Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-19
ANTI-ALCOH0L.
Visiting the workshops.

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toxlcated shall be arrested and detained
until he makes known where he obtained
MS liquor, and for an amendment of the
law so that the furniture of saloons, suCh
as glasses, bottles, ETC., shall be taken as
prima facia evidence of unlawful
sale; asking the Constitutional Convention
to insert in the new constitution clause
against license, but allowing prohibition by
acts OF the General Assembly; favoring the
appointment of a committee to inquire
into the desirability of forming a State
Temperance League. This report was the
signal Tor an earnest contest between a
majority OF the delegates present and
few gentlemen known as prohibitionists.
The report of the committee was finally
laid on the table. A resolution was then
adopted declaring that as this convention
was not called at the request or advice of
the Temperance women of Ohio, or of the
city Of Columbus, it is improper for this
convention to assume protection or guardi-
anship of them, or the cause they are labor
ing TO promote.
at the evening session a resolution was
adopted heartily endorsing the wOmen's
movement.
| Anti-Crusaders.
NEW YORK, March 1S.-The German
saloon keepers in the seventeenth and
eighteenth wards held meetings yesterday
| to complete the organization OF their Pro
tectiye Association.
Nothing New.
LAFAYETTE, IND, March 1S.-NOthing
new in temperance circles. The women
are still circulating pledges. Ono of the
| saloon keepers to whom the commissioners
refused permit TO sell liquor has appealed
the case TO the Supreme Court.
EOceident.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1S.-It is gener-
| ally believed Gov. Booth will sign the local
option liquor bill passed by the Legisla-
ture. The Women's Temperance Society
will hold grand jubilee tomorrow night
ut Union Hall.
Refuse 10 Revoke Licenses.
BUFFALO, Y. Y, March 1S.-A COM
mitlee Of the Ladies' Temperance Union
waited on the Board of Excise Commits
sioners to-day, with 4 request that all IL
| quOr saloons license be revoked. The
| Commissioners answered that they now had
control of the saloons, and their condition
would be mnch worse II licenses were
abolished. The interview is not likely to
result in any change Of system.
A New Plan 10 be Pursued.
CLEVELAND, o., March lS.- Yesterday
a committee of ladies from the WOman's
| Temperance League visited the restaurant
of j. NJ. Richards Il Co. They We're cour-
teOuSly received. After fifteen minutes
spent in prayer and singing. Mr.. Richards |
was asked % sign the pledge, but declined |
to do so. He assured them, however, that |
his rooms wOuld be at their disposal when |
ever they choose to call. a committee Of
fifteen ladies visited 4 number of the prin- |
| cipal saloons in different parts of the city, |
| including those of Weddell and Kennarl. !
In each saloon prayers and singing exer-
cises were held, attracting large crowds of |
spectators. The ladies were in every in
| stance received with kindness and respect. |
None of the saloon keepers signed the |
| pledge.
The lady reporter for the press saws the |
League has adopted and will put into opera
| tiOn a plan of work which shall be as
thorough and deep as it is comprehensive |
and strong. The ladies are steadily going |
forward with the work they have under |
| taken, depending not so much on excite |
lnent and enthusiasm rs on their complete |
| appreciation of the necessity and import !
| ance of the great reform. Their plan Will |
reach all classes of manufacturers and |
wOrkingmen, as we'll as tradespeople and
other citizens. The ladies are preparing |
for the campaign.
JeaersOnyiIIe.
| JEFFERSoNvILLE, IND, March IS
| Tonight Geo. W. Balm, Kentucly'S great |
| temperance orator, lectured at Mozart Hall |
| in this city, 20 an immense audience. His |
manner of elOquence in sustaining the |
| crusaders in their movement will undOubt- |
| edly imbue them with renewed courage.
Won't Go Back on His Promise.
| CHICAGO, March 1S.-A committee of |
ladies waited upon Mayor Calvin and en-
| deayOred to persuade him TO veto the ordi- |
nance passed by the City Council, on |
| Monday night, allowing saloons to be kept |
| open Sunday. The Mayor received the |
| ladies with great pOliteneS, but firmly de |
| clined to veto the ordinance, saving that /
| the repeal of the ordinance closing saloons |
| on the Sabbath was one of the issues on |
which he was elected; that he had pledged |
| himself repeatedly during the canvass to |
use his influence against such repeal, and |
that he could not now hOnorably Tepudiate
those promises.
still Determined.
| DAYTON, Ohio, March lS.-Notwith-
| standing the rain the crusaders stuck to the
saloons all day, visiting n large number,
| bat producing no manifest impression. |
| IIadlick, the prosecutor of Mrs. Thomas,
| invited her band into his bar-roOm. and !
| treated them with distinguished considcra-
| tiOn. 1t is said he gIshed repentantly.
| Good treatment at all saloons is reported. |
| No prospects of cOnquests yet.
First blood for Burlington.
BURLINGTON; Iowa, March IS.-The
| temperance people of this city are jubilant |
over the close of the first saloon. Jacob
Wightman tonight closed his bar and !
| threw his liquor in the street. The cru /
saders will push Tho work right along. and
as they are backed by strong temperance
city government, the prospects Of success
are good.
No Sunday Morning Dram.
PITTSBURG, March 1S.-The Deputy |
Mayors of PittshuTg and Allegheny City
have issued orders TO the police force re-
| quiring them to enforce strict observance of
the Sunday liquor laws, requiring all
saloons and cigar stores to be closed Oh
Sunday; also the law requiring saloons to
close at II o'clock every night. Policemen
failing to obey this order will be discharged
| at once and lot be reinStated. Last eve
ming a committee Of ladies called on the
| Deputy Mayor and were followed by a
large crowd footing and yelling at the
ladies i'm disgraceful manner.
St. louis Organizing.
ST. LOUIS, March 1S.-The temperance
league OF this city inauguraied a series of
| temperance meetings tonight at Masonic
| Hall. Notwithstanding the heavy rain
several hundred persons, principally women
and young men, were present. Rev. W. ,.
Peterson, pastor of MayilOwer church, and
| who participated some time ago in the
| temperance movement in Ohio, Indiana
and Iowa, made a speech, in which he gave
much good advice 10 temperance people.
and urged harmony and directneSs Of ac-
tion. lie said temperance should be preach
| ed more in churches than it is, and scien-
| tific explanations of the manner of adulter-
| ating liquors and their effect on the human
| system, Should ba made eI the platform
and through the press. He spoke in high
| terms of the wOmen's crusade in other
States, and urged its adoption everywhere,
1 ana said the women are the main strength
| OF temperance Organizations. Take out the
| female element and tYO-thirds Of the socie-
| ties would be disbanded. Rev. John
| lTuOl,aV President Of tho as0tla and sey- !