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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-03


py recipient Of a fine gold headed
ebony cane, ON Christmas last
The inscription reads, ITO Gen.
Tom. Browne, from his friends"
The Gen. is in blissful ignorance
of the scorce from whence it came,
beyond the fact that the express
mark showed that it came from
Indianapolis Winchester Journal.
There is now and then q South
erner who learns wisdom by expe
rience. Roger A. Pryor, formerly
Of Virginia, and a radical member
of the o!ogarchy, whose aim it was
to perpetuate human bondage as
the ideal of social system, but now
of New York City. recently deliver
ed lecture on THE Negro Cues
tion,' before the Brooklyn Histo
rical Society. That he is thorough
ly cured of his folly, is shown by
the following extract from his
lecture:
When emancipation came it found
him the negro ignorant, idle, and
improvident, and totally unfit for
the change in his condition Sud
denly ushered upon the arena of
life to struggle for existence with
the strongest nation in the world,
he was looked upon with but little
favor by the one-half who had come
to GRIFFIN the contest, and with
but little more by the other to whom
he ovid his freedom. It was conf
IDENTIFY predicted that under the
new order of things he would go
from bad to worse, and at last
become extinct, but he has shown
an inherent strength of character
not to be despised; and as South
erner I say it, he is gradually
making himself competent to the
highest achievement of civilization.
This is an acceptance of the sit
uation in a frank and manly way,
and is a just tribute to the despised
negro. A single sentence, however,
does injustice to the North. Mr..
Pryor says the negro twas looked
upon with little favor by The one
half who had come to grief in the
contest, and with but little more
by the other, to whom he owed his
freedom This is palpably untrue
No freed people" on earth ever
received such prompt recognition
and admission into the body polite
as did the negroes of the South
The Republican party of the nation
kept its faith with the negro with
marvellous promptitude. and com
pleteness.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-03

AS al the papers, as usual, fail to
inform us of the fact, we will men
ton that the old year is gene, and
the new one is here, with the wish
that it may prove joyous and
happy one. to all who read this pa
per, to all the world, ''and the rest
of mankind"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-03

DR.. ]. Walkers California
Vinegar Bitters are a purely Veg
etable preparation, made chiefly from
the )tive herbs found on the lower
ranges Of the Sierra Nevada noun
tains of California, the medicinal
properties of which are extracted
therefrom without the use of Alcohol.
The question is almost daily asked,
What is tho cause of the unpar-
alleled success of VINEGAR BIT
TIERS ?" Our answer is, that they
remove tho cause of disease, and
the patient RECEIVERS his health. They
are the great blood purifier and .
life giving. principle, q perfect Reno
vator and Invigorator Of the system.
Never before in the history of the world
has medicine been compounded pos
sessirg the remarkable qualities of VIZ
EGAR BITTRHs in healing the sick of
every disease man is heir to. They are
a gentle Purgative as well as a Tonic,
relieving Congestion or Inflammation of
the Liver and Visceral Organs, in Bilious
Diseases
The properties of DE. WALK
FRS VINEGAR BITTERs are Aperient, Dia-
phoretic, Carminative, Nutritious, Laxa-
tive, Diuretic, Sedative, Counter Irritant,
Sudorifc, Alternative, and Anti Bilious.
n. II. MCDONALD l. CO.,
Druggists & Gen. ACTS, San Francisco Califor.
mia, & cor. Of Washington and Charlton STU, NY
Sold by all Druggists and DeAlers.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-03

The library Of Congress now con-
tains 259,OOO volumes and $1,000 pam
phlets. The increase during the year
ending with the present month, was
12. 4O7 volues. At this rate Of increase
the library will have half million
volumes on its shelves within twenty
years.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-03
This is what Theadore Tilton

This is what Theadore Tilton
says of Ben Butler:
General Butler, since he became
q Congressman, never looked fresh.
er, younger, or roster than now,
He takes life cheerily, enjoys him
self thoroughly, works hard, makes
friends and enemies, and il grow
ing more and more a unique and
original man. Defeat stimulates
and criticism ripens him. He il
worth more and more to the coun.
try every year"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-03

