The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-11-10

U From the experience of the last few
we. ks we think those who took umbrage at
the opinion expressed by the Rev. Mr.. CHID-
LAW. Of the spiritual dearth' prevailing in
RichmoHd-that mo city i'm the vicinity Of
Cincinnati needs visit more" will Join him
in the wish that Richmond would be visit
ed" with moral reformation, and exclaim
with him: 1.-The door is open!'
~ During the fore part Of last month two
men who had been hunting, went into the orchard
Of our old friend Jesse Evans, this city, and
commenced kno ckng the apples he designed ia
king to the Fair Mr.. Risdon Evans requested
them politely to dcsist and they became very
abusve-crrsed him and told him they'd knock
as many apples as they pleased. Mr.. +. ap-
preached the scamps, and ordered them to leave
instanter; one of them, however, showed fight,
and swore if he came any Learer, he'd shoot him.
and leveled his shooting iron at him. Mr.. Evans
then picked up stone, threw it at the hunter and
it struck him in the pit Of the stomach causing
his spinal column suddenly to bend forward-the
gun went OF, and the shot took effect in Risdons
:elt hat cutting it nearly in two. By this time.
the parties came in close quarters. the scamp
struck Rsdon with his shot gun, knocking h i'm
down, anu breaking II, Wnercupon MS ulu tneu
and there knock the aforesaid scamp down. and
gave him complete and well deserved thrashing.
These hunters, having thus found game sufficient
for that day left and came to Richmond We
understand that the broken gun was borrowed
from one Of citizens, and it has not yet been
returned. The individual who received the cas-
tigation left for parts ubknown-"a wiser, If not
q better man"
MoRE VIOLENCE On Friday last two-one a
white man, the other colored man --from the
peighborhood Of Camden, Jay CO.. Ind. came to
our city with cooper stuff aud after dsposing Of
it to Mr.. Perkins they received his permission to
stay with their teams in the neighborhood Of his
shop. Unhitching their horses, they fed them,
and came up town to make some p urchases; while
doing SO, it is supposed some needy scoundrels
now infesting city and its vicinity. must have
seen their money, and determined to possess them
selves with il. Accordingly, two of the gang
came to where the teams were about IL o'clock
on Friday night. and ordered the men to leave
swearing twas their ground &C. They were
told that permission had been given them by Mr..
T. TO remain; but remonstrances had no effect.
and rather than have fuss q fight with the
Yufians. they hitched NJ their horses aud started
for home. After they had got under weigh. and
near Jacob Sanders the villains commenced sion
ing the horses. and they becoming fractions and
nnmsnageable, the white man got out Of his wag
on. went to their heads. tried to quiet them. and
whilst doing SO, he knocked down with q
club aud his wagon him-hur,ing him
but slightly, however. The colored man, seeing
his friend in such imminent danger, stopped his
horsps GOT ont of his u opop md having An axe
with him, seized it aud back to his assistance;
bat before he got within are ing distance, the
scoundrels took to their heels and fled The
white came to town to get assistance went
to Mr.. David Safrius' house, aroused hi ~, and
together they hunted up two Of our police OFF,
cers--Messrs. wilkins and Mendenhal-and they
all went back to the scene of the outrage; but
after diligently searching the woods in the neigh
borhooG, not trace Of the perpetrators of this
bold attempt at hi yhway robbery could be found
The police have an exact description of the
dress. &C.. of the scoundreIs, and It's hoped they
may yet succeed in detecting and bridging them
to ju stce.
10 Eight or ten abandoned females. have
been prowling about the woods in he vicin
ity Of this city for several weeks past. On
Wednesday night of last week. we learn that
band of .'regaiators," numbering abou
seventy persons, was secretly organized
They caught one Of these females, tied rop
around her neck and then interroy ted he
Is to whether she knew who it was tina, com
mittcd the brutal assault upon old Mr.. Moore
She protested that she did not know. The,
then hc;sted her up sufficient to produce
choking sensation. and again questioned her
she denied all knowledge of it, and then, a
III h.r IN Iaaf thor
caught her again. they let her go. Tw
abandoned young men were found in tn
company of these females, one Of whom wa
badly beaten and bruised up. whilst the 9th
er had a shutter hung 10 one Of his eyes
TIE door as OPEN
Ey 1t has been rumored for the last wee
that an abandoned female, had been lavi
sick in the woods in the rear Of the Fa
Grounds--died there. and had been Quiet
buried The attention of the proper Office
is directed to this matter; for surely 1T
door rs opea!'
EF On Sunday last. an abandoned .h
male, called at the house of our friend W,
Jefferis, near Chester (our miles north
this city aud asked for something to eat
Mrs. Jetferis. set before her some victu,
and then went into another room a momen
she was absent, however, long enough
the hungry one 10 take possession Of Mr..
silver watch which she espied hanging up.
After a hasty meal she left. Towards mig
Mr. returned home. and missed his wat,
Suspicion rested on the hungry guest. a
Mr. Jefferis came to town. obtained a W
rant for her arrest. and officer Mendenh
started on the hunt 1T her. Mr.. NJ. trac
her To Greenville, Ohio. where he succeed
in arresting her. recovering the wat
bringing her to town yesterday morning. a
lodging her in the calaboose. She says
name is Mary Reed. "TAe door 10 ope-