The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-04
0HI0'S WHISKEY WARRIORS.
Continued Female Crusade on the
Demon Alcohol.
VAN PELT BESIEGED.
Heavenly Exercises Repealed by Ger
mons on Spirits Below.


The excitement OF the womans whiskey war Is
undated. The ladies' Of Greenfield, Highland
county, have lnaugurated evening visits to the
saloons at any hour from six to ten O'Clock. The
result Is to empty each saloon by the rear doors
very suddenly, as they enter the front. Ladies
have ''enlsted for the war" and II the two or
three remaining dealers continue unrepentant
they will organize regular patrol Of half dozen
or SO to visit the saloons at any hour and dissuade
people nom drinking. They can furnish q guard
for each day, ana not employ any Of them more
than once in two weeks.
HANS AND FAMILY AsrONIsHED.
doggery at Morrow, warren county. was
visited by procession OF ladies yesterday, who
organized prayer meeting IN the barroom. while
the proprietor, his wife and children looked on
in open-mouthed wonder. The liquor trafic at
Morrow Is said to have fallen of at least one.half
At New Holland, Pickaway county, twenty-five
ladies have volunteered for the crusade. They
visit every shop daily. The drug store cheerful!y
took the pledge only to sell on the order Of re-
sponsble physician. under bond OF IS. The others
have all taken the pledge, except one Mr.. Berry.
who kept one Of the gambling and drinking
saloons. At the present writing he is closely bar
rlcaded BY the ladies, who quartered in q
daguerrean tent that has been provided for them
at the expense Of the town. 1t Is placed within a
lew inches of the sidewalk, so that the ladies, as
they SIT inside, can see both doors OF the saloon
since the ladies' took possession OF this tabernacle
the saloon has been closed the proprietor being
absent.
A PUaNAcIoUs, PREACHING DEALER.
county, yesterday, but the ladies out in full
force harassing the liquor dealer, Van Pelt, he
being sne only one able to hold out Promptly at
eight O'Clock this morning the ladies assem-
bied IN front OF Van Peit's saloon. h. being
kindly disposedl brought out beer keg apiece
form OF semi-circle around the door. The order
81 exercises Efs;;-First. prayer and singing BY
me ladies; Secondly came sermon by the REV. .
Mr.. Van Peit. This programme has been repeated
over and over until darkness dispersed the con-
gregation. THIS Is the first day that the ladies'
nave stood guard the entire day. They propose
now to stand guard until the besleged surrenders.
Arrangements have been made TO erec3 shanLy
in front Of the dead wall On Saturday the ladies
could not stand out in the cold except at intervals
An artist was on hand and photographed the
scene. Pictures Will soon be placed on sale OF the
wlckedest man in Uhio representing him standing
in the door delivering OF his sermons, with his
female audience standing around MIN.
At Mllersburg, Holmes county, an immense tenn
perance meeting was held last night. Alter nu-
merous speeches, reading from Dr. bio Lewis
personal Recollections,n appeals and remlnis-
cences, reading and circulation of pledges whic
were largely signed. the meeting adjourned for
three days to give the ladies an opportunity to
organize for campaign.
'LovE YOUR ENEMIES"
At Washington, Fayette county, where the wo-
men initiated the movement, the liquor trafic has
been entirely stopped. Charley Beck, whose saloon
is outside OF the corporate limits has been visited
by the ladies every day for nearly two weeks. He
IS q Jolly German, and treats the ladies kindly
but refuses to accede to their proposition. The
entire country Is being secured for signatures to
the total abstinence pledge.
active workers numbers ninety-one. They work in
three divisions, but have made little Roadway with
the saoonists, some OF whom order them OF their
premises ana II they enter put out the lights.
THIRSTY SOULS EAST AND WEST.
DR.. bio Lewis writes that he will visit Southern
q N VC at1nNa nvpNp,p
ncatlOn he says:-"I can point out large districts
in which such movement would prove a failure
succeed. Many years ago fT tried It in several
towns IN Massachusetts and New Hampshire Per-
haps In not one of them has rum ever re-.
gained its old dominion, but the victory was
TAR from complete. The trouble Is that In New
England there is lack OF heat. The people have
good heads, but poor stomachs. They think we'll
but they can't digest, and so there is moral
1ervor: never saw a New England audience at
white heat, not even during the most exciting
the lyceums in Hilisboro and Washington Court
House, In your State. l 1et that l was In the
midst Of a society IN which my long cherished tenn.
to hope for such glorious results. knew
how women had constantly. after a few disagree
able efforts consigned the task to the hands OF a
committee, and hardly dared to hope that hun
dreds Of women would so cling together day after
day and week after week. had seen committees
OF iorty dwindle in lew days into three or tour
persons. was hardly prepared to near OF COM
mttees Of forty growing into hundred, and the
day, through cold and storm, praying, sing
ing and pleading or course they succeed !;
Wherever sucn women can be found the struggle
be found in Cincinnati, and they would divide into
companies OF fifty districts in the city and move on
the enemy within three or four weeks, the thirs-
tles man in your city would probably have to resort
to water TO quench mis- thirst.
II the women now in the field In your state
could realize now the whole nation Is watching
them-if they could realize how much depends
upon their success-nothing would daunt them.