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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-03-16
For the Palladium.
Grumbler Papers.

WHAT meddlin' things women are!
Allus putin. in their noses when not
wanted. Last. night. iist as twas git
tin dark, l went to my room to git
dressed fur my evenin lecture. Jist rs
I was about half through, who should
come walking up stairs but Sallie. my
wife, and widow Grimes | sprang into
a closet and shut the door. jist in time
Ia 'scane their notice 7zs7-s--s'-T@- '-
In they come. and could hear 'em a
whisperin,' so I went to move little an
knocked some dishes Off the shelf
Hist. Mrs. Grimes seq my wife.
What was it?Hsez Grimes. re E
Burglars SEE my wife. ~ 54
Yes, thieves seq Mrs Grimes. st4a-
.What'll we dor my wife sez.les+ 2F4
You lock the closet door, while I run
for assistance seq widder Grimes.
Then Sallie fastened me in. Purity
soon I heerd loud talkin;' heerd big
crowd comm up the stairs. o. : asAo
Now Mr. Squizzem,' 1 heerd Squire
Jollyboy say, you open the closet
door, all have your guns ready, and fire
as soon as he comes out. You, with
brickba.s, hit him rightlof. AMI I'll run
for more help and protect the ladies -
Now wasn't the Squire brave! The
biggest toad in the puddle, and the
worst coward. He pushed the others
on, but took good care to stay down
stairs One of. 'ems opened the door.
and then the noise, Oh! my! guns, pis.
tolls, .brickbats, stones, everything, but
wasn't hit for I laid down fiat. One
fellow grabbed me and pulled me out
and | wasn't half dressed. / told 'em
who was, but still the stones peltee
me. run down stairs, out in the yard
and landed in the barn Old Squire Jol
lybov brags vet about scarin of thief.
was unable to lecture, and therefore
the people missed one of Of the finest
productions ever man produced. I've
forgot it now, something like ufl
Enthusiastically artieulatiug, l must, :
and that's all kin remember. All the
the women sex's fault, a losin' whole
weeks huntin' through the dictionar,
for big flowery words. Well the bread
is riz enough and Saiie is SO shittless,
| must tend to it. Nonsense.
DEACON SMITH
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I'll ~ ~ = =
Tho leoal-Tender Decisions

the decision Of the Supreme Court of the United
States in Bronson st. Rhodes, il is now well an .er-
stood determines in effect that the Legal Tender act
Of 1867 has no application TO contracts made before
its enactment.F istue that the Court nigh. have
put its decision upon the ground that The contract in
that N, tcuias case called specifically for gold c:n
ions upon that ground. Some criticism has bten
made upon this decision, upon the suppositon that
il held the statute to be in part unconstitutional
This Is q mistakes The Court wholly avoided the
question Of the copstituiiona.ity Of the law. AMI
placed its decision hpon the ground that the las
could mot Be presumed TO have retroactive effect.
II is a singular rather Noteworthy fact ioT
bunders In legislation age FAR from being singular,
that .ss Il ecsre s
paper tn be Issued under it shall be "a legal tender
for all debts, but does not specify debts contracted
.ntecedentiy Now y is very eld and well settled
live all our rules Of inse k.:ation), that sta us
shall never be construed as ing retroactive e.
feet, unless that intention APP. explicitly by the
words ri the statute. This is o, s'nestion of con.
stitutora Law, in the American seA = Of the phras q
becansc .he British Paris rae.t Is restricted by
origin In strong sense Of the Inherent injustice Of
Retrospective lawsj and i. ia firmly maintained by
cry court Of justice The Court OF Appeals in TIM
a., New York reports. 400, which IS the lsadin,
case upon this subject, did not consider this brancl
.f tbs question, but assumed that the statute wa!
esnt 10 effect contracts previously existing, wei
a. those which should be afterwards made. TIL
supreme Court, in giving pursly Prospective opsr
alton to the law, has declared no rev doctrines and
however Disappointing tina decision may be to thcs
y La iass thu. fss delayed the payment Of old debts
there can BE- DO sornd objection 70 1t.
