The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-03-07
THE WAR AGAINST WHISKY.

THE WAR AGAINST WHISKY.
Progress and Results of the WOmen's
Temperance Movement I'm Ohio and
Indiana-NumDerO of Saloons Closed
The Movement Extending in All
DIRECTIONS.
Cincinnati papers of the 18th contain ex-
tended reports of the great temperance re-
vival in progress throughout portions of
Ohio, Indiana and other States.
In Hillsboro, Ohio, the movement be-
gan December %. Three saloons are COM
pletely closed, and two drug-stores sell
only by prescription. Two drug-stores
closed, and one is selling slyly. Three
saloons are partly closed. The saloons in
the neighborhood and two at Berryville
are closed.
In Greenfield, Ohio, the movement has
been in progress since january u. Six
saloons have been osed. five remaining
open. Three d ug-stores have S gned the
pledge, one remaining OBJ stinate.
At Leesburg, Ohio, the movement con-
tinued % days. One saloon and two drug
stores have closed, and none rem in open,
the victory being complete.
At New Vienna, Ohio, the movement
began January IL and ceased February 4.
with the closing of Van Pelt's saloon.
Two saloons and two drug-stores have
been closed none remain open. Cider is
sold at one grocery, but is handled care
fullrs
AT Morrow, Ohio, the movement began
January p. the first saloon being visited
January p. Three saloons and two other
places where liquor was sold are close !.
Eleven remain stih open, two of which
were closed and opened again.
AT Rlonnbacfnr 0hio fba
movement has been in progress since Feb
ruary 4. Two saloons have been closed
and two drug-stores have signed the
pledge. No place now remains open
where liquor is sold.
At Athens, Ohio, the Woman's temper
anee league was organized February 6,
and the first demonstration made on the
10th. Two saloons have closed and seven
remain open. One of the four druggists
has signed the pledge.
AT Shelbyville, Ind. the movement be-
gan on January %. No saloons have been
closed, and six retail and two wholesale
stores remain open.
AT London, Ohio, the movement began
ON january Is. Five saloons have been
permanently closed, and two nominally.
Thirteen still remain open, with a
cheering prospect of speedily closing
them.
At New Lexington, Ohio, the movement
has been in progress five weeks. Eight
saloons, all the drug-stores included, have
closed. FBefemain open. 5S
At Muncie, Ind, the movement has been
in progress five days. Four saloons have
closed, and four drug-stores have signed
the druggists pledge. Three saloons re-
main open.
At Waynesville, Ohio, the movement be-
gan on January 10. public-housea and
two drug-stores have signed the pledge.
One saloon still remains open. and there
is one open at COrwin, half mile from
town.
At Cedarville, Ohio, the temperance
movement began February 2. One of the
saloons has closed one of the two drug
stores has signed the druggists pledge,
and the other has promised to quit. One
saloon is still open.
At Washington Courthouse, Ohio, the
movement began December %. Twelve
saloons in the corporation limits, and two
outside, have been closed Not one re
mains open.
At New Holland, Ohio, the movement
has been in progress about four weeks.
Three saloons have closed; the drugstore
has signed the druggists pledge. One sa-
I0Oh tCAhstlio OPoil, oiIoNSh ~ 10 tClApOIa-
rily closed.
AT Logan, Ohio, every saloon was
closed
AT Franklin, Ohio, the movement began
January 21. Five saloons are closed, and
one still open.
1t thus appears that in twenty places
where the movement has been in progress
daily from various times since December
%, not less than eighty-two saloons and
places where liquors are sold have been
closed, while in the same places, at the date
of report, twenty remained open. In the
same places twenty drug-stores have agreed
to not sell except on prescription, and only
four refused to sign the pledge, Since the
date of this report the number of closed
saloons has been considerably increased.
In Pomeroy, Ohio, the liquor-sellers
have made common cause, and held meet
ing and resolved to lock the ladies out
They propose to getan Injunction if the la
dies do not stop annoying them, but this
action does not stop the AmaZonian col.
umn.
In Jeffersonville, Ind, the greatest ex-
element prevailed. Services were held In
eight different saloons, but all the liquor
sellers declined to sign the pledge. A dis
patch of the 10Th says: Scarcely anything
else is talked about in the saloons, stores
on the streets and everywhere. The crusa
ders organized early this morning ant
made a day of it amongst the liquor deal
ers. They visited five saloons and held re
| ligious services in the bar-rooms and OF
| the streets in front of them. A man named
| Wintergrass and one of the name of Fisf
were yisibly affected, and parted from tht
PRAYING women with tears and hand-shak
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