The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-08-14

Resoiped, That should w A Biokle's
property again unfortunately take fire. we will
do our duty. we have heretofore done, and
endeayor TO extin sush it quickly as pos
sible, and thereby heap Goals of fire on his
head
ResoICed, That a committee of three be
appointed to take the five dollars he donated
to the Fire Company. and hand it back to said
Bickle
THOS. VICkERS, President
w. i. ELLIOTT. Secretary.
The above proceedings took place at the
Engine House, on Monday evening, July elst.
The committee appointed in pursuance of the
last resolution waited upon the leader of the
Slaveocracy in these diggings, and rendered
to him the five dollars he had subscribed for
the bell, which the committee say, he grasped
as eagerly as half starved calf would be ex
pected to seize the teat of it's dam; and, not
unlike that animal. he butted the udder very
vehemently. in order to make the Company
give down another supply Bickle stated to
the committee that he had subscribed and paid
to Mr.. Zimmerman "six dollars instead of
FIVE. and he demanded that the additional
dollar be paid him. If he did pay the = We
hope the company will hand the dollar over
mmedaely-it IS has due He further very
moaestly preferred claim against the Com
pany for 5 SO which he averred he had spent
at the Strawberry and Ice Cream supper OF
the Company at Starr Hall. in June last. We
should think that this claim ought also to be
allo we'd, deducting. Of course, (as he cannot
dissorge, J the original cost of the ma
terial he consumed, and handing him back the
profits they made We should make out the
bill thus:
Bully Bick!e TO Engine Com, No >, DR..
To quarts Strawberries p cts per quart, 80
" 10 plates of Ice Cream, 10 cts per plate, l 90
Making, 81 so
Bully Bickle, Or. BY profits on two
quarts Of otra" berries, costing the
Com. - cts. per quart, 20cts.
By profits on ten plates OF lee Cream,
including labor OF makiag, cts.
per plate, Scots.
Making the Of 30
Balance due. so
We suggest he pay, il he has not already
done it, the liquor bill he run up at Sam
Cas>elS for the beneh of the members Of the
Fire Company. on that bitter cold lay they
labored with such preserving energy to save
his property f.om Are. Sans charge, that
occasion. We learn, was ju Ten Dollars; but
Bickie lad the generosity to protfer him only
One, which he refused Supposing. now. he
pays the sum charged by Cassel for liquor
furnished; the whole account would then stand
thus in his favor:
Balance due o. subscription to bell. 81 90
Strawberries & lee Cream 50
Liquor furnished b. Cas- el 10 h Fl
men, By sr,t OF Btckle, for preSegr-
ins his property. 10 90
Total balance due BlIFy BckIe SIl 20
We do not wish to die ate to the Company
the course they should pursue touching these
several claims; but it would at least be pru
dent, before allowing them. TO refer shem 10
their committee on claims for investigation.
WONDER VINO IT Iss-A council Of war
was called the other day al the Postofice, q.
which Capt E., Judge Advocate b. Ensign
NJ, and Fourth Corporal r. under the Legal
advice OF the Judge Advocate. resolved. that
.'the best thing t. Democracy can do. is to
geg clear OF hin'' Who the individual can be
that has thus been so unceremoniously court
and condemned By the CLIQUE re-