Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-04-15
LETTER FROM ILLINOIS.
srnlNonrLD. ILL.. April oh. 1881.

NJ. Editor Spring. with ITS ethe-
real mildness. fair springing flowers, and /
singing birds is not upon US. The
poets have some sentimental twaddle a
bout winter lingering in the lap OF
spring. I; seems that the icy-headed
old gent is not only hard and fast in her
lap, bu; must have pretty strong hold,
with his arm around her waist The
good people are wishing here that the
oppressed maiden would jog him with
pin and give him the grand bounce"
We have had rigorous winter since
the middle Of last November, with the
ground covered most of the time with
snow; even now, the 9Th Of April, the
white sheet, neither woven nor spun, Is
spread all over tie streets 1t showed
on the 1st Of April to the depth Of four
inches. aud has continued to slcct lit
tie ever since We are absolutely dis
gusteh with the weather Our morning
ori-on and evening verpers arc 10 the end
that may be blessed with little sun
shine. 1t will come by the Fourth of
July" say some but 'hope deferred
maketh tie heart sick is our solemn
answer adorned with a ghastly smile. -
Farming operations will necessarily be
very much retarded this season There
has not yet been a furrow plowcd in San
gamore county, and with the most ia
vorable circumstances there cannot be
for two weeks to come The wheat crop
has been injured to a considerable extent,
and many farmers are contemplating the
blowing up of some portions Of their
wheat land for some other crop.
Our Sucker Solons" are still in SEES
sion, and will be until about the middle
of May, it is thought A bill, to sub
NIT to the people, as an amendment to
the constitution, the prohibition of the
manufacture and sale of ardent spirits
in the State, was lost, or failed to pass
the Legislature at this session. There
was a majority in favor of submitting
the question to the people, but it re-
quired two thirds There was much ex-
element over the matter and the Tenn
perance ladies were here in full force
from various parts of the State. The
temperance people ara not without hope
see a rapidly growing sentiment in ia
vor of the suppression of the liquor
traffic $50 mott. it be- " ~ the farvont
ejaculation OF your =ynpati'i1ing eorres-
Pondent, who has been lei, 10y experience
and observation, to regard the commerce
in liquor as the king Of evils in this
country Arguments to sustain the po-
sition are not required Every sensible,
unprcjudicel mud must accept it as
true
Our city election has just been held
There were three tickets in the field a
Democratic, Republican and Citizens
ticket So corrupt had become the last
city administration, under a Republican
mayor, in that the city ordinances were
not enforced, an 4 9 neral looScness al
lowed to prcvIil-characterized by
drunkenness in saloons on Sunday, and
the consequent riotous conluct of the
victims on the streets; and many other
breaches of law and order, growing out
of the weakness and dcmoralized condi-
tion OF the city government. that the
good citizens without regard to party,
set up, from head to foot. what they
termed The Citizens Ticket" The
Democratic Convention met AMI picked
out of this ticket all the goo Democrats
for their ticket and the R,pub leans did
the same thing, that is. selected for
their ticket all the gorI Republicans
found on tic citizens ticket. The re
suit has been "a half and half" with
the advantage Of securing the election of
mayor, city treasurer, and a majority of
the city council, to tn, Democrats. We
are hoping for better things in the next
administration, for our mayor is a man
of sterling integrity, and says he will
enforce the laws and orlinrnc IS against
all offenders With q plea to be excus-
ed for all Irregularities in this hastily
written letter. Ircmain yours &c.