The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-11
TEMPERANCE CRUSADE.
Snn francisco.


TEMPERANCE CRUSADE.
Sau Francisco.
SAN FRAYCIsco, March To- Mayor OTIS |
gave his Endorsement TO tho ladies tenn
perance movement last night, and said he
hoped their petitions would be granted,
and that all their efforts 20 remove the
evil intempcranco would be successful
In tho board Of supervisors last night,
the resolution TO abolish tho Office of rs
SCISSOR of this city, Levi Ressener incum-
bent, was referred to the committee on
amendments. supervisor Lynch OK
pressed it as his opinion that tho present
assessor is wholly incompetent.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, March lO.--A largo TOM
perance mass meeting was held tonight
in Wcsly Chapel and 9TH Presbyterian
Church. There will be mass meeting of
women tomorrow afternoon, and mass
meeting in two churches Thursday nitht
Friday has boon appointed "a n day OF
fnsting prayer in MI of the churchcs.
| Resolutions were adopted by the women
20 commence the circulation of the prop
ertv b dealers, physicians and
| Gru. ... : IT once, and 60 visi. sn-
! loon fccpsrs tomorrow the city will
| te dlstr.c.tG, End work will commence
very soon, by small committees in quiet
| way, Gopothiug Ike the Worcester plan.
| Two grocars dealing in liquors, were re-
| ported "a having )andoned tho traffic.
| Tho subject excite ,eneral interest.
piit.Jurg, Pa.
| PirTsHURG, March lO.-A special to tho
| Commercial from Stcubenyille, o., says
that the temperance excitement cOntin-
ucs to run high. Three saloons surren-
dorod To- the ladies to-day, making iiye in
all since yesterday. The cntrc temper
ance league visited tho saloon OF Michael
| Candy, who was tho first TO sign tho pledge,
and received his entire stock Of liquors
and emptied them into tho street this att
ernoon amid loud cheers from the largo
crowd which assembled. Many liquor
dealers are willing to sell out and quit
| the business immediately.
| mo cry council Tonight adopted nm
ordinance prohibiting all beer, ale, porter
| and tipping houses, 70 taks effect April
| LIST Tho ladies will continue until the
| wholesale houses are closed.
Columbus, Ohio.
| CoLuMRps, March l0.--S.Xty-tGo la
| dies divided into squads, laborei in their
| crusade to-day with about tho usuai OK
| perienco. About forty places were visit
| cd but no siguaturos were obtained to the
dealers pledge. At several places saloon
and grocery Keepers frankly told tha Ia
dies that their visits were getting 10 be a
nuisance ind must be stopped. At other
places they were refused permission to
pray on the sidewalk.
| COLUMBUS, o., March l0.--The tenn
perance mass meeting at the city hall to-
night was an immense affair and more
than usual interest was manifested. The
exercises consisted of short speeches made
by volunteers, both male and female. A
letter WAS received from RufIs MAN u
prominent grocer, who has heretofore
strongly opposed tho whole movement,
completely surrendering and volunteer
Ing to sign tho pledge, aud "a not sell any
more liquor himself and t$not rent any
building t. any who will not pledge them
selves to not soil liquor on the premises.
A resolution was adopted petitonlng the
Legislature not to pass tho bill now pend.
ing, which provides for tho removal of
the present police commissioners.
Lafayette.
| LAFAYETTE, March l0.-Thero was
no general engagement at Wabash. Tho
daily prayer meetings wore held in tho
church, but no saloons were rai1el, the
big fight being made before tho commits
sioners, who, so far, have refused to grant
permits to the mos. respectable saloon
keepers to sell liquor. The temperance
men have adopted the worrying policy,
but this forenoon the commissioners re-
| quired them to put on record tho parties
they represent, who shall be liable for the
costs il defeated. This caused some Stir
and Tho court adjourned for short time,
TO give opportunity for tho lawyers to
prod uce their clients In the meantime the
saloons whose permits had expired closed
IN. In front OF one Of them yesterday a
party was seen drinking beer from bottles
on tho street, included in tho party was
prominent Wholesale liquor man, and
grocery keeper,
NON. WM. BAXTER,
author OF tho present temperance bill,
spoke here tonight to large crowd ut
Trinity chuch. lie took strong grounds
in favor Of the ladi 8 movement.
Dayton, Ohio.
DAYTON, March l0.--ThIs was another
day of intense excitement Tho crusa-
| dpIh hh'Nh'N Wis NlLcTubulI III lLEtt ut'
tachments of twenty each and stormed
thirteen saloons Oh Fifth and West Third
streets. Their operations were of no or
binary character. Tho rabbls followed
them from place TO place, and the turmoil
At times wGs almost deaienine, Tho vol
ces of prayer and song were frequently
insudibls hibal jests were banded
about ~ &c, with indecent loud talk
and rough wearing. Crowds Of
beer drinkers, as fast as they
could, hooking tho praying women with
loud blssphemy aad louder songs. Even
women joined in tho ribaldry, and at ono
place hung out bits Of bologna and frag-
ments Of crackers .mong the crusaders
who meekly bore their CALLING insults
and persisted in prayer. The band
which went to WoIt Third street passed
tho corporation limo to the saloons where
the veterans from the soldiers homo fall
and, being beyond police protection,
were subject to the most shameful insults
by bummers who have no pecuniary in
teres,s in the saloons, but seemed TO do
light in their uninterrupted license TO DO
as vulgar as blackguards could DO. IA a
matter of course, tho tendency of such ne
farious conduct is 10 inlsme the public