According to the will of the late
Miss Bette Bates, one hundred thou
sand dollars are given to the poor of
indianapolis. A munifcent bequest-
a fitting close to a life of unostenta-
tious charity and good works.-Indi-
annapolis Journal.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-03

She sank, bows first, in eight
fathoms Of water, off Cape Fear, at
LII p. m. on the 18th ult. 1t took
five trips to take all the officers and
men off the sinking vessel. Sec off
cial report in another column.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-03

The Democrats of Ohio are ma
king great preparations for the in
auguration of their Governor. It
has been SO long since they had q
Democratic Governor, they will
pretty much all attend on the 18th.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-03

Our oldspartner, Hon. D. P. Hol-
loway, is still laboring, heart and soul,
in the glorious cause ci temperance in
Washington City. A lourishing
Lodge Of Good Templars, in homer Of
him, is called Holloway Lodge.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-03

The President of the Machinists
and .Blacksmiths' International Union
is in Indianapolis, endeavoring to
bring about a compromise between
the strikers and the railway compa-
MES.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-03

A parson once prefaced his sermon
with-'My friends, let US say a few
words before we begin" This is
about equal to the man who took a
short nap before he went to sleep.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-03

There seems to be serious trouble
brewing i'll Mississippi. The State
election of last November has always
been considered illegal by the fac
ton opposed to General Ames, and
Governor Powers, the present in
cumbent, threatens to refuse to
hand over the executive chair to
his successor. It is also said that
as a majority of the Supreme Court
sustain this view, Governor Pow
ers intends to recognize the old
Legislature in January, and arrest
the men elected last November as
conspirators if they should try to
organize
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-03

1t is now thought by the Commit
tee of Ways and Means that the total
deficit for the year will not be SO large
as at first feared. What is most en-
couraging in this connection is, that
Mr.. Commissioner Douglass should
report the internal revenue receipts
to increase fast and largely. He has
arrived at the opiniou that, for the
fiscal year. they will exceed the esti-
mates probably by several millions of
dollars. This is good news for the
tax payers in these hard times,
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-03

The ice has caused a complete sus-
rens;on Of traffic on the Miami Canal.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-03

Bakers Lecture on Pym, tonight.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-03

TO contain soap, anu OlHef substances
in the boiler, which had to be emptied
and refilled-one, after being taken
out Of the round house, would run
only backward.
Gen. MacCauley, of indianapolis,
was sent by the Governor to Logan
sport, with a force, to keep matters
quiet.
1t is but justice to say that the en-
gineers disclaim all participation in
the acts of violence that have been
committed since the trouble COM
menced. The local division of the
Brotherhood at indianapolis publish
ed card dated December 30, 1873, in
which they say, Many acts of violence
have been reported through the press,
which acts we emphatically deprecate,
no matter by whom perpctrated. We
are aware that many reports of unlaw-
! full proceedings have been set afoat-
reports without the least foundation
in anything that even assimilates to
the truth-and attributed to the loco
motive engineers and fremen connect
ed with the controversy pending on
the various lines Of the road in ques-
ton"
New YORK, December 31.-The
engineers of the Eastern Division Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad have been
in session in Jersey City, and passed
three hours cndeavoring to decide
whether or not they will strike to.
morrow. The engineers, pilots, and
other ferry hands of the company, re.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-30
INDIA Ma.
LIQUOR Case Decision.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 29.-Judge BUS
kirk, OF the Supreme Court, this morn
ing delivered an opinion in the case OF
the appeal OF Jerry Ferrell rs. the State
OF Indiana, from the Hamilton Circuit
Court, in which case in the lower court
the appellant was fined tor selling
LIQUOR to an intoxicated person. The
judgment below was reversed. The
opinisn applies the same rule OF con-
structiou 10 that section OF the Bax'
ter bill which imposes penalty for cell,
ing LIQUOR to all habitually intoxicated
persons as WAS applied to the law OF
1859, in regard to selling liquor
to minors. II the State
proved that the defendant from
his personal acquaintance with the
party applying for liquor, a knowledge
of his habits; or from the Indications
apparent when the man asked for the
drink, WAS possessed OF sufficient
facts to make tue subject one OF ia-
ouirv, then the case WAS made ont, but
il the defendant could show that from
a lack of knowledge OF these conditions
h. sold the liquor in good faith, he was
not liable TO prosecution from the sale
In tn. case appealed there was nc
evidence allowed by the State to show
that the defendant WAS so possessed oi
these facts and the judgment is there
fore reversed.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-30

