The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-01

| Is desired
Mass meeting at Washington Hall
tonight, to be addressed by the Rev.
DR.. W. N. Grimes, OF Cadiz, Ohio,
| The Crusade Across the Rivcr-LR-
dies Praying la the SBOw-DoinSs
nj ST. CIairsviIfe and Martins
Ferry.
BRIDGEPORT.
The tide OF war on spir,is and its
near relatives seems 10 be near the
flood at Bridgeport, and rising rapidly,
The folks say in fac; there shall be no
cessation Until every saloon is closed
and the sale Of liquors entirely sus-
pended, except by physicians orders.
Yesterday afternoon the usual daily
prayer meeting was held at the NJ. E.
Church. The Rev. Dr.: Crimes Of Cadiz
was present, aud delivered an, eloquent
address to the crowde! assembly. His
remarks continued nearly an hour, yet
bis exceeiiI g!y interesting and forCib'e
manner OF relating incidents
connected with tue present whisky
cam raisn, made il seem hut II sco.e OF
minutes to his enthusiastic and delight
ed hearers.
= After the adjournment Of the meet
ing a business session WAS he'd by the
ladies' as TO the necessary course TO ru!'
sue while on street duty. This being
ended, they took up their line Of march
TO the lntractable Mr.. Adam Eberle's
store. Upon arriving, they
separated in single file, one
column to the inside OF the pavement
and the other near the curb, leaving a
passage way, between. As the thought
full Mr., f. had expressed his disappro-
baton Of the proceedings by locking
the door, the ladies' kuelt down outside,
some being provided VITA mate, rugs,
carpets, &C., by sympathiziug friends,
and amidst the driving snow, and
slush, and mire, and wet while the
thermometer stood nearly at freezing
point those ladies. fifty or more, prayed
and surg for half an hour. The sight
so impressed all the men present as TO
cause them to either kneel or uncover
their heads.
After their effort to bring Mr.. Eberle
to terms, but without success, they
moved off to the saloon Of Mrs.,. Men
enger Here they were admitted in
eide, and after praying and singing UNI
til nearly six o'clock, they adjourned
Mrs. y. at last accounts refusing tc
sign the PIE 'ge.
There Was 10 meeting last night, but
to-day there will be the usual meetings
the Rev. John Mohat addressing the
meeting at the Presbyterian Church
The Rev. Mr.. Grimes breaches a
Washington Hall tonight.
1T. CiAiRsyILLE.
Ats. ClairSy.le the ladies lave been
praying on the streets some time. They
claim to be quite successful and have
now inaugurated the picket movement
to Kill oil the remaining saloon keepers
At five o'clock yesterday morning they
.. stationed pickets at the entrances to the
saloons OF Messrs A. c. Downing and
, Joseph King. tue weathe. cold and it
showing and blowing Ike fury
At neon Downing had sur
rendered Terms OF capjtula,ion not
known.
The ladies claim that Mr.. Kings is
the only place now open and they will
soon capture that stronghold.
MARTINS FERRY.
Yesterday, all Of interest that tran
: spired was the fning o. NJ. Wallace
) by Mayor Kerr, $50 and coets, for sell
ling liquor. I, sppears that he had
signed the pledge and cold sll OF his
stock OF whisky to the ladies, who had
emptied it into tue gutter, yet there wa:
still q little LEFT, and someone discover-
ing that be was disposiDg OF it in the
old way, information vas lodged
against him and the result was as
above stated.