The Portland daily press., 1874-03-14
THE TEMPERANCE TIDE.


NEW YORK, March 13.-ThrOughout Brook.
lyn to-day there is fasting and prayer for the
temperance cause. At a meeting in the Han
son Place Methodist Church last evening Die
Lewis took charge for five minutes to begin the
work as they did in the West. He called for
all men who believed in christian women and
their work tn get up, and hundreds jumped to
their feet and the applause shook the house.
He then called for the women who thought in
temperance curse and were ready to help rid
the country of 1t to rise. A multitude of wo-
men were on their feet Immediately. He then
called for all men and women who were ready
to unite in the work to get up, and nearly
everybody was standing, and applause and
cheers attested their enthusiasm. Mr.. Lewis
pronounced it magnificent.
The Catholic clergy are uniting, both in this
city and Brooklyn, with the Father Matthew
total abstinence societies in reforming their fol-
among the backsliders
The Campaign in Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, March 10. = Dispatches from
Washington Court House deny the report that
five saloons had started in that place.
Col. Fisher, late Commissioner of Patents,
presided at mass meeting held at the First
Baptist Church last night. The attendance at
this place and at Wesley Chapel was large.
One committee of visiting ladies reported four
teen saloons visited, and in all but two dealers
expressed desire to quit the business. An
other committee reported visits to fifteen places
vi nldlu Strtet Two OI WHICH refused tnem au-
mittance. A gang of nearly 200 men and boys
followed them, hooting and yelling, but the po-
lice interferred and quoted them. One of the
worst districts in the city next to the river was
visited and the committee report polite recep-
ton there.
Constitutional Protection.
Hon. L. d. Campbell introduced in the Con-
stitutional Convention to-day, to be submitted
to separate vote of the people at the election,
for the approval rejection of the constitution,
the following separate propositions:
st-lntoxcating liquors shall neither be
manufactured nor sold in this State
Second-lntoxicating liquors may only be
manufactured or sold in the State i'll quantities
not less than one gallon on license granted in
sucha manner and on snch conditions as the
General Assembly may provide by law.
ThiId-Intoxicating liqnors may be sold in
the State in quantities less than a gallon, on Ii
censes granted in such manner and condition
as the General Assembly may provide by law.
The proposition receiving the greatest aggre-
gate vote is to be part of the constitution.
ity OF those voting upon them, then the one re-
celving the greatest number of approving votes
is to be an article of the constitution.
At Chicago.
CHICAGO, March 13-The temperance move
ment began here tonight with mass meeting
of the ladies of the different churches assisted
by several clergymep. The feeling seemed to
be in favor of visiting the SALOONS, but it was
resolved to operate on the city government first.
Meetings were announced for Sunday evening
Among the clergymen on the platform were
Revs. DR.. McChesney, Thomas and Dandy land
Rev. Arthur Mitchell. DR.. McChesney advo-
Gated the prayer movement as most efficacious,
declaring it was inspired of God to work re.
form in this country.
DAYTON, Ohio, March 13-The temperance
women continued their visitations to-day des-
pite the cold weather. Although better treated
by saloon keepers and not offended by the rab
bic, they made no conversions. A large mass
meeting Was held tonight