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Blooashed in New Orleans

The. political muddle in Louisiana
finally eliminated in battle on Tues
day last, between portions Of the con.
tending factions in New Orleans. A de-
tachment Of the Militia organization, nm
der the McEnry government, attacked
the Third Precinct Police Station, fir-
ing into the building, bat were repulsed
by the police force, and retreated. Gain
ing endorsements, they were returning
to renew the attack, but were met by
large force Of tbs Metropolitan Police.
ard q sharp 6ght with musketry occur
cd. The militia were orderel to dispense
and refused, whom they were fred upon
from . cannon loaded with grapeshot
killing one man and wounding seversi
others. This was moro than they had
counted upon and they dispersed in
something Of . hurry. A detachment
Of United States troops were brought
upon the ground, with orders TO prevent
further outbreak and preserve the peace.
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The Temperance Law.

There is . more general endorsement
OF the Temperance law by tbs press Of
the State than was anticipated, and
while portion Of them express the be-
lief that some Of its provisions could
have been improved 30 Is to have re-
lieyed it Of some 0'jectional features, it
ID admitted to be far better than tho
old one. The uniform sentiment is that
twill break up low tippling houses
whers worthless loafers, dead-beais and
vasabond minors are permitted to harbor
and this will bo . prime advantage gain
ed. Very many Temperance men, BY
profession, who are occasional imbibers
in practice, have predic cd that the law
cannot BE- enforced, because It is in Cd
vance Of, and will not b sustained By
public opinion, but these predictions are
proving 70 be without foundation.
In fact, the occasional drinkers, and
the better class Of saloon keepers viii
be found favoring the endorsements Of the
Law, and it will not b long BEFORE ell
law~abiding citizens will acquisscs in it.
Il l. the law Of the land, and the daty
Of oil good citissns 10, to yield obsdiancs
to Vincennes Times.
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s$
WA>E~s-er. Mach l0.-Ths
Senate, to- !. Ok up the Caid-
we'll case and made hit little pro-
eress thers In. Two speeches from
Morton and Caldwell occupied the.
entire session. Tue one delivered
By Mr.. Morton wAs IN effort which,
from its strength, demanded the
attention Of tho Senate. Il was
noticeable from the outset that the
case Was one Whsfcin the facts
would be but little disputed, bnl
which would Re handed over 70
the lawyers for controversy -
to the law points arising there
from. Morton's arraignmens 81
Caldwell was powerful one. Sens
tors gathered around him from She
commencement OF HE remarks, and
appeared to be strongly impressed
by his presentation Of the csse
when he finished, Caldwell got
the floor and sent to the Clerk =
speech prepared by Caleb Cushing,
which he asked should be read.
Before the reading was finished
the Senate went into executive
session. To- morrow Mr.. Caldwell's
remarks will be finished when
others OF his friends will demand
hearing.
The situation il this case may
be summed up AZ follow: To get
. sufficient vote to expel Caldwell,
it was found necessary to bring up
resolution declaring his seat
vacant. In accordance with English
law aud precedent, this would re-
quire but q majority vote. To ex-
pei him would necessttate . two
thirds vote. The objections are
to the form Of the report uf the
committee. The argument is, thst
the Constitution Of the United
States, by granting the Senate the
power Of deciding upon the quail.
fications Of it's members has super
seeded the English statute. which
gives . parliamentary body the
right to expel its members. Under
this statute, lift is accepted as
the rule of action, it would be nee
essary to prove not only bribery
Of members Of the Legislature, but
of q sufficient number thereof to
overcome the actual majority given
for the person elected. CAldwe !
shows that he had . clear majority
of twenty five, and that SO far ~
the evidence is concerned, only
0ne-fi!th of that number are shown
to have been influenced by money
considerations. Several Democrats
have been captured by this pre-
sentation of the case, and will
probably vote against the CON-
mittee's report on this ground.
1t is thought it will require tvs
days moro to dispose Of this cas
and that Caldwell will escape
through the technicalities abovs
mentioned.
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The liquor dealers Of Indianapolis
got up q grand demonstration and
and torchight procession on Tues
day highland serenaded Dr.. Thomp
son, at his residence, for his efforts
in the State Senate against the
temperance bill
The DR.. responded to their ad-
dress IN . brief speech, in which he
announced himeeh . temperance
man, but having given his word to
his German friends that he would
not favor any legislation on the
Temperance question, because it had
not been one Of the questions Of the
canvass, he had but kept his word.
