The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-03
Temperance Movement.

Temperance Movement.
COLUMBUS, March 2.-At the ladie
temperance prayer meeting this Afternoon
pledges were prepared by special com.
mittee Of ladies and several distinguished
attorneys who were present, and adopted
The pledges are for citizens, property
holders, dealers, physicians and druggists
the1are very coacihe and elective. A com
mittee ol twelve prominent ladies was
appointed to have general charge oi The
movement A committee was also ap.
pointed to select appropriate hymns tor
singing during the crusade Letters were
read from parties In Maine who, with an
eye to the main chance, offer their ser.
vices for speech making at reasonable
rates. These letters were promptly laid
on the table, with the suggestion that the
writers had enough TO do 70 attend 10 the
temperance work st homo.
DAYTON, March, s.-The woman's
praying league met this morning. The
detailed number Of praying committees Of
three or four occupied the day Wis
4 ling among The three hundred saloons.
None surrendered, some were willing to
quit II paid for 1t, others Il provided with
other business, but most were resolute
against II. The ladies kneCled aud pray.
LED. Fhey are mot encouraged by their
experience, but are more determined than
ever. The street devotions will be delay.
ed until all.are visited and all other means
Of reformation exhausted. The mems mass
meeting will reinforce the woman corps
which will meet tomorrow. To-day three
new saloons were opened.
''CcLutBus, March 2-The temperance
mass meeting tonight was tremendous
affair and hundreds were unable TO gain
admission to the church. Hon. E. E.
White, presided Short and pungent
speeches fav6ting an earnest crusade
were made by sex,Govefnof Dennison,
Henry Q. Noble, hon. James L. Bates,
Hon. Y. ]. Critchfieldi Mrs. Anson Brown
and Mfs Dessellum. Each speaker an
nouncedsthemselves as earnestly in favor
OF the women's movement and thought
that great good must come OF It. Gov.
Dennison warned the women to keep the
movement free from any tangling alliance
with existing temperance organizations
and particularly TO avoid politicians II
the movement proved success there
need be no lear that politicians would be
wanting. Other speakers said that If the
movement did not Danish intemperance
at once the people could feel that a pub
lie sentiment had been excited that would
tell In years to come The speakers were
heartily applauded and the ladies say they
feel strengthened for the great work be-
fore them.
NASHVILLE, Matchr2 2.GAt an election
held in Paducah, KY, to. day, a vote was
taken to suppress drinking saloons In that
city. There was considerable excitemen t,
and both parties worked hard for victory.
The whisky men gained the day by so
majority. - -.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2.&The move.
ment among the temperance women Is
making progress, and occasions consider.
able uneasiness among dealers in strong
drink, driving them to their wits end 10
devise means Of defense against the cru.
sadera II ~, .r II
CINCINNATI, March "A summary OF
the temperance movement In Ohio to day
from sixty Ohio villages and towns shows
eleven towns in which liquor selling has
been entirely stopped, and over 40 in
which from 8 to 80 places Of selling
liquor have been closed. Work every
where ia going on vigorously. In Chilli
.cothe and Dayton the work has been be-
gun by frequent visitations daily by small
commissions without singing and prayer
at the saloons.
Surrender is reported to. day at Rich
mond, Ind, whera the work Is vigorous.
The Whisky dealers here Say their trade
begins TO feel the effect ofthe movement.
The Methodist ministers OF Cincinnati,
at general meeting today, called a gen.
eral meeting Of ministers, and men and
women tomorrow, interested in the
temperance movement, to confer on the
question Of the expediency Of encourag.
ing the women to commence the move
Inent In Cincinnati.
COLUMBUS, March 2-Ata meeting o
the Police Commissio tonight, Mayor |
Ball offered resolution which was adop.
ted, asking the City Council TO pass an
ordinance prohibiting the sale OF intoxica.
ting liquors within the corporate limits Of
the city, and pledging themselves to see
that such an ordinance Is enforced. This
ia considered the greatest blow thus far
struck here for temperance.
PITTsBURoH, March 2.-Another large
and enthusiastic meeting OF ladies was
held this evening to take further action In |
reference to the proposed crusade against
saloon keepers. A report on perm Anent
organization was presented by the execu.
tive committee. Several addresses were
made by the ladies present, No definite
plan was agreed upon for commencing
the movement this week, the intention
being to arouse other cities on the subject
Of holding public meetings and get public
sentiment In their favor. Letters Of en-.
couragenlent were read from Ohio and
other points. The general sentiment pre-
vailed that itwould. be best TO conflne the
movement simply to the temperance issue,
throwing aside woman's suffrage and
other outside matters. Meetings will be
held In the Churches Of. this city on
Thursday night, and in Allegheny City
Friday night, and on Saturday night q
general meeting will be held. -
NEW YORK, March 2.-The Temper
ance cause was discussed to-day at the
Fulton street Prayer Meeting. The Meth.
odiat ministers al paid earnest atten-
ton. The first Temperance PRAYER
meeting Of a series in the 18th street
Methodist Church was held to-day. The
ladies also held session in the Church of
Strangers concerning measures for the
downfall Of liquor sellers. An effort will
be made to secure the unoccupied Broad.
way theatre for central place Of meeting,
The coroner's Jury rendered a verdict
that Mary Lawler was shot and killed by
officer Doyle and the prisoner was com.
mitted to the tombs.
Exdetective Sulley accidently shot
himself fatally to-day while cleaning a
revolver.