Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-08-10

having been stung- 1t this Is not tho
cause of tho rot, il is sufficien. 10 destroy
,hc T.otaton mad render its cultivation nbor-
two. We arc told that nearly all tho
vines worc IN ihis condition. Mr.. II.
thinks. from what observation he has boon
ablo TO mako, that this worm, and its at
ton1ants, have been tho cause of tho
widespread disense among potatoes, which
has been as an almost universal DESTROYER
throughout the world Buffalo Com.
THE Presidency AND THE ABOLITION
IsTs.-Mr. Alyan Stewart. of Now York,
tho chairman, and the irrational commit
toe Of tho liberty party" have concluded
TO hold tho national nominating conven.
ton (Of nboitionists) at Buffalo, in the
State Of Now York, on the Goth Of Octo.
Der next, for tho purpose Of nominating,
as their notice runs. 'truc and tried men
as their candidates for tho offices Of Pres-
dent and Nice President of the United
States" Thus, they are first in the field.
y NoyrL lDEA.-A proposition has
| boon started IN Philadelphia, 10 have
large IRON lube. ,hroc feet in diameter, to
extend from Port Carbon to PHILADELPHIA.
distance Of 80 miles, TO convey coal
/ from the ninos n: Por,iCar bon to Philndol.
phla. The expense is estimated at about
fourteen millions Of dollars, and there is
sufficient descent TO make il prac,ca BILE.
INSULTING WITNESSES IN Couar.-A-
inong the matters presented by the Phila.
| delphla grand jury Of tho July term, 10
| that OF the unrostrained abuse Of witness
! es by members of tho bar IN court. The
grand jury consider this license calculated
10 abrldgo tho dignity of the court and to
'ntoriero with the proper course Of jus.
tlce. Ii viii be recoiloctel that a young
man named Smith lately made an assault
IN Philadelphia upon lawyer named Bar
ton, for this very thing. We observe that
Smiths case (for the assaul,) has boon re-
| moved to the Supreme Court.
CRY ExPESsEs.-The New York Trl-
buno says that the visit of the President
cost TINT city four thousand dollars, and
the entertainment of tho officers of tho
French steamer lnion five hundred dol.
lars.
AwFULLv SUDDEN DEA7H.-A man
while drinking glass of wine in n coffee
house al New Orleans. on the 18th, fell
like lump of lead on the floor. There
was q gurgling sound heard in his throat
presently streams Of blood issued from
his mouth. and about four minutes from
the timo TINT he called for the wine he
was stlfened corpse!
rT-A memorial to the Queen of Eng
land signed by one hundred thousand wo-
men. has lately been presented. praying
that the bill for punishing seduction may
become a law.
frOno Of our noighbors tells a story
Of a gentleman who wishing to buy n
draugh. horse, bought ono of a Quaker,
who told the purchaser; at would please
thee 70 see him pull" The horse was
bought, bu. after numerous fai. trials the
buyer has gwen up all hope of ever being
"plcaset' IN that why.
0rThe Order OF the Sons Of Temper
ance numbers ID or 10000 members in
the State Of Ohio.
posTPoSEIENT OF THE LAND S.LEs.-In
the Indiana polls. For. Wayne, and Wilma
mac Districts, in the State of Indiana
The Land sales IN the Miami ceasions,
Indiana, are further postponed until May
ISIS.
; Miss MERCER. whose brother shot her
seducer and escaped conviction, was lately
married, in Philadelphia, TO Henry w.
Knapp, writer of some celebrity there.
So says the Philadelphia papers.
The Michigan Railroad Company are
building q. Detroit a brick depo, or freight
warehouse, which will be 500 feet long
and 400 feet wido-much tho largest
building IN the country. /: will store 200, :
, 1000 barrels Of -four and 200. 900 bushels
of wheat.