New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-20

dag OF Thanksgiving and prayer for the progress Al
ready made There Ia no abatement In tho OF As
sdiessthere meetings held nightly croxdeA
with the best people OF the place The saloonkeepen
have been warned that sufficient evidence has boon
gathered TO close every one OF them by legal mesns
should they persist in defyDg tho popular demand
Prayers been offered 10 London for the succes.
Of the Bnlsboro ladies In their labors tomorrow.
The patient ladies' who laborcd Intellectually with
70 stubborn at Lebanon. were enolned
to-day, and Lebanon will probably ENJOY the sensation
Of the injunction trial At tho latter point. tho adc,
have made no further progress. II Ia asserted thai
liquor dealers from Cincinnati there stimulating tho
stubborn aud urging them 20 resist 90 the Last. Ths
ladies' hold daily meetings, and daily ysi,atIons are
made. At the meeting tonight, 28 names were ADDED
to the pledge At oxford, 215 ladies' began the visiting
business to-day They were received kindly by some
and permitted to enter whilo others denied them al.
mission. and were; treated TO sidewalk prayer. Ia
Indiana there Is no abatement in tho work. Adyces
from there are the effect that at all places
where the crusade has begun II Is continued
with yigor At Cambridge City last evening
a prayer meeting OF hours duration was held
in ono Of the saloons. and probably 80 persons
were present. The exercises unususily solemn
and impressive. and at the close the proprietor kindly
invited them to hold another. The ranks Of tho
saders we're reinforced thore to-day, but no further
progress Is yet reported At Lawrenccbcrg. 20 miles
below Cincinnati, large meeting was held tonight Tor
the purpose OF organizing for campaign.
RESISTANCE OF THE COLUMBUS sALoosKEEPERs-
VARYING RESULTS OF TIE CRUSADE.
lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsBl
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb 19.-Thc saloon keep
ers OF Columbus have formed protective assocationto
baltic with the expected prayers and peadings OF tho
ladies' and formally agreed 20 close their places Of bust
ness upon the approach Of praying band. Any member
falling in this Is 10 DO expelled There Is eyidentys
feeling OF fear among them ana anxiety over
tho impending day OF prayer. one saloon
keeper threatens 10 employ band OF music
to play lively while the women are praying at his
door This will certainly strengthen tho ladies'
cause and bring strong to their aid AT Springfield
to-day much talk caused by the heavy punishment
inflicted upon Sunday saloon keepers for violation Of
tho Adair law. Emil Munlict, proprietor OF tho La
gonda House saloon, fined $50 and costs william
Stubbe of the Murray House saloon $50 Snd
costs: and four others were fined 500. $780,
$50. and so respectively. The last man was mildly
treated upon his agreeing TO quit the business forever
II he does this will be the first conquest ~ record AZ
Springfield. The liquor dealers are exited over these
heavy penalties aud assert that the Judges severity
must bring sympathy to their side while e ladies trust
that toddys action will further strengthen Their work
All but two Of the druggists there. to-day signed tho
druggists pledge. only one man fatty refusing.
At Pequa second day Of tho campaign was devoted
to outdoor exercises. The ladies were kindly treated
with one exception Three drug stores have yielded 10
the pressure but there 80 drinking holes In
the place aud the ladies have no holiday prospect before
them Three divisions made visits to nearly every place
where liquor sold praying III the streets when refused
anpttance. Tonight large meeting is being held. aud
the conflict will continue tomorrow At Athens tho per
ssen crusaders captured saloon to-day whose pro-
proprietor has stubboniy resisted their prayer On
the approach OF the ladies this afternoon he admitted
that devotional exercises OF tho day before had
affected him for the frat time. aud TO their delight 70
day lie poured out his entire stock into the street.
The ladies OF Athens have closed nine places whero
liquors we're sold, aud have five yet to conquer Tho
work has boon advancing there about ten days. AZ
Frankfort the saloon closed to-day, aud that place
busy gagged to-day soliciting the names Of all persons
opposing the repeal Of the Adair law. and
advocating the suppression OF incompetence No
body was asked in vain for signature. Az
Chilcothe the people beginning TO exhibit
considerable feeling regarding prospective crusade
there and Indignation Is manifested at the proposed
concerted action Of the keepers who declare they
will make IL unpleasant for the ladies.
converted saloon keeper from Portsmouth IA there
iaborng among his kind TO induce them TO quit their
nefarious traffic. There talk there Of beg inning
with purely legal measures and endeayorng 10 stop
the business by the vigorous use OF existing laws.
CHANGERS ON THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION.
Topeka, Feb. 19-At q meeting OF the
State Grange to-day, resolutions adopted request
ing the Kansas Legislature to pass prOhibtory liquor
law, and declaring that no person Who retals liquor
shall be admitted TO the Order.