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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-06-23

of her votaries, and which they encoun-
ter bravely and cheerfully. Such was
the memorable balloon ascent Of Messrs.
Coxwell and Glaisher, from Wolver-
hampton, on the 5th of September, 1862.
A madness, thousands will say, peril
GUS absurdity, a tempting of providence,
-risking of life for no adequate purpose.
One minute more of inaction-of. COM
pulsory inaction-on the part of the
steersman, whose senses were failing
him, and the air ship, with its intensely
rarified gas, would have been floating
untended, with two corpses, in the wild
realms of space. What would have be.
come of it9 How far it would have
asecnded with its lifeless freight; how
long it would have fioated all unseen in
the empyaean, who shall say?-ONcE A
WEEK.
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A Romance in The Ledger.

The Attica LEDGER has quite ro-
nance this week about hog on the farm
Of Daniel Jordan, in Warren county.
the aforesaid swine-none Of your learn
ed pigs with aspirations for Congress,
but regular country-jake without any
advantages beyond . well-developed
snout-took q fancy for locusts for
change of diet, and as the LEDGER sol
EMMY asserts, would rush at full tilt
against a sapling, and thus shake them
off on the ground, where he could de-
vour them at his leisure. The LEDGER
is a good paper-Munchausen writes for
it-JLafayette Courier 80 2 =
1t, 10 stated that an intended Fenian
attempt to assassinate Queen Victoria,
NJ she crossed Westminster bridge re-
Gently, was frustrated by the precautions
Of the London police.
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Doolittle COynered.


Mr.. Doolittle was engaged in the very
appropriate work of maligning the
Southern Unionists, while addressing
the Senate, the other day. He gave Ex-
Governor Perry, Of South Carolina, as
good. loyal authority for some of his
statements. Doolittle was very indig
nant at the intimation from some Union
Senators that Perry was reble, during
the war, and not loyal now, whereuponl
Mr.. Sumner read the following speech,
made by Perry at Greenville 5. c., May
20, 1861: ls@
sI gave my son, two horses and a me-
gro boy, and fifty dollars to the Brooks
cavalry, and will cheerfully give my own
services to the Confederate cause, when
ever they may be needed"
Mr. Sumner referred also to the fact
that Perry acted as one Of the Confeder
ate commissioners of impressment. He
is now the most active and violent op-
ponent of reconstruction in his State,
and is referred to, with sublime impu-
dence, in the Senate of the United
States, as having been a ''loyal man due
ring the rebellion" A
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ssThis is a White Mans COuntry.o

"W hen niggers vote III leave the country"
The above words fell upon our ears
as we were passing a country groggery
few days since. The words were SO
rare, and conveyed an idea so entirely
original, that we turned and took full
view of the speaker. He was standing
in the doorway of the establishment,
which. in its squalid appointments told
its history as a genuine Bascom's. The
author of the words, however, was what
attracted our attention. A delicate
stream Of tobacco juice coursed it's way
gently down from the corners of his
mouth, and dropping from hair to ha.r
of his thick, matted beard, seemed to
cling with lingering fondnees to a
place so filthy congenial. His hair, an
evident stranger to brush or comb, strug-
gled through various holes in his bat
tered hat, as if it had been disputing
for right Of way through, instead of
being compelled to stoop under that ar
ticle of clothing, and had gained a par
tial victory. His bloated face and
bloodshot eyes told plainly of recent
spree, while his clothes, .'all tattered
and torn and drawn together here and
there with piece of twine, showed a
wonderful depletion of exchequer. He
appeared to have no particular business
there, except to lean against the house,
to keep it from falling, probably. As
no one appeared to protest against his
determination, he turned lazily to the
interior of his haunt, and we resumed
our journey. And this man, this bur-
lesque on the name American, this
portable whisky-keg, this living recep-
tacle of filth, whom respectable color
ed barber would not pollute himself by
touching for any money, stands in. the
door Of Democratic rum mill and tells
to nicely what the Constitution means,
criticizes the acts of Congress, and de-
clares the impending calamity to the
country-"When niggers vote I'll leave
the country Santa Clara Union.
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Thurlow Weed is seventy one years
old. He is an old weed.
Why would the sea make better
housekeeper than the earth Because
the earth is exceedingly dirty and The
sea is very tidy.
Keep clear of the law, for even if You
gain, you are generally q looser of mon
ey. seeaa5 ssiesi
Madame Anna Bishop was last heard
from at Madras.
The King of Pain reigns over thou
sands of rebellious subjects lse
Though men boast Of holding the
reins, the women generally tell them
which way to drive.
Base all your actions upon principle
Of right; preserve your integrety of char
acter, and, in doing this, never reckon
the cost. a
The world estimates men by their sue
cess in life, and, by general consent,
success is an evidence of superiority.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-06-23

