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W. Alter, W. A. Runyon, L. Evans, E. H. John, Benjamin Comptor, James Stull, John Holland, Peter Keck, Charley Jenkens, Michael Brown, James R. Keyes, D. Launder, J. F. Rogers, John Ranger, Spencer C. Phures, David Beyant, John A. Goodin, Louis Cook, John Blessing, Joseph Walters, C. Burckholter, Martin Brennon, Joseph Sowar, Harrison D'Garmitt, Isaac D'Garmitt, Samuel Parker, Louis Lape, John D. Mitchell, Geo. W. Kink, Joseph B. Colins, George Evans, Joseph Cook, L. J. Clark, W. W. McCarty, Joseph F. Rink, J. S. Cochran, J. T. Callihan, Manly Howard, Charles Greenwell, John Perwich, Richard Drone, Henry Mulgrew, Perry Flower, Abra- ham Green, Harrison Dunnivan, James J. Henry, Henry Fluke, John Brannon, Arthur Van Horne, John Conner, William H. Crowell, Judson Hughes, A. J. Dawson, Charles Dare, F. A. Tucker, John J. Meckling, Isaac Loyd, George T. Cobb, H. Shaffer, Anthony Frost, Frank Emmet, S. J. Mitchell, Elias Clark, W. H. King, T. Farmar, John English, Thomas Keely. George W. Coon, Chas. Beatty. S. K. Henry. Lloyd Buckmaster, Johnny Wells, David Ellis, Dick Silvers, Jerry Wolf, Benny Lenhart, John Belmear.
Honorary Members -- [ Article XVII of the By- Laws admitted men of good moral character, on payment of two dollars, with rights and du- ties common with all others, except holding of- fice ; and Article XVIII admitted such, after serving five years creditably. ] Appended to the printed list of signers to the Constitution and By- Laws were the following : Daniel Brush, Isaac Campbell, Dr. John Hamm, Charles C. Russell. John Adams, Silvers Porter, Adam Peters, Ed- ward Matthews, Austin Berry, William Galli- gher, John R. Pratt, C. B. Goddard, John Tav- lor, C. W. Potwin, John C. Hazlett, Benjamin Spangler, D. J. Culbertson, James J. Ross, Mark Louden, A. C. Ross, B. F. Hersh, Isaac Dillon. John A. Blair, S. H. Kauffman, J. B. H. Brat- shaw, John Metcalf, R. H. Gilmore, Daniel Dil- lon, and Fred. Bird.
As these persons became honorary members at the signing of the Constitution, they evinced the true interest they felt in doing what they could for the safety of the community against fire, and. doubtless, would have enrolled as active mem- bers, had business permitted.
Attached to the company was a library of use- ful and entertaining books and periodicals, and, evidently, this was a popular and harmonious organization. Their last meeting was held. June 12th, 1874.
THE HOPE HOSE COMPANY was organized May 5th, 1851.
Motto-" Prompt to act when danger calls." The first officers were :
President-David Orndorff.
Vice President-John T. Redmond.
Secretary -- Charles S. Parish.
Treasurer -- John Van Horne. Messenger-J. Cantwell.
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Directors-James Morrow, and John Morrow. Phigmen-William H. Shaffer, and John W. Campbell.
Standing Committee -- D. H. Orndorff. J. T. Readmond. and William H. Stephens.
