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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-05-20


Citizens VI Richmond, Ind:
1t must be remembered that more
than one year since, at mass temper
ance meeting held in Central Church,
in this city, committee OF i've per
sons were nominated to prepare bust
ness for future temperance mass
meeting, which has never been called
to report The committee consisted
of Rev. I. NJ. Hughes, Simon Sparks,
David Nordyke, Howell Graves and
Marcus Mote. 4 majority of the
committee have agreed to report that
they have attended 10 the principal
object Of their appointment, viz: to
make inquiry and get the best legal
advice in order to ind cut whether a
good title deed to real estate could be
made which contained n prohibition
clause forever prohibiting the use OF
said ground for the sale of intoxicat-
ing drinks, which clause should be
binding on third parties and subse-
quent owners. We haze TO report that
there is 10 doubt in eur minds but
" hat it can be done; that such titles
are given to all lots in Iryington, near
Indianapolis. in this State; and We are
told that the Supreme Court of this
State has pronounced such clause In
the title valid. We, therefore, call Oh
all good citizens to join US in asking
the present proprietOrs of all real es-
tate in this city. and particularly in
the. territory south and east of this
city. to give no more deeds to prop
erty, in failure, except with a prohibit
ton clause ia The title We partic-
, ularly ask You to join Us To influence
the proprietors of the recent addition
to Richmond, known IL 'ona'han
nopcrts 1arm, now held by Stephen
Mendenhall and Charles Ii. Coffin.
Ii viii be forever disgrace to this
generation If We allow so fair do
main to pass under the dominion of
intemperance. Let it be the one re-
81 ectable quarter of our city where
the blight of saloon shall never be
seen or felt. Now is the time to act.
Let Us do something practical, and at
once-something that even our intern
rerate opponents will admit there is
no ordinance against, and which the
most inveterate imbiber will not call
f,natieal.
[Signed:l MARCUS MOTE,
Chairman Of said Committee.
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"Sojourner Truth" the venerable
colored lady who was heard of con
siderable about the close of the war,
has just come to thu surface again
in Washington. She is lever" SO
old-probab nearly 1O0-and is
supposed to be'the only survivor Of
the slaves of the State of New York.
She spoke frequently, in the old
days, from the same platform with
William Lloyd Garrison. Oliver
johnson, Lucretia Mott, and other
anti slavery orators, and always
commanded an attentive hearing.
She IS now engaged in On effort to
secure from Congress donation
of public lands in the West for the
use and occupation of aged and
intirm colored people who are de
pendent and unable to support
themselves. She attended con-
cert given by one of the colored
Sabbath schools of Washington a
few evenings since, and sang two of
the old anti slavery songs, which,
she informed the audience, she had
''made herself" and which she sang
on her lecturing tours years ago.
She also was permitted to make a
five minutes speech. Great respect
was shown to her, and her efforts
were warmly appladued. During
the time she was on the stage some
young colored swell snickered
quite audibly at the old DANES un
couth pronunciation, but she did
not appear to notice it until the
exercise was concluded. when she
pointed them out to the audience,
and gave them such talking to-
as they will not probably forget for
many a day. saint you 'shanled o.
yerseives to laugh and make fun O.
me when I cum yer to do yer goods
The youngsters made no reply, but
the audience testified their appreci-
alton of this little episode not In
the bills by thunders of applause.
The old slave woman is evidently
able to paddle her own canoe, as
she goes about doing good, not
withstanding her weight of years
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A professor in Vermont who was a
believer in the power of the human
eye. realized the power of the doctrine
to his sorrow Determined to con-
vince the skeptics Of its truth. he Sc
lected ferocious bull who was the
terror of the neighborhood as the OBJ
ject of his experiment. The result
was not altogether successful. Sur
rounded by retinue of disbelievers,
the scientific gentleman sauntered into
the pasture where the thoughtful bull
was peacefully grazing. He fixed upon
the bull his eagle eye. but the feroci-
Gus old animal quailed not, neither
did he retire in melodramatic .rder.
but the last thing seen ofthe professor
was his archaeological form tossed
twenty-seyen feet into the air and com
ing down on the other side Of the fence.
His physical injuries were slight, but
his faith In scientific mesmerism, as
illustrated in bulls has been greatly
weakened.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-05-20

