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8 SOCIAL" REFORM. Prayers for the Success of ths Woman's Crusade on Whisky. The Common Council to be Petitioned Not to Repeal the Sunday Law. The Boards of Health and Police Have Another Conference on the Social Evil. Mrs.

Spaight Interviews the Board of Police on the Subject, andfelks Plainly. Another Protest Against the Authorities Licensing Houses of Ill-Fame. An Interview with One of the Crusaders on the Question. THE GIX CRV8ADK. THE SOON PRATE MEETING.

The announcement that the topic of would be considered at the noon prayer meeting in the First Methodist Church yesterday, had the effect of bringing out very large number of persons, who packed the auditorium, and weut so far as to compel Borne to edge out and perch themselves in the lonely galleries. The leader, Rer. Dr. E. P.

Goodwin, selected Acts xix. as the basis of the day's lesson. There was no reason why whisky should rule. Chicago's Common Council were objects for special prayer until they were either replaced or choked off. Little need be expected from common councils or State legislatures in this temperance tourney.

The weakness of human nature was too apparent in the business community. Ilea did not hare sufficient care as to whom they rented their buildings. Indeed, be heard a story, I which he hoped was untrue, about a clergyman residing here who sold a house which he knew was to be used by the buyer as a house of prostitution. He trusted there was no foundation for it. Many respectable men wouldn't drink in a Clark street saloon, who had their liquor at home.

The Israelites didn't carry their pockets full of Egyptian onions when they left Pharaoh's land. Eren their smell was abhorred. You couldn't take wine in your cut glass, and then condemn the man who got his whisky from an unsexed Irishwoman. The difference was only one about the size of snakes, not the kind. Christians had been tinkering at the roof of this evil, but hadn't got down to the foundation.

The odds were only that of a gallon and a drop of the poison this whisky drinking at the bar, and wine sipping at home. The power of this temperance movement was in the fact that it came from prayer. The enemy is not always fought with pitchers and bugles, but with the sword of the spirit. Trowel and sword, hand-in-hand, should be wielded. This was the bottom work of the cause.

Deborah was a good general, and as the men hud attempted to lead long enough, let the women take a turn. was not always argument; it was God's spirit. They must pray, as Paul did, for the overturning of the jail, for the breaking- up and destroying by blur lightning, if need be, of the Ohio distilleries; but don lorget the men who run them. H. Cole presented a number of requests for prayer of men who were slaves to the intoxicating cup.

while some one offered prayer for the Common Council, and petitioned God to touch Mayor Colvin's heart, after which Professor P. P. Bliss sune Dare to be a Deniel." Dr. H. W.

Thomas thought we should look at the question of temperance from a civil as well as religious standpoint. The law did not touch the religious phase, but we could nevertheless consider that the real strength of the women's work lay in its being an entreaty, a pleading. Last fall's election shows there never could be a stringent liquor law passed here. The press of the country had done a good work for the movement in the publication of accounts of the brutal treatment received by the women in Ohio. Had this excited a sentiment in favor of them? The women's generosity also had been seen, for, when indictments were found against the assaulting parties, they were quashed at the urgent request of the assaulted.

The community were for Ihpm anri vkr thia vaa ahnvn vhom r. r-n and a forgiving spirit were manifested, success would attend their efforts. The meeting closed by the singing of the hymn-Rise, oh! rise! the day begins to dawn." The shadows flee away We're a faithful praying band. Bound to purify the laud Our watchword" Work and pray." The Rer. Mr.

McChesney wanted all to remain and organize for this crusade here in Chicago at once, and on his motion the Rev. "Arthur Mitchell was chosen Chairman, and General Brown Secretary of a meeting that followed the prayer service. The Chairman counseled that they be united. It was a significant fact that while the whole community and country were animated by this temperance cause, the common Council of this city were tryitfg to break down what barriers there were to that traffic. Next Monday night, he believed, the special order of business would be the temperance question.

Could not each church appoint committees of ladies to look to this? Let these ladies also visit all the saloons in all the wards; and although the opposition la-t fall was 10,000 in the majority, yet there was a mighty power in the persuasion theory. Mr. McChesney addressed the meeting, and after resurrecting St. Bartholomew's day and tearing some French annals for illustration, read a letter from the Rev. Mr.

Hill, of Columbus, Ohio, concerning the progress and plan of the work there, when he was followed by Major Whittle, who presented the following resolution, whiCh was, with slight amendment, adopted: Remttved, That we earnestly recommend to all Christian people to eom unitedly to their place of worship to-night to pray for guidance and the power of the Spirit upon the church in reference to its duty in connection with the cause of temperance, and to continue in the spirit of prayer toward God through the week and that the calling of a general meeting for organization be left with the pastors of the city, after the week of praver shall have dosed. Much opposition showed itself to the last clause concerning leaving organization with ministers. The Rev. Mr. Bayfiss, of Indianaolis, said that there had been mueh power in this temperance crusade in his State, and that came from the prayer part or it.

nere it lay. The women were in earnest in the matter, and he was convinced that the women had done more in the past fire weeks than all the clergymen for the past five rears. He would rather see his wife on her knees in the street than see his son in the streets drunk. Applause. And he wonld further say that he would rather see bis wife there on the street than see any one else sent in the gutter.

Sensation. Some said this blaze was only ephemeral. Well, we want it to burn sky-high at any rate. In Chicagdwhat was wanted was women in the chair and women at the secretary's table. Chicago wanted this.

Mr. Bayliss explained Baxter's bill, presented and passed in the Indiana Legislature some time ago, and some fnnny circumstances were recounted in connection with its enforcement. Mrs. Wert, of the Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, moved, and Mrs. McChesney seconded the motion, that there be a public meeting called in the First Methodist Episcopal Church for next Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and that the various churches bare the matter laid before them at their weekly prayer meetings this evening.