Members -- Benjamin H. Highfield, Thomas 11. Crippen. George W. Ebert, John Offord. William Runyon. William Wright, George R. Bostwick, George W. Brenholtz, Charles Hunt- ington. Dennis Hays. Thomas Phelps, William Stokes. James Bloomer. Frank Fracker, William Donivan, Henry Whitcher, Benjamin Smeltzer, Thomas Ross, James H. Harris. Lawrence Gal- ligher. John Newell, Frank Donlin, Charles Wil- bert, Richard Menhenick, Edward Galligher, Patrick Brennan. David Launders, Jeff. C. Clark, David Foster. John Cullen, John Spaulding, Charles Bailey. James Markel. William Ford, Joseph Oldham, Rufus Fell, Mathias Richmond, George Smith. John Lewis, Benjamin Spangler, Henry Alexander. George W. Campbell, George McNelly, Smith Garner, Jacob Hammond, John Bampus. John Galligher, Thomas Harkel, Pat- rick Carter, John Armstrong. Samuel Oldham, H. J. Summers. Richard Brown, William H. Woodsides, Joseph Galligher, L. Zimmerman, John Coulter, Enoch Hensley, Charles Green, W. Sheppard. James J. Toole, Jesse Randolph, Charles Nichols, William Allison, John Drumm, Charles G. Lowden, Bernard Reynolds, William Kappes, Perry Matthews, Lemuel Fouts, Sam- uel Stokes, John Reid, John Garnell, Fred. Fos- ter. Chas. W. Spangler, John Oller, Thos. Toole, John Dugan. John Grubb. John McCormick, Wil- liam Y. Johnson, Patrick Madden. William E. Bostwick. Calvin Hankison, Isaac Reed, William Veach, William Bryan, William McBeth, Thom- as Smith, Edward Crawford, - Washington, Frank Martin, Joseph Johnson, Bushrod Leon- ard. C. C. Hunnicutt. William Rager, Amos Sickle, James Reed. James Bell, William Gar- nell. William Stiles, Michael Stroope, Daniel Trainer. Nelson Williams, Lloyd Dillon, John Henry. Thomas Elton, Richard Rhody, Farley Bissett, Samuel McBeth, Edward Ewing, John Wiles. William Clausey, James Hanness, James Lindsay. John Drake, Henry McCoy, Samuel Reid, James Holmes, Joseph H. Stephens, Chas. Wheeler. Samuel Durban, Rustling Moore, Thos. Wallace. Darius Goodwin. George Fealheart, Rush Williams, John Grooms, John Reynolds, John Doyle, Isaac B. Steele, John Murray, Jesse Langton, David Mitchell, William Burton, Geo. Pickrel, Andrew McVicker, James Kimbeley, William Ingman. William, Charles and Israel Godfrey. William Willis, James and John Bal- linger, William C. Bryan, J. L. Johnston, David and Daniel Coletrap, George E. Jenkins, Wil- liam Shaffer and Matthias Hanniss. The latter once saved the court house, for which he was presented with a silver medal.
Hope Company had a knowing dog, named " Dash." familiar with the fire alarm, and always on the ground when the boys were on duty. Fire- men's dogs were regarded with jealousy-some- times the cause of fights.
The lady friends of the companies manifested their appreciation in presenting them with hand- some flags.
STAR HOSE COMPANY-Organized, May ist, 1852 : sixty members.
Motto -- "Our impulse to action-The danger of our citizens.'
The first officers were :
President-William Fox.
Vice President-John Stone.
Secretary-James Cochran.
Treasurer-Epaminondas L. Grigsby.
Messenger-Henry A. Heritage.
Directors-William Fox, T. G. McCormick, and Isaac Cummins.
Members-James A. Throckmorton, Daniel Hattan, Henry P. Slack, Samuel, Rufus, Isaac, George, and Adam V. Fell, George Fenstemak- er, Joseph Northrop, Nimrod Taylor, Joseph, Al- bert, and Charley Church. Patrick Mulvey, Thomas, and William Barrett, Thomas G. Mc- Cormick, Dr. Alfred Ball, John B. Roberts, Lewis Slack, Henry Granger, William Jasper, Isaac Cummins, Jacob Hetzel, Peter Kraus, Ma- thias Colcher, Daniel Colcher, Isaac Piersol, Emanuel Amick, George, and Thomas Matthews, Samuel Rager, Joseph Debolt, James Guttery, Moses H. Willey, John P. Ford, J. L. C. Owings, John Carr, John Horton, Lewis Wall, Robert Evans, John Bailey, Daniel Bailey, John J. Ar- ter, John Richards, Thompson Burwell, Joseph E. Cassiday, and Richard Hawkins.
This company disbanded when the paid de- partment was introduced ..
THE EAGLE FIRE COMPANY .- Organized, May 10th, 1852. First officers were as follows : President-Thomas Dixon.
Vice President-George W. Harris.
Secretary-Samuel Chapman.
Treasurer-Charles H. Werner.
Directors-T. Dixon, and G. W. Harris.
