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Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-09-18

JOKES UPON ScRIPTuRE.--lt is very com.
mon with some persons. TO raise laugh
by means of some ludicrous story con-
nected with text Of Scripture Some
tunes II IS play on the words. a pun; at
other times, blunder; and not seldom,
downright impietv. Whatever be its from.
even when !ightest, it is no yenial offence,
leading as IT does TO profane contempt Of
God S word. Those who practice this,
have never been celebrated for genuine
wit. The laughter which they call forth
IS provoked solely oy the unexpected con-
trast between the solemn words of Scrip.
ture and some droIl idea There is no
real wit IN the case; and the dullest per-
sons IN society are most remark able for
these attempts.
The evils arising from this practice ara
greater than appear at first IL ads. in
general. 10 irrevercnce for Scripture. No
man would jest with the diving words Of
his father or his mother; yet the words OF
God are quite as solemn. When we have
heard a comic or vulgar tale connected
with text of Scripture. such is the power
OF association. that we never near the text
afterwards without thinking of the jest.
L ne effect OF this is obvious. He who is
much engaged in this kind of false-wit.
will come at length to have large portion
Of holy Scripture spotted over by his un.
clean fancy
Beware Of jestng with sacred thinp..
Shun the company Of any one who practi.
ces this. YOU would shun loathsome
disease. Frown upon every attempt to
provoke your smiles by such means
-1merican Messenger. A.
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was felt beneath that humble roof when
his tidings were told, no words OF mine
can express: and il was with a full heart
they both knelt down before retiring 70
rest, to give thanks 10 God for His good
ness in thus providing for their wants. and
raising up friends for the time TO come
George has now been three years IN the
family Of Mr.. Brown. and the worthy gro
Ger has been heard TO say that he could
trust him with untold gold. Reader. let
this example encourage you 10 be strictly
homes. in all Your dealings. lou may
not. Like George. meet with an immediate
reward: but such conduct viii b sure in
the end 10 procure for you the good opin-
ion and confidence Of others. and it viii
bring to Your own mind a peace and salts
faction worth more than treasures OF gold
and silver Chiid's Lond Companion
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-09-18

Great Freshet IN the Scbug7tiH-A
telecraphic dispatch from Philadelphia.
dated September 3, says: AT an early
hour this morning the scene from Fair
mount to the Naval Asylum was terrific.
The rush and roar Of the angry waters
was appalling. The wharves were all hid
from view. some ten feet water being over
them. arehouses. mills, coal and
wood yards. houses, &c. &c. iEnumera-
Die were inundated
The smaller buildings which stood near
the river looked as if they had changed
their position to the middle Of the river
The water rose to such a heighfh in the
manufacturing departments. gas works.
and the foot OF Market street as to stop all
operations The Fairmount wafer work ;
will not run again for some days. At ?
0 clock this morning. the water on Fair
mount dam was 10 feet 1o5 inches high.
No estimate can be made Of the deStruc-
ton of corn an other property. Black
Rock and Manavunk bridges are gone.
and the mills at Nanayunk are under wa
t-r The Reading railroad sustained much
damage Accounts from the Schuylki!
represent the freShet caused by the rains
structive to life and property. The Har-
ri>burg and Lancaster bridge at Reading
is gone The Reading railroad Schuyi
kill navigation companies are heavy losers
ten iron bridges of the railroad. al Mi
creek. are carried away. besides sixty feet
Of enbankment: the canal is injured be-
vond all possibility Of repair this season
The accounts from Lehigh are Of SINH
lar character: the various towns on the
Lehiuh were overfiown. and it VII re-
quire three weeks to repair the injury to
the canal.
,eIegraphic despatch from Pot'sville.
Pa. says: The Schuylhll canal is a total
wreck in consequence Of the freshet. and
no business will be done on it before the
close OF the season. 1t will require two
weeks to repair the Reading railroad. 80
houses at Panama were carried off, and
about half the houses az Por, Clinton were
swept away Fifty lives were supposed
TO be lost. The ireshe, was the greatest
that ever occurred.
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Distressing DeafI from Hydro phobia

