, 1881-02-22
TEMPERANCE WORK,

Ladies' OF GatcxburE. ILL, Institute PEE
cui1nr Methods or Eirfnrn. Thereby
Settling Into rr0nbte-A Specimen OF
tho Lottcrs Sent to Lcsl.1tn.. GliEzenw
Tho Work tn Juritsoll. Nl1eti., IIoing
Prosecuted with tigor.
sptetai Df,nateA to The Chtesgo Tribune.
0A1.EsluGfs, H., Fr.. al,-tt Is mn annual Gus.
fnnl for tho temperance la'lIts of ibis city to
engage In sn,11o movement tlst begoro tho city
spring clrctlon for tho purpose Of influencing
voters IN their bcliHlf. This ycnr It ia evident
that they hnyc hit upon II new plan. For scy-
erAl wecks plst a !urHc number Of our leading
citizens tanvp tcen receiving religious trlrts, thu
p,trport Of which wis calling tholr attention IL
tho Seventh Commandment and many other
things equally rs bud. 4 prominent phy-
sic!an who hatl read IL uuulbcr OF these
tr,c;s offered II reward for tho person.
sending tho same. It wis supposed tlat they
wcro sest by order OF tho Ladies' Chrtstiun Az
sociatIon Of this city. aud subsequent tlorolop-
nlents rt,v1 this to 1c true. The matter caused
great excitement to-.tny wsieu 1t bcca1nD known
thnt Mr. Thun,1s q. f!s'tgs. respectable mnller,
had rccctsedn personHl letter signed 9y Elton
I. Guycr. 1f Peoria, who Ii hero working III tho
inturcst OF tho l,sullcs' Christian Association.
Upon receipt Of tho letter Mr.. lsoxgs hAli Mrs
Guyrr nrrustcd, Hlir waB tnkcn before lustlcc
Cnlkins, being surrounded by lnrEc llumuer
Of the so-enllcd Christian Mdles, whu
admitted TINT they wrutu tho letter
In question nnd l,ld Mrs. G1yer sign
the satnc. Tho court WIS nlso tlllrd witt, nut,-
bcr Of leading citizens who had received tho
ruets. rho in,Iy waived MI examination. ply!nu
letter written SIR. l3Oxxa rentis as fnnws:
"lpsAnM ~ Sitt: 4 mMMny bud reports hire @ % come 10
saies y r. tln Gnrsta k9 ths Srs
VII whcs hsr hHsbsaa i' j 1t lis "s WIS. se,,a
llomo bc!ovc you Do not know tho sn committe'1
~ yo,tr house ata rc,lt1cs.. ns 10 write ya!, to
5 5o warst '!el, a.,,l Women aner Mer I prcsent
abn to stop ths evil 10 ymlr own home, al,d
shnll gxpcet you t. TO all In yDIr power Z, nc:
s1et s e% taao s He Is~nss Ss; # ta SS ss"d or ha '
S. 81 fa th!s = "{ ens as"ss IT,
a H @ .re aea,taistsi M viii lilo et who v!sit Nrs
I'oxEs gt,l II they cnssti.luc TO sso 10 We intend
| IT. i,tihllsh their nt,rs anu hers. HW'si wohicn
pos pose md r;t stop IT to " this tlreadfaI si,, In
i;nlcsDrg. W. write this II. ~ Kindness, aid
fnr thg highest pnGl Of yoara''f aslu your fa'n-
49, - " ~, a,..,,.'. l.t,t.Es +; GuyEn.
1t can r0lllly br in,ag!nc't walt excitement
this hns cltute'. Tho otil IL not yet. 1t s cc,-
tufn that tho lldios tnva 1anIo uravo niTstnko.
md fholr HGhGlG fJr tli9H th1 lnllGtl W0lftHtl
OF this ulty Ia llso lulls tu taIl. Ar 3ugya, tl1e
lA1y referred to In tho Nlova letter, huA always
borne Kun1 reputation.
Special Dtspatth fO The Chicago Tribune.
JACKSON, Mich, Feb. .l.-LaAt month a tGn-
pGta1,ee revival wis held III this city. which re-
aHcril revival Win commenced yesterday. TIC
tev. J. NutterGGd. Ot Grund ttaphls cHtli1 over
md preached II strung temperance SERMON in
tho nfternoun, md tlo Reform Clua toox up the
work ln tho evr1ttnB. When lnrgc meeting wns
held. ThGro Will h0 I1lettllRs every evonsnx Tor
Bulne time,