This year is the semi-centennial ami
versary Of Illinois as State 1t is fifty
years ago, this summer, that Congress
admitted this as one Of the States in the
Union. August 3Ist was the day on
which the State Constitution was voted
on and adopted. Illinois, with her two
milli ons and half of people, ought to
celebrate her half century anniversary
on that day. Chicago journal
This is good suggestion. Illinois has
become one of the great States in the
Union. She already rivals Indiana, and
unless we are up and doing, will push
ahead of us on railroads and manufac-
turing enterprise-[La Lafayette Courier
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Freddy, fair-haired youngster. of

Freddy, fair-haired youngster of
four summers, the other day, after being
for some time lost in thought, broke out
thus !: "Pa, can God do anything p
Yes, dear" "Can he make two year
old colt in two minutes p "Why, he
would not wish to do that Freddy"
"But if he did wish to, could he ?'' Yes,
certainly, il he wished to.'' aWhat, in
two minutes 2" ..Ye es, in two minutes"
ssWell, then, he wouldn't be two years
old, would he ?''
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Three States Instead Of One.

The proposition now before Congress to
make three States out of Texas is good
one. The diversity of interests in
that State would seem to render such
division Of its territory indispensable.
There is abundant territory for five
States as large as Ohio, and the project
for cutting into five huge slices was
made some twenty years ago. The di-
vision now contemplated would add
greatly TO the prosperity of the people
of Texas, and bring them forward rap
idly in the right way. When there are
such an abundance of names, which can
be appropriated without cost, it is
strange that the points Of the compass
can only be made available in christen-
ing the new State. West Texas, East
Texas, and Texas, show altogether too
much Texas.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-06-23

They do say that q certain Democratic
brother in Lafayette sent letter to
Senator Hendricks, the other day, sug
gesting that he (Hendricks) had better
see johnson and have that ''Kentucky
Postmaster, the pesky Nasby, remov ed
at once, because his letters we're doin 3
id sight more harm than good.'
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Extraordinary Eclipse.

The total eclipse of the sun which is
to take place ON the 18th of August
next, will present such a long duration
of darkness that astronomers are antici-
pating it with unusual interest. From
near Alden the central line of the eclipse
extends to the southern coast of New
Guinea, crossing Hindoostan, the Bay
Of Bengal, the Maylayan peninsula, and
the Gulf Of Siam on the way; and at
certain places on this line the dnration
of total darkness will be at GAG. At
the date in question the moon will not
be more than six hours from its perigee,
while the sun will not be far from its
opogee: twofold condition which in
creases the apparent diameter Of the
moon, and shows the apparent diameter
Of the sun, nearly at the smallest
Hence the prolonged darkness. Such
chance occurs but rarely, and we can
not wonder that a strong desire exists to
make the most of it in endeavors to
solve certain highly important questions
in physical science. Unluckily, the
southwest monsoon will be at its full
blast on the 10th of August, which, with
its heavy clouds, will render observation
either uncertain or impossible, except on
the eastern side Of the mountain ranges.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-06-23

THEIR AGEs.-There is not quite
years difference between the ages of
Gen. Grant and Speaker Colfax. The
former was born April p, 1922; the lat
ter March %, 1928. They are the
youngest men ever selected for the po-
sitions; will be in their prime while fill
ing the important Offices to which. tho
people will elect them this fall; and
their best years will be given to that
service. los zaatav asf fre .asTrn-s.e ''-'
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We have already published Mr.. Col
fax's letter, denying the story that he
once told sol .ier, that he had no time
ITO fool with soldiers Chaplain Lo
zier. writing TO the indianapolis Journal,
after referring to the above. says that
Mr.. Colfax, on one occasion. gave the
Indiana Sanitary Commission 500; at
another time sent the same sum, aud
once on the adjournment of Congress
during the war, gave hts entire milage,
$500. for the relief Of sick and wounded
soldiers. When the Soldiers Home As
sociation were needing contribu tions for
the support of the hospital, he lectured
all over the country for its benefit
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The indianapolis JOURNAL says that
Dan Voorhees,, who has been one Of the
most violent and unscrupulous Of the
hrick Pomeroy school of Democracy, is
one of the active agents of the Chase
movement and oracularly assures the
ton that the nomination of the Chief
Justice by the New York Convention is
foregone conclusion.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-06-23

