The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-04-05
GENERAL NEWS.

remedies Tor dlpsheriA or freach "savan.
Major General J. s Segley mas announced himself
as candida lie fer Congress in the Twenty second
Distrist % Penn
widow OF San Francisco has sued Michael Reese.
the richest man ia city, for breach of promise
with damage at 800. goo. He is an old bachelor.
b ton seiis its house osai under . contract for
s. 500 per annun, the ashes collected bs the city
81, ooo and the dirt and sweepings for $4,000
A named King has been arrested a. Louisville,
who confessed that it himself and not PAYNE,
who attacked Mr.. Secretary Seward last year.
The Memphis Post of that city that there IS
another of its ia the Union where there
many drinking SALOONS.
General Spinner holds over 1916, 900 Of security
for the circulation of National Banks and So,
100000 Of securities for deposits.
The number of deaths in the United States army
during the rebellion exclusive OF those who died from
wounds and other after reaching their homes,
amount to 253. 900.
The Selma Ala Times SAYS q colored woman left
tina, city, recently, aged one hundred and twenty
seven years. She is the mother of fifteen children,
having had triplets three times.
The bill reimburse the State of Pennsyly for
money expended in payment of the mlitia-eight hun
dred thousand dolars-has passed the l. ;. House Of
Representatives BY vote of IS to IS.
As the Times sometime ago announced would soon
be the ease, MIR. W. D. Howells has taken position
assistant editor of the Atlantic Monthly. He IS a
young man of mnch more than ordinary ability.
The San Francisco correspondent of the Chicago
Times. under date of February 18TH says the grass
is foot high and the gardens green with young
produce
| Hon. Ulysses F. Doubleday. father of MAJ General
Doubleday, died at Belvidere, Ill.,. on tie 10th inst
He formerly printer and for 20 years editor of
the Cayuga County Patriot in New York.
| A number of young of Norristown, Pa. have
signed pledge to abstain from the of sprituous
liquors for year, conditi that whenever one
of their number violates the pledge, his be pub
lished in all the borough papers.
lie Pays, French Canadian paper, says "Canada
by joining its interests to those of it's rich and
powerful neighbors, will be condemned yegetate
miseraby under the tutelage of foreign power and
be loaded with taxes, debts and beggars."
Miss Edmonia Lewis, young lady of color, has
taken a studio in Rome and works a sculptress. A
correspondent she is the only lady of her
| the United States who has applied herself to the
study and practice of sculptural art.
The eonspirators Spangler, Mudd and o'Laughlin,
at last from the Dry Tortugas, taking
their iInprsonule very phosophically and conduct
ed thenselve. get released from the heavy
irons they have been wearing.
Geo. \. Sanders has been arrested in London for
debt. He owes the little matter of ten thousand
pounds sterling. which he contracted account Of
the c. s A. His trial has been pos tponed until the
23d inst.
Paper socks of the newest inventions for
which a patent has been obta ned. No for
!
already made. In the way of paper handkerchiefs,
however, the Japanese ahead of
| General Grant has shaved off his whskers. This
will be sad move for him. Nearly all the speeiel ar
lists aud photographers had taken him he was and
he might expect cessation of their hostilities, but
nav be viii have the whole army of them after him
| again.
| The bakers in Richmond have consolidated" as
be the fashion of the day. and the result has
been a sudden reduction in the size of loaves. The
Examiner says easily put five cent loaf in
each Cheek and ten cent oafin the middle and then
! whistle Yank Doodle without difficulty
| Ragged and mutlated currency is redeemed at the
United States Treasury in sums of three dollars or
over When you get three dollars worth on hand, put
it in small packages, pin paper band around with
your name post office address and the then
put envelope and add it to the Treasury of
the United States Washing ton, D. c.. 1t goes and
returns free OF postage
Orlla, the celebrated French chemist. being
ined expert" capital trial, was asked by the
President whether he could tell what quantity of
senic requisite to kill fy. The doctor lied,
" Certainly, NJ lie President? but must know be-
forehand the age of the hy, its sex, its temperament
its condition and habits of body, whether married
/ single, widow maiden, wdower bachelor When
satisfied these points, can answer your question:
The Chairman of the Committee on printing recent
y stated the House of Representatives that the Gov
eminent of the United States one-hir,eenth
all the printing paper used the United States and
that the Government expenditure for printing is
twelfth Of the cost of all the printing done in the
United States. In fact, the United States Govern
ment is the greatest publishing house in the world
and when the Government goes into the paper market
10 buy il affects the whole trade
One evening last week singular phenomenon was
observable at Pittsburgh. dense cIoni seemed to
drop the city, and insantaneously the bright light
| of day was changed to impenetrabe darkness. The
transition sudden and expected cause
general alarm and uneasiness among many who look
ed for something terrible follow The city
enveioped in the gloom abb ut five minutes, when
the cloud vanished and bright daylight appeared.
flash of lightning and almost inauilble thunder
companed the cloud.
Few persons understand what national depository
is. Ii IS national bank which. upon the deposit of
amount of securities prescribed by the Treasu
OF the United States has been authorized as a depos-
! terry of public moneys, and financial agent OF the
/ United States. The securities vary in amount ac-
cording TO the location of the depository, capital
and the amount of Government. moneys likely a, auy
time to be in its possession The minimum amount
of security las been fixed $50 900 in United States
bonds; repositories have furnished securities
TO the amount of $500 200.
Two children in Chicago were poison
ed by sucking photograph.
i On the first of January there were $50
pupils in Girarl College.
Two young Russian women are study
ing medicine at the university of Zurich,
| and it is said that thew show much anti