The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-17

Al Interesting liquor case was
tried at Petersburg last week, in
which 100 witnesses were required
to attend. The Press gives the
following account of it: Orwell is
a temperance town of about 200
population. Saloons have been
forced upon the people against the
wishes of the community for sever
al years. About two years ago
three of the citizens bought out
one saloon. The proprietor came
to them and told them he was sick
of the business; if they would buy
him out he would quit the business
forever and be opposed to it They
did SO, and TO day he is one Of the
strongest temperance men they
have. The citizens of Orwell have
repeatedly employed lawyers and
defeated applications forAiicense
before the County Commissioners
to sell whisky under the Baxter
law. The truth is no man can get
anything but government license
in that place. About a year ago
John McCarty, detestable saloon
keeper, who shot and killed man
about three years ago, started a
saloon in Orwell under a govern
ment license. Last summer it was
accidentally or providentially de-
stroyed by fire. He afterward
started another. On the night of
the 18th of December, 1874, this
last saloon was broken into, and
all the whisky and other liquors
destroyed. The affidavit charged
ten men with being guilty of the
riot, and the jury found them guilty,
and each was fined 81.
From the London Post.
The American Press and General
Schenck.
Sir: It appears from recent
files of American papers that many
of the inquisitive journals of the
United States are occupying them
selves with strange canard about
the conduct of their Minister in
this country, who is persistently
accused of being gambler, of In
PRODUCING to us the game of
s.poker,' and of having written 'sa
book on the art of gambling"
They consider this to constitute a
great scandal, and even base upon
the accusation a demand fer his
Excellency's recall. The game Of
spoken" is with them one of small
repute, chiefly played in the West
and on board the Mississippi steam
boats, and is no doubt widely used
by the gamblers of that region.
In itself it is simple combination
of commerce" and ''brag'' with
some few special technicalities.
The mixture of chance and judg-
ment renders it amusing, and some
years ago it made its appearance
here as a round game in social
gatherings.
Now, sir, it falls within my per-
sonal knowledge that one day in
the drawing room of a lady of high
position in the London world,
General Schenck, at her request,
put down upon paper the rules of
poker" and these rules were
printed without the knowledge of
the General. The story of the
s'book" is therefore quite absurd.
But these accusations acquire i'm
portance on the other side of the
Atlantic from the puritanical spirit
50 strong in the United States, and
from ignorance of what is usual in
English society. They do not un-
derstand that such a game as
s'poker," played, as it is here, for
small stakes-usually counters
representing pennies and sixpences
lis perfectly admissible among
ladies and gentlemen, and in the
best company.
OF course such attacks may be
treated with the contempt they
deserve, but IL may be still better
to enlighten the darkness whence
they proceed, and to inform our
cousins, at the risk of shocking
them, that at Christmas parties
ladies and children have INDUCED
in such games as blind hockey,
rouge ct noir and poker"
1 am, sir. your obedient servant,
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