We haYsii.tie doubt that this deeisien orsshsdow
an ltit,aic DISCRIMINATION that the entire legal terde
brvsisiSh r. unconstitutional. jbdesd, We think tbs
isa SuLIene C.lri is seeking, by this aud sitnils
asesions, 70 ptspsrs The ecuIttt forts nsi dspo.
haslsn to pus thsir BUSINESS tpon such footing
wifi shAtas thsh to sAsss sush dssis,cn sitbo,
ioss.-ln. I. Tribuhs.s 5ai, .szs.1s zen
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e INDIANA STATE PRISON.
OFFICIAL investigators
Disgusting Developments.

In the Indiana State Senate, the fol-
lowing is report Of the results OF an
official investigation into the manage
ment of the Southern Prison j-ej =
Mr.. President The committee to
whom was referred the resolution of the
Senate requiring them to inquire into
the management Of the State Prison,
have made the required Investigation,
and instructed me to make tue following
report:
The committee eXami ned great ma
nv witnesses, and among them NEST OF
the officers, and many of the employees,
and one Of the convicts. Much testlmo
nv was contradictory, but the facts, as
brought out by the testimony, show an
amount of corruption, brutality and
crime, and this by the officers and EN-
ployes OF the prison themselves, which,
to say the least. is very discred liable to
the parties concerned. & ~ =.
Two Of the Directors. Meredith and
Ghee, have system atically farmed out
their. appoi tments, the Warden ana
many of his employees having refused to
pay a bonus for the privilege of holding
their positions. Your committee found
from the testimony that the guards and
other employees have full access to the
female convicts; that the treatment OF
them has been disgusting and brutal
Two witnesses refused to swear that they
had not had illicit Intercourse with the
femole convicts. H-e
The committee further found that Mr.
a bribe, or fee as he preferred to call
it, for services in obtaining the pardon
of a convict This fee was to be two
thousand dollars, in case OF success.
TIE prisoner had already paid him nine
ty dollars for his services and loaned
hin, $3.50. In his efforts to obtain the
pardon Of the prisoner, MI Meredith
made false representations to the Coz
,ernor. stating that he had been under
great personal ohiigatsons to the family
Of the convict; that the evi ence by
Which he had been convicted was con
lcting and uncertain, and that the case
+ was one meriting executive clemency
i The Governor ascertained, in time to
prevent the mischief Of q pardon, that
/ the representations Of Meredith were
! false. that his statements concerning
his Obligations to the family of the con
Wet were sheer fabrications; and refused
tue pardon.
In this hasty report, in stating tina
Mr.. Terrier the former Director: Col
Schuler, the present Warden; Mr. Sulli
van, the present Chaplain, are excep
lions to the above charges Of corruption
and crime. is doing only justice: Sine
Col Schiller took possession of his offic
there Is evidence Of reformation havin!
taken place in the management of tn
prison, and the COMMITTEES are glad to b
able to recommend him and the Chap
lain as conscientious gentlemen and ex
perienced officers.
As evidence Of the foregoing state
ments, the committee respectfully refe
the Sen ate to the evidence taken In til
examination, a copy of which is here
with submitted.
Isaac KfNLxY,
80 THOMAS CLIFFORD,
n AuMsrpoSo -
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Bishop eMcQuade has closed the
church in which riotous proceedings re
Gently occurred, 1T Auburn, until the
congregation conform to the rules of
the church. The Lord is not to be
praised, therefore,, in that place, until
the Bishops orders are complied with
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al The Indianapolis Journal says: "A
no party Democratic meeting was held
in the Metropolitan on Friday night, in
that city. 1t was to have been regu
lar spontaneous movement of the peo-
Pile against universal Suffrage and
President Grant, but turned out to be
a Democratic affair throughout. Dem
ocrats composed the meeting, presided
over it, addressed it. directed and did
it's business. Less than one hundred
persons were present. If Republicans
want to oppose the amendment. they
must train in tho ranks of the Demo
crafts.
