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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

The Inter Ocean, of the 18th, winds
up sensible article on the tariff ques-
ton. and-gives, in brief paragraph,
the real issue:
Our series of tariff acts since
March ,. 1861. constantly SHOW and
maintain a purpose policy
might naturally induce men to invest
property in manufactures. and tocom-
nit themselves to those pursuits in
life The vast and rapid increase of
investment in the diversity of the re-
productive arts in the United States
has been the direct consequence ut
this ong-continued legislative invita-
ton and encouragement until hun
dreds of millions of dollars have be-
come fixed capital in a multitude of
manui icturing establishments, seat
tered all over the country, in the
shape of buildings, machinery. mill
dams, mines and so forth. In preeess
of time, the connection and cohesion
of these various Interests have devel-
oped into network of reciproeities,
so closely united as to be mutually
Dope ndent on one another; and there
is no disturbing one great branch of
the system without injury to all the
rest AS an illustration of the manner
in which ali the fibers OF all the differ
ent kinds of industry carried on in the
United States are interviewer together,
their aggregate has been apily com
pared to spider web. So that shock
to any part is transmitted to the
others, and runs through the whole
texture. Now. the free traders are,
some Of them, determined, of set pur
pose, to break down the manufactur
ers of this country: others are only in
different and utterly reckless in all
that relates to them, the inevitable
result of their scheme, should it prove
suycessfut, bviug 10 destroy the value
of a considerable part OF the immense
fixed capital invested in the repro
ductive arts on our soil, and to greatly
depreciate all the rest, besides trans
ferring stupendous amount of en-
ployment from home labor to foreign
labor, to be followed necessarily by a
diminution of the purchasing power
of our artisans and day laborers,
through the dwarfng of their earning
capacity.
A revenue tariff is merely .lelu
sive form of words. The issue is
yelled by sophistry, when it is stated
as being between a revenue tariff
and protective tariff. Confronted
with fact and experience, the issue Is
really between genuine protection and
spurious protection between patriotic
protection and unpatriotic protection
between protection to home industry
and pl election to foreign industry
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06
The Northern Prison,

The annual report OF the direc
tors and officers of the Northern
Indiana Prison, located at Michigan
City, for the year ending December
Is, 1874, is full of interesting sta
tistics. The amount received dur
ing the year from income of the
prison is $65, 1851; amount dis
bursed, $54.29O 40; excess of re
ceipts, S11,444 IS; amount expend
ed for permanent improvements,
including completion of waterworks,
new shops, and new roof of cell
house, 81, 0SS72. There are 455
convicts in the prison During the
year 20 were pardoned by the Gov.
and by the President; 4 escaped,
Z were remanded for trial, 2 died,
and 125 were discharged by expi
ration of term. The conduct of
the prisoners is said to be good,
yielding to discipline, which has
been maintained, with rigor. The
ratio of increase of conyicts is over
20. The sanitary condition of the
prison is represented as excellent
The following table gives the mum
Der of prisoners convicted in each
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06
Compulsory Labor.

In connection with compulsory
education" the indianapolis Senii-
mel blends the following sensible
and practical remarks on the ben
efits of compulsory labor, as pun
ishment for vagrancy and drunken
ness:
There is great deal said lately
about compu,sory education, the
standard argument being the good
of the State, the suppression of
mischief, and prevention of crime.
Now, there is no better remedy
known among mankind for vagran
cy. discomfort, vice and crime than
good, square, honest labor If,
therefore, it is proposed for the
public veal to- take children out of
parental control into the hands of
the State. and arbitrarily send them
to school. why it is not equally with
in the scope of government to take
the grown up Migrants, dead beats,
and loafers. and compe! them to
work. The streets are full of yag-
abonds who beg or steal their
living rather than work. The police
justices of New York City. who
have the best chances to know the
character. and habits of the great
class which require an expensive
force to take care of them, report
in favor of taking the beggars and
tramps off the street and compen-
ing them to work and earn their
living. They say that at the prisons
there is no provision for working
more than half the short term
convicts They get into jail and
are fed while lying around in idle
ness, which just suits them This
fact increases vagrancy If that
class found the consequences of
arrest a pretty long term of con
inement and hard work. they would
prefer to seek employment for
themselves Hard work is healthy
penalty, there is nothing in it
inconsistent with the best good of
the whole man If the penalty for
getting drunk were to saw a cord
of dry hickory wood. the effect
would be better than a fine Com
pulsory labor should come at the
same time as compulsory education
and for like reasons
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