This motion was unanimously earned, after which the meeting adjourned. TBS ORES! STRICT TABERR4CLB. A revival service was held in the Green Street Tabernacle last night. The visits made by the ladies to the saloons on Tuesday bad evidently had the effect of making the little chapel better known to the people, and many outsiders attended last night's meeting. Devotional exercises were conducted by the Rev.

A. S. Kennan. the pastor, and were marked br mnrh religions fervor. After the singing of an appropriate hymn, the pastor delivered a brief address.

It had. be said been a remarkable fact that at different periods there had been special religions revivals, which broke ont in unexpected quarters, and showed that God was working in the hearts of the' wicked. In 1861 there was a wonderful revival in this country. and yet, strange to say, the civil war followed. a spiritual revival is now passing over toe country and men are asking bow they can be saved.

It was annarent thai flrA ITimcelf wit. viaitinir the countrr. BT entering the room that sight be was met by a man who declared that he was a drunkard but wished to sign the pledge and reform. Last week there had been many conversions. The necessity of the country required a grand revival.

Notwithstanding the state- worse under religion as it was now propagated; tba peopie were largely Decrazea ana befogged, ine Jkrvmaa. ri mm SSI inyimi WUHIVtVH SV mY TnE DA1XY ETCER pectingwhich Christ spoke in sorrow and anguish. If the Christians of Chicago realized their responsibilities thousands of converts would be made. The time for a great revival is at hand but the laborers are few. It requires more religious capital now on which to do business for the Lord than heretofore.

Polished brain is now consecrated to wrong doing, and there must be corresponding power in the Christian before he can go into this field and gather the harvest. Every one now spoke well of religion; men who would formerly have kicked you out of their premises will now kneel down at a beer keg and pray with you. God is in the air. In that tabernacle there bad been within the last two weeks wonderful manifestations. During half an hour the congregation engaged in prayer, all kneeling and calling upon God to save them.

The pastor then asked friends to give their testimony to the good work which was being accomplished. The first speaker testified that the meetings suited him to a dot; the second declared that men could renounce their evil and intemperate habits if they made a slight effort: the third spoke of the broad Christian platform of the Green Street Tabernacle: the fourth, a lady, hoped God would ply the rod upon them until they became converted; when they became converted men would lose their appetites fur strong drink and tobacco. She had an appetite once for rich food, but that happily had been taken away, and no one could do an act which would make her angry. The last speaker gare his experience of Christian life as compared with that of aa unconverted sinner. The pastor in a few parting words mentioned that the revival meetings had been in progress every night, except Saturday, during three months.

The movement, however, had really just begun; and if the Christians of the city were fathful there would be such a revival here as was not dreamed of. The congregation then exchanged friendly greetings and spoke religous counsel, after which they left the Tabernacle for home. At the close of the scene an Istir-Ocsan reporter interviewed the leaders of the temperance crusade as to their plans for future operations. From their statements it appears that the ladies intend to push with vigor the movement against the saloon-keepers. Tbey will set out on their mission in couples, but at the present time they intend to confine their efforts to such saloons as, from information they possess, will probably yield to them.

It is expected that several saloons will be visited within a few days by some of the ladies, who will endeavor to obtain from the proprietors promises to leave the business. That the anti-saloon movement may assume increased proportions in the city a mass meeting will be held in the Green Street Tabernacle on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, by which it is expected to obtain a large number of recruits. By means of this gathering the ladies of the tabernacle expect to gain the assistance of ladies connected with other churches. The ladies appear quite satisfied with the results of the movement up to the present time. They express themselves confident of beine able to close a large number of saloons, and theieporter was assured that half a dozen proprietors had agreed to sell out, and making preparations to this act.

FREE XETH0PIST CHCRCH. A temperance prayer meeting was announced for last night to be held at the Free Methodist'C'hureh on North Morgan street, between Lake and Fulton streets, and thither shortly after nightfall an Istkb-Ockan reporter betook himself to take veracious account of the proceedings. Without was a transparency planted at the curbstone, hereon was the legend, "Religious sen ices every evening, except Saturday, seats tree. 1 he church bunding is a modest frame building, with a seating capacity for perhaps 2j0 people. Within it were about forty (the number afterward was increased to about eighty) people, three or four of whom were on their knees in inaudible prayer.

While the reporter was waiting for the meeting to open, listlessly reading the illuminated Scriptural texts, framed and banging from the walls, and counting the placards posted between, which read: are invited to remain after service, for mutual acquaintance he was interrupted by a very solemn-looking, very earu-er'-looking gentleman with a sepulchral air, who sei, -d the reporter's hand, squeezed it hard, ejaculated How are you, brother; I'm glad to see you," and silently strode away before the reporter could tell how he was. About this time the silence was broken by lonir- drawn sighs and deep groans from various quarters of the church, which subsided when somebody, without announcement struck up the hymn: Oh. for a thousand tongues to sing My greHt Redeemer's praise. The Rev. Mr.

Schalier, then offered up the following prayer: Oh. Lord God, our Father, we come before Thee in the name of Jesus groan amen to pray with all our hearts. tYe, oh. Lord. Oh, dear God, hear us.

(Yes, God, hear vis amen.l We have a special object to pray for to-night we have wa have, and Thou, God, knowest what It is. We do, oh lxrd, Give us the spirit of prayer, Chorus of aniens We come, oh Lord, to pray that there may be some way. Yes, oh Lord.J We hardly know how, but that Thou wilt do it, oh Lord. God grant it, amen Destroy this terrible evil. Amen, amen.

God, our Father in Heaven, come this way oh God, do come, and hear our prayer. (Yes, blemsed Lord, do, amen. Thou knowest there is too much whisky in this city, and in this land, and too many saloons too many, oh God, too many, and. oh God, come down and take hold of this evil, and purify the earth from it. Dear Lord, do Bless, oh God, our women who are taking the lead in this work (Amen from every quarter.

