Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-11-07
The Other Side.

Francisco, July Goth. he writes:
The reports from the gold region are by
no means flattering. and have them from
men direct from the ground. diggers. who
have arrived here within a few days, one
o. whom is al present residing in the same
house where am boarding. The waters
are high az present. but they inform me
that when the diggings are in the most
favorable condition. digging for gold. pay
poorer than any other employment. Some
al the companies are not paving expenses.
not averaging 50 and So per day. while
the most ordinary mechanic in any of the
towns is making $40 per day. Writers
10 the eastern papers chronicle only the
success OF the most remark able cases.
but never record the fact that hundreds
dig IN vain. soon learn that nature has
not endowed them with physical strength
sufficient 10 stand the excessive labor ne
cessaryto wash gold In the mines now.
and indeed, al all times, the diggers are
up 10 their middle al least one half Of the
time. digging the earth out of wet pools.
This very naturally produces sickness
among those unaccustomed 10 such labor.
and | seen in our own house two men
who daily thank heaven that they have
been enabled. after severe attacks of i'll
ness above. 10 reach here alive
Mr.. K. states that a few men are sue
cessiul. but they no sooner realize small
capital than they seek the paths of trade,
and leave the mines 10 new corners. Mr..
K. says that he has he ard of cases where
Mexican and Gillian operators have ar
rived with fortunes and sacrificed them in
vain search for gold. He adds:
was amused. few evenings since, at
hearing physician relate the conversa-
ton which frequently takes place between
a member of the medical faculty and a
patient III the mining region. 1t is gem
orally as follows:
NJ D.-(teeling the patients pulse
Let me see Your tongue. (Patent shows
his tongue which the doctor pronounces 10
be very yelIor) How long have you
been digging!"
Patent.-.Three months
NJ. DIV hat has been, your average
per month";
Pa,ient.--"Eight ounces (Dou-
bloons.)
NJ. D.-"Take an ounce Of this pre-
tablespoonful three times daily, and keep
out of the dust
Patent hat is your fee doctor1''
NJ. D.-"Only tce1re ounces,'
Patient-"Will you take il in duStr'
VI. D.-"l have no objection-doun
with it,
Thus victim to the gold fever gives
hall his earnings to the support of science.
and crawls out of his wet FL Dorado TO
crawl ever after, the victim of broken
constitution. or a crippled pair CT legs.
New '.ScuEME OF NATIONAL CURREN-
cy.'-Some of the New York papers con
tain a long letter from the Hon. T. L.
Cllngman. wing member of Congress
from North Carolina. to Mr.. Simeon Ora
per. of New York city, in relation TO the
establishment of banks in different parts
the country, for the issue of bills based
upon government stocks. or for an issue
OF treasury notes to inc orporated banks.
or private bankers, upon a deposit of
government stocks with the Secretary of
the Treasury. The Herald speaks of this
as clearly Mr.. Meredith $ financial system.
and says we must be prepared to see il
advocated at length in the Secretary re-
port to Congress .-Balt. sun.
SOCIETY OF FRIEHDs.-The total num-
Der of members of the Society of Friends
in Great Britain and Ireland. is 1873.
viz: males 8.592; females. 1O.14l. There
are % Quarterly Meetings in England.
three of them having from 5000 10 24OO
members EACH the others are generally
small. from 100 to 800 members. OF the
1878 members. 1904. or per cent. are
under five years of age; 5175. or 90 per
cent. between 5 and 90: 9423. or 80 per
cent, between 90 and 60: and 263O. or
i per cent. above GO. The whole mum
Der under is 6679. or SO per cent. The
between 80 and 90. or the period
of social activity. is - 9. Of which the
males. 45 per cent. are $685.. We do not
believe there is an instance in the world
of Church. or religious sect or organi-
cation, numbering less than $500 active
male members, that does SO much good.
or exerts SO much beneficial influence, in
SO many ways as the Society of Friends
in Great Britain Independent.
PoPrLATIoN OF MINNEsoTA.-The birth
places of the members of the Minnesota
Legislature may give an idea Of the places
whence the population is derived. We
find the following record:
From New England, 9; Canada. 4; New
Y ork. 3: Pennsy lvania. 2; Michigan. 2;
Ohio, /: New Jersey. /; Virginia. /; Mis-
souri,. l.
We may presume from this that the
population will be drawn, almos, entirely.
from the extreme North. corresponding in
climate. with that Of Minnesota i.tni-
grafton. in the United States, with few *
ceptions, moves on lines of latitude
TAXING TINE BY THE FoRELocK Tho
New York correspondent of the Phladel
phia Pennsylvania, says some Of the
more enthusiastic young men there pro-
pose the immediate formation of '.Tur-
kish Regiment 10 sail for the Dardanells
the moment the news reaches here tina, the
ball is opened in reality