The Portland daily press., 1874-03-23
THE TEMPERANCE RAID.
The Di..urbauce. in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Disturbances in Cleveland, Ohio.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 2l.-Mayor Otis
issued proclamation last evening, which calls
upon all citizens to abstain from all such as
semblages in the streets as may tend to disturb
the peace. Any breach of the peace will be
followed by the punishment of the offenders,
and it will be at their own peril if they attempt
10 molest citizens in the orderly exercise of law
full rights, whether in the streets or elsewhere.
The police are ordered to see the purpose of the
proclamation accomplished. Any auxiliaries
required will be promptly give them.
CLEVELAND, o. March 22-The Mayors
proclamation is the topic of general coDversa-
lion. The friends of the temperance move
aet. ment ana the opposing element each place con-
Ssi Ssiiuclions on ITS meaning favorable to them
ooNos. NO saloons were visited to-day. Ser
vices were held in several churches nv the
with the work. w ~ 'A
Under the provisions of the Mayors procla-
nation the ladies' will be unable to hold SER
vices on the sidewalk, and on the strenotb Of
this many saloon keepers have determined TO
close their doors upon them. A strong feelino
prevails among the better class of citizens thai
the ladies shond be permitted to go on and be
protected from violence and insults. Much ex-
element exists nmong the brewers and Ger
man saloon keepers, who will oppose to the ut
most the further movements OF the crusaders
against their business Precaulsns are being
taken by the authorities to promptly suppress
ment is ordered to hold itself in readiness to
assist the police.
Petitions are receiving many signatures from
an classes requesting the constitutional conven-
tion 10 enact stronger license law.
Inc temperance movement in neghbOring
towns is meeting with considerable success. The
town council of New Philadelphia has passed
.0tal prohibItion ordinance. All the saloons in
New Lisbon are closed. and at FindIay, Glide
ana Bellevue many dealers have succumbed.
no oh hoe Iar I,,, -,
lsters preached upon temperance, and almost
unanimously favored acontinnance of the cru
sade The congregations were unusually large
AT meeting OF prominent citizens last night
committees were appointed to call citizens
meetings to take action in the interest of law
and order. Jude Raney, prominent LAWYER
has given the opinion that the sidewalk ordi.
nance referred to in the Mayors proclamation
10 no way restraints the movements of the la
dies save in the point of holding meetings on
the sidewalks and streets.
"A Wicked Sell.
NEW YORK, March pa gin mill keepor in
Nassau street, Brooklyn, advertised that a
iadles prayer meeting would be held at his den
last evening. The result was that several hun
dred people, including good share of roughs,
gathered in and about the den which did a
thriving business. Two or three elderly ladies
who attempted to find their way into the place,
were hooted at and blackguarded by the mob
and left The police finally cleared the walk
and the "sell'' stopped
A Free Lunch.
Fort SCOTT, KS, March 21.-A band OF
ladies. with dozen ragged children, visited
Deacon Maynaro's saloon last night, where a
free lunch was given from 10 TO l2 O clock The
deacon gave the children all the lunch they
could eat, when the ladies offered fervent pray
ers for the deacon and his victims The drink
ing continued, but no violence was offered the
ladies, who were of the highest responsibility.
In New York.
New YORK March 22-The temperance cru
SADIE was marked to-day by meetings in many
churches. At the Church of Strangers there
there was large attendance and much enthus-
siasm.
In New Jersey.
A temperance meeting was held in the
theatre in Jersey City tonight which was
crowded to excess. Many ladies were present
Speeches were made by clergymen, ladies' and
others. The feeling was strongly in favor of
the Ohio movement, but no definite course of
action was decided upon
In Washington.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-An official note
was sent to the chief clerk of a hotel from the
ladies comprising the temperance leagne, in
forming him that they should pay the hotel a
charitable visit to morrow noon, to use their
utmost efforts to suppress the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors. Special services, incidental to the
week of prayer, commenced this evening at
Lincoln Hall,