New Orleans is quiet The pres
ence of General Sheridan and A.
600 Federal troops has soothing
effect upon the White Leaguers
General Emory has not been dis
placed, nor will General Sheridan
assume command except in case of
actual hostilities. A rrmor WAS
current yesterday to the effect that
it was proposed to organize an
assassinating party to meet the
Lieutenant General upon his arri
val. We have no very good opin
ion of the White Leaguers of New
Orleans. but there is little proba-
bility that they are disposed to
undertake the job OF killing the
hero of the Shenandoah Valley.
They prefer to operate against
defenseless negroes and white Re
pubhcans; as at Coushatta, Grant
Parish, and Vicksburg It is be
ieved now that the organization of
the Legislature as returned by the
State Board will proceed without
interruption. The Senate is Re
publican, but the House is doubtful.
Some Republican members of the
House from North Louisiana have
notified their friends that they dare
not proceed to New Orleans for
fear of assassination. This fact
shows that the threats of the
Shreveport Times have not been
without effect
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

A Resume of the testimony taken
by the Vicksburg Investigation shows
that the killing of the negroes was an
uuprovoked massacre. When met by
the whites they retreated before a
shot was fred. Not half of them
were armed, and they we're accom-
panied by women and children. Some
were killed while lying on the ground.
From sixty to seventy-6ye we're killed
and many remain unburied to this
day. Altogether the Vicksburg mas
sacre seems to have been the most
eowardly and the INST brutal of the
long catalogue of wholesale ASSESSING
tions which have made of the South
bloody ground 1t is time for the
President to declare with emphasis
that a single repetition of this class of
outrages will bring down the hand of
the Federal power heavily upon the
csseders, be shey Who they may
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06
LIBERTY ITEMS.

Times were lively in town. There
were two Christmas trees on Christ
mas eve-one at the Presbyterian and
one at the VI. f. Church. The hearts
of two hundred and fifty Sabbath
school children were made glad. and
everybody seemed happy. The trees
were nicely decorated and were heavi-
ly ladened with presents. which con-
sisted Of Bibles, Testaments, miscella-
neous books. silverware, etc.
The Old Folks Concert at Balm
gers Hall was laughable affair. The
Hall was packed TO its utmost capacity
Eevery body enjoyed good laugh
1t was gotten up by Miss Kate Smith.
DoINGs OF WHISKY.
Joshua Greer, proprietor of the
livery stable, came very near being
shot by Charlie Low, last Friday.
Probably Low was intoxicated
Joe Miller attacked VIM. Sharp in
Steenterz's store, Friday, with knife
Miller was drunk at the time.
The Marshal saved blood being
shed
.'One Jacob Wolf drove his family
away from home last Saturday night.
They sought shelter in a neighbor $
house. Cause-rot-gut.
Drunkenness is rampant, and greatly
on the increase, since the whisky vic
tory in October. Liberty can now
boast of two low Irish doggeries. but
no license There is no man fool
enough to apply for them to sell whis-
ky in this county Court here this
week. There will be a number of
whisky cases. X.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06
TERMS OF sUBTCRIPrIOx.
POSTAGE takes effect the l.

pnST.cE The new postage law
n takes effect the 1st
da, OF January, A. D., 1873. Under
this law the postage on newspapers
must be paid AT THE OFFICE WHERE
THEY ARE MAILED. This will make it
necessary for all subscribers or agents
sending us subscriptions 10 send the
money To PAY POSTAGE, IN ADDITION
TO THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. The
following are the rates to be paid un-
der the new law:
Weekly lnter-Ocean---------.loc cents per year
Semi Weekly Inter-ocean % cents per year
Daily lntef-ocean 20 cents per year
Special arrangements made with
country publishers for clubbing with
their publications
Sample copies free. Money can be
sent by draft money order, express, or
registered letter. at our risk.
Address
IyTE8-OCEAN.
- Lake 81, Chseago.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