so cts per yard is too low for this work,
but such is not the case, for there will
be no blasting OF stone required through
this clay bed, and where there is Q
large quantity OF earth to be removed
the cost is considerably lees. The
larger portion OF this earth could be
hauled out on the Peninsula to form .
bank for the creek and also to fll
large portion OF the creek bed near that
point. The balance could bs taken
out at the western end and used 10 re-
plsce the P. W. i K. railroad bed that
has been usahed away this last winter,
or iu any other place that may suggest
itself to the parties who have the mat
ter in hand.
The bed OF the creek reclaimed by
this operation. according TO your cor
respondent, would amount to $3.50, 600.
The cost OF filling need not be taken
into consideration, as that could be done
from time TO time as may be desired by
the parties owning or using the land.
Some provision OF course must be made
for carrying of the water from the
hills. bat that is easily provided for.
Suppose we tunnel the hill at Fulton
into Jouathsn's Gut. This will re-
quire a tunnel $500 ieet long, which
we will make 10 feet high and 40 feet
wide. This will give US 259,259 Yards
which we will estimate at 81 90 a yard.
with the ~ per cent TOR contingencies
and we have the sum OF $2S5, las 30.
This subirscted from the value OF the
land reclaimed. will give TO those who
undertake the enterprise the neat sum
OF $244, ,SlS.l0 for two years work.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-30
WAsHINc NcToN.
WARRINGTON, April %.

The joint special committee investi'
eating the affairs Of the District ol
Columbia held a secret session this
morning end examined Edward b.
Grayson and William F. Wattingly.
No facts concerning the testimony can
be attained, but it is alledged to relate
to the whereabouts of A. B. Kirkland
Gravson's son.in.lsw.
The room OF the Committee on Ways
and Means was crowded to-day with
representatives OF the iron and steel in-
terests, and arguments were made by
consumers from Boston and Syracuse,
who asked that the dusy on steel be
made specific. Representatives oi
manufacturers o. eteel from Pittsburgh b
and New Jersey will be heard to-mor-
row in opposition.
The Senate Finance Committee to-
day held special meeting and heard
a delegation headed by the president oi
the Iron and Steel Association, in ad-
vocacy o! the repeal Of the tea per cent
reduction clause of the tariff act oil
1872. The statements and arguments
presented were substantially the came
as made by the delegates to the Ways
and Means Committee yesterday.
The Attorneys representing both pare
ties in the Arkansas dispute for the Gov
ernorship, have called on the Attorney
General and will submit written argu-
ments in support of their respective
elaine. The decision OF the President
will be made after thorough consid-
Grafton OF the arguments thus presented.
AttorneysGeueral Williams will pre-
pare an OF opinion for the Executive.
The House Committee on Commerce
have completed the river and harbor
bill. Owing to the financial condition
of the government the Committe have
concluded not to report in favor OF the
new works, but confne their recon-
mendations 10 the preservation and
completion OF those already commenc
ed.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-30
MEMPHIS.

MEMPHIS, April 29.-Under the
auspices OF the Cotton Exchange the
city has been divided irto districts and
com mltties appointed 10 canvass for
money for the sufferers from the over
flow.
The stockholders OF the Memphis
and Charleston railroad met to-day TO
consider the proposition OF the Southern
Railroad Security Company to annul
the lease Of the road. A committee
was appointed to examine into the
financial counition OF the road aud re.
port tomorrow.
Young PuIlism, who returned to-
day, is deranged. He can give no &C.
count OF himself from the time he dis
appeared till Monday LAST, when he
found himself at Point Pleasant. Mis-
souri,.
The Memphis u Little Rock railroad
has been forced 10 suspend running
trains, owing to several washes. SUI
perintendent LiVermore hopes to be
able to resume running in ten days,
unless the road be injured more than
Ii. thought to be the case. the express
company will continue business via 81.
Louis until the railroad company eau
charter boats 10 run to Madison.
There are now about SIXTY horses at
the Chickeaw race course. Among the
stables represented are, Alcorn's, Belle,
Barry's, Burton's. Brigs. Cofees,
Hitchcock's, Jennings, Leayd's, Nc
Mahon's, Rice's and others. The
weather is now clear and the prospects
are foe for good racing next week.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-30

