Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-11
THE BUCKEYE BEAUTIES.
Public Feeling Getting Bitter In
Dayton.
shameful Insults Lead to n Big In
dignaficn Meeting.

Shameful Insults Lead to a Big In
dignafion Meeting.
| DAYTON, o., March 1O-Another day of
intense excitement. The crusaders march
| ed this afternoon in three detaclments of
twenty each and stonned thirteen saloons
on Fifth and West Third streets. Their
operations were Of the ordinary character.
| Agreat turbulent rabble followed them from
place to place and the turmoil at times
was almost deafening. The voices ofpFay-
er and song were frequently inaudible,
Ribald jests were banded about the outside
mob with indecent loud talk and rough
swearing. Crowds of beer drinkers pressed
into the invested saloons and drank as fast
as they could, hooking the praying women
with loud blasphemy and louder songs.
| Even
| Women JOined:fn the RlbaIdry
and at one place flung out bits of bologna
and crackers among the cTIISading women,
who meekly bore these CALLING insults and
persisted in prayer. The band which
went to West Third street, passed the corpo-
ratien line to the saloons where the vete-
rams from the soldiers home mostly fall, and
being beyond police protection were sub
jet to
Most Shameful InsaIts a
| by bummers who have no pecuniary inter
ests in salaries, but seemed 10 delight in
their license to be as vulgar as blackguards
can be. As matter of course, the tendency
Of such infamous conduct is to
Enlame the Public Mind.
This was demonstrated tonight by the
| greatest temperance mass meeting vet held.
The masses of people crushed into the First
| Presbyterian Church until no standing
room remained; then filled up the large
| SUndayschOol room, and then the large lee
ture room. Many others went away dis
appointed, utterly unable TO see or to hear.
Prayer, praise and exhOrtatioDs were going
on in all three places simultaneously, and
were maintained until late hour. The
| insults which stung the women to the
quick were meekly reported. The effect
was TO intensity the feeling and TO make
the crusaders more determined than ever.
| The police labor patiently and herOically 70
protect the women and preserve the peace,
| but their task is difficult and delicate. The
work viii be resumed tomorrow, and sim
liar spectators.
NOsGeneraI Engagement.
LAFAYETTE, IND, March 1O.-There is
no general engagement at Wabash.
There are daily prayer meetings in
| church but no saloon raid. There is a big
| fight before the Commissioners who so far
have refused to grant permits The appli-
cants are the most reputable salOOnists. The
Temperance men have adopted a worrying
| policy, but this morning the Commissioners
required them to put on record the
parties they represent who shall be liable
| for costs if defeated. This caused a stir
and the court adjourned for a short time to
| give opportunity for the lawyers to produce
their clients. In the meantime the saloons
whose permits expired, have closed up. In
| front of one of them yesterday parties were
seen drinking beer from bottles on the
street. Hon. Vim. Baxter, author of the
present temperance bill,SpOke here tonight
to a large crowd at Trinity Church. He
| took strong grounds in favor Of the ladies'
movement.
"Getting to be:a Nuisance"
| COLUMBUS, March l0.-Sixty-twO ladies
! divided into FIVE squads labored in their
crusade to-day, with about the usual ex-
perience. About forty places were visited,
but no signatures obtained to the dealers
pledge. At several places heretofore visited
the saloon and grocery keepers frankly told
| the ladies that their visits were getting to
be 4 nuisance and must be stopped. At
| several places the ladies We're refused per-
mission to pray on the sidewalks.
A Complete Victory.
4 telegram to the Journal, from Green
| vile, Dark county. announces the complete
eapitulation Of all saloons, 10 of every kind,
so that no liquor of any kind can be bought.
| This after only two weeks labor. Tie
conquest is marvellous, Greenville being
one of the most turbulent places in this
! valley. The town is blazing with enthu-
siasm. The temperance people are all
amazed at their victory.
Mass-meetins at Night
The temperance masS-meeting at the
city hall tonight was an immense affair,
| aud more than usual interest was mani
| tested. The exercises consisted of short
speeches by both males and females. \
letter was read from Rufus Main, prOmi-
nent grocer, who has heretofore stOutly OPP
posed the whole movement, completely
surTendering and volunteering to sign a
pledge not TO sell any more whisky himself
or rent his building TO who will not take
the pledge not to sell whisky on the prem
iSes.
POrkOpOlis.
| CINCINNATI, March I0.-A large tenn
perance mass meeting was held tonight in
Wesley Chapel, and the fifth Presbyterian
church mass meeting of women tomorrow
| afternOOn.and mass meetings in two church
es Thursday night, Friday has been APP
pointed day Of fasting and prayer in all
churches. Resolutions were adopted by
the women to commence the circulation of
property holders, dealers, physicians, and
druggists pledges at once, and to visit wives
of saloon keepers. Tomorrow the city will
be districted, and work viii commence very
soon by small committees in quiet way,
something like the Worcester, Massachu-
sets, plan.
whisky Seeking its Level.
| PITTsBURG, March 1O.-A special 10 the
Commercial from Steubenville, o., says
the temperance movement continues to run
high. Three saloons surrendered to-day,
making five in all since yesterday. The en-
tire temperance league visited the saloon of
Michael Candy, who was the first TO sign
the pledge, and received his entire stock Of
liquors and
EmpfIed them into the Street
| this afternoon amid loud cheers from a
| large crowd assembled. Many liquor deal
ers are willing TO sell out and quit business
| Immediately. The City Council tonight
adopted an ordinance prohibiting all beer,
ale and porter, and tipping houses, to take
/ effect April /. The ladies will continue
| uutil the wholesale houses are closed.
LOCKPoRT, y. Y, March 10.-The citi-
zens had a mass temperance meeting last
evening, appointed an executive committee
composed Of ladies' and gentlemen for each
ward, and adopted resolutions condemning
the present liquor law as recognizing the
rum trade. A coroner's jury has decided
| that John Noble was
Killed by whisky.
| He drank in different saloons of LockpOt
on the day of his death.
Methodist Ministers.
NEW YORK, March 10.-The Methodist
Ministers Association, in their delibera-
tions yesterday, took strong grounds in
favor OF total abstinence. One clergyman
| wanted the Methodist Church 10 clear her
self Of any complications with the evil Of
intemperance, in haTbOring any who de-
rived any revenue from liquor or used it
in any way. Some clergymen. he said,
had obtained samples Of brandy sold in
frst-class hotels in the city and tested
them. None Of the samples proved to be
brandy, and the only difference in the
poison was that ia SOME places Il was sold