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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15
The Effect Of the Currency Bill.

In speaking of this subject, the In
dianapolis Journal says: The practi
cal effects of the currency bill are now
pretty we'll understood. 1t takes from
the President the power to withdraw
the $26,OOO,OOO of greenbacks which
were issued last fall during the panic,
and fixes the greenback circulation at
$3S2, 900 900, permanently. 1t releases
the absurd reserve which the banks
were required to keep on their circu-
lation, and it will set free to be used
in the business Of the country about
$40,OOO,OOO of greenbacks which will
be expansion to that amount. 1t will
take from the Eastern States $50, 600,
600 Of national bank currency, to be
distributed to the West and South.
The new notes are to be issued as fast
as called for, without waiting for the
notes Of the Eastern banks to be gath
cred in, so that in effect there will be
two sets of notes in circulation at the
same time, which will be another ele-
ment of expansion. Eastern papers
that have howled themselves hoarse
over the evils Of imitation will take no
tice that the bill which the President
has signed contains twice the expan-
sion, and much more immediate than
the one he vetoed. Tie country will
now have relief. confidence will be re-
stored. and the Shylccks and gamblers
OF Wall street will discover that they
have been ba lily beaten in the end.
All the abuse and blackguardism Law
ished by the Eastern press upon West
ern Senators and Representatives have
failed their purpose, and their domi-
neering insolence aided by many
Western doug faces, has received a
| severe repulse which will be useful in
| the future.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15

One oil the most extraordinary phe-
nomena ever witnessed in this country
took place on the Fourth of July, in
Bergen county, New Jersey. About
6:l5 p. m, in the village OF Westwood,
during the celebration of the day.
sudden darkness came over the viii
lage, and, before the alarmed inhabi-
tants could seek shelter, Il violent
storm of hailstoncs descended upon
the heads of the crowd. Hailstones
two inches and half in diameter, and
as hard and heavy as cobblestones,
came down in furious shower. Hens
and chickens were killed in |; rye
numbers; cows and horses were stun
ned. The frightened populace ran in
every direction, seeking shelter in
sheds, beneath trees, and in every
available spot. Fortunately the ma
jority escaped without injury. a
young lady named Miss Bogart was,
however, struck on the hand by one
of the hailstones AMI her rist and arm
frightfully lacerated. At the Ridg-
wood House, in the. village, an cnor Z
nous amount of damage was done.
Not single pane of glass was left
whole in the building, and, incredible
as it may appear, the hailstones actu-
ally broke through The slate roof, as
if they had been cannon balls. The
storm covered an area of about twen-
ty five miles, stretching from Spring
Valley to Kinder Kaimack. The
storm prevailed at its utmost at the
stations of Pascack and Rid gewood,
which are on the Hackensack branch
of the Erie railroad, and the depots
were completely riddled, as though a
battle had been fought in the neigh
borhood AS late as o'clock on the
morning of the 9Th, hailstones were
picked up at the station, the size Of
walnuts. Through the section of
country where the storm ragged, a most
perfect scene of desolation can be wit
messed. Every tree is stripped of its
fruit, grain fields Of rye and corn laid
low. and the hope of hay this fall is
utterly gone. The sensation created
in the vicinity was, as might be imag-
ined, tremendous. In one sewing ma
chine factory, just above Ridgcwood,
over LOCO panes Of glass were broken
and the slate roof damaged The
shower continued for just thirty min
utes, and in this short space of time,
damage to the amount of many thou
sands of dollars was done The hail
stones on an average, were the size of
turkey eggs, and Of every conceivable
| shape, with sharp corners and edges
that cut like knives. During the con-
tinuation of the shower, the thunder
and lightning was incessant, and with
the screaming of men, women, anil
children, and the shrieks of alright
ed cattle, the scene was one truly aw-
full.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15

While the crew Of political bum
mers who have certain dull axes to
grind, are spouting imitation and
other cheap clap-trap to the indus
trious classes, the horny-fisted far
mers of Nebraska are quietly soly-
ing the currency problem by raising
a spendid crop of grain. The in
dications are that they will succeed
in getting about $4,000. 1000 cur
rency for the crop of 1874, and that
will put more money in circulation
than forty new banks would circu.
late, even if they had an unlimited
quantity of money to lend on ap-
proved securities.-Omaha Herald.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15
A Consolation.


