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Richmond weekly palladium., 1875-12-09
County 0nseer~.

SOOnty DmcefS.
Judge of the Wayne County Circuit Court
John f. Kibbey. tst
Prosecuting Attorney of the Wayne Circuit
Court-D. w. Comstoex- esE.ls., -s 5 -s.lf.
Clerk Of the Court-W. H Lynde.
Deputies-J. w Moore and J. H. Kibbey.
Sheriff-Joseph l.. SMITH
Deputy-E. H. Stratton
Auditor-E- NJ Parker. f =
Deputy-Charles Wilson.
Treasurer-Joseph G. Lemon.
Deputy-O. V. Lemon.
Recorter-Jesse f. Jones.
Deputy-James w. Wilson.
County Commissioners Brooks, c.
Thornburgh. j. w. Martindale.
County Surveyor-Robert G.. Sliute.
School Superinte tendent-John c. Macpherson.
Township Trustee Samson Boon. Office in
Library building, corner Marion and Broadwa y.
Justices of the Peace-Enos Thomas, Rich
mond; James NJ Poe, Richmond; d. H. Hill,
Richmond
Constables- Thomas MeGir Charles Seaman.
and Charles Leive
mond, Indiana
city officers.
Mayor. H. Hibberd
Marsha1-Louis q. Shofer.
Clerk-C. o. Cinrk.
Treasurer-Wlliam Fl. Wilson.
Attorney--John l.. kupe
Civil Engineer-Oliver Butler.
Wood Measurer-Peter p. kirn -
Market Master-WIn. L. Taylor
Chief of Police Horney-
City Assessor-Lewis NJ. Baxter.
Street COIumissioner-E- ID. Palmer.
Chief Fire Department.. q. Dougan,
Police Bonrd--Hibberd, Nye and Watt.
Board Of Education-P. G. Graf, President
W. q, Bradbury, Secretary A. Samson Treas
urer John Cooper superintendent.
Board OF Heafth-Dr. T. Henry Davis. c. Il
johnson, Frank Pruyn-
Richmond weekly palladium., 1875-12-09
A Queer Way to he Killed.

Mr.. Pickett BOggan, respectable
citizen of more than forty years resi-
dence in this country, met most sin
gular death at his home, near Pine Ap-
pie, short time since. He was sitting
in the piazza of his house, in rocking
chair, near the railing or banister, his
feet resting at the egde of the flooring.
In this position his feet slipped off the
floor toward the ground, his body be-
ing allowed to follow on account of the
moving forward of the chair on the
rockers; his chin caught on the upper
railing, and the back of the chair came
up against the back of his head, and so
remained, SO that he was suspended in
this singular manner. Being quite old
and infirm, he was unable to extricate
himself, and the weight of his body
resting on his chin prevented his open
ing his mouth to call for help. and he
thus died from strangulation.
Richmond weekly palladium., 1875-12-09
POST OFFICE DIRECTORY.
MAIL Time Table.


GONG NoRTH-Inciuding all places supplied
from the Chicago r. r., and the Ft. Wayne
R r., closes at 1000 q. m. e tt
GOING SOUTH--1- Including Cincinnati and all
points beyond, closes at 800 a. m- 2. In
cIuding all places supplied from the Cincin-
natl Railroad 500 p. m.
GONG EAST Including all places supplied
from the Columbus r. r., and all Eastern
and Central States, and via Dayton and
Xenia Railroad, closes at II m
GONG WEST-I Including Indianapolis, elOseH
1000 q. m. q same as above, closes 100 p
a. 3. Including all points supplied by the
indianapolis Railroad 300 p. m.
20 Chicago and all points west and northwest
closes 7O0p m. sa3 ft-st
To Webster, williamsburg and Bloorningsport,
on Tuesday, Thursday aud Saturday, at
To Cox.s Mills, White Water Bethel and Arba,
Monday, "Wednesday and Friday, at Z. 10
noon. 4sssssssrss
To Abingdon, Clifton, and Liberty, on Monday
and Friday at 100 n. .zs
To Boston, Beechymire. Goodwin's Corner. and
NAILS ARE OPEN
At 800 a. IN. from Indianapolis and Cincinnati
and beyond. f-fsi
At I1.0e ~ m fEDIn Cincinnati, way and through
road.
At 400 y, IN. from East via Columbus Railroad.
At 100 p. from North, via Chicago Railroad
and Fort Wayne Railroad. ~
At $40 D. M from Indianapolis and beyond,
Office open from 100 a. N. to 7.30 p. IN. On
Sunday, from $50 to 1880 a. M ss iafzs
Nov Ii, 1874. sz7 B. w. DAVIS p. NJ.
Richmond weekly palladium., 1875-12-09

