, 1874-04-03
ILLINOIS, :.
At 1ALESDUn9ff.


dAIEsnunu1f, ILL.,, April AIT tho usual morn
ing temperance moetiug to-day, detailed ro-
port of yeBtordnys orusade waB made by the ID
dioH. The faots wero substantially tho samo as
given in last nights uiapatch. They reported
that In tho afternoon council 1t was thought beat
to koop up tho crusndo, aud that fo,y visits
Wero 1nado III the afternoon it was learned
that two saloon"keepera had promised to close
up on tho expiration Of their present licengo.
On the contrary, it was atatod that these saloon
keepers were going to sell as long us liconse Ia
to DO obtained which, ag tho present Council ts
Ploa8ed TO grant none next year, will probably
i3;.. 20 only MY for = short timo; Tho j.
Union Hotel proprietor, aud found that
the hotol was about to change hands, and that
tho new proprietor would keep temperance ho-
toi II 1t Wero not for the stock of liquor that he
vas Obliged to take by tho terms Of Ills contract
from tle present owner. It was proposed, and q
Committee appointed to take measures, to eua-
nblo the now hotel-keoper to carry out his good
Intentions Tho report continues In CONVEX
aaton sAa1, with the saloon-eepers, IRE find them
sworo, with their hands upon their lconaes, that
no praying shall be done in their saloons." Tho
ladicB are still at tho work. and will continue to
keep praying band upon tho street at loast un-
til tho cluctlon Ia over.
lnrGa mnsB-mceting in tho CAUSE Of tomnor-
anco WINS held In the Lutheran church this after
noon After prayer and song, Alr. John r. Glonn,
Of Monmouth, was introduced, who gavo most
able and eloquent argument in favor Of prohibi-
tlon. The speech closed with M eloquent appeal
to the citizens to carry out tho crusade. This
speech was followed by tho Rev. Huntingtop
who addressed himself to tho foreign clement
urging them to wheel into lno. At the close OF
thls speech, the ladies made some interesting
Remarks, expressing their determination to con-
t,nue the crusade till every SALOON In the city Is
closed, Which they soon expect to SEQ accom-
pashod. The work will bo pushed Tomorrow,
md it IL expected that praying bands will get at
earnest work in q few dayB.
AT RooKFonp.
Special Dtspatch 10 Tho Cficdao Tribune,
NooKroRp. ILL.,, April 2.-I'he temperance
cause Is being carried on with unabated zeal.
The Indies are vigorously circulating their per-
aonal plodge from house to houso and, In ad-
dit1on, 1t would seem ns though license or no
license was to ho made tie issue at tho coming
municipal election. No coll-water ticket has
YET beon announced. but one is confidently ex-
Tho report IN yesterdays Chicago journal, con-
corning praying bands at this plaoo, was false
from beginning to end. Tho ladies' lave as yet
begun no direct attack on tho saloon-koepers.
AT spnIN0F1KLD.
spectal Dispatch to The CAfcaoo Tribune.
srn1NaE1kLp, H., April 2-Tha aaoons we're
closed against the crusaders again to-day.
s.,.~,,, n,.,,n;As At n Mona1s; OBJ IT,. ,,..
MonRla, Iii, April 2.-Two 'l te1nperance t; meet
inga were hold horo tonight. A procession OF
ladies camo from tile Courthouse to the meet
ing OF which the Hon. r. A. Armstrong was
Chairman, and presented a petition in favor Of
tho temperance party. They wore well-recoiyod.
AT 1oCK ISLAND.
special Dtspatchto The Chicago Tribune
RocK 1shASD, ILL.,, April "A temperance
mass.m Getting was held at Darts unil Tonight,
the spacious hall being crowded with people,
lengthy address waB made by the Hon. Hiram
Price, Of Davenport formerly III. c.. in which tho
extent of tho liquor traffic and it's attendant evils
was shown. uo also related many experiences
OF tho Ohio crusado, ho having visltod several
towns. He was followed by Elder nico tho Rev.
J. 7. Findley, and other ministers, all OF whom
time to Witness tho determination Of tho Whisky
traffic, a resolution WAS adopted fayoring the
enforcement Of the State Temperance law and
tho city ordinances to the Htrictost lottcr, and
pledges woro mgdo to witch and assist tho city
authorities to this ond.