The crowd did not receive much
comfort from the DR.. 3 speech, mon
did he realize much consolation
from the serenade coming from thai
quarter.
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The regular SESSION of the gen.
eral Assembly Of the State of In
dianna came to a close yesterday.
Notwithstanding oil the carping Of
the opposition, it cannot be denied
it was composed of able and honest
men, that the legislation was well
considered, and that the State will
be largely the gamer byit In the
Senate, Senators Brown, Steel,
Sleeth. Friedley, of Lawrence,
Scott, Hubbard, Wadge, Hough,
Chapman, Gooding and Thomson,
were especially effective in framing
the legislation and directing the
work into the right channels. In
the House the State owes Repre-
sentatives Mellett, Walker, Ogden,
Hardesty. Miller, and Wilson, of
Ripley. q debt of gratitude for
their earnest, intelligent and judi
cious labors. Marion county, too,
has cause to be proud of the record
of her representatives. Messrs
King, Kimball, johnson and Bill
ingsley, who contributed largely to
the success of the labiors of the As
selnbly. Speaker Edwards deserves
more than a passing notice. A tri-
de arbitrary, his rulings we're yet
always in the interests of the State,
and the good sense Of the House
always recognized their propriety.
His decisions were prompt and
sharp, but they were always Just,
and it is no disparagement to any
other member, nor more than the
exact truth, to say, that by his clear
head, his promptness, and energy,
he contributed more to the proper
progress of of legislation than any
dozen men .besides.-Ind Journal
March IL
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Circus Tent blown Down During .
Performanee-OneP Person Killed
Stampede Of the Audience.
LOUISVILLE, March 1O.-The ac-
cident. to the tent of the Great
Eastern Circus by the high wind
was not SO serious as at FIRST re-
ported. The pole broke about two
thirds of the way up, and fell
striking two lads, one of whom was
slightly injured The other, named
Frank Sparks, thirteen years old,
was so badly injured that he died
in about two hours. There was
great excitement for few minutes
and q partial stampede, during
which some were slightly bruised
and scratched But the managers
promptly checked the movement,
and the audience Quoted down till
the seats were lowered and the side
canvass lifted, allowing free egress.
At the first rush the canvass Wa
cut in several places by escaping
men No other serious damage waa
aecertained The town WAS Wild fo1
IN hour over grossly exaggerated
reportsl
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For tho Palladium
Recellecsiens q the Past-.Ne. O
HORSE swAr CONCLUDES

zoasz swAr CONCLUDES
After my uncls had pronounced
my horse blind, I wished to know
how such looking eyes could be
blind He explained that he was
moon-eyed, and just at that period
he Was stone blind; but probably ct
another phase Of the moon he could
see some. He advised me when
that event came around to swap him
of; consequently I did not tell it
much about town. The cold com
fort upon rejecting on the traveller,
who was penetrating the far West,
for redress, seemed to be . foregone
conclusion. The next morning I
went across the way to the tavern,
and told the neighbor landlord
what had discovered. He assumed
to be as much surprised as I was,
and protested he knew nothing of
it, and used not very pious Ian
guage on the fleeing traveller, but
professed great pity for me. Yet
I always suspected he got fee to
drive the swap. Some days after
he came over, and said: 'My young
christian friend I have just traded
for Canadian pony, which I will
swap for the blind horse" I want
ed to know about his eyes. He told
me to come and see for myself /
done so. I came to the conclusion
that he was not moon eyed without
asking, for fear I might be called o
fool again. From the color of his
hair I concluded his age was CO.
temporary with mine. Suffice to
say, I traded even. I didn't have Q
blind horse somebody else
had-it was not the tavern keeper,
for he was q real horse jockey. It
was not long after till Yankee clock
and watch pedlars made q raid on
Richmond. I traded my pony with
one of them for fine gold watch
valued at seventy five dollars. I
now began to boast to my neighbors
and uncle that I had got back the
value Of my sorrel mare, and had it
in my pocket where it was carried
for o season. But alas, in the pro
cess of time. by frequent friction in
pulling it out to show and see what
time it was, it began to develope it.
self to be simply q common silver
watch of questionable purity. I was
again set back-the pedlar gone
with the pony. Having in the
meantime exchanged single blessed
ness for one of wedlock, to be
more convenient for my other half,
I traded this cheap silver watch to
. clock pedlar for an eight day
clock, which warns me to-day al
every click that the sands of Life
are slowly passing away. THAI
clock cost me seventy five dollars
cash money! Reader, remembe,
"all is not gold that ghtters," and
beware of swapping horses. 1 once
knew an early settler that followed
swapping horses for a living, and il
was said he came home one da,
with q bride and q dilapidated
saddle. ~
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President cs..r. second Tern.