The State Convention meets on
Wednesday, June II. 1874, at In
dianapolis, and our County Repub-
ican Convention meets in mass
convention, at Centerville, on Sat
urday, the 9Th day of June. The
objects to be accomplished by this
meeting are: To appoint delegates
to the State Convention, name the
day on which the Republican NOM
mating election is to be held to Sc
lect candidates for the various off
ces to be filed at the fall election
select township committees, out Of
which is to be formed the County
Central Committee and adopt
such resolutions as shall express the
views of the Republican party of
our county. We hope every Repub-
lican in the county will feel it his
duty to attend, and give the old
time honored party "boost" in the
RIGHT direction, looking and acting
for the well being Of our common
country, by fearlessly discharging
that duty with an eye single to the
moral obligations we owe each other
and society, to not only Overcome
evil with good but to SO shape our
political action that it can not help
accomplishing the greatest good to
ALL.
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Ed. PALLADIUM:-Said one of a
large manufacturing firm in my
hearing one day: s.No, hav mt been
much at the temperance mass meet
ings--I don think it looks web for
a man to get up there and speak
one way and continually be doing
on acting another way Yes, lam
for temperance all the time; but
look around in this city, who is it
that supports the whisky saloons9
You may think il is the beer and
whisky drinkers. / tell you no. it
is not. It is /, and all, and every
manufacturer that employs the men
and pays them the money that we
know viii, most of it, go right
straight to the saloon keeper, in
stead of to supporting their fami-
lies 1t is WE, that support nearly
all the saloons in Richmond The
above is nearly verbatim the words
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y ORDINANCE
REGULATING INTERVIEWS.

SEC. !. BE. IL ordained by the Common Coun-
ell of the city of Richmond, That II shall
be the duty OF every undertaken, or other
person, before removing any corpse for Du-
RIAL Ia obtain from the city clerk a permit
so 10 do, and before obtaining sueh ferini',
he shall deposite with the city clerk "A GER
ti1icafe setting forth, as nearly rs can he as
,erfained, the name, age, color, Sex, whether
married or single, date OF death, and cause
thereof. residence. and place and Gate OF
Intended intermont, which certificate shall
be signed by the ply sit ian surgeon in
attendance at the time of death In case
no physician was in attendance the certifi-
cate sh II he signed by some relative or
shall be held, that fact shall be stated and
the coroner shall be required to certify the
facts to the city clerk. If any such physf-
clan, surgeon, relative, or attendant, refuse
to sign such certificate, such undertaken or
other person, shall report the same to the
city clerk, who shall forthwith investigate
the case or report IL to the board of health.
SEC. .. IL shall be the duty of the city
clerk 20 make a monthly report to the
board of health, of all burial permits issued
by him.
Size 3 II shall be the duty OF the board of
health to report to the City Council. month
ly statements of all deaths occurring with
in the city limits.
SEC. 4. That any person violating any of
the provisions oil this Oh dinance, or shall
herein required, shall, on conviction before
the Mayor, he fined in any sum not exceed
ing fifty dollars.
sEc. 5. This ordinance shall he in force
from and after It's passage and publication
for two consecutive weeks in the Richmond
Palladium newspaper.
Passed and approved, this 5th day of May,
A. D., ls1i.
JAS. ELDER, Mayor.
Attest: p. +. k1ltN, City Clerk. s-2w
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OLD MAIDS,

Teachers, Students, Clergy men, Postmastess
and wide awake Young Men. and Men and
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sdiress NJ n. 3. Co. f9 East 18th street.
New York.
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About the Pope, I'll. Ward Beecher
says: have a great many friends in
Rome, the Pope among them. He
never came to see me, but I had just
as lief go and see him as not. He
would hardly say was orthodox, but
[ really believe he is orthodox.
would ordain him to preach, and |
would let him preach here if he would
ask me. 1 really believe the old man
is good man, with some eobwebs in
his head, but they will be brushed
away before long, we all have got
them in some way or another, and
whatever there is IN him that is pure.
and true. and right. makes him my
brother
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Of one of the most successful and

of one of the most successful and
enterprising manufacturers OF our
CITY. It is sound sense You, tenn
perance advocates, look at it-act
ON it. and not be 30 afraid you viii
do something Do not keep run
ming the old circumlocutory of
fee of how not TO do it Furnish
ing your saloon keepers with funds,
and paying your pretended temper
ance publishers and advocates, for
telling you what you don I do, and
poking some truth, but more ubes
and sneers, right In your faces
Srofc-
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MARVELLOUS EFFECT.