The Ottawa (Canada) Free Press of
the oath instant, makes the following
statement on the authority of All eye
witness: About o'clock on Monday
morning a novel and brilliant spectacle
was witnessed by those who had the
good fortune to be in the vicinity of
the Chambers Bridge. A large body of
fire was seen to descend from the blue
heavens, and by those who Witnessed it
will not be readily forgotten. It was
apparently about six feet in diameter,
and as bright as the sun, which was
shining brightly at the time. Followed
by an immense train of fire, of vivid
ness that cannot be easily described,
terminating in an immense column of
blood-red flame and dense smoke, it
fell in an oblique direction to the west,
and then plunged with fearful Missing
noise into the Ottawa, causing dense
volume of vapor"
Richmond weekly palladium., 1875-12-09


pAaa MASONIC
All Masonic lodges meet in their Hail. in Gill
erts Block. northwest corner Main and Marion
streets. i
wEBB LODGE No. a. F. and A. NJ. meets at
Masonic Hall. third "Wednesday evening oi
each month c. Fetta, w NJ: W. w. Austin,
Sec.
RICHMOND LODGE. No 1876, +. and A. NJ, meets
ON the evening of the first Tuesday OF each
month A. Samson, w. NJ. Simon Fox, See
KING SOLOMON CHAPTER No t. meets ON the
evening of the second Friday of each month
i. s. Conklin, H. p; C. Fetta, Sec. frs
wAYNE COUNCIL. No. TO- meets ON the even
ing of the first Thursday of each month. S.
Conklin. NJ. Ed. Palmer. Rec.
RICHMOND CosfMANDEEY, No s. X. T., meets
the evening Of the first Monday of each
month j. Il. Taylor. f. c.; 5. Marlatt. Rec.
ssi9 l. 90 F.
All Lodges of this order meet in L q. o. f. Hall,
southwest corner of Fifth and Main. i
WHITE WATER LODGE, No. Al. meets each
Friday evening. w. p. Thomas. n. g.; w. J. +.
Thomas, V.G.; VIM. Vanneman, Rec. See.
WOODWARD LODGE, No. 21a. meets each
Wednesday evening. James A. Reed. N. g. !;
WIN. Harris, V. G. NJ l.. Staten, Rec. See.
RICHMOND LoDsE No; 254, meets each Mon
day evening j. L. Milligan, N. e.; A. H. Tay-
Tor, V. g.; A. German, Rec. See.
HERMAN LODGE No. I99. meets each Thurs
day evening VIM Bartel, n G., H. Marshal,
v. c.; VIM. Surrendorf. Rec. Sec.
ORIENTAL ENcAMPMENT, No. 2S. meets on the
evening of the 2d and 4th Tuesdays of each
month s. B. Williamson, G. p, NJ. Il. Staten,
S. w. ;Jno. H. Hinton, FL. p: Thomas Chandler,
Scribe.
HERMANIA ENcAMrsgENT No. 10 meets on the
evenings of the first and third Tuesdays of
each month Conrad Craik, c. P- Aug. EN-
erick, S. W.; Jn". Noting, Scribe, Hugo Mar
shal, H p.
HERNIA Ia DEGREE, DAUGHTERS OF REBEkAH,
No. 25. ee Is at l. o. o. F. Hail. ON the evenings
of the 1st and Sd saturdays of each month.
Henry Greish, N. G.; Phoebe Bescher, v. q.
Cathrina Weber. Rec. Sec.
ODD FELLOWS PRovIDENr ASSOCIATION, meets
the evening of the first Wednesday of each
month President A. A. Curne.
UNION BOARD OF TRUSTEES, L o. o. F., meet at
l. o. o. f. Hall. the evening of the first
Wednesday OF each month. President, A. A.
Cur1ne.
K OFP
CGUR DE LEON LODGE. No. 8, meets at H of p.
Hall, corner of Main and Franklin streets. on
each Tuesday evening" b. c. Hill, G. c.. w.
z. Wilson v. c.; Richard King, h K. S.
QUAKER CITY LODGE. No. 53, meets at x. OF p.
4 al, each Thursday evening. Chas. Unthank,
O.; Dan1 Hill. v. c. A. w. Graves, X II. s.
RED MEN
oscEoLA Tribe, L o. X. NJ. meets in their
Hall, over Second National Bank, each Thurs
day evening s. o. Hall, Sachem-
Richmond weekly palladium., 1875-12-09
Some Chimney.

