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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-09-28
SEPT. Is, 1865
Finsnces-New and Important Respon-
sibiIities.

1t is evident TO all thoughtful persons
that our financial, as well as our political
condition. is much changed. We have
large debt, suddenly created by the
war. which mast be paid, and lis interest
promptly met Our national expenses.
for wears TO conc, are inevitably increas
ed 1t is well for all loyal men to look
at matters calmly and eandidly, and aid
such action a. may be needed for these
, new emergencies We must crown and
secure our triumph over rebellion by
such wise care for our finances as shall
provide means for keeping high the
standard of honor, and, as a means OF
so doing, help the prosperity and health
fui growth of the peoples skill and in
dustry in agriculture, manufactures and
commerce.
During the fiscal year just closed. the
income from home or revenue taxes,
was over 500, ,oo0. 600, and from tariffs
SO, ,000. .00o Both these sources of in
come are indispensable. A .Commis
sion on the Revenue Laws" chosen by
Congress. and acting in connection with
the Treasury Department, is now in ses-
sion in New York 1T the Custom House
and will visit the West before their Ia
bors close Their duty is to examine
the whole field, and see how each inter
est IS fairly OF otherwise dealt by, ut
present, in the adjustment and compare
tive amount of tax and tariff, and they
invite facts from all interested to give
light in their work p a Wells, of
Troy, y Y. S. ColweIl, of Philadel
phia, and s s. Hays, Chicago, make up
this important Commission. whose report
will be largely the basis, probably, of
Congressional action next winter.
Specie. ut present. goes ont of the
country largely. Our Federal Bonds
How to Europe We import too much.
Its thought by those best informed
that some $500. 100000 of our National
Bonds are il Europe, and from $500,
coo. 600 to 5000 900. 600 of State and
Railroad securities--in all over 5000,
600 900. The interest of whichever
S50. 200, 00o-is to he paid in specie or
its equivalent This is n sum so great
that its increase should be guarded
against. or financial trouble will come
Doubtless, in the new and sudden emer
gencics. our last Congress made mis-
takes in these matters. With the aid of
the report of this Commission and the
wise counsel of loyal men they can recti
fy these mistakes, adjust taxes and tariffs
wisely. guard against difficulties, and
provide for the success of our free Gov
ernment. We do not write thus want
ing faith in our resources We have
faith in them as adequate, if wisely di
rccted and used, but we wish that all real
lovers of our country should be ready
with candid earnestness and freedom
from prejudice to help Congress to meet
wisely its grave responsibilities in this
important matter.
Our financial situation is the most inn
portant in its results for good or i'll, of
any crisis of the kind ever met hy any
nation, and needs the highest wisdom
and most vigiiant care to foster our re
sources and protect our industry, and
thus save wide spread distress.
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Relief in Cancer.

We find tie following in recent mum
Der of Golignanis Messenger: :
DIR. Brandini, of Florence, has recent
ly discovered that citric acid will assuage
the violent pain which is the usual con
comitant of cancer. One of his patients,
aged IL at the Hospital of Santa Maria
della Scala, was afflicted with cancer on
the tongue. There was no possibility of
performing an operation, the surface at
! tackled being far too extensive, investing
the base, the sublingual and the sub max
Hilary glands. The poor man, in the
midst of his torments, asked for n lemon,
which was nothing very remarkable, as
cancerous patients generally have an ex-
traordinarv liking for acids. But the
seat of the disorder being in the mouth
a circum stance was observed which might
otherwise have escaped attention, the
iuice of the lemon diminished the pain
The patient, on finding this, asked for
another on the following day. aud it gave
him still greater relief than the dav be
fore. This led DR. Brandni to try citric
acid itself in a crystallized state. A gar
Gle was composed of 4 or. Of the acid in
$50 or of common water, and it entirely
carried Off the pain on its re appearing
the same remedy was repeated with the
>d1HS success.
