Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-04-26
PALLADIUM CORRESPONDENCE.
CINCINNATI, Saturday ereningl
Anil .1onI 1913

CINCINNATI, Saturday ereningl
April 22nl, 1918.
Gennfmen-The wires, which have been out Of
working order for several days until Yesterday
evening, have fut us ia possession of the news
Of Two vessels with later intelligence from Eu-
rope. BY glance at the dispatch it will be
that the clouds Of war grow darker and darker.
The promises Of Peace brought by the Hiberna
have all vanished. Excitement, tumult and
com'notlon exist every where. Repose, and the
quiet administrati of Governmcn tal affairs no
where. Dethroning Kings. and overturning
Empires seems to be the order Of the day. Even
France, where the work was thought to have
been accomplished, the trouble has but Just corr
menced. The slower classes are rising against
the rich. and the military are put i'm re0usi,ion
to suppress the riots. The financial ernbarrass-
nenis are so great that even the house OF o,hs-
child are said to have suspended Every where
are the most active PreParat ions being made for
War. Troops are moving in all directions, and
armies are being concentrated ready for whatev-
Hsmergency may arise. All this, the advices
call the entire success Of the people in their
struggle for liberty. The number of Republican
Gsvernments that will grow out of this success
mains yet TO be seen. lam not one of those who
have full faith that all these convulsion are like
y 10 result in the benefit Of mankind. l would
3 happy TO see better prospects that the govern
nenis 80 freely being overihrown were likely to
Be substituted with something more conducive to
The general good-that the blood that will inc
vitality soon drench again the battle fields OF
ssrope, will not be shed in vain. The effect of
NE European affairs, whatsoever compile xion the
may take. will not probably have an immediate
eject in this country But ultimately there is
no doubt that it will be felt in all commercial
transactions. and extreme fluctuations. restric-
tons, embarrassment, and derangeme IL, in finan-
cal affairs must be the consequence.
Owing to the very light receipts Of Flour the
price has been pretty well sustained in this mar
kef. Small sale. are being made ut S4.35,4 40
win q decided downward tendency. Sales for
export Could not De made at any thing like these
sules A'orieans, latest dates, flour is quoted at
ss''c In other respects there is but little change
'npr'ces. general dullness prevails in every
thing.
In consequence Of the low stage Of wafer
ireights have slightly advanced Eastern ex.
change is firm at per cent. premium
Mr. Forrest and Gen. Tom Thumb have both
No Tremendous run during the week. Its
ssfd 10 decide which is the greatest Lion of the
40. The General holds his three or four levees
each day and is decided favorite, with the Ia
s'e' particularly. Every body speaks we'll of
a'm' and no one regrets the time or the quarter
Pent'n seeing him. He is the greatest human
eaf'os'ty imaginable. and withsl quite an agree
s''s and interesting fellow
Ane National il crowded to excess, and crea,
aa'ses 60 away nightly, unable to get admis- |
ses. This - NO doubt very gratifying to Mr..
'''ess and to the manager, but it i. exceeding