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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-24
Death of Gardner Mendenh.l,.

Gardener Mendenhall died at his
residence, Sylvan Height. near this
city, Thursday afternoon, Feb. IS
at 5 o'clock, of typhoid pneu>
monia.
Mr.. Mendenhall was one of on,
oldest citizens, having come tc
Wayne county at an early date
His brother Griffith who is 80
years old now, came here in 1916
and Gardner followed a few years
later. When Richmond was but a
small village Mr.. M. engaged in the
dry goods business and continued
in it until 1910, when he sold out
his stock and building, taking
notes which were never paid. Los
ing all, he went to work in a pork
house for 37a cents per day. He
labored assiduously while thus en-
gagged. He did not become dis
couraged but labored han der to get
another start. In 1871 he purchas
ed grounds on South Franklin
street, extending half square in
width and running back to South
Marion street, upon which he built
a green house, the first in Wayne
county, and engaged extensively in
propagating every description of
flowers. He also had small nurs,
cry of choice varieties of fruit trees
He succeeded well in this busin ess,
but his grounds proving too small, ;.
he purchased Sylvan Height, from.
his father, Caleb Mendenhan, then.
an unsightly place, but his taste
and enterprise soon 'smade the.
wilderness to blossom as the rose. -
After removing to Sylven Height
Mr.. Mendenhall engaged largely in
the culture of flowers, evergreens,
etc, while his nursery was very
large, and well known all over the.
West.
Mr.. Mendenhall contributed.
largely to the success of our County
and Horticultural fairs, and per
haps done as much as any one man
in cultivating the taste for the.
beautiful in nature that now char
acterizes our citizens.
At the time of his death, Mr.
Mendenhall was seventy years old.
He was Ill only nine days. He
suffered severely, but not a word of
complaint escaped him When it
became evident that he must die,
he expressed himself as being en-
tirely submissive to the viii of
Providence. and passed from earth
without a groan or struggle.
Mr.. Mendenliall was useful cit
izen, liberal in his dealings and
charitable to all. He had firm
convictions of duty, and never
swerved from expressing them
when occasion demanded. But he
has gone nothing remains but his
memory. His funeral took place
from Sylvan Height, Sunday after
noon last.-Independent
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-24
Rv fba law of indiana for or;

By the law of Indiana for Grim
inal cases the jury are made the
judges of the law as well as the
facts in case submitted to them.
In a charge given to jury in a
criminal case the other day, Judge
Allison told the jury Lord Coke
had said: 1T was the duty Of the
attorney to know what seemeth to
be the law, but it was the duty of
the Court to know the very law. .
But by the statutes of Indiana the
ancient rule has changed. 1t is
now the duty of the Court to tell
the jury what seemeth to be the
law. but it is the duty of the jury
to find what is the very law.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-24
In view of the determination

In view of the determination
manifested by the Democrats in the
Senate to use up the remaining
twelve days of the session of Con-
gress in a unanimous effort to talk
against time and prevent action
upon any of the important meas
ures now before the body, the Re-
publican cancus has decided to
work close together, break through
the opposition, and push business
through fast as possible. The
civil rights bill will be taken up
first, and Pinchback's case next.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-24
COOley's Hen.

p.
Cooley had some trouble with one
of his hens. She wanted to set, and
he didn't want her TO. He put her
under barrel, ducked her at the
pump, threw her into the air and rea-
soned with her, but she would persist
in going back to the nest. Finally he
put hot porcelain egg under her; but
she skipped about until it cooled, and
then she returned and sat on the egg
with the air of having resolutcly de-
termined to hatch set of crockery
and set of flower pots out of the
porcelain delusion. Then Cooley re-
solved to blow her off. He placed
half pound of gunpowder under the
nest, and laid a slow match out into
the yard. AS soon as he cav the hen
safely seated, he went into the kitchen
to get a light. Meantime, Mrs. Cooley
entered the hen house to hunt for
eggs and to ascertain if that idiotic
chicken was sitting yet. Then Cooley
came out and fired the train In a
couple of minutes there was fearful
explosion A second later, Mrs.
Cooley emerged precipitately from the
door with her mouth full Of feathers,
her hair full of blazing straw and
warm blood, and an assortment of
drumsticks, gizzards and claws dis
tributed around over her dress Then
she made dash at Cooley. What the
result was / do not know. But met
him on the following Tuesday with
court plaster on his nose and look
of subsection in his eyes, and he in
formed me confidentially that the
next hen of his that wanted to set,
might set in peace throughout the ages
of time and all through the unending
cycles of eternity before he would
bother himself about her.-Max.
Adelar.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-24
For 200 long wears il has bee,

