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Temperance Meeting-- BsIletoRtaine- Maine
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ple-LaDs, etc. Urbana-lMeeting of the
Grand Union D. Of T-Crisis in the Ii
qNOr Traffic.
BRo. CLARK,-On Monday, the 26th ult,
l left the Queen City for the purpose of
opening a Temple of Honor in Bellefon.
taine. l took the Little Mama Railroad
through Xenia, and arrived in Springfield
Just ten minutes too late for the cars of the
Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad. This
last named company now own the road from
Springfield TO Dayton, and in order to COM
pei those from this city going north, to go
through Dayton, frequently leave Spring
field few minutes before the arrival OF the
Little Miami train Not wishing to spend
twenty y-four hours in Springfield doing moth
ing, at p M. took the cars to Dayton.
Dayton, heretofore somewhat noted for
the amount of liquor sold and drank, is now
the scene of great revival in the Temper
ance cause. A few weeks ago Dayton Tenn
pie of Honor, No. l6, employed a person to
canvass the city, and report the number of
drinking and gambling saloons. This was
done, and the result published in the pa.
pers The sober, moral, and religious por-
tion of citizens were startled at the number,
and many not before active in the Temper
ance movement, began TO inquire what was
to be done. The clergy resolved to lecture
alternately on the subject every Sabbath
evening. On the evening, before l was
there, the Rev. Mr.. Hall, an eloquent divine,
not unknown to fame, gave first-rate lee.
ture. He said Heretofore he had been
opposed to legislation, but now he was CON
vinced that without it, the traffic could not
be stopped; aud he was in favor of stopping
it, even if physical force had to be resorted
to-"
Both the daily political papers, and one
neutral paper, are also in favor of some
thing being done, and done at once, to stay
the tide of moral DISSOLUTION sweeping Ger
the otherwise prosperous city of Dayton.
A large Hotel is now being built by a
company. When finished, it will be the
largest in the place, and enc of the best in
the country; and one article in the charter
of the company, forever prohibits the sale
of liquor on the premises.
On Monday evening the ladies of the So
cial Degree, connected with Dayton Temple
of Honor, gave social party in the large
hall of the Sons of Temperance. The hal
was filled to overhowing, and the audienc,
We're enlivened by short speeches, songs
and refreshments. Rev. Mr. Strickland
lectured on Temperance the same evening
in the City Hall, to a crowded house |,
there another city in the State where t,0c
large temperance meetings can be held Oh
the same evening?
On Tuesday morning took the cars TO
Springfield aud Bellefontaine, and reached
the latter place about 3 P. NJ. In the even
ing l met part of the applicants for 1
Temple charter, and duly organized Belle
fontaine Temple of Honor, No" Thongl
few in numbers, they are of the right kind
The Sons are doing well here, and there il
a good state of feeling in regard to Temper
ance among the citizens generally.
A few months since, the Town Counci
passed an ordinance declaring the liquol
traffic nuisance, that ought to be abated
making it the duty of the Marshal to search
for liquor, and, if found, remove it beyonc
the corporate limits. The ordinance, in it,
main features, was similar to the Maine
Liquor Law" except that the officer, insteaC
of destroying the liquor, was required t
take it out of the corporation, as he woulC
any other nuisance. The Marshal's frs
visit was to the grocery of hoary HEADED
sinner. He was accompanied by Posst
of citizens; and as they laid hold of bar
rel of liquor, and were rolling it out, the
owner thrust his hand into jar of Scotcl
snuff, which he sprinkled plentiiully int
the face and eyes of the officer and hi
posse This, of course, put them hOrs d
combat for the time. The result was thu
arrest of the grocer for resisting the office
in the discharge of his duty Several Othe
cases terminated in the same way. TIL,
venders and their sympathizers got up on,
or two meetings, at which the Sheriff of tn,
county, Mayor and Marshal of the town
were obliged to command the peace. Oh
the trial of these violators of the peace, by
an arrangement of the counsel on botl
sides, the whole matter was submitted tt
the Court in Bank, to test the validity o
the ordinance. That tribunal has since
refused to take cognizance of the matte
before decision was had in a LOlOer court
Whether the law will yet be carried out
"remains to be seen."
On Wednesday afternoon l started towart
home, and stopped at Urbana. The Grant
Union Daughters of Temperance held thei
meeting here the week previous, and mainly
through their influence an interest in thl
cause was awakened.
A meeting of the citizens was called anc
numerously attended. A vote was unani
mously passed, that the liquor traffic SHOULD
be put down in Urbana. A committee o
twelve citizens was appointed to bring t.
Justice all who were selling in violation o
the law passed last winter. This commit
tee set about their work in earnest, anC
quite a number were fined for sundry
Offenses, in sums amounting to forty anc
sixty dollars. Some of the sellers compro