Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-11-22
Proceedings OF Council.

ton Of Robt Hill and Jos. Mccoy, to yacate d
part of Franklin st and also the petition OF Jos
Howeils. Caleb Shearon and Richard Burk. 10
vacate certain alleys on Green ST and establish
others in their stead, reported uniayerab. 10 the
former. and introduced bill TO- the proposed
change CT alleys in the latter. The report was
accepted and the committee discharged
The bill vas read twice, committed to the
committe of the whole and mace tue Greer OF
the day for next meeting.
Order from ID. Runnelis in favor of Charles
Thompson for S1-referred to street committee.
Accounts City were presented by r. C.
Shut-, for Engineer services, S5l J. NJ. & J. H.
Hutton. for lumber. 81, 3sa, and T Thi>tetii-
waite, for do. sgt, 06s All Of which al
lowed and orders given
Oct 1.-THE com. claims, reported back
the accoun, of Mr. John Peterson. allow ing him
slI 10 for stone, &c. An order for that sum
was given.
The bill to change certain alleys in Green st.
" as considered III committe of the whole, report
ed TO the Council with anne nenis, anc
then read third time and passed. The Orai-
nance will be found in another column
Mr.. Howells stated that Mr.. Christopher Sho-
YER proposes to raise the sum of 500, TO move
the Market-Hous on the Public Square tn his
motion. a committee Of three consisting of
N-ssTs. Howeis. scott and Fletcher.) was APP
pointed to consider said pro. osition, aud report
to the Council as soon as practicable
Nor Part of the Councilmen met-no
quorutn-no business Of course transaet-d-aL-
Journed to the 4th
Nor. l4.--All the members present. Messrs
Hutton and Meek having been away from home
at last meeting, were excused for absence. The
absentees the evening of the 7tll were,
motion Of Mr.. Hutton excused
Claims VS.. the City, were presented by Sam1
Pierce, for paving gutter on 9th st and removing
dirt on street, 81: VIM. w lggins, hauling
tan on bridge, day, ST 80, Solomon Iiorney,
for stake timber and saving same 81 The two
former accounts were allowed and orders given.
and Mr.. Horney's account referred to committee
claims.
On motion Of Mr.. Scott the Collector is au-
thorzed to assess lots-supposed to be about eight
acres-in the south part of the city, not hereto
fore assessed, belonging TO Mr. Christian Swake-
man, at the rate of 500 per acre, be the number
of acres more or less.
A BRIBED WITNEss.-During the trial
Of Meagher, at Clonmel, woman, named
Mary keanan, was brought up as a wit
ness for the prosecution. When She made
her appearance on the table. she said
Ny lord, with the greatest submission |
beg leave TO speak a word. have been
bribed for the prosecution. have got
this cloak and this cap. | have been
bribed. The Court does not appear to
have taken any action in the matter
The Norfolk Beacon states that Henry
II. Waters. the Wing Commoner in
Brunswick Co. Ga rather close County.
80 majority for TAYLOR has resigned his
seat. This gives the Democrats one ma
iority in the House on Joint ballot. until
new election is held in Brunswick, after
which the best that the Wings can hope
for is tie. This they will probably get.
4 United States Senator is 10 be chosen
by this Legislature. -Jour. Com.
TIE physicians at Constantinople have
recommended the use of figs, with great
success, as preventive for the cholera.
This fruit is said to exercise healing i'll
tluence upon the stomach and bowels,
and is highly useful in diseases which
manifest themselves in arrangement of
the digestive functions, and commonly
precede an attack Of the cholera.
Speaking of Prussia. N. Gaillardet re-
lates the following anecdote of the King:
AT Berlin the poor King of Prussia seeks
in drunkenness relief from the troubles of
the past, the present and the future Re-
Gently, at the close of a repast at which
the Queen and the Processes were pre-
sent, he drank bowl of punch at one
draught; and then placing the bowl upon
his head, exclaimed with the gaietv of
Silenus and the philosophy Of Diogenes,
.'Ihis is all the crown that is left to me-
o. Rouge, The Reformer--T Vienna
correspondent Of the London Daily News,
says:
Rouge is preaching his new doctrines
here with unabated zeal. and with no
slight success. his auditors in the Odeon
being. every time he lectures, eight or
nine thousand strong. He denounces the
doctrines of the Trinity. Confession. the
Pope. the Calender of Saints. Converts
and Monasteries, celibacy of the clergy,
and praying in foreign languages
To ACCESSION A HORSE TO THE USE OF A
ing your friendship by rubbing the horses
face with your hand, then snap and ex-
plode percussion caps with a pistol let the
horse frequently smell the powder and
smoke, then you fire small reports, until
fear is removed, then overhead and behind
the horse. until all is free. If you have a
very wild horse. place him in stall, SO as
to have him safe: then fire gun all around
him. and 60 often up to him. speak to him,
and rub him in the face, and then fire the
gun again. until he is free from starting.
To make a horse used to an umbrella.
walk before him. raising il up and shutting
it again: let him smell il. and rub il over
his head: then get on him. gently raise it,
and ride him until fear is over.
THE Washington Union boasts that 'the
money expended in the Mexican war is
not lost Oh no. not lost at all. We
have heard of worthy gentleman. who,
Wills, having house built, observed large
quantities Of nails lying about. and said
to the carpenter: "Why don't you take
care of the nailsl they'll certainly be LOST
No. indeed replied the carpenter.
"youW fud them all in the HU."-Lou. +
Jour.
The Lipam Indians
The Corpus Christi Star Calls upon our
Government TO remove the I.ipan Indians