The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-07-25


great rise in the Colorado river has totally de-
stroyed Arizona City only two buildings remaining
injured. ss&a esa5 +a - S&tg z&@3*t@3
Judge vinton, of the Lafayette Criminal Court, has
decided against the constitutionality of the Indiana
law for the projection of fish.
The richest man in New England is Augustus
Herenway, of Boston, whose estate is valned at ST.,
100000. He is confined in an insane asylum.
"a A number of workmen-mechancs and others--in
Aassiliion, have started cooperative movement in
that place. The Independent says there five or
six hundred workingmen there who may avail them
selves of the advantag es The shares are put at FIVE
dollars. f sst+ ssazzS4 .f*asre5s4 r. xsss ;
In the New York Constitutional Convention last
Monday eveing, amendment to the suffrage clause
of the Constitution, giving the right to vote
was lost by twenty to ffty-one. @& !
The point is taken out of large amount Of savage
denunciation of the President for pardoning Mr..
Toombs, of Georgia. by the fact that Toombs has
been pardoned and has not asked to be.
The New York Tribune says the nomination of
Horace Greeley Minister tc Austria, was COM
pete surprise to him to the public He is oblg-
ed for the compliment. but could not be induced to
leave this country at present. ss
The base ball match at ST. Louis on Monday after
noon. between the National Club, of Washington,
and the Union Club, of ST. Louis, resulted in the de-
feat OF. the tier, by score of one hundred and
thirteen to twenty-sx.
The Judiciary Committee decided Monday tina t
the impeachment evidence would have to be reported
in open session of the House, and con sequently, it
can not be made public until Congress meets in No.
vember. f=.yx zF Ee--.sy s3t
A special from Chicago reports eighty-two cases of
smallpox in that city, with the disease the in
crease.
bill has passed the Connecticut Legislature pro-
vding that murderer shall not be hanged in less
than twelve months, nor upon day beyond eighteen
months after his conviction. Ii
Late advices from Vera Cruz state that the body
of Macmillan will be delivered TO the Austrian le-
CATION. The remains the way to Vera
Cruz There truth in the report that the foreign
consuls had been molested in Mexico.
At Dayton, on Sunday morning, about o'clock,
Robert Boyden, brakeman the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway, over and cut in two by a
train. 1t is not known how he got in the way of the
train, which the hands engaged in making up
the time. sH
The Post the democratic organ at Pittsburgh advi-
its party to disband and vote for General Grant
in case he is nominated by the Republicans, thus ad
mittiag tie hopeessness of making head against such
candidate for the Presidency. sg4f.afs
!. An Irishman, illustrating the horrors of solitary
confinement, stated that ont hundred persons
fenced endure this punishment for lite only fifteen
survived it. e
The consolidation of the Indianapolis ard Column
bus, the Union and Logansport, and the Logans sport
Peoria and Burlington Railroads is announced. The
roads so consolidated are to be known as the Coum-
bus and Indiana soils Cent? al Railway. They contain
three hundred and sixty three miles of road, and,
der the new arrangement will afford unbroken COM
municaton from Columbus to Indiana polls, and from
from Columbus to the Iowa line. f#s
BE MAsTER.-1t is not b. regrettng xla. is ire
parable that true work is to be DONE but By making
I the best of what we are 1t is not by complaining
the tools we have.-Where are, and what we are
is Gods provdential arrangements and the manly
way is to look disadvantages in the face, and
what be made of them Life, like war, is a Sc
res of mistakes, and he is not the best Christian
the best general who makes the fewest false steps
Poor medocritv may do that, hut he is best who win.
the splendid victories by the retreyal of mistakes
Forget mistakes organize victory out of mistakes.
a letter from Fort Benton to the st. Paul Press
gives the showing account of the death of Genera
Meagher: "He arrived in Benton during the day
from the Sun River where he had been on spree fol
about a week, and was suffering very much from tht
effects of his late debauch. He intended to go down
to Camp Cook, sixty miles distant, and for tina
purpose went on board the G. A. Thomas, which was
going down the river next morning. He given
room and put to bed, but did not remain there NOR,
than ten minutes, when he burst Of the back
and jumped overheard, and was drowned before AM
assistance could be rendered. The night being darl
and the current swift, he disappeared at once"
The Secretary Of the Treasury yesterday informed
the House that he found authority for the appoint
ment Of our Metropolitan Board OF Internal Revenu
in the Revenue laws, and that his action was neces
sary to prevent shameful frauds This communica
ton provoked a rather savage debate, in which Mr.
McCulloch and his officers severely handled
We wish the Speaker would put peremptory stop
such debate hessrs. Schenck and Ross ndulCed in
The former accused Mr.. McCuloch of a .drtv black
guard attack on Congress-" and the latter did no
want members to make hlackguards of themselves
The disgraceful sceues of the last session show thu
Inevitable result of such abuse of the freedom of de-
bate, and beg the Speaker to check it promptly il
future.-[N Y. Tribune, July IT,