv
throwing the htt!c workers Iato sound
oblivion of what WAS going on around
them. for halt IN hour or so. This was
done in Cambridge. near Boston, the Lethe
on being applied BY injection into the hive
BY q skilfuiI hand.