In the course of a month this treatment
not only delivered the patient from all
suffering, but even reduced the swelling
Of the tongue, considerably. Encour-
aged by this success. DIR. Brandini
tried the same remedy on a female patient
y years of age. who for wears had been
suffering from an ulcerous cancer on the
breast The affection had been pro
nounccd incurable, and when she was
given into our authors hands, the tor
ment she suffered was such that she not
only could get no nights rest herself,
but prevented the other patients in the
same ward from having any DIR. Bran
DIM applied piedget of lint previously
soaked in the above solution to the part.
and the relief obtained was instantane
: ous The pain disappeared, and when.
after the lapse Of six or seven hours, it
began again, fresh application was suf-
fcent TO keep it off. Our author quotes
several other cases In which citric acid
produced relief in cancer and he Justly
observes that if subsequent experiments
should prove equally successful, citric
acid must be considered a great boon to
human kind A substance capable of
removing violent pain in an incurable
affection, is not less valuable than one
that will effect cure in more tractable
maladies
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President lincoin's First Dollar.

One evening in the Executive Chamber
there were present a number of gentle
men among them Mr. Seward point
IN the conversation suggesting the
thought. Mr. Lincoln said Seward.
YOU never heard, did YOU, how earned
my first dollar ?" NO. said Mr. Sew
ard
wv ell" replied he, II was about eigh-
teen years of age, belonged, you know.
TO what they call down South the scrubs.
people who do not own lands and slaves
are nobody there But we had succeed
ed in raising. chiefly by nv labor. sutii
cient produce, as l thought, to justify
me in taking it down the river to sell
After much persuasion l got the consent
of nav mother to go, and constructed n
little nat boat large enough to take the
barrel or two OF things that we gathered,
with myself and little bundle, down to
New Orleans. A steamer was coming
down the river We have. YOU know no
wharves along the Western streams, and
the custom was, If passengers were at
any of the landings, for them to go ont
ir a boat, the steamer stopping and ia
king them on board l was contempla
ting my new Hat boat, and wondering if
| could make it stronger or improve il
down to the shore in carriages with
trunks. and looking nj the different boats
singled out mine and asked, Who owns
this 2 l answered, somewhat modestly, l
do VIII YOU, said one of them, take
Us and our trunks ont 10 the steamer
Certainly, said | / was very glad to
have the opportunity of earning some
thing. / supposed that each would give
me two or three bits. The trunks were
put on my fiat boat, the passengers seat
ed themselves on the trunks, and scull-
ed them out to the steamboat They got
on board, aud | lifted up their heavy
trunks, and put them on deck. The
steamer was about to put on steam again,
when called ont that they had forgotten
10 pay me Each of them took from his
pocket silver half dollar and threw it
on the floor of my boat. ] couid scarce
ly believe my eyes as l picked up the
money.
Gentlemen You may think it a very
little thing, and in these days it seems to
me like trife but it was most import
ant incident in my life l could scarcely
credit that l, a poor boy, had earned a
dollar in less than a day--that by hon
est work had earned dollar The
world seemed wider and fairer before me-
| was a more hopeful and confident be
ing from that time.-Sprt'.21fetd Union.
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we are very much obliged to you,

we are very much obliged to you,'
said Tom, gratefully.
oh, don't say a word. 1t is mere
trife, and like 10 make some acknowl-
eagement for your kind cali. Will you
call and see me again.
Yes, sir, if would like it.
ahould be most happy to have you
come. get lonely sometimes. and
young company cheers me up. Perhaps.
though. you'd better come to the door,
a. it is little dangerous climbing over
the fence, added the old gentleman. a
little slyly
The boys laughed rather consciously
and were shown To the door, Squire Pit
man shaking them both by the hand,
and kindly repeating his Invitation
Ain he trump calculated Frank,
when the door had been closed
That's so. 1ou won't catch me in
such business again
The story of the boys visit to Squire
Pitman leaked OUT and made quite sen
sation among the school boys It was
unanimously agreed that it would be the
height of meanness to make any fur
thcr attempts upon the property of one
who had treated their companions so
handsomely. The gardener kept watch
for few nights, but from that time
Squire Pitlnan trees were as safe as il
a bull dog had been chained at the foot
every tree -.Sudent and .SchooiDaate.
