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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-01-04

ANOTHER TEMPERANCE SERMON
Joshua Collmingo, night watchman
Of the Caledonia paper mills, Indi-
annapolis. fell into bleaching vat
of the establishment, Saturday
night, while drunk, and was boiled
to death.
Some of the finest lands in Texas
can be bought for $1.5O per acre.
There are only tweniy-seven can
didates for United States Senator
in Missouri.
A Dutch judge, on conviction OF
. culprit for having four wives, de-
cided: s'He has punishment plenty /;
IFS init one"
"This is the rock Of ages" said
the father, after rocking two hours
and the baby still awake.
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The results of the trial of Abram

The results of the trial of Abram
Nelson for obtaining surreptitious
knowledge of the business secrets Of
Phelps, Dodge & Co., would seem
to suggest the necessity for an
amendment of the criminal code.
Phelps, Dodge & Co. deal in all
kinds of metals, and the operations
sometimes affect this particular
business throughout the world. Mel
son obtained q secret entrance to
their place Of business, and kept
himself continually informed Of
their plans and projects. The de-
tails of these he impaired to rival
fins md thus inflicted serious
loss ON the firm by enabling other
business houses in the same trade
to forestai their operations IN every
important instance. There<s no
law against a theft of this charac-
ter, however, and Nelson was there
fore indicted for taking en- umbrel
Ia on the night of his last visit to
their counting-r room. The jury
disagreed on the question as tc
whether the taking of this umbrel
Ia constituted burglary or petit lar
ceny. Recorder Hacket charged
the jury that if they believed from
evidence that Nelson entered thu
place of business with an intention
Of stealing it, he was guilty o
burglary, but if he took it IN ,
casual way after he had effected Al
!. entrance, the crime was simple Lar
ceny. On this point the jury die
agreed, seven voting for burglar,
and five for larceny.
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As usual during the holiday Sc
ION. there ia q Q general relaxation .

