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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-02-03

We are glad the editor of the
Democratic Herald offers On apol,'
ogy in our behalf to the clergy
1t not only shows he is penitent;
but that our humble labors have
done him as much real good as
though he had not made the mis-
take he did. Now, il he will go
one step farther, and make an
humble apology to sd. NJ. j." for
copying the miserable balderdash-
ola criticism of her beautiful po-
EN- to Nilsson" from the People,
he'll feel still better. He now oc>
cupies the miserable situation Of
the dirty bird befouling its nest,
aud wo desire to do him good.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-02-03
OLD PAPERS.

Our young friend Charles p. Plummer,
brought u . paper called "The New Eng
land Courant," printed BY Benjsmin franklin
in Queen Street, Boston, dated; "From Mon-
day Feb. 4. TO Monday Feb. IL, l72s," from
which We take the following extract from
leading article setting firth the main design
had in issuing this "weekly Papers" We
publish the post script:
IS. Gentle Readers, We design never to
let Paper pass without Latin Motto if We
can possibly pick one up, which carries .
Charm in it 10 the Vulgar, and the learned
admire the pleasure Of Constl uing. We
should have obliged the Worll with Z Greek
scrap q two, but the Printer has no Types,
and therefore we intrsat the candid Reader
not 70 impets the defect to our Ignorance, for
our Doctor can say all the Greek Letters BY
heart.
The following. is The sample Of The local
items:
Bosson, Fs6. IL.
"Last Week the Reverend Mr.. Drum. Min.
lister Of the Episcopal Church ct Bristol, came
from thence with Petition from Twelve Of
his Hearers, (who are Imprisoned for Refus-
ing 70 pay Rates to The Presbyterian Minister
Of BRISTOL TO the Lieut.. GOVERNOR, who,
With the Advice Of the Council, promis'd Mr..
Drum to use his Interest for their Relief at
the next Meeting of The General Assembly,
The Men being fmpfisond ~ Vertue Of tie
Laws Of the Province.
He also loft for our examination, "The
Oracle Of the Day" paper printed at Ports
mouth, N. H., on Tuesda 70 and Saturdays.
The copy before us is printed by Charles
Peirce, and l. dated "Thursday, June IL,
1793." II Is just one-fourth the size of the
PALLADIUM, and its price was II shillings
per amnnum. The size Of the ssCourantn is
about Sxl0. The "Oracle" gives graphic
account Of the murder of Mrs. Mary Threshor
by the Indians. on the 92d of April, 17es:
"Thirty.seven Indians came to the house
Of Richard Thresher, fred on and killed him,
two children and negro woman. Mrs. r.
fed with her infant Eve or six weeks old in
her arms, and leaped into the river-the In
dians pursued, shot her through each thigh
and right breast, stabbed her in the left
breast with knife, cut her left arm nearly
. Oh. and then scalped her. In this horrid
situation she remained until the neighbor.
could assemble in sufficient numbers to cross
the river and pursue the Indi ans. As the irs
canoe was crossing, she had strength enough
TO call for assistance; they went, found hel
hanging by bush, in water nearly up to hel
chin, her infant at the bottom of the river,
few yards from her. She lived "a hours
and when informed by her physician that i
| was impossible for her to survive mucl
longer, she with fortitude that is rarely +
be met with, called her friends q, cund he
and in calm but pathetic manner, gave be
hand to each one, wishing them better fat
than had befallen herself and family an
when after her speech failed, Is neighbor
were constantly coming in, she continued I
! give her hand until about five minutes befor
she resigned her breath, which was withou
groan. 49,, tb
Mrs. Thresber was about Is years Of ~
Of a respectable family, and elegant person
and possessed an uncommon education"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-02-03
COUNTY CONVENTION.