Oh God, we don't caie how they go at it, if they pray out in the street any way, oh God, Lord grant it, in any way) to rid the earth of this evil. Without rising, the Rev. Mr. Tyrrill then prayed as follows Oh God, Thou art looking down on this sin-cursed world Thou seest how many there are seeking to destroy their fellows, and the ruin (groans and sighs) that is wrought around us. We pray Thee, oh God, to stir up the people of this city (oh Lord we bc.eech Thee amen to see what they can do to avert it May the feeling that is abroad in the land take hold on them (yes, oh Lord), until in every this city May the tide of holy influence higher and higher till it rise above all obstacles.

So be it amen. Strike wholesome dread into the hearts of the men engaged in the sinful traffic Yea, be it lo amen. that they may be afraid of these women, of public sentiment, and tremble in the sight of God, and repent and turn from their horrid work. The hymn, "Jesus, Lover of My Soul," was then sung. Brother Tyrrill, after some general remarks on the extent of the women's movement elsewhere, said a meeting of the ladies of the city was called to meet at the Clark Street Methodist Church, Friday, at 3 p.

n1 when committees would be appointed to circulate petitions against the repeal of the Sunday iquor ordinance, the same to be presented to the Common Council on Monday, when the repealing ordinance would come up. He hoped there would then be petitions enough presented to buy the Council, and, if they dug out, to buy them again. The meeting of Friday might lay out other work. There was no telling what these women might do, and there was no law that would restrain them from doing as it would men. But the petition would be the beginning of the work, and he asked the congregation to join in prayer, that the women might be nerved np for this work.

Another step to be taken in the movement was to hunt up the men who rent their property for liquor shops. He closed with an exhortation to his bearers to support the movement. Mr. Sholler followed in a general temperance lec ture, and several reformed drunkards detailed their experiences just as is usual at temperance meetings. and, after another hymn and prayer, the meeting ad journed without taking any action as to inaugurating the women crusade against whisky.

THE SOCIAL. EVIL. CONTIRENCB OP THE BOARDS Ot HEALTH AND POLICE, The Boards of Health and Police held a conference yesterday afternoon to further consider the social evil Mr. McDennott was chosen to preside, the ull boards beinar present. Dr.

Miller submitted an opinion prepared by Judge Norton, Corporation Counsel, on the subject. The Clerk read the opinion as follows: Dr. B. C. Miller: You ask a written opinion from me as to the power of the Common Council and the Board of Health "to regulate restitutes, etc." As to the power of the Common (Jouncll.

will call your attention to the following provision of the charter: Article 25, section 10, chapter 4, page 406, laws ana ordinances, in, a. ine Common Council shall have power by ordinance to re strain ana prostitutes. Mire. to i spread of contagious diseases Into the city to make quar antine laws ana emorce uie nan wiuiiu we cuy, nui hi exceed fiiteen miles beyond the city limits." In regard to the powers of the Board of Health, I refer you to sections 1 and 2 of the act of March 9, M67, which reads as follows (chapter 17, pages 542 and M3, revised ordinances): Sectioh Said Board of Health shall have, and there Is hereby confirmed on said board, such powers and duties as mar be necessary to promote or preserve the safety or health of the city, or lmprore its sanitary condition. Sec.

2. Said Board of Health may enact such by-laws, rules, and regulationa as it may deem advisable, in harmony with the provisions and objects of this act, and all acts the object of which is to promote and preserve the health, safety, and sanitary condition of the city. cUon of the act of Feb. 13, 1863, is as follows: "It shaU belawlul tor said board to take such measures as they may from Urn to time deem necessary to prevent the PL PUlenUal or infectious disease' -i confer upon the Common Conn- Mtedcan wJteSf ln Deariy JSLSXJS0 ol to determine what 'MfA? Sher5dia hsr4 SLb published by the press, in order that tie public might become aware of the powers possessed by the Board of Health. Mr.

Hook We hare not got his opinion: he simply refers ns to the laws and ordinances. Dr. Miller Judge Norton says, however, that tha Board of Health has power to regulate infectious diseases. Commissioner Sheridan It is his opinion that so long as the board does not act contrary to the laws of the State, it may do anything in iU judgment to prevent or suppress the disease. Dr.

Miller I should bare liked him to be a little more definite. Laughter. Mr. Hook We wanted his opinion, and that in writing. He howerer, refers us to the laws and ordinances, which we -have been reading for some time past.

Mr. Moore The powers given to the Common Council by. the ordinance to which Judge Norton refers, are to arrest any person that is known to keep a house of ill-fame; also to arrest the inmates. Commissioner Sheridan Independent of the Common Council, I hold that this board has more extensive powers than the Council on this question. The board may act, not contrary to the Constitution and laws of the State, for the suppression of disease.

What more power can we have? Mr. Moore The Constitution of the State says that none shall keep a house of ill-fame. What is the board, then, going to do? If we license bouses of ill- fame we shall Constitution. be doing something contrary to the Commissioner Sheridan So far as the board is concerned, if the board determine that it is infectious and contagious, or a dangerous disease likely to spread bv contact, the board have power in the premises. There is no question about it.

Dr. Miller moved that the whole subject be referred to a special committee, to be appointed by the Chairman, to investigate and report to the joint boards at their next meeting. Mr. Hook I second the motion. With others I have been thinking over the subject, because we get nudged on every street car and wherever we go, and asked as to what the board will do on the question.

We seem, however, as though we are beginning at the tail end of this matter. The class of women referred to at the previous meeting by Mr. Sheridan are un-. able to walk up two flights of stairs, are comparatively few, and are, of course, only one step from the grave. But there is another class, which is just above them, and these are ready to step down to the lower level.

If we are going to try to contrel this traffic, we must take the bull by the horns, for you can stop the bull better by taking bold of its horns. Laughter. In some towns of Iowa tbey endeavor to shield the young girls from harm as much as possible. When young men and old men are observed to visit houses where young girls live for immoral purposes the men are arrested, taken before a magistrate and each fined from $20 to $50. At St.

Louis, for the future, the keeper of a house of ill-fame will be liable to a fine of $1,000. When we begin to deal with the question at this end, we shall be doing something which will produce a good effect. Mr. Moore called attention to the Btringent terms in the St. Louis act in reference to officers who neglect to apprehend offenders affainst the law.