President Grant Il the seventh
President who has been honored
With re election. His predecessors
we're Washington, Jefferson, Madi.
SON, Monroe, jackson, Lincoln-au
inonored nsmes in the annals OF our
cou try. It is, moreover, . TACT
that the second term Of Ill these
gentleman Csave that of Lincoln,
who was deprived Of its enjoyment
by the hands Of an assassin, were
more successful than the first which
constitutes strong proof in behalf
Of the propriety of the principle OF
a'second term, and OF the correct
ness Of the popular voice.
One of the most effective cam
paign documents-which was trans
listed into German, French and the
Scandinavian ianguages-was Gen
eral Grant as q Statesman, judged
by his official record. It contained
extracts from his inaugural ad-
dress and his annual messages up
ON some thirty different topics,
and the opinions advanced therein
were so judicious, and go thorough
" in accord with popular oonvic-
tions, that no opposition speaker OF
journalist ever dared to assail
them.
This in itself was very high
compliment to one who, by his own
admission, was q novice in states
manship; but during the just ex.
pred session of Congress, he has
displayed so much wisdom and
Judgment that Congress actually be.
came ashamed over it's neglect Of
Legislative duties.
His annual message, full of good
suggestions, was followed by sew
eral special messages on Utah and
Louisiana, affairs on the fishery
question, and ON Southern claims
for the destruction of property dur.
ing the war. He also stands by
civil service reform whenever i,
promises to secure the best men
for Office, Notwithstanding the
opposition of many leading poll
ticians. He issued his proclalna--
ton that no Federal Office holder
should hereafter be permitted te
hold State Office at the same time
excepting only a few positions like
school trustees, which are more II
the nature of duties than offices O
honor and profit.
In all these recommendations he
has proved the only firm, judicious
and intrepid political leader of tn,
party, and Congress only in it's last
hours woke up to the criminalty o
a further neglect of the duties urg
ed upon it by the President.
We are fully persuaded that tn,
second term of President Gran
will become illustrious in publ,
history, and that his messages, al
the Chief Executive, will equal i
not eclipse, his renown as militia
ny chieftain, and this is the result
not so much of brillancy of genius
as that of painstaking and labor
ious care.
In view ofthe many evils which
would have necessarily resulted b,
placing the Government under tn
guidance of Horace Greeley or
b. Gratz Brown, we congratulate
the people most heartily on tn
prospect of a wise, safe, and econ
omic administration until March
1877.-[The Republic.
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Ae8D0a " opeOa - =
The de6ths Of these two old set
tiers and worthy fsllow-ciiizens
were briefly aIlnded to IN last weeks
PALLADIUM, and it = but fitting that
the old, who are rapidly passing
away into ssthe land of the Liel,"
should receive moro than . nero
passing notice, hence the following
brief sketch Of them is furnished us
for publication:
LEMUEL WATSON
Came with his fathers family to the
West from North Carolina, in the
year 1907, and settled on the east
branch Of White water. Joseph,
the father of Lemuel, and Judge
Peter Fleming made the first en-
tries of land in the White water
territory, at Cincinnati, in 1904.
Joseph WATSON was soldier Of the
Revolution, and the deceased was
the youngest and last survivor Of .
family of nine children.
This family, in common with 9TH
ers in the Territory, shared the pri-
vatons and hardships incident to .
pioneer life. After unloading their
goods and chattels in the dense and
wild forest, they built their camp
FIRE by the side of q large fallen
tree covered their tent with their
wagon cover and lodged therein
until a cabin was erected.
The deceased cared for his aged
parents until their decease many
years ago, and remained unmarried.
He was good man, and, by all who
knew him, he was respected for his
many virtues.
DANIEL REID
Was a native of Virginia, and came
to New Paris, Ohio, in 1871, where
he remained two years. During
that time he taught school in that
vicinity, and came to Richmond in
1923, and for several years served
as clerk in Robert Morrisson's store.