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OLD VELVET ToEs-Josh Billings
often mars his productions by bad spell
ing. His humor is charming, and needs
none of this trickery or paint to recon
mend it We copy from the Troy News,
his ..oiiicial organ" the close of an arti-
Gle tributary TO Old Velvet Toes, deceas-
ed
"Old Velvet Toes has shaved his last
note No more will the widows tear
slisten on his Threshold. no more will
the orphan shudder 10 meet bim. and no
more viii the tax gather. like wet
ghost, sit down before him. Come all
We who only love life for the gold that is
in it, come and look down into the earth
hole where Velvet Toes lies coffined and
still, Does there come TO Won. ia the
eddies of the soft wind, = single Cod
tl9ss YOU"
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Maine Laws.

Whateve. NAV he thought by some of
he Maine Laws. they have at least two
in that State which are worthy OF all
praise The first, the St Louis Repnbli-
can says, is that any one placing good
trough by the roadside. into which pure
water shall he constantly discharged,
and made easily accessible to travellers.
shall have an abatement of three dollars
on his taxes annually as long the con
yenience is maintained The conse-
quence is, that You cannot travel far on
any principal road in Maine without
seeing a flowing fountain at which horses
and cattle NAV refresh themselves; and
generally may also he seen tin diUper
hanging, temptingly inviting the weary
aud thirsty human traveller to partake Of
a cool refreshing draught Of Adam ale
that best OF all beverages for man or
beast The second good law, which
other States would do well to adopt.
makes a similar abatement of taxes in
The case of those who set out and pro
tect rows of shade trees on the lines of
public roads The highways are not
enl? thus ornamented but afford a
luxury to travellers in warm weather nv
the shade Of growing sugar, maple, elm
linden, frs, spruce, cedars, pines, and
other trees.
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a VALUABLE SECRkT.-Ihe Scientific
American says: The unpleasant odor
produced by Precipitation is frequently
the source of yexation to persons who
are subject to it. Nothing is simpler
than to remove this odor much more ef
fectually than by the application Of such
ouguents and perfumes ~ are in use.
1t is only necessary to procure some OF
tue compound spirits Of ammonia and
place about two table-spoonfuls in bs.
sin of water. Washing the face, hands
clean, sweet and fresh as one could wish
The wash is perfectly harmless and very
cheap. It is recommended on the au
thority Of an experienced physician"
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The steamer Asia brings the ip,ell

The steamer Asia brings the intelli-
gence that the Atlantic Telegraph Com
pany have contracted for the recovery of
the old and the construction of a new
cable. and have secured the services of
the Great Eastern for five years. Owing
to the serious phase which the Fenian
movement is assuming. England is send
ing fresh troops into the south of Ireland.
1t is asserted that the rumored visit of
John Bright to this country is entirely
without Foundation Estimates of the
crops in the United Kingdom predict a
falling off in wheat, barley and oats
Peas, beans. potatoes and hay promise
well France is dissatisfied with the
Austro Prussiar compac: The war be-
tween Paraguay and the Argentine Con
federation still continues with no pros
pect OF immediate cessation
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The COMET Is CoMING--Beiias comet
which is now app coaching lis perihelion.
will soon lie visible in the heavens 1t
has rather a long journey to perform.
