Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-09-26
FIRE-On Monday forenoon last, the

FIRE,-On Monday forenoon last, the /
house occupied by John Miller. west Of
and adjoining the Spring Foundry. took T
fire--the bucket company bea, the Re
lief Fire Engine Company. No. e. abou;
p feet l inches. and the fire was actu-
ally put out before the cid water-squirt +
could shed teart-we understand il was
left OH the ground. to watch the house for
fear It might again take fire;-it was suffer
ed TO stay out all night (the engine We /,
mean poor thing. The house was very
little damaged.
On Monday night. Cur citizens were
again alarmed by the cry of fire and
the ringing Of bells. When cause come
to be explained. j, appeared that some one
was burning shavings in the new house
Of ,ir kennvon--ihe house being entire
y open. gave il the appearance OF beng
all on FIRE in tue insiIe-and the cry OF
'tre.' was rased--a good thing it was 10
worse; for the old Engine was laying
down at the Foundry. sh,rering in the
cold night wind, We might have use,
vet, even for the Relief and the Marshall
should see that ali the fire apparatus be-
longing 10 the city can be found when
needed The day may come when our
..City Fathers" will procure new Fire
Engine what can squirt some wa,cr'
TEMPERANCE LEcrUKEs-Br kavan-
aurh. pursuant y notice. lectured 10 large
audiences al the Methodist Chapel. on
Wednesday and Thursda, evenings OF
last week. ia this place. He is decidedly
the bes. talkrr on the subject O: temper
ance We have ever heard-plain an rea-
sonable. and it would. probably. have
done those who follow the liquor traffic III
this city some good hal they been present.
Br rs chief topic was the character 81
the liquor business-i;s banc:ul effects ON
mans mental, physical, social and eternal
condtion-proved that Alcohol was real
y and properly poison Of the most deadly
kind. and that it was wrong to convert
the l-stuilS Of the country INTO an
article. the whole history of which is: that
the principles. sears the conscience. with
crs the heart, kills the body and damns
the soul; by it families were made beg
gars-poor houses. ails and asvlutns were
filled, and crime generated. Every prop
os;tion he made. he agreed TO take il
back if he did not succeed in substan-
tiating it BY proof and. it is only neces-
sarv 10 saw that he didn't take back one.
.Io proved that the liquor business was
worse than countrrfeiting .hc coun-
tcr.3iter takes something for nothing
yivcs a thing worthless but harmless: this
Iiluor business. tho. not only takes Your
money and gives in exchange a worthless
thing. but an absolute poison. destructive
alike to the pocket. body, mind, and every
thing YOU hold near and dear;-the coun-
terfeitng business only Injuries your peck
et therefore. the liquor business is infinite
" worse and more deleterious TO comrnu-
nifty than counterfeiting ever was.
1t is for the same reason, he said worse
than burglary. 1t is worse than highway
robbery. Yea, finally, worse than murder.
For these only affect property and person.
but do not and cannot reach character,
conscience. the soul itself here and here
after The murderer kills the BODY. and
after this he can do no more. This traffic
after il has killed the body has power to
cast the soul into hell. Hence the traffic
is vastly more injurious to society; for.
besides the fact that it frs, makes the mur
derers. most Of them: (what murderer bu,
was made SO by this accursed traiIic2) do
but set down all the murders in one coll
, urnn. and the deaths directly oe.>. lied by
this poison in ana.irer, and the latter will
ex.uve1 the former as fifty to one. There
fore. the business is worse upon conmu-
nitv than Ar.i. other crimes known TO the
: statute
/ The lecturer urged the people TO have
\ stringent laws passed. to arrest this mon
ster vce---thev having the righl to
petition the legislature. and demand at
. same prot o'iaa eeain~tth the liquor business
which mas already p-en gu ,raftis!tp IN r
r properly. and that now was tie time =
f exercise that right.
\ FAcr-sURE--W Just 'drop'd in 10
: see the extensive stock of New Goods
n now opening al Messrs. Wilson ( fE1er-
\ SONS. and we assure our readers that they
5 can there supply themselves with every
thing in the clothing line. from one OF
= ..Dodd's No. L." Hats. down TO a superior
. cork sole Boot. and from Needle up to
. a Mill-Saw The selection. III the Dress