Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-04-05
by Clothes Line Telegraph expressly 10
he Daily Neps.

Grand Meeting Of the Know.
Nothing Councils! (! Ii q Il I a nm
Broke LOse!! Everything i'm
Confusion -! Cursimg an d
Swearing Almost a. Fight,
and only prevented by q want
sf Courage or The part Of one
Of the factions
On Saturday the Clothes line telegraph
wa. in splendid working order during the
day we received a despatch announcing
that general meeting of the Know Moth
ings was 10 be held in the evening, at the
Hall OF the Ocean House, for the purpose of
agreeing upon candidates for members of
the Assembly. We Immediately made the
most ample arrangements Tor a full report
oI the proceedings, and at the proper time
despatched our unrvaled army Of reporters
in various directions for the purpose of
gathering information. We were also on
the spot. The faithful were seen on the
different streets, vending their way to the
Hail. All did not know where the meeting
was to be held some went to the old Dis
tllery, some to Bellevue Hall, and others to
Ocean Hall. Various dispatches passed
between these localities, and finally Sans
troops to the number Of about $50 assem-
bed at Ocean Hall. Now let US take
ook at the inside of the Hall there were
black spirits and white, blue spirits and
grey. A stranger combination of men
was never seen, and the only ism that was
not represented was Americanism each
had their hobby, but Maine Law was on
the lead. A worse feeling never prevailed
on any occasion, in regard to any matter,
than existed on that evening. The brother
hood manifested strong desire to cut each
others throats (; the presiding offic-
er frequently bawled, "order", "order",
but it was like calling spirits from the
vastly deep, for order would not be re-
stored. We, in company with four friends,
walked to the outside door, and one of the
number asked of the brother Guardian if
there was Wing meeting up stairs he
replied that he did not know of any political
meeting. Il few more words were exchan,.
,, ed, and we retired across the street.
Brother Thomas C. Mumiord and several
others passed in, and announced that the
council was about to be stormcd by the
Daily News Office gang, assisted by the
operators of the clothes line telegraph
TO the rescue was echoed through the hall.
The Kisses and groans of the brotherhood
were drowned by the rapid tramping of the
feet of the faithful coming down stairs
The door was opened, and out came about
80 sialwart Sans. Brother John Eldred
headed the gang, and carried an immense
bludgeon then there was brother John
Greene, and brother George Thurston, and
brother Isaac b. Rowland, and various 9th
er brothers, who stroll led around for short
time, and then returned to the ark, after
having made digent search, and finding no
one disposed TO disturb the peace and har.
mony of the meeting The stuir-ways
were crowded with less gallant men who
did not care TO venture ou', fearing that
there might possibly be an enemy outside
to encounter. The meeting continued un-
I'll lac hour various propositions were
made, and ballot was called for, but it
was refused All was the widest confu-
sion and disorder, and brother Joseph An
thony was in the greatest trepidalion, fear
ing that he could not spend another winter
in Providence as memb,r Of the Assem-
Il bly,. The scene looked as if chaos was to
prevail again; sometimes twenty brothers
would be speaking at the same time, and no
one could hear what was said All were
mad and cursed and swore and damned
each other. The nominations were finally
made, and the meeting broke up in the
widest confusion, almost every one feeling
that the order had gone to grass. The pre-
siding officer, brother Curtis, unmindful of
his oath of secrecy, while vending his way
through East Touro street, after the meet
ing, manifested his indignation at the de-
generacY of the order, in loud tone and
with Herculean emphasis, not rejecting
that our ubiquitous operator might be be-
hind the fence, at this moment he remark
ed among other things that if the Council
had not been broken up into Wards, "these
damned hounds would not have got into the
order" Brother Curtis is violent Maine
Law man. We have detained our readers
quite long enough, and leave them to re-
fleet on Sans harmonious proceedings
Brothers OF the order, you know that the
above is strictly true yet scarcely half of
the truth has been told.