Commissioner Sheridan said the only object be had in discussing the matter with Mavors Mason, Medill, and others, which he formerly dfd, was to suppress the disease. If the Police Department did its duty, no houses for prostitution would exist; but they found that to suppress them was impossible. Now that those houses must be tolerated, the board should endeavor to stamp out the disease. Mr. Hook If a man goes to such a house, I am quite willing he should get innoculated.

Mr. Moore offered an amendment referring the whole subject to the Health Officer and Chairman of the Board of Police, with instructions to prepare an ordinance and submit it to the Corporation Counsel for bis approval; and that, after it bad been so a meeting of the joint boards be called to take further action in regard to it. Commissioner hheriUan remarked that he had called attention to this subject on account of a number of facts bearing thereon having been submitted to him by police officers, and he asked the board to endeavor to stop the progress of the foul disease. Dr. Millers motion was finally carried, and the Chairman nominated as the committee Dr.

Schloetzer and Commissioner Hook, of the Board of Health, and Commissioner Sheridan, of the Board of Police. Un motion of Mr. Moore, the committee was in structed to prepare an ordinance and submit it to the Citr Counsel before another meeting of the joint boards is convened. The conference then adjourned. MHS.

KPAIUHT CRCSADE. At the conclusion of the conference of the Boards of Health and Polic. the gentlemen present donned their bats and overcoals preparatory to going home, when they were startled by the apparition ol a tall. gaunt, sharp-visaged lady, who, entering the sacred precincts of the Board of Health, asked to be shown to the conference. Commissioner Sheridan, in his most urbane manner informed the lady that the conference had dissolved.

But the lady was not to be put off in this manner. So she said: "I want to have a talk ith you on this social evil business; please follow me. ihis was said in a tone and accompanied with a look of determination which at once convinced the gentleman that the visitor meant business, and leadincr the war into the room where the meeting had been feld, the Honorable Commissioner meeklv followed her. The door was tightly closed, the meeting was announced to be a private one, and to secure it from the argus eyed and eared reporter, a policeman was detailed to sit in front of the door during the entire session, and be discharged his duty faithfully. too, for not a single reporter would he allow to come within ten feet of the key hole lest they might crawl through or hear something of the conversation in the adjoining apartment.

The lady, whose name is Mrs. Spaight, as soon as the attention of the gentlemen could be secured, stated that she desired to read a sermon or an essay on the social evil question. i 1 matter, madam? Lady Nevermind, sir, what it is. You will find out after I have read it through. Sheridan But Lady No buts about it, sir.

I am here and propose to read this document, and 1 intend that you shall hear it, too. Heaving a deep sigh and looking an inexpressibly woe-begone look, they patiently listened while the lady read the following: Chicago. March 11, 1S7C To the Board of Health and Police Commissioners of the city of Chicago. Gentlemen: As every other side of this social evil question bu been discussed here, except the tax -payer's and wife and mother side, I come among you on my own motion with my protest, merely as a bush-whacker or a scout on the war path: but there are just at your door the Christian crusaders, who will reason with you of temperance, of righteousness, and of a judgment to come. I take this means of airing my views on this subject, because, while your deliberations are reported in full through the dailies, the wives, and mother, and taxiyers of the city cannot get one sentence of remonstrance against the licensing of the social evil ln any daily journal of the citv.

We would like to know who owns these women lhat all this fuss Is about. One would think that they were the sole property of the Board of Health, aud of the Police Board, especially of the latter, as it seems to be the principal business of the police department to pleas these women, and our detective is prostituted to the status of standing as a partition wall between the man's wife and his mistress, and the distracted mother and her abducted child. With all your pretenses for reform, you have persistently put down every effort of Christian women to gain access to their erring sisters until they have run the whole length of the criminal gamut, but when they are in the Bridewell, with bodies lncurablv diseased and souls reeking with crime, and you want them off your hands, then you pass them over to the tender mercies of Christian women. Why is it that you want the old commodity taken out of the social evil market, and the tax-bur dened people compelled to erect hospitals for them and pay a board of male inspector to run the social evil business; surely you do not pretend that this is for the benefit of these society cursed women? If so, you would have hospitals lor the aiseasea men, ana nave mem put in quarantine as well, and compel them to pass a Board of I us pec tors before they are let loose on society to spread this terrible contagion through our city. Now what you do want and what you promised your consduenta last fall in making np the people's slate, is to legalize prostitution and thus elevate It to the status oi a commercial Dusinesa, tne same as the liquor traffic You are trying to have the powers of the Health Board and the Board of Police enlarged, so that, with the aid of the Common Council, you can gain bv this subterfuge what you failed to gain through our Legisla ture, wnicn is tne power to license prostitution in our city.

As for humanity to these society-cursed women, that is all pretense; vou want the power to remove the present commodity, and lest this bring about a corner, and lest the saloons, livery stables, and hotels suffer stagnation in business through this corner in the social evil commerce, you want the power to wrest our young girls from our Creudea to till these vacancies, for this is a oosmoDolitan citv. and It will never do to hare Its commerce interrupted through puritanical scruples. Our German Memoaiu ministers ten we puonc tnat tne Germans will fight if the women pray in saloons or houses of prostitution. Now, as they have declared war, we will give them their choice of weapons, prayers or pistols, but we have determined to put Gambrinus and his scarlet woman out ot our municipal government. A Win akd Moth kb.

An acrimonious discussion followed the reading of the letter, in which Mrs. Spaight denounced the city government, the People's Party," Anthony Hesing, the Board of Police, and especially Commissioner Mark Sheridan. Talking upon tne subject of Sheridan, the conversation naturally turned to Rafferty, and the lady unhesitatingly anathematized Rafferty, and expressed herself as being glad that be bad been hung. At this juncture tbe door of the room was thsown onen. the meeting was declared ad- iourned.

and the reporters entered. The visitor had just finished Rafferty when the mem bers of the press came into the room. As soon as Mrs. Snaight spied the paper and pencils she came up to the Istir-Ociak reporter and said: These rile dens of iniquity never shall be li censed. This I say for my daughter's rake.

