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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10

l heard good story the other day
We were commenting on the outward
man of certain Senator, saying, in
addition, that We found him very
agreeable, though now and then un-
comfortably frank.
"Yes. l should think he was,"
laughed our mutual friend; II asked
him why he didn't bring his wife to
Washington. and he answered, Fact
is, Captain, the old woman ie so NOR
tai homely I'm ashamed of her T.
Make your own comments, dear
friends. II the lady in question were
younger Washington society would
soon metamorphose her, but / know
in her case there is no such hope. so
forgive the Senator, and ind double
amusement in the exclamation heard
him make as beautiful woman passed
during a reception. Said the honor
able Senator: BY Jove! B.
ought to thank God every day for the
pleasure Of owning such q beauty!' T.
That mans aesthetic tastes walked up
too late, but they are correct.-Bos.
ton Globe.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10

According to the Report of the
Department of Agriculture the aver
age yield of the corn crop of Indiana,
in 1874, was q bushe per acre; the
average price December / was 81
cents; wheat yielded 122 bushels per
acre and the price was 81 cents; rye
las bushels per acre, price x cents;
oats 10 bushels per acre, price A
cents; barley 20.6 bushels per acre,
price 81. 10; buckwheat IA bushels per
acre, price So cents: potatoes 60 bush
els per acre, price 81 cents The fig
ures given represent the average price
on December l, in all parts of the
State, from which reports we're re-
ceived.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10

when ] was travelling in Massa
chusetts, some twenty years ago" said
a traveller. Il had seat with the
driver, who, on stopping at the most
ofiice, saluted an ill-looking fellow ON
the step with. Good morning. Judge
Saunders; ! hope you're well, sir?
After leaving the Office l asked the
driver il the man he spoke to was
really judge Certainly. sir, he re-
piled. We had a cock fight last week,
and he was made a Judge on that CO.
casionpn
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10

Yale is accused Of turning out two
hundred Congressman.
If you wish to make a drum-stick
set it on the head Of a tar barrel.
No class of men ought to be more
careful in maintaining the equity of
their moral consciousness than news
paper writer's.
Thurlow Weed has offered the use
of $3 GOO without interest to the
Mount Lebanon Shakers. who suffered
so severely by the recent fire.
A man fell overheard from IN En-
glish steamboat. The captain only
asked, Has that man paid his pas
sage? If he has go ahead did mot
put him overheard"
Physician-"Why don't you set .
bound to your drinking. and not ex-
ceed it?s Patient-.So / do, old
fellow, so do: but then you see it's
SO far off that l always get drunk be-
fore reach it.
"Mr. Smiths compliments TO Mr..
Brown, thinks it unnecessary that his
piggs should go through this grounds. !"
ii
necessary 10 spell pigs with two &C.
A Dubuque boy was rather troubled
for fear that he would not know his
father when they both reached heaven
put ms mo.ner easeo nim W re-
maIking. All you nave 20 oo = 70
look ior an anger Witn : req nose on
MIN.
NThe Noble county boss hog of this
season weighed 935 pounds gross, and
825 pounds net. Il was two years
nu sas 49, go nvnsA ona 49, ~. 20 G <. III. h.J
n;aloS ~ ~ go f.o,. ths ,,,hi;.
chS., poh. up : s 'o ~ D''S
H'sn"
sCome here. my little man., said .
gentleman to = ayonngster Of four years
of age, when sitting in the parior
where q. large company were assem-
bled; do you know me Yes. sir,
1 think I do" Who am ] then-let
me hear ou are the man what
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10
Talki.E ef Doetsr's Fees.

Talking of doctors fees. reminds us
of Sir Ashley Cooper and his fifteen
thousand pounds a year. His largest
fee was thrown him in a night cap by
an old West India patient An oper-
alton had been performed. and the
two physicians had received three
hundred guineas each.
But you, sir. said the old man to
Sir Ashley, shall have something
better: take that" and he flung his
night-cap at Sir Ashley.
Sir" replied Sir Ashley, "Ill
pocket the affrontl' The cap con-
tanned draft for thousand Suipeas.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10

