Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-03-13
Hlistellaneous Reaoinq.


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peril Of disappearing the name Of the Eter.
nal. that had we not made minute and
careful inquiry, even among the very
haunts Of those living where the occur.
yeaoo took place, we should have believed
the whole 10 be an exaggerated rumor Of
some ordinary and everyday casualty,
dreadful judgment. On the morning Of
Saturday last, married woman, residing
iu the Fsiars' Fields. named Sarah Nor
gan. was observed with an infant in her
arms. near her own house, disputing with
= woman named Elizabeth Volan. \
quarrel Of very violent character, so far
as words went, shortly afterwards ensued,
and in reply TO an observation made by
the woman. Saral, Morgan exclaimed that
she hoped that God Almighty would strike
her blind, deaf. and stiff. if she did not
revenge herself upon her in q particular
manner. Almost directly she staggered.
let her child fall from her arms to the
ground. and would herself apparently
have fallen but that her neighbors imme-
diately assisted her into the house.
DIR. Stack was promptly in attendance,
who, We need scarcely remark, continued
to render her every assistance which med
zeal skill and humanity could suggest
From the moment that she was thus mys-
teriously stricken to the hour Of her death
at half past ono o'clock on Wednesday
lnorning--ihe only words she uttered, and
Just after she was borne in were, '.Lord.
have mercy on my poor soul-have mer-
cy on my childrcn!' and then her voice
failed her, and she became dumb, her
sense Of hearing was destroyed, her eyes
became CLASSY and sightless. and in about
sixty hours from the moment in which she
was struck down. Death placed his icy
hand upon her. and she became a corpse
This fearful event has produced a painful
sensation even among the abandoned
creatures Of the locality in which it occur
rcd.--I Monmouth Eng Meriin.
CUsE FOR FELoN or WnrLow.--Take
the yolk OF one egg; All equal quantity OF
strained honey; one table spoonful Of
spirits Of turpentine. fresh drawn; one
teaspoonful Of spirits of camphor; mix
well and thickcn with flour to the consis-
fence Of q thin paste; spread it on the
sore thinly and cold.
send you the above, at the request Of
many friends, who have tested or witness
sed its virtues. 1t takes hold with aston
u
rapidly; even extracts the feveIish blood
itself, half formed into pus, and makes
clean work with )eIomish fingers. Every
body ought to know it. IIENgy CowLEs.
So seDberiin, Jan. s, 1850. Ohio Cul.
Virtues OF SMART WEEp.-The 'Guern-
sey JefFersOnian' says. that smart weed
els almost q sure remedy in case Of cholic.
Irin thor
herb tea. In the next place, it is worth
IS per hundred for "a stock Of cattle, il it
is cut and cured when in full bloom. Give
an OK, COW, or horse, one pound per week
during the time they are put up to hay.
and il will keep their bowels and hide
loose. II is an excellent physic. IL Il
horse has one pound week, there is no
danger Of his having bots, or worms OF
any kind; and they will eat it sooner tina n
they will the best Of hay
llovEY's GREEN HOUsEs.--The Messrs.
Ilovsy, who have SO acres devoted to hor
ticulture in the vicinity Of Boston, have
also five large Green Houses whose uni
ted length is near 1000 feet. One ofthem
contains about 5000 Camcllia Japonicas
in full Demonstrating to fragrant de-
scription in the Boston Transcript. A plant
of the Acacia pubescens. standing 20 feet
high. branching off into head 9 or 10
feet through. and presenting dense mass
Of blossoms, is also noticed, as the mos.
graceful plant known. Like a willow in
form, each branch was weighed down with
itsload Of bright yellow racemes Of flow
crs. Another object OF special beauty was
a lemon tree. over 40 years old. having
upon its strong branches upwards Of 80
large lemons.
An adjoining Conservatory is made to
accommodate 10000 plants and trees
Every thing rare and beautiful in the floral
Kingdom may be found in these cnclos.
ures.- Newark Advertiser.
MACHINERY FOR WASHING DISIES.-The
Scientific American says: "Mr. Joel
Houghton, Of Ogden. ". y. has invented
a machine for washing dishes. as TO
save woman-f folks Il deal OF trouble The
dishes are placed in a rack and set up.
right when it is carried TO Il vessel contain
ing water and little soap, and by turning
. crank the dishes on the rack are whirled
in great style to remove all dirt. The I'M
clean water is then drawn off and re- pla-
ced by boiling water. and the crank again
turned few seconds. The dishes are
then clean. and can remain in the rack
which obviases the repeated handling of
the dishes. About two years ago. one of
our subscribers invented very ingenious
machine for washing the floor. All that
was necessary to De done to it, was to
turn the handle. move it every square
yard. and supply it with clean water. BY
turning the handle it scrubbed the floor.
wiped il up. and wrung out the cloth. 1t
had a spring. a drum with cord on it.
and few levers peculiarly combined and
worked by cams. all operate by handle
revolving a Wheel