Next Saturday, the Republicans will meet
at Centssvills, 70 appoint delegates to the
State Oenvsntion-re-organize the County
Central Committse-maks provision for nom.
mating candidates for County Offices, DO,
and get ths Republican machinery in good
working order for the next Presidential, State
and County elections. We hope that every
Republican viii DO present, and aid TO make
the Convention reflect the true wishes of the
Republican party Of the county, and harmony
will b the result. "Let rs have peacei"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-02-03

The Radical" pronounces the
Independents '.reliable authority
that Hon. G. w. Julian will not
be q candidate for the Congress
ional nomination. livery un--relia-
BILE" We think SO, too, provided
division sufficient can be stirred
up in time, among the friends of
other aspirants.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-02-03

There is no difficulty between
Senator Wilson aud Vice- President
Colfax, as to the Vice
or with the friends Of these gentle
men-reports to the contrary not
understanding. ~
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Mr.. Lynch, candidate for Treasurer of
State, was in our Sanctum on Tuesday last
He is good man, and il our second cheicc
Z for that offire. as.5a 5- s.Z5rgv a.s =.
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Republican conventions will be held next
Saturday in more than half the counties 10
this State. ~
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-02-03

A newly married Delphi couple
took their wedding dinner at a
Lafayette bakery the other day.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-02-03

Theodore Tilton has warned his Satanic
Majesty that Fisk is aboutto begin corner
in birthstone.
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Amount

One other point to be noticed is this.
Since the 4th of March, 1889, the aggregate
receipts and expenditures of the Government
have been se,03O,ceO, 1875, SO. The net
ascertained caused by the dishonesty of
government officials, inc lu6ing war and navy,
during the same time. is 81, 262, 963, "a, which
is equal to enc sixteenth Of one per cent on
tie dollar.
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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-02-03
GRANTS ADMINISTRATION.

One Of the pledges made by Gen. Grant
npon acce ptiug the nomination for President
Of the United States, was that be would con.
duct his administration on the principle of
honesty and economy. How we'll the last
clause of this promise has been fulfilled we
know from the large reduction in taxes, and
the gratifying decrease, at the SAND time, in
tibet principal, of the national debt. In re-
gard to honesty, We spread befoIe our read
ers. this morning, evidence-not mere here
say or guess work, but cadence, such rs
would be admitted in court of iustice-that
proves, beyond controversy, how wild and
unfounded have been the charges against
the present administration.
The fact is, the efficiency of the adminstra-
ton, which has resulted in the exposure Of
frau Is and the punishment of the guilty, has
been used by Inscriptions persons to black
en- the character of the officials to whose in
tegrity those exposures ale 10 be attributed
Take the Hodge defaication, for example
That commenced in 1865, under johnson, and
it fell to the lot Of the present administration
to detect the fraud and punish the criminal
yet the Hodge matter was blazoned abroad
as another evidence of the inefficiency oil
Grant. 4
The real responsibility Tor the misconduct
in Office which has been disclosed since the
4,h of March, 1859, is shown by tho follow.
ing comparison: E7 aa
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-02-03

We are authorized to announce JouN F.
KIBBEY rs q candidate for reelection 70 the
office of Judge Of the Court of Com mon Pleas
snr the Sixth Judicial Circuit, subject to the
Nepublicau uomiuation.
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RICHMOND, JAN, 1872.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-07

Two bootblacks, one white and
one black, were standing at the
corner doing nothing, when the
white bootblack agreed to black the
black bootblack's boots. The black
bootblack was of course willing to
have his boots blacked by his fell
low bootblack, and the bootblack
who had agreed to black the black
bootblack's boots went to work.
When the bootblack had BACKED
one of the black bootblack's boots,
till it shone in a manner that would
make any bootblack proud, this
bootblaek who had agreed to black
the black boothlack's boot refused
to black the other boot Of the black
bootblack until the black bootblack,
who had consented to have the
white bootblack black his boots,
should add five cents to the amount
the white bootblack had made
backing other mems boots. This
the bootblack whose boot had been
blacked refused to do, saying it was
good enough for a back boot
black to have one boot BACKED, and
he didn't care whether the boot
that the bootblack hadn't BACKED
was blacked or not.
This made the bootblack who
had BACKED the black bootblack's
boot as angry as bootblack often
gets, and vented his wrath by spit
ting upon the blacked boot Of the
black bootblack. This reused the
latent passions Of the black boot
black and he proceeds to boot the
white bootblack with the boot
which the white bootblack had
blacked. A fight then ensuel in
which the white bootblack who had
refused to black the.unblacked boot
of the black bootblack blacked the
black bootb'ack's visionary organ,
and in which the black blackboot
wore all the backing off his blacked
boot in booting the white bootblack.
La Crosse Democrat.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-07

