Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-04-17

common country. and dissolution 70 the
SOUTH"
Alabama is growing sicker and sicker
of the has,v part which her Legislature. in
out door caucus. acted in appointing del
egates. and the Linden Free Press says
..Continual appeals are made to the people
10 give il their sanction by primary NEE
tingS. &c, and the people will have moth
10 do with the matter-at least they will
make no move in il"
Thus piece by piece. the unpatro,ic
and disgraceiul design of holding con-
vention 10 concert me asures for the disso-
luton Of the Union. is falling abou, the
heads of those who conceived it.-Lucky
will all of them be. who escape with their
political bones unbroken.
IMPORTANT DECIsIoN-WIF SECURING
$1,000 FOR THE Loss OF HER HUSBAND
The interesting case Of Elizabeth liubgh
rs. Carrolton Railroad Company. in which
the plaintiff sued for $4,000 damages,
for the killing of her husband by the en-
ploslon OF the locomotive on the Carrolton
railroad last December, was brought 10
conclusion last Saturday evening. by q
verdict for the plaintiff for $4,000. The
evidence Of which showed very clearly,
that the locomotive was a very old one.
and the boilers were worn very thin: that
frequently complaints were made OF their
condition. as being entirely unfit for use.
Pieces of the boiler were exhibited to the
Jury. They were as thin as old dime
pieces 1t was also proved that Jacob
Hubsh, the deceased. was an excellent
engineer, experienced, skiliul, and very
prudent.
Judge Buchanan charged that there was
plaintiff to recover in such case, it the
fact established the damages.
I The iury. after retiring ten minutes. re-
turned with verdict for plaintiff of $1,000.
/ The plaintiff is poor German woman,
the only case that has ever occurred in this
country, where the wife has recovered
damages for the loss Of her husband.-N.
! o. Della, 22nd.
! Stock IN UEAvEN.-A few years ago
poor emigrant fell from a steamboat on the
4 Ohio river, and was drowned, leaving his
wife and one or two small children, who
were on board, in destitute and distressing
circumstances. On coming into port, the
case was spoken of among number Of
river men, on the wharf, when one Of
them with characteristic blun,ness OBJ
served, Come. boys, let's take little
stock in heaven at the same time taking
/ from his pocke: a couple of dollars as his
part of a contribution for the benefit of the
poor widow. His example was followed
/ by others. and handsome present was the
result of this rough. impromptu exhorta-
ton. May we not hope that, like the
/ aims Of Cornelius, this act came up as
ga memorial before God!'
1t is a glorious truth, whether our gener-
Gus friend Of the steamboat understood il
properly or not, that we are privileged to
take stock in heaven. The poor widow
who threw in two mites became large
stockholder, and her certificate is record
ed both there and here. Come. then. let
US all take little stock.-American Mes.
a MOTHERS LovE.-We do not know
when we were more affected. than on
Saturday last. at seeing as aged widow,
apparently about sixty years Of age who
came in the stage from Logansport, and
Who had travelled some four hundred miles
alone, bringing with her the petition OF
Judge Chamberlain, and the Associate
Judges Of the Porter Circuit Court, with a
large number Of the citizens Of Porter
county in this State, and also a large
number Of the citizens Of Du Page COUNTY.
Illinois. Ghe county in which the old lady
resides) TO Gov Wright for the pardon Of
her son, now in the Stale Prison, who was
in the spring of the year 184G, in the Por-
ter Circuit Court sentenced TO seven years
Imprisonment in the State Prison for lar
cenv, having served already two years
and more.
The son in prison is the father of two
children. now dependent upon their mo-
,her, and this grand mother for support
who are represented by the petitioners to
be poor. This old lady has made two
trips from Illinois alone to Indiana. and il
seems from her story corroborated by
Judge Chamberlain. that. amds. all her
troubles, she has never dispaired; at the
end of a wear from his imprisonment she
endeavored TO obtain the aid OF the court
for his pardon: this failed. At the end o
r the second wear. true to a mothers lore
she again started. and has now Travelled
more than seven hundred miles for the
pardon Of her son.
We wished at the moment. that we haC
the power to hand the pardon to this agee
, and detected female, and we would have
felt somewhat indignant at the Governo
as much respect as we have for him)
he had refused to pardon the son of thi
old lady. But we mus, confess that wheI
we saw the Governor take this old lady Z
,, his house, and keep her over the Sabbath
on Monday morning accompany her to th'
cars, and hand the pardon to her for he
son. and see the glad tear start in III
/. widows eve, we were glad in our hearts
that Wright was the Governor Of Indi
ana; and though he may have erred il
thus acting. (Which we do not believe)
!, was an error On the right side. No faith
: er. brother or sister. could have shown tn
r deep solici,ude. as did this mother for ne
= son, and we nov believe with all our hear