A chimney 46s feet high from the
foundation, which is IA feet beneath the
surface of the earth, has just been COM
pleted at Glasgow 1t is 32 feet In di-
ameter at the ground and Is at the top,
and contains 7,000,00O brick, weighing
1000 tons. When within five feet Of
completion the chimney was struck by
a gale from the northeast: which caus-
ed it to sway seven feet and nine inches
off this perpendicular. and it stood sew
eral feet less in height than before II
swayed, but by saving back" 1t was
brought to a vertical position.
Richmond weekly palladium., 1875-12-09

In a certain Troy church on Sunday,
says the Times of that city, young
man who occupied seat near the pull
pit was evidently greatly embarrassed
when the collection was taken up. His
pew was about the first into which the
basket was thrust, and he plunged his
hand into his pocket, kept the collector
waiting a moment, and then quickly
thrust a bill--evidently the first he could
get out of his wallet-into the basket
After the service the young man linger-
ed, and, when the congregation had re-
tired, approached the gentleman who
had charge of the collection, and who
was counting 1t at the time, and remark
ed that he was a stranger in the city,
that he was poor young man, and had,
in the hurry of a moment, put a so bill
into the collection basket by mistake
for a 81 bill. He inquired modestly if
it would be unfair to ask for the return
of SO to him. The collector, apprecia-
ting the strangers evident franknesS
and modesty, looked over the collection,
and, finding the so bill, offered to re-
turn it. The stranger declined, saying
he meant to contribute 81, and that as
he had no small change, he would be
satisfied il - were refunded to him.
This was proof positive to the treas
urer that the stranger was really hon.
est, and he accordingly gave him 80,
nearly all there was in the basket, with
the exception of the bill, and the strang-
er departed with many thanks and apol-
ogies. After the treasurer reached
home he was struck by the appearance
of the bill and examined it closely 1t
was counterfeit.
Richmond weekly palladium., 1875-12-09