On the resignation Of Robert Nor
rison in 1929, as Postmaster, Mr..
Reid was appointed to that Office.
In connection with that Office, he
engaged in the mercantile business,
which he conducted for q number
OF years. He was appointed to the
Land Office at Fort Wayne. After
residing there about sixteen years,
as Register of the Land Office and
farmer, he again returned to our
city, where he resumed the active
business life he had always engaged
in, in which capacity DEATH has re-
moved him, in the midst of the full
enjoyment of all his faculties and
vigorous manhood, which he en-
joyed in fuller degree at his time
Of life (being in the 74th year Of his
age) than is usually allotted to
man. His has been useful career,
and he leaves to all who knew him
lasting Impressions of q well-spent
life. The high esteem in which he
was held was evinced by the large
attendance of his old friends and
early settlers at his funeral. he
was an active and devoted membe,
of the Associate Reformed Church
Gle sleeps we'll"
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The close OF the regular biennial
session Of the Legislature enables
40 70 look back over it's work and
form . jast judgment Of its amount
aud valae That much time has
been idly or inadiqustely speat,
much unnecessary talk avoided,
much irrelevant or immateria &c
tion taken, sad not . little good
work left undone, It 10 true, - il is
true OF every de!iberative body
that ever assembled in . free coun-
try, and especially true Of Indisna
Legislatures for the last twenty
years During the progress Of
the sessiou, the press, both Of the
city and Statc, generally, has not
been slack to note it all and GEN.
sure the deasy In nsturing inpor-
tant measures end the 3ndi6erenc
with which tribes were given pre-
cidencs Of necessary labora. Pro-
baby no Legislature sinoe the for
nation OF the State Government
has been % closely watched and
rigidly urged 10 its work. Cor
tainJy none has beea more unspar-
ingly and impartislly criticised.
For once, II not for the arst time.
Of least since tile adop ton OF the
constitution Of 1850, there hiss been
almost no infusion Of partisan
feeling II the comments Of legis-
lative proceedings. Republican
papers have made no Wholesale
defenses Of the majority, and held
no opinions ch.ined by party ale
sisnee They have spoken - free
y % their Deuocrstic coatcmpo
rariea, and Il would have been
very hard foe one who did not
know the party complexion Of the
body 70 hare inferred il from the
tone Of party papers. We can
now recall no time ut which judg-
ments have beea formed 90 wholly
ffors the merits Of measures and
with % little regard to their party
origin or support Tue result has
been the creation at = very general
impression that the session has
been misused nearly - badly a
that OF 1871 Vas. But the impress.
zion does the Legislature injustice
Il 10 the effect Of . universal In.
di6eroncs OF public opinion r.
1890 Al.>- -
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The Legislature.

The tax levy for State purposes
has been fixed at fifteen cents for
1873 and ten cents for 1874. Few
States in the Union have 80 low q
levy as this
The scheme of building . new
State House, did not pass this SEES
sion.
The Judiciary bill passed the
first of the week, receiving the ap-
prevail of the Governor ON Thurs
day, and has become q law. All
Common Please Courts are abol-
ished and the business merged into
Circuit Courts.
A new fee bill has heen passed
fixing the fees of county officers,
which it is thought win not greatly
vary the income Of officials. County
treasurers' commissions will be in
creased under it.
The Senate passed the bill relat
ing to the Office of Attorney Gen
eral, requiring him to reside and
keep an Office at Indianapolis, fixing
his salary at $4,000, and requiring
him to look after the collection al
all fines, forfeitures, and other
moneys belonging to the State, II
counties AZ trust funds, allowing
fees and commissions ON such col
ections, not exceeding $4,000
The Judges salary bill has passed
fixing the salaries Of Suprem,
Judges at 900, Circuit Judge,
$4,000, and Criminal Judges s., 0OO
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A Great National Work.

The Louisville Cansi, which has
been receiving the attention Of the
Government nov for several years,
and which, under the engineering
care of Gen. Godfrey Weitxel is
fast approaching completion, has,
by an act Il the Senate just before
the close Of the session, become
the property OF the United States.
At once the toll per ton Was low
cred to IS cents, just half what it
he'd been for ysaS. Doubtless
when the work 10 entirely done Il
viii bs cut down still lower probab-
II to 10 cents . ton, or, - the
Gazette suggssts, 70 I cents % on
the St Mary's Canal between Lake
Huron aud Superior.
