Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-12-05
4 Eittle Of "1ll Sorts.

We were not long since. saws the Gin
cinnati Commercial. much anu sed bv a
| couple of Hooser girls. who came on
board the steamer -. at the little town
Of Mt. Vernon. Ind. They had evident
/ ly never been thousand miles frcn,
home. and were making their first trip on
steamboat. The elder one was exceed
ing talkafve. and perfectly free and un-
concerned, with regard to the many ewes
that were scanning her movements. The
other was OF the opposite turn Of mind.
inclining 10 basntulness. At dinner our la.
dies were honored with a seat at the head
of the table. and the eldest one. with her
usual independence, cut her bread into
smell pieces and with fork reached over
and enrolled each mouthful in the nice
dressing on a plate of beefstake before
her. The passengers preserved their
gravity during this operation by dint of
great fort. Perceiving that her sister was
not very forward in helping herself. she
turned round to her and exclaimed, loud
enough TO be heard by half of the table
-"Sai, dap into The grary-Dad pays as
much as any on emu This was follow
ed by a general roar, in which the captain
led OFT The girls arrived at their place
of destination before supper, and when
they left the boat, all hands gave three
cheers for the girls Of the lloosler State.
ROME TO BE ANNEXED TO FRANcE-An
American gentleman in Paris. whose
means of information, the New York Tri-
bunc says are excellent. gives curious
plan of President. Louis Napoleon 10
annex Rome TO France. He remarks
upon the fact that the retrosrades in the
h., ,h,r how
the President S letter TO Col. New, and SAYS:
The Pope will rccede-if not, there
will be movement made. and that very
soon. the ultimate obj ect of which will be
to annex Rome to France. If the Pope
shall continue 10 be obstinate, Louis Napo-
leon will contrive to have the popular vote
of Rome given, asking for annex alton -
Posi- OFFICE REMovALS.-The Wash
ington correspondent of the Philadelphia
American says, since the 4th of March,
1908 post offices have been established
218 discontinued, 161 sites changed. 2374
postmasters removed, 1868 resigned, and
l39 died. There are 1900 or 10000
post offices in the T. States
o. At meeting Of tho directors ofthe
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
held at Baltimore on the ! 1th inst, it was
unanimously resolved TO put the whole
road under contract to the Ohio river i'm
mediately. 1t is now certain that it will
be completed in two years from the first
Of next June.
G.T Mr.. John Porter, citizen of Wash
ington county. Ind. committed suicide
last Sunday evening by hanging himself
d }Ia had honn al
and some slight difficulties in his domestic
affairs is assigned as the reason for the
commission Of the rash act. The poor
fellow got into hot water in hurry.
tThe marriage settlement of Miss
Perry, of New York. now Mrs. Belmont.
by which property in real estate was con.
veved in trust, to the value of 5000 900
comprising the splendid mansion of Mr..
Belmont. on the Fifth Avenue, with other
property in the upper part of the city
GEN. SCOTT AND THE PREslDENr-A
recent letter from Washington, to a New
ork paper, says that Gen. Scott called
on the President Immediately upon his
arrival. which happened to be in the mids,
of Cabinet session. lie left his card
after making many friendly inquiries
t There is, doubtless, little truth in the al.
legged arrangement.
Meeting Of Henry Clay and Father
Mathew.-Mr. Clay, accompanied by his
friend, Alexander Benson, called upon Fa.
Their Mathew this morning, at the Irving
House. The occasion was a most inter.
esting one, as both had hoped to have the
pleasure of this meeting. High hand de-
served compliments passed between them
and hopes were expressed that they would
soon meet again at the capitol of our
country.-N. Y. Express 21st.
GA Lodge Of Odd Fellows was about
TO be formed in San Francisco; and a
meeting had been held to take immediate
measures for the establishment of a Hos
pital. for the benefit Of members Of the
Order.
TThe Legislature of Vermont, at its
recent session. appropriated $500 to pro-
cure block or blocks ofmarble, or granite,
for the Washington monument, now in
process of construction in the city OF
Washington.
CIT is stated that claim for bounty
IS to be pressed upon Congress in behalf
Of the officers of the war Of 1912. The
Mexico received bounty land, but not the
officers.
! 0-An eccentric old bachelor, who
lately died at Madras, has left sum of
/ f1 900. the interest of which is to be
divided annually into four portions, to
be distributed at the discretion OF the
minister Of St. Cyrus, kincardineshire
One portion to be given to the tallest wo.
man that has been married in the parish
during the year, and one to the shortest
A third portion goes to the eldest woman
married during the year, and the fourth
to the youngest.
~The lamcnted Col. Duncan. of the
United States Army, had drilled his men
to such perfection in artillery, ard to such
CELEBRITY OF movement, that on one occa-
sion when his guns were under their sheds,
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