The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-07
STEADY Progress or the Temperance
Crusade en- 0hi0--HlemRrfxabse Sur

Crusade en- 0hiO--RemRrfkabso Sur
render OF Lfquor-Seficr mt New
| Vienna.
| [By telegraph to the New York Tribun".l
| COLUMBUS. Ono, February 3.--probably
the most signal victory Of the ladies during
| the Temperance campaign was won to-day at
New Vienna, Clinton county. A Mr. Van
| Pelt met the earnest lal,orrrs IN the cause OF
| temperance some time ago with biaspne-
NOUS epithets, and drenched them with peer
| while at their devotions In his saloon.
Since then they have maintained persistent
IRE OF prayers and pleadings. To-day the
people of the town in large numbers VIII
messed his complete surrender, after three
weeks labor. A procession Of about 100
ladies marched to his saloon at 2 p. NJ,
amid the solemn ringing Ct sill the church
bells When the crowd was gathered about
his door, brief religious exercises we're held,
| and then Van Peit appeared and announced
that he was ready to give up his entire stock
for the good Of the Temperance cause. He
would. he said, make complete surrender,
not because Of law or force, but he yielded
to the simple labors of love Of the women,
which had reached his heart. He exhibited
considerable emotion while addressing the
multitude, aud appeared sincere in his re.
marks. After giving permission that his
liquors, consisting of two barrels of whis-
KEY and one keg of beer, should be rolled
out, Van Pelt stepped forward with
his axe, saying: /" This is the weapon used
to defend myself aud business with, and to
tcrri,y the ladies'; now | use It TO sacrifice
| that which has ruined many souls.' With
out more ado he knocked the heads out Of
i the barrels and opened the key of beer,
all ,hn Dp-
yotioual exercises closed the scene. Van
Pei, admits freely that the ladies conquered
him, and that their prayers forced him to
surrender. Tonight an earnest temperance
meeting WAS held there. and Van Pet made
brief address. giving bis experience in the
traffic, and admitting that he could not
reconcile himself to the business longer.
A uasS-meetng is to be held ut Hillsboro'
on Saturday, and number OF the ladies
| from New Vienna will attend. at the close
| of the meeting tonight purse of SloO was
presented TO Van pelt as an expression OF
| the feelings Of the community toward him.
| The success in this little town OF New Vi
| emma will 20 tar to strengthen the apostles
| Of tie Temperance cause i'll other parts Oh
the State. At other points the work goes
| steadily on. At Pomeroy an organization OF
! fifty ladies began business to-day, making q
| round of calls upon the saloons and holding
! the usual religious exercises. At Logan
| the league tonight report between 200 and
| 800 members added to their ranks, and also
! that about 700 citizens are ready to support
them in the work. Their first demonstra-
ton will occur 10 morrow, and the little
| town is in high state of excitement to-
| night.
Washington. the county-seat Of Fayette
county. bids fair to be the first legal battle
| ground in the cause. Judge Stafford ycster
day Issued an injunction against fifty.seven
| ladies engaged in the business, and to-day
the tabel nacIe adjoining Beck's beer-garden
| was ordered to be removed, and it was
| thereupon demolished. Judge Mclean,
upon whose ground the little temple stood,
promptly began suit against those who tore
| it down. There is an increase in the excite
ment there, and popular feeling appears fully
enlisted in the cause of temperance. The
excitement is finally spreading 10 the NORTH
ward, and Columbus will soon be entirely
surrounded by the temperance towns. Meet
in: AVE been held At Delaware, ct which
resolutions were adopted calling upon the
| authorities TO enforce all laws for the sup
preston of the liquor traffic, and pledging
the support of the people in their efforts.