The oldest paper in the United
States, the New Hampshire Gazette,
truthfully says:
A suggestive message 10 tackled to .
recent s. subscription to the fund for
the Kansas and Nebraska grasshop-
per sufferers Says the subscriber:
Let the people of these Western states
take better care of their birds. For
years past they have waged such
systematic warfare against them that
the markets of even the Eastern cities
have been glutted with grouse, prairie
hens, wild turkeys. etc., which if not
molested, would have kept the insects
in check. We cannot derange Ma
ture balance of power and not ex-
pect to suffer somehow. A law to
prevent the killing of any bird in Kan
sas or Nebraska for five years would
be a better remedy then subscribing
money every winter for, these suffer
ers."
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10

Thompson was boring a supper
party with most interminable yarn,
a few evenings since. when one OF the
company broke in with, Il tell you
what, Thompson, whoever told you
that story did not tell you the whole
of it.. Certainly he did" "a d the
astonished Thompson; II know every
word of it. - Must be eome mist Ike,
Thompson, persisted his friend. he
never could have told you THE END
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10

Carlysls Gays nine-tenths Of the
miseries and vices of manhood pro-
ceed from idleness; with men Of quick
minds, to whom it is especially per-
nicious. this habit is commonly the
fruit of many disappointments and
schemes oft baf1ed, and men fail in
their schemes. not SO much for the
want of strength. as from the ILL
direction of it. The weakest living
creature. by concentrating his powers
upon . single object. can accomplish
something, the strongest, BY dispers-
ing his over many, may fail to accom-
plish anything.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10
From the Inter-Ocean
u~u0rts Of l1fnseed OH.

As the only use to which max seed
is put is to manufacture oil the I'M
ports of linseed oil bear. q vital reia-
ton to the fax question; for every
gallon of the foreign oil consumed In
this country means lessened demand
for the seed in our markets. TO snow
this important part Of the subject at a
single view, We have compiled a taDu'
lar exhibit of the important move
ments, quantities and values being de-
rived from the Commerce and Navi-
cation Reports for each year, to which
4 added a calculation Of the average
invoice price per gallon, as follows:
IMPORTS OF LINsEED OIL FOR TwEN~
TY-FOUR YEARS.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10

The January Agricultural rsport
from Washington eivss 1854 - the
number of sheer killed BY dog in rs
counties of Indiana during The last
year. The whole a1mber Of sheep re-
ported in the same counties is A5 GA.
SO that the nuaber actually killed not
including the MANNED Is nearly two
per cent
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10

Two confiding old ladies' Of Balfi-
more boarded stingy old curmudacon
OF means for q long years. never pre-
senting him with : bill. but relying
upon his assurance that he would re-
member them ia his bill. The old
man died lately forgetting MI about
the matter, aud now his former land
ladies' have entered suit against the
administrator of the estate for the
amount of their board bill.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10


Mr.. X. A. Proctor writes to the
London Times respecting a letter
addressed by DR.. Plnpson to n
French journal, expressing the
opinion that the recent transit oh.
servations are useless because the
earth is continually drawing nearer
to the sun--an outcry that has made
some impression on this side Of thu
water. Prof Proctor decl1es that
while during the last century there
has been uncertainty about the
sun 3 distance, even to the extent
OF millions of miles, astronomers
are absolutely certain that the
distance has not varied by hun
dred. or even by ten miles during
that time IF the earth had, as has
been stated. drawn nearer by one
thirtieth of her former distance. the
length OF the year would have
changed by one twentieth of its
former length, or by eighteen days.
A cmsnge Of only ten miles in the
last 100 years wound correspond to
a change of more than 800 miles
since the length of the year was
first determined very exactly. This
would be about 3O0,OOOtL of the
suns distance. and the length of
the year would have been changed
by abont 200, ,OOOth part-this il.
by about two minutes and half
This, however, 10 not supper ed by
what historic evidence we have
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10

A ehurch-warden's wife went to.
church for the irst time in her life
when her husband vas male church
warden. Being late. the congregation
were getting mp from their knees at
the time she entered, when she said
with a condesceBding smile. .'Pray,
keep your seats, ladies and gentlemen;
/ think no more Of myself than T did
before
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10

Farmers who feed wheat to their
it is cheaper, should be warned of the
result In the grasshopper devastated
portions of the State. where corn was
a total failure. and wheat is fed ex-
clusively, the animals are dying of
rapidly. Wheat is demonstrated to
be damaging food for horses.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10

A young woman in Troy pointed at
her head . pistol that was supposed
to be unloaded, and was about to pull
the trigger, when her sister told her
that she was setting = bad example
for the younger children. ThereupoD
she pointed the weapon away and
fred it. sending bullet into her Sis
ter's leg.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10

