Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-03-19
INTEMPERANCE.

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Favor ofTstal Abstfnenc ce-The
San Francisco Ladies Want the
License Tax Increased -Ths
Lecai-Option LAW i'm Pennsyf
vania-A Saloon Visit i'm Bro ok
lyn-The Mayer OF Sam Fran.
cisco Inderses the Mevement-
The Women Of Ohio Earnestly
Working.
CATHOLIC TEMPERANCE MEETING.
New YORK, March 1O.-A large
temperance mass meeting was held tonight
at Brooklyn Academy of Music under the
auspieces Of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union. Right Rev. Bishop Laughlin and
about twenty of his clergy were present
Rev. DR.. Treel and Rev. Mr.. Keenan,
made strong addresses, stirring the people
to activity in the temperance crusade
The academy was packed with people
Twenty temperance societies, number,
ing about three thousand, we're present.
IN FAVOR OF TOTAL ABSTINENCE.
New YoRK, March lO.-The Meth,
odist ministers, in their regular weekly
session, have taken strong grounds is ia.
vor Of total abstinence, and on Sunday
next portion Of the services in all the
churches will be devoted to speeding alvng
the present movement.
AsALooN VISIT IN BROOKLYN.
New York. March 1O.--A number Of
ladies of Brooklyn quietly inaugurated a
saloon visitation in Brooklyn to-day. AT
a saloon on Bridge street they we're po>
litely received by the astonished proprie>
tor, prayed with and exhorted him to
abandon the business, and promised to re-
visit him Sunday.
THE LoCAL-oPTIoN LAW IN PENNsYL-
vANIA.
HARRISBURG, March 10.--The first
meeting of the Friends of Temperance
was held in the First Baptist Church this
evening. Quite large number was pres
cnt, composed of many Of the most res,
pectable ladies'. They decided to hold
meetings every afternoon. No form
of operations has as yet been adopted.
The liquor men are to be heard in the
House Of Representatives tomorrow even.
ing, aud present their arguments why the
local,option laws should be repealed.
The ladies adopted a resolution to attend
this meeting tomorrow evening.
STILL AT WORK IN OHIO.
COLUMBUS, March 10.-Sixty>two
ladies, divided into five squads, labored
in their crusade to-day with about the
usual experiance. About forty places
were visited, but no signatures we're OBJ,
tanned to the dealers pledge. AT several
places heretofore visited the saloon and
grocery keepers frankly told the ladies
that their visits were getting to be nuis,
ance and must be stopped. AT several
places the ladies we're refused permission
to pray on the sidewalk.
DAyTo Z, Ono, NJ arch l0.-The cru.
saders this afternoon, in three detach>
ments Of twenty each. visited thirteen
saloons on Fifth and West Third street.
A large and turbulent rabble followed
them, and the uproar at times was almost
deafeuing. The voices Of prayer and
song were frequently inaudible. Ribald
jests were banded about by the outside
mob with indecent loud talk, and rough,
swearing crowds of beer drinkers pressed
into the saloons and drank as fast as they
could, mocking the praying women with
loud blasphemy and louder bachanalian
songs. Even women joined in the ribal-
dry, and at one place flung out bits Of
bologna and fragments Of crackers among
the crusading women, who meekiy bore
these insults, and persisted and prayed.
The band which went to West Third
street passed the Corporation liae, where
the veterans from the Soldier Home
mostly cengregate, and, being beyond
police protection, were subjected to most
shameful insults by the humers. The
tendency Of such infamous conduct is to
inHame the public mind. This was de-
monstrated tonight by the greatest tenn.
perance meeting yet held. Masses Of peo-
pie crowded into the First Presbyterian
Church auditorium until mo standing
room remained. They then filed up the
large Sunday school and lecture,rooms.
Many others went away disappointed,
utterly unable to see or hear. Prayer,
praise, and exhortatiOns were going on in
all three places simultaneously, and were
maintained until late hour. The insults,
which had stung the women to the quick,
were meekly reported, and the effect was
Ia intensity tha faaling and In uaka N.