Nile, between Asia and Africa, tool
this inland course, for the caravan witt
its stations and cities preceded by
many centuries in the history of civil
cation the ship with its harbors anG
emporiumS Facts Of this nature only
can account for the multitude Of large
towns whose massive ruins now aston
iSh the explorer as he finds them even
in the most inaccessible quarters Of the
| great Syrian desert, east of Damascus
Some OF the ruins In this region afford
| examples of the most peculiar archi-
lecture to be found anywhere, and sug-
| gestS an antiquity which may match
that OF Egypt itself. Closely connect
/ ed with the origin and date of these
remains is the important subject also
of the antiquity of the art of writing
and of the use of metals, on both of
which questions it is not unreasonable
| to look for the most information to be
gained by properly conducted explora-
tions in this region in conjunction with
the similar Investigations which have
been prosecuted of late in Assyria and
Egypt. While England, France, and
Germany are competing with each
other in such enterprises, and enrich
ing their museums with illustrations of
the beginnings of human civilization,
the managers of the American society
hope that the public of this country
will not fail to take an interest in, and
will adequately support the expedition
described, in carrying forward a work
which can hardly fail to yield results of
great Importance, both to the students
of history and to the biblical scholar.
An Innocent Mans lmprisonaent.
[Springfeld, Mass, Republican,
man was pardoned from the Charles
town State prison, Friday, after serv-
ing almost eight years of a life sentence
for crime which he never committed.
This was Moses H. Wheeler, convicted
of arson, in February, 1866, on the tes-
timony of his sister and her husband,
who said they saw him fire a house in
Brighton, occupied by widow, and
against his own oath and the testimo-
ny of the widow herself, who declared
that Wheeler saved her house from
burning, the actual damage the build
ing sustained being $50.
Two years after WheeIer'S entrance
upon his life imprisonment, the sister
who had condemned him to it died of
smallpox On the day before her death
she confessed to another sister, in an
agony of::remorse, that she had perjur-
ed herself at that trial. at the bidding
of others, and for the purpose of get
ting her brother out of the way. Be
fore legal deposition could be obtain
ed, the woman was too far gone to give
it. ~
The motive for this unnatural con-
duct was at the outset explained by
Wheeler to be that he was charged by
a brother who died in battle by his
side to see that their mother had his
which, when he returned
home, he found claimed by his sister,
on the strength of forged letter pur-
porting to be from the dead brother.
Be the motive what it may, she and her
husband had actually put him out of
the way by perjury. Wheeler has made
incessant efforts since to have his SEN
tence revoked, and at last succeeds.
Richmond weekly palladium., 1875-12-09
VOL. 45.- NO. 80.
HONOR TO QUA woRklNaMEN,
Whom shall we call our heroes?
To whom our praises sing.


Whom shall we call our heroes?
To whom our praises sing
The pampered child OF fortune,
The titled lord or king
They live by others labor
Take all and nothing give;
The noblest type Of manhood
Are those who work TO live.
Then honor to OurswOrkmen,
Our hardy sons OF toll.
The herUes of the workshop.
And monarchs of the soil
Who spans the earth with iron,
And rears the palace dome,
Who creates for the rich man
The comforts of q homei
It is the patient toileri
All honor to him then,
The true wealth of the nation
Is in her workingmen.
For many barren ages
Earth hid her treasure deep,
And all her giant forces
Seemed bound as in sleep;
Then L.abor's anvil chorus"
Broke on the startled air,
And 10 the earth in rapture
Laid all her riches bare.
-Tis toll thatover nature
Gives man his proud control,
And purifies and hallows
The temples OF his soul.
II scattered foul diseases,
With all the CHASTITY trains;
Put iron to the muscle,
And crystal in the brain.
The Grand, Almighty Builder,
Who fashioned out the earth,
Richmond weekly palladium., 1875-12-09

A Detroiter of liberal education, says
the Free Press, has been greatly annoy
ed because his wife and other women
are not better posted on history and
other matters connected with the
growth or welfare of the country. The
other day he carried home a big history
and handed it to his spouse with the re-
mark:
There, Mary, I want you to COM
mence at page one and see if you cant
learn something"
She agreed to become his pupil, and
when he came home to supper he found
her reading away, hair down, slippers
on, all the fires out but one, and no
sign of supper.
why how s this?" he inquired; ARE
you sick?"
"Sick!- No."
Well where IS my supperg
Il do MT know anything about your
supper" she replied, as she settled
back i'm her chair, -but l can tell you
about the first discovery Of Florida as
straight as string."
That history has MT been opened
since that evening.
Richmond weekly palladium., 1875-12-09