For 200 long years it has been
customary for new members to be
introduced in the British Parli
ament. DR.. Kenealy walked into
the Commons unattended, and was
brought up with a short turn,
whereupon Messrs. Bright ana
Whalley volunteered to introduce
the gentleman, and the sensation
subsidized.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-24

They have a novel method oil
raising funds for The poor in Rising
Sun. Each individual pays his
quarter" is thoroughly blindfold
ed, takes wheelbarrow by the
handles, turns round once and
strikes out and runs for a stake
one hundred yards distant. The
person who lands the wheelbarrow
nearest the stake is entitled to the
1'plle," which is then donated to
sswidows and orphans"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-24

It looks bad to see dog pre-
ceding his master down the street,
and calmly turn down the stairs to
the first saloon he approaches. It
shows there is something lacking,
deplorable tendency on the part
of the dog.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-24

Laura Ream, the Indianapolis cor
respondent OF the Cincinnati Com.
mercfal, in a recent letter to that
paper, declares that all marriages
since 1852 are illegal, because Of an
unimportant omission in the matri-
moniaf act passed at that time. But
then you must know Laura is not yet
married, for if she was she might have
something else to attend to without
Matching out such sensational stuff
Lawrenceburgh Press.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-24

It will not take many more such
speeches as Brown, of Kentucky, made
to make a good many more wish that
Ben. Butler had been sent back to
Congress. Not that they love Butler
any more than they did, but because
the time for the exercise of his talent
as fighting man has not ended. He
can crack a whip as loudly as any ire
orator on the Aoor-Cin. Gazette.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-24

just now when Democratic pa
pers are denouncing the Civil
Rights bill, they should refresh
their minds Little ON the position
of their party two years ago.
Their national platform of 1872,
starts off with this sound doctrine
eve recognize the equality of all
before the law, and hold that it is
the duty of the government, in it's
dealings with the people, to mete
out equal and exact justice to all,
of whatever nativity, race, color, or
persuasion, religious or political. !"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-24

Scene-A court room. Seedy indi-
vidual arraigned for theft. Question
by the Judge-"Did You steal the
complainant's coat?' Seedy indiyid-
ual-'I decline to crafty the morbid
curiosity of the public by answering
that interroeatOry.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-24


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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-24

ANDY johnson has gone to Wash.
ineton. On arriving there he will
probably be serenaded, as usual, by
the Dem. Jack. Ass. of that city
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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-24
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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-24

After the close of Senator Conklin' 3
Louisiana speech Senator Howe is
said to have observed Il may change
my mind upon further consideration
But as it strikes me now this speech
of Mr.. Conkling's is, without any ex-
ception whatever. the greatest orator
ical effort Of which we have any record
in English literature.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-24

Whenever lot of politicians be-
come unworthy of public trust,
they generally set about forming a
party, and invariably with indiffer-
success.
Arizona citizen., 1875-10-23

us from San Francisco, and we nave eince been in a state of painful doubt
 ,vbetber if was a mistake or whether
 orr mind was shattered and we had lost our geography. But it is all right
 now The letter came via Goodwin
 of course. and that place has probably
 been selected as grand center of dis
 tr;bution or retribution by beneicient
 mail dispensatiOn. With prophetic eve we can see a universal mail diverg- inc from once favorite routes and pour inc into Goodwin. We venture to say tho, inc time will arrive when letter will he divested of half its value if 1t sovo,.s not of Goodwin. And the place will grow and town lots eke increaseI in value Keeley motors and veloci- nedes and things will make their scheduled time surfeited with mail. Rome is not at all what it was and Troy is not by any means established in identity. (unless our later dispatches shall give us somethlng3 yea even the fntpre of Tubac is shrouded in doubt, hut with the rise of Goodwin as a mail center, consolation comes and we breathe more freely.
Arizona citizen., 1875-10-23
The Chief Justice Abroad.