The tunnel project comes up again
this morning with better backing Of
actual figures than ever before, aud it
now appears that, not only is the tun'
mel entirely practicable, but. owing to
the character Of the material to be ex-
trsc:ed, it will cost much less than has
been heretofore supposed. If our corr
respondent be correct in his assertion
concerning the bed OF clay underlying
the sandstone vein in the hill, (and we
have good reason to believe that he is
correct, } the work Of constructing a
tunnel sufficient to carry off the water
OF the creek and thus reclaim half .
million dollars worth OF lots in
the very centre Of the city will not be
nearly so difficult as many Of the friends
OF the enterprise have heretofore sup
posed. In lieu o. srchipg with expen-
sive masonry, the sandstone stratum,
more than twenty feet thick, will form
q natural roof for the tunnel and will
obviate the necessity OF building a
bridge even across Main street. That
a tunnel OF the dimensions proposed
50 feet wide and 70 feet IN depth, will
be sufficient to safely conduct the Tstera
ofthe creek In any freshet that may oc'
cur. seems quite certain.
The most important practical ques-
ton in relation to the matter now is,
Who will undertake the job? And it
occurs to US in this connection that the
opinion OF Mr.. STANLEY, now OF the
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
would have q good deal Of weight in
determining popular opinion as to the
feasibility OF the plan and as to ito
probable cost. He has had some val.
liable experience in the construction o.
tunnels and would be able TO give u:
reliable Information in relation to thu
matter. Possibly such inducement.
might be offered as would influence him
TO undertake the work. At all events
we hope that our W. j. l.. E. friends viii
call his attention to the matter al
his next visit to this region and let us
know his opinion in relation to the pro
ject, in the light OF his experience as 6
practical engineer.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-30
KENTUCKY.
Lexington Races.

LEXINGTON, April 29.-Owing to the
extremely bad weather OF late, prepara'
tons for the spring races over the Asso'
citation course have been much delayed
but the prospect for sport is very good.
The entries in the stake races ere al
excellent, but the chief sport will be
derived from the purse races, some Of
which are. expected to be unusually
good. Mr.. Price McGrath has an
nounced his determination 10 run Tom
Bowling in a mile and halt dash on
Tuesday and in a three mile dash on
Saturday. He will be opposed by the
beet horses in this section.
The people Of the Seventh Congres'
sionsl District are becoming cons'dera-
bly, excited over the Congressional race
and the rumor that pledge had been
extracted from Mr.. Beck just before mis-
las! race that he would not run again.
The popular feeling is to return Mr.
Beck regardless OF any pledges he may
have made not to run.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-30
CLEVELAND.
Execution of Hood

CLEVELAND, April 29.-Hood was
executed to-day, the Governor having
refused to grant respite. Tie execu :
ton was conducted in the county Jail
in the presence OF small number Of
spectators. During Il e reading OF the
death warrant and the brief services
that followed, the unfortunate man
manifested little emotion. When ask
ed if he had anything to
say, he replied in the negative.
After a eelection from the psalms
had been read aid brief prayer Offer
ed, Hood proceeded calmly 10 shake
hands with all on the scaffOld, bidding
each farewell. He was then directed
to step on the trap and did as directed,
testing it's strength by slight spring.
While the sheriff was adjusting the
moose about his neck and the other o.
ficers we're fastening his limbs, he
stood gazing complacently at the spec
tstors, turning his head to accommo-
date the rope as the sheriff adjusted 1t.
At 6 minutes before II o'clock the trap
was sprung, allowing the body to fall
six feet. In thirteen minutes the pulse
ceased to beat and in twenty minutes
the body was lowered. An examlna-
ton ehowed that the neck was broken.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-30
CHICAGO.
Church Troubles.