The Postmaster Generals report
shows the receipts of the department
to be S2s,441,3 800 and expenditures
$33. GIL ,309 for the current year. Re-
ceipts exceed those of last year by
ii .O3 per cent, and expenditures ex-
ceed those Of last year by 4.62 per
cent. Actual amount drawn from the
treasury, 81, 7l6, ,329, being S543.6o6 less
than fast year. The complaint of
missing letters numbered 5,645, of
which 2,677 were registered, containing
drafts and money to the amount of
$75,991. or these latter l.0s3 are as-
counted for, Oil are lost, and the bal
ance are being investigated. Arrests
for violation OF postal law number 307.
The money order transactions reach
about $50. .OOO. 600, giving an apparent
profit OF $12O, ,OO0.
The Grand Jury OF the Court OF
General Sessions made a presentment
at New York Wednesday last. declar-.
ing that all games of chance had de-
moraifzing influence on the people, and
calling for the suppression OF pool
selling on horse-races. rcgattas, cleo
tions, etc., as an evil which should be
stopped, and stating that laws should
be enacted or amended to procure the
punishment OF offenders in these cases.
Richmond weekly palladium., 1875-12-09

DeJazet, the celebrated actress, died
at Paris recently.
Richmond weekly palladium., 1875-12-09

The total value ~0f siRhn l1n1Roa =
New York last month WAs eo66 50.
Richmond weekly palladium., 1875-12-09
SOCIETIES.

Richmond Directory Of benevolent
and Secref Societies.
Richmond weekly palladium., 1875-12-09

OF the departed, 10 Wnlcn nave had ac-
cess, treasured recollections of the bit
terneSs and humiliation Of want and de-
pendence felt by a young and sensitive
orphan heart, at the tender age of seven
years, and recorded in after life: and
with this, we see the blessing attend
ant upon acts OF charity and benefi-
cence. This good man, Robert John.
lived to witness and to enjoy the fruits
of his labor of love. Leave thy father
less children to me, and let thy widow
trust in me"
3. The issue of a manly conflict with
adverse circumstances, ending in
marked and signal success. Identify
ing himself with the fortunes OF the
family of his adoption, sharing in the
struggles and successes of his foster
father on his upward path in lie: at
the same time vigorously applying
himself to the work OF self-imDroye.
ment till he attained an enviable posi.
tion in his profession. / leave to the
members OF the legal profession to
speak, as they have already done. of
his dignified and honorable position at
the bar, and to assign him his rank
among themselves. But will not for
bear in this presence and i'm this pub-
lie manner to record my testimony
the observation Of fe-tfme-to the
honorable character of profession 40
much traduced, and, with the masses
so greatly misunderstood. It is even
q grave question in the minds OF many.
good, well-meaninG people whether a
practical lawyer can be an honest man.
much less consistent Christian. The
name itself is, with not a few. n
synonym of reproach. On the con-.
trary I have no hesitancy In making
the assertion that the members of the
legal profession in our country
will, on the whole, bear q favorable
comparison for uprightness and moral
integrity with any other body of men.
go farther; believe that no set OF
men OF the same number in our State
are doing more at this time to elevate
the standard of morals and piety than
are the practicing lawyers OF Indiana.
So may 1t ever be.
4. The triumphant results Of firm and
unyielding integrity under the most
trying emergencies of life. A general
character for straight-fo honesty
need not be here spoken of: this, by
universal consent, was well nigh prov
Richmond weekly palladium., 1875-12-09
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

OsCEoLA Tribe, L o. X. NJ, meets in thei
Hall, over Second National Bank, each Thurs
day evening. S. o. Hall, Sachen.
Richmond weekly palladium., 1875-12-09

