Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-05-16


Tun IMPROVED PHoroocNfc PRocsss TIN. i.u-
prov-men, which the Messrs Langenheim have
made upon the Taiba,ype, or the process. Of Ia
hlnE portraits upon paper, and coioring them
like miniature hkenrsses. has excited much pub
lie curiosity, and eicitrd tn. mot decided eK-
prrssious OF appreciation. We rrgarj tho Tai.
bo,ype u great improve mt upon the Dagucs-
reotype, aud enc which will ia a great measure
supercsde the latter method of taxing likeness
The sharp, and, generally speaking. harsh
lines pro iuced 10y the Daguerreotype, arc soft
-net in the Talbotype. ana have mach more Of
the air of the natural life in them. The tone
of cooring Of the shades is more lik. that pro-
duced toy fine ,itograph, while the susceptible
Itv of the impression To receive the natural CO.
iors of the complexion. from the hand Of an art
isl employed for the purpose, gives an advantage
over the Dagu-rreotyp- process that must strike
every person who has seen tho dissdv antages
which ID. .uerrean artists have To conie0i with.
and so uns.,isiactor,iy. in this respect. Another
very decided advantage is the power to repro
duce any number of i,kenesses by the me tn
cd which may b. desired. without any second
sitting. The one impression being preserved.
ami retaining its power for any i-ngth OF time
to reproduce others. Tn. Improvement has cost.
of course. much time. and no Uncomfortable
outlay, by the ingenious paientees. but u will
eventually amply repay them Tor their devotion
to the perfection of this nav "A beautiful at.
DrMpcaArIc REIoicr~o. --A s.iut. WAS fred
at Boston on Monday. by the Democrats. pro.
claiming their sat,sact.on at the removal Of MAa.
Gus MoaroN tD-mocrat) from the Coiiectosship
of tina, port. Tho Post. the leading Democratic
paper. says:
II Mr.. Polk and Mr.. Walker hid done their
duty faithfully, we should not have been depend.
ant upon General Taylor AMI Mr.. Meredith for
favor we now most gratefully acknowledge.
Two real living ourang outangs have
arrived in Salem. Of large sizs and in
fine health.
Francis was the first monarch who in
iroIuced ladies' al Court lie said. in a
style of true gi'!antry. that ..drasing
room without ladies' was like the year
wthou spring; or rather. like spring
without flowers"
A promising young man DIR. Roberts
came to his death at Syracuse. by touch
ing pimple on his forehead with matter
from a vaccine scab which he had Just rel
N owed from the arm Of a child; ia a few
hours he was delrous.
The plague Of locus,s has fallen upon
Texas. The whole country is full Of
them. from Austin to the Gulf Of Mexico,
ani vegetation is suffering from their dep
relations.
| We learn that Mrs. Howard. acquitted
Of the murder Of Mary Ellen Smith. Oh
the ground of insanity. will be removed
in day or two TO the Insane Hospital at
Columbus. there 10 await the further dis.
position of the authorities.
An election for Directors Of the Gin.
cnnati and Hamilton Railroad was held
on Monday afternoon and the following
Board was chosen: S $. L'lIom,ncdieu.
J. G.. Wright. WIN. Bebb, John Woods,
4. VI. Taylor. VIM Burnett. Alex. Grimes,
ssam'l. Fosdick, and Eden Is. Reeder.
! Sixty-seven pews in a new Episcopal
Church at Fredericksburg (Va.) sold on
Monday week for 1921 900.
In the formation Of single locomotive
steam engine there are not fewer than
54l6 pieces 10 be put together, and these
require to be as accurately adjusted ~
the works of q watch.
The correspondent Of the Baltimore
Patriot. speaking Of the National Inselli-
gencer. says that the outstanding debts
due TO that establishment are estimated At
100000.
The gold coinage Of the United States.
from the Virginia mines. has amounted
during the last twenty years to SI.O08..
100.
! The Siamese Twins. with their wives
and children. are exhibiting at Richmond
/, Va
Ship Sophia Walker arrived yesterday
, from Valparaiso. with $50 900 worth ol
+ California gold dust. Boston, May 8.
1919.
. An elopement Of merchants daugh-
ter with her fathers mulaito clerk, is re.
, ported in New YORK.
Last week we had occasion to publish some.