The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-20
OHIO'S RUM CAMPAIGN.
Great Doings at Xenia and Dayton-continual
Surrender of Dealers Before the Prayers
and Hymns Of the Ladies.

xENIA, Feb TO- 1874.
The excitement in xenia Is even more intense
than yesterday; every family in town Is now iden-
yhed in the revival. and every lady In the city IL
giving her cordial aid ana support 1t Ia safe to
say that 500 LADIES' were in the streets TODAY.
engaged in the iaudable work. The saloon
keepers are relenting, and more Of them
are permitting the ladies' to hold prayers
IN their saloons. Hundreds signing the pledge.
One old man, who has been q hard drinker Tor
many years, said as he signed the pledge, "'rwont
do any good, can't reform; but Tor Gods sake,
save the boys" There are four praying bands
in the streets, each numbering about fifty ladies',
while smaller parties are visiting families by in
vitstion that they may be enabled TO 1--we better
lives.
BAND OF LITTLE GIRLS
are In the streets singing temperance songs, with
This afternoon a saloon known as the "shades of
DEATH" OF the worst places In the city, threw
open its doors, and the proprietor invited the
the hand and thanked them that they had iifiu-
enced him to abandon the tranic, and then with
street, and, smashing In the heads of the
barrels and kegs, let Mother Earth drink up
the poison A scene Of great excitement followed.
fifteen minutes the streets were swarming with
citizens. Songs OF gadness nlled the air, hands
the multitude spontaneously struck up that
grandest OF songs, praise God. from whom all
This. together with previous success, causes the
ladies to put iorth renewed efYort; and as they
propose ito enlist for the war;. there Is abundant
driving out the last rumseller. Tomorrow {Fri-
day. Is to be observed as day Of fasting, and an
Cod Sr .he Woderu WORK as one OF the active
workers remarked to me to-day.
A Field Day 1T Dayton. Ohio.
DAYTON, Feb. 10. 1874 i.
here tonight. The City Hall was well filled with
large, due appearing audience; but the great
excitement that had been anticipated was not
realized. 1t was powerful expression
OF the pious people Of the city in regard the re-
wal DR.. Dio Lewis had charge OF the meeting,
but did but little speaking, excusing himself with
the plea OF indispositlon. Most Of the clergymen
Of the city MADE brief remarks.
Van Pelt the reformed saloon keeper. was intro.
duced. and was real feature Of the meeting. DR..
Lewis called attention to articles In the NEW
YORK HERALD. The speaker objected to some Of
the comments made oy reporters, but thought
they had gwen only truthful accounts In most IN
stances.
Do Lewis Working In and Around Cin-
ctnnAtt.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Feb. 10, 1874.
The crusaders at Athens, ohio, gained a victory
to-day. This morning they visited, for the fourth
time the saloon OF Frank Mann. Heretofore they
was change. He, after many prayers
and entreates, hauled out the ale and
beer kegs and emptied their contents
in the road. Only one saloonist now remains in
Athens Advices from Frankfort state that under
the persistent attacks Of the battering ram OF
prayer, Nike HeIlfretch has promised to quit sell
ing liquor. This dsposes OF Franklorps remaining
saloon.
special from Piqua. Ohio, tonight says:-The
wbiskey war has commenced in this city
in earnest and great excitement prevails. A
large number Of our most responsible females are
engaged in the movement, although 1T the close Of
this the second day OF the crusade, Satisfactory
To-day the women marched in three divisions,
visiting number OF the most prominent Saloons
and in several places they were compelled to hold
their services the sidewalk and at but one place
were they rudely treated. Large crowds OF curious
people followed the crusaders from place to place.
at the Grace Methodist Episcopal church, and the
ladies Will pick their nints and try It again to-
to p Sns Ssafi liquor o Ss ss
if the women would raise him $1,000. or course
this proposition was mildly, though firmly, re,
per cen, cent better or six drug stores
ne Of fse bette, o
though the effort. OF wiping out
the nfty saloons is q herculean. task
crusade are Macarthur, Ohio; North Lewisburg,
Ohio. ana Hartford City, Ind. At Chillicothe
OhlO prayer meetings are to be kept up every
until the arrival Of Dio Lewis; then some
different method Is to be devised BY that reformer,
which will be adopted and put into execution.
Dio Lewis to-day announces that call has been
made for convention OF the friends OF the tenn
perance movement to be held at Columbus Ohio,
February "a. The objects Of the convention are
general consultation and the establishment Of
a bureau for supplying lecturers and organizers
He urges every city, town and village in the State
to send delegates, half Of whom, he says, should
be women.
Jamestown, Greene county, reports the surren.
der of the last saloon to-day.
Judge Barlow, OF Springfield to-day fined I'VE
saloon keepers In sums OF from $50 to $3.50 each
for selling liquor in violation OF the law.
Father Murray, 9 Catholic priest at Chillicothe
preached radical temperance sermon, bur op-
posed the women's movement.
Excitement 1t Princeton, Ind.
EVANSVILLE. Ind. Feb. 19, 1874.
There Is great excitement at Princeton, Ind
over an attempt to inaugurate the women's cru