, 1874-03-24
day, at North gtar Mission, on Division streot
noar bedgwci. Yaxo Oybonrn nvouue cars:
M1aa &, DnYRn, Bao'y
ELSEWHERE.

ELSEWHERE.
THE CRUSADE IN OHIo.
From Our OEn Correspondent.
XEN1A, O., March 40, 1874.
Columbus was tho first city OF any sizo which
the Tompornlce.orllHaderB commenced upon. It
ia now nix wcolts since they resolved upon it,
Producing tho etreet-prayor ByBtom In that city,
nnl 10 far their sf,cccBs has not been marked.
After much deliberation, tho Tomporanco-poople
III Columbus called maas-moettng to consldor
tito question md test public sentiment. In con-
formity With tho viows Expressed by tho ncot-
Ing, d oommittoo Of 1ohding cltlzons was appoint-
cd to confer with, and actually proteot, tho
laloB. Then tho ladlea commouccd praying up
on the sidewalk. Tho
FIRST DAy's EFFORTS
werc unsuccessful. Tho second day tho crowd
was lnrger; but tho third day 1t foil of consid
erably. Columbus Is tho State Capital Of Ohio,
anl city Of about 10000 inhabitants, mud, for
1argc portion Of tho year, tho rendezvous Of
tho Legislature. Now, Legislators are not gon-
orally regarded ns wonders Of temperance.
Shocking as It may DO to total abstainors, It
must bs atl1uittod that they occasionally in
dulge Iii liquor.
OPPOSITE TIE sTATE-H0usE
Is restaurant, kept by one Gus stoyenaon,-a
respectable p]aco, patronized by Senators and
Representatives, whoro boer or vino, aud poasi-
lily whisky, Is sold. Stevenson enters, too, to
Fashionable gatherings, supplying natiye wines
or imported denominations to parties or weddings.
Upon Stevenson, therefore. aB tho stronghold Of
the enomy, tho ladies' moved III force, hoping
that by abolisliug him, thoy could make broach
which would result In the capture Of tho enemy
cntiro. They called upon Stevenson, and prayed
with him mud 1aborod with him. Stevenson
bowed politely to them, took thom Into his par-
lor and listened to their pleadings, prayers, and
hym,,s. Then ho delivered brief sermon in return,
and since then las not boon laborod with. Ho
merely suggested that, as tllo ladies' wore Ills
bcat customers and consumed much Of his wine.
ho hoped there would he no moro nonsense
about tue matter, for he had mover sold liquor to
do harm to any ono. It Was useless to trouble
him further, because ho
WOULD NOT YIELD.
The ladies' retired to pray before ema'lor
placeu. Columbus, l. am informed, has, inclIid-
Ing tlrug-gtorea and houses OF prostitution,
about 400 places whore liquor IL aold. The drug
storos haye not all signoa tho pledge: Half.a-
e cumbsa. lS TlSls is the result Of aaven woaks ID.
boring. It s useless to shnt ones eyes to the fact
that the movement in n dead falluro In Column
bus. The praying bands are amall in size and
diminishing daily, aud, though tho ladies' public
'y declare they tS,,srrn sfe ron LIFE"
they will undoubtedly remain AWAY On perpetual
leave Of alsouce dating from a week or 30
ahead. It is m old story, anu tedious ono, to
the people of Columbus; and tho 1rst "largo
city" attacked Is n failure.
II has leon claimotl by the friends Of tho move.
ment that the pulpit and pross combined to Kill
It In Columbus. The Journal WAS certainly mono
too favorable toward the sidewalk praying, md
anubbcd IL. The Catholics hold nloof from 1t,
Church, proachod against It. He coutended that
prayor. when used ns an annoyance, became m
insult to tho Almighty aud that, disguise 1t as
they might, the women were actually annoying
and restoring tho saloou.keopors into rol[nqulHh-
ing business which, while dopiorab!e, was law-
full. No one who had seen tho results Of tho
praying movement would contradict his state
lnent and evary Baloon-keoper who lad given III
hiB pledge and retired from tile whiBky-bustneBa
had done it ns Il matter OF oxpcdaency. He MI
mont or to botter themselves. Sumo found 1t
un advertisement some cheated their oredItora.
Certainly mono yiolo1 to the gentle influence Of
prnyor, becatlBs the ladies' themselves stopped in
between tho prayers and their good effects.
The facts corroborate A1r. Kollog3's sermon.
It is
THE CHEAP DIVES
that yielded; the profitable ones arc still at
work, In Ohio my nln1 cau secure great deal
Of gratntouH advertising, Let him expend 30
in whisky end glnsaos, aud he can start saloon,
be prayed for, aud Gecomo notorious. Tt III
pacos OF tllis kind that have beon oyerthrown.
Everybody r6joiceB at their downfall. But, Il
half tha ouergy used in tho oxeroiao Of "moral
Huaaion" were applied to enforcing the law, there
would be but few saloons left. aud these only ro-
spectacle plnccs. The women .dotond their ac-
ton iu playing on tho street by urging the no-
necessity for awakening public opinion. 90 soo1.
aB it is awakened thov lnisdireot it, In 'paco OF
using it TO excellent advantage In ropresslng in
temperance. am afraid that theit SUCCESS in
Columbus is only what the Tempcranco-ladiea
must expect III all large cities, where two opin-
ions exist upon ono subject.
I ain jourieying now among tho towns where
tho ......
MOST rERrEcT SUCCESS
has been met with, aud am assured that two nov
ealoons aro to he opened by Cincinnati firm at
Morrow noxt weak. tn that town most Of tho
do:gerles yielded. The others, including QUO Or
two larger places, are still doing an active busi-
ness.
Logan is not II yery large town. but furnishes
eo1ne worry encouraging dAta to the ladiea. a
Temporailcc-nlnn told mo that, Of tue sovcnty'
five cornar-loafora Of Logan, not one remali,ed.
From more consumers they had bocn cnnyertad
into producers. One family, whom ho had sup-
piled with milk Eratiutoualy Tor weeks, was nov
now who never went to school bofore.
Circlevillo il o largo town. Tho prayer-cruaadt
haa closed tho saloons against tho masses. You
can buy by the bottle, in eyory PLACE in town
wine, 6eor, and whisky; and tho nun who woult
have indulgod In mild glaHa Of Cincinnati hecl
carries off u pockot-pistol Of whisky, ID contain
ing moro alcohol in smaller bulk.
XEE1A
has bcon in print for nlany weeka. It is in the
neiehborlluod Of uillBboro mud Washington
Court-11onso. aud was among the very ilra