The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-07-12

hvorite hobby, We wish him to
pondsr: Pig iron sold in this coun-
try ct 921 in 1850; but when Eng
land had broken down our compe-
tition BY low tariff and selling us
sk oost until our mills had closed,
pig iron went up to 437, in 1854,
with . Is'rARlY5 for revenue."b
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Reported for the Pslladium.
ReassAfof yaly CeleSration. b. the
~ eaen Of Liberty, lnAiana. 90.
The patriotic Indies of Liberty,
il the little county Of Union. find
ing that the geatlmen were not
making arrangements 10 celebrate
the Fourth of July, determined to
celehrate it themselves; and not
withstanding rain end storm, bad q
very suocessfnl orthodox old time,
with enough Of hstrodoxy and new
ness in it to give character to the
occasion snd keep out of the old
ruts. There was . great lack of
the spread eagle, sky-scraping style,
and IN entire absence of lager. be}
nc Much credit is due TO those L.
dies who worked 20 faithfully in
getting mp such q pleasant affair IN
20 short . times Mrs. Nancy Thomp.
son, Mrs. I'M Duvall, Mrs. Mary
Tappen and others. & The ladies'
who led the singing and performed
the instrumental music, as we'll as
n ths young ladies' who assisted IN
singing deserveimuch praise.
Il was the intention to have the
meeting IN the court house park,
followed BY . supper served in pic
MIC style, but the dampness of the
ground and tMeateninR storm made
itnsosssaxy to convene under shell
ter, the court house WAS decided on
- The pleee OF meeting. Ia no
,YifP Perhaps the sherif Q Of Union
county knows TIE reason why the
ladies could mt have the use of the
court heues according to promise,
Or Why the court house bell YVES not
rung for the meeting; but the rea--
son was not plain to those whoswere
shut out The query arises: is the
court house 30 sacred . place that
. Fourth Of July icelebntion would
desserate IL Also who owns the
court house, the shsriff, or the
county commissioners or the PEG
pie! vnW y4sYa Fl ha8 vg
araR Remember the fate Of the ssman
that stole the meetin' housed, Re-
member the fate Of, the enraged
bovine Of masculine gender, that
butted thesloeomotive off the track
But Fortunately, Mr.. Ballenger
kindly offered the use Of the Town
Hall free of charge; yet it was not
eaapable Of holding the crowd and
many were obliged to go sway who
could not get Keats or standing
! room JaH sg.sT ia yswiiad
The Hall was draped With the
Natinaal Flags and handsome DO,
aquetsof flowers adorned the ros-
from, the boqnets were presented
10 speakers and others ct the Close
81 the meeting. .a,, So 3a 3t led
~ The house Was called to order d
two o'clock by the president, Mrs
Mary Happen. Prayerrwss offered
to the throne Of grace BY Rev Nc
C]ain. IA choir Of thirty sewer
young ladies, dressed IN the Nation
q colors, each representing Stat
Of the Union, sang the anthem
my country, 'tis Of thee q
bs The Declarataon of Independence
uwas then read by Miss Mary Farr
followed by the popular song, ''Th'
Star-spangled Banner" which va
sang bya choir Of thirteen youn,
ladies'. = - =
: At DR.; Mary F. Thomas, Of Rich
mend, was then introduced, AM
addressed the sudience IN . speed
sdof considerable len9th which va
8 listened to with marked attention
md wss warmly spplauded
4. : s.Hail Colnmbia. |. was then sun,
by the choir composed. Of thirty
|; seven young ladies. Mrs Mar
Tappea followed BY reading an I'D
drsas which was veil delivered, an
full Of beautiful Sentiments IN
E elegant phraseology. n9nia' 2 :. =.
lkpAiziotie song by the choir e
lScted for the occasion came ne1
I'm ordsf,, followed BY q short spic
essay from Miss Genevra. Kenhad
On the subject Of Woman's sufhag'