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Mr. Robert Emmet, . nephew OF
the renowned Thomas Adds EN-
met. died 1t New Rochelle on Sat-
urday Feb. 9Th.
Miss Faithful says the superb,
cial education Of girls, sslike dipping
them into q weak solution Of accom-
plishmentA forms . coating that
Win not Stand time ar wear"
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.'Fain Would I Climb, bat that ]
Fear to Fall"
"Alas for those who never sing,
Rnt diA with n Ii their music in thar

"Alas for those who never sing,
But die with all their music in them -
This quotation has found an
echo in me, for I am convinced
now, to my entire satisfaction, that
I am not horseman enough to ride
Pegasus.
I tried In vain the last time I
mounted to induce him to soar, but
his rider proved too heavy. and
the man in the moon and I are still
unacquainted. Neither could the
spurs of presumption provoke him
10 u run, and Pegasus stubbornly
and leisurely pursued his nose
over . well-beaten road that Was
strewn thickly with "Autumn
Leaves" Memories" and other
decaying fruits Of the mind, over
which the wind of oblivion was
psssisg. But just as ! Was con-
tenting myself with the, thought
that il it were impossible for me
to become poet Of the ethereal
school, perhaps | was born to be .
mundane bard, and these pleasant
reflections ceased for others OF
still more lowly character. Mother
Earth received me. Il 10 not nee
essary 70 explain Why / vas re-
ceived, but I believe implicitly
that the reason Pegasus and /
parted under unpleasant circum-
stances was because he had the
epizootic.
As write this memory lang hing
" reminds me OF q verse I once
composes under q depressing
circumstance; and for text on the
following homily l will state that
Appetite is an officer whose orders
must bs obeyed, or else it will get
on the rampage; and to keep Ap-
peti under your thumb. you must
.sspare the rod but apply the "staff
of lite.''
Having heard that fasting Was
the broom that sweeps down all
cobwebs thst festoons the brain,
leaving one the sight to see not
through glaes darkly;" bat ght-
~, Icommenced preparations for
. day OF fast by eating . hearty
supper the evening before
A resolution, however, had been
offered and signed by the lady Of
the house. that no siren eatables
were to be placed on the tablc dur
ing abstinence to lure my closed
mouth into "open sesame and
that resolution was carried out.
Let as pass over or un.ser that
day. Its memory presents M
pleasing picture to my mind.
Enough to cay. at four o'clock that
afternoon / retired to res. -lessness,
bit not till afler these lines fitted
through my mind
A. With his wings aslant,
Sails the fierce cormorant.
Which suggested the following
effusion inspired BY the Hungry
Muse:
I wish was buxxAFd,
/ To ~ through the clear blue aifS
TO sesnt affair the rotting horse,
And eat his backbone bare.
This short, but expressive poem
has flown DER the length and
breadth OF the land in order "a
Ind rest Ia the columns Of some
publication; but the buxzard, like
chickens, came homo TO roost, fol
it has been chilled BY the rejection
Of Northern editors, scorched by
| the sardonic smiles Of the Sonth
ern chivalrous knights OF the quill
and East and West, critics, with
hearts 40 hard as their mo1ntaiBs
refused It shelter, 90 that now it il
dying OF starvatioD.
.Whatis the end Of Fame" etc
/ XIV. A.-From the Gin. Sat
| urday Night"
Rxcauoup, I2pIANA. Feb, 1879
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OMINOUs

On Monday morning last, ropes
were attached to the wan left stand
ing q To Mason corner, and down
= came A good omen happened
a Sunday (thenext day after the
delivery Of Judge Haines's opinion,
tha* the County @ Commissioners had
sole coatrol Of the question Of NOV
ing ths County Seat )-the winds
sanctioned fhat opinion by blowing
dQVn . portion Of tho walls, thus
commencing the work Of preparing
IL way for = new Court House.
We were almost sorry to see the
wallis whore the old PA11.ADrun,
over thirty-ix years ego, was
printed, end where We did many Q
lid days work pulling tho 1tdevil'a
q" md working ct case, fkIl to
The ground, but w can console
oursaR BY The thought that the
ground On which . Tree press bat
tlsd ~ the n1aHr IN days gone by,
WIN ba used for the erection of q
Temple q Justice. $50 mote it BEL
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A San francisco safoon-keeper
marks his INDECENT customers on
the scalp with Iemonsquesxer.