Some months ago, The Alta demand ed the removal of Judge Dunne. In a late number, it says; "For nearly a year past, Judge E. F. Dunne of the First District in Arizona, and Chief Justice of the Territory, has been in more or less hot water, because of his dcmogogical and useless denunciation of the public school system of the country at large. He probably thought to make considerable political capital locally. a majority of the people of the judicial district aforesaid, being of Catholic predilections, but his efforts on that score have proven a boone rang, for he has got himself into uni versal contempt. The Board of Super visors of Pima county, the Village Council of Tucson, the members of the bar, and the people en masse, as il were, have earnestly petitioned as in the question, and give particulars of the Judges offending which should suddenly and surely remand him back to private life. Dunne is an excellent general scholar, sufficiently learned in the law to fiji the position he now holds; but his whole action, from al most the first day he set foot inside the Territory, has been that of an ambi- tious, spiteful demogogue. Those who knew him in Nevada are sadly disap- pointed in the latter course of the man. He was a member of the Convention which originated the Constitution of Nevada, and he was the author of the Public School clause, and is on the record as its most pronounced cham pion. Arizona boasts of her strides in educational matters, and people of all denominations there are heartily sick of Dunne. They have been patient to desperation, and now resolve to have done with him.
Arizona citizen., 1875-10-23
Mtscsrrfed Mail.


 In a letter of October 12, from Camp Goodwin, MT C. A. Franklin says:
 Mail matter for all parts of the United States continues to find it's way to this post office. The last mail brought letter addressed to the post master at Camp Bowie; also two or three packages of mail matter for Bill Richard; among the number noticed THE ARIZONA CITIZEN, addressed Wm Richard, Sanford, Pinal county, Ari- zona. Everybody knows the Messrs. Richard of Florence. and if seems strange that such a mistake should occur"
 The writer IS undoubtedly honest in what he says. Goodwin is probably A very good place in its way, and one might get to Florence by that seouest- cred spot. So you could by the Mica. ragua Route, from Tucson. But how. ever good ways to get to Florence these may be, they are attended with disadvantages, and it is extremely doubtful if direct line railroad com. pany would adopt either route to Flor. ence. Still we don't wish to be stubborn about this thing, and we are always open to conviction. There are prob- ably points in the arrangement which we can't see. We have learned by bitter experience not to be too sure of anything, excepting a headache in the morning contingently. And we warn people not to come to any rash con. elusion against this Goodwin route to Florence. The writer of the foregoing letter has greatly relieved us. We re. ceived a letter few weeks ago by the eastern mail. This lsttsr wss writt.n
Arizona citizen., 1875-10-23
Reducing the Army.

