The true northerner., 1878-02-22
FROM DOIL.4GI.fC.

AsOsN DOusfGffC.
From Our Own Correspondent.
During the past week our buyers have been
paying e1 05@1 10 for wheat; For dressed
hogs, "A; for live hogs, S3 80.
Mrs. Eliza C. Duval died at her residence IN
this city, Thursday evening, the l4th inst. Her
disease was consumption, with which she had
been afflicted for the past twelve years For
the past thirteen months she has been n very
great sufferer being confined 10 her bed the
whole OF that time. The funeral took place
from the house Saturday afternoon.
Fred, an only son OF Gideon Gibbs or this
place, IS lying in critical condition from hem
orrhage OF the lungs.
Prof. Upton, Of Decatur, came over Friday
evening and talked temperance to a large audi
enee OF our citizens at the Methodist church.
He is a pleasant speaker and seems deeply in
earnest in the work, and to our mind he made
many good points. After spending short
time in examining the present modes OF opera
ton against the enemy and the results ar.smg
therefrom-showing, by what seemed TO us
good, sound reasoning that any reformation
which might be brought about by their employ
ment could not, under existing circumstances,
be full and perfect. Ia his opinion-and he
thought he was not alone in this opiniou-the
only way in which the curse of Intemperance
could he driven from our land was by political
influence. This influence we could not get
from either OF the existing parties, or both of
them combined. We must therefore build up
another party whose principles shall be strictly
temperance principles. Now came tie great
and all-important question, q" How can We form
such party" Ills answer 10 this question
was ALLOW the ladies' TO vote, and the thing
is DONE" He then went to work to prove Why
and in what manner this step would bring
about the desired reformation. To Us his logic
was good and his arguments conclusive. We
think his effort here vas we'll received and ap-
preciated. He had it seasoned just euough
with bumor to make it pleasing as we'll in-
structiye
The Tennessee Jubilee Singers gave a con-
cert at Young Mems Hall on Wednesday even
ing, 80 per cent OF the proceeds to go TO the
Temperance mon. The Union received Six
dollars thereby.
The attendance at the gospel temperance
meeting on sunday afternoon was much larger
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unable TO get in. The pastors OF the different
denominations take turns in taking charge OF
these meetings.
| The Congregational Society, not being saiis-
fed with the improvements made in their house
of worship last year, are now at work lowering
their seats and cushioning them. This VIII add
much to the comfort and looks of the building.
The work is all donated by the society and
friends not connected with it, so that the cash
outlay 10 only for the material for cushions
In our schools for the month JUS. passed
there have been II cases of tardlness; for year
TO date, ia. Per cent OF attendance for month
%; for year to date, $3.50.
Harvey Parks and John Purcell, two young
men, the latter colored, sent from here IN No.
vember last to the worll-house at Detroit, for
ninety days, have returned. Since their de-
parture the father OF Parks has died, and the
young man not permitted to attend the funeral.
We hope this is all the lesson of this kind thst
these young men will need, and that now they
will adopt the Dare TO DO Right pnnciple
and be what they know how to ba-eober,
honest, industrious and respectable citizens.
One Of our saloons closed doors one day last
week under circumstances something as foi-
lows: Mareha Posber found several bullet
holes IN its walls and upon investigation LIE
found that some roughs had entered by the
back door after the hour fer closing, bad got
into a row and had done SMALL amount Of
shooting while they knew that he was over to
the 11.30 train. He ordered the institution
closed up.
One Lucius Day came 70 town Saturday with
money with which he intended to pay bis taxes.
He got into one OF our saloons, became drunk,
got rid OF his money, started home, came back
after another drink, was met at the saloon door
by Brehenchen-the saloonist-and knocked
down. He had the saloonst arrested and taken
before Squire schemerhorn, who fined him Sl5
aud costs, amounting in all to sos. He paid
tbe came to avoid going to jail FOR tsenty
days. JOSIAH,