, 1874-02-03
A Temperance Movement Be.
gun in Southern Ohio,
Organized Bands Of Women Attompt
to Close the Saloons,
Curb-Stone Prayer-nIcctings Hold,
and a System Of Espionage
Adopted.
Partial Success Of the Efforts---Con-
versions Reported.

Sutciai D'arasch to Tho Chicago Tribune,
CINCINNATI, lob. 2.-The crusade of tho von-
OIL Of Southern Ohio against tho liquor-Baloons
continues to incroaao In extent and importance,
at Franklin, Warron County, tho ladies aro zeal-
onsy besfeRing all tho saloon-keepors with pray-
er-1neotlnga. Ono Of the German saloon -lsoopors
has signed their pledge and Joined in with tho
services, held In EiH former bar.room. The ssmo
man Ind hired a bnnd last friday and tried to
give ball while tho lalioB wero In front
siNo1Na HYMNS AND PRAYING,
Towards evening tho dancers went to
INC a"oiiing OF tue manager, and
told him They could not stand thia.
They abandoned tho holding of tho ball at ha
AohBe, and went to tho oxtremo lower end OF tho
town, to d hal1 that was away from tho prayor-
circle.
At Waynosville, Warren County, seyorn1
Haoon-keopors lold out, but 1t ia said that tho
rongheBt nlon find 1t sometimes impossible to
restrain toarH IA tho ladies' knoo on the Tugs iu
cold or storm.
A piekot of ladies' watched the saloons sat,,r-
day night and immediately surrounded tho doors
when any man triod to o1ltor for drink.
Ono OF tho Baloou-kcepera las sold his stock
to all activo promoter Of tho crusade. nud bo
VIII moyo West. Doputationa Of iadies visit each
sRloon daily.
on Saturday at Waynosvlllo tho largest
TEMPERANCE MABs-MEET1H9
that has yet boon hold assembled, The en-
thusiasn Wnn such that tho meeting continued
for oyer throo ho,lrH. At one timo tho packod
multtaao rose on nlaBso to testify that they
would novor ceaso their efforts till the last yoa-
ttgo OF tha whisky traffic ia banished from tho
town.
At Loudou, Malison County, tho ladies' arc
'T 'wlaitit1g tue hnlooo, groceries and drugstoroB
ft1nr1 It0<tA
cd the pledge. The saloon-keopers NUM-
bor twenty-five, homo Of whom aro
hostile and honao 20 non-co1nsnttal. Ii ordercd.out
OF saloon, the ladioB immediately orgAuze their
praJor-meeting Oh the sidewalk. In
TEMPERANCE HrEEuu,
the ley Mt. Finley said: " Yes, VIC will Hend
tho iatlos to these placos, md il all Insult IL
offcred to them, il hand is laid OIL thom, lot III
500 IT. Let them daro to touch my wife. Wo
will rise as ono man and enforce tho low of oltr
country"
At A1cArthur, Vinton County, tho excitement ia
tue most intonso over known In tho village. Tho
lat!les arc making the rounds OF saloons
daily, and At each they present tho pledgo to
tho proprietor to quit tic Ha!e Of Intoxicating
liquors. One OF tho dealers capitulatod, closed
his saloon. aud signed both the personal aud
doaiora Pledges. Tho remainder Of the doaers
have agreed to quit tho business as soon as thoy
cali dispose Of tloir stock on hand.
At Now Vionna, Clark County, tho
1SConnlu1DLE AND coMDAT1vE BALooN-KEErEn,
i; ;i.,ou o. Vaupot deos d tho crusaders lie pub;
ot be4 can sayDF Sv M hays o not no sold
mo ont neither viii I run; = and is' I
shall attend to tho lies TINT havo boen published
on % me as soon al I get through with tho So
called temperance MOVement.'
At WilliamBp0rt, pickaway County, commit
toes have beon organized to al,ut up tho ''t, two
drtnklilE-Baloons i'll TINT cillago.
At Alidd1otown, Dutlor County. the women for
the last week haVo heen busy croatng tho raid
lug sentiment. 4 maBs-moeting Of the mon,-
bors Of The various churches viii bo held
It Is not expected tint forty saloons will be
crushed by moral Hllason alone; $4,000 is to
DO raiucd to carry ou tho legal war.
As New Lexington, Perry County, the war is
15o mcn. Immense temperance meetings are
being hold, at which ono of tho speakers il IN
.e1-coiono, who rohcarsca tho story Of his down.
ward career nB drunkard.
THE rNAY1Hu HAND OF sIsTENs
ia seventy five strong, and they gu their rounds
ovory dhy, but the majority OF tie boHiegcd re-
Bpect their overturoB, and conduct their business
80 best they can.
Al Hills6oro, Highland County, Of the nino
nalooMs. including threo hotol-bars, iiyo hayo
closed. at least temporarily. OF tho four
druggists, two hive ngroed to soil only on pro-
scripton Of II regular physician. a aaloon-keeper
thore, named Dunn, has issnea posters
WARNING THE woa1EN
OF Hallsboro not to obstruot hD legitimate buei-
ness. Addressing tho lnlios by norne lle saws:
You aro, therefore hereby further notified, TINT
II ellch action nEG trohpaaaes arc repeatol, shall
apply to tho laws of tho State for redress and
damages for the injuries occauionad by reason
OF tho practicea Of which complain. All othors
aiding or encouraging syou, by means Of
money or otherwise, are also noti-
Fspougbs sa ts for 1en ad a1c. nh 9'd them
mont" Tho ladies of Illllsboro, however,
havo eight leaders, each commanding a baud OF
from twonty to forty, and divide tnno roSularly.
II tho aRloons will not close under q regular
agzoomont thoy propose to keep pormatlont
guard from this OH until people got accustomed
to do without saloons. rheir SUCCESS thus fur
has been only average. Tho record shows that
the consumption Of liquor has dccroaBed two
thirds.
THE GERMAN PRESS
Of the stato fiercely tenounco the cruaado.
THE LIQUOR LAW IN wIsCoNsIN.
Special psapateh T. THE chiea4o 7r1bunc.
vera adopted by most Of tho church oongrega-
tionb oil Yesterday protesting against the repeal
Of the Graham Liquor law.
THE PRAYING MOVEMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS,.
BosroN, Fob. IA new temperance move
Ncnt tint Of visiting bar-roonla by band Of
praying 1nen md women, in imitation OF tho
praotico in aorno Western locnlitieH was started
in Boston to-day by twonty gentlemen, mostly
clorgymcn, identified with the Stnto TomperatIco
Allin'lco. They hold mcotjng and appointed n
con1nitteo OF ten to inaugurato tho movement
at Worcester, after which thoy adjourned.
FINANCIAL.
Failure Of tho Er1lnkiin Bank OF
RTaklAtiuspfsifs.