The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-08-24

We publish several articles this
week showing the result Of the teach
ing Of the Cincinnati Commercial, the
Dutch papers of Cincinnati, and the
Democratic papers generally. The
following is taken from the CONNER
cial:
Special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
SHELBYyILLK, IND, August 7.-Yesterday was the
last day Of the Acton Camp-meeting and high old
day 1t was. The crowd present variously esti-
mated from fifteen to twenty thousand people. Trains
were from indianapolis every hour, and in addt-
ton to these the larger cities within reach of the
grounds sent trains. Cincinnati well represent
ed by about one thousand Of the worst bums ever
crowded into eleven coaches. The first load that
passed here was from Greensburg and intermediate
points. About fifteen hundred persons made up this
crowd but on account Of being near home they we're
more civil AS it was the "b-hoys" were 'wel fixed"
with different sized TASKS, each and every one filed
with 'soh joyful" Before they reached here the
TASKS getting empty and the owners, with their
friends, pretty full They took charge of affairs and
disgusting crowd never passed here, save the
one from Cincinnati. Drunken men reeled through
the train cursed blasphemed, and made the hour
pandemonium. The hugable class Of women were
hugged the time adding their share OF shame
to the orgies the day. Whisky flowed freely pub
icy and without stint long 1t lasted but fortu-
nately the out their supply before the camp
was reached many of the old soaks being considera-
bly, sobered up before they were unloaded at the
grounds. The train from Cincinnati was infinitely
worse than the first The crowd was made up OF
bruisers, pckpockets, thieves plugugies and pros
ttutes of the lowest grade Perhaps lower class of
was brought together for the purpose of
| attending a camp-meeting. They hallooed, yelled
and howled as only such gang halloo, yell and
howl. Drunk hardly expresses the situation. On the
grounds they were better behaved than would
suppose, but in the surrounding woods the scenes
that enacted would put the lowest down wretch
| In existence to the blush. Men and women reveled
in unhoy embraces with nothing to shield them
the trees while at the time the voices of the
few religiously inclined could be heard in worship.
When the Cincinnati train left the Camp this gang
of pickpockts commenced to work the train Before
1t reached here about fifteen watches had been lifted
| among them some very valuable ones. Dick Sayler
of this city, relieved of timer valIed at $780,
When the train stopped Sayler caused the arrest of
Frederick Rothhouse, German, of Lafayette but he
| was released, there being testimony to convict
him. The watch was left by the late Solomon Sayler
for his son, and priced very highly on that ac-
count The number of the watch was 7,ls7.
At the depot the scenes were such are not often
| witnessed. The women leaned out of the win
| dows, knocked off and snatched mems hats. Some
| they carried away, while others were thrown out
| into the crowd on the platform. Most all of them
were getting drunk as fast as they could, and all
seemed to have good supply on hand to finish up
Whether or not liquor Of any kind secretly sold
near the camp is not positively known but such
port current. One thing certain, the crowd was
supplied with liquor when they left but where they
| got 1t is question.
So long these Sunday trains run to Acton, just
long will such crowds go there. There is respon-
i sibity resting some place. and the management are
not performing their duty unless they right this
| wrong. The Acton Camp-meeting suffered more yes
terday than BEFORE and the disgrace not be
| easily wiped out. OF the fifteen thousand people
present 1t estimated that there not to
rQQ hnnd daf q af
evening all along the line of the Co. l., St. L. C. road
comes word of the doings of this mob.
At Waldron they insuted every lady they could see
and it good for the hoodlums that they pro-
tected from the infurated citizens by the train
ing on. Between here and Waldron Mr.. Henry Stod-
dard, of Cincinnati, had his pocket picked of wallet
containing about twenty dollars. On the camT
were found-all empty, Of course. They were ths
er dollar excursion they requested. to send 1t in
another direction.