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The Way to Make Money
sNAS BILL DISCOUNTED Is y cont.
u fpaid on or before the 20th instant
CINCINNATI MARKETS. 80

~ sa'15 77a's7 : CINCINNATI, March, 1oth, 1859.
Flour dull-sales OF Family at s. IS @s6 50.
Wheat is duI-Sales at 81 40@l 50.
. Corn in better suppl!-aales Of ear At 6s0ecc.
Rye firm, at 81 43. se--s k.s.t.,szse. = So
Oats dull, at CSC. :, ...t - - 20, .z-
Barley uncha nged. 49, Esra1 ss.4s - 81. $.
Whisky dull at Gle. - 60 - 60.
Cofton-dull prices nominal -.s.ss--sz.i
Clover seed in good demand, at 1914 g
Timorthy is in good demand, at So 3593 30.
Proviisious-The market is dull and heavy. Mess
pork sold at $32, -esr s@ sz.-s -.
Lard is dull at 18c. -
sides 14Q114L go - r.
Lard oil dull, 4 81 so .ss.s..- -,
Butter higher-35@40c' $50 ~
= Exchange dull at 10 discount buying. oas
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STATE OF INDIANA.

STATE OF INDIANA. .
WAYNE COUNTY, $ $.
Ambrose s. Ruby, ] In the Wayne Common
vs.. Pleas Court, April Term,
Joshua II. Pyle and { AID. 1859.
james W. Sater, Gdn.) No. 1888.
BE it known that, this 80 day OF December
1865 the above named plaintiff, by John f.ry.n, At
torney, filed in the office of the Clerk of the Wayne
Common Pleas Court his cornplai' agsiust said de-
PENDANTS in the above entitled sosher with tbs
affidavit Of petnt person that said defendants.
Joshua u. Pyle and James w. Saiter, not resi-
dents Of the State Of Indiana. Said defendants,
above named, therefore, are hereby notified Of the
fling and tendency OF ssid complaint against them,
and that unless they appear and answer or demur
thereto at the calling Of the said cause, the
ond day of the next term of said C0ass - b began
and held at the Court House in Centrevle, on the
fourth Monday Of April next, esasd comPleint and
the matters and things therein contained and aegeds
viii, be taken % true, and the said cause will b
heard and determined in their absence.
WITNESS, the Clerk, and the Seal Of said
]sEALl Court, at Centrevie, this 9th day OF March
1869.
J1a VIM DUDLEY, Cierk.
John Yaryau, Atty for Plt'f. mo. z-4w-pt IS.
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'All the gold that exists in the United
States to day, could be placed in a
square box of less than Is fact in
length, width and depth
A room 100 feet long, 100 feet wide,
and 10 feet high, would hold times
the total amount of gold in the known
world Fe4aat
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Andrew Johnson, Esq, gay at Baltimore.
The Baltimore American, in describing the reception
says:l IA tFe @--4 ftf~
"Meanuhile the ex-President was shaking hands
with every body that could squeeze themselves into
the rotunda, and kissing all the pretty girls that
pied about twu hours. In the ladies' parior MANI
1.-THE Ladies' residing in the house were introduced to
Mr. Johnson and for half an hour be held quite
lesee, surrounded bs group of fa.hienably and ele
Santls dressed ladies'. =
Beecher said in a recent sermon: II informed
that. before the communication system was abandon
ed by the ferry COMPANY, men Of good standing in
taon ticket in their pocket when they had none, tor
the sake of going through without paying. They did
this when tie fcrriagc but one cent pity the
devil. do know What he does with such men.