As usual during the holiday sc
son, there is q general relaxation i
business enterprise, save that /
tie most exigent character, ar
this dull and listless state Of cor
mercial affairs is likely to cOnti,]
ne for q week or ten days, or uni
the holidays are well over. Meal
while, merchants and business m.
arr engaged in balancing I'll
hooks, Taking account OF stocl
squaring accounts, and putin
their affairs generally in shape f.
a new departure. TIE year NJ
closing, despite of many drawback
has been one of gratifying CO,
mercial progress. More GOOD
both Of native ard foreign produ
tior, have been sold in this mark
than in any previous year in Oh
history. Nor is this a spasmod
or ephemeral growth, springirI
from adventurous circumstanc,
it is clearly the result of caus
7hich are net only permanent
their operation, but which muI
continue to increase in potent
and activity. These causes ma,
themselves been gradually dev.
oped from the progressive tende
cics of age and nation, and are t.
firmly fixed, as an essential ell
nent of that progress, to cuff
any relapse. There have, Of cours
been many individual cases of &C,
mercial disaster Such cases, no,
ever, are inseparable incident i
the most prosperous Of years, an
they usually serve as incentives :
renewed energy and enterpris
Tie money market remains excee
ingly stringent, and will 50 cont
ne till after the turn OF the yea
when the distribution OF the Jan
ary dividends and interee
amounting in the aggregate
some one hundred millions, iEs
be relied upon to restore financi
ease and impart healthy stimuli,
to commerce and industry. The r
mark.ble few failures that have q
cured during the extreme mon,
pressure Of the last ninety ,ia,
is TO be regarded as an inaica,i,
Of the soundness of the superstru
ture of the trade and industry
the country. In this respect, We
no doubt in better position th,
at any period during the last ten
. dozen Years; and with no di
turbing causes OF serious natu
in tie outlooS, there is every re
son to suppose that this gene
prosperity will continue to i,
crease.
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CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
The Congressional Apportion-
ment bill as it passed the Senate 10
as follows:
First District-P csey, Wander
burg Warrick, Spencer, Gibson,
and Pike. 49,
Second District-Sulljvan, Knox,
Davicss, Greene, Martin, Orange,
Crawford and Dubois.
Third Decentralization Clark.
Floyd, Washington. Jackson,
Brown, and Bartholomew.
Fourth District-Ohio, Swifzcr-
land, Jefferson, Scott, Jennings,
Ripley, Decatur and Ruah.
Fifth District-Dearborn, Frank
lin. Fayctte, Union, Wayne, and
Randolph.
Sixth District-Johnson, Shell
by, Hancock, Henry, Delaware,
Madison and Grant.
Seventh Decentralization, Nor
gan, Hendricks and Putnam.
Eighth district, Lawrcnc, Moo
roe, Oven. Clay, Vigo, Parke, and
Varmillion.
Ninth Distric,-Bocne, Clinton.
Montgomery, Fountain. Warren
and Tippecanoe.
81 Tenth D.st.ict-Laro.te, S.. 10.
scph, Starke, Porter, Lake, Newton
Benton, White, Carroll, Jasper, and
Pulaski.
Eleventh District - Hamilton,
Howard, Upton, Cass, Miami, Full
| ton and Wabash.
Twelfth District-Jay, Black
ford, Wells, Adams, Huntington,
Whitley, and Allen.
Thirteenth Dis.rict-Koscisko
Marshall, Elkhart, Lag range, No
BILE, Steubeu, and DeKalb.
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The trade in Holiday goods is
brisk despite Of stringent money
market and the lnachinations Of the
speculative cliques Of Wall and
Broad streets. This is indeed the
harvest time for the dealers IN fancy
goods, the display Of which in the
retail shop windows was never finer.
The fancy goods artifcers seem to
have exhausted ingenuity wherewith
to tempt customers with food of
dainty triaes as well as articles OF
vertu, while for the benefit of Young
America, there isscarcely anending
to the vast array of ingenious toys
which are supposed to be turned
out from the mysterious workshops
of Santa Claus. The ingenuity and
labor devoted to gratifying the
tastes and desires of the great and
little folk at Christmas tide, is truly
wonderful. Cunning mechanicians
work the precious metals into grace
full shapes of frameworks for the
Jewels which nature gives and man
cannot counterfeit looms and shut |
ties weave elegant fabrics for the,
adornment of the person: The
world is the better for its holiday!
and the Christmas time is the chief
est of them all The enjoyment o
it is heightened out in the prospec|
tive of preparation and heightenes
by the kindly labor of making read
for the day. Human nature breathil
q sigh of relief when the last week
of the dying year brings tia respitl
from the toll of the other fifty on I
AID turns readily to coming pleas
we from the days of rest.
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The latest form of manifestation
which the opposition of the mercan-
tile class to what they consider to
be the excessive charges Of trans
portation corporations has assumed,
is the establishment OF freight
unions" organisations of leading
business interests, having respec-
lively for their object the negotia-
ton of the lowest possible rates OF
freight for the members, particular
" on westward bound merchandise
their modus operandi being by
the weight and influence of their
commercial standing, and their
combination, to make more favora
BILE terms than are afforded by the
pstensible schedule Of charges es-
tabished and published by the va
rious lines of roads independent IN
their route, but particularly on com
petinp lines. In st. Louis there il
q prospective union of this charac-
ter, with qnarter OF q million,
while q similar association exists IN
Chicago, with . subscribed capital
of Ike amount They have, at least
to q considerable degree, proven q
power over transportation manage
ments, il evident from the fact that
at q recent meeting of represents
tiyes Of the principal corporations
IN tha country. it was unAnim0usly
agreed that upon the oxpiration o
the contracts now in force with thes.
unions. they should not be extended
or renewed in any form.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-01-04

MARR1ED,-On the LIST inst. at the
residence of VIM Jones, by Rev. N.
Gillian, Mr.. John II. Nichols, of Ha-
gerstown, and Miss Anna S. Jones,
of this city.
On Thursday eve last, Mr..
John Harrington and Miss Anna
Ross, at ST. Mary's Church; both of
this city.
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crate prices on the other side, any
expectation of high prices that may
be entertained here will not be like
" to be realized, because, as we have
already remarked, our market is
pretty much always governed by
that of Liverpool.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-01-04