1t is stated that the arch traitor,
Jeff Iayis, has written a letter to
Wade Hampton declaring for
Greeley, and giving the opinion that
the Democrats are unwise to make
a nomination at Baltimore. AS the
opinion and advice Of JEFF Davis is
not without its influence over a
large class of Oregon Democrats, it
may be safely conjectured that this
position will very materially modi-
fy the views ofmany ofthem, ifnot
the entire class. These "Die-in-the-
last-ditch" fellows are more on the
"bag," than "hold-fast," anyhow.
and when they do begin to wilt
they VIII VIII all over. oregon
Democratic journals were fierce and
blatant not long since against any
coalescence- against the "possrm"
polny--but latterly they have been
quite modrate, and now that JEFF,
and the South generally have turn
ed themselyesoyer psssive!y into the
custody Of the Greeley Brown fac
tion, it will not be long until our
Democrats unstarch themselves and
come down to absolute pulp iD the
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-07

CHINESE IMMIGRAT1oN.-A new
scheme has been organized at the
South, in the Gulf States, for intro
ducing Chinese labor. A stock
company has been formed, with a
capital Of 100000 and from 5000
to 5000 immigrants per year are to
be brought over from China. The
first ship will leave in a few weeks.
These laboTers are to be employed
in the cultivation Of cotton and rice.
The period of the contract is to be
for four years, and their wages eight
dollars per month and found. The
Chinese thoroughly understand the
cultivation OF rice, and in that
branch will te more valuable than
any other kind Of labor that can be
had. The demand for laborers at
the South is very great, and it is
thought no difficulty will be expe-
rienced in providing any number of
these Chinese immigrants to supply
the demand.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-07

RATTLE SNAKE REPENTANcE.-
In one Of the Western States there
resided a family consisting ofan old
man by the name Of Beaver, and
bis three sons, all ofwhom were
very wicked. They had often laugh
ed to scorn the advice and entreat-
les ofa pious, though very eccen-
trio minister, who resided in the
same town. 1t SO happened that
one of the boys was bitten by a
rattlesnake, and was expected to
die, when the minister was sent for
in great haste. On his arrival, he
found the young man very penitent
and anxious to be prayed with. The
minister kneeled down and prayed
in this wise: 80 Lord, we thank
thee for rattIesnakes; we thank
thee because a mttIesnake has bitten
him. We pray thee send . rattle
snake TO bite John, send one TO
bite Bill; and 0 Lord, send the
biggest kind Of . rattlesnake to
bite the old man, for nothing but
rattIeanakes will Oser bring the
Beaver family to repentance.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-07
4 Fersane as one Bld.


