The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-03-02
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The Washington correspondent of the n. Y.
Commercial says that Augustus Caesar Dodge.
has agreed to psy two thousand dollars out his
salary Minister to Spain in order to induce =
competent person to accompany him as Secretary
of Legation. Professor Dimmity. of Louisiana.
is the person selected. and he is good linguist and
ripe scholar Shoock, the Treasurer Of Holmes
county, Ohio who recently disappeared with some
$4,000 OF the people funds. isreported to have
been arrested last month in Switzerland. He had
on Lis person, when taken into custody. $4,000
francs in bills of eNchange-A letter from
Warsaw, quoted by the Cologne Gazette says
that the loss sustained by the Russian active army.
(that is the Grand Army under Prince Paskie-
witsch during the year 1854, has amounted to
Ill l32 men, Of which 90. .2o4 were killed, 55,3O4
wounded. c, 240 deserters and absent. while l6,-
l 56 have died of divers diseases-Mr.Wa w allace,
of Philadelphia, who has just returned from
Laguayra, has succeeded. it is SO said. IN making
a contract with the Venezuelan government, for .
lease of forty islands on the coast OF Nenez-
uea which are said TO be the richest deposltesot OF
Guano in the world d-Col. Gentry, Of Ten
nessee has issued short address to the people Of
his State, announcing himself as candidate for
Governor-The New York House of Rep
resentatives have passed stringent prohibitory
liquor law by vote of sixty six yeas to twenty
eight nays.-A bill passed the Senate on the
10Th, to pay ssto certain Indians full compensation
for the loss Of a number of slave" The cutting
os of all dead heads railroads don't pay.
The Superintendent of the New York Erie Rail
road has given special notice to droyers that the
company will resume the practice OF returning
from New \ ork to point shipment. such drovers
as actually accompany the stock-A report
from Santa Fe states that the Mexcans in the
Mesla Valley have hauled down the United
States flag, and hoisted the national tri color
There are 10000 street gas lamps in New York.
which burn 80 600 feet Of gas per hour. or 42o 600
per night. The cost of one nights burning is
about 81 lOo.-The annual statement Of the
business of Railroads in Massachusetts,. shows
An increase during the last year, Of 500, Il 62 pass
engers compared with the previous year. and
2O4, ,979 tons Of freight.-1n Lexington, Ky,
the councils grant licenses only to bona fde taverns
and tax them four hundred dollars each. In
Tuscaloosa, Georgia, the councils have raised the
price of license to FIVE thousand dollars Tho
temperance cause in Georgia. Alabama and
Texas, seems to be gaining daily On Sunday.
says the Washington Star. four pretty girls slipped
and fell down in our strees and scores OF gallants
ran to their aid; but eleven homelv creatures who
were unfortunate, neither received aid or sympa-
thy Girls who tumble down should always DO
pretty -Otway Curry, Esq, formerly editor OF
the Scioto Gazette, died at Maysviile In this State,
on the 15th instant.-Gen. Shields declines to
be candidate for Congress in his district 1t is
believed that be will receive the appointment Of
Brigadier General, should the new army bill
become a law position which he would fill with
honorable distnction.--Gov. Pollock, OF Pa.
after full hearing Of the case OF DR.. Beale, tho
dentist, has refused to grant him pardon
1t is stated that one of the Americans. named
Johnson who figured in the late revolution in
Peru got possession Of a regimental chest belong
ing to Echeniq ue's forces with $4,000 in gold
in it. which he divided among his comrades.--
A quarry OF. green and purple slate has been
opened il Albemarle county. Va. It's said that
several WEIGH quarters gave .itas their decided
belief that this slate is the purest they have ever
seen in America, and only equalled by the slate
obtained from the old quarry in North Wales
-The Maine Law has been introduced into
Africa Moshesh chief ruler of the Basotuland,
has prohibited the importation and sale OF liquors
in an efectua decree containing only three short
clauses-A Washington letter to the New
YORK CoD1,aerciM saws: .Justice Mclean says
according TO rurnor that if the veto power had
been used IN the early DAYS of the Government in
the manner in which it was used on the occasion
of the French bill, it would have been deemed
good cause for impeachment OF the President
-Although the Russian commerce with for
eign countries is by no means extensive, and ex,
posure 70 the cruisers Of the allied fleets during
The present war has been particularly avoided,
vet the British have captured no less than ninety
two Russian prize vessels-The Democratic
papers of Virginia abusing Ex- Governor Wn
Smith because he will not support Mr. M,se TOT
Governor 1t is supposed that Gov Smith ma
seen Sam.-Anson P Morrell the presen'
Goverror of Maine has been nominated for re-
election by the Republicans offbat state e--Ihs
American Reform party of Connecticut has.
nominated William I Miner for Govsrner, and
William T. Field for Lieutenant GOVERNOR
The scarcity of in France has drawn attention
to a new plant. recently introduced from China
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The use Of bee, root in the manufacture oil sugar
the dis,illasion Of alcohol.-A pair of salmon
weighing sixteen pounds each, were offered IN To.
market At Bangor Ne. last week. At the reasonable
price of eighty dollars.-In Gloucester. Mass
on Monday. the American party carried ALI thu
town officers without opposition In more 'naE
four hundred votes. Alien w. Dodge. for County
Treasurer, received ali but one: and several OF IL
town officers bad but one vote Against them. -.