The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-09


Mrs. /. Ham offt,ed tie following resolutions:
WHEREAS, There some who have refused %
subscribe to the pledge or to give Us satisfactory as
snrances that they will vend or suffer to be rend-
ed on premises Intoxicating drnle-dsregarii
our cntreatles and spurnn@ our petitions and feeling
that While intoxicating liquors to be used rs bever-
age can be obtained, the peace and safety of opr
families and ifeads must be eopardzed and their best
interests and those OF the community ruined and be
evng that We under the strongest obligations TO
use our influence in every lawful way, prevent the
dreadful caaInities Of intemperance, therefore,
Resotrea, That we adopt and strictly carry cut the
Centervilie and vicinity hereby nedse orsl>ee not
.ero.-'.o traue IN any manner or 10 any
amount with any one who has not and will not sign
the pledge presented ny the ladies.
Resofred, That allow those who have refused
to sign the pledge HREE DAYS TO dispose Of their
liquors and eind up their business. or TAKE THE
CONSEQUENCES.
The resolutions werecaed for separately. and each
one carried by m unanimous vote.
The Chairman, on motion appointed committee
Of eight ladies' circulate aud procure Signatures to
the pledge contained III resolution 1st
Inc Chairman requested the gentlemen present to
participate With the ladies III the further exercises of
the eFenihs-@icEenpon, Elder ). X. Hoslour Prof
,}oceiFn and Rev F. q. BLACK We're seyerally called
upon by The audience AMI made short species
On motion the Chairman appointed twenty ladies
to act as Committee Of Yigi!arce.
/ ne following resolution was offered and uuani
mouslv adopted b. the gentlemen:
Resofred That We heartily approve the course
pursued y the ladies Of lis place in their determn
alton destroy the liquor traffic and that we prdge
ourselves 70 stand by them III the prosecution Of all
that IS meant in taking the consequences
An appeal vas made 10 the audience for funds to
enable the ladies 10 pay for the liquors they had
promised 10 buy. $40 Go were subscribed, and
pledge. given by many Of the leading citzeus hat
more shouf be forthcoming # needed.
The following resolution was then offered and
unanimously adopted:
published in the Richmond Palladium, Richmond
Jefersoniaa, and the Indianapolis Daily Journal
President 9. Matt then pronounced the bene lie
ton, after which the meeting adjourned.
DEBORAH K. ADAMS, Chm n
JANE H. NcCoRD Secretary
Since the above was in tvra we hare received the
following additional particulars:
On Tuesday the 9th inst, In ladies' waited uD5a
all those engaged il the business Of ling liquor and
purchased What they nal o. hand. amounting in all
to about 81 IL Mr.. Lallee did n 1t seem very willing
II /. his liquors 60 without receiving an exorbilant
price When the tine arrived for the demolition of
the liquors about fifty ladies' proceeded with wagon
to Lal.ces establishment and pot hs liquor put into
the wagon. and took and him The street in front
of the Court House bnilt fire. stove in the whisky
barrels with hatchc-S, and tried to burn it. bat 1t
,ropfdrt buya It Nth he otle- liquors vas poured
cut upon tie ground.
Rev. George 3. Joce,gn being present was called
upon for speech and most eIoqsentlv did he de-
noanee the iiqaor tFaii. and apptaud the glo-;ous
conduct Of the women who so molly came forth 70
destroy that internal traffic He closed bv proposing
three cheers for the WcsEy or CExTEETTLLr, which
were most hear;i'y = n by tie assembled crowd
The ladies' afterwards paid Lahee for lis lquor
Tins have the ladies' Of Cen.erre, at cost of sI4,
and their determined energy, DESTROYED the liquor
business in tina; place.
TIE Snow SroRu-The Connersvie Times says
The snow IS about y i--lses deep in ,aat region.
The Wabash Gazette says il is from i 10 5 ZACH
IS deep at Wabash.
Tie Fort Wayne Sentinel says II is Is inches deep
d that place.
The Lafayette Gazette says that the sno. Is about
> inches deep IN that part Of the State
The EMBossING TELEsRAPH-The Journal Of
Commerce says Mr.. Z. z. Barnes, native Of this
State, has invented an enclosing telegraph
which IS claimed to possess qualities superior to
II systems Of telegraph heretofore in use Mes
ages are printed in a clear Roman character, and
Ire sent TO correspondents from the slips on hitch
hey are received Il IS said tina. in EMPLOYING
his instrument. al difficulties from atmospheric
Electricity are obvisted Mr. Barnes now halls