Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-03-12

Total in Treasury. SlS9, ,976
Debt, less cash in Treasury. s2,154 $50, O66
Decrease during month. .... s259O,O47
| Bonds issued to Pacific Railway
/ Companies, interest payable in
/ lawful money, principal Outstand-
Interest accrued and not yet paid 646,235
Interest paid by United States ...... 223S6,691
mails. .:...' -. 5G34, 347
State. p.'i1 ~ o--. 17.352. 344
The ladies of Columbus, Ohio, commenced
active work in the cause of temperance on the
Sd. Prayer-meetings were held at ten g. m.
and at two p. M, and about three P. m. 2OO
ladies left the church and marched to the
| American Hotel, headed by the Chief OF Police
and one patrolman to keep the streets open
leaving the church filed with people to
pray for those who went out to work.
| The bells of three churches were tolled
while the procession was moving. They
called upon several saloons and hotels,
prayed, sang and appealed to their proprletors
| to abandon the traffic, and then the procession
returned to the place of starting, where
they were heartily welcomed and congratu-
lated. Letters were read from prominent
saloon-keeper stating that he had stopped
selling liquor, and from a brewer, saying he
would never brew another key of beer. The
ladies were greatly encouraged, and would
renew the warfare on the following day. The
movement was inaugurated also in various
other portions of the State. In Indianapolis
a Women's Temperance Union was organized
and the prayer movement would soon be
started in that city. In Waukegan, H., the
temperance question was the issue in the mu-
nicipal election. The temperance candidate
received 3S4 votes and the nti-temperance 1894.
majority of the Aldermen were understood
to be liquor men.
The Massachusetts, Total Abstinence Society
has adopted the following resolutions:
ResOLUed, That, inasmuch as women and chill
dren are the chief sufferers of the untold evils of
intemperance it is eminently appropriate that the
female sex should take the most active part in the
efforts of the day for the suppression of this uni
versally acknowledged immortality, and we look
with deep interest on the WOmens movement in
regard to temperance reform, and cherish the hope
that divine Providence will direct and overrule it
for permanent good.
ReSOLUed, That, in the opinion of this Board, no
great success in temperance reform can be expect
ed till the Christian church and ministry take de-
cided stand on the side of total abstinence.
A disastrous fire occurred in Boston on the
freight sheds, and was caused by the break
ing of carboy Of vitriol. train of
| twenty loaded freight cars was burned.
large building of brick and wood was thor
oughly Quilted. Loss between 100000 and
| 100000.
| A Worcester (Mass) dispatch of the 4th says
| it had been decided to abandon Dio Lewis
| plan of operation against liquor-dealers,
and new and entirely original plan had
been adopted. A large committee had been
organized, and in subcommittee of two or
three it was proposed to first visit the owners
of buildings occupied by liquor dealers, and
by prayer and intercession induce them to sign
a builders pledge not to let their premises to
| any one for the sale of liquor. They would
also visit dealers at their homes. The move
ment was to be private, and no street work
| would be done.
| Mrs. Madden of Cairo, ILL.,, filled a lamp
with kerosene by the ftful glimmer of a
lucifer match. The can and lamp explc ded,
| and Mrs. Madden received injuries from which
she will probably die.
| On the 5th, at Columbus, Ohio, about 200
ladies, divided into four squads, visited large
| number of saloons and beer cellars. Quite
number of signatures were obtained to the cit
izens' pledge, butnot one liquor-dealer could,
by song orprayer, beinduced to sign the dealers
| pledge. At some of the saloons the praying
| women were insulted and ridiculed by the
| dealers friends of both sexes, and at one
point the disturbance became so threatening
! that in accordance with the advice of the
Chief of Police the ladies thought best to de-
sist. Among the signatures to the citizens
| pledge was that of James G. Ball, the Mayor
of the city. The ladies showed no signs OF
growing weary in their work, and were, in
fact, much stronger in faith and numbers
than before, the insults offered them hay
ing had much to do in bringing about that
! result.
During the recent absence from his home Of
Anthony Coggswell, of Chapmanville, Pa, his
wife died and was buried. On returning he
had the coffin opened and it was found that
the body had turned in its place, indicating
that the woman was only in trance when she
was inferred. This discovery so affected the
husband that he is now a maniac.
| PEESANkE