, 1874-02-07
No Abatement In tho Zeal Of tho Ohio
Rcformers.
The Movement Spreading in
Villages and Towns.
No General Uprising Of Women in
the Cities.
Little Hope Of Converting saloon-.<eep.
ers Who Have Much to Lose.

spteial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
CINCINNATI, Fob. 0.-Whilo In two Of tho
counties where tho Womcn's Temperance orusaao
originated tho war agaiust whisky-solling IL aus-
pouded, IN consequence Of logal in]unctiors, tho
movement continues to spread througlout South
orn md Central Ohio.
At Riploy, Brown County, 100 women arc on
rolled under tho leadership OF tho wife Of tho
ox-Colono1 and Methodist proachor, Granville
Moody. Blk Of tho aaloou-koepnra thoro havo
acquiescod iu tho plodgc, but about twonty others
rotuHo to nuke aty change iii thoir business.
Immense mnHB-moetings are held nightly III tho
Ripley olurclos.
Tho ortBatio has reached Athens In tho county
Of the sa1ne name. 4 league Of Indies wns form
cd yesterday.
do LEWIS
has oirorod his services, but the ladies' think
thoy can work boa. without outside aid. Tho
most prominent 1atioa In tho town aro active iu
the movomant. The druggists and aaloon-koot,-
crs anticipate calls from the 1adios, and au-
nounco their intention to receive th9tn court
eously. For loug ,imo tho liquot-tratic Of
Atlons hng boon confined to vino anl beer, aud
tho women now propuae to enforce total ab-
Htnenco.
Pursuant to call, 100 women mot ut Dayton
yesterday to consider tho now llase Of tho tom
pornnco question, a Committee on Organiza-
tion was appointed. Tho ladies WHO callod the
meeting, md thoso who attended, occupy high
socal positions, al i the tenor ot tho addrcBBes
nude sas to tho ircct that they wore willing to
bo led by God In wha tovcr paths uo may mako
plain to thom.
POLITICIANS oprosE TIE WAR.
From tho spirit Of this meeting, it may safely
bo predictod that moyemont will bo matte aftor
tho Washington Court House plau, but thoro'
| will DO decided opposition to it among tho
| politicians who arc Interested IN tho result or
| tho coming spring elections. Tho ltepublicans:
Of Dayton aro afraid Of the cruaado, aud. Of
course, tho Democrats take no Htock it. Day.
| ton hnB oyor 500 Baloons. +
The lailies Of Oxford, Butlor County, lavo,
boen circulating tho total abs.tnonco pledge this
| week, and have secured the nignatmros Of throo-
| fourthn Of the malo population. THO drugglsta;
lave all signed contractB satisfactory to the la
| dies. Tho saloon-heepcrB arc very unoasy, anu
| in hourly expectation Of finding prayer.tneet-
| iug in progrcbs III their tap-rooms
| 1t Lyndon, Ross County, temperance mass
1nootng Inns been hold, and the crusade ill.,
| doraed.
THE LARGE TOWNS uNr1ELptNa.
The war docs uot Eeom to make much head
way in towns with more than 5,0u0 population.
| The timtlity OF politicians las much to do with
this effect. Tloro IL also some opposition
among tho aristocratic leaders against knecling
| Oh tho dirty floor OF n bar-roon1.
At Springfield, the lados nre banded together
| porsualiug men to Sign tho pledge, but tleyhave
not as got invaded tho doggoriea. The Sunday
| law a being vigorously enforced. soyen saloon-
koopcrs wero Heavily fined there last Sunday for
| its violation. Tho wives OF topora are
! 1nlN0lNn ON THEIR LAWSUITS.
AT Losburg, Highland County, two more saloon-
koopors hayo signed an agreement to quit tho
into tho street amid songs. prayers, and re1oic-
| ing. Ellwood j. Bro. arc tho only dealers left,
| aud they have posted o notice warning tho tros-
passors against legal consequences. Tho cru
| o1nra1 1,oy 1nrgY f,1Y11 Il
Of a complete triumph.
At Logun, Hooking County, tho procession OF
ladies' na1nea yesterday, commenced actiyo opor-
fused fused to admit them into his saioon, and they
were compelled to do their singing and praying
Oh tho Bidewalk. At doggery kept BY woman
they had better aucross. Thoy
SANG AND PRAYED HEn INFO TEARS;
| and sho locked up hor door with vow to sell no
Tho procession of ladies in London, Madison
County, yesterday numbered 140. and was con-
Htantly surrounded by at lcast 5U0 men and buys,
mostly idlo spectators. They bosnbarded the
loading Haloon in tho city with their hymns aud
piouH applications. business men there com
| plain that tho excitement cuts down thoir BaleA
80 per cent. The saloon-kcopera Of London have
| formed
MUTUAL PROTECTION ASSOCIATION,
| and Say they will mover glyo np.
Tho BnEoonB in several small towns in Frank
lin County have been vis,ted by tho ladies'. but
there arc no signs Of tho crusade yet in Co]um-
btlH At hllllleport Moigs County, the ladies
have converted the druggist, and aro unrelnit-
ting in tloir attention to tho saloon-kcepera.
At Warrington Conrt-house, . Mrs. Frazier
recovered S148 damages yesterday in her suit
against james 6nlliyau, a saloou-koeper. To-
day tic Bamo woman commenced suit agaiust
Charles Beck, proprietor Of tho boer-garaon,
tho only liquor dealer whom tie women had
failed to conquer, mud who is llo longer dis
turbod, on nccuunt Of tho injunction served
against tho women, and the destruction of their
tabernacle.
organizing for the
| BYsrEM OF p1oUs RAIDS,
The photogruph-car TINT was being tittod up
for tabornacle ut Now Holland, piclaway
County, has been dsmantlod a1l,l the women
aro now marching up and down tho streets, Oh
account Of IN Injunction.
Dr.. Dio Lewis olargos $50 = day for Lis u.s.
sistanco, aud ho is not getting any engagements
at this figure,