The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-01-12
Ter Hon. John Ietcher, Gov. elect

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Ter Hon John Letcher, Gov. elect OF
Virginia, entered upon the duties of his Of
flee on the I'd inst.
sss. Gov Letcher in his message indicates
a determination to regard the election OF
Republican President the signal for dis
solution of the Union. We are sorry Gov.
L. has taken this course, having always re-
garded him as a conservative man.
g Hon. WIN. DESsIsoN was innauger-
ted Governor of Ohio, on Monday last, with
Great demonstrations. His inaugural address
is an able State paper.
nx.gIt is understood at Washington that
Douglas is using all his personal influence to
drive his friends in the House to the support
Of some Democrat for Speaker. He has to
( all intents and purpose "ca0ed IN to the ad
ministration. The "irrepressibe conflict
/ between him and old liners has been toe
severe for him.
u 1t is supposed that James Hughes
! formerly a new member Of Congress from
this State will be appointed to the Court OF
\ Claims in the place of Judge Biackiord
( deceased.
Es.s- The war debt of Oregon is estimated
ut 50 ,oo0, 900, for the payment of which a
III is said Senator Toornbs will shortly
introduce Into the Senate a general bank
ruptcy bill
"A FIRE occurred at Leavenworth city,
Kansas on Sunday last, which destroyed
property to the amount Of SO, OO0-insu-
rance $4,000.
Iss- The U. s. Agricultural Society is
holding its annual session at Was lington
s.sg- Pefc,s0n's National -Eaga-ine, for
February, has been received Ii is an excel
lent number and highly illustrated. 1t should
be tonnd on the table of every lsdy.
-Colonel Drake of Titusville, Penn
is no pumping oil from his spring at the
rate OF nearly barrel an hour for twenty
four hours IN the day, aud sometimes that
amount Is far exceeded. The net profits of
this one spring estimated at over twenty
thousand dollars per month.
The Oxford Citizen says Mr.. j.. r.
kerwood lost his fine stallion "BsIlfuunder,"
last Saturday night. He died within eight
or ten hours from the time tie was taken
sick. 1t Is quite certain that he poison
ed. Mr. X. was lately offered $1,000 for
him.
REV. VIM. Taylor, the California
street preacher. has recently suffered the loss
bv scarlet fever. of most interes ing little
boy, his Charlie, seven years of age. An
other child and his wife are at present suffer
ing severely from the same disease.
A new kind of cotton is being grown in
South Carolina. The 6bre is nearly two
inches in length, and is as fine and glossy as
floss silk.
We are informed that the new Court
House at Covingtou was burned on last
Monday noon. The cost of the builiing was
$4,000. All the books belonging to the
county offices were saved.
In Arizonia a tin mine has been dis 4
covered. There is but one other known on 4
the continent, and that is in Virginia, but the
secret o. its locality is locked up in single
breast.
-MeerSchaum is nothing more than a We
~ fine and peculiar kind of earth or CLAW
fonnd in various parts OF Europe. The best
Of it sells ior more than lis weight in gold.
Its value for pipes consists in its absorbent
property.
The New York Post says that six hun
dred thousand pairs OF skates have been sold
in that city the present season
There are At present IN the world. about
iel 900 MormOus. 81 600 i've in Titan Of
whom. Sill have 4 900 wives.
1t is said that Madame Jenny Lind
Goldsehmldt contempiates returning to n,
practice o. her profession $ a public SINGER
and il is also said that her beloved husband
has made this step necessary by his iacura-
bic gambling.
Ell President VAN BuREN.-The Albany
Journal says that no President has ever
lived in more studied retirement than Marian
Buren,. He is seldom away from home
And never seems 10 sovet attentions OF any
kind. On the 9TH instant ne passed mis- sew I
eaty seventh year.
Beware the bowl though rich and bright
It's rubies fash upon the sight.
An adder coils lis depths beneath
Whose lure is woe. whose sung is death. !