Members-George W. Harris, William Dixon. Thomas Dixon, Felix Fulton, Edward P. Moore- head, Samuel Bowman, James Darlinton, Moses M. Granger, Joseph Rehl, Frank Myers. Jacob Crotzer, William Cooper, Samuel Chapman, Robert Howard, Stephen R. Hosmer, William Ruth, James Boyd, Bernard Howson, Leander Williams, Humphrey Woods, Michael and Pat- rick Flood, Gottleib and John Sterly, Daniel O'Kief, Leonard Moehler, Henry Granger, William Jasper, Benjamin and Thornton Pritch- ard, Michael Chauncey, Adam Voll, Hugh Mur- phy, Jacob Fisher, William and John Winters, Charles H. Werner, Adolphus Werner, William Bridwell, Charles Worstall, John Swoope, Pat- rick Haney, Dennis Fulton, James Keys, George Williams, Decatur Sockman, John Hoy, and John Stulock.
[Thanks are here tendered to Thomas Dixon and George Harris, of the Eagle Hose Company, for the above record. ]
MUSKINGUM FIRE COMPANY [West Zanes-
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ville ]-organized June 1, 1853, with the following officers :
President-Charles Peters.
Vice-President-Louis H. Worrell.
Treasurer-William W. Wimmer.
Secretary-James S. Ward.
There were fifty members, but the following list is all that can be obtained now: John Pe- ters, Henry C. Peters, Charles Peters, James Smith, Louis H. Worrell, William Lee, Levi Miller, Dudley W. Cassidy, George Cassidy, William W. Wimmer, George W. Delzell, Dan- iel Miller, John English, George Lee, James S. Ward, H. C. Helmick, Joseph Wheatley, Charles Dunn, and James Morgan.
In 1871, this company was reorganized, and called "Reliance Hose Company, with the fol- lowing officers :
President-Thomas Smith.
Secretary-Henry Kendall.
Treasurer-Frank Mckinney.
Messenger-John Mills.
Standing Committee-John Whikehart and Daniel Dugan.
Pipemen-Charles L. Grimin and William Maker.
The total membership was forty. The city built a two-story house for their use, at a cost of $1,600. The company subsequently changed its name to Relief. April Ist, 1878, they dis- banded, and went into the paid Department of the city.
RESCUE HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY, NO. 5, was an independent Company in 1854. They built a fine, two-story, brick house, on the corner of Court House square and Fountain al- ley. They purchased their truck of Rogers & Co., Baltimore, Maryland, for $1,200. They numbered forty members, thirty-four of whom volunteered in the army, to put down the rebel- lion. Their officers were :
President-John Dymond.
Vice-President-George James.
Second Vice-President-Edward Wheeler.
Secretary-W. F. Baker.
Foreman-H. C. Lillibridge.
Assistant Foreman-Charles H. Ross.
Members-W. H. Hurd. W. M. Harriott, Isaac Ross, John G. Gittings, Charles Blocksom, William H. Nevitt, Charles Fletcher, Hugh Dunn, L. M. Dayton, Robert M. Applegate, Samuel W. Spencer, James Dixon, Charles Sul- livan, George Lentz, Louis D. Sandal, Alfred F. Fillmore, A. F. Cassell, William Balthis, and B. D. Abbott. These are all the names that can be obtained.
"RELIEF. No. 7," was organized in the Sev- enth ward, June 30th, 1870, with about forty members, and the following officers :
President-William Godfrev.
Vice-President-David Hook.
Secretary-William E. Atwell.
Treasurer-William Deacon.
Directors-Isaac Morgan and David P. Mercer.
Plugmen-Charles Huff and Arthur Palmer. Messenger-Denton Graves.
Pipemen-Albert Worstall and Samuel Mur- ray.
Standing Committee-Newton Hall, R. Perry Bean, and Enoch S. Huff.
Members-Luther Morgan, John E. Leach, Benoni Willis, Sutliff Bates, John Leach, Allen Twaddle, James Garden, William Burns, John Kitchen, James Winning, Isaac Murray, William E. Aťwell, Levi B. Fink, Hugh Dugan, William Langton, Denton Graves, and Charles Stanton. These are all the names that can now be had.
" '76" HOSE COMPANY, was organized April 15th, 1872. The first permanent officers elected were :
President-Harrison Marshall.
Vice-President-Jacob Fischer.
Secretary-John J. James.
Treasurer-George S. Fitz.
Director-Daniel E. Giles.
Assistant Director-John Keeswell.
Plugmen-John A. Brennan and Frederick Fischer.
Standing Committee-Richard Hocking, Jo- seph Wise, and James Wallwork.
Messenger-Nicholas Strauss.
Pipemen-Jesse D. Fell and Robert McNabb.
