Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-05-30

MURPHY Francis Murphy, the most
notable of the temperance apostles now in
the field, was born in Wexford, Ireland, in
1886, and led a life of greater or less dissi-
patton until, when he was keeping a
sailors boarding house in Portland, Me-,
in 1869, he fell downstairs in scufle
with drunken man, who was killed by
the fall, while he was arrested on charge
of murder. While in Jail on this charge,
of which he was afterward acquitted, he
was converted to religion, went to preach
ing temperance and turned all but five of
thetprisoners to temperance. After leav-
ing Jail he went to n temperance barbecue
where Dio Lewis was to speak, but some
how Murphy was persuaded to talk first,
and bio said ms he sat down: You don't
want to hear anything from me now.
Take that man and send him over this
country, and he will fire it from one end
to the other" Murphy began his work in
Pittsburgh with q course of six lectures
before temperance union of young men,
but these were not successful, and Murphy
one night broke down while he was talk
ing to some reporters and said he could
never work that way, lecturing in the
churches, but if he only could have a room
where he could fetch in dozen or so of
" the boys off the streets, he might do
some good, and he burst into tears. One
of the reporters Immediately went out and
got II room for him, the basement of q
church, and he began work rs he wanted to
with the boys" got them to talk among
themselves and reform each other, and
started that movement which has trans
formed thousands of drunkards in Pitts
burg and Allegheny City into sober citi-
zens. Murphy is ga short, stout man.
When he talks to an audience his speeches
are delivered in an easy manner at first,
but generally, after he has spoken slowly
and smoothly for while, an inspiration
seems to strike him, he sets himself as if
he was going to give II man blow, and
for ten or fifteen minutes the language
flows from him like stream of water
from great fountain. You might as well
take hold of IL magnetic battery us to take
hold of his hand sometimes to shake hands
with him. He is II very attractive man,
all sympathy, all heart Murphy refused
Il guarantee of $3.50 a night for four
months for lecturing tour, saying that he
couldn t do any good that way; as mat
ter of fact, he receives just enough to live
on, as Moody does, and unlike Moody, he
asks for no expensive preparations and
will not come to any place for any speci-
fled time, for when he enters II city he
means to stay until lie has accomplished
something.
The steamer Indiana, which arrived at
Queenstown on Sunday with Gen. Grant
and his party, reached Liverpool Monday. |
Adam badeau, United States Consul Gen
eral at London, and the Vice Consul at
Liverpool Gin Consul Fairchild's absence), |
with several prominent Americans, went
in tender to meet the ship. Gen Grant
was greeted with hearty cheers rs he left |
the steamer for the tender, which on its
arrival at the dock was met by the mayor
of Liverpool and Il number of prominent
citizens, including members of the COM
mon council. The mayor made this ad-
dress of welcome " General, am glad it
has fallen to my lot as chief magistrate of
Liverpool to welcome TO England so dis
an American citizen. You, sir,
your name on the worlds history
by brilliant soldiers career, and still
more so as II statesman in the interests of
peace. In the name of Liverpool, bid
you a hearty welcome, hope that both !,
your wife and yourself will enjoy this visit
TO old England" Gen. Grant ac-
oepted the hospitality of the city rendered |
to him by the mayor, and the party drove
off in the mayors state carriage. This
the general will visit the docks,
Ut the invitation of the dock board and at
o'clock will lunch with the mayor Mt the
own hall. He proposes going to London
in day Or two. The city authorities of Lon
Ion contemplate giving Il banquet in honor
Of the ex-president at Guildhall, but the
late is not yet fixed. He will probably 90
o Manchester Wednesday, when the
mayor of Manchester will present an add
lress, and luncheon will be served in the
own hall.