It !. awful TO be chief magistrate for party Of men
/ like them. cannot understand how these exg uous,
4 thrice-squeezed men can be managed
In the Senate Chamber ! notice tbs feebs ard
battered form. of Governor Brovniow. His hands
and fee: s.iaAin1 eribiy and ineessaniiy. The
hands te whole width of the hand al each pull
sstun. There is another OF sllaky nervousness
n the Senate. wh'ch moves the sympathy oiali' aSo'
that Of the glorious Governor Yates. lie looks
to be about thirty sars old, WITH very heavy coat
his lately till within few days. it is thought
his will soon get steadier sgain.-lW ash.
Cor. Cleveland Leader
There was startling exhibition at Laconia, New
HAMPSHIRE, a few Sundays ago. As the people were
assembling IoF worship. "eL-oIesseu suGHeef
coolly assembled ladders which still rename ed
upon the new Unitarian Church, mounted to the very
top Of the s.eeple, surveyed for few moments the
landscape and those who we're watching him in terri
fed groups performed gymnastic feat, gated about
a few moments more, decended to the ground, and
walked out of town, without uttering word oil
nianifesting any emotion. He is thought to be en-
escaped iunatic e
ns-Reyerdv johnson is not only great diner
out and the original Ahgo-Amercan pacfcator, bu
decidedly fresh and keen sighted critic of women
"a shions. In one of his recent speeches be compi
nented the feminine part Of his auditory, and added
cu, wish, fer their sakes, that the old style o
!, bonnet was revived-the bonnet worn when there
4, ras nothing the female head upon which the h'
q man pipation could dwell, and when it was 10
; dressed like that Of an Indian squaw. What thos
French artists call bounets a, not bonnets at All
they are not even caps. do not know that niRh
cap would be mors beautiful, but certainly It woul'
| be more useful. What can be more admirable, how
II ever even id the case Of those sinaii honnets tea
re ths ,k and .astu ~iti, which these LADY workme
/ of yours turn out their prcduotionsf Why, thes
articles ars gems Of beauty, and they make the fe
T. male face rfo:s ovels--f that be possibis-than
has besa made By nature. }efaf1
al JOSH Billings, IN an essay Concerning Counting
a ssss tins r,crc advice you undeftaks to oho~, N
les, sr,.,,rt es good sourtinR 700 -h DC
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1t is painful part lrpm nur gBinkiey. But We
take pleas in assuring readers that it IS no
fault of Bnklev he stood by, faithfully AZ Cap
lain Cutie He would never have deserted the Gov
eminent, any more than the loyal Mrs. Micaw Der
would her spouse. In point Of fact, Mr.. Buckley
goes of office because he is kicked out. Nothing
else in the ord would have moved him from his post
of dnty.-N. Y Tribune.
No convention with Great Britain entered into for
the settlement of respective claims affect the Con-
federate bonds held by Engiishmen. They took them
for what they worth at their own risk. The
legal question being, that the loan was contrac-
ted for the purpose of making war against nation
with which England was at peace, no English subject
could claim the assistance of his Governments upon
his loss. ee,-s ~
The peach buds in Somerset County, New Jersey,
killed by the cold snap last week, and the crop
is likely to prove failure. SO '5 - r
The velocipede mania has broken out in the Eternal
City right under the nose of the Pope. Think OF the
Head of the Church on bicycle.
German Woman's rights paper is announced n
New York, - though German womans rights -
were distinct aud differeD: from Yankee woman's
rights. ---5 ..-f 9.4x
man was struck by locomotive at Knoxville
the other day, tossed fifteen feet in the air. and neatly
caught top ofthe engine, with only sprain Of IN
ANGLE. 4-ssfirI
There only two saloons in Salt Lake City. and
their license fee, including billiards. is six hundred
dollars month"; payable n Brigham Young. They
are both kept by Gentiles. e. W. .ssx
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Henry Vincent preached at the Pearl
Street NJ. E Church on Sunday night
last to a crowded house. ,s4a
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RICHMOND MARKETS.

