The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-14
THE rEmpEnANcE MovExENr,
THE CRUSADE, IN MAssAcHusETTs--lTs
! PROGRESS IN THE WEsT--INTEFEsTfSs
INCIDENTS, &C.


THE CRUSADE, IN MAssAcHusETTs-lTs
PROGRESS IN THE MISUNDERSTANDING
INCIDENTS, &C. i. ., '.,s :
The crusade Of tho women In different
places in The West, chiefly I'M Ohio, which
has produced so much excitement in that
quarter lately is about to be 5inaslgufafed In
] New England. A correspondent writing
from Worcester, Mass, says:
| THE CAMPAIGN IN MASSACHUSETTS,.
The new Temperance movement viii be-
Gin In this city in about ten days. y mass
] meeting of the citizens is to be held, when
the plan of operating will be explained, and
organizations for the work will be formed.
which 1t is proposed to carry through vgo.
rously. Wednesday meeting of the Wor-
cester and MiddleseX Temperance Union
was held in Southboro', at which the new
plan of operations was thoroughly dis
taken. \ number of the liquor
dealers in the outskirts of the city
have within tho past few days torn
out their bars and moved their stock
| into their dwcllug-houses. Whether this is
owing to the proposed movement against
them q, to the efforts Of the State constables
cannot he ascertaned. But there is de.
| cidcd commolion among the dealers little,
ont o( the city. Wednesday the State cons
stables raided on tcnement-houSes where
h,r.roons were formerly kept, but found
that they had been closed. In most OF them,
however, small quantities OF iiquor were
found <ccrctcd in beds and IN cooklhS-stoFeS,
while the kitchens were found 10 contain all
the necessary fixtures for bar-roonS. ~ cluo
hiIiard-room in the centre OF the CIT! WAS
,,l n NAL
| seized.
THE rRAYkR OF QUAkERkSS.
As.r illustration how the women i'll the
West are managing the movement, the to!-
lowing incident is given Of the Invasion OF
saloon in WayneSboro', Ohio, by the iaalcs
Of that PLACE, headed by Jealous qua
Srress: ,:,
.Extendng her hand TO the dealer Win
a pleasant smile, the QuakereSs, Mrs: Jane
Jones, of Burlington, Ohio, asked, HOW
thee y and made the usual request for leave
to pray, which was eourteously granted.
For two minutes or more every head was
bowed in deep silence, which alone would
have showed the Quaker clement in the
movement there then, leaning on tue oar,
with eyes reverenty turned toward Heaven,
. and hands claSped upon her bosom, the lazy
offered prayer. :,
The effect was very touching to all, even
: the Saloon-keeper, and the ladies retired with
; strong hopes
9 INVASION OF INDIANA.
The movement has invaded Indiana, ana
e an active crusade has been opened ut several
Il points. The law there is known as the BaS-
J ter law. and is similar to the Adalr law OF
5 Ohio in its provisions. Reports from few
: nlaces have been received which show an
u earnestnesS upon the part OF the women July
3 equal to that manifested in Ohio.
The war has been raging for some days at
l. ShelbyyilIe, q place Of considerable size,
d about TWENTY-FIVE miles southeast OF India
l. napolis. The ladies made some progress at
IS first. but several Of the saloon-men proved to
II he of the most obstinate kind, and manifest
ed disposition to fight with all their power
, for what they call their rights. They pre-
4 pared paper, which they served upon the
L ladies last saturday. The following Is copy
sigped by seven saloon-keepers
q You will hereby take notice that from
I. this time hencerorth if the Temperance AL
lance, of which you are president, either
concregates on, near, or about our premise:
or places of business for the purpose OF hold
ing prayer-meetings or other meetings, ob
structing the sidewalks or entrance to oul
premises or places of business, or in any
4. manner interfering with our business, or II
orI any way molesting us or our agents by youl
a meeting, we, the undersigned hquor-vender:
il and saloon-keepers of the city OF shelbyyille
will hold you and your husbands liable in s
,s civil action for damages resulting to our bu
\. siness, trade, and ay5cation, by your Oh
Istruction, interference, and annoyance 10 u:
= and TO our business. This notice is to bt
considered in force from and after its read
: ing"
The ladies in their reply announce rs thel
{. watchword Peace, Persuasion, and Prayer
r. and ask that their reply may be received II
e the kindly manner which dictates it. They
say:
J. "Gentlemen, you threaten US. We an
Y swer in the kindness Of our hearts. lol
IS warn us to cease praying and singing in TIT
e. vicinity of your saloons because, as you suS
gest, it causes q loss OF money to you. Per
j. nit us to answer by saying that it is you Wht
IS are destroying our property. consuming oul
y resources, Interfering with our peace, sap
T. ping our health, blocking up our sidewalk
and streets with drunken men, and putting
IS us to tens of thousands of dollars expense t
D. restrain and punish the criminals you make.
re TEMPERANCE IN WASHINGTON, D. C..
Ell Our Washington city correspondent write
i. rs follows:
1.-The temperance movement here, ik
IN everywhere else just now, is again wakin!
J; up, and though no positive plan of actor
has been decided upon, it is almost sure tina
it will be demonstrated soon. A praying
band has been organized among the ladie
connected with the Sons of Temperance Oh
: the Ohio principle, but they have as ye
made no public appearance. A temperate
parade is proposed for Washington's birth
day TO be celebrated here Monday, Februar
e 23,1 and after that it seems likely that some
&c thing will be done toward rousing up tn
"a old 'Washingtonian element, which i
re new meeting with such great success else
It where"
ID Church Difficulty in Wisconsin,
RS Charges Against DIR. DekOven.
ID MILWAUKEE,, February l2.-The Episcops