The house was built on the west side of Mon- roe street, Sixth ward, by the city, in 1872.
The company disbanded June Ist, 1874, di- viding the proceeds of their property among the then active members.
NEPTUNE HOSE COMPANY, organized May 17. 1872, with thirty members-an independent company, declared to hold themselves in readi- ness to turn out at large fires, or as a reserve. except in their own ward, where they would turn out to fires, whether called or not. The tempo- rary officers were :
President-Joseph Haffer.
Secretary-James F. Ryan.
The first elected officers were :
President-Frederick Hirshy.
Vice-President-Peter Keck.
Secretary-Wallace Quigley.
Treasurer-Joseph Haffer.
Captain-Frank Myers.
Assistant Captain-Peter Shubach.
Messenger-Philip Huffman.
Standing Committee-John N. Steiner. James F. Ryan, and John Kreuter.
With their Constitution, they published the or- dinance to establish and regulate the Fire De- partment of the city of Zanesville.
The company was accepted by the City Council. May 25, 1872.
NIAGARA HOSE COMPANY was organized July 5th, 1872, with fifty-eight members.
The first officers were as follows :
President-John Curtis.
Vice President-Andrew Farmin.
Secretary-John D. Jones.
Treasurer-Orlando C. Farquhar.
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Directors-Frederick Olmstead and Henry D. Flanagan.
Plugmen-Robert Wallace and John Deaver. Pipemen-Samuel Atkinson, Wm. II. Ratliff, Wm. Osmond and Stephen Grecmiger.
Messenger-Taylor Shrum.
Standing Committee-A. J. Farnum, C. N. Clark and Wm. Osmond.
Members-John S. Rudolph, Wm. F. Camp- bell, Frank Hosler, Wm. F. Ratliff, Jedadiah Copeland, Chas. Parshall, Lee Wallace; Wm. A. Scott, George Shrum, George Elmore, Rich- ard Osmond, George Osmond, Joseph Cowell, Florence Hosler, Wm. J. Stonesipher, Scott Drake, Seborn, and James Hicks, Chas. T. Bur- well, Chas. R. Carter, Chas. A. McDonald, Jessie G. Lauch, Isaac A. Lauch, Oley Nesbaum, Albert Stiers, James Richardson, Edwin A. Hicks, James Chute, John Bowers, Jr., Samuel Scott, Harvey Frederick, Chas. Osmond, George Brown, Albert Atkinson, George Farquhar, James Meeker, Andrew Taylor, Wm. Butler, Joseph Brown, Edward Wells and Chas. H. Leasure.
Their building, situated in the ninth ward, was erected by the city. They disbanded, with twenty- two active Members, March 27th, 1876, and divided the money, cash on hand, and proceeds of property, between them.
RESCUE, No. 7 .- This company was organ- ized from Relief, December 29th, 1874, and was accepted by the city, January 11th, 1875. The first officers under this organization, were :
President-Henry Minter.
Vice President-W. H. Gillingham.
Secretary-Wm. E. Atwell.
Treasurer-Patrick Dugan.
Directors-Arthur Palmer and L. Twaddle.
Plugmen-Philip Cullman and S. Eason Huff. Messenger-Isaac Murray.
Pipemen-J. Stowe and J. Murray.
. Standing Committee-James Douglass, Hugh Dugan and Marion Varner.
The officers for 1880 :
President-Amos Josslyn.
Vice President-J. E. Leach.
Secretary-W. E. Atwell.
Treasurer-Patrick Dugan.
Messenger-Isaac Murray.
Directors-Isaac Morgan and S. Eason Huff. Plugsmen-Dillon Murray and John Josslyn. Pipemen-George Tanner and Delaware Fletcher.
Standing Committee-Abraham Allmau, Levi B. Fink and Wm. Langton.
Members-Henry Minter, Hugh Dugan, Geo. W. Tanner, Abraham Allman, S. Eason Huff, Levi B. Fink, Wm. Langton, Enoch S. Huff, Delaware Fletcher, James H. Hopkins, John Josslyn, Dillon Murray, Isaac Morgan and John McCall.
They adopted the same By-Laws under which Neptune worked. This is an Independent Vol- unteer company.
From the date of organization, until the spring
of 1879, these companies, with others, received from the city $150.00 per year, which was used in furnishing their hall, in the second stories of the Hose buildings. The Messenger was paid $40.00 per year, and the Secretary $25.00 per year, for services.
