The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-13
THE TEMPERANCE CRUSADE.

J sne temperance meeting last night at th
second Avenue Methodist Church, 9
which he 10 q member. He said 10 hi
pastor, That prayer meeting Sunday ha
KILLED my business dead as q hammer.
haven't taken in fifteen cents ali dav.
Brother Sands 10 expected 10 surrende,
eat!ler than he promised, which was wher
ne nnds other business. The sisters d
the second Avenue Church have formed
praying band, aud later in the evenInU
mad consultation with Dio Lewis, who
with Phm5e W. Cousins, was addressinp
temperance meeting 10 the BeekmAn
Hill Methodist Church,
Delmonico having promised 10 receive
tae women politely, they are now con.
siderlng the propriety oil singing and
praying IN his arIstocratic resort. The
prayers OF the sisters Of 18th street NIotbo'
DIST Church have closed a West Side
saloon. Wa N'N'
Another saloon In Brooklyn was yisit.
Cd oy the women yesterday and the pro-
prietor and his iamily Joined in PRAYER In
their private apartments, to which the
ladies had been invited.
The Long Island people are moving
actively, and at meeting last night Il
was agreed to appoint holiday when ali
tue liquor In the town will be thrown into
the sound.
CoLuMBus, March 12.-The crusaders
spent this morning In visiting private
houses obtaining signatures 10 the citizens
pledge, and the afternoon in the regular
street work. The only noticeable feairrp
OF the day was, at one saloon the ladies'
found the door locked. They proceeded
10 sing and pray In front Of the place,
when the proprietor mounted chair on
the inside Of the saloon, and peeping over
the transom Of the front door, drank the
health Of afriend across the street IN
glass OF foaming beer.
One saloon keeper declared that he was
anxious 10 sell out II the ladies would
purchase his stock at considerable below
cost, and assist him In obtaining another
situation. The question of purchase was
referred to the gentlemen's committee
for consideration.
DAYTON, March 12.-Four battalIons
OF women marched up Main street to. day
and invested about dozen saloons, al
lacking some not heretofore visited, Great.
ing a sensation in new neighborhoods.
The only incident of the day wes the
lntercesslon OF q Catholic priest for one Of
his flock. appealing to the crusaders moi
to pray for him because he was good
Christian, and had promised him (lhe
ptiesO to quit the traffic. Tho women
assented and moved on.
Oh L.
smaller than usual on account OF the Sc
verify Of tho fierce March winds. which
filled the air with dust, besides It was
very cold.
The prospect for tho crusaders Ia
discouraging, but they are resolute. ss-
loonists are discriminating in their trado
against merchants who help the crusa.
ders. The temperance people promptly
carry their trace 10 the men who are
thus singled out, and help their business
more than they lose by the bad policy OF
the liquor dealers. II the temperance
sympathizers adopt the policy OF retalia
lion, one'ihird oi the German groceries
In the city will be broken down. To.
night three large temperance meetings
are going on In different parts of the civ.
LAFAYETTE, IND, March 12.-T6c
temperance excitement here continues
The County Commissioners
To- day, refused six applications for per-
mits, some Of them on mere technical
poinis' Five or six more will DO acted
On tomorrow, and all will probably be
rejected, The ladies are working earn.
esIly and quietly. The city has been dl.
Vided into thirteen precincts, and com.
nittee Of thirty ladies appointed to circu,
late the pledge; one 10 total absti.
nance pledge, another asking voters 10
sign no more applications Tor permits. and
The third petition 10 Congress, Of which
The following Is q copy:
To he C0ngreSs Of he United States:
The underslkn d members oi the Wo.
mems Temperance League, Of Lafayette,
Ind, do most earnestly and respectfully
in consequence OF the great and growing
evil Of intemperance spreading as
i does vice, crime, pauperism, igno.
rance and other miseries through all
grades OF our American society, petition
your honorable body 10 so amend the
path required Of all officers in the service
ot the United States 80 as 10 require them
to abstain from the use Of intoxicating
thinks as q beverage during their term Of
office. This VIC ask because OF the rep
'esentatlve character OF the persons whom
he people have placed In such official
and because ot the salutary and
md beneficial Influence such requirement
would exert upon the conduct Of the
1oung men Of the nation; also believing
hat such an amendment 10 the oath Of
otlce, with penalty OF removal ior its
violation, would annually save millions
81 dollars for the Government, we there.
Iore most earnestly pray you 10 grant our
request by laying down such rules OF 80.
briefly Tor the government Of those whom
The people have placed over them as will
secure our object. |,
They ask the ladies' Of other cities 10
circulate similar petitions, and assist
them In the good work. The ladies' here
will make no raids on the saloons, think.
Ing the course adopted the best and most
effective In the end.
CINCINNATI, March l2.-According 10
made yesterday, five ladies
called on David Bleak, the former Chief
oi'Police OF this city, at II o'clock this
morning, and asked him to sign pledge
not TO sell liquor. He consented without
arguing, Immediately licking his door
and taking the sign down. !
The Gdsstte has dispatches from Wash.
Ington Court House denying the report
published this morning that five saloons
had started In that place. l.
Colonel p. 2. Fisher, late Commissioner
81 Patents, presided at the mass meeting
at the First Baptist Church tonight. The
attendance at that place and Wesley
C6apel was large. One committee Of
ladles reported fourteen saloons visited,
and all but two dealers expressed their
lesire 10 quit the business. Another com.
mlttee reported visits 10 fifteen places on
Main street, two refusing then admit.
lance A gang Of 200 boys and men iol-
loHel them hnnfinn and rnllin, ~, AZ |