Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-03-21
OUR coLUMB USLETTER.
CoIUMBUs, O., March 18th, 1872.
THE WHISKY FIGHT.

heir prayers were strangely united for
/ certain modification. This for a
.ime seemed popular, and many think
ing sssthe cackle Of their rustic burgh-
.he mnrInur of the world !" were en-
to send hither their clamor-
ings for an entire appeal Others see
ing the importance to them of the first
backward step IN the temperance re-
form are graciS1sIy willing to sacrifice
the length of that steprto the certainty
Of securing it. bGg vieflfi ..ssili-s.s5e-
(, In looking over a file of the bills one
finds at least seven or eight upon this
subject. One requires one notice; am
other two notices. One excepts wine,
aleandbeerys as 10 exempt the dram
seller from Iiahilitye for drunkenness
caused by these agents, tnaBira = j. ~
The Schifi bill proposes to repeal the
Adair law, as we'll as portions of the
law of 1854. is .siomgn ~ f4 .F5t
One bill provides that the question
of prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
any township, shall, upon
the petition of fifty voters to the trust
ees, be submitted to vote. ua ~
: A bill has been introduced in the
Senate to prevent villages, town, &C.,
from passing orlinances to prohibii
the sale 0fsWine, beer and sle. Anoth-
er bill is pending to enforce cOntribu'
tion among cO-defendants against
whom Judgment isSobtahed under the
present iaw.snl = fi .s-aiils -r5G 4 bal
80 THE eoMBAT DEEPENs.- Dei5E
For the last two weeks remonstranc
es have been pouring in with great rap
,pidity. They now doubtless exceed
IN number the petitions which called
them FORTH. But the liquor men ar
unwilling TO abandonthe contest, anc
are now using every iniuencei in theil
powern TO accomplish their purpose
The tyranny of Law suddenly 'becom 4
felt in Coiulnbu aud many of tn,
saloons are closed. Even The hote
bars refuse to. sell except to reg1lal
guests. This is of course what tn
f.iends of the law wish it to accomplish
and it Is doubtful whether its success
lteigned or real, will greatly increas
the opposition to the law, or maxi
sympathy for its offenders. I.
~ On last Thursday night the liquo
men ihgld meeting, the object beinI
4 to organize the friends of the cause, an,
4 thus strengthen the movement in al
parts of the State. Similar meeting
mad been held at Cincinnati, Newars
land other places. 1t was decided
csaAl q state convention, not to nomlnat
j a ticket, but to influence the Legisla
tgre, if that body will give them tim
by not taking up the subject this wees
Tits now. announced, also; that To
State Temperance. Alliance will call
convention of the friends of temperanc
to meet this action. f.a bai3-a6 Il
Everybody, is interested. The mil
listers are taking up the subject IN Tn
81 pulpits Last night Rev. d. II. MOI
Z preached to crowded house against T
peal for the proposed modification, E,ii
Last week DIR. Armstrong presente
slfive or six remonstrances from Belm0l
taCounty-Gos Flushing Tow
u ships. I37BzdE FIsY a. .is4if-314ff'
? SHo7is ooNvENTI0N-YEs, NO. a
eai Nothing has been done with th
: kagestion, except TO discuss It In q
: -5Ouse. The Democrats are all IN ]
vor of holding the Election in Apr
: 1873. Some Of the Republicans WI
lit to be held next Nogeihbe; and 0the
9 I'm Oetober.h The matter now rests
2 refely OH the tableA6f t1ld6r 1t; 1t Z
difficult to TIL which. 1t is thoug
L that the House will let it rest thel
Il and await the action of the Se
!, tate.ar
Ell THE LITTLE GAME - :.
NJ IefEer9istrigting the State seems to
y LeffectuaIly blocked at tbe start: Ever
!, body has gerrymanner OF his oH
4 and the committee are unable to to
'r port. Various bills have been int
u y1duced marking, out as many ditfere
is plans, butit is useless to describe a
of them. Ifanyone, however, me-
with more favor than another, II
THAT o. Senator timson. It gives I
III 18th district Jefferson County, inste
Is Of Tuscarawas. Perhaps the approa
v-fDf the Republican Convention M
as bring about more decisive action on
/, iauAject this week. slzsf 7sos
,,iiiiii COUNTY sUPERINTENDENCY.
- The usual bill has been introduC
ol upon this subject, and, it is thong
a will meet with its usual fate. Perhs
ed 1.-THE Legislature is not in the mood j
to consider this question; such
- Office would involve the expenditure
~ a few dollars, and that would OF its
u kill the proposition at this time uni
in oyerp0W ering reasons and a gene
Is public, demand for its adoption shot
), be disc6yered And that doesn't SCI
"a I:i1olx,r4 ttiHa 70 4 y atI 80 u .fft
ssfH yARIA.,i, ,ft,-
~ DR.. Armstrong's joint resolution
aei ative to- soldiers beunties has b'
he adopted in the House. Speeches W
NIL made in in favor by the doctor, 8
Rowland, the chairman OF
N committee to which the resolution
lal been referred.
81 A bill has been introduced to re
lq ItabIishsthe Board of State Charities.
II. A joint resolution is pending in
\ Senate toiappoint two delegates fr
"a this State TO the International Penit
O. j tiary Congress to be held in Lond
ihei England. next Senator VI
sIdlgratf addressed the Senate upon
tOl subject last w Wednesday. ss.f. d
ill a biI has been introduced to. ext
.hel the time for completing the Geolog
w Survey to June Ist, l873-g a y8
J.1 A bill has passed the House to am
vasi the law regulating insurance compal
ad, by providing thlst foreign life CON
nd1 nieS shall not remove cases from
me courts OF this State to the y. S.Cou
ad. The soldiers monument bill has B
ion discussed in the Senate and laid .
in the table. ,sso.a- uEgf3 1Gf 5nsfHIg
HE The game bill in the Senate is SCI
hat next: Thursday. iHGToqgo LERE
ALL 9dj .s--14z.-s---------.----- no
'hn QUE WASIYING7 ONLEFTEl
th, ET -fIsill afai eiz--iiig II HsiI
18th y WASHINGTON, ID. O., March 16t
I'd Oflate there has been no exciten
Ia in the Senate, excepting Trumb
-, scrape with Morton. Wonder