The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-07-27

NovsL<WAFoR'S FoPPsNe - RAILROAD
TRAIN "A friend informs as of tho
novel mode sadoptedto stop avrailroad
train in Vermont the other day, He
was at Centre Rutland, o way station,
where the train did not stop except up
on the signal of red flag. 1t was early
! in the morning. and the, station man had
not arrived 81 A woman with two small
children came to take the cars, aud was
anxiously waiting their arrival The
time was nearly up, and yet no appears
ance of the station master, The woman
I. grew more anxious She said there was
no signal, and she must take that train
at all hazards Why said she I can
hear the cars coming--what shall do9
I must go on this train" This appeal
was addressed to our friend, who, by the
way, is over six feet tall and swell pro-
portioned !" After thinking moment
he asked the woman if she did not have
something red about her, shawl or
something She replied she had not
In moment the thought struck her and
she said Eyes, I have on me red petit
coat, will that do?" Certainly said
our friend, 81 will elevate it on my walk
ing stick, and if that don't stop the
train then there is no virture in womans
expedients ," The experiment was tricd
and the emblem of woman's rights
brought the rushing train to stand on
time. The woman was delighted with
her success, and laughed as heartily over
the repetition of the story as any of the
passengers on the train --44l5any Argus.
( -THT s----->o>->----- t4
THE INTERNAL REVENUE. The new
administration is redeeming its promises
of retrenchment in expenditure and of
reform in the collection of the revenue.
The doubt which existed in the minds
of many, VIII ether the corruption of the
internal revenue system especially, had
not proceeded too far to allow of ANY
other remedy than excision, must give
way to the demonstrations of figures
Prompt and rapid increase of receipts
from all sources is q guarantee that
the last two years are to remain a mis-
cradle and shameful fact by themselves. |
It is well that it should be so. AM
other such two years might have sunk
the vice of official corruption too deeply |
into the constitution Of the public body |
for any peaceful remedy. There has,
indeed, been reasons to fear that the |
country was approaching the condition |
where legal penalties and executive vig-
lance are helpless to prevent fraud and |
population, and that the President of
the United States might become as i'm
potent as formerly was the Gear of all
the Russias to bring the proceeds of a |
tax into the Treasury, secure the hon
es performances Of a contract to victual
a ship of-war, or devise bonds and con.
ditions affectual for the execution of
any public trust. We seemed in the
way to illustrate the melancholy lesson
Of Rome in her last days, and Russia
in the Crimean war--that nothing is so
helpless as corrupt strength. The in
creas in the Treasury receipts is a mat
ter Of graduation therefore, not because
the Treasury balance is at present of
great consequence, but as indicating
that the floods of corruption are at last
fairly stayed.-[ From OuRg MONTHLY
GOSSIP, in the August number of Lip
pincott's Magazine. Tvs EEAFy.3f