There is, I am well aware, a cheap
kind of happiness of which any Of
us may make ourselves the posses
sors at any time, and with little
trouble. It is generally possible to
imagine worse condition than the
one we are in. Think, for instance,
if you have lost money in the
Northern Pacific, or are disappoint-
ed in love, or your plantation has
been washed away-that youmight
be the chairman of May anniver-
sary meeting, or member of the
hanging committee of the Academy,
or an autograph collector. or the
editor of magazine.-s'The Old
Cabinet Scribner' for July.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15

II have been." says Judge Mott,
"at the bar and in the military serv-
ice, and my experience leads ME to
the conclusion that women are as we'll
fitted for the one as the other. The
light breech- loading carbine demands
activity rather than strength. Wo-
man, as a soldier, would have little to
do besides marching, and shooting,
and being shot. 1t is said that we'll
bred, intelligent, honest woman will
make better attorney than an igno-
rant, vicious, unscrupulous man. This
is true; but it is equally true that a
healthy, active woman will make a
better soldier than decrepit man."
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15

There was q street fight in Pitts.
burgh lately 50 complicated that
Justice Meredith couldn't definitely
find out about it. An old colored
man and an Irishman got into a
squabble because the latter called
the former q bottle nosed nigger.
At the same time and place a ped
dler struck q woman because she
said his teaspoons were pewter. In
their incipiency the fight had no
connection, but in the course Of
battle things lost individuality, and
each combatant fought every body
else. This 30 involved the evidence
that the justice warned them to
fight understandingly in the future
and let them 60.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15

Gen. G. p. T. Beauregard has re-
ceived the appointment of Chief En-
gineer of the Argentine Republic,
with salary of $40, 600 in gold per
annum He will have charge of the
defensive works, and will also super
intend the explorations Of the Plat
river.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15

The man who is wantonly pro>
fuse in his promises ought to sink
his credit as much AZ q tradesman
would by utteling . great number
OF promissory notes, payable at .
distant dny. The truest conclusion
IN both cases is that neither in.
tends or will be able to pay; and a.
the latter most probably intends
to cheat You of your money, go the
former at least designs TO cheat
you Of your anks.-Fielding.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15

A sign on Broadway reads: Pota-
toes for sail hole sail and retail One
on the city market reads: Hickre
nuts for sail" An intelligent old bore,
who invades our sanctum occasionally
to get the news in advance, read the
above in manuscript, and said he did
not see any joke in it, except that the
fellow had spelled nuts :" with one
tn. Y. Com.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15

At South Bend, few nights ago,
an old man 20 years of age, named
Louis Shellock, made two attempts at
suicide. He first cut an ugly cash in
his throat with a razor, and then tried
hanging, but was unsuccessful. lie
was found in an outhouse, with the
rope around his neck, and his wound
bleeding freely. He is now in fair
way to recover. Cause, whisky and
jealousy of his wife. who is II years
of age. 1851
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15

Eugene Hall, suggests the. Boston
Transcript, will be the eighth person
from New England who has served as
postmaster general. The others were
Samuel Osgood of Massachusetts,,
1889; Timothy Pickering of Massa-
chusetts, 1892; Gideon Granger of
Connecticut, 1902 to 1914; jacob Col
lamer of Vermont, 1S49; Samuel d.
Hubbard Of Connecticut, 1852; Hora
tio King. Maine, 1851.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15
From the ST. Louis Republican