Mr. H. r. stevens: Dear sir-I have used
the great Blood Remedy. Segefine, and feel
it duty to acknowledge the great benefit ii
has done me- In the spring Of the year
Ie52. was sick from general debility caused
by overwork- want Of sleep and proper rest.
/ was very weak and much emAciafed-
tried many remedies without receiving any
benefit from any Of them, until i was per-
this one week. my improved condition gave
me renewed hope and courage I contia-
ued to take il every day, gaining pore
strength, until was completely resfSfed 10
health. The effect Of this remedy IN case
Of general debility, Is indeed marvellous
ELIZABETH A foLEf
u Webster St.,
MAY Sd ISL Charestown, Mass.
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have in my possession very fine little
Farm of 81 acreS-corners at Lynn Station,
on the Richmond and Fort Wayne Rail-
road-5o acres OF which "a under good culti-
walton, 20 acres of good umbe and the bal
lance, IL acres, the timber partly cut Off
The house and barn are good old fashioned
farm buildings; has "A good bearing orchard
fruit good well watered wi n n creek run
ming through the farm, on the west side; nc
waste hand whatever; lays well to the sun
and is good rich land, and very desirably
located in good neighborhood. / wiz sell
this farm very low, and on good terms, and
viii take in part payment small house
and lot in the city OF Richmond.
STEPHEN X. WIGGINS.
April -, 1874. 6-tf
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Marion County Convention.

