The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-04-22


On Tuesday night Of last week a
desperate attempt was made to fire
William Bakers large barn. At
midnight Of that evening an incendiary
saturated large piece of brown pa
per with lard and coal oil, placed it
on a board Immediately under the
weather boarding, on the north end
of the barn, set it on FIRE, and decamp-
ed, expecting soon to see the whole
building a mass of seething fame.
But hand tho incendiary knew not
of frustrated his base intentions. On
Wednesday night about 1Oi o'clock,
the incendiary made his appearance
again. This time he was not suffered
so quietly to do his evil purpose
shot of lead caused him to decamp in
double quick time. About 2 O'Clock
on Thursday morning another incen-
diary of much taller proportions than
the previous one, was seen steathily
creeping up to the barn. He how
ever hastily beat retreat with ball
and shot whizzing past his head.
There we're several others aiding as
accomplices. Since Thursday morn
ing these desperadoes have made no
further attempt at their atrocious
work sIt IL we'll they have not, for
we understand that such preparations
are awaiting their next visit. as will
effectually settle their career in that
line of business. We also learn there
is q strong probability that these in
cendiaries win be ferreted out, for
they were distinctly seen and can be
| identified. The sooner they are
lodged in the penitentiary the better
| will it be for the public.
Now, what does it mean, that a
peaceable, good citizen. such as We all
know friend Baxter to be. must have
his property threatened by the hand Of
an incendiary? The suggestion comes
to us from various quarters, that the
whisky ring IS at the bottom of this
matter. We do not say they are, and
sincerely hope the suggestion is with
out any foundation in fact. If, how
ever, this suggestion is correct, they
display a great want of Judgment, for
nothing will more effectually serve to
kindle spirit of indignation in the
minds Of all good citizens against
them and their business than this.
No course they can adopt will provoke
retaliation so effectually. Let them
burn down friend Bakers barn, and
that very moment it will build hor-
nets nest around their heads such as
they never dreamed Of Instead of a
woman crusade there will be cru
SADIE of different character cru
| SADIE that will not stop until these
wanton violators of law will be clean
ed out Of our city.
Because Friend Baxter is honestly
laboring to stay traffic which is dali
ly dragging down many of our citi-
zens-leading our young men into the
haunts of iniquity-causing many
hearts to bleed with terrible anguish,
and making homes wretehed and des-
titute: because he is seeking to re-
move a traffic which tends more than
all other causes to fill our poor houses,
penitentiaries and asylums. and which
more than doubles the taxes of every
industrious and law-abiding citizen in
our community-because he is doing
all he can to get men out of a bust
ness which is a curse to the best in
terests of themselves. his property is
endangered by the torch of incen-
diaries. Such is the inevitable ten
deney of the whisky business. No
other business, will stultify half so
much the moral sensibilitics Of our
nature as will this. This alone, if
nothing else will do it. should cause
every citizen who is interested in the
welfare of his own immediate family
and of soeiety,, TO raiscahfs voice. give
his influence aud active exertions to-
ward removing this whitening, blast
ing, accursed traffic, from our midst.