These- boards shall not steal a march on the women of this city. Mr daughter is just budding into womanhood, and I fear lest she may be abducted. Reporter Madam, what are you going to do about it? The reporter wishes it understood that this question is not original. Bow do you propose to op- pose the action of these boards should they take any? Mrs. 8.

By organised bands of opposition. We won't pray in the houses of prostitution. Dr. Thomas will work in houses of prostitution when be will not go into the saloon crusade. We don't intend to have onr children abducted.

Sheridan But the Boards ot Health and Police will represent you in this matter. Mrs. B. (intensely disgusted) Represent us? 'Pshaw I what good do these Boards do? I would abolish them if I had my war about it. Sheridan (in mock supplication) Pray, Madam, don't lose confidence in me.

Klokke followed Sheridan by flattering the lady, referring to her good looks and fine appearance. She continued: We pay taxes to give you a fat living and expensive drinks. That's all the work yon do, anyhow. If there is a change made in this social evil business the women of Chicago will be csdled upon, you may rest assured. We support this government, and we shall have our say.

There is actually no business in Chicago that pays any profit but "social evil," the city government and the whisky business. These are all that can live. Sheridan (jive us something tangible, and we will take action on it. Mrs. S.

We shall have prayer or pistols. If we are not allowed to prav, we will fight. Klokke Mrs. Spaight, the North Side is free from these places. Mrs.

S. Oh I well that ain't so. There are plenty of houses of ill-fame on the North Side. The Board of Police is helping prostitution. Sheridan The war to check the evil is to station ladies at the doors of these houses, and Lake down the names of the visitors as they go in.

Mrs. S. (indignantly) There is a more effectual way to stop it. We shall not be used as cat's paws for you, Mr. Sheridan.

You cannot put us on the wrong track, Mr. Sheridan. You, sir, ought to elevate the morals of the city instead of degrading them. Keep in that dirty nest of yours the Police Board Mr. Sheridan, wallow in its corruption, I say; and I tell you, mark my words, Mr.

Sheridan, you will get so disgusted with it that you will be glad to leave it. Sheridan (plaintively) Oh! my dear madam, pray for me. I beseech you, pray for mo. Mrs. S.

Pray "for you? Never, no, never! Not while I am sane, Mr. Sheridan. You want the votes of the rabble, the pimps, thieves, and gamblers, Mr. Sheridan. I wouldn't care to be mocked thus unless I bad a strong influence at my back.

Sheridan What would you like to have done? Mrs. S. I should like to see your abominable, dirty board abolished. I would "rather take my chances with the cannibals than with you thieves of the Police Board. You are worse than the Communists, Mr.

Sheridan. Sheridan Anything further, my dear madam? Mrs. S. You think that these foul women are the property of the Police Board, but we will show you that they are not. Tribune Reporter (interposing) Whom do you mean bv we, madam? Mrs.

S. It is none of your business, boy. I am talking to persons of importance. Nothing further was heard from the Tribune hireling daring the interview. Mrs.

S. These women should be left to the reformatory institutions. There was at one time a matron in the Armory to take care of these unfortunates, but Captain Hickey and the Board of Police kept whipping her so that she left. Sheridan, you will have to get out of the Police Board, and mighty soon, too. The Mayor himself feels as if he were in bad company, and acts like it, too.

Sheridan Pray, niadam, go on. Your speech is very sweet. Mrs. S. Yes, I will go on, and keep going on.

Send Hickey and his minions to bunt me down, as you have done before. I have fled the city with my daughter, lest you should abduct her from me, and that is my opinion of the board. Sheridan Whv don't you get Kelley and his temperance bureau to co-operate with you Mrs. S. Pshaw.

Kelley I like to know what good he can do? lies a poor stick, and if he did anything be would switch us off the track. We axe going to do the work ourselves. Oh! Mr. Sheridan, you have a habit of dubbing everv religious subject as woman's rights, vou have such a smooth, mesmeric wny about you; but vou can come it over us. Sheridan With the help of God, madam, I shall do all in power to help you.

Mrs. fv perfectly disgusted God? Mr. Sheridan, Don't take his name aud is at the head of is another nice man. don.t say anything about God. in vain.

Hickey owns this city, the Police Department. Hesing He is going to make a beer BTOine to make a beer garden out ol our beautiful park. No one can afford to live in Chicago except prostitutes, the Police Commissioners, gamblers, and pimps. The ladies will not come to you. 1 pro pose to tell the world of the Police Board.

t-bendan hat do you propose to uo Mrs. S. Take hold of you, the prostitutes, thieves. pimps, and gamblers. A in't that enough? When you take women out of the market we propose to have a hand in it.

If you mean to suppress contagion you bad better put the men in hospitals. If you can find anr other war to suppress the evil than by licensing it, you had better get out. ion can get a bill through tne Legislature to license prostitution, but you want to spring it on Chicago br enlarging the powers of the Board of" Health. You mean no good; you promise no good; you have sold yourself to the devil, Mr. Sheridan, and you intend to license prostitution.

I know it. And uttering this language, more forcible than elegant, the lady swept out of the room. It was the intention, among the ladies interested in the movement, that they should meet in the afternoon and visit the conference between the two boards in a body, but by some misunderstanding the Commissioners were deprived of the pleasure from a visit of a dozen or more instead of the solitary woman. But she proved sufficient for the board to interview on one occasion. This is the commencement of a crusade against the social evil similar to that now being waged against the saloons.

Next Friday night a large number of ladies will attend the special meeting of the Council to protest against the passage of the liquor ordinance and to oppose any attempts that may be made to license houses of prostitution. MRS. LIONABP'S CRXSADI. Upon invitation of Mrs. Cynthia A.

