Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-03-10
THE WHIsKEY WAR.
va Gampaian IN Ohio.

CLEVELAND, February 2S.-The tenn
perauce war has started at Oberlin, Akron,
Warren, and other towns in Northern Ohio,
but as yet has made only slight progress.
CINCINNATI, February 2S.-Braudenburg,
the liquor dealer at Oxford, Ohio, who has q
petition pending to epjoin the women
from praying in front of his saloon, surren-
dered, poured out his liquor, and signed the
pledge to-day. Bells were rung, and grand
rejoicing ensued. Judge Barlow, of Spring.
field. to-day ordered the Sheriff to close the
saloons of the Lagauda and Murray 81 otels.
as nuisances, until the proprietors give bonds
not to sell spirituous liquor. The druggists
of Chilicothe to>day signed the pledge. At
Lebanon to-day, as the ladies connected with
the temperance movement filed into the court
house to attend the hearing of the injunction
against them, all the bells in the town were
rung.
In Faror Of Street Fork.
COLUMBUS. ONO, March, 1.-Two large.
Unattended temperance prayer meetings were
held to day. The sense of both meetings
seemed to be for the crusade. Rev. Mir.
Stidham. pastor of the first Baptist Church,
in sermon to night, earnestly favored the
beginning of street work at once. Rev. r.
w. Clark, Of the trinity Episcopal Church,
also preached in favor of the street crusade.
Determined and Persistent Var.
JEFFERsoNv1LLE, IND, February 28.-
The determined and persistent war upon
satoon-keepers by women continues. Every
day they are out revisiting them, singing
hymns, praying and pleading with them, to
abandon tho business. Two weeks have
passed since their warfare began, and yet not
one saloon has been closed The ladies,
however, believe they are arousing a moral
sentiment that will reap rich reward before
long. The Temperance Alliance Stock Com.
Fany fund, to aid and prosecute the work,
has increased to SIG, 200, and the war goes
on with no great hopes of securing a single
saloon>keeper's signature to the pledge.
The Total Abstinence Union.
New HAVEN, March 1.-All Catholic con.
gregations ofthis city united at public mass
meeting this evening in Music Hall to pro-
mote the total abstinence movement. All the
Catholic clergy of the city were on the plat
form. and over three thousand people were in
and around the hall. Rev Or. Carmody
presided. Mr.. James w O'Brien, of New
York. addressed the meeting. He said they
had no faith in the wonrens war He said
the Total Abstinence Union had enrolled so,
600 teetotalers in the past two years. Socie>
ties OF ladies and children were organizing
in the churches on the basis of the pledge
and the sacraments. DIR. Carmody formed a
ladies' society in the hall. A large number
of men took the pledge.
Inauguration ofMc Var in San Francisco.
SAN Francisco, February 2S.-The wo,
men in this city connected with the Methodist
Episcopal Church have resolved to inau"urate
Il praying crusade. and will open on Monday
at a salooon on California street. a place of
resort for stock brokers.
Demonstration IN CAicnqo
CHICAGO. February ga member Of
ladies visited two saloons here day. and
prayed and sang hymns No indgnities were
offered them, and no percertible effect was
produced by the demonstration
Prayer meetings Threatened
CUMBERLAND. MD. March l.-O-er sixty
posa! cards were sent through the postotFice
on Saturday to the retail liquor dealers OF this
city, requesting them to desi>t from tie sale
of liquor by Wednesday, March 4, or wo>
mems prayer meetings would be held in front
of their premises at 10 o'clock A. VI.
Summary cfAe .Norcment.
CINclNNATI. March ga summary Of
the temperance movement in Ohio t dav
from sixty towns and villages shows in eleven
towns liqnor selling has been entirely stopped,
and in over forty from FIVE to twenty>six
places in which liquors have been sold are
closed, end that tn" work everywhere is geing
on vigorously. Whiskcy dealers here saw
that trade begins to feel the effect Of the
movement.
Temperance Moss ArciiDg.
COLUMBUS. March 2.-The temperance
mass meeting Tonight was very largely at
tended and hundreds were unable to gain
admission to the church. Hon. f. F. White
presided, Short and pnngcnt speeches favor
ing an earnest crusade were made by cx- Gov.
ernor Dcnnison. Henry G. Noble. Hon. James
J. Bates. Hon e. Crutchfield, Mr.. Arson
Brown and Mrs. Disselman All the sresk>
ers announced themselves earnestly in favor
of the women's movement, and thought great
good must come of it.
The Increment dIccts 1cih General Error.
WORCESTER, Mass, March 2-Thc
meeting this evening to inaugurate the new
temperance movement was attended by 1000
persons. Much enthusiasm was manifested.
Speeches were made by Dio Lewis and cler>
gymen ofthe city. The movement meeting
with general favor.
Work of the Crusaders in Ohio.
COLUMBUS, March 3.-The temperance
women visited the American Hotel to. dav.
and inviting the bar- keeper to the parIur pre-,
sented pledge, which he refused to sign.
After threatening to pray for him the ladies
left. The police keep the sidewalks clear.
After visiting tho American Hotel, the cru
saders proceeded to Vests billiard room. Mr..
West refused to sign the pledge. but said he
was willing to sell out his business The