, 1874-03-07

Special U.spateh to The Chicago Tribune.
HARTFORD C1TY, Ind, Maroh 6.-1'ho tenn
porance oxctoment ia raging hero. Yesterday
band Of aixty women started on raid, visiting
tho loading SALOON. Tho proprietor WIS aome-
what frightened, but allowed tho ladios to hold
n prnyer-lnaoting. 11o refused to sign the
Pledge, however. 4 burly blacksmith in tho
anloon, somewhat Intoxicated, invited tho ladies'
to his sllop to pray for him. The ladieB oxpress
determination to continue tho raids until Hart
ford City is entirely cleared OF saloons.
AT UNION CITY.
speeiaE Dtspatch 70 Ths Chfcaao 7rtbnne.
1naea-mooting hold at tho NJ. L. Church last
800 rorsons proacnt. Meetings were hold at the
Presbyterian and New Light Churches to-day.
One moro snloon closed today. Six roman
open. John Cain aud Pat Tahiti, tho most OBJ
dny by tho sheriiI ii UarKs County Tor violation
Of tie law. They will be takon to Greonyillo IN
the o'clock trim, for trial.
AT RICHMOND.
Sreciai Dispatch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
RICHMOND. Ind, h1nrch G.-To-tlay tho
crusaders fool much encouraged by tho prospect.
Yesterday, while one band continued tho usual
exercises on the street. anothor visited the Com
torneys defeated, it iH thought tho only petition
for liquor permit entertained, while another
vas Withdrawn. The Commissioners, however,
reserved their opinion, and postponed tho hour
ns s Of oay thS 0tas5 5 tws ons i'enn c ensso on vii s
almost certainly 30 withdrawn, as tho saloonlst
presenting it, the principal one in the city. snyB
hs stock is packod ready for Bomo druggist to
buy, and he will quit tho business ii enabled to
engage in something olBo. Another makes q
similar proposition, md Bovoral otlors are re-
ported OIL tho eve Of surrender.
The Temperance Lcaguo il now holding
large meeting III Lyceum HILL, during Which
things prospective will assume BONO definite
shape. -......
BLuFFToN Ind. March 6.-Tho temperance
excitement las broken ont here. There is only
one saloon IN town, but that has beon doing
old mon on their way to ruin. Tho women have
organized temperance alliance, and havo boon
holding prayer-meetings day and night for about
| two weeks. They have not yot attGcked the ea-
1oon but laayo confined their offurte in resisting
| two applications malo to tho County Commits
| 8ionerB for liquor licenKcH. Undortho law, np-
plicaton Tor n license must bo accompanied by
| the signatures of nm jurity of tue votes in tho
ward III which the liquor s to bo sold. The ladies
induced Il largo number Of persons who had
| signed the applications to Withdraw thoir namoH
| but there woro enough names loft to ontitlo tue
| applicants to Licensees. Tho ladies thoreupon
| asked tue Commissioners to refuse tho iicenaeH.
| The caso camo up before tho Board yeatorday.
Tho ladioh hayo boon proceeding in IN orderly
mar1lor, aud resolved not to attend tho meeting
Of Commissioners. They hold o temporary moet-
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