Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-17
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There were numerous signers to pledges
which was kept until the bar opened at the
close of the meeting, the signers having
been previously informed each could fix in
his own mind the duration of his total alb
stinence promise.
A Watering Place Attacked.
SARATOGA, March 16.-An immense
union Temperance meeting of all the
churches was held in the town hall last
evening. Earnest addresses were made BY
the clergy and strong resolutions adopted.
a union temperance prayer-meeting has
been organized by the women.
| CoIumiads.
| COLUMBUS, o March 16-Fourc companies
of crusaders did street work to-day, not
withstanding the disagreeable weather. but
| little work that will show was accomplish
ed. From this date the morning meeting
| of business men will be united with ladies,
meeting. Tomorrow no street work will
be done, but an all day meeting will be
held and a permanent organization effected
ladies will be assigned permanently to com
panieS for regular work with specified lead
ers. A committee of gentlemen who were
appointed to arrange mass meetings and at
| tend other matters of business, reported to-
day that all matters incident to the crusade
could be more eflectualiy done if the ladies
took entire charge of it. The burden of
prayers at the meetings to-day was for
more workers and renewed faith.
Two More SaIOOnists Suceumb.
BELLEFOSTAINE, o., Feb. 1G.-Again
victory has perched upon the banners of the
crusaders. Two more surrendered TODAY.
Jno. F. Miller and Joe Moriarty, proprie-
tors of the Dead Fall. Their liquors were
poured out at three this afternoon amid the
ringing of bells and the PLAYING Of the
band. They Immediately sold out at auc-
ton the rest of their stock at good round
temperance prices. Rhodes and Stevenson
still hold out.
Praying for the Enforcement of the
Laws.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 16-A committee
of fifteen ladies, representing the WOmen's
Christian Temperance Union, called on the
Mayor this morning and presented a petit
ton requesting the enforcement of the eX-
isting temperance laws of the State, espe-
cially the provision applying to the sale of
Intoxicating liquors on Sunday, and the
closing of saloons at o'clock. At the con
clusiOn of the reading of the petitions. fer
vent prayers were offered by two of the la
dies for the success of theig mission, asking |
that Divine aid might be extended the |
Mayor in this hour, that he might do his |
whole duty without fear. At the conclu- |
sion OF The prayers, the Mayor acknowledged |
the honor conferred on him by the COM
mittee in the visit, and stated that having |
been placed in the position to adjudge |
cases brought before him, he had, so far as |
he was able, fulfilled his duties in that re-
gard, and while anxious and ready to check !
in every legitimate way, the terrible food |
of intemperance, he could not transcend |
the powers delegated to him. He thought |
he understood the law in this regard and |
should carry out its provisions TO the ex-
tent of mis ability, at the same time he had |
nothing to say against the action Of the |
ladies. They were free agents and if they |
could accomplish permanent good he would |
be the first to applaud and sustain them, |
so long as they kept within the letter of |
the law.
Dispensing DamnatiOn.
DAYTON, o., March 16.-The crusaders |
continued to-day without interesting incl |
dents. The usual places were invested, |
the usual crowd assembled, and the results |
were as usual. But the ladies, faithful as |
Mrs. Micawber, will never desert the sa-
loonists. Harry Smiths stand, that was |
surrendered the first day of the crusade, has |
been opened by another person and is dis |
pensing damnatiOn in the customary way. |
DisgraeefuI Scenes in Chicago.
CHICAGO, March 16.-In accordance |
with arrangements made at the ladies tenn |
peranee meetings held Thursday last |
and on yesterday, some few hundred |
ladies met at Clark Street Methodist Church |
at o'clock this afternoon, and after |
appointing 4 committee Of one hundred to |
present 4 memorial to the City Council |
against the proposed repeal of the Sunday |
saloon closing ordinance, DEVOTED the at |
ternOon tOprayer for success Of the mission. |
At seven O'Clock the delegation started for |
the City Hall bearing memorial signed |
by 10000. They were attended in their /
march by a constantly increasing crowd |
of idle men and boys, and by the |
time they reached the doors of the |
Council Chamber, so great q mob had |
gathered as to render the service of large |
force of police, necessary to secure their en-
trance. Arriving in the Council Chamber, |
the delegation were cautiously received, /
and the chairman of the delegation was, on |
motion, after some debate, allowed to /
present the petition, which she did in a few |
well chosen words. The petition was then
read by the city clerk, and placed on file.
The council then proceeded to the cOnsid-
Grafton of the special order which was the
ordinance permitting saloons to be kept |
open. 4 very warm debate ensued, in
which most Ofthe peoples party Aldermen
claimed they were bound TO vote for the
ordinance, as il was one OF the ISSUES upon
which they were elected. 4 vote was had
and the ordinance was passed by a vote Of
% to Ii. The defeated ladies We're then es-
cOrted from the hall to the outer door by
the police, who with the utmost difficulty
kept back the
HOwIing Mob Of Living Scum
which still remained outside. Reaching !
the street the ladies, all of whom were of
the highest respectability, and numbering
among them the wives of some OF the best
citizens, were assaulted with wells and hOYls
from one of the vilest crowds that could be
raked from the cutters Of the city, who
pressed so closely upon the little band, that
had they not been protected by few men
among the crowd. fh.cre is little DOUBT .Ilat
violence would have been offered them.
Indeed one brute did
Trip One Lady.
but skunk away before the list ora gentle
man standing near. The mob followed the
Ladies' the entire distance back to the
church, yelling every minute like COmanches
and presenting one of the most disgraceful
scenes ever witnessed. After the commit
tee had entered the church and briefly re-
ported the failure of tE5ir inisSion, those
present spent some fine in prayer, and
then dispersed,
PENNSYLVANIA.