There is n change Of scene in Spain.
The curtain gose down on the Repub-
lie and rises with a proclamation of
Prince Alphonso, son of the ex Queen
Isabella. as King. The new monarch
is recognized by all the forces compris-
ing the Armies Of the North and Cen
ter, aud supported BY the navy.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

The burning of this EN- grant ship.
on the 18th of November last only
the ineagrs outlines of the terrible
reality are gi-en IN the scanty m
formation which has reached the
realm of letters and probably the
filling up of the details will be
lett forever to the Imagination of
the thoughtful. Think of it.
There were APT passengers, but they
were not the child en- OF wealth,
the luxurious tourists and orna
ments of polite society. ike the
victims of the Vile du Havre. Not
many jeweled hands were uplifted
in despairing cries and prayers,
Only three of the 427 were cabin
passengers. all the rest were
storage, But they loved life, they
loved each other For there were
entire families, father. mother, and
all the children, big and little.
They were going together to seek
living for each other and them
selves In new and strange chimes
Most of the number were laborers,
who, driven out of employment
under the aboininable tyranny of
strikes in England. wei in pursuit
of new field of labor, where the
father could be permitted to use
the hands which God gave him in
gathering food for his wife and
babies. So there on the burning
boat were the embracings. the
farewells and the leaping with the
full vigor of life into the grave
hand in hand; the babe dashed to
the mothers bosom, brothers and
sisters, fathers and sons, all, all
together swallowed up in the re
morseless sea. OF nearly 500
persons on board, but three are
known to survive the catastrophe
Two boats. carrying thirty persons
each, left the fated ship and started
out on the ocean desert. Two
days they floated together, and
then storm cast them asunder
One boat was found by the British
ship Sceptre. in which only five of
the original thirty still chung to
life. Ten mortal days OF dying
hopes and dying friends had passed
The living ate the dead to lengthen
out their chances, and cast the
mutilated bodies overheard, one by
one, themselves expecting to follow
soon. Two of the five found alive
were too far gone to rally to the
hand of rescue and died on board
the Sceptre before she reached st
Helena. Such are the facts so far
obtained. The three who survive
may tell the story Of the last days
and bring farewell messages to
friends when they reach the shores
of England. 1t is supposed the
ship was set on fire by careless
smokers, upon whom as in all cases
of mortal calamity, the verdict will
be, mo blame attached"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

Among the witnesse. before the
New Orleans investigating committee
was the editor of The Shreveport
Times, who, on being asked what was
the hest way, in his opinion, to secure
good government for the State. re-
piled, Kill Republican..ofice holders
from kellogg down"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

Garibaldi has written a letter in
reply to statements contained in
the recent reports of the investi
eating committee of the French
Assembly ON the Army OF the East
Garibaldi blames Gen. Bourbaki
for not communicating with him,
and asserts that he opposed Man
teufel to the last extremity. In
the same letter Garibaldi makes a
hi ter attack upon the French
priesthood.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

The inventory of James Fisk's es-
tate shows him to have been virtually
bankrupt when he died His million,
which rumor while he lived counted
as many millions, has all been locked
up in the courts or absorbed by law
yers and stocksharks. and dwindles to
nothing or worse than nothing.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

Postmaster General Jewell has
wiped out an extravaganza in the mat
ter of carrying mails to Key West.
-Four routes, costing in the aggregate
s423, 973 annually, will be discontinu-
ed. and the service will be equally we'll
done at cost of $4,000 for the
future.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

The Charlottesville Journal fsys
Some OF the Democrats OF this city
claim that in the event of the failure
Of both Mcdonald and Voorhees, to
obtain the Senatorial nomination in
caucus, the friends OF these gentlemen
will unite on Colonel S. c. Wilson,
of this place"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