IPfff ffSSfH8 I/fHf 4 ! fpHt iITtf Dfft .
We learn. from the Natchez Free Ira
der that Mrs. Sarah Fulton, q lovely and
interesting Young lady Of nineteen years.
belonging to Franklin county, Miss.
came to her death on Sunday. the 4tf1 in
~taft. from the bite Of mad dog about
four weeks previous. The Free Trader
SAYS:
Miss Fulton. on Saturday morning.
felt shooting pains from the place whore
she had been bitten in the arm. ascending
towards her neck and throat. but was
We enough 10 ride some distance TO at
tend a Temperance barbecue. The day
being hot, much water was drank: and
while attempting to drink, the poor girl
felt an unaccountable spasm. Or chill per-
wade her frame. which prevented her
from drinking. As she rode home she
grew worse. and told the gentleman who
accompanied her that she would die OF
canine madness. The paroxysms soon
became dreadful: her mouth constantly
filing with saliva. and throwing out foam,
which had 10 be wiped awav constantly.
Her distressed and coarse breathing could
be heard for many hundred yards. Ma
ture sunk under the awful struggle in
about twenty four hours. aud death came
10 her relief on SUNDAY evening. the day
after she was taken i'll. What is most
awful. aud fills the community far and
near with a pervading gloom. IS the fact
that Mrs Fulton. widow. and the moth
er Of Mis-. Sarah. was bitten much worse
than her daughter, by the same dog: ne
gro belonging 10 them. also bitten;
neither Of whom. vet. nave ielt the
symptoms Of the disease.
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NONErsISNl. NESV.--i. \. NEW.
~ Ton. having quit the practice Of Dentistry
and sold his interest to DR. W. Il. WEBSTER
would respectfully recommend his friends ant
customers. generally. and particularly those who
mavr nav engage 'nenfs with him for the insertion of
IEtlH, to cali upon DR. WEBSTER who is
every way co'npei' Ut 10 perform any oper.,ions
oi Dentistry TO the ir satisfaction
A. Y. NEWTON
Richmond Ia. Sept. II {, l>so. es.2,
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s,S>se SALE.
A FARM AND MILL. FOR LIE.

n. l.. The SubSc ribrr offers for sale his Earin
containing about acres. situated Short
creek, ~ mules South of Richmond, On which
is Il good CriSt Mill. , run Of Bars. au4 in
thorough repair. 1t viii BE- sold 1T bargain
Any person wishing to purchase j. invited Ia
call and examine the premises. aud hear the
terms +. w. ROBINSON
Richmond, May :, 1854. 2nlf
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4 GOOD FARM COss .aEE,

DJOI y | y g. ana South Of Richmond. d.
~ Wayne County, Indiana. within vi-W =.
ia Town. aud handsomely situated. containing 6
Z.-lD "a e .IE & .-rsa
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The California and China Trade

Some enterprsing merchants in Boston
are constructing line OF large, strong.
and fast clipper-ships. to run as regular
traders between San Francisco and China
The first of the number is 10 be ready for
sea by the middle Of December. The es-
tablishment of regular lines of ships be-
tween the ports Of the United States on
the Pacific and China, will work a great
revolution in the course of trade with that
Empire. as well in relation TO It's extent.
and the variety of the articles which con-
tribute to make il up. as to the time re-
CURED TO carry it on.-Cin. Gazette.
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PIckLEs-Speaking of Pickles, says
the burlington Gazette. reminds us of see.
ing the wharf at Beverly piled up with
empty hogsheads a few days ago. On
enqnring who and what they were for,
we learned they were for a Willingbo-
rough farmer. who had received an order
from New York, for one hundred hogs
heads OF Pickles, at 50. The production
OF Pickles this year will be large. as the
demand tor California has swept the mar
ket bare. OF cucumbers, the product Of
Burlington county has been enormous.
greater than ever before known. Thev
have gone over the railroad to New York
by tons; and how the people Of tha, city
have escaped the cholera--seeing that
they have this year devoured more corn
and cucumbers than ever--s SO great a
mystery that neither the doctors nor the
quacks can solve it,
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watches! 5cwciry.. s;s.cr-Sssrc.!!

4 - respects To lis old frie nGs and customer
ANA ;he country At large, aud Is deeirous 10 il
form thrtI that II" is receiving the largest ~
best assortment Of
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ts,oier:. az Oxfor.i--,iu.,,i:arr Facts.