CHICAGO, April 29.-The Times an
nounces this morning that Professor
Swing has decided upon taking an i'm
portant step. 1t says that be j. now
preparing a letter to the Presbytery
Withdrawing from the fellowship OF the
Presbyterian Church, as his views are
no longer in consonsnce with its creed.
The letter will probably be presented to
the Presbytery at it's meeting on next
Monday. The Fourth Presbyterian
Church Of which the Professor is pas
tor, will follow him iu his secession
from the church, where liberal thought
is denounced as heresy and progression
in religion is hooted as the rankest in
fidelity. This course, it Is said, has
been determined upon after much con-
sderation.
The friends OF Prof. Swing Request
the Associated Press to contradict the
statement of the Times that he is te
dissolve his connection with the Pres.
byteriau Church and not stand triaI
before the Presbytery. He will appear
on Monday next at the trial unless pre-
vented by illness, and has no though
OF any other course.
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we may safely add to that about half
as much again. The burden of this
would undoubtedly fall upon the Gov
ernment, and the Government is not at
present in q condition to bear it, nor
are the Credit Mebilier and salary
grab affairs far enough off for the peo-
pie to favor just now another national
enterprise Of euch eize. The report of
the committee seems, indeed, while
commendiDg the bill. to expect its post
ponement to another session, and that
is in all probability the fate in store for
II"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-30
NASHVILLE.
CoIored State Convention.


NASHVILLE, April 29.-The Colored
State Convention convened in this city
yesterday. Only seventeen counties
were represented. Edward Shaw, o.
Shelby, was elected permanent Presi-
dent; w. F. Yarly, VIM. Summer and
j. n. Moon, Vice Presidents Samuel
Lswery and w. II. Long;ellow, Secre.
tsries. During the organization seve
raj able speeches were made in favor o.
equal rights. The following resolu-
tions were offered by Samuel Lawery
and referred TO the committee on reso
lutions:
WHEREAS, It has been asserted with
out authority and unwarrantsbly, that
the colored citizens OF Tennessee and
the South DO uot want civil righte, with
I'm partial school privileges to all the
colored children OF the South in the
public schools, and all the other privil'
eyes demanded and allowed in the civ Il
laws; this convention repels indignant
ly and with contempt Tor the misan
tbrope who would seek to foster aud
fetter with prejudice our children and
posterity, and we earnestly els
woke the National Congress to
pass the civil rights bill. Civ.
Jig to our children impartial school
privileges in every public school, State
and national, throughout the United
State, and deny any the privileges tor
invidous distinctions against our race
in any Of the institutions Of the coun'
try, aud present our thanks to General
Benjamin F. Butler, OF Massachusetts,
Tor his management OF the bill in the
House OF Representatives Of the United
States, and so ably vindicated by the
lamen,ed Charles Sumner.
Resolved That this Convention OF the
colorei men of Tennessee, appoint g
Committee to prepare a plan to estab'
lish monument to our lamented frienc
the Hon. Charles Sumner, the apostle
OF true liberty and civil rights to the
colored citizens OF the United States, II
The State OF Tennessee, as a mark OF oul
gratitude and respect for his earnes
and humane labors in behalf OF oul
race during his pnblic life until hi
death.
Without taking any definite actor
the convention adjourned till mint
| o'clock this morning.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-30
PITTSBURGH.
Temperance.


PITTSBURGH, April ga convention
Of delegates from the various organizs-
tions of the WomaHs Christian Tenn
perance Union Of Allegheny county,
was held in the Second Presbyterian
Church in this city to-day. The meet
ing was large and enthusiastic. Mother
Stewart, OF Ohio, was present and ad-
dressed the convention on the evils OF
iatemperauce, and urged the men to
give their assistance in forwarding the
tempersudo movement She thought
Pittsburgh should raise a million dol'
lars to aid the cause. Addresses were
also made by Rev. Mr.. Ellis, G. Il.
Love and Rev. Mr.. Beecher, OF Cincin
natl. A macs meeting was held in
Diamond square. Allegheny city, thi'
afternoon, the women turning out en
na,.e. Great enthusiasm, but perfect
order prevailed. Addresses were made
by Mother Stewart, Miss Hiudman and
others.