Bull ClutCHtuS bHc dhSSCI, otoopCu "
inspect the slit in the wrapper where
Harriet asserted she had seen an eye.
At that moment one of the most fearful
and terrible yellS / ever heard broke
from between the folds of of the wrap
per. The pack struggled violently,
then rolled over and fell heavily on the
ground, while choked voice begged
for mercy; at the same time knife was
seen endeavoring to effect an opening.
The screams of the servants, the hys-
terical sobs of Janet the loud howlings
restrained by Mildred fronierushing
frantically into the room, made a din
that l never can forget.
/ remember that Jones alone looked
composed and unmoved throughout.
Before the man in the pack had time to
free himself from the wrapper, Jones
had managed, despite his opponents
struggles, to pass the ropes several
times round and round him, and to Sc
cure them. By the time he had accom-
plished this we had all become pretty
quiet. The dog was silenced, and made
to lie down in the hall, Mildred, 1 and
two of the servants, the terrified Har-
riet not being one, went into the room.
The pack presented a very ludicrous
appearance. The wrapper had been
slit open from the center upward, and
displayed the figure of a man apparent
ly about 80 years of age, lying in it, the
ropes wound around him. He had a
long pale face, brown grizzly beard,
and eyes that glanced doubtfully from
Jones and his dagger, who knelt beside
him, to us, as We approached. He was
perfectly mute, and refused to answer
any questions.
See, he has got a whistle" cried one
of the servants
Jones instantly seized it, and after a
few moments consideration beckoned
Mildred out of the room. / followed.
Young ladies" he said, "this man is
now quite secure, and his accomplices
will not attempt to enter much before
midnight. I expect the whistle was to
have been the signal Would you be
afraid il 1 slipped down to the coach
mans house and get his wife to send
one OF her boys into the village for 9TH
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-01

This is the way in the Buckeye stat ar
range mat,rss;
"Phcnia frps. of U1miilon, o~.J, asked
her moihGr TO take note for hcr ia friend
OF the family living in Il ac2'. street. The
nGie when opened. WA, forn2 10 read This
is little r,lSc of rninc = Sct mother out OF
the house Betorc ,h6tan se, hack | Will be
on the cars win =" LorcrZp anG before
night will be L .c't1.'"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-01
May I2w


NIORTGA(E fC "a l. Whereas, on the 2Sl
vi day of June $50 the First Universalist Church
tlonal Church and Soc Ottawa Lot
No. Two In BLOCK No Thirteen in the Original Town NOW
city, OF Ottawa which mortgage duly filed for record
the 2Ith day of June 1870 and duly recorded In Book
the state OF Illinois, which mortgage was given to secure
three promssory notes of date with said mortgage
for the of teen hundred dollars for the
Thousand dollars and the other for the
thousand dollars which said due respectively
the first days of January A. u. 1871, D. 1872 and
1885, the last mentioned note hearing interest At the
of ten per per after the first day OF January
A. d. 1873;
And whereas II provided in and bv said mortgage that
In OF default in the payment Ot sadnotes by said First
nyersast Church OF OTTAWA 10 said First Congregational
such case said First Congregational Church society
ottawa Its legal representatives orney, alter av
advertised said premises for sale for thirty DAYS In
paper published In ottawa might sell said premises
First Unversast Church OF Ottawa and its assigns therein
public rendue the highest bidder cash the Court
House, at the time appointed In such advertisement and
upon the making OF such SALE 10 execute deed TO the pur
chaser the conveyance In fee OF the premises Sold
And whereas said note first above described has been full
y paid by said First Universast Church OF Ottawa and
said notes secondly and thirdly above have been
duly assigned the undersigned William Thomas by said
First Congregational Church and Society OF Ottawa;
And whereas upon said last two notes considerable
of interest ana principal remain due and unpaid:
Now, therefore. l. the undersigned. William Thomas,
the assignee OF said notes and the legal representative OF
said First Congregational Church and Society OF Ottawa,
by virtue of the power sale In said mortgage contained
WILL the fourth day of May 1915, at the south door
Sale and state OF Illinois, at the hour of o'clock the
afternoon OF said day. sell the said premises above described
public auction for cash In hand t the highest bidder,
and execute and deliver TO the purchaser AZ said sale
WILLIAM THOMAS, assignee.
Ottawa, H.. April Cd. 1873.