The New York Sun in late article on this subject and strongly in favor of a reduction closes with the follow ing strong sentences, which we com- mend alike to the reflection of citi- zens and soldiers: "The people are tired of pouring out S35, 900, 900 6 year for an army which IS not sn army and which cannot possibly be an army, in time of peace. They are tired of raising soldiers for officers to command whom they do not command. and who run away as fast as recruited. They are tired of seeing sergesnts and corporsls doing the work of officers, and tired of seeing officers shirking their duties and living in costly, easy, elegant idleness as the arIstocrstic order of American society. The peo- pie call on the next Congress to re- duce the army to 10000 men.
Arizona citizen., 1875-10-23
PACIFIC COAST MATTERS.
ather clear and pleasant.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 19-The Naval Court of inquiry in Spaulding fraud case has been removed to this city and will convene today at naval rendezvous with closed doors.
 SAN FRANCISCO, October l9.-The Palace Hotel was formerly opened on the evening of the 16th and is now thronged with sight-seers.
 SAN FRANsIsCo, October 2O.-Min ing stocks sold to-day: Ophir 69; Cal ifornia 61; Belcher 1850; Crown Point 245O; American 4O5O; Consolidated Virginia BIO; Overman 40.50; Best and Belcher 90; Gould and Curry 1850.
 First day of the five days running races at Bay District track began on the 18th inst Bradley won the Stan ford plate and sweepstakes of $25OO ir a two mile dash-time 2:l41b. ZEN O'CLOCK r. h.-helurnS rom State are very meagre, but as far a: heard from Carr is ahead, and his sup porters are confident.
 The election is proceeding quietly but there is much feeling on the con test between Carr and Fitzgerald fol State school superintendent. Nothing can be estimated at this hour.
 Greenbacks S51a@S612.
 SAN FRANCISCO. October 21.-The election returns show Carr has a handsome majority in the city and St .te, being 1900 ahead in this city.
Arizona citizen., 1875-10-23

A WASHINGTON dispatch of Octo- Der 6, says: "The announcement of lengthy review of General Sher- mans Memoirs, made up chiefly from official records of the War Depart ment reached here today. It will make a volume as large as one of Shermsn's. Free access to the official files for the purpose of making this compilation was given at the Depart ment to the author. It is by Gen. ersl H. V. Boynton, and will be pub lished in fortnight. by wilstoch & Baldwin of Cincinnati"
Arizona citizen., 1875-10-23

AN Alta Washington telegram of the 5th instant, reports that Attorney General Pierrepont has been called upon to decide knotty problem. The existing law requires that all cigar boxes shall be stamped in letters pro duced by burning rod of iron, with the name of the manufacturer and the location of his collection district. Re- gently, paper boxes have been largely used by manufacturers. They claim that to comply with the law ruins the boxes. The Commissioner of Inter nal Revenue is of the opinion that 6 strict application of the law to such boxes is impracticable, and he has no authority to allow a substitute to be used; hence he has asked the Attorney General for an opinion.
Arizona citizen., 1875-10-23

PRESIDENT GRANTS late speech at Des Moines in favor of public schools has eliminated in hot newspaper discussion there, between Catholics and Protestants, and commenting thereon, the Alta California remarks |: It must be admitted that the Presi- dents little speech dropped into the placid surface of the prairie not unlike a great rock in mill-pond, and it is not unlikely that the circle of waves thereby created may extend around the world. When such high author ities as Prince Bismarck and Premier Gladstone seriously devote the bulk of the work of their lives to the great question of Church and State, the President of our cherished Republic ought to be excused for indulging in little by-play. to say the least, in the same direction.
Arizona citizen., 1875-10-23
FOREIGN.

LONDON, October 19.-The plot tc place ex-Queen Issbels on the Spanish throne giving her the King dom and four of the northern provin- ces has failed, Don Carlos refusing to agree to these conditions.
 A telegram to The Morning Post from Berlin, says it is stated in naval circles that Prince Frederick William will visit the Centennial at Philadelphia and that the German squadron will escort him there.
Arizona citizen., 1875-10-23
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Special Dispatches to THE CITIZEN, b,
 United States Telegraph Line.
ARIZONA.

VERDE, October 20-Major c. K Compton, Sixth Cavalry, left tlis post yesterday morning for Camp Lowell to take command of Sixth Cavalry ir absence Col. Oakes.
 Weather gloomy-threatening rain.
 PRESCOTT, October p. In the third district court to-day, the United States vs. J. s. Giles, defaulting post master. Giles plead guilty to two indictments Judge c A. Tweed pass ed sentence of two years imprison- ment and payment of $1O,OOO fine. No place of imprisonment designated by court.
 Weather clear and pleasant.