At the Republican County Con
vention, on Saturday last, J. H.
Right, Clemens Vonnegut Conrad
Baker, and VIM. NORMAN, were
selected as candidates for the State
Legislature. We regret to notice
in the Journal that Gov. Baker has
declined to be q candidate for the
Legislature. He says his retire
ment from public life is final and
absolute.
The German editors resolutions,
declaring, opposition to the Baxter
law and pledging the German
citizens of Indiana NOT to vote for
any candidate for the Legislature
favoring it, were presented, and
referred to the Republican State
Convention. A resolution offered
by Rev. o. A. Burgess, recommend
ing that the Baxter law be rigidly en-
forced, was likewise referred to the
Republican State Convention.
In noticing the nominees for
Judges, the Journal gives the follow
ing sketches; two of whom will be
recognized as very prominent citi-
zens of this county, when they were
much younger than now:
The Hon. Horatio G. Newcomb,
at present one of the Judges of the
Superior Court, is the nominee of
the Republican party for that Office.
How we'll he deserves the honor, his
conduct speaks for itself, as he has
been in public service for many
years. At one time he was Speak
or of the House of Representatives,
and has been on the bench since
the organization of the Superior
Court of Marion county. The Hon.
Samuel f. Perkins, the other can
didate, is also one of the present
incumbents and colleagues of Judge
Nowcomb. He was Judge of the
Supreme Court of the State from
1916 until 1865. Both Judge New
comb and Judge Perking have had
experience as journalists, the former
having been political editor of the
Journal, and the latter having been
editor of the Sentinel sometime
Judge Perkins succeeded to the
vacancy occasioned by the resigna-
ton of Judge Rand, about year
after the organization of the court
Hon. Charles III. Test, the nomi-
nee for Judge of the Criminal Court,
was born in the State of Delaware
in 1902, and is therefore q years
of age. When q mere boy he came
West before the State government
of Indiana was organized. He
studied law with the Hon. Jesse l..
Holden, and commenced practicing
at Rushville in 1922. Judge Test
has presided over the Circuit Courts
of Wayne and Tipecanoe, and has
been for many years Criminal Court
Judge of Marion county. From
lS49 until 1853 he filed the honor
able position of Secretary of State;
and has been a member of both the
Senate and House of Represent
atives. The fact that he is accred-
tied with being the oldest jurist in
the State, his well known rigid
adherence to principle. and his
fearless administration of s'the cold
law" as he calls it, have made him
we'll known to the people. As an
incident, it is said that Judge Test
carried the chain for the surveying
party that laid out the original plat
Of Indianapolis.
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Pursuant to an order of the Wayne Circuit
Court of Wayne county, State of Indiana,
the undersigned offers, NJ private sale, lot
No. 10 and part of lot IS, in that part Of the
city of Richmond, in said county, laid out
by "Bickle and Laws" The said real estate
has on 1t a good frame dwelling house and
Stable. Cne-third of the purchase money
will be required down, and the residue in
two equal fnstalrnenf., in ~ and "a months
after date, with interest from date, secured
by mortgage said lots. a certificate
viii be given to the purchaser to make q
deed when the sale Is confirmed and the
CONVEYANCE ordered by the court.
BENJAMIN F.. BCSDY,
Commissioner.
April q, 1874. JAMES PERRY, Agent.
Inv
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1t is said that the ssWilson feed
patent" which the sewing machine
companies are now trying to have
extended by Congress, requires the
people of this country to pay So
600, 900 q year. more for sewing
machines than they would otherwise
have to. The extension of the
patent viii be an outrage on the
people which we cannot think Con-
gress win be guilty Of.
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BY virtue of a decree and execution 10 me
directed from the Clerk OF the wayne CIR.
cult Court. viii expose at Public sale, al
the Court House door in the city OF Klein
nat,nd, Wayne county. Indiana, on the 18TH
day at jane. 1874. between the hours OF ~
O'Clock, a. m, and 1 O'Clock, y. m, on said
day. the following property. to-Wit: STU
ate IN Way he county, ia the State OF ihoi'
ana, to-Wit:
\ part of section ~, township IA, range !
west; beginning at q marked stone cornef
in the north line OF Maple street, at the
southwest corner of = four u acre lot bought
BY L. Thistiethwaite of n. NJ. Conner; thence
north 30 feet. thence east LIS feet to an alley
thence south along said alley 20 feet to said
Maple street. thence west Us feet TO the
place OF beginning. Also, beginning at a
point l5s tee; west of Ridge street, as laid
out by Harvey Hutton and Poe, and SS feet
south of north line of said quarter, thence
west LIS feet, thence south 3-lo rods, thence
east rs feet, thence north $40 rods TO the
place OF beginning, in Sevastopol, west OF
kicllmoud.
To he sold rs the property OF Marcelius
Gardner and Mary Gardner, to satisfy said
decree and execution in my hands in favor
OF William Dye. Said sale without relief
from valuation or appraisement laws.
Nm. II. STUDY,
Sheriff of Wayne County.
III. L. JOHNSON, ATTY for Pfn.
l0-pfSll
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The President has issued a procla-
nation recognizing Baxter as legal
Governor of Arkansas, and warning
the Brooks party to disperse to their
homes. We intimated on Wednesday
that this would probably be done, and
gave our reasons which are tho ga ine
substantially as those expressed In the
opinion of the Attorney General, on
which the proclamation is founded.
General Williams says that the Presl-
dent has no means for verifying the
claim OF Brooks to a majority of the
votes, for he cannot go behind the
action of the General Assembly, in
which is vested the power,'and the eX-
elusive power, to determine such ques-
tons. by the Constitution of the State
Ii the President must decide, there
fore, he must decide from the prinia
tacie evidence before him, and in do
ing SO he can see no way but to rscog
nixe Baxter. As we said on Wednos-
day:
Governor hooks deserves candid
hearing before an unbiased Legis,a
ture Anything short of this will not
be accepted as fair or satisfactory. If
the President is to decide the ques-
ton without the help of that body,
there is probably nothing left but to
enforce their former decision. how
ever unjust it may be, and hold Ii X
ter to be Governor The Constitu-
ton provides that the Senate shall re-
ccivc the returns and declare the vote,
which the Senate did, deciding Bax
ter elected. No matter how infamous
such a decision may have been,
the President may be compelled to re-
gard only this action of the Senate,
which is made the judge of the re-
turns"
This is what the President has done.
and for the reasons expressed. The
only remedy lett is for Brooks to once
more appeal to the Legislature for
justice, and if he fails to receive it.
appeal to the people of the State at
the next election. Strife should at
once cease, and the proclamation of
the President be respected and obey
ed
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VEGETINE
PURIFIFs THE BLOOD AND RESTORE
THE HEALTH.

