The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-01-18
Decernb'r.


One of the latest inventions is an iron.
shod boot.
The Massachusetts war bill against the
Government is s3 200, 600.
The disbursements in Missouri since the
war began exceed si8 600 600.
Orders have been issued for the sending
OF heavy artillery to Portland, Ne.
The cotton from Port Royal is shortly to
be sold at auction by the Government.
The total number of deaths in Philadel-
phia, during the year 1861 was 1920.
1t is reported that Carl SchrUz is about
to resign his position as Minister OF Spain.
The banking capital OF Vermont is So, :
9lG.0Oo; an increase Of 1000 over las
year.
The French National Exhibition Of 1865
Will be the Grea'est ever undertaken.
Rome is voted tic capital Of Italy by the
Italian Parliament; ayes, 232; nays, 10
A Turin correspondent OF the Independ-
ent states that Mazziui is dangerously III.
Seventy five thousand stand of arms at
rived on the Teutonis--all new and excel
lent.
Silver is selling a. 95 per cent. premium
at X edmond. Va, and gold at IS per cent.
Sir Christopher Wren, while building st.
Paul's received a salary Of ouly GOO a
year.
Icebergs, upward of 200 feet il height
have been seen recently off the coast Of
Maine.
Thirty of the counties Of kentuckey are
in possession OF the rebels aud eighty are
loyal.
Hartford, Conn, have suspended specie
payment.
A hundred bales of cotton were recently
sold at Massachusetts, for thirty cents a
pound.
Failures have occurred in Chill. since
January last, that will sum up beyond SEQ,
600, 700.
From Oswego to Foundulac. we have
not a single fertilization " hich could bear n
days seige.
The last Chinese exploit was numbering
two Protestant Missionaries, near Chcefoo,
Oct. II.
Two million dollars worth OF cotton has
already been gathered BY our forces at Port
Royal.
The Richmond papers admit tia: the
battle of D~inesville was a serious disaster
to the rebel cause.
The first consignment Of goods for the
International Exhibition of 1862 has arrived
in London.
Che venerable Josiah Quincy recently.
met with an accident which will lay him.
up for some time.
Chief Justice Thomas s. Williams, of
Hartford. CT, died Sunday week, aged 81
years and 6 months.
Ofover forty overcoats thrown away by
the retreatiug rebels at Draiaesyslle. only
two were wooden.
The Port Royal negroes do not bear out
the general idea Of negro laziness. They
are very irdustrious.
They are burning corn for fuel in Logan
Co. Ill, and corn at cents per bushel is
cheaper than coal at 90 cents.
There are now from 5000 to 1000 more
negroes on the islands about Beaufort than
when our troops first landed.
There begins to be a disposition apparent
in various parts of the country TO throw
Canada money out Of circulation.
Since the commencement os the war,
upward Of 1850 fugitive slaves have found
shelter add protection in Kansas.
The new tarif bull went into effect on the /
25 h ult., aud applies to goods in bond the
same as importstions after that date
An English newspaper describes new
lock in process of manufacture in Woiser- I
hampton, having 2+4, l4o625 combinations
The French Government is said 10 be
building very costly lines OF steamers TO
run between France. the West Indies. and
this country.
The commissary stores. including por
ton Of the ordnance department.. in Nash
vile. wess1burned on the ed ult.. Loss
$1,000, 900.
Inc pow manufacturing company at
der for one thousans ban. y Of gunnowds,
for the government. -