Last year the cholera confined It's at.
tacks almost exclusively 10 the white popu-
la'ion. only one cnlorel person being
slightly attacked. The deaths in the white
population was about per cent.
This year the cholera attacked the CO.
lored people. and the deaths were per
cent.-only one white person being slight.
IL attacked
Another interesting fact is that the first
case last year in the vicinity of Oxford,
was gentleman who had been 10 Gin
cinnati market. The first death this wear
was lady of town who had gone TO the
country on visit where death from
cholera had occurred last year.-Cin. Gaz.
The New York herald., 1850-02-19

utterly st vsrisnos With ell principles Of equity and
justice; 10 be- in fact monstreus to give the
most decided impression that there exist such
amount Of hostility to- and jealousy Of the claims OF
foreign creditors upon American property to make
Il dangerous any to trust his property your
eide Of the water. Though this feeling may not be
just cannot be surprised ct it's existence sm sorry
for IL for many reasons; not the least s the effect II
must have on my business cannot state how vsxsd
to have my feelings annoyed and business here
injured by the conduct Of certain persons In your
city occssionipg the law proceedinss referred to,
bringing disgrace and discredit ON the commercial
character Of our country
1t 10 this feeling that has injured public secur
ties In the minds Of European capitalists, and, sp
pears by the above they have very little confidence in
any thing but stocks of the federal government Most
Of the creditors Of the North American Trust and
Banking Company are Foreigners and the efforts which
have been made to deraud them Of their claims have
been sufficient to threw discrsdit upon American
curties of all kinds and we'll calculated to increase
the prejudice originally created by State reputation
and All ino
The New York herald., 1850-02-19

t appears by this that there has been increase IN
the cost and equipments Of this road during the six
months ending December 81, 1slo, Of si65t2 81; and
the increase In the stock and debt OF the In
the same period s3T ss7 IS. According TO the
port Of this company made TO the Lessl sture dated
December 81 lsts, the total the road and equip
nsnts at that time 80 sss ass S. This, deducted
from the total cost the 3lst Of 1sl shows
an increase In construction account during the year
1s4e, Of StS4 81. In the construction acs,unt for
December 1s4s s4ea7so "a we're charged on the exten
zion TO Dover Plains between four and Ave hu sred
theassnd dollars we're sddsi to the construction se
count Of this road In the year 1sl9 without having
sdded mile to the length of the line may sxpect
the thing In 1850 and shall without much doubt,
realize most Of our expectations.
The annexed extract from letter received in thi.
city, from one Of most intelligent citizens In Lon
don shows the feeling entertained abroad relative TO
the course that has been pursued In this country
regarding the claims Of foreigners There Ia doubt
but that . large portion Of this community deeply
isments the extensive system Of litigation which has
been rssorted 70 for the purpose Of winding mp the
affairs Of the North American Trust and Banking
Company; but there appears TO be differentiation on
the part Of the stockholders and those having the
management to repudiste the liabilities Of the concern,
upon the plea Of usury;
Lo-po-, 25th January, 1850.
"I am grieved to ssy the accounts received BY last
steamer OF certain decisions BY your Court Of Appeal
ss.d, have s-sssned feelings and opinions both dis
agreeable and prsjudioa. viii, ss you desire make
your message TO our friend Mr.. -; but after the
apfetaIon Of your courts towards foreign creditors,
you expect him 10 hold securty In Amsrics,
ubess based act Of the federal government The
proceedings OF the court referred TO right or
wrong, cannot preteaat 70 say-ars looked upon here
The New York herald., 1850-02-19

Upon comparing the returns Of December with those
Of September, We hnd diminuton Of only $4Seis Of
banking capital Notwithstanding tSo Of the Safety
Fund and three Of the Free Banks not included In
the last report n the Item Of loans and discounts
there 10 increase Of 81 ois, and In stocks de-
Of f67 4s since September There less specie
by Se53s62 than there Ia the vaults the 22d Of
September and 2o4 lees than the 3oth OF
There is inere1s Of 81 2533os since June In the
circulation, and s2S9e 527 In deposits aud In other
items there slight changes but they not
very important.
According to the last semannusl report OF the H,r
lem Railroad Company the construction aud capital
stock account compared with that presented In the
port dated Jane 90. 1870. stands AZ ANNEXED =
The New York herald., 1850-02-19
The CLIMAX Tn Hair Dying--Phaion
C0MMERCIAL AFFAIRS.
MONEY MARKET
Monday, Feb. Is


