, 1874-03-17
ELSEWHERE,
ILLINOIS.
At Tl1oONtNuToN.

Special D,snatch to 7hs Chicago Trtb,sns.
hLooMtNaroN, ILL.,. March 1o.-rha totnper-
anco crusade hrs boon cotnmencnd III Dlouming-
ton. Tho ball wnB opened by mass.tnoctngs
thb people hold last osentng ut Darloy Hall mud
ono Of tho 1argoht churches IN tho ott5. Fully
$500 woro proaout Mt both, aud many went away
unable to find oven standing room. speechoa
wero mndo by most Of the ministers of tho city,
and at tho church osaays woro read by indies,
and tho ladies generally oondnctod the
meeting To-day at ladics' prayor-mceting a
Temperance Lenguo wnH formed, and 1t
is thought the work will begin at
onre. An attempt will first be t>1ato to elect
temperance nlon to tho City Council, and thon
aro III earnest, aud, II this fails, will resort to
licensed SALOONS hero, besides number Of huies
where liquid da1nhtion iB paildlcd ont on the
sly, SO that tllore Is an abundance Of room for
Ar LEXINGTON
Che pcop1o hnvo continued tllotr prohibition
Charter by great mhjorlty, although strong
effort waa made 10 supplnnt it with q whisky
charter. In nearly every littlo town In this
couhty something is being done To proinote tie
catise of temperance.
AT Brn1Ear1ELD.
speefal D.spa!eh to 3he Chtearo Tribune.
srnlNar1gLp March 1G.-1ho City Council
tlis morning pashed IN ordllatlcc croatss two
Nth mud sixth. They wofo takon out of tho
ocntto Of tho city, being oil tho territory
between. Third aud Tenth atreots, from
tho southern to tho northorn limitH. Those
and weat just north Of State House Square.
This will place tho city undor tho control Of tho
Temperance elolnent 30 far ~ tho Council ia
concerned, and it was dono with this riow. Al
ready the public sentiment created by tho tom
| n1fa In hntf t1 In fo1t
thero ia now no doubt that full and complete
temperance ticket will bo put in tho Hold fur
city officers, without regard to politics.
A TEMPERANCE MEETING.
at temperance 1noothg held this afternoon,
at the Nrst Dnptiet Church, tho Roy. q. b. shaw
waa elected President Of tho TomporAuoo Asso-
ciation. There is no purpose as yot nanifeBtod
to DO anything more than create q public
eg aaoss s''s rhese ts 'h' in osqa1sa
itauglrating to have lntlios viait aaloon-koepors
at their homos, aud plead with them to doHtst
from their traao About 400 or 500 per-
sCnz sn ,aa,; hayo already signed tho pledge A.
proposed a limited pledge. to c9ntiuSe
wantod to amend 80 na to nllow tic women tho
ballot, which, he asserted WAS tho only eiroctual
mode mode to, TO- PIT down. 9noF.aohDE The apend
luton wgR adoptod. The mostinS WAS largo aud
considerable onshuelasm prevailed.
AT uANylLLE,
Sneciat Dspatch to Tile Chtrago 7ri5Nne.
DANv1L1Et ILL.,, March 1G.-At q meeting of
tho City Council this afternoon a resolution was
passed to submit to the electors Of this city OH
tho second Tuesday in May noxt the question US
to whethor or not tho city shall Incorporate un-
dor tho general law. Upon .the passago Of this
resolution, the Mayor Immediately caused post
crs to be issued setting forth TINT tlo election
would talto place tomorrow, nj tho Council first
ordered, though they aftorward rencineod 1t. he
holding tho Resembling resolution to be illegal.
Whichever party now wins tho election will prob
nbly 10 contested, rs 1t Involves the quostion of
liceuAo or no license for tho galo Of liquor.