being about one hundred and ten millions
of miles distant AT present On the 1st
of November next it will be close TO the
bright Alpha Pegasi Markah, one of the
four bright stars forming the we'll known
square of Pegasus. 1t then pursues a
southerlv course. crossing the celestial
equator about the middle Of December
1t then crosses its old path in 1916 near
where it separated into two comets At
the end of February its distance from
the earth will be less than twenty millions
of miles. This comets period is about
six and three quarter years The
superstltious are apt to accept these
erratic bodies rs omens of coming evil
The last time one of them took n peep
over the earth people began to prepare
for the end of the world 1t is pity
that we cannot always have comet, If
this would be the effect. 1t is likely. how
ever. that this one will be considered as
evidence of the approach of the cholera
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A CHAIR FOR PRESIDENT JOHNSON
Seth kinrnan. the Rocky Mountain trap
per, has constructed and presented to
President johnson grizzly chair"
The four legs, with the feet and claws
in perfection, are those of a huge griz-
zly bear. while the arms and paws are
those of another grizzly; the back and
sides are also ornamented with immense
claws. The seat is soft and exceedingly
comfortable. But the great feature of
the institution is that, by touching
cord the head of monster grizzly bear.
with distended jaws, viii dart in front
from under the seat, swapping and
gnashing It's teeth as natural as life.
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THE sARErooTsBoY.
BY JoHx o. WHITTIER.

Blessings on thee, little man, ELt@
Barefoot boy With cheek Of tan!
With thy upturned pzntaoons, ~
And thy merry whistled tunesT-sa
With thy red ZIP rcdter stt -
kissed ity stra wterries N the hill,
With the sunshine on thy face,
Throa5l tay torn buns janntyxrsee,
From nv heart give the joy
was once barefoot hoy nsD 14
Or! fDr chiidhood's ainless play,
Sleep that wakes IN laughing day,
Health that tnoeks the doctors rules,
knowledge never learned at schools,
OF the Wild bees morning chase,
or the flowers time aDd place,
Flights Of feyls, and habitnde
Of the tenants OF the wood
How the tortoise bears bis shell,
How the woodchuck digs his cell,
H1v the Robin feeds her Young,
How the orioles nest IL hang;
VI here the wtitest lilies blow,
Whore the freshest berries grow,
Where the ground nut trails its vine,
Where the wood grape clusters shine
dlt Macon of his walls ofIehv,
And the architectural plans
Of grey hornet artlzan5!
For eschew ing books aud tasks,
Nature all he asks
Hand in hand with her he walks,
Face to face with her lac talks,
Part and parcel of her joy
Blessings the barefoot boy
Cbeeriy, then, my little man,
Live and laugh boyhood can,
Though the finty slopes be hard.
Smbblc-spread the -mown swaTd,
Every shall lead thee through
Fresh baptism of the dew
Every evening from thy feet
Shall the cool wind kiss the heat
And too soon those feet shall hide
In tue prison cell Of pride.
Lost the freedom Of the sod,
Like colt for work be shod,
Made to tread the mills Of toll
Up side down in ceaseless mol
Happy II thy track be found
Never n forbidden ground;
: Happy if they sink not in
Quick and treacherous sands OF sin.
Ahl but that thou knew thy Joy
Ere II passes ba retoot boyl
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VALIDITY OF TENNESSEE EMANCIPATION
SUSTAINED Tie Lebanon Tenn Reg
isler of the 14th says:
At the last term of the County Court:
in the case of Thompson VS. Young. sd
lninistrator. the Court decided that the
amendment 20 the Constitution was legal
and valid In 1850 Thomas purchased
n negro that was sold under a decree of
the County Court and as no title had
been decreed in the case, Judge Green
filed a petition PRAYING the Court to re
lease Thompson from the payment of
the purchase money Governor Camp
bell appeared for Young, and insisted
that the amendment to the Constitution
was illegal, and consequently null and
void. and that slavery still existed in
Tennessee Judge Green made very
able argument in reply, and showed TO
the satisfaction of the Court that the
amendment to the Constitution was le-
gal and slavery was dead in Tennessee
After a short consultation the Court de
cided the sale null and void, and ordered
the Clerk to cancel Thompson's note and
hand it back
in one of our courts lately, a man
who was called upon to appear as wit
ness. could not he found. On the Judge
asking where he was, an elderly gentle
man rose up, and with much emphasis
said, Your honor, he's gone. Gone,
gone said the Judge, where IS he
gone = That cannot inform you,
replied the communicative gentleman,
..lut hes dead This is considered
the best guarded answer on record
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county, New York. dsd few days since, aged about
one hundred. He . Rs.sistiooary soldier, voted
for GEoEeE wAsHfsros fof she erss President Of the
Uuisei States, and vossd svsy Presidential escsen
since.
