Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-02-03
ABOUT HANNIBAL.

perance Battery, made very favorable impress
sion on our citizens, while on his ,sit to this /,
city. We are glad to find that he was also
pleased with Hannibal. He does injustice,
however, by accidental omission, we presume,
to the Brady House, the proprietor Of which,
Capt. A. S. RObards, is also gentleman pre-
pared and willing 10 make all comfortable and
at home," and CELEBRATES no bar,
We hope Mr.. Snow will inform his readers
that Hannibal can boast of two temperance hou-
SEES, which are also excellent hotels:
About 10 p. Nj. the hack came along ard we
set out (Grom Troy) on what turned out TO be
Iiost disagreeable and dangerous ride to Hanni-
bal. The night was dark, the roads perfectly
awful, the hack without a break, and the hor
ses smooth
We had a time of t-but at last got to Han
nibal at 6 p. NJ. the next day-fatigued and al
most broken down by protracted and severe la
Dor, iolting and loss of sleep. A day OF repose
set us up again. And to-day, Christmas, found
us at work again. We commenced by preach
ing in the Methodist Church this forenoon.
FoR QUART OF LIqUoR.-Judge Gore Of
this city HANNIBAL Mo. } related TO us the fol-
lowing as coming under his own observation
Tom Nc NSns confirmed sot; had made per-
feet beast of himself, with the help of the gro
Gerry keeper. On one occasion Tom went TO the
grog shop, out of money and credit too, and
begged for some whisky. The grog-seller pro-
missed him quart, upon consideration that he
would take ten ashes upon his bare back with
raw hide, and all the while keep his thumbs
in two auger holes bored into the whipping post.
Nc. at last agreed TO the hard bargain, stripped
off, and received eight severe lashes without
flinching; the ninth was very hard, and the poor
fellow ierked his thumb out of the auger hole
BY the terms of his bargain he must lose the
whisky or take the lashes over again. He stood
up to again. but at the ninth lash again finched
jerking his thumb out Of the auger hole. The
grog seller was inexorable--he would not abate
one of the lashes. And now poor Nc. deter
mined to try it again, and fixing his thumbs in
the auger holes apparently with death grip, he
stood it this time the whole ten, making in all
twenty eight lashes laid OH by the strong, willing
arm Of the grog seller. Then the poor fellow
having nothing else into which the quart Of
whisky could be put, was obliged by the heart
less grocery keeper to receive it in his old felt
hat, in which he carried it off-the price of his
own blood. After this, the same poor drunk
did WCllI W SOullR uUClOT HI lllS UBlgnDOIUOOQ
and begged for whisky. The doctor, to satisfy
himself Of the truth Of what he had heard res
pecting the great strength of the mans appe
tite, proposed to give him the whisky upon con-
dtion that Nc. would suffer the first Joint of his
thumb to be cut off, To this he agreed And
the doctor took out his knife, and cut through
the skin and flesh, clean to the bone. This sat
isfed him that he wou!d really submit to the
amputaton, rather than lose the whisky, andhe
bound up the wound and let him have the quart
Of liquor. Another time, the same man applied
to judge Gore for dsam-he begged only one
glass The Judge at last consented to let him
have it, provided he would swallow with it such
proportions of tartar emetic, ipecacuanha and as.
safGtida as he would put into it. Nc. consent
ed and doctor drugged the gill Of whisky
with the above articles to the extent that he sup
posed was safe. With full knowledge of the
fact, the miserable man turned off the nauseou.
draught at single swalow-and was Of course
made violently sick.
UP THE ASSASSINATION Monday nigh
again, large and respectful audience attend
ed at the Southern Methododst Church. Or
this occasion the position was assumed that the
influence of the liquor traffic 10 corrupt the mo.
rails OF the community, was best illustrated by it,
effects upon the grog-sellers themselves. + 4
We cannot take leave of Hannibal without ex
pressing our hearty thanks for the many friend
ly attentions received from its people. W.
found the gentlemen of the press-all of then
those of the Messenger, the Courier and the
Journal, courteous, affable and agreeable, anC
that dinner, brother Messenger, sticks in oul
Graw yet-we were tempted by its savory anc
rich prolusion somewhat beyond the bounds
proper for the appetite of Temperance man
No wonder you are CT such aldermanc proper
tons and rotundity.
Travellers will find in Messrs. Jackson s
Hance, mine hosts of the City Hotel, gentlemen
prepared and willing to make all comfortable
ana at home. Give them call. To us it il
exceedingly unpleasant to be compelled to inhal,
the poisonous vapors and fumes of rum hole
such as many Of our Missouri taverns are, ant
on this account will mention the fact, that at thu
City Hotel no bar is tolerated.
We have mislaid the printed notice given u.
OF the TACT, and SO are compelled in this form t
state that few weeks ago our friend Hinton
Of the Hannibal Courier, was married to a lad,
who was highly spoken Of there, but whose
name we have forgotten.
AT Hannibal, as we'll as at all other places we
have visited, we were gratifed with the eviden
ces we met with, of the favor with which the
Battery is regarded. Large additions TO it.
list of subscribers were made during our soiourn
for which we are much indebted to J. Richmond
Esq.
! The Temple Of Honor is said to be in more
flourishing condition than any Temperance or,
ganization of the place, though we hope the Sons
are waking up TO more and more vigorous life
and action,
We predicted last week that the Pike Coun.
ty Railroad Bill would be beaten by corruption
and the prophecy was in manner pre-fulllled