Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-03-19
FAMILIAR LETTER FROM ILLINOIS


''FhlN"fIEiD, ILL.,, -hdftn 10, 10 10.
To the Editor Of tie Times =
Springfield has DOTTED her ermine robes
and donned suit of sable The beauti
full snow has quite disappeared, anG
mud-mud black and nauseating to the
pedestrian fancy mud up to the hubs
retardlng the progress of the ever passing
vehicles, and giving them as they pass
slowly along, one behind another. the sol
emn semhlancc Of a funeral cortege. Such
to-day is the enliyening prospect upon the
streets of our city. | have seen lately
tfocks of those migratory birds. technically
called geese, slowly vending. with true
aeronautic skill. their way to the crea,
lakes of the North. This think is a good
sign, and tends TO show that Old Winter
Is about to rclcnt and get out Of the lap OF
Spring and allow the tawdry maiden an
opportunity to array herself becomingly
in her robes of living green. and to this
end let us all unite in 4 solemn. so mote il
be
Our Sucker Solons are still in session
not 10 the very great advantage of the
State | think; but this Of course is conf
DENTAL. An effort has been made in the
: last few days to repeal the Liquor Law
which is rigorous and severe in word. but
puerle and weak in spirit and effect. for
though daily violated. we seldom hear e
4 prosecution. The friends of Temperance
however are opposed to unmuzzling the
rum dog, and are strong enough to save the
law as il now stands without even a modi-
tication. While we may admire and even
reverence the christian philanthrophy
which prompts heroic men and women to
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all over our land, We are compelled to be
lieyc that it avaiIs but little
For men will drink
N"'cr stopping to think:
AUI women must Weep
Aud their lone yigtls keep.
SO it was, So It is, and so it will be until
the Archangcl shall IT last write Fins on
the back of old father Time.
Our Celtic brethren are making active
and extensive preparations 10 celebrate
hccomingly the Eth day Of March In
hunoring the name If his patron saint Pat
Is anticipating joyous time. In the morn
inC, while on parade, he'll he wearing
o'thc green, but in the evening most like
" the ''black," as he retires from some sa-
loon with eyes in mourning
Our spring election is close at hand
mayor, city clerk, treasurer, collector.
assessor and members of the CITY council
are all II bee elected. There is usually but
little excitement in connection with an
election here. The people go quietly and
deposit their votes and then about their
business. The result this time Will he the
election in toto of the Democratic ticket.
- our last election showed a large and in
creased majority for that party. and moth
ing has occurred II diminish its strength.
DIR. De koven. the late Bishop elect for
this diocese, has failed to receive the en-
dorscnent Of majority of the different
and various Standing Committees If dio
Ccses throughout the country. and conse-
qucntly his election will be nugatory and
void. II is alleged that his known ritual
istic propensities and declarations have
caused his defeat. He is AT present DIR
po-thc-hoys' at an Episcopal Institution
Of learning at Racine, Wisconsin. but in
view of his defeat for the Bishopric, and
As panacca To his wounded spirit occa-
stoned thereby. he is about to be called TO
the rcctorShip of st. James, magnificent
church in Chicago. More anon.
y. B. II.