WHAT Is yEGETINE:
It is a compound extracted from bafks 5.
roots and herbs. 1t Is Natures Remedy. II
Is perfectly harmless from any bad effect
upon the system. 1t is nourishing ard
strengthening. It acts directly upon the
blood II quiets the nervous system. II
gives you good, sweet sleep ut night Il is a
great panacea for our aged fathers and
mothers, for IL gives them strength, 4uiet>
their nerves and gives them Natures sweet
sleep, as has been proved by many an aXei
person. 1t is tile great Blood Purifier. II Is
a soothing remedy for our children II has
relieved and cured thousands. II is very
pleasant To take: every child likes H.
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On every hand good reports of
crops-fruits of all kinds egeta-
bles, and every thing calculated to
sustain life, and make business lively,
como to us. Reader, clear off that
frown upon thy brow, and that
woebegone look, and thank God
that it is as we'll with you as it is
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er Life asA Damage % Property.
HAYpKunLE, Mass, May 16.-
The large reservoir, about four
miles north Of this place, burst about
8 O'Clock this morning. and water
came rushing down the hills, carry
ing everything before it The food
struck the southeastern portion OF
Williamsburg village. two miles
north of this place, carrying away
q large number of dwellings,, and
sweeping along to Skinneryille, de-
molished SINNERS large silk mills
and his boarding and dwelling
houses. Continuing on the waters
struck the large brass mandatory
of Hayden, Gere & Co. sweeping
it away in an instant Large stones
and machinery were swept through
the main streets at fearful rate.
and we'll built houses were instant
ly crushed, not giving the inmates
moments warning. The food
caught the village Of Leeds, where
a large number of shops, dwellings,
etc, were swept away. The loss of
life is very heavy in killed and
drowned, whole families having
been carried over dams. It is i'm
possible at this time to give the
number of lives lost. From 1870
to l40 bodies, so far, have been ia
ken out of the drift and rubbish,
and most of them identified.
There is great excitement in
Florence over the destruction of
life and property in consequence of
the bursting of the reservoir. At
Leeds the silk mill and button shop
were both carried away. The sta
ton agent of the New Haven and
Northampton company with his
wife were drowned. Several other
bodies were seen going down the
stream, but so swift was the eur
rent that they could not be recov-
cred.
The reservoirs which broke thro
their embankments, causing such
havoc, were constructed to supply
the manufactures of Williamsburg.
Leeds and Haydenville. These
towns have nearly been destroyed
The loss is estimated at over 81,
100000. Fifteen bridges. twelve
factories and rs buildings have
gone, and 400 people are homeless.
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AGENTS 1AETED FOB TIE
HISTORY OF the
GRANGE m0vEMEN
Et6MEEs WAR AGAINST MoNoPOLieS

Read what leading Crangers say nf the
book:
Colonel John C0chrane, Master OF u
v-tsrer.siu STATE Grange writes. = our eopy
Of History Of the Grange Movement - y.
ceived. Your book meets with my Sinners
r. SNEDLEY, Esq, Master of the Iowa
state Grange writes Il have received 49,
very excellent book; ann much pleased W.
IL Many thanks for the copy sent ms :
prize il highly 1900
Containing terms TO Agents and many
49, NATIOSAL FUBLIsHISGC GU
Chicago. H., or st. Louis. -
Unscrupuious pubiiahe
00u6IOR. have taken advanfAee2
the vypaf demand for this History q
Ssr.n1e Movemenf, I'd tsSue unrex.@s
works on the subJect-inere corr - ~
i.urg.sr-j ucon See that the bOok ~
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A correspondent writes that there
is . bitter conflict in Montgomery
county over the proposed new court
house. The grangers, farmers, and
residents in the smaller towns think
that an $4,000 dollar building would
be costly enough, but the County Com
missioners have voted 10000 dollars
for the purpose The people will vote
upon the question. and, it is said, de-
feat the larger appropriation.