Readers OF NJ Jules verne's
Trip Round the World IN Fight
days." will remember how the clis
max il reached and inLensinea Dy
Mr.. Phileas Fogg's forgetting that.
by travelling eastward AL the time
he had gained . day. The one
hundred and eigHHeth degree from
Greenwich is, by common consent.
adopted as the place where the
change of day takes place. though
as . matter of caurse this 10 only
an arbitrary arrangement How
ever, two remarkable anomalies
have been discovered tboee of
Manila and Alaska. Manila = one
day bahind the other Fest India
islandA, having been colonized frOn
the Spaaish possessions in America.
while the othe1- islands receivsd
their population and time from
Europe, Alaska on The other hand,
i day ahead. beeanse when the
Russians went thiti3er from the
west, they brought with them their
calendAr, while British Columbia,
Just ACROSS the line has our time
II would be, at least, interesting to
know whether the change Of owner
ship In Alaska has also involved .
change Of 6me--[St Louis Globe
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10

The hardest thing to hold in this
world ID an unruly tongue. 1t beats :
hot smoothing iron and q kicking
horse considerably.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10

TAe Centennial building in Phila-
delphia viii cover twenty acres, and
to lessen the fatigue Of .. thorough
visit. an elevated railway Is projected.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10

Jokes are like nuts. The drier
they are the better they crack.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-19

STATE DEBT-The Second Auditor sent
communication to the House of Delegates or
Wednesday, IN response to resolution, giving
the following information:
The aggregate amount of the accrued inter
est on all classes of the State debt from July
l, 1871, to and including January l, 1875, a
full interest Of and per centum-S6, $40,
$50 81.
The amount of interest paid thereon or re
ceived 10 coupons for taxes to JANUARY, l, 1879
$3,643, 900 50.
The amount of accrued and unpaid interest
on January l, 1878, 2,752. go y.
The amount of interest due aud unpaid te
the Literary Fund, JAM l, 1875, $50, III ~
The amount of interest due and unpaid tc
the Sinking Fund on January l, 1878, exclu
siye of interest on stocks hold by the old sink
ing fund acquired previous to aud during the
war and awaiting the order of the General As
sembly, 1904, S47 10.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-19

10 the House of Commons yesterday Dr.
Kenealy, lately elected from Stoke-o n-Trent
was admitted to his seat after a short delay OIL
a matter of lormality. The election of Johr
Mitchell was then taken into consideration
when Mr.. Disraeli presented the motion Of
which he had previously given notice, viz,
that Mitchell being a convicted telon was !inell-
gible. Quite lively and prolonged debate en-
sued, and several motions, With view to post
ponement, were offered but promptly rejected.
Finally Mr.. Disraeli's motion was adopted with
out division. A new writ Of election for the
county of Tipperary was subsequently ordered.
Mr.. Scheuck, the American Minister, was pre-
sent throughout the debate. Gladstone and
the leading Liberals voted with the..Home Rul.
ers in favor of postpoping the discussion. 1t
is stated that 10 consequence of Mltchers dis
qualification, his sou, formerly captain 10 the
Confederate service, will be presented as can
didate Should he prove disqualified, Mr..
Kickham, released Fehan, will be invited to
stand for the county. MIR. Mitchell is reported
to be seriously i'll in consequence Of the excite
meut OF his election.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-19

Ia reference to the debate in the Senate, or
Wednesday night on Piuchbacks admission tc
a seat in that body, the Washington correspon
dent of the Baltimore Sun says Plpchback'
anxiety was not to be wondered at, for admls
fion to the Senate would involve very crafty
ing pecuniary results to him. He would have
two years pay and mileage to pocket, nearly
one year Of the time at the increased salary OF
$500 per annum. He and his friends have
figured up the sum total at nearly 5000. The
two North Carolina Senators occupied over FIVE
hours between them. The Speech OF General
Ransom was an able and eloquent effort, full OF
fraternal peace and good will M3SsrS Boutwell,
and Anthony INDUCED in the usual TRADE against
the Southern people. During more than twenty
four hours debate the name Of Piuchback was
not mentioned once, the speeches being entirely
confined to the consideration OF the condition of
society 10 the South, and the general question
Of Louisiana affairs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-19
DIED.