In the last report of the Chief Fire Engineer, Mr. H. Shrimpton, to the City Council, he says :
"As required by law, I submit herewith the annual report of the Fire Department for the year, ending September Ist, 1879. The con- dition and detail of the department is as favora- ble for the service required of it, as it can well be with the number of men, and the amount of money appropriated to defray the expenses thereof."
The report is explicit, and, doubtless, highly satisfactory, as the intimations of increased force being needed, have been carried into effect, hence we, following the practical manner of the worthy Chief, herewith submit the present force, briefly, which is as follows :
Hope Hose Company, No. I-Isaac Minthorn, driver ; George W. Nicol, hoseman ; Thomas Moore, runner.
Star Hose Company, No. 2-William Bell, driver ; James A. Sears, hoseman and Assistant "Fire Chief ;" Joseph Millfield, runner.
Relief Hose Company, No. 3-John T. Lynn, driver ; Chas. L. Grimm, hoseman; William Mohler, runner.
Eagle Hose Company, No. 4-William H. Nevitt, driver ; John Adams, hoseman ; Albert Seymour, runner.
Niagara Hose Company, No.5-Isaac Springer, driver ; George Shrum, hoseman; Charles Powell, runner. The hose houses, eight in num- ber, are all in good repair, except No. 2, on Seventh street. The apparatus consists of five hose reels, arranged for horses ; one hook and ladder truck, fully equipped, but not manned, except when emergency demands, when part of the force now in use is directed to take charge of it ; one old engine, in good condition.
The hose consists of 2,850 feet, leather, 911 feet of which is new, and 1,533 feet of rubber and leather, which is not deemed reliable.
The new fire alarm telegraph went into oper- ation the 20th of February, 1879. This most effective branch of the department consists of twenty-one signal boxes ; six electric gongs ; one electric bell striker, for general alarm ; one gal- vanometer, and ten miles of wire on two hundred and twenty-five poles, and a complete electric apparatus.
Number of alarms from Sep. 1, 1879, to June 1, 1880 50
Loss by fire, to buildings, stoek, ete. $5,756 00
Insurance recorded on the same 4,561 00 .. Lost over insurance 1,195 00
This is a most flattering testimonial to the effi- ciency of the Fire Department.
The cost of running the fire department, as now constituted, is $1,360.25 per company, per an- num.
WATER WORKS .- The hydraulic pressure is
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about sixty-five pounds to the square inch, which gives a force sufficient to deluge all but the high- est buildings.
The volunteer companies were composed of the best citizens-embracing clergy, professional, business, and laboring men-who bore "the heat and burden of the day." As organizations, they never received more than $215 per company, per annum, to defray expenses. After years of ser- vice, when the demands upon their time became burdensome, and the city found itself able to af- ford a paid department, they gave way, and by act of the city council, were disbanded, May 26th, 1879. Their deeds of heroism and self-sac- rifice entitle them to be held in grateful remem- brance.
CHAPTER XVIII. SOCIETIES.
THE OHIO BIBLE SOCIETY-TEMPERANCE-MUS- KINGUM EMANCIPATION-ST. NICHOLAS . ASSO- CIATION-THE OLD SETTLERS-YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN - BUILDING - WOMAN'S BENEVO- LENT-ST. JOSEPH'S.
THE OHIO BIBLE SOCIETY .- The sixth annual meeting of the Ohio Bible Society was held in Zanesville, on Wednesday, September 3d, 1818, and was attended by a respectable number of members, and a large and intelligent audience ; the greatest harmony prevailed, and much im- portant business was transacted.
The following officers were elected for the en- suing year :
President-General Isaac Van Horne.
Vice Presidents-Rev's. J. Culbertson, and J. Wright.
Corresponding Secretary-Rev. S. P. Rob- bins.
Recording Secretary-Edwin Putnam.
Treasurer-David Putnam.
Trustees-Rev's. L. Harris, S. P. Robbins, J. Culbertson. J. Moore, J. Wright, W. Gould, Levi Whipple and W. R. Putnam.
