The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-04-13

During the year ending April the births in Chi
csSo numbered 9. psf. male children being about 500
In excess The deaths numbered 5,so7 of which los
we're from violence. s xssa
'velocipede candy, is the newest thing
out in Boston. The Traveller hopes it
is not worked with the feet.
An Iowa paper advertised another
mysterious disappearance; that of an as
sistant .editor-a pair Of scissors
A correspondent thinks that one of
the most surprising feats Of the last Adj
ministration WAS getting Mudd out Of the
Dry Toftugss:
A Western medical firm who cure by
the laying. on of the hands has lately
been fined for practicing medicine con-
trary to law.
"A deceived rIttsburger sdyertisss that
Baptist preacher, with long pair of
whiskers sill over his face has eloped
with his wife
Tho manner in which they weigh a
hog in New Jersey, it is said, is to put
the hog IN one scale and some stones in
the other, and then guess at the weight
Of the stones.
~ &EuilcIuala LA bOSlLll atiS GiilotS Ioi
horse 'for lady Of dark color, good
trotterr and oS-stslisis sctioHr@ The horse
must be young, and have long tail
about fifteen hands high
A Mississippi editor and Justice of
the Peace married couple in 1858, di,
vorced them in 1860, married the man
to another roman in 1861, ditto the wo
man to another man in 1862, and last
week Remarked the original couple.
A newly arrived family were lately
gazing at o shop window in Rockland.
Ill. Little Girl-sOh, mamma! is that
a'en?' Mamma-.No, my child that is
o howl Father-'No, my wife and
daughter. that is neither a en- nor an
howl. but it is q beagle the hemblem Of
this blarst,d country"
The editor of the Episcopal Church
organ at Chicago, says: under no cir
cumstances are these columns open to
discuss any official act of any Bishop in
the Church, or any expression of opinion
which Bishop makes, or any advice
which he givess@~As Bishop, he is utter
ly above any judgment Of ours. o. any
other mans.
A paper OF Oaklend, Ohio, says, at a
oOtcl ICCCnuy a SASIl VI SdS W d. QiSCOt-
cred issuing from the room Of a bridal
party from the country. Admission be
ing demanded to put out the gas, the
rural swain replied that .he blew it out.
and then the darned thing smelt SO bad,
that be put bis stocking over IT, Sure
enough, there was the stocking drawn
over the lbarner and tied down with a
shoe string. -
LamartIue WAS once accused ofextrav
agance in advertising. No he respond
ed, advertisements are absolutely nee
essary. : Even le bon Dieu needs to be
advertised-elsc what is the Significance
of church bells1'
Secretary Boutwell, has caused fiut
ter among his female employees by re
curing them to give their names, resi-
depcc, by whose influence they were APP
pointed, and whether they have father,
mother, sister Or brother also employed
in the department.. the Secretary having
determined that no two of one family
shall be kept in office. eds
A dispatch from Washington says
that the Secretary of the Treasury will
anticipate the Msy interest as soon as
the necessary arrangements can be made
He has the power to do SO under the act
OF 1864, without any further legislation
from Congress sssaaz