The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-03-12
The Ladies' Crusade Against In
temperance.
They are still Moving Vigor.
Ously on the Enemy'S Works.
A Good Cause ChampiOned By
Good People.

A Good Cause ChamPiOned By
Good People.
OHIO.
/ COLUMBUS, O., March 12.-Tht
sensation of the day. and general topi,
of conversation tonight in all circle.
is the beginning of the sctive Tenn
perance crusade by the ladies to
day. Prayer meetings were held at IL
o'clock this morning and 2 P. NJ, TO pray
for strength to begin work. At 3 P. NJ.
| about 200 ladies left the prayer meeting
/ and marched to the American Hotel,
headed by the Chief Of Police and one
patrolman TO keep the streets open, leav-
/ ing the church filled with people to pray
for those who went out to work The
/ bells of three churches were tolled during
the time the procession was NOV
| ing.
COsHoCToN, O., March 12-The wo-
mems praying band have won a grand
victory since 4 P. NJ. yesterday. Ten sa-
| looms have surrendered. There now re-
main but eight more The drug stores
| have all signed an agreement not to sell
but for medical purposes. Great excite
ment prevails.
NEWARK, o., March 10.-The women
started out this afternoon, making fifteen
visitations and were received kindly. No
signers to pledges. The proprietor of the
Lancing House has closed his bar for
seven years
GREENvILLE, o., March 10 The
temperance moEelnent is still the leading
topic here. Large and enthusiastic meet
ings were held every day last week To-
day about sixty ladies were out on the
streets and notified the saloon keepers to
quit the business. Two have al
ready closed, The druggists signed the
pledge to-day to sell only on prescriptions
from physicians. The ladies will be out
in full force tomorrow.
CREsTLINE, O., March 10.-The tenn
perance sentiment has been developing
here rapidly during the past week. Ac-
tive operations will begin on Monday.
A union mass-meeting, in which the va
rious religious organizations will partici-
pate, will be held at 1 o'clock on that dav
in Diamond Hall. The outlook is en-
couraglng.
AEAhA1-NOA@s
PRINCETON ILL March. 10-The cru
saders on the whisky ring have set the
ball to rolling at Henry. A dispatch
from that place, this morning, states that
the ladies have given the rum-sellers no
tice that on Thursday next they will visit
each saloon for the purpose of holding
PRAYER meetings The saloon-men ex-
press themselves as being very unhappy,
but will undoubtedly yield to the ladies
demand without hindering them.
INDIANA.
MeGREGoR, IND. March 1.-THE wo-
men Of Charles City, Floyd County, IND.
are organizing crusade on the saloons of
the city. They will be in working order
in a day or two.
INDIANAPoLIs, IND March pa |
mass meeting Of the ladies interested in
the temperance movement was held in
the Roberts Park Methodist Church this
afternoon. Between 400 and 800 persons |
We're present.
VALPARAISO, IND, March 12-The |
women are still carrying on their street
meetings, with no indication of WEAKNESS. /
although they have been hard at work /
eleven DAYS.
IOWA.
ATLANTIC, Iowa. March 1.-THE la |
dies opened the temperance campaign |
here yesterday afternoon, and visited /
nearly every saloon in the place They |
were received courteously by all the sa-
and AT one or two places
were cordially invited to take some
thing, which they respectfully de-
clined.
C<DSSs2CEzCEF
New HAVEN, March 11,-All the
Catholic congregations in this city united
in public mass meeting, this evening,
TO promote total abstinence The move
ment. is conducted by the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union Of America, which
las recently received the approval of the
Pope, Plus TX.