The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-13
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FIRE.
CINctNNATf, March PA Gazette
Madison, Indiana special Gays fire last
night in Lexington, Scott county, Indi-
ans, destroyed i've OF the principal stores,
one dwelling and q livery stable Loss
SIS. 600. \ Partially insured.
NoT.TRuE
The Gazette has = despatch denying
the report published this morning that
| i've saloons had been started in that place.
One squad of ladies reported fourteen So
loons visited, aud Gil but two dealers e,.
pressed their desire to quit the business.
Galveston, Texas
SHOT.
| GALVESTON, March ~ "A News, In
dian ola special says, about one..o clock this
afternoon, two men, one named Taylor,
the other unknown, walked aboard the
steamer Clinton. lying at the wharf here,
and deliberately shot AMI killed two men
named sutton and Slaughter, and then
mado their escape. These men were oil
connected with tho bands Of desperadoes
that are making things so lively in Dc.
Witt county Of late. The murdered men
were supposed to be making an effort to
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warned that they were followed.
Probability 3.
WAsHISGToN, March, l2-Dur,ng Fri.
day for New England and Middle states
and lower lake region, partly cloudy and
clearing weather, low temperature and
brisk to occasionally high north to west
winds will prevail, with occasional light
snow in the latter section and the north
ern and southern portion OF tho two for.
| mer.
In the Southern states east of tho Mis-
sissippi river, very general clear weather
and fresh to occasionally brisk winds
mostly from the north and west.
For upper lake regions and south over
the Ohio vally and Missouri, clear or part .
ly cloudy weather; low temperature and
fresh to brisk winds mostly from the
north and northwest.
The Ohio and Cumberland rivers will
continue falling.
Lafayette, Ind.
LAFAYETTE, March l2.-The tenn er-
anco excitement here continues unabated.
The county commissioners to.day refused
Elk applications for permits some Of them
on mere technical points. Five on elk
more remain to be acted upon to morrow
and will probably be rejected. The ladies
are working
EARNESTLY AND QUIETLY.
The city hiss been divided into thirteen
precincts, and a committee Of thirty la.
dies appointed to circulate pledges - one
of them a total abstinence pledge, the
other askins voters to sign no moro an
plicstions for permits, and the third q
PETITION To CoSGREss
The ladies here will make no raids on the
saloons, thinking tho course they have
adopted the beet aud most effective in the
end.
JeffersOn,iIle, Ind.
JEFrEKsosyfLt March IL. 49, The
storming by prayer anu hymns WAS re-
newed nj John Settles saloon at < O'Clock
this morning, The crusaders taking
chairs with them aud remaining Tor two
hours and bali In front OF tho saloon,
during the service Mira. Settle was ring.
ing an auction bell violently. and inviting
the b, ISLANDERS TO come in and drink, sew
eral responded, while others were content
with hurting epithets upon the women
This afternoon the women were beseigin ing
Boder's saloon, accompanied by II large
| N''"" " cA'''eu PooPIo' ~ tHis pace
one arrest was made by the police and n
revolver and club captured. Legal steps
are to be taken by the saloon keepers ~
prevent the crusaders from blocking up
the psvemsnts.
Columbus. Ohio.
| CoIuMBUs, March II The crusaders
spent the morning in visiting private
houses and obtaining signatures to the Cit
izens pledge, and the afternoon 10 Regular
street work. The only noticeable feature
OF the day was at q saloon where the la.
dies found the door locked. They pro-
ceeded to sing and pray in front OF the
place when the proprietor mounted u
chair on the inside of the saloon and
PgEPED OVER THE TRASsoM
of the front door and drank the health Of
u friend across the way in a glass Of beer.
One saloon-keeper declared hs was
anxious TO sell out If the ladies would
| purchace his stock at considerable below
cost and assist him in obtaining another
| situation. The question was referred to
the gentlemen committee on consider
alton.
In Nswburs the work is being prose-
cuted with satisfactory results, one dealer
AT NEW. PHILADELPHIA
the excitement ia intense. Upon the sur
render Of one Ernest Schmidt, yesterday,
the bells were rung, and snvils were fired
while men cheered and shouted, and the
women prayed as the liquor was poured
into the streets. A special TO the Cleve.
land Herald
FROM WARREN
states that the crusade commenced there
yesterday afternoon. At. ono place .
brewery wagon in charge Of three beast
ly drunkards drove into the crusaders to
treat the crowd. Tho other WHISKY drink.
ers were disguised, and dubbed and stoned
them out Of sight, threatening TO smash
in the heads OF tho beer cssks and beat the
intruders. The mayor ordered the po-
lice to arrest any one who insulted the
crusaders. There 10 great excitement
all over town, and court has suspended.
Dayton, 0.
THE CRUSADE.
DAYTON, March l2.-Four bRttalions
of women moved up Main Street and Wis
tied about dozen saloons, attacking some
heretofore visited and creating q sensation
in the new neighborhood The only Incl
dent of tho day was the intercession
OF