The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-04
OHIO.
Tne I.eRisiature.

from several portions OF the State, ask
ing the passage Of a probibitory Ii
quor law; a resolution was adopted
Tor the appointing of special commit
tee to investigate the charge that the
stationery furnished the Constitutional
Convention by the Secretary OF State
had been purchased at too high rates
House bill providing that persons de-
string to scratch election tickets shali
erase the Objectionable name with ink.
In the Senate a Senate bill providing
that public improvements to be pad by
special assessments shall not be made
in cities, except by the petition Of the
owners of two-thirds OF the adjacent
property; bill was introduced 10 pro-
vide that the semi-annual taxes be
paid on or before February first and
August fret OF each year, instead OF
June and December as at present.
In the House this afternoon the fol-
loving bills were passed: House bill
making it the duty OF county auditors
to keep 3 special record on which the
correction OF errors on tax duplicates
sha' be placed; Senate bill to fix def
nirely the compensation OF aseignees;
House bill to reduce the time within
which game birds may be killed, one
month, e teen days in October and the
same in February Bills were
introduced TO amend the ditch law 60
as to prevent the changing OF natural
water courses to amend the poor law
so as to provide for reserve OF S2OO
with which superintendent OF county
infrmaries may purchase certain sup"
plies for the inmates to fix the rate
for legal advertising not now fixed by
law, at one dollar per l,O00 ems for
the first insertion and fifty cents for
each additional insertion.
The Temperance Crusade.
The first active movement in the
temperance crusade is now going on
At two o'clock a special prayer meeting
was held, and then leaving a large
audience the church, about two han
drea ladies formed in procession and pro-
ceeded 10 the American Hotel. The
ladies then proceeded TO the parlor OF
the hote! and invited the bar-keeper
into the room and presented pledge
which be refused 20 sgn. The ladies
told him they would pray for him and
call agaiu. At this writing it is not
known what point they will attack
next. There is a great crowd on the
streets and policemen are keeping the
passagewsys along the sidewalks open.
SECOND pIsPATCu.
The sensation OF the day and general
| lopic o. conversation tonight in all
circles, is the begin ming Of an active
temperance crusade by the ladies to-
day PRAYER meetings were held at 10
a. m and p. m., to pray for strength
to begin the worK. At 3 o'clock this
evening, about two hundred ladies left
the prayer meeting aud marched TO the
American Hotel, headed by
the Chief OF police and one
patroIman to keep the streets
opep, leaving the church filed with
people to pray for those who went out
| to work. rhe bells OF three churches
were tolled during the time the process
sion WA moving. At the American
Ho,ed. E. j. BIount, proprietor, signed
the dealers pledge. Mr. Getz, proprl-
etor OF the bar, refused to sign. In the
meantime large crowd assembled IN
front OF the hotel eager eyed
with curiosity. The procession
then moved 70 Vests billiard room
com pletely filing it. Three ladies In-
,ervi wed Sam West. the proprietor
who welcomed them a. gentleman
would his gnests. lie refused to slgp
the pledge, but ssd he would willingly
cell out and promise 10 never again en- =
gage in the business. Whes asked il
be was not sorry he was in such ousl
ness, West said he WAS just now
particularly sorry. He ssd he had no
OF lection to the ladies praying or alng-
ing in his place A fervent prayer was
| offered and hymn sung, after which
the ladies thanked him Tor his courtesy
and withdrew, shaking his hand and
promising to pray for him. AZ the
PROCESSION was passing out several Ger
man Jews made themselves prominent
by offering to treat and calling tor beer,
but the coored barkeeper did no, pre-
tend TO hear them. The next place
visited was toe most fashionable drink
ing place in the ci,y known to blbulous
peoplc all over the couotry rs "Ambos.
The ladies parlcrs were taken poses.
an Of when A. 4. S'cpi e son, one OF
the Or prietoss OF the place aPPearei
when asked i; lie objected TO prayer
being offered, be no doubt supposlng the
women had come to sing aud pray until
he surrendered, sad he did not
want his business intertered With; and
ss his psrlors were in use constan ly by
regular boarders, be did not want anV
disturbance. He, however, gave leave
that several prayer3 and one hymn
should be said aud 3 long PRAYER was
then offered. and on the way out Sic
nbeuson was begged to give up the
| business Of liquor selling. His atten-
teptlon was called to the fact that ne
bad children growing up who were IN
danger as we'll as those OF other citizens
hnt he answered that be had g living
~ make tor lis family, and did not wsn'
~ he forcei 10 give final answer as tc
wbat he would do. lie would, however
consider the question. Most OF the lad ei
oLooL hands with him and shoWereo
yrsyers and good words on his head.
The Neil House was then visited
Stephen Danthhiert, the clerk INFORM
Cd them that Mr.. Failing, the proPrie'
tor of the house, could not be seen, a.
he wss watching at the bedside OF dy'
7 ing brother, Harry Failing, and s'sS
,bst the bar OF the house had peer