Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-07
VOL. LXXV.
The Temperance Excitement i'll Col
umbuS, Ohio,

The Temperance Excitement in Col
umbus, Ohio.
The first open attempt to interfere with the
lady temperance crusaders occurred yesterday.
The ladies pursued the same plan as that
adopted this morning. golog IN squads to sep
arate parts of the city. Ooe squad went to Il
hotel and beer saloon 10 West State street
kept by Louis Corrad, 40 Italian. They were
f,liowed bv an Immense crowd, who seemed
bent on making sport of the proceedings. The
barkeeper met the ladies at the door, and re-
fused to sign the pledge When the ladies'
began te sing some one 10 the hotel began play
ing ''Shoo Fly on an intensely able. bodied
cornet, and kept playing during the prayer
which followed. The balcony of the house was
filed with German men and women, who mock
ed those who prayed, and one man twice spat
on the ladies beneath him.
The crowd in the street yelled and cheered,
until Captain Keeler, Chief of Police, called
for silence, and made short speech, counsel
ing respectful attention, and commanding or
der in the street. This had the desired effect,
and the ladies moved to the next saloon, the
coruct in the hotel meanwhile playing Home
Sweet Home.
A most disgusting attempt at rldlcule occur
red lust after the ladies' LETT Corradis place -
Lawrence Aumiller, street commissioners col.
lec,ed crowd OF male and female loafers, and
held mock prayer meeting, after which he
invited the crowd In to drink.
While another squad were making their way
on High street, they called at Theobald's sa-
loon, and we're met at the door by the proprle-
tor, who told them that, in accordance with
resolutions adopted by the Liquor Dealers AS
sociatiou last night he could not allow them to
come beyond his steps. The ladies' then knelt
L., ,,oh trnr,
Hastcr's brewery drove up, and the stalwart
German driver shoudered keg of beer and
marched through the prayerlul ranks into the
saloon.
AT this point of the proceedings an immense
crowd OF Germans, many of whom were wo-
men, set up shouting and screaming, aud as
sumed such a threatening attitude that the po-
lice advised the ladies to desist from further
services at that point for fear of serious distur
bances This advice was taken, and the pro-
cession moved on to another point. Various
other saloons were visited, but no pledges from
the dealers were obtained. Each squad OBJ
tanned some few signatures to the citizens
pledge.
First Presbyterian Church, and just at its close
number of signatures were obtained TO the
citizens pledge.
James G. Bull mayor of this city, signed
the total abstinence pledge to-day. The ladies
show no signs OF growing weary OF their work,
and, in fact, are much stronger in faith and
numbers than heretofore.
AN INDIAN FEUD, 1t seems our Indian war
is not to be without its elements of romance.
The friendly Pawnees, the legitimate descen.
dents Of the Delawares, are to be sent on the
r-path against their ancient enemies, the
Sioux, and they enter upon the war with alac'
rity, burning to avepge the wrongs OF the past.
A letter from Omaha, among other items OF In
dian news, furnishes the following:
All the troops along the railroad line at Fort
Kcarney aud Fort Mcpherson, and from Fort
Riley, have been hurried West. Stores are
rapidly going forward, and a company OF Paw
nee >couts, u.der Major Frank North, a veter-
an Iudlan fighter, has been ordered to Fort
Russell, near Cheyenne. These Pawnees,
from Grand lslaud and vicinety, have Inherit
ed since 1910, or thereabouts, hatred OF the
Sioux which nothing eau diminish or eradicate.
Then hey and the Sioux we're friends and al
lies, but the Sioux, with characteristic treach-
cry and cunning, invited all the Pawnee warrlo s
to grand feast, and while their unsuspectng
guests were making merry, sent a detachne't
of fsavages that swept over the land of the raw
nees, butcheriug the old men, squaws, aud chill
leaving the country of their quondam allies a
waste Of blood -slaked ashes.
Here arose the great Pawnee-Sloux war OF
1911, in which battles were fought that lasted
for several days, wherein were engaged on
each side thousands of warriors. Since then
the war hatchet never has beeG buried be-
tween these tribes, aud the Pawnees now called
into the field to serve against the Sioux are wild
with JOY at the opportunity to avenge them>el-
yes on their adversaries for the massacre OF the
Pawnee buffalo hunters last summer by the
Ogallalla and Brule bands.
PopE's CREEK, MD.-The terminus of the
branch liue OF the Baltimore and Potomac Rail
road, is called Popes Creek, Potomac river,
but the name is somewhat of MISSIONER, mas
much as the narrow and sluggish stream IS
some distance from the last rail, and is gradu-
ally becoming, through the accumulation OF
decayed vegetable matter and drift wood, a
marsh On the map it appears as Pope S
Creek Landing aud before the late war wharf
aud several warehouses made it good ship
ping point. Only few piles now stand out OF
the water, and the warehouses were burned
by the Uuion soldiers. No house IS now at
Pope's Creek, and the place looks bleak and
desoate In keeping with its almost torSaken
look is great bank of oyster shells, ranging
from ten TO teen rect III ueptu, auu uepoetleu
by ludians, as the best tradition goes, who had
large settlement upon the high bluffs over
looking the Potomac Arrow heads, hatchets,
and eartheuware cooking utensils have been
taken from this bank of shells, and proofs are
abundant that the first owners Of the soil had
their rude arts The Potomac river at this
poiut is little over two miles 10 width, aad the
channel at the greatest depth is eighty feet.
The building oil bridge across the RIVER aud
of railroad through the counties of King
George, Hanover, and Henrico, Virginia. te
Richmond, is among the projects for neal
future. The estimates for the bridge have beer
made, aud the outside figure for the cost of 8
suitable structure is $3,0O0,OO0. The advan
tage to be gained by such a route would be
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