Gently fell asleep in Jesus, on Friday, the
10Th instant, LUCY LEE, relict of the l.te
Fred k. Lloyd, Of Alexandria, Va, and dsugh-
ter of the late VIM. a. Powell, of Leesburg,
Va ~ The funeral will take place from
Christ Church, on Sunday evening At O'clock.
Richmond. Ba! more and Leesburs papers snd
Southern Churchman please copy.
In Washington, February 18th, 1915, Ms.
NANCY NJ, wife of Colonel p. B. Stilson,
aged AZ years s-The funeral will take place
st 42O Third street, northwest, on Saturday,
February y, st IL y clock a.. m.
At bis residence, near Mt. Gilead, Loudoun
county, on the 18th of January, 1875, Mr.. SAN
UEL TILLETT, in the 55d year of MS age.
At his residence, at Guilford station, Loudoun
county. on Thursday evening, the lth instant
Mr.. JOHN Il. CRAVEN in about the 43dyesr
of his age.
Near Guilford station. on Thursday, the llth
instant. Mr. LAFAYETTE LENT. son ot
Sam'. E. Lent, in about the 10Th year Of his sge
On Tuesday, February 9 at Gocesville, Lou:
doun county, VILLA AN THOMAS son q
William H. and Rachel e. Moreland, aged 2
months.
In Fredericksburg, on Tuesday, February Ii,
1875 CHAS. CASH, ia the 74:h year Of nj: age
In Fredericksburg, on Tuesday morning,
Feb lG, in the An year Of her age MADGE,
only daughter OF Nelly and r. Il. Carmichael.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-19
ALEXANDRIA,, VA.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1875.

EXTRA SESSION OF THE SENATE he
presid)nt has issued proclamation setting
forth that "whereas objects of interest to the
United States require that the Senate should
be convened at II clock 90 the Sin day OF
March next, to receive and act upon such COM
munications as may be made to 1t on the part
of the Executive" he, therefore, has consId-
cred it to be his duty to issue bis proclamation
declaring that an extraordinary occasion re-
ouires the Senate of the United States to con
yene for the transaction of business ON that day
"of which all, who shall at that time be en-
titled to act as members Of that body, are here
by required to take notice. y All the Hew mem
bers will be in attendance. The principal busl
ness will be the proposed reciprocity treaty Will
the Sandwich Islands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-19

THE LIEUTENANT GovNRNoRsHlp. The
Richmond correspondent Of the Petersburg
News writes:
Those now mentioned in connection with the
position Of Lieutenant Governor are H. A
Coghill, of Amherst, VIM. B. Taliaterro, Of
Gloucester Henry w. Thomas, of Fairfax, Is;
r Bagwell, Of Accouac, A. B. Cochran, Of
Augusta, aud W. D. Quesenbery, of Caroline
The names of Hon. Marshall Hanger, Speaker
of the House, exit. Gov. J. l.. Marye, now
clerk OF the committee for Courts of Justice Of
the House, and exit. Gov. Robt. L. Monta
que, of Middlesex, member of the House
are sometimes mentioned 10 connection witt
the vacancy, but they cauuot be lied ''candl
dates" Indeed consider the only ''candl
dates" are Messrs CoghiII, Tallaterro, ano
Thomas, of the General Assembly, anc
Colonel Richardson, ao ex member. Once the
Office of Lieutenant Governor was CONSIDERED
mere shelving place, but in late years it ha:
grown into better repute. Lewis and Nther;
stepped from it TO the Senate. The caucus
will probably be held on Tuesday night; the
election has been appointed for Thursday tot
lowing next.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-19
NEWS OF IHE DAY.
" 70 shou The very age and body Of the Times

