Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-21
ANTI-ALCOHOL.
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Shall Philanthropy be strandedf
, NEW YORK, March 20.-The Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, was crowded last
night onthe occasion of temperance meet
ing. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Pastor,
was not present. Addresses were made by
Rev. Mr.. Reed and Rev. DIS. Cuyler and
Sander. DR.. Cuyler asked if all the
steam generated on this temperance subject
should go out of the nozzle in
A Mere snort,
and said if the present movement does not
take a practical turn inthirty days blessed
Philanthropy will be stranded.
Cincinnati.
| CINCINNATI, March 20.-A saloon keep
er by the name of Manly, in the first ward,
surrendered and poured out his liquors to-
day.
Worcester.
WORCESTER, Mass, March 20.-Opera-
tions were resumed by the praying band
this afternoon, and IA saloons were visited,
where prayers were offered and hymns
sung. Large crowds followed the bands,
and in one case became quite boisterous.
No places were closed and no proprietors
signed pledges.
Boarding the soIOns.
COLUMBUS, o., March 20.-The cru
saders observed about the usual programme
to-day, except that this afternoon 125 ladies
| formed in procession at the First Presbyte-
rian Church and marched to the Statehouse,
taking possession of the rotunda for nearly
an hour, singing and praying. Scores Of
members of the General Assembly and at
taches of the Statehouse left their places of
business and with many spectators formed
circle around the praying band. As the
ladies knelt in prayer, all but few hats of
| the spectators were removed and perfect
quiet was observed. The peculiar construc-
ton of the Statehouse makes an echo, and
those members who did saot see fit to leave
their seats were obliged to listen to at least
the echoes of the song and prayer until the
Sargeant-at-Arms of both houses was Or
dered to close the doors. At the close of
the meeting the procession reformed and
marched back to the Church by way of
High street, singing as they walked.
One saloon-keeper in the north end to-
day sold out to a man who was prayed out
of London. The crusaders say they propose
to try the efficacy of Columbus prayers on
him and to keep it up until he surrenders.
Terre Haute.
TERRE HAUTE, March 20.-The largest
temperance meeting of the season was held |
at Dazzling Hall tonight. Two Thousand |
persons were present, and great zeal was
shown. a speech was made by Mrs. E. |
HOggart, and was received with the great |
est enthusiasm. A meeting of ladies, rep
resenting different churches, was held at |
the Congregational Church this afternoon. |
A resolution was passed calling a mass |
meeting of the women to meet at the Con-
gregational Church tomorrow forenoon TO |
consider the situation. Another mass meet |
ing will be held at Dazzling Hall Sunday |
night.
Pittsburg.
PITTsBURG. March 20-An immense
meeting in favor of the temperance cause
was held in the First Presbyterian Church |
tonight. The proceedings were conducted
by the ladies. Addresses were delivered by
several ladies and gentlemen, and it was
resolved to continue the work. 1t was re-
solved not to patyonize grocery stores where
liquor is sold, and the question of visiting
saloons was urged on the union. Another
meeting will be held Thursday next in Al
legheny City. Meantime the union will
again meet, and further arrangements for
the campaign will be made.
Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, o., March 20.-NOtWith-
standing the rude treatment they received
Yesterday, the ladies came out to-day in
still greater numbers than before, to renew
the crusade against saloons. On the East
Side every thing passed off quietly, and a
number of saloons on Garden street being
visited, the ladies were everywhere kindly
received. On the West Side one band Wis
tied number of saloons on Detroit street.
They were under the protection of the pO-
lice and were not mOlested- Another party |
of ladies assembled at the LOrain Street
Church, near the scene Of yesterdays |
trouble, to pray for the success of the
front of the building, and as the ladies
were leaving for their homes, they were
HOOfed and Jeered At
by the excited mob. The police, assisted |
by a number of gentlemen present, escort
ed the ladies to place Of safety. Apolice-
man attempted to arrest one of a crowd of
roughs and fight was started, in which
the police were obliged to use their clubs,
which they did with good effect, making
several arrests. The streets were crowded
with excited Germans and
A Riot
was at one time imminent, but the arrival
of reinfOrcements from police headquarters
put matters in better shape. During the
excitement the German brewers organized
procession, composed of lager beer wagons
loaded with beer kegs, on which sat a large
number Of men drinking beer as they
moved through the streets. The ladies
have succeeded in obtaining a considerable
number of signatures to the citizens pledge
and aroused general public sympathy in
their behalf. Beyond this little or nothing
has been accomplished.
Mayor Otis 10 the Rescue.
Hon. Charles A. Otis, mayor of this city,
issued a proclamation this evening, which
calls upon all citizens to abstain from all |
such assemblageS in the streets of this city
as will tend to disturb the peace of the
community. as such assemblies are in direct
violation of a provision of the ordinance
of the city. The mayor warns all persons
disorderly disposed, that any breach
of the peace will be followed
by punishment of the offender, and
that it will be at their own peril to attempt
to modest citizens in orderly exercise of
lawful rights, whether in the streets or
elsewhere. Police authorities are ordered
to see that the purpose Of the proclamation
is accomplished, and any auNiliaries re-
quired will be promptly given them. It is
impossible TO say what course ladies' Will |
now pursue, as the proclamation applies to
them equally as much as to the crowd who
followed them in their rounds,
Evansville.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March 20.-The ladies'
mass meeting to-day appointed 4 commit
tee to canvass each ward in favor Of the
temperance movement. a number of
speeches were made, but no other imPor-
tant action taken.
TT. Scott.
Fl. SCOTT, Ks, March 20.-The first
earnest work Of the temperance crusade
was inaugurated here tonight by the visit l.
of about a dozen ladies to the saloon of
Deacon Maynard, where free lunch was
advertised from 10 to II o'clock. The la
dies took with them twenty-one
Ragged and Hungry Little Ones,
children of drunken parents, to give them
the benefit of the lunch. The proprietor !
Of the saloon received the ladies and ragged,
half furnished little ones cautiously, and /
tho lunch vras Sr,raod aD1 ba children ]