The subject Of cheap transpor ia
ton between the East and West, is
receiving good deal Of attention
in Congress. Under the new APP
portionment, the West has greater
power in Congress than formerly,
and it is likely that some means
will be taken to remove the impedi-
ments which nature interposes to
the carriage Of freight by water.
It looks now a. though the ship
canal around Niaga1a Falls would
be carried through during the SEES
sion, since it has the united innu-
ence Of the West in its favor. The
canal would be six or seven miles
long, would cost from ten to fifteen
millions dollars, and would require
about two years for its construction
The principal argument advanced
in support Of this scheme is the
lack Of cheap transportation facili-
ties between the East and the West
whereby, while Thousands are fam
ishing in the East, millions Of bush
els Of Grain are being wasted in tn
West. The fact that facilities fol
water Interpretations tend greatly
to keep in check railroad monopo
lies and to produce low transporta
ton rates ID also dilated upon.
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A man who has . red-headed
eetheart. addressed her - Sweet
Auburn, ioveliest Of the plain.
Sweet Aaburn got mad shout it.
She objectsd TO being classed
among the 'splain,'' even though
called the loyeliess ofythesn. aa
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Mr.. Ezra Cornell, just after Mr..
Greeley's death, when every paper
in the land had notices and mourn
ing mementoes, asked that copies be
sent him. He says:
"The papers / have thus far re-
ceived in response to my invitation
to the press Of America for the ma
terials for memorial volumes Of
Horace Greeley for the Cornell Uni
versity Library are as follows, re-
presented by States and numbers:
New York, 1853; Ohio, 112; Pennsyl-
vania, S.; Virginia, As; Iowa, Al;
Missouri, "a; Indiana, 80; Illinois,
20; Michigan, Is; North Carolina,
%; Georgia, 20; Kansas, 10; Massa-
chusetts, Is; Maine, Is; Kentucky,
Is; New Jersey, Is; Tennessee, II;
Wisconsin, Is; Nebraska, IA; Cali.
fornia, 10; Alabama, 10; Connecticut
10; Canada 8; Maryland, 8; South
Carolina, s; Arkansas, Z; Texas, 6
Louisiana, 6; Mississippi S; Mime
sofa, 5; New Hampshire, 5; District
of Columbia, 4; New Brunswick, 4
West Virginia, 8; Vermont, 8; Colo
RADIO, 3; Utah, 2; Florida, 1; Della
ware, 1; Rhode Island, 1; Montana
1; Nevada, I. Thus, You observe,
have already $40 different papers, o
most of which there are several co
pies of different dates. There ar,
probably as many as 1000 papers
which viii make several volumes
These volumes viii make . CRANE
memorial for the Press Of America
as well IS Of our departed frient
Greeley. Papers are still coming
and I presume the number vii
reach at least one thousand
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Richmond National Rank.

The firm Of Morrison, Blanchard 1 Co.
II this day dissolved By mutusl consent;
James L. Morrison and Albert 81. Blanchard
retiring. The business Of tho Citizens Bank
will be consol dated with that of the Rich
mond National Bank, and conducted by it in
the Banking House Of Morrison. Blanchard
Co where every facility will he given for
the transaction Of the business Of Banking
in all its branches as heretofore.
Richmond, Ind, January I, 1872.
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AKentucky court settled . do
nestle quarrel by putting the has
band under bonds not to 60 home
for six months. II
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UyO THE WORKING CLASS, male
spectacle employment at home, day or even
ing no capital required. Full instruction
and valuable package Of goods to start with
sent free BY mail. Address, with cent re.
turn stamp N. YOUNG 4 CO., 16 Court
land street., New York. 424
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10 all our subcribers; AMI. {, MAKE
u entirely ''hsppy" to us, we sug-
gest that all who know themselves
indebted to us for either subscrip-
oon' job-work or advertising, will
walk up to the Captains Office and
pay up-it would be 30 nice!" you
know.
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Hon J. n. Wilson, spent the no.
hdAys at his home in Counersville.
Fifth Az. Theater, New York, was
burned the first of the week. It was
the work Of incendiaries, and it is
feared that it is an organized at
tempt to burn down the city.
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A GREAT OFFER,

HORACE WATERS, lSl Broadway. n.
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perfect tone ever made. illustrated Cataloruev
ms led. Sheet Music and Music Merchaudiae.
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Henry Meiggs, the Peruvian Jim
risk Vanderbilt and Drew COM
hined. recently presented Presi-
dsnt Baths wife with ol6O, 600
mon her Birthday. while thst lsdy's
Asnahter received on the same an
rivsreary . eheck for $50 600 from
The same source.
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That SCHOOL Law AoAIN.-L. C.
Walker, Esqr., one of our Represen-
tativss In the Legislature, called on
us Thursday last, and thinks we did
him injustice in saying his action
WAS premature in having that
change in the School Law, applied
to our city, and he thought our OPP
position was inspired by interes-
ted parties We beg to assure him
that we did not intend to do him
injustice, by the use Of that term.
We thought and still think, his &C
ton was hasty,in having the bill rush.
cd through the House, as quickly as
it was, not giving the people any
time for N expression of their wishes
regarding It We believe Mr.. Walk
or desires correctly TO represent his
constituents and If our citizens
give him to understand, by public
meeting or by petition, that q ma
jority Of them are either opposed to
or are IN favor Of that measure, he
win honestly and conscientiously
carry out their behests.
As to having been ssinsprired" by
interested parties, that is somewhat
gratuitous; because our opposition
to that law is matter of opinion
with ~, founded on the fact that we
are opposed togranting to any body
of men the powers of taxing the
people ct viii Issuing bonds, and
augmsnt;ng their own numbers by
redistricting the city whenever they
see proper, without any check what
ever. That has been the inspiration
Of our opposition to it-nothing
more.
Let those who are friendly to this
School Law, and think it viii benefit
our people call q meeting, & lay the
matter bs3ore them, and ascertain
their Wishes. If they are anxious to
have our Representatives instructed
IS what they shall do, they, as ad-
vpcates Of what they deem to be q
GOOD Law, should take the initiative in
this matter, call q meeting and get
mp petitions. This is our notion.
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10 600 AGENTS Wanted .