During the war, Oshmand NJ. Wilt
ans, of Winhall, Vermont, soldier in
the 9Th Vermont, was wounded by
Mimic ball over the arch Of the left eye,
the lead lodging in q place whence the
surgeon said it could not be extracted
without great peril. A few nights ago
Mr.. Williams was awakened BY chock-
ing sensation, and soon after drew from
his throat the identical bullet which he
had carried for more than five years.
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From the Dayton Journal.
THE LOCUST PUZZLE.

The countless army OF lOcusts that
have arisen out of the ground, and
quartered themselves upon the country,
are puzzle to those who have given the
subject some attention. They make
their appearance by hundreds of thous
ands in every portion of this Valley.
The holes in the ground from which !,
they emerge, are about an inch in diam
eter, and they are rounded with mathe-
matical precision. The insects shed
their cumbrous shells Immediately after
coming out of the ground some of them
doffing their old jackets on the ground,
while others denude themselves in the
bushes, whittier they crawl after they are
resurrected and the air fairly trembles
with the motion of their wings. Myri-
ads of these insects took wing and few
away soon after shedding their SHELLS,
while others seemed to be too weak for
fight, and while they were perched On
the twigs Of bushes, seeming to be in
doubt as TO what course to pursue, they
were suddenly covered with little black
ants. that Utterly pinched them to death,
and scores of them fell to the ground,
and were rolled away by their energetic
and persistent little enemies. We also
observed that fucks of robins, cat birds,
blackbirds, and smaller feathery song
sters, were busy in picking off, and car
rying away the locust. The hogs also
swarmed in the woods where these in
sects were making their advent, and de-
voured them almost as fast as they ap-
peared from the ground. A large flock
Of chickens from neighboring barn
yard, were busily engaged in swapping
up these devoted new comers. We es-
pecially noticed a pair of old schucks''
with broods of "chicks" just '.mor'n
goin' for EN- - as youngster who was
curiously watching the operation, ex-
pressed it. The squirrels are known to
feed on the locusts they are said to be
very fond Of them and they eat such
large numbers of them that they get la
zy, and doze away in their nests, instead
of coming forth to give anxious sports
men q CudHCt W SnOOL Iutm- WHICH
maketh the aforesaid sportsmen exceed
ing wroth, and they wish the locusts
would leave the country IA wish in
which the community very generally
join.
Thus far the locusts have not commit
ted in this vicinity any of the ravages
which legend attributes to them. And
this is what puzzles the people. In some
places where they have kept up terri
BILE humming for several days, they have
entirely disappeared Myriads of them
have been destroyed in the mann er rela-
ted above. but myriads of them have
escaped, and gone-where Are the
myriads that remain also contemplating
flight when their period of probation
shall have terminated? Every body
seems to wonder when these puzzling
insects will begin their onslaught on
vegetation blast it, and impoverish the
land. And as long as they defer this
nefarious work. community entertains
the hope that the enemy will withdraw,
and spare our forests, our growing grain,
and our ."garding sass
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Senator Ross weighs lao pounds, -
For that reason he always refuses to be
purchased by the pound.
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DEATH.
sr ,.v. !. !. srAs tnoIsA.) ia