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NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 81 1865



Doc1s AND, SLIPS HOUSES, MARKET CELLARS RS
spd other r9eeDy eeoGns g the elaboration Of the
sss { lf sc sa n c ssgf Y Nv W" II 4s
ca, Hail. lease on bids AZ public ane son. Docks and slips
years rom IS am dsy q Ssy is,
canosSes sopang ts e. e1o and sf cg
s nas at t thus oaS Sa MATTHEW BESsSS
Cry OF Nrw YORK, DsrAsrnEsr or FrSAsos,
Coxi1RoLLAa's Orc Aach6 -.
L,ERRY FRANCHISES At AUCTION,
AT THE CITY HALL
On Thursday, Apsl i55, = 70 oelac. A w. win he sold
euv for term Of tea years from tie LIST day Of May
fhs Lease q the As establ he'd from the foot
To@ tie foo. q barclay Street 70
nslod ror foot Of Yen.a street East liver. Green
rights privileges and alyan - thereof beionr'ng to the
Terms and ndons Of sale may be had application at
the comptroller's Office ,,,,,
= MATTHEW r BRENNAN comptroller.
HOUSES, MARKET CELLARS AND OTHER PRO
perry belongif,s TO the Corporation OF the city OF New
The Leases q the following described property belonging
psSS sHson 4 the CITY Hail. on rAu's April 1863
Castle Garden, Tor term Of ten years from May 1865
Brick House No 5Y Hudson street, Tor a term OF 1--we
Stores Nos Il and Il greenwich avenue for term of Ave
Hay Scales Tonpkins Market for term OF five years from
May |, 1855.
Hay scqes Charles street. for term Of Ave years. from
May /, 1865
Piot OF Ground Canal street. oboken street and West
street. occupied country Market for term or
ten years, from May l, 1865
Cellar under alton Market, known ss part OF No 81
eekman and South Streets FOR term OF four years,
from May l, 1865
Cellar No q Washington Market fronting vescy street,
for of four years, from May I, 1865.
No 3washington Market fronting ycsey street. for
term Of four years, from May !, 1858. .
Part of No Washington Market fronting Washington
street, for term OF four years, from May 1 lS6a
No. Washington Market fronting on Washington street,
for term Of four years, from May L, 1865.
No. IL Washington Market fronting Washington street,
for term OF four years from May l. 1865
Cellar No. q Centre Market, corner Grand and Centre
streets, for term of four years from May !, 1895
Cellar No Essex Market fronting ON Grand street. for
term of four years from May l, 1855
No Essex Market fronting on Grand street. for Of
four years, from May ], 1865.
No Essex Market fronting Grand street. FOR term OF
four years, from May ], 1863
Essex Market Essex and Grand streets
for a-terIn Of four years, from Mny l, 1865.
conditions of sale be had application At
the Comptrocr's Office.
By order Of the Commissioners OF the Sinking Fund.
MATTHEW I. BRENNAN, Comptroller.