JOY. COE & CO.. Publishers Agents, Frio-
une Buildings New York, are authorized to contract
for advertising in our paper
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Mr. C"nroth is wise a serpent, but not harm
.ie-, rs a dove. During the rebellion ae too
caraf vi of hts owa welfare to join the Knights of the
Golden Circle.
Now When other Democratic members ot the Leg is
lature commit the illegal and most infamous act of
signing their seats, because the Amendment is about
to be taken up for consideration, Mr. Coffoth hangs
back. In order 10 excuse himself to his party
ciates, he makes pretense Of offering his resigna
ton in the caucus. well knowing, aud probably hav
ing had it arranged, that his resignation should be
refused. 4sE
Wise Mr.. Cofroti Hurry other to their
fn, but be very thar you keep own Skin IS
clear.-Indiana Herald. ~
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y wooden Wedding Marrying biockbead.
The French wine crop exceeds 400 GOT, 00t.
The Turks are lighting their mosques with gas
California is growing basket willow extensively.
bohn Bull ma been enjoying very mild winter.
Ghe best horses to be Used by bakers-thorough-
b, I'd. er al.
Germanys largest library is in Munich, and NUM-
b'Srs 900,000 volumes. -
curious anomaiy--that man With no uncles
nay yet have tenants.
Eighty thousand tous Of ice have been stored at
Gardener, Me-, for shipment.
.l Once a week recommends no. potato il" ths
q cket to keep the hands warm at church.
The warden of the Massachusetts State Prison
il lists that he knew criminal who was a
sso1.
l.. J. Gage, Esq Cashier OF the First National
Benk Chicago, gets tho handsome salary 81 $4,000,
The Boston Traveller speaks doiefnly of the spread
OF infdeiity in the large towns and cities OF Massa-
clusetts.
The German papers say that JEFF Darts is hated
al INTENSELY IN Getmsuy a. anywhere il the United
States. n Fs at-fRtttm@ @Hf & bsai
Got Bios niox Is confirmed invalid, and viii
hive 70 bs carried 10 his seat Ii tbs Senste, liz
TNAds stephsnt. fisgT} fn -e-
hhf shsv have combined 70 expert t*o million dol
,ats' worth.
Four Afshs fshs students ID Msaisen, Wisconsin
thlysfsts, havs hssr converted during The Erss
, y ktssi Sh'rt 10 eth t. r.,RrAat
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For a Club Of l00 and 10 Dollars,

Double Barrel Shot Gun, Rifle Cane, or sharps Rife
IS yards Sheetins Fancy Cashmere Coat: Pants and
Blankets, Fancy Plaid Wool Long Shawl. rs yard:
Hemp Carpeting, splendid Violin and Bow, sPlsndd
Alpaca Dress Pattern, Silver Hunting Cased Watch
Single Barrel Shot Gun ,Sharps Revolver, one pair
fine Damask Table Covers, with one dozen dinner
Napkins to match, Worcester's illustrated Una
bridged Dictionary 1900 pagesl dc.
Ma For additional list of commissions, see Cir.
Oular. - 70 a.fffs f---7tN -s4ss@4S, p =
1Commis,ious for larger Clubs in proportion yol
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Greeley Upon Beggars.

Mr.. Greeley, in an article in the indie
pendent, reiterates his oft given advice
to country people to keep away from the
cities, and winds up as follows: .Coun-
try friends, and especially young men,
/ give you facts as have long observ.
ed and studied them. I tell you frank
ly that my interest in your action there
ON is partly selfish; for my soul is weary
of these incessant appeal, for some
thing to do or, that failing, for aim S.
