, 1875-05-22

bond. THIS IL tho first time for four years that
our ealoou-ktopers l,aro becu ahio to get q
liconan. though 1t ia supposed no ono las Gonc
thraty, NJ thoro have beun thirty.llyc SALOONS III
operation during MOTT Of shnt tiino.
WOMAN AND WINE.
Br. Iou1s. May ai.-Tlao Woman'e State Tenn
tieraEca AfasH Convention mot hero yesterday
afternoon and organized by tho election Of Misa
Ida buckingham for President, and full list of
officers. Co.uusi!tccs on various kinds OF bus-
uesH voro appointed with view to tho pcrnla-
nent organization Of State Society. At tho
night session 1fra. AIagy h. Cleary rcnd au casay
OH ''TLo Iesulta of tho Woucn's Oruhadcs," in
which ahe claimed that tho cstisado OF last year
WAS Divine inspiration. and that it Was de-
ssnS pso to ha ocsnsonaa s 0'as tho cos9 @
ing of 7 distlilories aud 697 saloons III
ten datricte IN Ohio, but Its most beneficial re-
eult was the impetus 1t garo Tho temperance
n,J H. tho country l9 T'9pStanes
States. Hho nssertctl that, EH It was through
wo1nnu'a u,,beief HAT 1nan lost Paradise, II was
to bo through her faith that ho Togained tho lost
cttatc. John Deunets Anderson, IN Evangelist
las beer! III this country but a few DAYS, inado .
VERY eloquent and effective speech. and several
oIher gentlemen aud la1tDs brlof addresses.
Thcro vaa u largo attendance and m unusual
nlnoutlt Ut interest tnAan In tho mn!ter, quito q
humber OF prominent tadios and gehtlonon of
tl:is CITY tetl,e aetsye In tho movement.
Mrs. 4 FRANCES Minor, Mia rhuEe ". Cousins
MI! ncyeraf o;ller ladies' OF ttts city lad an In
formal discussion at Jci1eFson City. last utcht.
will, tho COMMITTEES On Elact.onH and Elcctoys Of
tho Constitutional Convention on tho subject Of
putting clause III tin Constitution giving tho
ballot 10 women. Mrs. Miuor nlndo brief
speech. and rhnbo Cousins au elaborate a1gn-
nlcnt in favor OF tho proposition. which was
49,. uf+s
Mr. Alexander, Chairman Of Of tho Committee,
answered them that their claims should receive
caysfrl nnd Impartial consideration.
The Wonnna State Temperance Convention
continued today. Hiss Frances L. WILLARD Of
Chicago delivered M essay on temperance.
lunch, and FREQ raaltng-rooDs, III wl,lc!, Bc nd
yocatcd tho establishment Ut frtondly inn for
tho beno1t OF ruor tnen mud WoNoH..
bishop Bowman. ct tho hietl!od'ss Church.
htart'ly lndorsed, Mira S1llarda plan, anl
cruHada last year. IIo asserted that 1t resulted
In gon,1. all assertions OF the aecular press to
tho contrary notwithstanding. Il soems ha
faHl, that tho pross want to discourage tn by
ing wns done BY this great crusade
have hsen sayctl during tho pasi
year. Thousands OF cities throughput thu 5tatct
l.Aye banist,ol liquor entirely. Thousands oI
through the efforts OF tho crusade. Ihousantl'
Of saloons l,ayo BEEN closed In oftIos. There il
" souud opiniou absoAd in tho land, X
FAY no have accomplished nothing u
mistake. A reaction will always follow eucl. aca
SOM as tllls, but tho uidercurrent is sound ant
healthy. and the tetapesnuca question Ia lctor'
tho rooplo to.day Is per cont better tha1
| a year ago. 1Io did not know why there i
such . disposition OH the part Of our ETeas 70
| pers to lndasvaIao all tho efforts mado to maxi
| our people temperate.
Mrs. L. II. Washington, Of Jacksonville, I'll.
delivered an address ou prohibition, aHtl acvara
other shorter speeches vera made BY botll ladlc
mi