The stock market opened less buoyant this morning.
than have noticed for several days and prices
very feverish. Quotations for Of the fsncies fell
of, while others advanced q fraction. Most of the
operations to- day, for cash, and the shorts
evidently of the opinion that II they let the market
alone 1t will break down, from its own weight There
is doubt but that the shorts have lately been OF
great service to the bulls in sustaining prices and the
object opecuators for rse has been to get the bears
short of stocks such extent that when they
In purchasers, to deliver, the demand would be so
great as to carry up prices. To this csuse we can
trace most Of the recent advance The falling of in
ales to-day time and the great increase In those
for cash. show that the bears have changed their tsc
ties and have determined to give the bulls the benefit
Of cash operations for time. II the bears adhere to
this course, purchase only for delivery old
tracts, and make no ones, there will soon be q
turn in the market Large lots Of Of the fancies
are held by few houses, and II they can catch the
bears In corner they WILL doubtless, put up prices
but the bears the shrewdest and oldest operators
in the street. and there s very little prospect ct pre-
SENT Of their being caught in any such trap Those
engaged in corusring operations generally fall victims
to their folly. We have never known . cornering
combination to succeed.
At the first board TO- day, U. s. os, 1857, advanced
per cent, Erie rs, new y, Morris Canal u, Harlem
u Farmers Loan declined y per cent, Canton Co. y,
Reading Railroad y. At the second board, Reading
Railroad fell of per cent Harlem ", Farmers Loan
u; Long Island went up y. There were only three
sales time at the second board while those for cash
were unusually large.
The money market continues exceedingly easy, aud
good street business paper be negotiated st
and eight per cent. The rates range from to
fifteen per cent according to the quality Of the paper
and the necesity Of thehoder. Money be obtained
in any quantity at six per cent call, government
stocks - collateral.
The amount deposite In the ONCE Of the Asss.
tant Treasurer ut the clone Of business to-day,
50 a6s,ss3 lo
The demand for exchange for remittance BY the
packet leaving Wednesday for Liverpool has been
very active and sterling bills to large amount have
already been purchased The probability is that before
the closing Of the mails, rates will advance We quote
bills London at p % per cent premium; Paris,
ST. 26c. . bf 22kc; Amsterdam 40 4oX.; Bremen,
7sx a7s; HamburSb, IS . S5k.
The following statement exhibits the condition Of
the banks OF this State the 3oth OF June the 22d OF
September, and the 2sth Of December, 1s49;-
The New York herald., 1850-02-19


Your remarks the dark side Of California very
timely but they addressed TO only portioa Of
the large ciAss ct our citizens intsressd that rsgion
Another portion, standing equally In need OF such
sonsble caution, It seems to me, are the commercial
sdvsDtursrs.
Thousands Of outsiders as they are called in the
phrAssoogy Of the stock market alured by apparently
high prices and known instances Of great gain have
merchspdi,s to that market Men bred to profsssons
pursuing trades, or living on incomes have embarked
in such ventures to an incredible extent without
experience commercial advantsges they exposed
to the greatest mpotiops both at the port Of ship
ment aud the port Of delivery But apart from this,
and supposing that they have both what are the
chances Of present shipments as pared With those
OF hieh hayehad returns! Under the spur OF the
existing rage for trade, the number Of ships up for
California at Atlantic sesport M aud has been for
two months past doubly greater than last year. and
YET they are filled with remarkable rapdtyst advanced
gers and half laden with the necessary provisions aud
water now few or NO passengers are taken, aud the
s reason able conclusion tkst while We have double
the nuHber OF ships each ship also carries third more
sf merchandise Then the gol den tdngs were scarce
fcrnis trade new, all Europe 10 aroused, aud
commercial enterprises are projected on the most
France, England. Germany and Belgium and 1t is .
fair calculation that the shipments within the six
months from last Novem Der TO next May will be found
to be as great from foreign ports from our own.
Last the emigration by about thirty thou
year it cannot be much not withsandipg the in
creased facilities Of by steam for sup
posing ali the steamers to s. fun they can carry but
about two thousand month aud cor siderng the pau
city of passengers taken by the sailing craft they
will little than make up the balance. The
land smig alton Of the coming will net r-aoh
store his goods and await MARKET Does he suppose
the market will improve! On the contrary, he is
patch in order to catch the high prices Besides
there to suppose the overland emigration will be
greater the coming than 1t the last The
Vert has already di.charged q large portion of her
floating population, aud that which remains viii be de-
The New York herald., 1850-02-19
Superior Court
D-frw. InI.. nskIA.

