National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-28
TEMPERANCE MASS MEETING.
THE LADIES AT HAMLINE CHURCH
LAST NIGHT.

THE LADIES AT HAMLlNE CHURCH
LAST NIGHT.
One OF the largest and most enthusiastic tenn
perance meetings ever held in this city took place
last night in Hsmline church, corner Of Ninth
and p streets, under the auspices Of the North
ern District Of the Ladies' Temperance Union"
TIE peA5, galleries, alsies and vestibulo of the
church were crowded With lgdiss and gentlemen,
the former largely predohinating. :
Among those who occupied seats around tho
pulpit were Rev. Messrs Baker, Butler, Gray
and Dashlells, besides the several ladies who
had been selected to address the assemblage.
seti s Wth an OI sppFopriSts address She was
| followed in brief and earnest addresses by Mrs.
Barnard, Mrs. Nellie II. Bradley. Mrs. George
Butler.
The exercises were appropriately Interpingled
with prayer by several ladies and the singing oil
| HYMNS BY the entire audience.
DR.. Gray, in the course OF his remarks, stated
that he had never attended SO grand temper
N ns he aE S
quent or Impressive utterances than those to
| which he had listened on this occasion. He had
never heard speeches better calculated to touch
the minds and the hearts Of the people than those
| made by the ladies who had spoken that night.
He had imagined, while listening TO them, that
| he heard q voice from heaven saying, "By this
| sign thou shalt conquer" In the name Of the
audience he thanked the ladies for their noble
efforts, and invoked the blessing Of heaven upon
the great work. -
The warm words OF praise expressed by DIR.
Gray were, indeed, well inerited, for this was un
temperance meetings ever held in Washington
In point Of numbers, character and enthusiasm 1t
o. tSs aa he
we're remarkably forcibie and pathetic, and fuiIy
f Dr. Gfs a' high sFa:s bestowed upon them by
! 4 SUGGESTION As TO CURRENCY.
nHMums -g,esrer OF less quantsy on prp-r
currency which is going to cause the difficulty,
but Il is the manner OF issuing and the mode Of
managing this paper currency, and there does
seem to be some modes Of operation possible IN
which the amount OF paper Issued will make very
Isl, Instead of having q favored few called
4 National Banks, let the number Of banks be un-
limited, provided the associates forming a bank.
ing Institution can comply Win the requhments
ID ID Lei all National Bank notes be called in,
and let AL notes Intended for banking purposes be
issued by the United States. In other words, LET
them be greenbacks
! q bank, proper law having been enacted, lei
them apply under this law, make deposit o.
such IN United states BANKS anu secure - ~ ~ -
National Banks such percentage oil notes 10 &c
business upon.
This arrangement will cause a demand for Gov
and instead Of sending sI Of our specie out Of the
country to pay dividends, we shall nave IL re
turned to pay our own people.
that all the losses by notes destroyed will nure u
, the United States, and not to the individual In
aaOn 70 tss Hn.d sssss S Do
majority OF It's own printing, It viii be another
Improvement. o.
SUPREME C0URT-GEEERAL TERM
Alltho justices sat sn 6ane for the hearing o
appeals yesterday.
} John T. Mitchell, surviving partner,vs. Georg'
Seitz and wife ct al. This IL an appeal from de
+ cree OF Judge wyiie, declaring void q deed mad
to Mr.. seltI, and holding. property decided to he
as in fact the property Of her husband, and sub
iect TO : Judgment or the plaintiff. The case wa
4 argued 81 Messrs. Perry and s. L. Phillips, Q
the plaintiff and Messrs. Riddle and Miller, 10
. the defendants, but was not concluded.
q AKerus Bard. Ordered TO be dismissed.
i Lsoker ys. Washington City and Point Lookou
/. Railroad Company. Judgment ahrmed-
ODD FELLOWSHLP.
! The entertainment given by RidgsIey Encsmp
ment, No. s, L o. o. f., last evening, at Marinf'
7 hall, was an affair every way creditable 70 tn
: Order. The exercises commenced with q concer
1 given by the Odd Teflows' choir and was q com