The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-02-26
OHIO.
The LegiatatUre

hOuce tuio hOluluSI LOueo pi!i ou
thorizing the county commissioners to
compel persons who are sent to jail for
the nom payment Of fines and costs as
sessed against them to perform manual
labor at 81 so per day; bills were in
troduced for the protection OF livery
stable keepers, and to make it penal
offence TO allow domestic splmals in
enclosures Of railroads, or to place any
obstruction on railroad tracks.
In the House this afternoon the Com
mittee on Common Schools introduced
bill to authorize Boards OF Education
to purchase text books, was psssed.
In the Senate, Senate bill providing
that thirty-six jurors in capital cases
shall be drawn from the box by the
county clerk as other regular jurors are
instead OF being selected by the sheriff,
as at present. Passed.
At 3 o'clock the Senators were sworn
by Chief Justice Day, to impart!slly
try and determine the contested elec-
ton case OF Weimer against Welch,
The afternoon was spent in listening to
arguments IN relation to the jurisdiction
of the Senate 10 try such cases, pend
ing which the Senate adjourned.
The Whisky Crusade.
A mass temperance meeting was held
this morning at the Town street Metho-
dist chur ch preliminary to beginning the
sctual campaign. The meeting was
very largely attended.
A motion 10 appoint a committee to
confer with the General Assembly, rela.
tive to holding prayer meeting in the
rotunda OF the State House this even
ing, was opposed by Mrs. Mcclellan
Brown, chief Of the order OF Good
Templars 10 Ohio, on the grourd that
it would interfere with the meeting al
the city hall this evening, which is to
be addressed by John Russell Of
Detroit, late Prohibition candidate Tor
Vice President, and herself.
Mrs. w. T. Coggshail suggested that
as Mr.. Russell had made his appoint
ment to speak here long before this
movement was inaugurated, he mi ght
DOS pone his speech until another day
Ior the sake OF this movement
This created much bad blood, and
for a little time anything but harmony
prevailed. In the midst OF the coniu-
zion Dio Lewis took the chair and beg"
ged Tor harmony. He sard that this
was the most discouraglng feature OF
this great campaign he had known Of
He could not bear TO see the movement
descend into politics; that It was Goo, g
work rather than the work OF poIItI-
clans. He did not want to see Doctor
Russell shut off in the way proposed,
but WAS somewhat afraid that the lec-
ture would divide public attention.
Mr.. Russell said this meeting could
rot be postponed, as he had come here
by invitation OF the Good Templars.
Finally truce was arranged aud
committee appointed to confer with the
Legislature relative to the State house
PRAYER meeting 1t 4 P. NJ, which would
not interfere with Mr.. Russells lee
ture. Dr.. Lewis is of the opinion that
without more united effort tue OUT
door campaign cannot begin here tor
TWO weeks. All ministers OF Eng!ish
congregations expressed themselves IN
iavor OF the movement.
A meeting was held at three o clock
to hear report from the committee
appointed to Interview the legislature,
aud were told that the legislature wss
TOO busy to attend any prayer meeting
TO day. Some OF the most active tenn
perance workers express themselves as
much discouraged over the events OF
to- day, and tear that if the prohibition
ists insist on attempting TO force poll,
tics into the canpa gn no real good
will be accomplished here.
Skull Fr aetured.
DAYTON, February 25-In the west
ern part OF Dayton this afternoon, john
Heckler fractured the skull OF George
Greikatoug in two places by striking
him twice on the back OF the head
with a billet OF wood. The man is
dangerously hurt. heCAieE' WIZ
recently released from luuatic asylum
in IN jail.
The Temperance Movement.
There is nothing new or startling ln
the women's crusade, but preparations
are still going on. The German paper
here has issued an iuhammatory procIa-
nation calling on the Germans capable
OF bearing arms to organize regiment.
Ii says the time seems to approach with
glaBt strides when the laws OF civil lib
erty, the liberty OF conscience and the
domestic hearth need protection, aad
that 5000 German citizens should ever
be ready to answer the call OF oul
authorizes in defence OF the laws and
property. This is interpreted as an at
tempt 10 scare the women, but the'
won't scare worth cent.