y
The ice boat Maryland returned to Baltimore
yesterday, after cruise Of several days in the
vicinity Of Annapolis and the mouth of the Pa
tuxent river She towed a number OF sailing
vessels into Annapolis Roads, where they will
remain until the ice embargo Is removed. The
condition of the ice in the upper bay and the
Paapsco river is still such as 10 prevent naVl-
CATION except for steamers A few sailing yes
sells were brought into the port OF Baltimore by
the ice boat and number OF tugs.
In the United States Circuit Court, before
Judge Bond, motion was made on Wednes-
day las; by D. l.. Russell, esq, counsel for
plain,ifF, for an Injunction to prohibit the hold
ins of municipal election at Wilmington, n.
c., on the ground that the charter recently
adopted by the State Legislature DISTINGUISHES
negroes The case will be tried at Raleigh on
March proximo.
Tilton was finally released from the witness
stand, yesterday, after having occupied 1t tor
TWO weeks The next witness was Mr.. Bell,
one of the deacnns of plymouth Church, who
came into the confidence Of TlltoD when the
latter first thought of making public accusa-
ton against Beecher.
Much Inconvenience is experienced atFortress
Monroe owing to the ice embargo in the Chesa-
peake Bay. The ice was very heavy as tar
down as the mouth Of the Potomac There
has been no boat from Baltimore Tor the past
ten DAYS, and it is uncertain when one viii
reacli there.
In the Canadian House Of Commons, on
Wednesday, the subject of boundaries being
before the House, it was suggested that the
entire territory of Alaska could be bought fol
million Of dollars to which the Premler re-
piled, that it was already under consideration
The winter Of l74l was famous throughout
New England as much colder than any which
had preceded it. The Snow, which covered
tho whole country as early as the 18th OF No
vember. was still iouod the next April cover
lug the fences.
The Baltimore City Council is about to es'
tablish high school for colored pupils. Mary,
land appropriated 100000 last year for sup
port OF her coiored schools, which are said tc
be 10 very fourshDg condition.
4 decision of Judge Cartier, Of Washington,
Yesterday, virtually declares The illegaity of al
the acts of the late District of Columbia Legis
lature that have rot been confirmed by Con
gress.
10 Boston, yesterday. Ambrose Williams, a
negro, was convicted OF brutal assault on
Judge Lowelrs little daughter, and sentenced
to Imprisonment for lille.
Elijah Hogshcad, esq died at his residence
10 Middlehrook, in Augusta county, Va, Oh
the 9th inst, 10 the Slst year OF bis age.
Andrew johnson will be in Washington this
ulaE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-19

The situation in the railroad contest bctweeu
the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio cor
porations 10 its main features remains unchang-
ed. Yesterday the freight rates to the West
we're further reduced by both companies. One
contract to Chicago was made as low as cents
per 100 lbs, and 10 no case did the figures
rates. MIR. Garrett has secured freight con-
nection with New York By sea, bargain hav-
Ing been made with the Old Dominion Steam
ship Company to put on four large steamers
weekly between New York and. Baltimore.
This arrangement will 60 into effect without
delay. Since the commencement of the strug-
gle Pennsylvania Railroad stock has fallen
from $50 to 54s.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-19
MONETARY ANDaOM

Financial and commercial affairs remain with
out change. The ice blockade of the river con-
;inue5, aid trade is almost at u stand-still.
There is continued and greater complaint of
the scarcity of money outside of bank circles,
and except on the best collaterals loans are diff
fcult to effect.
In New York the money market is quoted
easy, with call loans being made st 2s3 per cent
and prime paper selling at 4a6 per cent.
In State stocks there is little doing. Virginia
ex-coupons are little frmer, and Sl2C0 sold in
Baltimore yesterday at 81 Virginia detached
coupons are not so strong, and we note small
sale 6. 81.
Railroad securities are quiet, with sales of
$500 O., A. s Ms. at IS We quote:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-19

A committee of the directors of the Valley
Railroad of Virginia are in Baltimore, for the
purpose of arranging terms for lease, which
it is expected will be effected with the Batl-
more and Ohio Railroad. Ii is thought that
the injunction suits of Rockbridge county
aud Lexington, in regard to the subscrlp-
ton to the stock of the Valley Railroad,
will be Withdrawn in short time, which
action will relieve the road from the embarrass-
ments now weighing upon it, and open pros
pect Of its completion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-19

A dispatch from St. Paul, Minnesota last
night, says:-'At conference of the friends OF
W. D. Washburue, las; night, his name was
withdrawn as a candidate for United States Sen
ator. Three ballots have to this hour, p. H.,
been taken in joint Convention. The last bal
lot stood: Ramsey 6, VIM. Lochran, Democrat,
CT, Gordon E. Cole Is, S. j. r. Mcmillan
is. Iochran really lacks but FIVE votes OF an
election, and it is pretty well understood when
ever their votes will elect him FIVE Republicans
from Minneapolis and Heunepin county will
vote Tor him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-19

1t is not thought that what is termed the
'couoterfet coupon bill-a bill intended to
discredit the coupons of the State bonds, which
has been ordered to engrossmeut in the House
OF Delegates by combination of twcnty-siS
Conservatives with the Radicals, can pass the
Senate