BEFORE Judge Oekley.
Fsn p.-Lsthr Locnfs aud samu,i 2, Lyman rs q.
W. kiks and Thomas Cariia This suit is brought 70
damages. which the plaintiffs aese they have
sustained by the trespssses and Illegal proceedings OF
the defendants In entering upon their premises at III
Liberty street and taking their stock Of goods aud
store furniture tgeher with large amount OF assets
belopgipg to them and In unprovokealy turning them
and their SCENTS and clerks into the street IL is fur
ther alleged that the 10th Of January last, the
plaintiffs the sole OF those goods together
with claims notes and debts set forth and which they
Jut into the store n Liberty street TO be sold by Hull
TO an sgrsement TO the following efect-Loomis a
Lyman have delivered to Hull Loomis certain goods
and handise specified all Of which valued at
sll SEQ end put into the concern OF Hull LOOMS by
w Lo,mis ., his capital subject TO the payment Of
out OF the st svss received for the sale OF
aid or the co cotton o the notes or debts IL
ssr that Hull Looni proceed to convert them Into
mcrev spd collect the debts until the som OF 81 500
shc mid have bren paid They iuil Loomi also agreed
20 Keep goods fully Insured The dsfendsnts IL s
altered have not paid any OF the sums collected,
nor any OF the proceeds OF their sales The plsintns
assert that they did not sell intend TO sell those
goods but that they always retained their legal owner
hip over them The goods were seized By the dsfen-
dante, under q judgment for tl3S. Mr.. Niles beisg
the attorney for the plaintiffs ON the exesution and
Mr.. Csrlin being the deputy sheriff Adjsurned.
Before Judge Paine.
Skub~si n. Chiid and others me Sun Mutual Insu-
ranee Ccrpsry If Nsw Yerk This vas an sction 70
r~c.vsr 81 ass with interest from June, 1sts, the
Ar cunt Of insurance the whale ship Philip Tabs
vhich sustained considerable damage during cruise
on the Of Kamschatka from severe weather and
heavy gsles Of wind The defence vas, that the ship
upon survey YES declared TO be rotten and not sea-
worthy. Adjourned.
The Special Term Calendar tissues OF lav) will be
sailed every morning this week at chambers, before
Judgs Macon. ct 10 occck Defaults will be allowed.
The New York herald., 1850-02-19

The sseamships Europa, for Liverpool and Hermann,
for southsmpsOn and Bremen, win leave this port to-
morrow.
The Weekly Herald, printed in French and English,
viii be published ct nine O'Clock Co morrow Its con-
tents will embrace all the important Of the week
from Washington, Canada, Mexico, SO.
Single copies, in wrappers sixpsnos.
The New York herald., 1850-02-19
BrookIyn CITY Intelligence.

FIRE.--About o'clock last evening" fire occurred
at No. SO Main street. Itwas exipguished with but
trinipg damage
rch, Health Physcisn reports the number Of deaths
for the sndiog February Is to be 40of which 6
adults 16 children 20 we're females, and 20
males The number Of interments In Greenwood Ce-
metery and other Brooklyn grounds, from New York
and other places was SO.
The New York herald., 1850-02-19

surarNr CoVtr-Gsneral Tenn Nos. 30, 30, 81 20,
a. a.. 90. 50 TO so.
ga 2l5, 24s, 2ps, 400. 3l5, 20. SO.
srrsRioa Courr.-Nos. 90, o. co, 100, los, al, 81,
40 AZ III $50, 3. ~. 13l, las. 1877 14l, las, IOe
AZ 1856 1se 1877 15e leo 1e4 1856. 165 lee, ITO IVA
lJs 7s o. 10 10, 20 TO "a az bI 81, 4e2 p5, 1i4 VI,
' ans err ST. S. 50, co. ei sa ao ss ss II,