Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-02-26
10y MALL
GREENNEVILLE, TENN.


a Greeneville special tO the K noXville
Chronicle of the twenty first has the follow
ing: 'fFhe interest in the temperance cru
SADIE is deeper than ever. The mass meeting
to-day was very Interesting. Judge Gi1en-
waters aud Judge Barton nave encouraged
the workers by making good speeches at the
night meetings. The companies Of Ladies at
the two remaining saloons hold services
inside, when admitted, but mostly OF tside,
and present the pledge 10 all who pass along.
A great MANY names are added every day.
Scores, and even hundreds, of tOpers and
drinkers have been thus been induced to
sign the pledge and are keeping IL nobly.
others being closed. These have very few
customers. Our streets are as quiet and order
ly as on Sunday. Even the courthouse seems
70 have the same quiet atmosphere. The two
gro -geries now open propose TO close when
their license ends, but want of customers is
about closi ng them now. However, the ladies
propose keeping mp their attendance and
services until they do close If It takes all sum-
mer."
Ber nd, dated the nineteenth, paints the
picture thus: "And while they stand guard at
the saloon doors, a faithful few gather twice
day at The Presbyterian church, and every
few minutes the deep tones of the grand old
church bell assures them that an earnest
praver has lust been offered for Divine assist
ance in securing the triumph. And where
prayers and pleadingS, and threatenings and
tears have failed, they have found more
potent agency in the 'mammon of unright-
eousness,7 and, resolving that the children
of this world snail not be wiser than they,
have bought a victory. Thus, on yesterday,
they closed one saloon-for seventy dol
lars, tits said, and this morning a
requiem-presumable-w sung on the
saloon platform. But the tire-water Is still TO
be had at Mrs. Wards and at a saloon de-
signated as 'NaCchez Under the Hill,' though
latest reports are that the latter place stops
Issuing on saturday; When the other Will
close, mo man knOWeth, neither can he tell
Dame Rumor says that the country folks are
disguised with the proceedings, snd that some
OF the town people, who are in Office, or would
n,al I'M or Y q
fatiguing labor of the first weeks siege. AS is
usual in all such movements, the crusade is
stricken hardest in the house of its friends" /"
The same correspondent, under date of the
twenty-trst, writes: THE whisky war is
seemingly further from a. conclusion than
when 1 last wrote. The beSieg1ng force Is GER
tainly making no percepiible advance toward
the capture OF the eDemy'S works. M rs. Ward
holds ner citadel, and IS as defiant as ever, II
not more so. Still do the feminine crusaders
sit opposite her saloon, sending their projec-
tiles OF prayer and song toward the besieged
saloon, and still is Mrs. Ward unconQuered,
and apparently unconquerabie.
Each day witnesses the ladies sitting
in front Of the saloon, holding up the
pledge to every paSser-byi and obtaining
signatures by the score. Then there is the
PRAYING and the singing, now confined en-
tlrely TO the street. as Mrs. Ward viii not al
low the ladies to enter her place. The ladies
make every effort 10 prevent would-be-im-
bibers from going into the saloon. As an
illustration, l mention an incident which oc-
CURED an halt nour ago. Six mounted coun-
trymen rode up TO the door, and before they
could dismount the ladies ran over to them,
and, by beseeching and admonishing, finally
induced them all to leave without drinking
any of Mrs. Waid'S liquor. This morning one
OF the ssloonists who closed two weeks ago,
when the crusade first commenced, moved
all his liquors, mostly the juice of
the corn, and but a small supply, out
OF his saloon, intending 10 boat II 70 Cltnch
river. A detachment Of the praying ladies
were on hand to supervise the operation of
removing, and as the wagon moved off with
its load of corn-whislxy jugs, up rose each
To- Nr.tA =
zaed right Justify. AS the expresS-car on the
train from Knoxville, yesterday, unloaded its
Greenevile packages, demijohn, with label
addressed TO one Of our prominent citizens,
was discovered by one Of the alert pickets of
the women. crusaders, 10 whom the jug ap-
peared OF such questionable shape that she
would speak TO the express messenger about
il. That jug was followed home, and its
owner interviewed, with what result has
loon. @ aUnder the ain," is once more
in fun blast, day and night, and
a force of the ladies are closely investing It.
But Mrs Wards pertinacious resistance has
embOldened the salOonists, and the result here
Is also extremely doubtful. RosSs saloon is
closed entirely. The net result of the work so
f,r NAV he summed up as two saloons closei
and two beseiged. To night, If the seige is
raised, there VIII doubtless be saturnalia in
the two saloons, and Jugs and bottles will be
allied with supplies for the morrow. 1t is evil
dent that the saloon-keepers of other places
are sending words or sylnPath2y and material 2.
derstood that a purse of nfty dollars is COM
ing to her from Knoxville. The combat
"espe THE FIGURES FOR 1T.
A correspondent of the New York
KUeatHg Post has been gathering statistics,
which lust now have peculiar significance.
According to his figures, which he says were
taken from official records, the amount OF
money spent in the United states for intoxi-
cafins LIQUORS during the year 1870, was one
nIIii6n four hundred and etghty-seYen thou
sand dollars Add to this ninety million dol
lars The cost of litigation, crimes, prisons,
etc caused in part by intemperanee, aud 1t
mel-as The enormous sum OF one billion, nVe
hnndred and seventy seven million dollars.
4 aToparing this with the cost of living, the
correspondent alluded TO gives the following
80 cof Of -four and meal was.........S5S00O 0Oo, 600
The cost OF cotton goods.......--.....- llo,0vO00
The cost of boots and shoes..-....-..... g0Ou0009
Tine cost OF clothing. wv y,VVO
The cost Of wooden goods. oO,VVO'VVO
The cost OF newspapers ana JoD ~ o,o.ooo
printing. 10'"0V'"OV
Total -. -. -. .....a... .sstj0, ,U0JsOV0
So in will be seen II these figures are correct,
that.our distilled liquors and wines cost sofz,-
O0O coo more per annum, than cur nouri cobloh
and wooden goods, boots and shoes, neWspa-
pers, lob printing, etc. The eorrespon -ent
adds: =.
There were 10000 licensed liquor saloons in
the United STATES, each having (estimated]
forty daily customers, making 5,6O0,oOO drink
ers, who, 1t is estimated, spent their money
during the year in the following proporuoDs:
Drinkers. 100000 spent 81 900 each, Sl00sOC0,O00
Drinkers. 10000 spent 800 each, 90,000,t0
Drinkers. 100000 spent 500 each, S0,000,000
Drinkers 100000 spent 70Oeach, 70,U00.0O0
Drinkers 100000 spent each, 60,00g,000
Drinkers 10000 spent 500 each, 50,090,u00