The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1865-12-29

DrOgIiO Is viewed uDrOau. we don't eX-
actly like the summary way in which the
Commercial editor disposes Of the Opera
House sensation" That is considered a
''big thing here-and not only the Opera
House, but the man that got up the sensa-
tlon:
PicIwiclx In the Pulpit.
Dayton is buzslng-a human hive, thor
oughly stirred up II happened thus; The
Rev. j. Il. Twftchell became convinced
that II was his duty to say something in
behalf of temperance, and the subject be-
Ing rather trite, by reason of much general
iZing, he added the sauce piquant in leo
ture on the subject, delivered by him last
Sunday afternoon. He brought the mat
tor home to the hearts and heartlistones OF
his auditors. Among the causes Of pre-
valling intemperance, he enumerated wine.
4 The c0untennce of liquor, and the use of
liquor In what are called the upper circles
| of society" He said he had been told that
there was not one out of ten of the gay,
and wealthy, and fashionable, In that city,
who did not drink, sometimes TO intoxica-
ton. This might be exaggeration. He had
also been told that at masquerade balls, all
kinds of indecencies and immoralitlcs are
praotlced, and says:
added that II knew of one, (and If Il
were necessary j could give the facts as
they were reported to me,) among the
wealthy, and fashionable, and aristooratic,
and first families, from which, In the early
morning, ten young men were carried to
their homes---dedd-yes dedd-dead To all
sense of dignity and honor, and manhood
hood. ! said that things like this had oe-
| CURED In our own city"
~ Joined with this illustration of seduc-
tive Influences, marriage festivals in high
life, making the application definitely and
distinctly TO our own city, but without any
personal allusion to any special scene, when
drinking to intoxication Is tolerated re-
marking (and these are the precise words,
In their precise connection), these are
home facts
Notes were taken of this rather personal
| DISCOURSE by s. G. Crumbaugh, and pub
lished as a communication In the Dayton
Journal Of Monday. 1t now appears that
Mr.. Crumbaugh misapprehended the Rev,
| MIR. Twitchell, and so reported the reference
| TO the masquerade bah as applying to q
recent affair of that kind, which took place
at the house of respectable lady in that
city.
The appearance OF this communication In
the Journal, threw the town into an uproar.
Among the attendants at this ball, were two
recently-returned army officers, who, like
the rest, were ''mad as March hares," and
took after the unfortunate clergymen in Il
style that gave him a realizing sense of his
! responsibilities. He disclaimed having
made allusion to that particular masque-
rade, and came out In q card In Wednos-
days paper, from which the above extracts
are taken, In which he further says:
$50 far as there being any reference, In
this connection, or In any connection, In
any part Of the address, to any masquerade
party lately held In this community, In
connection with any family or families,
there was nothing.
~ did say, and say with sorrow, that
young men and old men, walking In the
higher circles, living in palaces of our city,
and constituting the so-called first-class of
society, do drink to intoxicatlon, and that
they from their position, and wealth, and
influence, were greatly responsible for this
evil.
~ am exceedingly sorry that the report
Of the address made by Sigma was, as ]
believe without the slightest intention, on
his part, OF wronging me, or Others, So
worded, or has been 40 construed, as to have
the personal application received"
The writer of the unfortunate commune
cation was also called to account, and the
result was another card, as follows:
DAYTON, Dec. III, 1886.
~ hereby retract so much Of the commu-
nication signed ''Sigma," In the Journal Of
the 25th inst, as refers to a Masquerade
party held In this city, as being without
.o"hNsS" - 'AS '''. 10y ioB,N
its publication, hereby apologize to the
parties seemingly referred TO.
tSignedl -. Z. CRUMBAUdH."
The editor of the journal was also
brought, rs Elder Shelton would say, to the
Judgment seat. The so-called report, he
says, "was Inserted without our knowledge
or approval" and the manuscript would
been rejected as improper for publication,
have had the editor seen y; ana he then
proceeds TO tell ut length how IL crept In
thief like In the night