Leonard, there was a meeting last evening of women adverse to a rumored intention on the part of the city authorities to license houses of prostitution. There were only five ladies present, and their names were subscribed to the appended letter, which was addressed to the members ot the Board of Health, and every other official whose authority is concerned: To the Board of Health, in session to-night Gektlkmes i am not willing to believe lhat, on due deliberation, you would so insult and outrage the women of Chicago as to license prostitution in our city. Would you license murder aud highway robbery? If you commence to make crime legal, where will you end? In a sanitary point of view you cannot claim it as expedient, if you look at it in all its bearings. I deny that a venereal disease is a contagious disease, as no one can be infected by it without voluntarily exposing one's self to it And why should you shield the man "from contagion more than the woman Who is the sharer of his crime? Can you not see, gentlemen, that the license system would tend to increase the disease you claim to desire to control, bv removing all restraint from our young and inex perienced men, thereby encouraging a cultivation of the nabit oi this crime, and eventually bringing on. in a light form, a venereal disease.

It is a'fact that has been proved by "scientific medical" men tnat ail persons sunenng witn a venereal disease need not necessarily have associated with persons who have already contracted the dhease; but that in marriage it is sometimes brought on where one or both parties have inherited scrofula in their blood, and are not sufficiently moderate ia their habits to warrant perfect health where all restraint is removed. If. gentlemen, you can by any manner of means re move or lessen the demand for the woman called prostitute," there is a subject for legislation, and God speed you in It Do you know, gentlemen, that the women of Chicago are fully aware of the fact that all keepers of houses of ill-fame are amply supplied with alcoholic liquors that are freely sold by them, and would you legislate to close tne uoora ot tne satoons in onr city ana license prostitution, thereby driving our husbands, sons, and brothers who have a taste for a glas of beer, into a brothel to obtain what can now be had at an ordinary dining saloon. Gentlemen, in nenail oi your sisters, your motners, your wives and daughters, we beg you to abandon this attempt to renew a relic of barbarism. Mrs.

Cynthia A. Leonard, Mrs. E. D. McLean, Mrs.

MeClane, Mrs. L. D. Laary, Miss Anna C. Hogan, Miss E.

McKay. Subsequent to the adoption of the above paper, two of the ladies, Mrs. Leonard and Miss McKay, under the immediate guidance and protection of two "pen-cil shovers," whose better knowledge was reluctantly persuaded by the convincing earnestness and urgency of the ladies, were guided to the assembly room of the Board of Health, where only the ladies were disappointed in not finding" the moral reformers in session. Let it be understood, for a proper appreciation of the estimation of the would-be reformatory ladies, that the adjective descriptive of the board is nei, theirs. As was expected by the press representatives, the rooms were only dark, and not a single jet of light shone on the inquisitive and instructive.

Thence the ladies were escorted home, the reporters, with equal pleasure and profit, being the honored gallants. It was the privilege of one of the youthful reporters of the IsTin-OciAS to hold an interesting conversa tion with tbe foremost representative of this move ment, Mrs. Cynthia A. Leonard, and the substance of that interview is herewith riven Reporter Mrs. Leonard, it seems somewhat singular that you have taken a bolder and more independent stand than most ol the ladies, ny is this 7 Mrs.

Leonard It is not at all singular. Those who hare known me and my efforts for rears thorouzhlT ondersUad that I do not believe ail wickedness or wrong is embodied or practiced by maa alone. No woman oi common sense believes this. Every womaa knows that evil is attributable to both sexes. Now there is a more important question "before as all than the question of drinking.

Intrinsically, that Involves no moral wrong. It is a question of moderation or excess. Of course I sympathize with the temperance movement, but I cannot but regard the women's movement for closing the saloons as worse than absurd. Reporter How so? Mrs. Leonard You know it is impracticable.

That would be enough. But worse would follow if it were practicable. Do you know bow many bouses of prostitution there are-ln this city? Tbe reporter was unable to answer the conura-drum. Mrs. Leonard There are enough such bouses in Chicago to morally damn tbe community.

I am surprised that many good and noble women wtll persistently seek to reform men, before they dare to reform their own sex. What do you think would be tbe result if erery licensed saloon were closed np and every bouse of prostitution left open? Reporter (puzzled and innocent) I cannot form an opinion. Mrs. Leonard Do you ever drink? Reporter (timidly confessing) Occasionally. Mrs.

Leonard Suppose every licensed saloon in the city were closed, do you not think every bouse of prostitution in the city would become a worse place of temptation? Reporter How so? Mrs. Leonard The appetite for stimulants is a natural one. It descends from parents to children. Were mothers and fathers more truthful, less sins would be visited on the children. How shall we seek to condemn what we have not sought to prevent.

Reporter Will you explain more fully? Mrs. Leonard It is very plain. There is too much hypocrisy among the people. Were there less, there would be more virtue. Suppose every saloon was closed, would not every house of prostitution become a saloon, where beer, and ale, and whisky, and brandy would be sold, amid tbe most debauching surroundings? And if a young man wanting a glass of beer could get it no where else, would he not seek the company of an abandoned woman, who would not only lead him from sobriety, but from virtue? And would not a double influence of wickedness be thrown about him? Would not a folly of intemperance lead to a crime oi guilt Reporter Have you estigated tb Mrs.

Leonard Ves; thoroughly. se questions? and tbe con elusion is irresistible. had better sometimes. seek prevention than cure. Intoxication in licensed houses of prostitution would in every sense be a most incalculable evil.

Aside from tbe danger of fearful contagion, merely physical, would be ever grosser moral evils. Reporter What? Mrs. Leonard Are the police honest? License houses of prostitution, and who could calculate the revenue of police officials from the levying of black mail, when the law sanctioned such intercourse as society condemned. Would it not be a license to men and women, which, though almost universally condemned, would have no legal punish ment, and leave the male culprits at the mercy of police officials and blackmailers, who would thus become secret robbers? Reporter Do you believe such a state of affairs would be possible, or could long continue? Mrs. Leonard Yes, and the longer continued the more potent.

