Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-03-01
PALLADIUM CORRESPO NDENCE
CINCINNATI, Saturday evenfng,l
February 2G,h. 1913

GENTLEMES:-A good deal Of excitement W as
z produced in this city few days since by the very
sudden death Of a lady Mrs. Simmons) caused
= by administering Chloroform by Dentist DIR.
Merediih) to produce inse visibility while extract
ing teeth. a post mortem examination Of the
body had by Drs. MISSY ami Lawson, the
official report of which has not yet appeared, but
was told by acquaintance who present
that symptoms CT disease apparent save
/, very slight defect in of the lungs. The
city is full of runors, no two of which agree
concerning this most singular and unfortunate
event. and the report Of the Physicians is looked
for with great interest. Whatever this report
may be, there is one thing very cersaiE-Chloro
form has had its day, in this city at least, for "a
long time to come. From the MERIDIAN Of its
rapidly attained popularity, it has suddenly fal-
len to the very lowest degree of dsrepute. Be
fore, tooth ache invoked, in order TO afford
an excuse for taking Chioroform, and it seemed
to be getting behind the times not 10 have take ~
i liz. To women in the pains of labor il ad
ministe red without scrup!e by the most respecta
= Bile Phv sicians In almost all cases when suf
f-ring existed unprecedented, it was the
sove reign soother sought for with the creates q
avidity. Now, it is regarded as the mad dog to|
be Stunned by all Those who had taken it nj
we're lavish in its praise, seem re ioicen to find
themselves still alive and declare that induce
ment could prevail on them to try again. Howl
long this dread will continue, and the future use
| Of Chloroform, will depend something on the re
port of the Physicians in this case. If they
:omc to the conclusion that some inherent dis i
ease was the cause of death it will be one thing
If they decide that Chloro form was the sole cause
it will be another thing. This woman was the|
mother of five children, the last but two months
. old
The death Of John Quincy Adams was Tele-
grapl,ed to this city on Thursday morning. Thel
courts Immediately adjourned, and the Church.
= and Engine bells were toIled the remainder of
: The day. The popular lecturer and eloquent Di
= vine. E. l.. Magoon, it is announced, will deIiv-
r eulogy on this great man to- morrow evening
The s'absguatulating Senators" after holdin q
out just long enough TO richly merit the terml
applied to the long cared Acknowledgements of
sridicule contempt by OF all partes-|
returned to their seats, the business Of the ses-
sion regularly gone through with, and the
RLegisiuture adjourned yesterday. So ends this
most ridiculous farce, without any very serious|
consequence to be apprehended from evil preci-
5dent otherwise.
was not in attendance at the great Taylor
meeting the evening Of the 22d; but SO far asI
the reports indicate the actions of that meetingI
lit would seem that the loco foco Taylor, of the
Signal, with others of like stripe, had mattersS
$50 far shaped their own way as TO produce the
Impression abroad that the ority of the friends
(of Gen. Taylor in this city. would prefer his be-
ing brought out independent, rather than
(the Wing candidate. and subject to the decisionI
|of tine Convention to be held in old Independent nee
Hall. That this effort would be made by certain
(locofocos who are more fearful of, than anxious
for his election, we'll know, but that 1t will aP
|ply to his numerous and ardent Wing friends
there, DO not believe for moment. l know
the contrary to be the fact.
1t is now an undisputed fact that treaty OF
Peace, agreed upon between Scott, Trist and
ithree Mexican L commissioners, has been trans
United to the President and is now before the .
Senate. The result remains to be SEEN but 1t Is
to- to- '''S '
There has been but littlc change in the pro- |
vision market this week. Flour is also about the
same ,25a4,30 The Government has gone
|out Of the market for corn and oats, and both
|2fe d uIuy III CREAMY TeOuCeO PIiceS.
The river has risen some 10 or ~ feet and is
En good stage for the largest class of boats. |
mo reduction of freights as yet however.
At the last date from Orleans (the l1thl Sugar
and Molasses has both declined again; Sugar is
quoted at 3ia4 cts-Molasses l9a20. and choice
2lcts. Corn in sacks is Iso quoted at much
lower figure, 43a46 cts. The impression seems
to be universal at present, that low prices must
rule the whole season. The foreign steamer
now due may change this feeling possibly.
The great Hotel, the Barnett House, seems
likely to fizzle out at the small end at last. The
stipulated time for taking stock has expired. and
II learn the lot, Shires' Camden, is about being
sold TO the Catholics. the monopolisers Of almost
all the most valuable public property in the city
Yours, II.
The communications Of IS" and M.
will appear mex, week.