The following is from q New
York letter to a New Bedford pa
per:
! heard the other day of a profit
able transaction made by two young
Jews who recently arrived here
penniless and almost in rags, which
for shrewdness and success has been
seldom equaled. They were walk
ing about the town looking for en-
ployment, when they noticed in the
custom-house a quantity Of ofslightly
damaged coffee advertised TO be sold
at auction in few days. At once
forming their plan Of operations,
they Immediately visited various
wholesale dealers, aud offered to
secure them coffee ut 5pcr cent. dis
count.
This was accepted and orders re-
ceiyed from reliable firms enough to
cover the Whole cargo in the Gus
tom-house.
On the day of tile sale these two
povery-stricken Jews were among
tie crowd Of dealers assembled to
inspect the various sacks of coffee.
When these two adventurous ones
bid very low. The crowd looked
at the poor devils once, thinking
they wanted sack OF two, let their
bid remain good, and it was knock
ed down to them at an extremely
low figure.
elbow much do you want, more
than one sack z" inquired the auc-
tioneer.
"The whole cargo sir" they
quickly replied.
There was a general laugh at
their audacity, which increased
when the auctionecr mockingly ask
ed for their security. But the Ia
blcs were turned when the poor
Jews quietly drew out orders from
leading merchants whose genuine
ness could not be denied, and the be-
fore paupers found themselves pos
sessed Of eighty thousand dollars
without spending one cent to obtain
it, or seeing the coffee at all.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-07

same way. Political mildew and
blight, in the shape Of the passive
scheme, have already absorbed The
individuality and vigor from South
ern and Eastern Democracy, and
the valleys and aopcs ufthe West,
now that JEFF has spoken, cannot
much longer withstand, frcally in
clued, the increasing pressure. 1t
win not he long now, we opine, un-
til Oregon Observation-Disclosures
will be circulating around, wearing
white hats, posed upon the napes
of their necks, as Indicative of their
absorption into the political idio-
sy:lcmcies ofthc sage of Chappaqua.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-07

Democracy is yet disturbed. It's
main hope was the Cincinnati Cor
vention. Realizing its weak and
condition, its entire iliabii-
ity to accomplish anything Of itself,
IN a spirit of yielding help.essnes
it looked forward 10 the Cincir matt
movement with hopeful, nay even
yeafning anxiety, 1t anticipated
most checrfnlly that candidate
would be put in nomination by that
Convention, whom it could support
without giving consistency too gea'
a stretch. The nomination 0
ADAMS or Davis, especially tht
sormer, would have been received
by it with general satisfaction. i
would have rallied to his support
with increasing unanimity and cn.
thusiasm. In fact, Democracy had
about settled down to the conclu-
sion that Adams would be the
choice Of tie Liberal Convection,
and had made up its mind to en-
lorse him. Alas, however, for the
lopcs of Democracy The nomina-
ton of Greeley upset its calcula-
tons. How could the elements Of
Democracy, grown 50 loose and III
subordinate by frequent defeats and
departures, hope to consolidate, to
mite as one man III a hearty Goa
leseence with renegade Republicans,
in supporting man for President
who las spent long political life
II trying to thwart the leading
aims and measures of the Demo
cratic party? Some, it is true, seem
to accept his nomination with pleas
me 4; but it cannot be real with but
a small fraction, if any, Of that class.
The Democrats of tile East and
South are slowly giving in their ad-
llcsion, but it is not because they
admire the man, or endorse his
F; but because in their de-
pendent condition it holds out the
only means of support. They have
no admiration for Greeley. No
man in his senses can have who has
kept track of his yascillating and
peeyishsteps. While his knowledge
of politics is very great and his
ability as a writer eminent, still
good judgment and balanceis want
ing. Greeley has never been safe
leader or counselor, because the es-
sential element, stability, was want
ing. But while the Democrats re-
cogllize this fact, and know at the
same time that he has nothing in
common with them except his in
stability, they are still SO dead as
an organization, SO unspirited by
their numerous defeats and misfor-
tunes, 50 broken up by internal diff
ierences Of opinion, as to virtually
yield themselves passively into the
hands Of the Greeley faction, and
the current of Democracy is slowly
but surely drifting towards the
Greeley and Brown channel. In
other words there is every indica-
ton that the morale of the Democ.
racy has departed, and independent
consolidation is out Of the question
=
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-07