Col. Orzo j. Dodds, late member
of Congress from the First District
Of Ohio, tells good story about q
call he recently received at his of
fee from man who claimed to be
an editor from Arkansas. He was
a very seedy looking chap, and ap-
peared as though he had but re
Gently come off from about q six
weeks spree. Bowing profoundly,
then stricking an attitude, with one
hand on his heart and the other ex-
tending badly used plut hat, no
exclaimed with dramatic air:
Have I the honor of addressing
the Hon. Orzo j.. Dodds?2
"My name is Dodds, but I am no
longer an honorable" said the Co
lionel. a
"Not an honorable! Dodds not
an honorables Now, by st. Paul,
when can scan that honest face,
on which all the gods do seem to
set their seal-[ Green SEAL muir
INJURED Dodds to himself II read
nothing dishonorable." ieo
''That's right" said Dodds; s'nev-
er read anything dishonorable. But
to business" H
eyes, as you say, to business. I
am a printer-I might say, with no
unbecoming blush, an editor I
am from the noble State of Arkan.
saw, the only State, by the way,
able and willing to support two
governments at the same time. But
I have been unfortunate. Much
have I been tossed through the ire
of cruel Juno, and -
Juno how tits yourself" broke
in the Colonel. G
''Bufeted by the worlds rude
storms, you see me here a stranded
wreck. Scarce three months past
I left my Office in charge of my
worthy foreman, and sought the
peaceful wales aud calm retreats of
the Muskingum valley. where my
childhood sported. Returning. I
stopped in Cincinnati. fell into
evil company and-but why dwell
on details? Enough that I am that
l am-disheartened, ruined, broke!
A mark for scorn to point her slow,
unerring finger at. As I was about
to give up in despair, having given
up everything else I had, thought
of YOU. Sir, I am here. You have
not sent for me, but I have come!
Your name, sir, is known and hon.
ored from one end of this great re-
public to the other. It
CLOVIS in the stars,
| Refreshes in the breeze,
| warns In the sun,
| And blossoms on the fees.
When the national treasury was
threatened by q horde of greedy
Congressman, you stood like wall
of adamant between the people and
those infamous salary grabbers.
Lend me a dollar!'
"My dear sir" the Colonel hasten.
ed to explain, "you mistake the
case entirely, 1 was one of the grab.
bers."
''You weres" [Grasping the Co.
loners hand warmly. $50 much
the better! Let me congratulate
you that q parsimonious public
could not frighten you out of what
was fair remuneration for your in.
valuable services. I am glad tina.
your pecuniary circumstances are
so much better than / supposed.
Make it two dollars
| And the Colonel did. It was The
only clean thing left for him to do
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15

Connecticut has 5,12S manufacto-
ries. employing at laborers 81 ,6S4 men,
20,S10 women, and 1929 boys and
girls. The capital is S65, ,28l ,278. wa
ger S38. .g9, 1877. the materials being
worth 96,4l9,579 and the products
turned out Sl6l ,O65, ,474.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15

The cornerstone of new Lutheran
Church was laid at Columbia city
on the I'd Of July.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15

A large brick pork packing estab-
lishment is to be built this season at
Marion, by parties from Indianapo-
lis.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15

A ton Of camels hair passed through
Omaha for the East, recently.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15

School teachers are in active de.
inand at Petersburgh, Ind.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15

Nos l, 2, 8 and I run Daily to and from
Cincinnati. All other Trains Daily except
Sunday. w. .OBRiEN,
Gen1 Passenger and Ticket Agent.
c. II. 4 TT. Wayne Railroad.
GOING NORTH. GOING SOUTH.
{; Rm'l 4 ex 1000 am Portland ac... 600 an,
Portland ac... 400 pm g r MI Il ex. 6:25 pm
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No. 10 leave Richnlonddaily, except sun
day, and LoganspOrt for Chicago daily. No.
leaves daily, exceptSaturday and Sunday.
No u leaves Chicago daiiy, except saturday.
All other trains run daily, except Sunday.
The New York herald., 1874-12-26
A MYSTERIOUS MURDER.

An affair which Is enwrapped with mystery hap
pened yesterday morning in the neighoornood OF
West Twenty-eighth street and Tenth avenue.
young man named Patrick Walsh. aged only
eighteen years was fatally shot IN the abdomen,
but how and by whom the police have
been unable TO learn He was lound about
noon lying at corner OF the streets
named, almost exhausted, apparently in a dying
state. He was moved to The Twentieth precinct
station, and there II was found that ne mad
frightlul snot hole in his abdomen. When he was
asked how he came Dy the wound ne persistenty
refused say. He was told that has wound was
one that would prove iatal, yet the Information
did not shake his resolution to say nothing aoout
how he vas shot. He was removed 10 Bellevue
the secrecy OF Walsh may, II the wound ne re-
ceived was caused In q quarrel, enable the person
who shot nlm to escape punishment for his crime.
Walsh was lound lying wounded At midday in
spot which Is always frequented by crowds OF
loa ers, but no mas yet been 81 umbled upon by
the police who could tell how the lad came To the
place. NOBODY seems 70 have heard OF
D In the vicinity OF Twenty-eighth
ytreei and tenth avenue and no ons has yet told
the time Walsh must have been wounded, or at
any other time during tue morning.
The police vi the twentieth precinct say that
Walsh was thief, and was homeless; tnat ne has
NO relative but an uncle, who Is also depraved
sort Of person.
Wnen tue police OF the twentieth precinct re-
ported the case TO Police Headquarters they ad-
vanced what seems TO nave been a very stupid
theory IN the presence OF the facts. Thev an
dcntaly while examining pistol In the hands OF
r cOmrade-
The New York herald., 1874-12-26
FOREIGN PORTS.