By nrv. 4. .. srAs {xorsA.) "a g
Ont ON the shadow of sadness,
Into the sunshine Of gladness, TAff E4&
Into the light of the Blest-
Out Of land very dreary,
Out OF the world of the weary,
Into the Rapture of Rest.
Out OF to-day's sin and sorrow,
Into the blissfui to-morFow, "a
Into . day without gloom - - ~
Out of land filled with signing
Land OF the dead and the dying
Into the land without tomb. ." A|t'~
Out of . life Of commotion,.
J Tempsss swept oft as the ecssn.9 n neaaf
Dsrk . the wreck drifting Ger &#fME
z Duso land calm and quiet;f s@&8ksa
Never . storm cometh nigh IL;
Never . wreck its shore.
Out OF. the land in whose bowers,
Perish and fade all the flowers
Out of the land Of decay
Into the Eden where fairies ~ &Ss8 ELSE&&44 1
Of fow'rets-and sweetest and rarest-
Never shall wither away.
Out of the world of the wailing,
Thronged with the anguish and ailing;
Out of the world of the sad, ''' '' ~ %
Into the world that rejoices-
World of bright visions and voices,
Into sOtheswerld of the glad. es8 rE-E Z
Out Of life ever loneful,
Out of land ever mournful,
Where in bleak exile we roam; =.
Into joyland above us,
Where there's Father to love us
II Into our Home--swees Home" TcTT T..
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quested TO attend the funeral, from the residence
OF her brother, JAS. r.. MCGEE, l54 High street,
GsEsacR j. Two op osS Sasv
eeptember 0, Judge PAULIsoN, IN the 56th year Of
Friends are invited to attend the funeral, from
Chrisps church. OF that place, on Wednesday after
noon, at two O'Clock
eREYNoLDs.-At BROOKLYN, on Monday morning,
september !. EUGENE Youngest son Of Hannah M.
ana the late Edward ID. Reynolds, aged II years,
The relatives and friends Of the family are invited
70 attend the funeral services at the residence OF his
grandfather, John r. Marsh Marcy avenue, near
Hart street, on We lnesday morning. at ten O'CLOCK
REILLY.-On Monday, september after long
and severe attack OF cholera infantum R0;ANNAa
REILLY. youngest child Of Peter and Ann hey' aged
2 months and 10 days.
The friends and acquaintance are invited 70 at
send me funeral from the residence o. ner t ha
past one O'Clock.
RIsBEY.-On Monday, September !, MARTIN LU;
months ana 10 days.
The relatives and friends of the family respect
fully invited to attend the funeral, on wednesday
afternoon at O'Clock, from the residence OF MS
parents 1l1th street, between Third and Fourth
RUTHERroRD.-on Saturday, September s, JAMES
D. RUTHERFORD, aged 81 years: ,.
The relatives and trends OF the my are reS
dence, No. 237 West Eighteenth street, tn iuesoaS)
: sr 1 Saturday September s, WILLIAM
I The friends Of the family, Normal Lodge No 52s,
r. "A.
sandy Hook pilots respectfully invited to attend
ihe funeral from his late residence 1875 Roosevelt
street, this tuesday afternoon. at one O'clock
{ ToNYEs.-On SUNDAY, September Q, GEoRGEN
HENRY ToNYEs, aged os years, months and days.
The relatives ana friends Of The family and mem;
A. NJ, and Roland Lodge, No TO Good Felows), are
respectfully invited TO attend the funeral, Thurs
day afternoon, at halfpast one O'Clock from his late
residence, corner ColJer and EckIord Streets Green
point, l.. ]. ~
: TREADwELI.-on Saturday, September s, WILLIE
T., son Of John K. and Agnes L. O. TreadWell, aged
years.
Faneral services this Tuesday afternoon, at two
O'Clock, at IS Lawrence street, Brooklyn.
WALLACE.-At six o'clock, Monday morning, Sep.
tenber T. SUSAN, wife OF Patrick Wallace, native Of
Acloughlnn, county Tyrone, Ireland, aged 50 years,
u months and 10 days.
!. The funeral win take place on Wednesday, at
twelve o'clock from her late residencesat Terrace
place. near Schuyler street, Melrose. Eer remains
will be inferred In Calvary cemetery.
YouNGS.--In Lockport, on Monday, September I,
jSusIE p, daughter OF William Youngs. a !
/. Notice OF funeral hereafter.
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SIMMER RESOisTS.


DAvILIoN HOTEL NEW BRIGHTON, STATEN
IsandLarge and airy Rooms and dciD 4htfu drives
the island. PARTIES returning the ntrv and Wishing
70 remain SIN IN ,hs country and AZ CONE neni 10 their bust
u they resided NJ town) VIII fnd this delightful
pace Tor the three months Only thirty minutes
ny boat from f,o OF pey street ever, hour This will
We open te sccOugst9p ot guests duriux the tail
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ITO LET-A ROOM FOR TWO GENTLEMEN AND
Board, West Twentyhird street, In the family OF
importer. ut ~2J week. References. Address Homo,
aroll Onig
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NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY


VI In newly furnished house; minutes walk from
broadway and Coleman House Board for the lady Address
l.. b., Herald office.
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DARLoRs WITH BEDROOMS ATTACHED ON FIRST
and second foors handsomely furnished 10 for tho
winter with private table. Apply to Mrs. Lowe, "a East
The New York herald., 1868-03-27

