The Hickman courier., 1874-03-28

ry Of births aud deaths. names SIX
condition. etc, and to Fl e said regi~rr!
with ;he County Clerk by the l0th O.;
january OF each year Each heglec
subject, the party 10 fine not exceed
ing so for each offeuse
-he yyOGnaDs Temperance
Crusade.
The Womans Temperance Crusad f,
as it is popularity termed forms par
OF the current history of the times
Whatever may be our individual opiu-
ION as to the movement. it absorb~ all
other questions at this time, and e.
pecially so in the newspaper world.
Ohio is at present the great the
aud therefore the people expect to hear
irom it. e
a,cr of the women engaged 10 this cru
sade, though il 10 being extended into
nc CINCINNATI UaInes are uHed with
column after column OF their ope
rations at differep9 places, and intense
excitement prevails in every direction
The friends of the movement claim
that the ladies have succeeded in clos
ing mp 300 saloons in the State o!
Ohio and caused the proprIetoFs to sign
the pledge.
In some localities the excitement has
ruu so high, that mob violence has been
the result. Ia the city Of Cleveland a
most disgraceful riot occurred. The
ladies we're hooted aud insulted By the
excited mob, and forced to take protec
ton under the police. This involved
the men Of one side aud the other and
a number of bloody collisions ocurred.
The Mayor Of the city therefore issued
q proclamation forbidding the citizens
from Assem- bling IN the streets, which
proclamation includes the women as
well as the men
Al Columbus tie other day. the
crusaders extended their visitation to
the State Legislature then IN session
One hubdred and twenty FIVE ladies
formed in procession At the First Pres
byteriau church and marched TO the
State house. taking possession Of the
ro,unda for nearly an hour. singing aud
praying Scores of the members Of the +
General Assembly aud attaches Of the (
State house, lett their places of blsi
uess. and, with many spectators, form
ed circle around the praying band.
As the ladies' kneIt in prayer. ali
but few hats of the spectators we're
and perfoci quite was ob
'erved The peculiar construction o:
he State house makes an eeho; anG
hose members who did not see fiji to
eave their seats we're Obliged to lisreD
9 n least. Tie echoes OF sInE and
9th houses were ordered to close the
oor
A. some of the saloons the ladie>
re received respectfully, while a,
,thers they are iusuIiei and row
.nsue.
1t appears by the following extract
rom the Portland, (Maine) Express
hat the people way down in Name,
ire yet disturbed by the Whisky quey
ion:
: "Iu PenobSeot county, in he vicini
y of Bangor, there appears to be sn
unusual interest awakened at the pre-
FaleDce Of intemperance. tn Bangor
Thursday three hundred ladies and
,ne hundred prominent male citizens.
Including the greater par, OF the clergy
of the city, net ia the City Hall to
IeviSe measures to stop the run traffic
After consultation IL was agreed to oh
serve next Tuesday as day of fast
ng and prayer. They viii not under
AXE 10 visit saloons at present but
work 10 bring about q stronger public
'eutimeut in favor Of the suppression
# liqaor selling, AT Upper Saltwater
W "Wednesday a praying band OF
OItt V iaHltS 6dS VI Sdut1tu. hiCh VEL
ed the VaFiouS gin mills of the village,
by meb of jeering Ioafers.
At Que place the door was slammed
n their faces, and at others they were
cordially invited in. aud prayers were
,fered aud hymus sung. The ladies
:laimed that they have made one
aloon keeper consider the wickeduess
II his work There Is also an unusual
interest in Old town, the town agency
,eiDg abolished and 40 unusual inter
st maifested Every friend of sObri
~ will regard With great favor these
ttempts to arouse public opinion to
he evils OF iBtemperauce