The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-07

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ing but the strong arm OF the law
would make an impression upon them.
Most Of them care no more for prayers
at their saloons than for an empty pop
bottle.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, March 6.-The Women's
Temperance meeting at the First Pres
byterian church this atterno oon, was at
tended by three hundred ladies Most
OF the time was spent in prayer. A
committee OF six was appointed to se-
lect permanent officers for the Womens
Temperance League. and meeting at
the Wesley Chapel was appointed for
to morrow afternoon.
Columbus.
CoLLMBus, March 6.-The crusaders
have adopted the plan Of working by
committees To-day number OF ladies
moved around in carriages, and the
weather being bad arrangements have
been made for two visits daily to the
principal restaurants OF the city by
ladies who have been in the habit OF
getting their party supplies there and
who propose to forbid wine hereafter
The proprietors resis! more than oHe
PRAYER meeting daily. The saloon de-
partment otAhmers restaraunt has been
closed, which is the first sigusl victory
OF the crusade in Columbus.
Ripley, Ohio.
RIpLEY, March G.-Tbe crusade on
the suburban villages has not quite
concluded. The ladies have been con-
tirually shut out OF the only doggery
in Levalue. The owner was stubborn,
and kept up songs and reveling inside
while the ladies prayed without. Day
before yesterday he sold out, but
his successor is as obdurate as
be, and requested the women with q
peremptory order not to pray in his
house or on his pavement, threatening
them with the law. Not at all banked
the ladies had a carpet spread just out
side his pavement and there held pro-
tracted services until in the afternoon,
when he invited them iu, he having in
the meantime advertised free blow
out. Although the liquor cost nothing
there were lew hard cases to be found
dry enough TO gulp it down in the face
of women. The crusaders say they
will never lay their srmors down till
the work OF faith is done. The mass
meetings are still uncomiortsbly crowd
ed;
Madison, Ind.
MADISON, March G.-The temperance
excitement is increasing, Public speak
ing and prayer meetings in behalf o.
the cause are held three times each day.
The ladies called in a body upon the
county commissioners to-day and pre-
vented the granting OF three applcG-
tions Tor permits 10 sell Iqaor9
indianapolis.
indianapolis, March GA mass
meeting OF the friends Of the ladies
temperance movement was held tonight
at the Masonic Hall, at which Hon.
A. G. Porter, a prominent attorney and
ex.member OF Congress presided, and
Hon. w. w. BURY, Secretary Of State,
was Secretary. The meeting was opened
With prayer by DR.. r. T. Brown. and
speeches were made ty several promI-
nent gentlemen, including Rev. DR.
Holiday, Dr.. Abbott, Hon. c. +. Fiz-
sen and Others. The following resolu-
tions were adopted:
Rrsolved, That We are in full and
hearty sympathy with the women's
movement, and look to it under God to
arouse the public sentiment. which will
finally Danish Totem perauce from our
land, and that we pledge to them our
aid aud assistance in every practicable
way by giving time, talk, prayers and
moury as they shall call upon Us.
Resolved, That a committee be ap-
pointed, whose duty it shsll be to learn
why the laws are not strictly enforced,
especially the nine o'clock TEN persnce
law, aud learn who are the delinquent
| officers, and what steps are necessary
! to compel them to do their duty in this
regard.
The ladies crusade continues with
unabated zeal. Meetings have been
held in all the the wards, aud organza-
touI were effected, At the Commis-
sioner's Court to-day, out Of thirteen
applications but one permit was grant
ed, the others were either rejected or
Withdrawn.
Parsons, Kansas.
PARsoYe. March 6 The importance
tidal wave has reached Parsons. The
principal druggists and saloon keepers
OF this city received notice by postal
cards to-day, that the friends Of tenn
perance would call on them, on We'd
nesday next, to sing and pray With
them, and that they would continue to
call from day TO day, until the evls
resulting from the sale OF intoxicating
drink ceased in this place.
Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. March GA COM
mittee OF citizens to-day presented
Mayor Stokely with g petition with
1000 signatures attached, asking the
enforcement OF the Sunday liquor Law.
The Mayor stated tha; whatever rule
was laid down by the judges OF Quar-
ter Sessions, be would follow; that he
had been waiting Tor two years for an
expression by the court ofs rule to
guide him in the line OF evidence re-
quired to secure the conviction Of Of.
ienders.