The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-08-21
FROM THE CAPITAL.

temperance Mcetlmgs-IAo1 He.
uniOn or Mexican S0ldicrs-Our
Monument Square and two
Names which should be In
scribed thereon.
Dear Adpertiser:-Since wrote yoD
two weeks ago there has been but the
faintest sprinkle OF rain here; and
were 1t not for our water-works aud
the grand river, Des Moines, "fiowing
through the midst thereof" Des
Moines would be in suffering condi-
ton. Nature and art have combined
To make this. in the not very distant
future, first class city. Indeed you
would be surprised TO see the city air.
we are now putting on. Our rail-
roads, bridges. water-works and gas.
as well as the fact that this IL Iowa's
capital and that we are having new
and magnificent State House erected
here are we'll known facts. and state
ment of their existence would be stale;
but all your readers do no. know tina,
like New York and Philadelphia and
few other large places, Dies Moines
has the 'msii delivery duly organ.
lied, by which we can receive at gu,
hodses four times daily al; our mil
matter; then the Post-office Depart.
ment has put up throus hout the city
at convenient distances iron letter
boxes, in which letters aud papers cat
be deposited with certainty of their
going promptly to their destination.
rs the mail is collected from these
boxes four times day.
The second of 3 series of out door
temperance meetings was held in tn.
Court House yard last Sunday at 4 P.
NJ. There was large multitude in
attendance. Gov. Carpenter, who il
always found where by his presence
he can lend influence to a good cause.
presided. Hon. c. c. Cole was first
called out. He made very excellen,
address. hal never heard him and
thought he would be dry aud uninter.
rsting, but wac very agreeabiy sur
prised. He is very entertaining.
forcible speaker, and treated the sub
ject rather In its legal bearing. Dur.
ing his address he made a very elo-
quent and touching allusion to the
place ~ well ~ the occasion OF the,,
gathering. 1t was Sabbath afternoon;
they were In the grateful shade Of the
Temble Of Justice; the beautiful grass
was the carpet and cushions upon
which they reclined the clear azure
Of the cloudless heavens and the beau
tifui fountain with its jets Of clear cool
waterfall furnished fitting material
for eloquent words.
He was followed by Luke Ogilvie
Esq., who until picked up by tn.
Peoples Temperance Association,
was sunk into the lowest d-pths o
inebriety. He said in introducing hi,
remarks that no one on the groun,
had felt more terrible than he the NV
fui curse Of drunkenness. He spok,
ut considerable length with an elo
quence rarely heard II ever excelled
Those who had been lounging leisure
~ on the grass up to this time got up
crowded as closely as they could, an,
listened with breathless attention /
the burning words that fell from hi
lips. The question ut once was whel
it WAS over, who Is hep" "Wha
does he do?" &c. Mr.. Ogiivie Is wri
ting In the Insurance office Of broth
er-in-law. He Is sn EngIishman,
graduate Of Oxford University, and
thorough scholar. He has lived IL
some years in Canada and came iron
thence here. 1t is also said that h
was q minister of the gospel, but b
was despoiled by rum until he ha
lost all self respect, and now through
the kind Offices OF friends he is irwin
TO assert his manhood. Will lie SUE
coed? 1t is the prayer of all VIII
heard him that he may.
read tina, letter in your Last jssu
from my friend Joshua Ri9by vii,
much Interest. He IL IN interes,in
writer and very reliable.
A sad mishap occurred here a f.,
days ago, Two little brothers. age,
re-pe ctively Ii and s years, residin
on the West side, left home for In
purpose OF bathing in The river. Tn,
larger took the hand of the smaller
and walled out from the shore. ),
scream was heard and they were see,
struggling in the deep water. Befor
help could reach them the struypl
was over, and two spirits that the Wa
ter could not drown had gone to Tn.
spirit world. The next day the tw.
were laid side 10y eide in the same bu
rial case and thus they sleep togeth
er. 1t was sad blow to the parent
thus 10 have two out of their three ..
ruthlessly snatched away.
One of the interesting events to b,
IL the reunion of the veteran soldier
OF the war with Mexico. to be held i,
his city September llth. 18th ans
18th. Capt J. w. Griffith, who il
chairman of the committee of arrange
ments in his call says, Let ever,
follower of Taylor and Of Scott homo,
the occasion with his presence. A
soldiers welcome awaits the pa,rio,,
Of 1872" This call II extended to al
who can come, whether in this or nd
joining States. Those wishing to a,
tend are requested to send their name,
to J. w. Griffith, Des Moines. A PRO
gramme will be published In due time
Soldiers Of the late war are also cor
daily invited to be present aud t.
join In making this a memorable re-
union TO the old guard
am pleased from time to time 4,
see eferences in your paper to tn.
Monument Square, to its beauty aur
the patriotism it evipces on the nar,
OF tine people of"Old Cedar" l think
there are Two names that ought to b.
Inscribed on the Monumeut-a E,,.,.
near Mechanicsviile, aud Macy from
! springdale. When l return to rrinto,
one OF the pleasures in anticipation j.
visit to Monument Square. J. FIX
Dies Moines, Aug. 9th. 1879