The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-01
TEMPERANCE IN NEW Or
LEANS.
Lady Crusaders on the War Path.
They Go For the Cofeehouse Keepers.
Father hoynihan Makes Andy Parle
Sign the Pledge-Visits Of the
Bands to Other Establish
ments,

About 8 O'clock on Tuesday evening, as
Andy Parle was rolling up his sleeves in an
ticipation of q rush from the theatres during
the acts, q crowd entered, though without
showing that cheerful alacrity in calling for
drinks which saloon keepers 90 much ad-
mire The visitors consisted of number
of ladies and elderly women, closely fol-
lowed by a crowd Of newsboys, hackdrivers
and St. Charles street bummers.
In answer to Parle's inquiry, 'sWhat the
devil is all this" the visitors proceeded to
inform him that they had, what they called,
"a mission" and the hackmen and outside
crowd threw ininnumerable jeering sugges-
tons, which left no doubt that the crusaders,
or female praying bands, were regularly on
his hands.
The band opened proceedings by passing
around pledge, which met, in the way of
signatures. with only moderate success
Prayer was then offered and singing in
dulged in.
In the middle of the latter exercise, old
man Sturcken, with Henry Bonnabel and
Mayor Wilt, came bullying in, and before
they could order spirits, were called upon to
sign the pledge. VI
Administrator. Sturcken failed to take in
the situation, supposing it tobe banner
presentation, christening Or impromptu fair
gathering on the part OF some of Andy's
friends. At the proposition to sign in his name,
he fumbled fol his pocket book, took out his
specks, and remarked, somewhat reproach-
fully to Parle, that ode wimmins makes me
put my name down doc many dimes"
At this point an unseemly rush was made
by the crowd to gain entrance, and SHOW
el was placed by the proprietor against the
door to keep them out. This was not, how
ever, done until the Mayor, under pretense
of suppressing the disorder, had contrived
to stink of, leaving the light Of truth to
dawn upon Administrator Sturcken's mind
as it best could. Bonnabel contrived SINH
larly to escape with promise of a Bible.
The crowd that were in here called on Ad-
ministrator Sturcken for speech, which was
replied to, though we are not able to say
after hearing it, whether he favored or not
the movement. Mike Quinn, whom, it APP
pears, the praying band had picked up in
their march, was here brought forward. He
said that from the time of st. Patrick Irish
men had always drunk whiskey, and he be-
lieved, bedad, they would keep on so to the
end of time. A man was no more to blame
for selling than drinking, but for his own
part he was determined to drink or sell no
more.
Andy Parle, being loudly called upon,
said that he had never in his life advised
anyone to drink liquor, and had frequently
told his friends they were id fools for SO
doing. And to show to everybody that he
was in earnest, he had determined to do as
had been suggested by Father Moynihan-
sign the pledge square out, OF else sell only
Pickwick or Shehan's. His short speech
was delivered i'm a loud tone Of voice, and at
it's conclusion "Amen" was exclaimed by
the women, one of whom offered prayer
that he might be strengthened in his resolu-
ton. No other signatures were obtained
here, and the women presently retired.
Leaving Parle,s, the band next proceeded
to the premises of
JOE WALKER,
No. 1l3 Canal street. The crowd was here
excluded, with the exception of three boys
and the reporter of the German Gazette.
The regular routine of hymns and prayers
were gone through with, and the proprietor
urged to give up his project of an Old
English Beer Saloon. Walker stated that
he might have done SO if he had not already
deliberately fixed up the establishment, and
could not 60 back. The women persisted in
their efforts. and here is to be recorded the
most signal success that attended the efforts
of the Praying Bands. Mr.. Walker, after
some hesitation, affixed his signature to the
paper, and agreed to give up his business
this morning-all except The beer saloons on
Canal and Gravier.
An earnest prayer was made that he
would be aided in his pious determination,
and after cordially shaking him by the hand
the women withdrew, much encouraged.
The intentions of the band were to have
visited the Gem, Mixes, Washington and
similar places, but this idea was not execu-
ted on account of the heavy fall OF rain.
general movement of the praying bands,
in case the weather should prove propitious,
will take place to-day.
Fearful Tornado Great Damage to
Earms-No Lives Lost.
The Claiborne Advocate states that ter
rible hurricane passed about six miles west
Of Homer on Thursday night last, tearing
down and blowing away fences, uprootlng
trees, and greatly retarding all farm labor
along it's immediate track. No building
down or lives lost, so far - heard from.
Boston Globe It saddens the hosrS % De-
hold tie grief of q young person who goes 70