The following annual report of the Trustees was received, approved, and ordered published : "REPORT .- In laying before the society their sixth annual report, your Board cannot fail to re- alize the various and conflicting feelings which the grandeur of the object before them, the suc- cess which has hitherto attended their exertions, the different prospects which await their future efforts, and the increasing interest of the Bible cause, are calculated to awaken. During the last year, your Board authorized the purchase of a quantity of Bibles, one hundred and fifty of which were in the German language. Repeated efforts to secure such failed. It was ascertained. by express information from our agent in Phila- delphia, that they were not to be obtained in that city. As, however, a supply is soon expected from Europe, it is presumed that this difficulty will be removed, to the satisfaction of all con-
cerned. Three hundred and eighty English Bi- bles, and one hundred German Testaments have been secured. which, in part, met the expecta- tions of your Board. These are now in train of distribution throughout the bounds of the so- ciety.
"Where the Bible has hitherto been circulated, it has been received with gratitude, and read sometimes, we know, and frequently with atten- tion, pleasure and improvement.
"Your Board have not tenaciously confined their distribution to those who were literally unable to purchase, although those who are in circumstan- ces to authorize it, generally make a return of the price, or more than the price of the book re- ceived. As, however, your Board are persuaded that no individual, who has ever made a right es- timate of the value of his own soul, will withhold the Word of God from the careless or the wick- ed, because they are able to purchase for them- selves, they have acted from different princi- ples, and adopted a different practice. The care- less, who are able to supply themselves, are no less the objects of Christian sympathy, than the anxious souls who are unable. The great object of your Board, and, it is presumed, the society, is to have the Bible read ; believing that the salu- tary effects of a general attention to its perusal would soon be seen, felt, and acknowledged. even by its present enemies. With this end in view, they are, of course, no less concerned for those who will not, than for those who cannot. procure it for themselves.
"You have become auxiliary to the American Bible Society. A principal object of that soci- ety is to give the aborigines of our country the Word of God, in their vernacular tongue. The" civilization of the savage tribes, and the dissem- ination of the Word of Life, are objects which ought to ensure the prompt and efficient aid of all the friends of civil and religious liberty. Let this be afforded with pious hearts, and willing hands. Let contributions evince sincerity, and the result is certain. We ought to recollect, too, that by the liberality of the British and Foreign Bi- ble Society, our friends are placed in a respectable situation. If, then, a foreign people have been so mindful of us, we ought, at least. to follow the praiseworthy example, so far as to exercise a corresponding liberality toward the people whose soil we occupy, and for whose improvement and happiness we are bound, by so many reasons of interest and benevolence, to unite our exertions. * Let all the streams of piety and benevo- lence flow into one grand reservoir, the friends of truth form one grand phalanx, adopt one uni- versal determination, exert one corresponding movement, which confidence of complete success and unspeakable rewards are calculated to in- spire. Let the glory of God be our aim, the word of God our rule, the spirit of God our light, and we will soon unite in the joyful exclamation. "Victory is on the Lord's side."
"By order of the Board of Trustees of the Ohio
Bible Society.
THOMAS 1). BAIRD,
" Secretary."
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THE CAUSE OF TEMPERANCE.
The first great public movement in behalf of temperance was made in this county. Temper- ance societies began to be formed in 1825-6. One of the most prominent of the first promoters of the reform was Rev. Dr. Hewitt, of Connecticut, who was worthily styled the Apostle of Temper- ance. The exertions of this and other ener- getic advocates of temperance and total absti- nence have effected a wonderful change for the better in the general habits of the people. Sev- eral thousand temperance societies, under vari- ous names, have been formed, and a large num- ber of vessels now sail from various ports of the United States, the crews of which are unsup- plied with spirituous liquors of any kind. The movement has spread, to some extent, in Europe, but by far the most successful of its promoters has been the Rev. Theobald Matthew, a Roman Catholic clergyman, of Ireland, who came to this country and did a great work, and returned to try and save his own countrymen. John B. Gough, Dr. Reynolds, and Francis Murphy, have won great names in this cause. These leaders found their fields of labor in the large cities, almost exclusively. But the enemy per- meated society everywhere. Intoxicants were, and are, among the staples of supply-in the store, in the new settlement, kept as a " good morning " to the early customer, and a " good night " to departing friends : and in the house- hold, on the side-board, in many parts of our land, glasses, sugar, spoons, " Tansy Bitters," and plain whisky, free for all ; no caste here ! And, with such a glow of hospitality surrounding . it, to refrain from joining in a social glass was, and is, almost impossible.
What if it be a "dance of death,"-when the jig is up and the fiddler paid, the remorse that follows is drowned in another glass.
The following graphic picture, by Colonel Ingersoll, will be read with interest :
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