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DUBLIC DOCKS, PIERS AND SLIPS
A

III n
s saa 81 q % Ss S.s fss Gf ss
so & D 81 ssa a; the City Hail. on Thursday April
Lot No NORTH side Of pier No. H. with bulkhead be-
Norh hair o Of pie pier No. is with half of bukhead be-
SOUTH half Of pie, No. a. with half of eulkheAd be-
end of pier No. 10 Wi"
s -soaih half half Of 81 p Bier No No. Il
Sfer No ST. with half Of bulkhsad between piers 81
o. with half Of sqshead between NOs g and
III @ Ss q ERE s.ss
basin foo: Of Spring .,. stree. NJ . .,,,,.
1.-THE bnlkhead between piers Nos. IS and 4a
is-Buikhead between piers Nos. 81 and g..
1 -sor,h s ssf Ct pier pier No 10 e. T.
s q sn par q ana Nos s. and
Reservng portion Of south side for the Of night soil
a -balsS Be-, a !. the foo. Of Bank street.
half 5oS. g :, ss sS, Of st.
Pier No 81 aathe foot Of seysnteen,h stree.
. 'af sss as:sssn street.
PP;sr 2. s foot q TSs,s, street
fs: saEsn:ss ss e r Sisl. .na
a-tppsr hall salf Of e r rlsF No. No. J.
ss4 q q FsF with
NOS @ q y ana = hal, q, Pier Yo7
-sss::: az AZ & + $':s 4:
-Lower half Of Pier No r. with lo2 feet Sinohes Of
Bath ,nai ne, s.,, =, z 2, and NJ lis
g paikhesd between pliers Nos. Is andl
:-t tSrsr h aaHf 4 F' fis M NJ y 10
half P o. Pier 10 s n '' ~A1 -
!s-SpPer half q Pier 10. "a
so-Bufkhead between Piers Nos a and a.
-TSs suShesd on the lower side of Pier No So 10 the
Hss,eIs s:i q S:s Nth az fec. of suaAsaA
Tssn ss.: ss Pc No. 81 With half Of B...A -
SSpP,ss aa Of ss ri. 10 q r No.
s-Lever half q Pier No a. Win half Of Bu'AAssA b.
% Egfgp,r half half Of Of Pier Pier No No 4
S-Gppsr half Of Pier No.
Ss-vPPsr half q Pier 10. q WIN h1R of Burhsad b.
tween p,s S S % Ias PIER a. with half Of pmsss.d b.
Ss@tRper halt q Fs:So s. with half Of Bullhe.d ss
Glove ss q P,s:So. o. with half q Buithead BIO
Rivnson street within dfty ofthe P,G besweoa
SSit iss T: = the foot 81 Trd sr.
7oPier a. the foot Of r1fth street trsservins portion On
''n.- sas e. az
72-Bulkhesd 1t the foot OF fifteenth street.
73-Pier at the foot Of Twenty eighth street.
7A+Pier at the foot Of Seventy ninth street
Terms conditions Of sale may b had Application u
By order Of the szFIG Ct " s'HE
compsroner.
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RIO CONTRACTORS SEPARATE SEALED PRoPO-
sails endorsed with the title OF the work Tor which
may be offered the name Of the person offering and she
date thereof will be received at this Office until III O'Clock
A. NJ Of Monday, April 1854 lat which time they Will he
Qpcncd), for the construction Of the following street Inn
avenue 70 East rver sewer in sevenyeghth street bc
Third and Fourth sewer In fynth street.
Fourth 10 and through Filth avenue 70
Fftyfourth street, Sewer ia Ftycvenh street. from First
avenue between First and Second Rece
ing Basins and Cuver and the line Of West street.
from Hammond Hoboken Streets Crosswaks at nterpec
tons of with 7th and fgh streets Of First
nue with 10th street and OF Second With I'D 2fth
for Crosswalks westerly side Of
Sixth from Forty seventh 70 Fifty ninth streets
For specifications forms for bids &C. apply to the Con-
A">' THOMAS STEPHENS Crcton
ROBr H. DARRAGH, iAquedmct
A. w. CRAVEN, board