ApKS, Dec as-Arrived, bark Tara Topaz. Hathorns.
sUEsos ArREs Nov esaIlcd, bark Spirit Of the Daws
DR. Dixon Oregon (baliast.
In port Nov o. bark shawmut Tucker. from Portland
disg. . - -
Porto Rico
Sailed 2is} schr Eugene (Br), West Indies.
LOcKEPoRT Ms, Dec I-Arrived, schr Barbadian (Br),
Trinidad via st Martins
Sailed l2th schr Sea Foam fBr). Nickerson Jamaica.
Cleared 18th brig Bertha (Br), Peters, West Indies
MuscAr Dec 20-Sailed, bark Essex, Peterson zanzf
bar.
PORT Au PRINCE, Dec l0-In port schr Chas Sawyer
Mullen from Boston, disg.
SHANGHAI. Nov 25-In port, ships Mary Whtridge Cut
ler and Mikado (Br, Ibery, tor New York. ldg bark
Lady Louisa tBr), Scott tor do. do; Conqueror (Brh
Davidson, tor do; Aymar, Socum, unc
ST MARE. Dec SIN port schr Ella Francis Puger, fol
Boston about 7th; Benjamin Young, Mcdonald, from do
disg
ST JOHNS (Antigua, Dec Pin port bark Montczuma,
Briggs, tor New York, ldg hides from wrecked bark
Pierre Kuyper. from Buenos Ayres.
ST. JOHN NB Dec 22-Arrived, bark Rial0 tBi), urqu.
hart Londonderry, Ms
Arrived sd brig Samuel Muir (Br). Nova Scotia for
Cleared ed, schrs Nellie Dlnsmore, Parker, Havana,
Amelia Br). Belts Matanzas; oath, brig Samuel Lindsey
Gibson, Havana.
mot as telegraphedl. -
Cadiz ~
Nickerson, New York.
The New York herald., 1874-12-26
THE RIFLE.

The meeting OF the American Rine Association
Of westchester County, neld yesterday. was very
successful so lar, at least, the shooting con-
cerned. The invitation issued to he outside ride
men was responded to by large number OF the
crack Creedmoor on-hand shots and by members OF
the militia regiments. good number or the local
marksmen we're also present, but the weather and
PROBABLY the day interiered with the attendance.
The rules ol the meeting were nearb IDENTICAL
with those OF the Creedlnoor range, except that
competitors were forbidden to challenge the re-.
corued score. As the targets were made Of wood,
and there was no means OF stopp ing up tue holes
made by the bullets, tue MARKING was not so rel.
able as could have been desired, and several
marksmen were scored minus wnen
they claimed to have hit the target.
The highest score or the day was made by Sergeant
Murphy, OF the Eighth regiment, who scored ~
points out Of possible 25-a remarkable score
none Of his bullets having deviated ten inches
IRON the centre Oh the bulls eye. He was declared
the winner Of the all-comers' match. colonel
Scott, also OF the Eighth. made 10, and stands an
the military match. Mr.. Henderson. with
q score OF Is. carries OF the Ladies Cup, and Mr..
W. g. Burton, with similar score, stood at the
head OF the pool. The affair was most enjoyable,
and all the contests were very close. VITA the
adoption vi canvas targets Oh the Wimbledon
system the new forty-lncn circuiar targets VIII be
an Improvement on the old oblOng target. In 30
fer a. they encourage more accurate shooting.
The New York herald., 1874-12-26
OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS

BnrsroL Dec a-Arrlvcd bark Crono Auso. stsfk
New York
BKExERHAvEy Dec 23-Arrived- ship Henry Ger. Wes
ses New York.
FALMOUTH Dec 25-Arrived. bark Ala Nor) Aslakssn
Charleston tsee below)
GIBRALTAR Lee ARRIVED, bark Ssmuele QfaD
Rao, Phiadephia; prig w Herrick. Baker. do.
LIvkKrooL, Dec 2s-Arrived. ships OrDheus, sawyer.
Charieston; Hampton Court (Brl voik. Savannah;
barks Havelock Br,. Patterson. Charlcston chietaan
tBr,. Draper, New York; Doris EckoA, Hons do; sea
tBrl. Trewern Port Royal Sc
Sailed 2Sd, steamer Indiana, Morse Philadelphia.
PLYMOUTH, Dec 25-Arrived. steamer Schiller (0srh
Thomas New York Tor Hamburg
QUEENSTOWN, Dec 25-Arived, ships Asia tBr). Young
New York for Liverpool; Horsa tRr) Mckinley san
Francisco: lark Glulio D UtaD Masson New York for
Newry.
Sailed 2s,h. steamer City OF New York (BrA Lavss
arom Liverpool, New York.
LONDON. Dec 2s-shp Horsa tBr). Mckinley, from san
Francisco which arrived at Queenstown to-day reports
having picked up captain and part OF the OF
bark Capoian (Br before repored lost the voyage
from Brisbane to San Francisco.
BARK Ala (NorJ, Aslaksen. from Charleston previously
reported Of scy partially dismasted. arrived At Fal
mouth today She experienced tempestuous weathaa
ON the voyage. and suffered considerable damage.
The New York herald., 1874-12-26
A SHREwD DETECTIVE.

