The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-04-08

CAAwFoRnsvrLLE Ind, March ~
Tho ladies' Temperance nnion
and the illustrious Baxter law have
triumphed One saloon keeper,
after three defeats under the law.
forfeited his license and closed mp
to day. Prosecutions will continue
as infraetions are found out.
South BEND. Ind, March 2s--
Temperance matters are rather
quiet, but it is not To be presuns 4
that the ladits viii cease tier
efforts A pledge of total ahsti-
nence Is to be prepared, and will
be circulated in lew days 1t has
been ascertained that one saloon
keeper is doing business on another
man license, fact which the In
dies will investigated and act upon.
That a praying crusade will be at
tempted is exceedingly improbable.
Another mass meeting will be held
to morrow evening.
ANGOLA, Ind, March 24.-The
liquor crusade is being pushed
forward here with spirit. The
ladies are persistent in PRAYER and
exhortation, and the saloonists
equally so in glass and decanter.
WATERLOO. Ind, March 24-The
temperance crusade broke out here
about two weeks ago, and mp to
this time the only results have been
the capitulation of two drug stores.
Our ladies have chosen the plan of
praying in the saloons and on the
sidewalks in front.
JEFfERsoNvIILE, Ind, March III
The crusaders of this city now sep
arate into several bands and con-
tinue their work daily On yester-
day pepper WAS sprinkled on the
pavement of Taussman's saloon.
The ladies' commenced their SER
vices on the pavement, and before
they had finished they were all set
to sneezing. So far no saloons have
been closed, and the excitement
over the movement is rapidly ds ing
out.
j. A Fraudulent Claim.
Representative r. S. Hale. late
agent and counsel for the United
States before the American and
British Mixed Commission. has III
his possession for use in Congress
a remarkable report made by en-
agent of tho Southern Claims Com
mission upon the collection OF eyi-
dence and the means used to estab-
lish the large claim awarded by
the Mixed Commission. This
award was to person named Nc
Donald, of Memphis, and amounted
to $4,000. This report of the
agent states that the evidence as
70 the amount and destruction of
the cotton was procured by paying
negro witnesses q certain sum in
cash for the testimony which they
gave in support of the claim. II Is
also charged that the United States
Marshals were tampered with, and
persons acting in the interest of
the claimant preceded the Marshals
in their search for witnesses for
the government, and succeeded in
| prevailing upon some to absent
/ themselves and upon others to give
such testimony as was necessary to
establish the claim. By testimony
procured in this way the mixed
commission passed the claim, the
American Commissioner, Mr.. Fra
ger, refusing 10 approve it. Under
the treaty claims passed by the
commission are final, and cannot be
set aside by either party, but it is
, the intention in this case to repre-
sent, to the British Government,
through the State Department,
that the claim was procured wholly
by fraud. and submit that it is con-
trary to the interest of nations
that claims thus established, though
passed upon in good faith, should
be considered as final by either
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