IT ARGE Wages made by bouest, indus
Ia trious men and women. so handsome
Autographs FREE to each agent. Address,
BOWEN 4 CO Marion, Otto.
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4Rn4UV Easily made With our Stsncil ana
MlIHkI Key-Check Outfit Circulara ~.
ssoNes Stafford M'fk Co c6 FuItcn. SeN Z
42l
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quired. On the whole, he does not see
any good reason to apprehend either
great scarcity or much, if any, adj
vance in price. Finally, be deals
with the estimated deficiency of L.
500, 900 tons in the Potato crop, and
the embarrassments of the Fall seed
time. AS to the former matter, he
sees no difficulty. The foreign i'm
ports of Potatoes, which in October,
1870 and 1871, were ITO and g.
900 tons respectively, sprang up at
once in October, 1872, to IS, 400
tons. They CAME from all quarters
in near Continental ports Prussia,
Belgium and France. Prussia and
France together are believed to
grow abont twenty-five million tons
Q year-so that a considerable In
crease in the usual price can hardly
fail to draw from so large q source
the comparatively small quantity re
CURED These foreign Potatoes
COST in England six pounds sterling.
or say thirty dollars gold per ton
Mr.. Card, it will be seen, figures
out an abundance of food for the
inhabitants of the United Kingdom
although he admits that to procure
it viii involve pretty heavy finan.
cial strain upon them. But it il
the heaviest of 1873 which gives
rise to the greatest anxiety. MIR
Card advises that where the heavy
lands are unapoeAchable to the SOW
er, the lighter and drier soils OF
every farm should be sown with
Wheat. and that, later, the heavy
lands should be sown with Sprine
Grain, If Grain shall rule at moo
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for the laundry has no equal. Sold by Gro
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Front Street, Philadelphia, lab Chambers
Street, N T, - Broad Street, Boston 42i
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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-01

murder committed in Richland town
ship, on the evening of the twelfth in
stant, few miles below us. The facts,
in brief, were as follows: William
Smith OiBrien and Joseph Ledbetter,
who, living and planting together for
Messrs. Freitts and Brown, went over
on the line of the Little Rock, Pine
Bluff and New Orleans railroad, and
after imbibing freely there, bought
quantity of whisky to take
home with them. They were
accompanied home by Samuel Rags
dale and Jas. Mcdonald. After reach
ing home Ledbetter threw q glass
jar, worth only about fifty cents, into the
fire, for which OBryan reprimanded
him, and drunken quarrel ensued and
q fight seemed imminent, O'Bryan
drawing his pistol and Ledbetter knife
and pistol. They were prevented from
fighting then, however, by Ragsdale and
Mcdonald, and their weapons taken
from them. They then agreed to fight
it out without weapons, except mother
natures, and grappled. O'Bryan had a
concealed knife, and as soon as they
engaged, brought it into use, stabbing
Ledbetter in the left nipple, just above
the longest rib, both penetrating
the intestines, and cutting a cash large
enough to allow them to run out in large
quantities. O'Bryan then fed. Ledbet-
ter died in four or five hours. The Off
officers of the law are now after the
murderer. O'Bryan claims to be from
Illinois, is of Irish descent, about five
feet eleven inches high, twenty-thTee
years old, fair complexion, blue eyes,
hair red or nearly so, is spare built,
wears a number-six boot, very talkative,
and talks very fast. He stated that he
had killed two men before this-One his
brOther-in-law, in Conway county, Ar
kansas; the other on a wharf boat in
Little Rock. The morning following
the murder, General T!CrJwell, assisted
by Judge Rice, held an inquest over the
body of Ledbetter, the jury returning a
verdict that the deceased came to his
death from wounds from knife in the
hands of William Smith O'Bryan. 3