Six violent deaths in New Orleans
on Christmas day indicate that the
people there nave peculiar ideas in re-
gard to the proper observance Of the
scriptural injunction, "On earth peace,
good will to men"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

A New York dispatch of Wednes-
day says; The jailors OF the peni-
Tertiary are at work on a suit of mixed
gray cloth, known by the prisoners
here as salt md battery clothing. for
VIM. Nj. Tweed, and his warden has
been strictly enjoined to treat him as
all misdcmeanor prisoners arc treat
ed
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

The President has signed the Con-
grefsonsi bill relating to the relief of
settlers in the grashopper regions,
and enabling the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia to proceed
with its Jury business.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

Washington dispatches indicate
that the Government intends to adopt
q more decisive Spanish policy. and
that the President especially favors a
more generous policy towards the Gu
ban insurgents.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

Isaiah Fisher. an old fisher and
trapper, was found dead on the
bank of the Tippecanoe river last
Thursday. His boat near by, con-
tanned a jug partly filled with
whisky. TIE rest of the ardent
was in the body of the old hunter.
who lay down depending on it to
keep him warm But it Is sup
posed his confidence was misplaced
and that he froze to death.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

Among other things concerning
which our Democratic brethren may
possess their souls in patience is the
organization of the Senate. Beyond
the possibility of doubt the Repub-
licans will control that body, and the
hungry Democratic applicants for
position may as well concentrate their
efforts in squabble for the little
loaves that can be doled out in the
House-Ind. Journal.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06
SHEHITF's SALE.

By virtue Of a decree aud execution to me
directed from the Clerk of the Wayne Cir
cult Courf, I will expose At pablo sale at
the Court House door in the city of Rich
mond, Wavne county, Indiana. on the 3Gth
day Of November, 1874, between the hour
Of 10 O'Clock a. m. and O'Clock p M. on
said day. the following property, to wit:
Lot number 49, North Pearl street in
sturgis' addition e., the city Of Richmond.
Wayne county, Indiana
To be sold as the property OF Adam d
Kimb,e and Hannah B. Kfrnbie, 20 satisfy
said decree and execution in my hands In
favor of Homer T. 1aryan-
Said sale without relief from valuAfion or
JOSEPH l. SMITH.
Sheriff Of Wayne county.
Yaryan 4 Yaryan, Attorney for Plaintiff,
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

A Covington man died and they
put him on ice. but he awoke in the
night and yelled out: why don't
you put some more wood IN that
stovef" Press
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06
The following are the educational
md miscellaneous statistics:

The following shows the period
of sentence: Thirty seven for one
year. 5 for one and half years, 206
for two years, 1 for two and a
quarter. 9 for two and half. as for
three, 81 for four. for four and q
half. % for five. s for six,6 for seven,
for eight. for nine. 10 for ten.
5 for twelve. 2 for fourteen, l for
fifteen. l for sixteen. l for seven
teen, for twenty. 3 for twenty one,
and 233 for life. Sixty convicts are
colored. Three hundred and six
teen were born in the United
States. 759 being natives of Indiana.
and 70 are of foreign birth as fol
lows: Canada u England 3,
France, 3, Germany %. Holland /,
Ireland 2, Scotland 2. Sweden /.
Switzerland 6.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

It reported in Washington that
John Schumacher. the $275, 600 Demo-
cratic Congressman. has sailed for
Europe.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06
The following is a copy of petition
in REGULATION in Wayne county:

The following Is a copy OF Il petition
in REGULATION in Wayne county:
To the Honorable the Senate and House of
- Representatives of the state of Indiana:
The subscribers, your petitioners,
citizens of Wayne county. Indiana.
respectfully represent, that in view of
the widespread prostration of the
various industrial interests-the I'M
settled financial condition of our
country, and general stagnation of
business-as close adherence to the
strictest economy. is imperatively de-
manded, as is consistent with the
absolute needs ofthe public service
We, therefore, most respectfully. but
urgently, ask your honorable bodies.
First-To enact general law re-
ducing the salaries of all State. and
more particularly of all county officers
it being evident that such salaries now
are out of all proportion to the servi-
ces rendered. and many times greater
than the temporary incumbents of the
offices could realize IN any other en-
ployment We submit that the salary
and emoluments of no officer in any
county, however populous, should ex-
coed two thousand dollars annually,
and if assistants or deputies are need
ed, the compensation of such depu-
ties should be regulated by law, and
all the receipts, from whatever source
of all county officers, be covered into
the treasury. and be drawn out only
on proper warrant, signed by the
commissioners, in strict accordance
with statutory cnactments; and
Secondly-To revise and simplify
proceedings at law. increase the juris-
diction of justices OF the peace, faciH-
tate collections ofdebts without the
intervention of lawyers, and in rener-
al TO close the various drains on the
producing and industrial classes. by
having less complicated agencies. and
obviatipg the unnecessarily expensive
aids in securing the end of justice
1t is almost useless to remind your
honorable bodie that there is very
general if not an actual unanimity of
opinion. on the subject named among
the laboring classes of all parties, and
we very respectfully ask your early
attention to the subject.
We petition your honorable bodies,
not only to enact laws to secure the
object of our prayers, but also to pro.
vide that the enactments be put in i'm
mediate operation
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

Plymouth church has been holding
its annual meeting, and Shearman,
who has been reelected clerk, has
been reading some interesting yearly
reports. 1t is shown that the total
membership last year was 3 80; ad-
ditions since, 163; loss So. OF whom %
were removed by death, 81 we're given
letters to other churches. and % were
dropped from the roll. This makes the
net increase so and gives u present
membership of 800, of whom .5O4 are
females. The collections for various
purposes during the year. including
pew rents, were S7l ,322.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

In speaking of Gerrit Smith "the
last of New York's baronial chief
tians.T New York paper explains
that he owned more than a million
acres. His father. at one time partner
of John Jacob Aston in the fur trade,
acres. From the state he took in sin :.
gle lot 50 900 acres at Sd per acre. Gar
rift Inherited most Of his fathers lands
in the John Brown tract. not as is
commonly supposed, named after the
Ossawatomie whose soul Is marching
on, but after Brown of another color.
Garritt owned S0O0Oo acres in a single
tract.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06
THE INTER-OCEAN
THREE EDITIONS:
Weekly, Semi V'.sl! \ Daily.

Established less than three years
ago as a Representative Republican
paper, pledged to maintain and defend
the principles and organization of the
National Republican Party, the IN
TER OCEAN was early pushed to
the forefront Of journalism and
achieved success unprecedented IN
the history of such enterprise. BY
universal assent il has been assigned
position as
The Leading Republican Paper I.
the Northwest.
Not alone on its political character
does the INTER CEAN rest its
claims to popular favor. 1t aims at
the highest excellence in all depart
ments, and in this era of progressive
journalism aspires to position among
the best
The INTER OCEAN makes espe-
cial claim as
A FAMILY NEWSPAPER.
Its columns are carefully guarded
against Objectionable matter. and ev-
cry effort is made to render it pleas
ant and profitable companion to the
home fireside
THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT
Is conducted with great care, and ev-
erything possible is done to make the
Market Reports such as the Farmers
and Business Men of the Northwest
can RELY UPON.
The Agricultural Department
Is carefully edited by gentlemen Of
ability and experience.
In Literature,
Local and General News,
Foreign and Domestic Correspondence
And everything that goes to make
FIRST CLASS NEwsPAPER
It is not excelled by any publication
in the country The Inter Ocean is a
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER.
One that will be found useful and in
teresting to Americans in every part
OF the globe. While it especially rep
resents the GREAT INTERESTS OF THE
NORTHWEST, it is National in its views
and comprehensive in it's news gath
erings. Firm in its political faith, il
is not bigoted, and in all discussions
aims to be candid, dignifed, and above
personal abuse.
The INTER-OCEAN has the largest
aggregate circulation Of any newspa-
per published i'm the Northwest 1t is
sent to more than 600 Postoffices,
distributed in every State and Terri
tory in the United States, in all the
British Provinces, and numerous for
eign States and countries.