There must, there will be beggars; but
need you be beggars? Even if you
must, wish it were in your hearts to
stay where beggars are not SO enor-
mously superintendent as here. I of en-
respond rudely. harshiy, to their solicit
tations, because l cannot help it.. Worn
unable to respond denied opportunity
to earn my own bread by this. endless
procession of beggars-I often speak
more roughly than should, because my
patience is utterly exhausted. am not
as poor as Lazarus, still less am l as
rich as Dives but 1 fully sympathize
with the latter in SO far as he is repre-
scented in wishing in Hades to send
messenger toshis brethren still on earth,
to entreat them not to come into this
torment More favored than he. my
prayer is not refused; and this is my
message TO my brethren
The weight OF the cent coin is II l6
grains. the value of the Nickel is 30
10 gold. and the, Copper 81 cents in cur
rency per lb. The weight OF the 3 cent
piece is 80 grains; the 2 cent 90 grains,
and the cent As grains, from which
We readily determine that the value of
/ t cent coin ia sO.0O7s3, of the cent
| 80 0O469, the two cent S0.O041, and of
sthe l cent, SOOO205 We may there
fore say, that in round numbers, 8
cent piece is worth nearly 8 mills, and
that 20 of them, or. one dollar in face
value, are worth as metal less than 10
cents; and that one hundred one cent
coins are worth 20 and one half cents.
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Drunkards Unfit to Marry.

No more licenses to marry can be
procured by 'drunkards in the principal
ity of valbeck, Germany. Wonder If
that is not good regulation Is it
a restriction OF liberty =? What do
the girls think about it. Do they need
legal protection against the blindness Of
law? 1t seems so from the number of
wives and mothers made miserable by
scottish husbands Bat we vii! not write
further, just now. lest we argue ourselv-
es into the support of the policy. We
reall.- think that it would make young
men more cautious az to their. rotations.
To be unfit to marry is a serious reftc
tior. on ones manhood-and such q law
declaring young man who gets drunk,
even occasionally, unat for a husband
and father would be bolesome re-
stra;nt Wonder if the women won't
put such measure through in ''double
quick" after they get the ballot -[Cin
cinnati Time g.
ts n -4-------s.-s--ss ------F-s1
Indiana deserves, the reputation of having. about
the SCuryleSt Legislative record or any state IN the
Union. It has fallen into habit out there for mi
nority in the Legislature to resign " hen
they want To defeat pending measure that can be
defeated in other way. Tine thing becameso obi
that law finally passed which made bolt
ing amisdleneanor, punishable by fine OF thou
sand dollars. No law, however. could take away the
power of resignng; and the Constitutional A.
me Ldlne cerng suffrage sure OF passage all
the representatives Of safe Democratic Districts ten
dered their designations, and thus broke up the quo
rum Masifestly there no motive in, tnis save to
defeat the will OF the people, for only the Democrats,
who thought they iwere Of re-eee elton. the
risk OF resignng. When the vacancies have been
filed and the Legislature meets in special session,
the question of course comes up. and can only
be defeated by fresh designations II is this revolu-
tionarv policy that evokes from men like Thomas A.
Hendricks and m. L. Nibla ok, usually considered
/ honorable enough, or at least sensible enough to
avoid committing themselves to papabiy discredita-
BILE tricks the that the people ought to have a
! right to elect the suffrage issue the men whose
votes are to decide it, Perhaps, then, while in the
planning .nood, they explain why the Democrats
+ who represented doubtful districts did not bow to
this popular right? Or Is it right with which peo-
pie ought to be ntrusted only when it is known be-
i yupd per adsen how they going to it.
\. Y. Tribune.
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VIM Ss C 5s.aEs sEg'
II eSlvsster Ja1ns66, Aadt4sr sos ana viGhia sal
county and State Aforesaid, in accordance With an
order OF the Board of Commissioners OF Wayne
cost of the New Jail ID SO, So, which includes
the whole cost of the sewer ,40o0 COR half Of
which il justly cAargeabie to the other County Build
ines which leaves the Of the JAN, proper, Ses.-
2l5,56. sxs go - 4 IL 49,.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board Of
lsxALI Commissioners, ut 0sntreyle, this 18th day
= a. 3 Of March, 1889. = 1kfs&@S&
.Fa4Fz sa8ft.g SYLVESTER, JOHNSON,
Auditor Wayne County.
No 2.-Iw-Lpf 50.
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