Auilin and Horbelt, OF the Fourth precinct, came
up and took him to the Oak street police station.
Michael Murray OF 10 vandewater street, saw the
prisoner go up stairs and return with package,
which ne passed to stranger. jenkins was kept In
the station house until yesterday In order TO give the
detectives an opportunity to arrest his accompces;
but they failed In their purpose. Jenkins was taken
before Justice Hogan and committed TO the T0mbs
for trial In default OF $4,000 bail.
SHARP PTRANsAcrIoN.-Joseph Durand, merchant,
doing business at "a Broadway, was brought before
Justice Hogan at the Tombs, yesterday afternoon by
officer Kerns, of the First precinct on charge OF
grand larceny preferred against him by Alexander
Kennedy, broker, OF rs Broad street. From the af-
davit In the 1t appears that on Tuesday last Mr..
Kennedy called on the prisoner, having with him
four drafts OF the value Of $563 A. which the latter
agreed to take and pay Mr.. Kennedy "a, 1853 A. then
DUE for the payment OF which he held the drafts
as security or margin. Mr.. Kennedy handed Durand
the drafts in good faith, and upon asking him for
certified check, he refused to give one or any check
whatever. Mr.. Kennedy thereupon demanded O re-
turn Of his drafts, when Durand handed him an en-.
velope, which the broker believed contained the
drafts, but on making an examination only dupli-
Gates OF three OF the drafts were discovered which
are Of no value whatever. Being unable to obtain
his money or the drafts, Mr.. Kennedy was left no
alternative but to make charge OF larceny against
the defendant. Mr.. Durand, who Is thrtynine years
OF age and native of South America, was COM
mted to the TombS for trial In default OF Sl5, ,OO0
bail. He pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred
AGAINST him.
The New York herald., 1868-03-27
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOLD ROBBERY OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS IN
CHEcKs-On Monday last George jenkins, alias
Wheeler, q young Bostonian, and two other men,
whose names are unknown, accosted Mr.. Francisco
J. Cartissoz, as he was experimenting the loading
OF a truck in front OF his store No. 80 Peck Slip when
jenkins asked him II he knew a man named Wilson,
and propounded other irrelevant questions In
few moments jenkins slipped away leaving his COM
panions conversing with Mr. Cartissoz, and, as Is
legged, ran up stairs In the oiice and stole from
on various city banks, and eli I'm Treasury
notes, with which he returned to the
the walk, and beckoning to man on the opposite
side OF the street, gave him package The stranger
walked away, and did jenkins; but before the lat
ter far distant Mr.. Cartissoz missed his checks
and money, when he gave chase and succeeded I'm
oyertaking him. Jenkins was held until Detectives
The New York herald., 1868-03-27
E u r o p E..
The British Peers In Assault on DiSraeli
as a RefOrmer.
His "Deceptions," Insult to Parliament
and "Endangering the Monarchy
and Aristocracy."

The Cunard mail steamship China, Captain Hook
ley which left Liverpool on the l4th at noon ant
Queenstown on the 18th, arrived at this port at
early hour yesterday morning, bringing mail repor
in detail OF cable dispatches one day later thar
the advices OF the Alemana, published In thu
HERALD yesterday morning.
By mail in England we have advces from Hong
Kong to February l, Madras February Is and Ceyon
February Is.
The Ceyion Observer says that the health OF the
country is generally very good, but heavy cloud
still hangs over the unfortunate people OF seven
Korles and other districts Of the island where the
grain crops have failed and 1t does not hear OF gov
ernment taking any special steps to inquire as to
how the threaened scarcity, If not famine, may be
alleviated.
The Chinese rebels have, it is said committed great
atrocities in Shantung and the country people have
DESTROYED large number OF them. Thirty thousand
are estimated to have perished in this way and by
cold and hunger. Several daring acts Of piracy
have been perpetrated or the Saddle Islands, near
Shanghae
In Japan the Grand National Council OF Daimios
refused to meet while foreigners keep up such an eX-
tensive feet in Osaka Bay. 'They say they will
ing to grant everything in reason but naturally OBJ
ject to being overawed and coerced into measures by
Keppel is reported to have decided gradually
Withdrawing the British neet to If the Japanese
are acting in good faith not.