Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-03-27

recently the recipient Of large sums OF
money from the Treasury. obtained ,hro
the agency of forged and fraudulen, pa.
pers. has been arrested in Michigan. and
is now on his way to Washington. 10 an
swer criminal indictment, which was
laid before the grand jury on Friday.
~Our aristocra'y now give morn
ing balls. They are quite popular on
Walnut and Chestnut streets. The bellies
and beaux commence the affairs about,
eleven o'clock. 4. NJ. They close the
shutters Of their parlors. light the gas,
and then trip it on the light fantastic toe.
till the "wee short hours ayont the twal,"
when they wind up the festivities with-a
supper. Improvements will never cease
Phila. Dispatch.
E-A correspondent, Of the y. Y Her
aid. writing from Leon de Nicaragua un-
der date of Ith ult., says:-
ii met Mr.. White. agent Of the Canal
Company. in Granada a few days ago
He has examined the route for immediate
transit, and finds but twelve miles Of land
travel. The passage can be made from
sea to sea in So hours. and it is said one
week of time will be saved to the steam
ers-two days OH the Atlantic and four on
the Pacific If so-and there is no doubt
Of the fact-the route to California will
be shortened not less than eight days
G-Great excitement was produced in
Franklin county. Ind, on the Cd instant.
by the arrest of VIM. Carter, who, as it
| appeared from the evidence before the
court. seduced Mrs. Reed. and then Ell
ther murdered her, or killed her by en-
deavoring to produce abortion. Mrs. r.
had four children; her husband went to
California about year ago.
! GrAt auction. by J. II. Taylor. all the
| right, title and interest under the Delius
Grant, of 1856 900 acres Of land in the
mountain regions Of Anderson and
Greenville Districts. was sold for $3.50.
1900 acres Of land in the Choctaw and
| Chickasaw Purchases. Mississippi. were
sold at 26a27 cents per acre Charles
ton Mercury.
GrMrs. James X. Polk has. we learn.
since the death of her husband, almost
entirely secluded herself from society,"
She seems to be inconsolable in her grief.
the huge pillars Of the new house into
which they had just moved, when the
melancholy bereavement occurred, are
sun crapeu win black.
Green. Crary, Of Michigan, so ele-
gantly killed off by Mr. Corwn in 1910,
has just taken it into his head that he is
vet alive. and is a candidate for the L. S
Sen ate. in the event of the resignation Of
Gen. Cass-ra,her an uncertain matter.
tThe Senate Of Louisiana have pass.
ed All act Ito provide block Of stone
Co. tl,e>
the following inscription: The State of
Louisiana-ever loyal TO the Constitution
and the Union"
~The Philadelphia Enquirer says
that Commodore Stockton is now ship
ping five small engines. with boilers, and
three sets of portable apparatus for
stamping. washing and separating gold
from the rock in which it is usually found.
on board the barque Sultan, bound to San
Francisco.
~In 1896 the opium trade was pro-
hibted by the emperor of China. At
that time the annual import was about
1000 chests. At present, it is nearly So
900 chests, or 6O.OOO.OO pounds! II is
estimated to destroy 100000 lives annu.
ally!
GTThe first breach of promise case
ever tried in Louisiana has just come off
before the Supreme Court of that State. |
Damages obtained, $1,000. but SEQ, 900
were claimed. Few or no suits of that
kind are brought in the South.
~Mrs. Fanny kembe closed her
Wednesday night. saying: II shall new
IL
Of appearing before you again in public"
She commences a course at New York .
this evening.
@Jonas, do you love mel
well, Suky. does
'lIow do you know you love, Jonas!' +
Cause. whenever sees you my heart
jumps up and knocks agin' my STUN
muck SO hard that I don't have any appe-
tite for week afterwards"
rMadison. Ind, was visited on Sun
day last by very severe hail storm
Much damage was done to window glass.
I.John. is my coffee hot!' Not vet
massa, me spit in him, and he no fizzle'
~The faster you read the following
the more amusement you will have
Il saw five brave maids. sitting on five
broad beds. hrading broad braids. | said
to those five brave maids, sitting on five
broad beds. brading broad braids-braid
broad braids, brave maids
HThe Cholera RACES in many parts
of Mexico. At the town Of Vernado, on
the 4th Of February. there were 43 cases.
8 of which proved fatal. At Buena Vista
the people fled through fear. Of 20 at
tackled in one day, none recovered. still
ii is not though, so severe as in 1923.
rThere were shipped from this por,
to California. during the month Of Feb
ruarv. 4.613.75O feet Of lumber. and p
7o1.e5O shingles; and during the frs,
FIVE days in March, 10000 feet lumber.