Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-01
THE CgINOLINE CYCLONE.
Dio Lewis i'm New York.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-There is prospect
of large attendance on the mass meeting
| in behalf of the temperance cause at the
Association Hall tonight. Dio Lewis tel
sgraphs: Il charge nothing for my services
in the Temperance cause" Hundreds Of
tickets have been sold for the lecture, and
the temperance advocates say the success OF
failure of the present movement i'm aid OF
the cause in this vicinity depends in great
measure upon the result of to-night's meet
ing. The charge for admission to hear
Lewis has excited the comment that those
engaged in the affair are not wholly con-
cerned in the fate of the dTunkard.
Harry Hill.
Harry Hill, the owner of the Houston
street varieties theatre, being asked by
some women if he would charge an admis-
sion fee, writes that he ''will give his con-
cert room without any charge Sunday next,
or any other Sunday following, for the use
OF those really interested in the cause of
true temperance; and even more than that,
l will furnish the gas and orchestra for the
occasion, and will see that good order is
preserved He adds: s'It does not look
right to see people who have pledged their
pockets as well as their hearts in this work
to attempt anything that looks like money
making to calzy it on. | make the offer OF
my room in good faith.''
Obtiurafes.
JEFFERsoNvIIIE, IND, Feb. 2S.-The
women's determined and persistent war
upon the saloon keepers of this city con-
tinues. Every day they are revisiting them,
singing hymns, praying, and pleading with
them TO abandon the business. Two weeks
have passed since their warfare began, aud
yet not one saloon has been closed. The
ladies, however, believe they are arouSing
moral sentiment that will reap a rich re-
ward before long. The temperance alli-
anee stock company fund, to aid and pros
ecute the work, has increased to $4,000,
and the war goes on with no great hopes of
securing single saloon keepers signature
TO the pledge.
Assembling the Golden Gate.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2S.-The women
of this city connected with the Methodist
Church, have resolved to inauguratea pray
ing crusade, and will open the campaign at
Chamberlain's saloon, on California street,
the place of resort of the stock brokers.
bordering ON the Capital.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-SeyeraI Ohio
ladies residing in Uniontown, near Wash
ington, assisted by neighbors, have been in
strumental in closing one liquor shop and
are concentrating the efforts to suppress the
remaining one in the village.
A Threat of Petroleum.
RIPLEY, o., Feb. 2S.-The crusaders
have spent the day at Levanna, two miles
below here. One saloon there and one out
on the Hillsboro pike still hold out. The
Levanna dealer locked them out, and with
the aid of a few German neighbOrS, kept
up songs and carousals indoors. Property
holders have been notified that their houses
will be fired if the crusaders continue the
work at Leyanna.
OberIin ct Ais.
CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 2S-The temper
ance war has been started at Oberlin, Ak
ron, Warren and other towns in northern
Ohio, but as yet has made but slight pro-
greSs.
The Police vs.. the Crusaders
PHILADEI. Feb. 2S.-A demon
stration by the temperance crusaders was
made here to-day, but the women were not
admitted TO any saloons, and the police
has been instructed to keep the sidewalks
clear. Saloons visited yesterday were in
full blast to-day, but the women held 4
meeting in a house in the vicinity, and
attracting a crowd BY singing and praying
the saloons soon closed. Woods Museum
is engaged for the temperance nesting to-
morrow.
In Chicago.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-This afternoon a
number of ladies went TO a saloon under
| the Gait House, on West Madison street.
and after informing the proprietor of their
| purpose, knelt down and offered several
fervent prayers, and afterwards sang mum
Der of hymns, and then PROCEEDED to the
saloon on corner of Lake and Halsted
streets, and a similar programme was gone
through. Beyond attracting considerable
| crowds of idle men and boys, there was nc
pereeptible effect produced by the demon
Stration, which appears TO have been rather
an impromptu affair.
Poured Out His Liquor and Signed
the Pledge.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 2S.-BrondOnberg, a
liquor dealer at Oxford, o., who has {
petition pending to enjoin the wOmenfrom
| praying in front of his saloon, surrendered,
poured out his liquor and signed the pledge
to-day. Bells were rIEg and great rejOic-
ing ensued.
| Closed As EuisanceS.
Judge Barlow, OF Springfield, to-day or
| dered the Sheriff to close the saloons of the
LagOnda and Murray hotels as nuisanoes
till the proprietOrs give bonds not to sell
spirituOus liquors.
/ Druggists Surrender at the First On.
| EIaugh.
The druggists in Chillicothe to-day, tn,
first of the ladies' movement, signed tht
pledge,