burglary was committed early yesterday morn
fng on the premises OF solomon Shayer. q dealer
In c.othing, at No. So Bowery A strongly barred
door was burst open, the force applied 10 1t being
buflclent 10 rupture ;arge cross-beam. which
lifted into iron sockets, and ran across the door
way. Clothing, valued at abou, $500, was bundled
up and carried or by the thieves. Tue lact OF the
burglary was discovered and reported at the
Fourteenth precinct station shortly before i've
O'CLOCK IN the morning. Detective keenan,, OF that
precinct was tuen reused and sent TO make an In
curry into tue burglary. The held OF his investiga
lions ne extended INTO Baxter street, and In tnat
street ne iound two men bartefing with
man named Cohen, VINO keeps a shop
ned with varied assortment o. goods He knew
The men 10 Dc thieves. ana he soun learned that
The goods ley wished to sci! were part Of the
clothing o. olen rom Snayer's store. He arrested
the DeD, w.O are named Michael Barony and
Frank Burke. They botn i've, when at nome, At
No. 3s Elizabeth street. Alter tner arrest they
COME ssed to having been the ROBBERS OF snayer's
store, and charged Frank J. Clarke, OF No. I'll
Broome street. with having been IN their
company during the burglary. Clarke was ar
rested in bed, and louf oi he stolen Uvercoats
were found IN his room. Onicer Keenan, after.
ward learned that the remained oi the stolen
Clothing was IN the hands oI RICHARD oroRan, VINO
Keeps u resort for evu persons NJ NO. 3s II zaoetn
street. where baroDy aud Burke resided. lie
went TO 0royans place, iound toe cotnlng ana
arrested 0rVgsn - receiver ol stolen goeoA
The New York herald., 1874-12-26
MARITIME MISCELLANY.
~ See cable ne ws.

don before reported abandoned, valued at about
is m Europe
reported ashore at Green Run Nd went to pieces
nex the Ss on 'ns 0ea'h At AN
scna TEAL tsr at Providence s.th from TURKS Islands
Johns MI, seaman: was washed Overheard ana lost He
leaves wife and four children.
scHR ISLAND BELLE Woodman is now at Risley 4 Til.
tons shpyard Cooper's Point NJ for the purpose Of
pense Of sa5 to ana 'eOAfeS AZ An
Providence, before reported Norfolk in dstrsss
of Phoenix Island, accompapIed with rain and hail. II
ys.
thing movable she abored tremendously and soon
a ns Ssrs up 9 a ss .s s
water In her hold.
ssa Ms s oMa which as 1sesn ss
badly damased, and that she would repair
than she would 5s worth The vessel has
Capt Waters has succeeded in moving the schooner
Robert Pes 100 ee tho north ward when the chains
M for and viii
turn tomorrow, weather permitting.
yideo was experienced there on Tuesday, NOV Many
ws s9 ana M h asa
washed away and Brazilian war steamer that was in
nave dashed their spray 20 yards over the houses the
Belle and @ IL soseR and beth
bedded in the sand, where 1t is supposed viii
main
Loss LIE AEp
nis
there have been 6s lives ana i vessels lost AGAINST ~
year the crews OF were saved. The heaviest losses
have been In the Grand and Western fishermen 63
For the first time in - years the Georges fishery has
been pursued without loss OF vessel and out lives
have been sacrificed One vessel has been lost in the
Bay Of ST: Lawrence, two employed In the Newtound
and menhaden fisheries The total tonnage OF the 10
snce, s4i SIS; Insurance on outfits ssGo OF the Ss
men lost Is were known 70 be married. leaving l8
widows ani 81 cnildren.-Cape Ann Advertiser.
LAuxcHED-At Rockland Me, Thursday, oath, from the
yard Of Sanford the bark Walter
built under Lloyd's inspection, and Al for IL
years. Capt Jeremiah Hooper will command her.