The evil influence that wonld legalize such iniquity would not hesitate to conceal its iniquitous results. Reiiorler How has the system worked in St. Louis? Mrs. Leonard I have had full information from there. It has only tended to spread disease and make crime more general.

Br wroDjj doing the evil has only spread. ANOTHER CHURCH BREEZE- The Bev. AlWrt Bill Realgsta the raa4rate Use Belli may Cosssrrrejwtlesial Storfety. The Rer. Albert Bill, pastor of the Bethany Congregational Church, located at the corner of Second and Paulina streets, startled the somnolent and other mem bers of that society last Sunday forenoon by the announcement that he intended to resign the leadership of his struggling charge, and henceforward thy might consider him a stranger and an alien.

The deacons gazed in wilting wonderment at each other when tbe fiat had gone forth, and tbe rank and file turned to the pillars in vain for explanation. Nobody read any intelligence in anybody else face, and heads that gave every indication of chronic external ruffling were simply mystified at the news. Mr. Bill has been the pastor of that outpost less than a year, he having graduated from the Chicago Theological Seminary IaM spring. Members of his church who were interviewed on the subject last evening can only account for tbe sudden and almost inexplicable course of Mr.

Bill in tbe following manner: Last Thursday evening tbe church gave an entertainment, at which there were a large number of persons present. Tbe time was spent in the delivery of declamations and readings, discoursing music, etc. Among those who participated in tbe exercises was a precocious youth full of fun and frolic, who recited, much to the amusement of the audience and the displeasure, it is claimed, of Mr. Bill, the lugubrious story of Brother Watkins, ahf' wherein that veteran itinerating clergyman relates some of his experiences on bidding adieu to his old parisboners. The innocent cause of this theological eruption was all unaware of the pastor's views on the subject, and was probably taken as much by surprise on hearing them as were the church officers and members last Sunday.

It is not yet decided what action Bethany Cbapel will take in the matter, as the resignation has not been brought before the church for final disposition. Tbe Fat Mess's CI sib. The fat men, despite the perturbations of Church or State, met yesterday afternoon on the Nord Side to decide on having a balL Of course, they assembled in Fred Busse's saloon, No. 197 East Chicago avenue, for he is one of the thin fraternity. There was a polemic spirit manifested at the outset, but as fat men never like to quarrel, chiefly because it requires too much exertion, the favorite amber essence speedily soothed the troubled souls ef the orthodox.

Fred Busse was in the chair: O. Pottciesser, ire Presi dent Joseph Zenieschek, Cashier, and Carl Weiland, Secretary. Several light weights, averaging 265, were suggested for membership. The fat Fred, who is 394 avordu-pois, was just permitted at a late meeting to unite with the society, chiefly on account of his social qualities, so when the light weights tremblingly promised to do what tbey could to gain another 100 within the next year, they were received, after "setting 'em up" several time, yet the caution was mooted that the tendency of alfowingsmall boys seats in the club was an alarming symptom of the looseness of the times. The club expressed a desire that only this once would it be allowed.

A poetic smile played around the dreamy face of Chairman Fred when it was finally decided to have the great fat man's ball on the 26th day of March, A. D. 1873, in Shooting Hall, corner of Clark and Michigan streets. There were repeated libations poured out to (Jambrinus, and the rat Men were nappy. "A Slight Cold," Cossks.

Few are aware of the importance of checking a cough or slight cold," which would yield to a mild remedy, but, if neglected, often attacks the lungs. BroK-n's Bronchial Troche give sure and almost immediate relief. Bay a Plaao. $200 or $300 will buy, at Reed's Temple of Music, corner of Dearborn and Van Buren streets, a good 7-octave rosewood piano, but little used. The Sew Colosaaac Heiel, Philadelphia, in location possesses business ad-vantaeeimJrujeOieighbor DIES.

Toukohast On Wednesday morning, at o'clock, at 1388 Indiana avenue, ot congestion ot tne lungs, Clare Tlilinghast, aged 74. KaiIm rtf funeral hereafter. RjtNSHaw Giva Benshaw, daughter of John and R. Ren- ahaw. asred 10 rears and months.

Funeral this morning at 10 o'clock from 58 Goethe street. Wiiss-On Wendnesdar, 11th at 9 p. at 991 Prairie avenue, of pneumonia, Edwin Tyler Wrenn, aged Xljjrsjouceiunejnerraier. FORRKTV. FR RENT ON SOUTH WATER STREET, JCRT WEST of Franklin, a part of five-story brick building, Ma 218.

Apply to CHA8. E. EBERT, Marine Company, north- CW WI UV( UUW SMM1 1TUHIC SW. FR RENT THE CORNER STORE, IN THIS ftRST floor, with large, we basement, at the northwest comer of Lake and Franklin sta. ill be completed and ready for a tenant very shortly.

Messrs. Dane, West-lake Covert will occupy the residue of the building. A p-ply to CHA8. EBERT, Marin Company, northeast eor- uck uui ftjacmue SIB. RENT SMALL OFFICES AND VERY DESIRABLE rooms in Mammon nnrt.

Annlv so CIIAS. EBEB ERT. Marine Comnanv. northMjrt mnwr Lake and La- CBIIV Bin. TO EXCHANGE.

mrt. ivtu tw vmsv a wrOsfViVCTW A NT) A Missouri to exchange for merchandise. Adores Boom raimer House, Marta ana u. AMTJSXaiXllTS. HcCOBttlCK HtJSfc? 1IALL.

Is only one ef.Prof. J. H. PEPPER'S Brilliant and magical experiments, showing the marvels ot science. In his popular lectures on sr Optlra," Hareb 1.

slssanee a.lsrkt," Jfareti Kotmsvaee ftwaad," KarcH 81 The sale of course tickets will begin THIS MORNING, And continue during this week, at JaniW McClnrg 4c bookstore. wtune ucaeu, including reserves seal, Carpenter Sheldon. $1.30 only MeCOliKICK HALL. Miss Edith 0'Gormaii THE ESCAPED MS. LIFE IX A CONTEXT CROWDED HOC8ES TICKETS BO CENTS.

ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Brilliant success of the peerless queen of grace and beauty. 3IIf-iM K.A.TE FIHHEK, with her beautiful Arabian horse. TO-NIGHT, GRAND TOCBLE BILL, MAZEPPA AND DICK TTOPIN OS THE GREAT ADELPHI. This (Thursday) evening.March 12, 1871, LADIES' NIGHT.

Simply the greatest success of the season. Standing' room at 8 o'clock. I'nexampled furor over the new stars. Fifth performance of the famous extravaganza, SEVEN SISTERS. New and charming scenes; lovely transformation; magnificent costumes.

LO LO, the fivlng fsirr. Tbe DE GIXJRIANS. athletic celebrities. The KEMMELS-BERG SISTERS, premieres of the dance. IDA IDALIE star of Terpsichore.

LESTER AND ALLEN, song and dance celebrities. ADAMS AND GORMAN, German specialty artists, with the established reigning favorites. Lulu Delmay, Miss rankle. Jennie Morgan. Miss Hilton.

Miss Lumley, Miss Bradley, the Reynolds the Leo as, and continuation of the beautiful optical Illusion, Maud Gray, the Dissolving Atatue. Prices j0, 35, and 15 centa secured orchestra, 2te extra. Adelphl Popular Matinee, Saturday, at 2 p. m. MYERS' OPERA- HOUSE, Monroe street, between State and Dearborn streets.

Arlington, Cotton Kemble's Minstrels UNPARALLELED ATTRACTION. Decided success of The Great Box Trick! Second week of BARNI ELEPHANT. TWENTY-ONB TO-DAY OCT ALL NIGHT. Newcomb, Court right, Gilbert, Walters and Morton. Linden, Arlington, Cotton, and Kemble in new acts.

Every evening at 8. Saturday matinee at 2:30. KIAGSBURY MUSIC HALL. ONE MATINEE LECTURE I By request of many ladies, Mr. Richard A.

Will deliver one of his Brilliant Astronomical Itiire On Saturday afternoon. March 14. at 2 o'clock-Tickets so cents. No extra charge for reserved seats. Ready Friday morning.

Tirkets for the Friday evening lecture now on sale at. Jantea. Mi-Ours; and at Kinpsbarr Hall. HALEY'S THEATER. MONDAY.

March 9. and every evening at also at tfty Wednciuiav and Saturday Matinees at 2 o'clock. JARRETT PALMER COMBINATION, from Niblo's Garden, S. in the Superb Fairy Spectacle of UNDINE! Introducing all their great specialties. Box sheet open six days in advance.

McTICKER'S THEATER. Lat week but one of the eminent actor. ZJD WIN HOOT EC Who will appear this evening as Shylock in Shakespeare' play of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Portia. Miss Bella 'ateman.

Launcelot Gobbo, J. H. Mc icker. Friday and Saturday, only times of Macbeth. Saturday matinee- lion iear ae Harn.

Mondav, 1 RMisrd III." LOTTERY. tVoYAL HAVANA LOTTERY NEW SC HEME OCT IV drawn every 1 days, commencing Aug. 30. 1 prize of .....100.00 1 prUe of 1 prize of 2 prizes of 6 prizes of 50.000 25.000 10.000 5.000 and K7 other prizes. Price of tickets for future ordinary drawings reduced to JO.

Information furnished; orders filled: cuculars sent free on application; spanun Dans: bills and governments purchased. TAYLOR Banker. No Wall t. FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE. VWING TO CONTEMPLATED ARSENCE FOR MUCH of the the time for a few years.

I offer for sale my home at Englewood. consisting of 200 feet on Wabah avenue by 190-feet deep, including large house, well watered, lighted by gas. good laundry, furnace, and all modern convenience; ood barn, with windmill lor raising water; nne summer louse, fountain, graveled drives and walks: rive to eight- minutes' walk from school, churches, stores, and depots, and in the immediate vicinity of the great South Parks. This is a rare opportunity to secure one of the finest homes ln Cook county, will sell at low ngures ana on easy terms, or will take a large portion in unimproved real estate in the ricinity of Englewood. Apply to Inn I.aSell street, or at Englewood, Cook County.

H. B. LEWIS. TIOR SALE LOTS ON SOCTH PARK AND CALUMET avs. between Thirty-third and Thirty-fifth sta.

Apply- to CHARLES E. EBERT fc northeast corner of Lake and LaSalle basement of Marine Company Building. PS C0 LOTS IN THE DISTRICT BOUNDED- bv State, Halsted, Twenty-sixth, and Thirty-eighth. five vears'tlme: six per cent. Apply to tne owner.

ALBERT CRANE, 116 Monroe sU TXIR SALE THE LOT OF LAND ON NORTH STATE' MTwtn vhlfh at th time of the ereat fire, waa sit uated the Hoxnitml' for Women and (lilldren. Apply to GILBERT Hl'BBARD or 1. YOCNG SCAMMON. )R SALE VERY DESIRABLE AND LARGE-SIZED-lot, and lands by the acre, very eligibly situated. "in Hyde Park, bv J.

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Firs- mon's grinding mills, corn-sheliers, belting, etc. COLLINS EATON. 70 South Canal sL PIANOS AND ORGANS. TjARLOR ORGANS OF SUPERIOR TONE. WITH A CA- pacity for musical effects excelling all others, for sale on installments or for rent.

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TO LEASE. mO LEASE OR FOR SALE-MARKET STAN D8 OR JL stores, with good dwellings attached, on Eldridge court near State st, and stables in the rear. They are newly fitted up, and will be ready for occupancy In slew days. CH AS. E.

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cheap at the sntitheant corner of Twelfth and Canal sts. FOR SALE-DRUG STORE. T710R BALE DESIRABLE RETAIL DRUG STORK FOR JL' sale on easy terms. A chance seldom mat with Most be sold. Address box 27, Lafayette, lad.

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