The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-02-28
THE TEMPERANCE CRUSADE,
INCREASING EXCITEMENT IN OHIO AND ]
DIASA-SUICIDE OF A CLERGYMAN

INCREASING EXCITEMENT IN OHIO AND IN
DIANA-sUICIDE OF \ CLERGYMAN.
The Common Council Of Springfield on
Tuesday night, adopted resolution di-
recting the police to enforce the ordinance
relating to obstruction Of the Sidewalks
This is a direct blow at the PRAYING wo-
men. and its execution will certainly cause
great excitement. At Newark the saloon
keepers held n meeting and unanimously
resolved to close their business entirely
At Mount Vernon the usual calls were
made, bat no additional successes are re-
ported. y prohibitory ordinance was
adopted by the Council at London. An
indignant beer-scller removed a tabernacle
that was before his door, putting it into
the street, and afterward threw bucket
ful Of beer on the ladies who were inside
the little building. For this he was
promptly arrested. The war was opened
at Bellefontaine on Wednesday, but no
results are reported. At McConnellsvlle
the oldest saloon keeper in town emptied
his stock Of liquors into the street amid
great excitement. At Piqua two surren-
ders causing u lively ringing of the bells
At Adelphla two saloons have been closed
in addition to those already reported The
Londonderry people are promising to rid
their place Of liquor shortly. and the way is
being prepared for il. The Campaign
opened there on Thursday
The movement has reached Yellow
Springs. and the ladies of that place have
organized for business. At Lancaster the
temperance meeting called Thursday was
well attended, the church being filled
Efforts to obtain the signatures of the
saloon keepers to the pledge were a failure,
and the plan of coercion will be adopted
Iwenty-elght saloons We're visited. Five
of the six druggists in the place signed
promptly. At Delaware the excitement
has been so Intense that it was found al
most impossible to conduct the usual exer
cIseS A. the university, and throughout the
place little mercantile business was trans
acted. Everything gave way to the gues-
ton of the hour.
y large meeting was held, and u band
started oat to get names 10 the pledge
After tw" hours work only one druggist
had signed. At Circlevlle, where efforts
We're MaEc to start temperance movement
without success, The saloon keepers are dis
eussing the question OF stopping voluntarily
after the style of their Ncwar., hrethra.i
Severa! OF them express a willingness To
quit the business providing the remainder
Will do likewise There is a fair prospect
OF their reaching an agreement
Ihlrty-one saloon keepers at Richmond,
Indiana, were visited on Thursday and re-
Guested to sign the pledge. All refused
The druggists were waited on, and all but
one signed. 100 ladies. nearly all Quakers,
on Thursday began the saloon meetings,
the proprietors haying promised them re-
spectful treatment. The religious revivals
throughout the State continue with undi-
unfinished fervor.
The Rev. John Iennar. of the Wine
brenner Church at CresiiIe, Ohio, while
laboring under religious excitement, which
had probably reached the insane stage,
cut his throat and also cut his abdomen
open. He will probably die.
The praying women on entering the
saloon of the City Hotel, Piqua, Ohio,
found the barkceper disrobing, and they
left A man standing by told the fact on
the street and crowd gathered in front
Of the hotel and gave the bartender an
hour to leave. The saloon keepers came
to his defence and the crowd on the street
grew larger.