white hats, posed upon the nape'
of their necks, as Indicative Of theil
absorption into the political idio
sy.cacies ofthc sage Of Chappaqua
Grant SyInpafhixes with the I.aborer
"rhe true prosperity and great
ness of a nation is tobe found in the
elevation and education of its labor
ers," is a sentiment uttered by Pres.
ident Grant in one Of his messages,
honorable alike to his head and his
heart. 1t shows the kindly sympa.
thy that exists in the mind Of the
President for the laboring classes,
and his correct appreciation Of their
real needs in order that the true in
terests of the nation as well as their
own personal interests may be pro-
noted. No President has ever
taken a deeper and more sincere in
terest in the welfare of this class of
our people, than President Grant.
He has shown this feeling in every
message. Individuals before meas
ures, the interests of citizens re-
garled as paramount, is the spirit
which animates the official policy Of
President Grant. Influenced BY
this, he opposed the idea that the
public lands should be regarded
chiefly as y source Of revenue, and
advocated their rapid settlement
and successful cultivation. lie be-
lieyed that the fund which would
arise from their sale, would not be
near SO important to our well-being
as to bestow the lands on the tiller
Of the soil. As a matter of common
justice, he believed that the pi-
oneer who incurs the dangers and
priyations Of a frontier life, and thus
aids in laying the foundation of new
commonwealths, renders a valua-
able service to his country, and is
entitled to its special favor and pro-
lection. Feeling that in proportion
as the laboring classes, are educated,
they are elevated in the scale of
being and that the prosperity and
greatness of the nation is promoted
as this is accomplished, lie has fa-
vored every measure which has had
this purpose as its chief design.
Encouraging the universal dissem-
ination OF learning among tile peo-
pie by means Of common school sys-
tens; the establishment Of our edu-
cational bureaus, and agricultural
and mechanic institutions, and rem
dering every moral and legislative
aid to universal culture, has been
and now is the policy of General
Grant, and in doing this he has but
acted in accordance with the liberal
views and practical aims and efforts
Of the party which elevated him to
power. The heart of President
Grant and the great Republican
party Of the nation, sympathizes
with the efforts OF the laboring
classes to improve their conditions,
the world over. Enough wages to
supply the substantial demands of
the family in clothing, food, educa-
tion, medical attendance, repose and
a reasonable number Of holidays,
should be granted to the laborcr
everywhere.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-07

The time Of year has arrived
when young folks hang on the gates
and bite each other. Put good
strong hinges on your gates if you
have young folks at your house,
for they are as quAFtelsOme o. cats
these days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-30
G e o E q Il T. 0 w N,

SUICIDE IN A Poll CE CELL.-At9:30 O'Clock
last night man named Elijah Sullivan hung
himself to the grating of his cell door, while
confined in the Georgetown station-houss for
1ntoxication. He is the same man who at
tempted TO drown himself on the 18th instant in
the river, and was rescued by Officer Haney
Last night lie was arrested by Officer Banks on
the charge of intoxicatiJn, and confined in a
cell at the station-hOvse. at quarter past &,
Officer Cameron, then in charge of the station
visited him and found everything all right; bu (
at half-past 8, while Officer Riley was convey
ing another prisoner to the cells, he discovered
Sullivan hanging to the grating with his drawers
tied about his neck. He was Immediately cut
down, and DR.. Bodsco Williams sent for, who
pronounced him dead He was a cigar maker
py trade, about - years OF age, and leaves a
wife, but no children. This morning Coroner
Patterson summoned jury OF inquest. who
after deliberation rendered a verdict that the
deceased committed suicide by hanging himself
while in a state of intOxication.
BY ADVERTISEMENT elsewhere il will be
seen that the entertainment of the Potomac
Boat Club has been postponed until September
Sd. Tickets will be good at that time.
ARRIvED.--Steamer George II. Stout, Ford,
from philadelphia, with assorted merchandise
for District merchants. and the steamer Ex-
press. Talbot, from Baltimore.
The RAIN.-Besides the damage done on
Rock creek fnoted elsewhere in THE S1-aR) last
night, the flood did considerable damage in
various parts OF the town, filling cell ars, under
mining sewers, &c.