The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-11-05

mainder are much embarrassed by q
local prohibitory law. In Hillsboro 8
were closed and there are 8 new ones.
We quote as follows;
"LOgan had II salOons-now II; New
Lexington 13-uoW 4; Morrow, place OF
200 inhabitants, had IA saloons-now s;
ZInesVllle had 115-now 40. (Ssle Of
whisky decreased AZ per cent, beer 81 per
cent?. Clyde had l1-now 8: Millersburg
10-noW O. Oxford had 12. All were
closed. Three have re'opened. 0fthese,
one, having received more visits from the
women closed again, and the other two
are selling according to law. Statements
like the above, with but two exceptions,
where the number was declared unchRng.
cd, were received from all the towns"
Mrs. Bolton wrote to the nineteen In-
ternal Revenue Districts Of Ohio for the
number oi saloons and amounts Of collec.
ton on distilled and iermcnted liquors for
May, June and July, 1873, before tho
crusade began, and ior corresponding
months Of 1874, the praying bands having
generally ceased their work in March or
April. Reports are given from all those
heard from. . .
80 District, including Dayton, four less
distilleries.
Alb District, including UrbAnn, decrease
saloons, 20.
9th District, including Washington G.
II decrease saloons, lie.
10th District, including Toledo, decrease
saloons, 100.
11th District including Portsmouth, de.
crease saloons, So, and thee less distil-
leries.
18th District including Zlnesville, de-
crease saloons, 90.
14.h District including Wooster, &c.
crease saloons, 20.
10Th District including Athens, de.
crease saloons, 90.
18th District including Cleveland, de-
crease saloons, 90.
10Th District including Asbtabula, de-
crease saloons, 7S.
This shows a total decrease in number
OK saloons Of 4S7.
In every district there is decrease In
the number oil saloons, except In the
Ninth, which embraces Sandnsky. The
amount Of collections on distilled and fer.
mented liquors In the districts reported,
show decrease Of $l74707 for May,
June and July, 1874,
The results Of the work in Cleveland,
where the work was carried on thorough.
ly but with exceptional judiciousness, are
indicated in the following extract from
Mrs. Bottoms article.
Social drinking is not so popular.
Where, as in Cleveland, 1900 young la
dies of the highest social position, form
themselves into Young Ladies Temper
ance League, pledgilg themselves never
to use liquors ot any kind, nor 10 offer
them 10 others, and TO discountenance
the habit among young men of using
them, the good effects are readily sp.
parent A party oi four had taken a
ride to one Of our lake resorts, and were
at supper. All had taken champagne
repeatedly together. When 1t was Or
cered the girls said I'VE are members OF
ihe League, and shall never use it again.
The young men expressed their surprise,
but said, Neither will we,' and they came
home with clear brains and better prin-
ciples. Young men are as deslrous to
please young ladies as they are to please
them. When ladies demand in return as
pure life as they give. they will have
what they ask. The impression too gen.
orally prevails that young women are not
adverse TO young men whose habits are
Objectionable, but our girls are taking
higher ground"
Mrs. Bolton instances the msjority in
the State in the votes against license and
the temperance plank in the Republican
platform as evidences Of the good accom-.
plished and closes with the following
paragraph:
with the number Of saloons in the
State largely decreased, with $4,000
less money received as revenue in three
months, with higher social and spirit.
ual life among US, with great political
party committed to the right. with. laws
executed as never before, and the people
constantly working for better ones, purer
principles and higher condition OF hu.
manity, who shall say the temperance
movement is a iailureP"