Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-02-11
THE SALOON RAID.
The Movement on the Increase, and
Stimulated with Immense Suc-
cesIes-The HOst stubborn
Yielding.
DiO Lewis Leading I'm the WOrk-Wr1ts
OF Injunction against the Praying
Women Excitement beyond
Precedent
RIPLEY, OHIO.

CINCINNATI, February "a Gazette
special from Ripley says the woman S temper
ance movement is at fever heat In that town,
and that sixteen out of twenty-ihree saloon,
keepers have signed the pledge and abandoned
the business. 1t is taking profound religious
turn, and the men hold pray er-meet1ngs while
the women visit the saloons. The meetings
are crowded, and deep religious interest Is
manifested. Preparations are beginning In
DAYTON and Dfo Lewis is here now, and Is ex-
pected TO make an effort TO start the move
ment here. In ali the southern half OF the
State the excitement on the subject Is great,
and is spreading. Southwestern Indiana Is
affected considerably.
John c. Van Pelt, converted saloon-keep-
er Of New Vienna, is travelling, lecturing.
Washington and Hillsboro are the only In
stances in which vendors have enjoined the
--nInsn, through the courts, from visiting
~ ,,rk is about closed up in town. The ladies
have been visiting the suburban saloons with
pretty good success; they do not, however,
feel much confidence In the promises made
them, and will continue their work III tney see
fruits meet for repentance, since Ihe
traffic has been subdued in town. II is
feared the very dry may seek these more
distant resorts, and regular lraln OF
eonyeyanoes has been Provlaeo, ,,,,, tnat "a.
the Others, some OF them very obstinate.
The ladies have found some casesiof sad desi-
generously attended to. A physicians pledge,
binding them to prescribe liquor in cases only
where there is real medical pecesslty, , has
been signed by nearly all the docbors- Inc
mass meetings continue.
HAZLETON, IND.
EVANSVILLE, February "a special
10 the Journal from Hszleton, Gibson county,
Indiana, says that last Saturday the ladies OF
that place organized for q movement on the
liquor dealers. To-day they visited the sa-
loOn-keepers and druo-gfores in a body, held
service and besought iluo!- iealers to give up
the traffic. One Of ihe saloon-keepers &C.
Rnowledged his business was not as holy as IL
might be, but has thus far resisted all en-
treaties. The work will be continued to-mor-
row. The ladies determined n their
point.
XENIA, OHIO.
XENIA, o., February lO.-Dio Lewis
lectured on temperance here tonight, in the
City hall. Nine hundred persons were pres
ent, and the meeting was enthusiastic. One
hundred and twenty-five women organized
for immediate operations against the saloons.
All the women in Aenia are invited 10 coop
crate. They meet to morrow at nine O'Clock
TO commence Work. Ten ministers made
minute speeches, all ipdorsing the movem ent
eTcenf three, who doubted whether the lime
had come for II. j. q. Van Pelt late OF the
New Vienna saloon, made the opening
SPee0H' AT OTHER POINTS.
CINCINNATI, February l0.-The tenn
,erance movement receives fresh impetus
from repeated successes. nj. -
at Washington Courthouse, OniI loI IA, man Iait
week Immediately the whole mo- al ana re-
ligious power of the town was turned upon
him The ladies prayed sa peiVre az night ulf during
snow-storrn Yesterday, at the business
mems prayer-meetipg, message Iom MSS
more announced he had closed. ,,.,
An Immense procession Immediately
marched to Beck, who had eD1oined the
women from using the tabernacle In front OF
his place. Those enjoined remained IN Tue
church TO pray. Beck, on seeing the process
sion, said be would stop. Only one REMAINS
and be asked till tomorrow TO consider.
At Manchester all the saloons are closed.
At Logan the ladies likewise celebrate
complete victory.
At Lancaster and Athens the work is be-
ginning.
At Pomeroy the society has been organized
on the principle that there is enough moral
and religious power In the city TO extermi-
nate the business OF the trafiic OF Intoxicating
rinks, and will resort To the law only where
other means fail.