The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-02-22
temperance Reform.

At Kewanee, Ill, 1925 signers,
at Dubuque, Iowa, $500.
In Mason City, Ill, over 1900
have signed the temperance pledge.
Queen Victoria recently gave
$4,000 to the temperance cause in
London.
The red ribbon movement still
goes On in Quincy, and some 800
are enrolled.
Only two adult citizens of Naples,
ILL.,, stand out against the Murphy
movement.
ALI rhe adult citizens of Chambers
burg, Pike county, ILL.,, have signed
the pledge.
Gov. Robinson, of New York,
never offers wine to the guests at
his receptions.
Murphy, the temperance lecturer,
secured 20,660 signatures to the
pledge in Springfield, Mass, and
vicinity.
Vigorous measures are being
made In Pennsvlvania to secure the
passage of the local option law now
before the Legislature of that State.
Vice President Wheeler and
Speaker Randall are strictly enforc-
ing the rule prohibiting the sales of
liquor, including lager beer, in the
Capitol.
1t is said that in some parts of
Sweden there have been powerful
revivais of religion which began in
efforts to promote temperance. Pas
tors and churches of the several de-
nominations have Joined heartily in
the work.
The Secretary of War is thinking
seriously of forbidding, under a
heavy penalty, the sale of liquors at
any military post, or any military
reservation in the United States,
and allowing soldiers to procure
malt liquors only through the Com
missary Department.
| Rev. Fl. NJ. Short writes from
4 Hardin, ILL.,, "The royal purple
movement struck this place about
one month ago, and is spreading
rapidly to every part of the coun-
try. Over one thousand have al
ready signed the pledge, and wear
the purple ribbon and still there's
more to follow.
Ofthe reform work of Mr.. Moo
dy among the incorporate of Chica-
go, DR.. Gibson of the second Pres
byterian churce, says, eve received
over one hundred, and [ do not
know of any one who has dishonor-
ed bis profession" DR.. Kittridge,
/ of the third Presbyterian church,
{ saws, owe received between two
, and three hundred, and they appear
! quite as well as the average Of any
: other members" DR.. Thompson
of the fifth church, says, eve re-
ceived one hundred and FIFTEEN, and
all walk worthily. OF these six were
: very hard cases of drunkards re-
formed, ell of whom stand firm"
! The New York Tribune notes the
following:
The popular belief that France is
country where the use of light
; wines excludes more potent bevera-
: ges, will have TO be modified. n.
: Dunier finds statistics indicating
! that the consumption of alcohol in
France has increased within forty
5 years by fifty per cent, while the
, population has somewhat diminish
E ed. Brandy is now taken to facili-
tate the digestion of cider; wl:ile
: much more brady is drunk, less CT
r der lie used, but the consumption OF
beer has nearly trippled. The Stats
ties further show that the accident
r al deaths, babitual drunkenness and
: delirium tFemens bear q direct ratio
I in each department to the consump-
ton 70 alcohol, with the exception
: of two departments where the ex-
! lcessiVe drinking of white wines il
{ supposed TO be the occasion Of simi.
lar unhappy results.