The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-12
ALCOHOL DOOMED.
The Ohio Women Marchfne
On the Enemy.
COLUMBUS AND CINCINNATI
Intense Excitement at the Con
querors' Approach.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. Feb IL 1874

COLUMBUS Ohio. Feb. n 1874
secret meeting OF the State Liouor Dea,srss
Association been held in this citv ~ 49,.
measures to defend their interests or comnrom,o.
with the enemy
The meeting, however. did not amount y.
much. No prominent members or the Star.
Liquor Dealers Association were present. The,
seemed to give the subject the go-by. ON
the contrary, the temperance people are msk
ing unusual exertons to bring a pressnre
upon the present Legislature. There viii be a
grand assemblage of temperance advocates in this
city on the 25th and 25th inst. Mrs. Matte
MacBrown, Grand Worthy CHIEF Templar of the
Independent order of GOOD Templars Of
Ohio head OF the Order, teiegraphs from
the Alliance that she Will be present
on the occasion, together with the Executive
Committee OF the State and John Russell Of MIchi-
gan, promotion candidate for Vice President in
the last PRESIDENTIAL election, will also appear
The new City Hall building will probably be en-
gagged for the two days temperance jubilee. and
general turnout Of the women whlskey warriors
from all parts OF the State is expected.
meeting OF prominent ladies will also be held on
sunday evening to arrange programme Tor their
Tue plan now talked OF Ia to consider each ware
prayer. Some most earnest workers favor a com
bined movement on the General Assembly. They
favor plan OF assembling in force In the rotunda
Legislature hear their cry
Government Attack on whisky Dis
tillers.
CINCINNATI, Ohio Feb IL, 1874.
There have been curious features in the whiskey
trade for some time past. which seem TO have
puzzled the government agents and Of
fcials. Large quantities OF raw spirits
have been thrown upon the market at prices
less than 1t Is possible iegitmateiy
manufacture it and the tax TO pay for 1t, but
it has been equally impossible to detect the frauds
which undoubtedly exist To-day case was tried
before Judge Irving, OF the United States Court,
which seemed to throw some light on the
mystery, but, strangely enough, the govern
ment lost the case. Samuel L. Herr. SIas W.
Turner and James Heck, distillers, and their
bondsmen, M. Turner and Isaac Hay. wero
sued on their bond OF $50 900 for frauds alleged to
have been committed in 1867 by the removal OF
10000 gallons OF whiskey from their distniery at
BrOOkvle, Montgomery county, Ohio, thereby in-
600. II appeared in evidence that Silas W. Turner
was only twenty-one years OF age at that time,
Dayton and Union and the Dayton and Western
roads, that he was also agent for the express
Kept large warehoase and dealt IL san
all IN addition to running the distillery near
@ no NE og T fhe 81
sold II for 81 % per gallon to parties IN Hamilton
and Cincinnati. IL was not tax-paid, and when
asked how he managed to avoid the tax be said
that he paid the gauger and the sorekeeper 81 per
barrel to let it out. Joseph NJ Turner testified 70
buying six or eight car loads Of whlskey, or about
compromising with the government onlcers
in the same way. II is inscrutibe how the jury,
in face of the manifest frauds, found verdict for
the defendants; but the fact that all their books
when that beautiful place Of amusement was
destroyed by fire, and that there was nothing
peared from first to last that the firm was weak,
the bondsmen rotten and the government offlciais
themselves the rOttenest OF ALL Remote as the
is, in this case 1t servesitO sho willow whskey
is thrown on the market at less than honest
prices, and there is no doubt but it is operating
REPORTS FROM SOUTHERN OHIO
and Indiana show no abatement in eHthus.S A
concerning the women's temperance crusade
wherever the work is inaugurated the leading
Set in motion it seems to be se-supp0rt.
ing. Everywhere the reports indicate no lack OF
in we 1a aas "
and women remain In the churches to pray. Every
where the temperance crusade Is the exciting topic
In Shelbyville, Ind, lively anta0onism has
developed. The saloon KEEPERS served written
for loss in business. Next day an immense meet
ing was held; and an 10. Incorporated company
the liqnor tratic legally If other means
tail. me ladies then prepared reply
them with destroying the business OF the com.
munity. exhausting its resources adding to the
taxes increasing crime, and defending their right
to pray tor the removal OF such an evil.
In Muncie, Ind, intense excitement prevails
The day after the first meeting and before the
pledge had been circulated, the druggists volun-
tarily rendered pledge not to sell liquor for
drinking purposes. Since then two saloons have
been closed. One was ousted by the owner Of the
property and the signatures were Withdrawn from
the petition for the others license.
Leesburg, Highland county, Ohio, reports COM
plete suppression OF the traffic after two week8
effort. The organization still kept up to watcn
efforts to open new saloons.
Ced8rvie, Greene county, reports shop
closed and that the work is pushed in others with
out visible success
The same report comes from Georgetown.
Brown county.
Propositions have been made TO make efforts in
Dayton, the result OF which will be watched with
interest, as It Is the first city OF Importance tu
which the movement will have been tried
Do Lewis Stirring Up the People at
Springfield.
SPRINGFIELD Ohio Feb. IL, 1874.
The church was densely crowded this afternoon
and the opera House tonight, the objects which
drew the assembages together being to hear =
speech of bio Lewis and to organize for more ex-