Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-04-22
The Journal and Temperance.

inflicted by its Wing contemporaries for the loss OF th
Senatorial election, attempts to charge tina
the leading Democrats about Indianapolis members
Of the ''Social Order !" and further says:
s'We do not know Of any active Wing politician tina
belongs the Order. 1t is that Calvin Fletcher
Esq. active and influential member but he has
been active Why politician for many years, having
the last Presidential electon refused TO vote for Gen
Taylor"
This is strange declaration, when it is a notorious
fact that the recent election of Capt Todd has been
charged as a Whiskey Triumph, and it viii be strange
news the people OF Marion county when they in
formed that active Wing member of the 'Social
Order" in this county. Mr. Defrees takes particular
pains to inform the public that Calvin Fletcher is not
'an active Whig" and that the Wing party not
sponsible for his actions This will no doubt be great
relief to Mr.. Fletcher. He speak and act
with the full knowledge that the great Wing party will
not be held responsible for his words or deeds.
The Social Order of Temperance is associa-
ton formed for the purpose OF reforming by moral
son the poor nebrate and rendering aid and comfort
10 the members Of the association in distress and ae
tion and pledging themselves refrain from the Of
ardent spirits and Intoxicating drinks They repudate
all connexion whatever with politics In this they differ
from the Temperance League, whose members are
pledged vote for any except they are in favor
of legal enactments to prevent the manufacture and
= sale Of ardent spirits
But the clear and explicit part of the article is
that which contains the views OF the Editor in relation
to the Temperance reform. On this subject, Mr.. De-
frees says:
''We take thls occasion say word about our
own position as TO the Temperance reformation. Al
though not a member Of the "Socia Order ;" Of the
Temperance Leaoae !" we are and always have been
ka Tho lafu has The
power laws 10 suppress the traffic in ntoxea
ting liquor beverage, and that, whenever expedent
il should do We would not, however, have law
passed which would be lar IN advance O public opn-
ION that it wOud be enforced. Let the proper
be pursued, and public opinion be brought if
il is not already prepared to sustain Iudicons and
efficient law that shall forever Danish from State
traffic that does good bat aeeomplishes untold evils"
He is not a member of the eSocial Order of the
Temperance League" but is Temperance man.
Now we ask him if he is not ''Son of Temperance y
and member of the Temple of Honorl Ir so, why
attempt evade by saying that he is not member
of two particular orders which he names He believes
the Legislature has power pass law suppress the
traffic in Intoxicating liquors. and whenever is expe
dent it should do
To friend of Temperance he can say ''now is the
accepted Tine" and to the opponent he say is in
expedient legisate the subject But when public
law" This is certainly very explicit.
Mr. Derees during the pendency of the election, con-
demned Capt Todds letter because as he alleged it
was evasive, unmeaning and unsatisfactory Now we
should like to know if anything more evasive, unmean
ing or unsatisfactory, was ever penned than Mr. De-
freess views Temperance 1t is evident that the
Journal intends tack ship and its sails catch the
breeze.
a., -
to be paraded ont the Anti Temperance candidate
He is no member Of Temperance association. That
which was an objection to Capt Todd the Democratic
candidate for Senator in Marion county, is a
ommendation in favor Of Nicholas McCarty the Wing
candidate for Governor. This is Wing consistency.
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Gas--Whas il is--TiOw il is made--and the Gas
Works.
Since our city has been lighted by Gas, have heard
many inquiries in regard to the process of manufacture
Ing gas the Of supplying ii to consumers, and
various other relation the manufacture and
consumption Of IT, We have, therefore, thougit that
short description of these things would be interesting
our readers and herewith present them with the result
of our inquiries.
WHAT 1T is.
The Gas is the volatile elastic fluids evolved from the
ordinary bituminOns coal by destructive distilIaon.
These fluids compound of carbon and hydrogen,
accompanied by large quantities Of hydrogen and
bonie oxide.
ITS INVENTION, sc.
The application Of coal gas the purposes Of iIumi-
nation is a very modern invention. The honor OF the
invention belongs to Mr.. William Murdoch, resident
Of Redruh, Cornwall, in England who first made this
application Of gas in 1892 The first extensive estab-
Iishment lighted by gas the machine shop and en-
oine mandatory Of the celebrated Watt s Boulton
near Birmingham England in l79s. Now all the cities
and large towns in England and the United States
illuminated by this agent, and it has been found the
cheapest Of all articles for supplying light.
HOW IT Is MADE
In all extensive and well conducted establishments, hs
processes for the manufacture Of gas similar
Uniform the various stages. We shall therefore, con
fine ourselves description Of the mode Of manuIac
tare pursued in the gas works in this city.
THE Gas WoRKs consist OF the Retort House, Goa
House, Coke House, Lime House, Purifying House
Meter House, Office, and the necessary apparatus w
shall describe each as we come to them.
THE RKToRT HOUSE AND THE RfToRrs.-The man
ulaetnre OF the gas in the "Rffort House
This is 40 feet long by "a feet wide, containing
the furnace, and its name indicates, the retors,