Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-06-19


MORE LIQUoR RIoTs.- The good people
Of Iron.on have recently iskeu ,he law into
their own hands. and have determined 10 rid
themselves Of ,he rumholes in their vicinity,
as will appear BY ihs following, which we
clip from .he Register: ieam iosl.ss &,
Coon LIQUOR DEsraoYED. Tuesday
morning about 8 O'Clock. large number Of
our ciIizens, provoked by liquor ou,fages.
beyond any further endurance; "took the
law ihio their Own hands," and assembled
on ihe bank OF the river al East lron,on, near
Graham's Liquor Boat; sshor, speech was
made, committee appointed. and The per.
son 10 charge Of The boat noIfed q remove
his "auisanee'' two miles outside Of ihe cor.
pora,ion. and fifteen minutes was given In
whichto start. Al The expiration OF ihal
time The boat was peacsably manned and 10.
ken Two miles dDwn the river--afIsrwafds
the cons,ubls levied upon ,heiiquors "accor.
ding 70 iaS." jal4at ,'apa e 9ro
The party mex, proceeded, 10 Bridget Xii
days below S,oIms creek. jus, ou,side the
corporation, and endeavored 10 buy oul her
liquor. bu, she was perfectly unyielding and
as fierce as iigress, and after rnegola.
lions, and these renewed, Mother Eanh
drank the "good lady's" liquor, the. con.en,s
Of sundry casks, jugs, jars. crooks, kettles
&c &c. .5&gl, a. ya@aa
| They then proceeded lille further. &c
Wallwosk's. The gentleman Immediately
1"yamosed The rancho, but his wife, a"iht
better man Of the wp," stood her grount
and valian,ly resisted tothe end--and here
Mo,hsp Earth took another "horh," ~. th,
amount OF several casks well filled.
Phen li,,le way on. and shan,y. III,
occupaR. whereof was unknown 10 the parry
end no, present. afforded The third ''dram.
some six or eight barrels. n. itagat
Dan Lewis was next called upon, ant
eleven barrels Of his die, wha. was in hi,
s.shan,y, gurgled down The hill side; ow
ing 10 advisable circumstances abou, III,
same quantity more in The cellar OF his hous,
was untouched. -. o., .gIts.i
Thus was "clean sweep" made on ihii
side--and ], was now dinner time. Afe
dinner number went over the river Il
Tsckei's boat. but lul slomachs had sbroker
the charm"--,o figh. well men mus. be hun
gry--and some gentle psrsuasivss saved hi
liquor. inasmuch as twas thought best no
now 10 "maks another liquor law for Ken
vcky.' there be ing several indictments |,
due form pending agains, ,he said Tacke,,
1.-The liquor Is effec,ially cleared Out, ev
cry good citizen will rejoice. although many
will not approve Of the means by which !
was done. Good ci,Izens will main,aiI
Flaw and order," butihe argumen, Is, wher,
there is no law ,ha, will reach the case 81,
zens have the righ, TO aba,e a nuisance. w,
would counsel now the most. unceasiug Wig
ilance against liquor about our boundaries
in all legal Methods ta0m4aoa j, s.tu9,
In word. all this shows mos, conclusive
ly The necessity In this community, and al
others iha, would rid themselves Of the enOr
nous evils an1 burdens OF liquor, of havinI
the Maine Law iis search, seizure, an,
confscation" Nothing short Of this will
answer The purpose. aa a t1s h.ahat
aP. s. On last Wednesday, evening
there was q crowded temperance meeting q
.he Cour. House. a, which strong resolution
were almps. unanimously passed, fully sus
,oining the proceedings Yof Tuesday. On,
resolving upon further strenuous acIo
against the liquor traffic here.} sasles alp