Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-10-05
Correspondence of the Palladium.

burch last night at , O'Clock, Pet-rsbargh and |
r Richmond, Va, l. O'Clock night before last, ami !
Baltimore ana Cleveland O'Clock, p. same |
night, aud New Orleans to sept. tn. This IS
pc rhaps about an average Of the way the Tee-
graph keeps US posted up in regard to dates
some portion of some Of the lines Being
nearly always out of working or1er. The des-
patch from Richmond night before last filed
near column of the 'Comner cial,'' and con
sisted of the very unwelcome news 10 all who
believe that the dying groans Of thousands upon
Of human beings of more impor-
lance TO the cause Of humanity than the empty
name OF .sAno,her Glorious Victory the
pro positions Of peace had been rejected, another
battle had bee fought-..2500 Mexicaus killed."
with the customary amount Of "G!ory," &c
sufficient, suppose, to cover the fact, also con-
tanned in this Dispatch in the eyes OF the world,
that our own army, since leaving PeGh!a, hal
lost tlreee thousand nen. It seems the NJ Xican
gociators willing 10 agree t. the PROPOSE
ton of Mr Trist to part with portion of Cali
fornia for The snug little sum Of twenty millions
Of dollars, but they would not listen - The pro-
position of making the Rio Granite the boundary
on Til. side An OLD friend Quaker remarked to
me the other day that all wars, Just UNJUST, al
ways will be popular with the great mass Of tho
people. Such, too, admit, was the CONCLUSION
to which my own observation had reluctantly led
me to arrive. Bat ii the good people OF the
United States fad themselves taxed, in addition
10 the enormous expenses Of this war, With TWEEN
ty millions paid for territory OF which they
know but little and care SIS about, even If they
will not suffer themselves 70 reflect upon tho
misery and awful sacrifice Of human life, con-
necled with its cost, it will be strange indeed II
they CO rtinue to cry Hosanna TO tho authors OF
all these calamities.
The Yellow Fever rapidly abattng III Ne"
Orleans, but seems 20 be still increasing in Mo-
bile, ana also in Natchez and Nicksburg Inc
quarantine regulations of Natc!lez now apply to
steamboats, going dorm as well as up the rlver.
No less than five most singular cases Of sud
den death have occurred in this city the present
week amongst the number was Major Wade,
who was busily engaged in raising recruits ior
the
The drum and fife continue &c be heard in the
streets Of this city with the view Of stimulating
martial feelings, and enlistinents are still daily
being made, anG, to Judge By the number OF
theits, burglars and rob5eFies that arc nightly
and daily too occurring here. We might suppose
that considerable army might yet be raised
without any grea, loss to the community
One of Joe Smiths disciples is preaching here,
as the notice reads, to prove to tho people how
the prophet Joe was raised from the dead after
ha-ing been buried for years. ! may say
more abou. him after hear him if think while.
knowing that some of your good people once
gave in their adhesion to that filth, and not
doubling but in after times no inconsiderable
number of followers will be found worshiprlng
at the shrine-such is the gulliblliy OF mankind.
Among the numerous modes OF locomotion
the ingenuity of the age has brought about, NV
attention directed few DAYS since to that OF
deaf aud dumb boy without legs, supPIicant
of charity, who rides the streets up hill and
down at his pleasure in small wagon drawn by
two very pretty match goats. which he has tasti-
" harnessed, and which as bdible to the touch
of his line as the most docile OK TO the word and
lash of his driver. He is the object of much
curiosity and in his daily trips to the landing and
wherever else he pleases have no doubt he
picks gooily number of dimes
The "Hotel company have at length selected
the square known Shre's Garden as cite on
which to erect a hotel that is expected to rival in
size and magnificence any thing of the kind IN
the world. They go nmed lately to work.
Owing TO continued light receipts the flour
market has been slowly but steadily improving
all this week. and to-day the sales principally
at & 40. Whskey has also advanced to l1al'3
cts Large quantities of kiln dried corn meal
are being bought by distillers at about 81 80 per
Dbl for the purpose of converting 1T into whiS-
kew Wood is selling in market at the rate OF
SIS 50 Der cord. Butter Is TO - cts Potatoes
by the load - cts. Lard retail l2cts- Apples
40 to rs cts per bushel Peaches from 10 cts q
half peck to 10 cts piece, and | assure you
numbers are sold here daily at the latter price.
Coal is II cts a bushel, with other things IN pro-
norton and considerable advance in rents; you
mavforn some idea Of the cost Of living in this
city at the present time.
Yours, truly. H.
P S.-SuNpAY T. VI. The city is full of Ex-
tras," issued at noon to-day, stating that after
the most desperate battle the city of Mexico was
taken by Gen. Scott, with a loss of 1000 to loGo
men in killed and wounded. Gems. " orth ana
Smith amongst the killed Mexican loss not
stated further than 1000 had been left dead on the
field in one engagement besides 400 killed were
carried off with the wounded. Santa Anna
wounded, &c. &c.
The Goshen Democrat gives an &C.
count ola attempt of q coored man nam