The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-04
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WHEELING REGISTER.
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Of Main and 18th Sts.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Reformed EpiscOpaIians.

church was celebrated last night in the
churches. Rev. DR.. Sabine of New
York and Rev Vim. Herd Of Brooklyn
conducted the exercises in Brooklyn. The
celebration was participated in by II. b.
Turner, Secretary of the General Coun-
Gil of the Reformed Church.
Al Female strike.
New YORK, December 3.-One hum
dred woman employed in Il factory
at New Brunswick New Jersey,
struck yesterday against a reduction OF
wages. They were employed stamping
rubber shoes by hand. The Company
recently introduced the machinery for
this work, and reduced their wages. As
the women could only earn two-thirds Of
their former wages, they, struck.
DureII ResIaps.
y NA%sORLEASs Rs>ep& IA dis
patch says that .SHdge Dthka>2Sfor-
warded his rcsignHtion to the president,
and that Walker Feam is named as his
successor. The same dispatch says that
Kellogg is quietly disposing of his pro-
perty in that State.
General News.
New YORK, December AT the
meeting of the American Society of Civil
Engineers yesterday, over fifty plans for
rapid transit and rapid freight hauling,
were presented embracing the surface
elevated and underground plans, and COW
ing large number Of routes.
The United Grand Lodge of colorcd
Masons held semi-annual conference
yesterday. Sixteen subordinate lodges
were represented.
The packing box makers of Brooklyn,
are on strike against the reduction Of
wages, and new hands have been EN-
ployed.
The funeral of Mayor Havemeycr
takes place Saturday ut eleven O'Clock,
from St. Paul's Methodist Church on the
corner of Fourth avenue and Twenty
second street The Old Guard will form
an escort to the hearse. Among the
pall-bearers will be Governor Tildcn,
Peter Cooper, eX Governor Morgan and
Thurlow Weed.
The Ohio Legislature Oh Bonds and
Liquor.
COLUMBUS, December Sin the SEN
ate this morning, bills were introduced
to zDeal the act of 1879, for the taxation
of government bonds; to repeal all the
laws relating to the sale of intoxicating
liquors, and providing a system for the
sale of such liquors. The bill proposes to
divide the places where liquors arc sold
into five classes, each of which shall be
registered and pay stipulated fee year
" of from so to 5000 according I" the
class and variety of liquors they propose
to SELL The keepers are forbidden
to sell tominorS or drunkards. or To allow
loungcrs or riutUuS conduct about their
places, and To b. liable for all damages
and the cancellation of their rcgistra-
tiOn.
In the House bills were introduced
giving Justices jurisdiction in cases where
suIt is brought for $500; u punish intoXi-
cation by fine and impriSonmcnt; to cX-
cmpt persons from labor on the roads on
payment of two dollars per day instead
of three dollars, as at present y reso-
luton to strike out frOmthe Constitution
the article relating to licenses for the sale
of liquor was ordered printed.
In the House this afternoon a bill was
introduced to amend the Adair law so aS
to require ten days notice to be given to
liquor seller either in the presence of
witnesses or by filing with the corpora
tion clerk.
A resolution asking Congress to have
all the stone for the Cincinnati custom
1ui
the table; also a resolution as to the pro
priety of preparing n bill for paying all
county officers regular salaries instead OF
fees.
In the Senate resolution was offered
ana laid on the table submitting Tie
question of license to traffic in intoxica-
ting liquors to vote of the people.
Mr.. Worthington introduced bill
amendatory to the school law. It's provi-
sions radically change the charac-
ter of the school system as at
present practiced. 1t declares that
the English alphabet, spelling,
reading. writing, arithmetic, grammar,
geography, composition, conversation,
and elocution, shall be the only branches
taught. 1t restricts the age Of pupils to
periods between Years and 10 years
The State aid is 10 be distributed to the
several cities and counties, not according
to the population, but on the average at
tendance of scholars during the school
term or year. rs the case may be. 1t
proyides for the careful noting of daily
attendance, and the enumeration of the
children between the ages during which
they may attend school.
Editorial Marriage.
CHICAGO. December 3.-Wilbur F.
Storey, editor and proprietor of the
Chicago Times was married last night 10
Mrs. Eureka {. Pearson, a beautiful and
accomplished lady ofthis city. The we'd
ding WAS quite private, only few friends
being present.
Ohio Dental Association.
COLUMBUS, December AT to-days
session of the Ohio Dental Association,
the different forms of gold used in filling
teeth was discussed.
The President, II. \. Smith, then de-
l;vered his annual address. taking as his
text, the statues of mechanical dentistry.
I'm his address, he took the ground that
there should be a. division OF the surgical
and operative branches Of the business;
that il was both for the benefit Of the
public and the craft, and it WAS only
question Of time when this should come
and claimed that unless this division Is
made, dentistry must cease TO become
special branch OF medicine.
Conference OF Presby terian Com
mtttees.
New YoRK, December $.-A meet
iny of the Conference Committees Of the
various Presbyterian bodies in the Unit
ed States and Canada was held this
morning to bring into representation the
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