The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-05-04

ices the admission of Luke Uliun, d
rhornburg, John Ullum- Harvey Jen-
kins. and John Wilson, and their "heins
instructed in the signs" The seventh
document is more to the purpose .
AUsrsr, 10. 1883
Instructions in signs. Fore-hnger right hama aelI
both hands over the head. Answer BY ercis As W.,
b.vone, or staff Warning signs, right nana -
collar. Grip sign, thumb upon eAeh na'''''
Eaterance sign. one knock Open
Senl.nel-What is wanting
Memher-Say Iron.
Aember-Says L.
M B
S l.
NJ E.
r +.
The great testing sign is circle. THIS can % -.
;th ~, h,ni care or stick or in fact anything tnat
viii cause 4 notice. The old signs are altered a. Q,
recton These signs VIII DC sent ~,
Wis 10 E. Is. Stephens in the Regular Ritual
This work has all been changed no" we
sunnose. though some adventurous 10y
+ alist might try it some night anu see
The eighth document, dated August 2oa'
contains nothing of interest, except the
i admission of James jenkins, Lawranee
Nordikc. John Coons, and MI han, 10
report at Mount Pleasant The nin'h Is
as follows:
.,;re,, met north Of NJ Boots. All officers present
excep, H. Cool Rpss aud CROUCH, h. heeses, anu =
stephenson present. Captain and ice eaP Mn
Aim,;ei. NJ Boots z. Manor, Morgan Boots, nav !,
4 nrnnosition made procure our arms oFerruiei,
5 being showed the distribution not to take p'Aee
/ Meeting adjourned to meet in Rob Stephens Grove
= Tuesday, September 70 vss rantain
: E REEVES, Vice.
. C. II. CooL, Scy.
In October, it would seem, genera
:, distribution of arms was appoih'e"
= That was Just about election time
:" SIGNIFICANT coincidence. Let 1t De re
:, membered.
al Either n defect in the minutes, or III
the selection made from them Tor p"on
cation. occurs here, as we have no iui
u ther meeting recorded till October 2oa
Oh when Ohio. Pennsylvania and Indian:
- had put terrible mark upon all sueh III
N famous organizations and efforts. Her
ne is the next document.
his OCTOBER 23 1868.
or Circle met Officers present b. Reeves, Io s An
and Rust The persons ADMITTED, ai'er r snsr.s
shown ana ordered by the Ritual OF the .irce, 70 'SR
at Mount Pleasant was John Sm R,nvrs Cap,ain.
TO Camp, A, Elliott L. ME-
ecu ..To oppose the Administration In
I'm, ,-ary definite meanin
"a We are at no loss to understand exact
what is proposed. The next mee'ii
cut was on November 10th, but nothing
ma recorded of it but that E. Reeves was
q. no;ntea delegate to Winchester to ass
oks I, the selection of Representative
III. tho Grand Star at Indianapolis, Move
ohm her 3Oth.'' The .'Grand Star want
'use to take grand s.cuss'' over the electol
=. The Msetia If aASf ssswornss TO
nsSsc ..A.. Yua.e an inter esting one:
., Circle met Pickets placed and armed Rec
fa Offers all present seeTesnry to
distributed at Portland. A double picket sent
ions Noreport. message from Star 81 received and
So Adjourned to meet call. E. REEVES, Captain
9e II. CooL, Secretary.
the Arms distributed at Portland
double picket sent out Well. that
81. very like the revelations made in otl
New quarters about the operations of the
ircie' G. Cs. Here is the next and last doc
10 70 ment:
andi- Circle the Old Orchard. Officers all prcse
% 'f By S R9 Fekss aal
doubled
in. Hiram Mats admitted a member
STEVENS, Captain
II. Cool, Secretary.
eN- We are little curious to know VIII
the ''action rs instructed by the ritual t
,uc. scoundrels of Circle No. 10 could ta
rbo on the Ohio election two months after
was over?
1858, Now. here is a record made nv itso
eph of one of the lodges of the K G.. G.
his its name is owned. its purpose very di
lnb tinctly stated, its use of arms confesse
l. its watching against surprise by arm,
iei' pickets admitted and its signs, and pas
lgs, words recorded, and this record com
and down to very few weeks before it w
sit captured. 1t gives us evidence enoue
90 that the order is not dead, but armed. a
tive and reasonable as ever If ar
ere body wants any more evidence be is cit
er crazy or copperhead.-hsd Jounc