Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-26
THE BROOMSTICK BRIGADE.
Confusion I'm the CamP-DiO POurs OIL
ON the Troubled waters.

ON the Troubled WSAeTs.
COLUMBUS. o., Feb. 25.-The mass tenn
perance meeting this evening at Town
Street Methodist Church, preliminary to
beginning the actual campaign was very
largely attended. A motion to appoint
committee to confer with the General As
sembly relative to holding prayer meeting
in the rotuuda Of the State House this eve
ming. was opposed by Mrs. Mcclellan,
Chief of the Order of Good IemplarS in
Ohio, on the ground that it would interfere
with the meeting at City Hall this evening,
to be addressed bJ John Russell, of Detroit,
the late prohibition candidate for Vice
President and herself Mrs. W. I. Cagg
shall suggested that as Mr.. Russell had
made his appointment to speak here long
before this movement was iIiduguratet, he
might bOstisOne his speech until another
day, for the sake of this movement This
created much bad blood, and fJr little
time anything but harmony prevailed:
In tine miidst Of the confusion DiO Lewis
took the chair and begged fOf harmony. He
sail this was the most dlscOuraging feature
of this great campaign he bad known or
He could not bear TO see the movement de-
scend into politics Il was Gods work
rather than the work Of politicians. He
did not want 70 see Dr. Russell shut off in
the way proposed, bit was somewhat afraid
the lecture would divide public attention.
Mr.. Russelrs meeting could not be post
poned as he caitte here by invitation Of the
Good TemplarS.
Finally truce was arranged and conf
mittee appointed TO confer with the Legis-
lature relative to a State-hOuSe prayer meet
ing at 2. ~, which would not interfere
with the Russell lecture. DIR. Lewis said
it is clear that without more united effort
the outdoor campaign cannot begin here
for two weeks. All the ministers Of En-
glish CONGREGATIONS expressed themselves in
favor Of the movement.
Too Busy to Pray.
4 meeting was held at 3 o'clock to hear
the report from the COMMITTEES to interview
the Legislature and were told that the Leg
islature was too busy to attend any prayer
meeting to-day. Some Of the most active
temperance workers express themselves as
much discouraged o.er the events Of to-day
and fear that if the prohibitionists insis. on
attempting to force politics into the cam
paign no real good will be accomplished
here.
CINCINNATI. Feb. GA case is pend
| ing in Butler county courts in which an
Oxford liquor seller prays that the temper
ance women be enjOined from praying in
front of his saloon.
TeutOnic Thunder.
DAYTON, o., Feb. 25.-Nothing new or
startling in the woman crusade, but prep
| arationS are going on. The German paper
has issued an infamatOry proclamation
calling on Germans capable of bearing arms
to organize a regiment. 1t says the time
seems to approach with giant strides when
| civil liberty, liberty Of conscience, and the
domestic hearth need protection. Three
thousand German citizens should ever be
ready to answer the call of our authorities
in defence of the laws and property. This
| is Interpreted as an attempt to scare the
women. They wont scare worth cent.
Going Ii Alone.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-The womens' tenn
perance movement was inaugIUated in a
small way to-day, by single old lady, who
went from one saloon TO another, on two Oi
the streets in the West Division. where
| saloons are most numerous. After politely
informing the proprietor or barkeeper that
she was about to pray for him, she knelt In
one corner and silently offered her suPpliea-
tiOn.
/ DelecEaDAe GAlhtlS-Dcu1a
In the North Division a number Of sa-
loon keepers have been served with print
ed circular from the Bureau Of Temperance
| Lodge. No. 8, signed, Mrs. l.. 4. Ballen
| tine. Secretary announcing that an assO-
citation of ladies are bound together, by 3
solemn covenant, to close every saloon and
heIl-hole in Chicago, and will visit eacl
saloon with prayer and singing in further
ance of this object.
The MichIganders Yield without q
struggle.
ST1-RGIs. Mich. Feb. 25.-The temper
| ance movement is a triumph. The ladie!
of the town under the skillful leadership O
Mrs. E. W. PendletOn, have to-day sue
ceeded in closing every saloon and drink
ING establishments Of all kinds, the salOOT
keepers having signed a contract TO here
after abstain from the business so long a
they remain residents. The druggist have
also given bonds to sell only in accordance
with the law. 1t is regarded as great
success in the temperance cause and law
abiding citizens are jubilant.
The TOper's EIysium.
| CLEVELAND. Feb. 25.-There is as We
no movement in this city looking to sup
preston of the liquor traffic
In the Great City.
| New YORK, Feb. 25.-The FultOi
street prayer.meeting has engaged in TIN
/ cause of temperance in a special manner
and Yesterday prayers were offered for thu
deliveranee Of this land from the power o.
rum: that the fire kindled by the womeI
NAV sweep from off the earth the crime o
making druDkards.
Another Constitutional Amendment
ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. 25.-The Stat
Temperance Convention to-day passed
resolution requesting the Legislature L
pass a local prohibition law, urging th
friends of temperance in the State to sup
port all legislation in the interest Of TEN
perance, especially constitutional amend