The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-02-24
NEW YORK.
The Temperance Movement.

NR1 YORK, Fcoruary Z3.-At tue
union temperance meeting last night
Dr.. Deems said the western women had
worked nobly; God bless them for every
rum shop they had shut up. The rum
sellers places belong to the rum sellers,
but the legislative halls belong to the
people. and the capitol at Albany should
be surrounded and the Legislators sang
to and prayed for until they passed laws
that would put the liquor traffic in the
category OF criu inal offences The ladies
OF the union temperance meeting were
to do nothing indiscrete. but they in
| tended 10 create an intense feeling
against the liquor traffic. The liquor
sellers are to be visited in private and
asked to sign the pledge. lfthey con-
sent and give up the traffic, the heads
Of the city departments are to be asked
to give them employment. Thre thou
sand women n are ready to work. and
hope to shake New York 10 the very
core.
Washiugton's birthday is being COM
memorated by very general suspen-
sion Of business, i. being State holi-
day. The United States courts are in
session but the custom house and post
Office recognize the day. the former by
keeping open for short time only in
the morning and the latter by closing
at 10 o'clock. The Gold Room, Stock
Exchange, Produce Exchange and sim
liar places did not open 10 day. Salutes
Were fired at sunset The Trinity
Church chimes played long pro-
gramme beginning with Hail Columbia
and ending with Yankee Doodle.
News Items.
Michael McMamara, linen weaver,
was fatally shot early yesterday morn
ing while resisting tie lorcibIe entry
into his premises Of some officers not in
uniform. The police we're looking Tor a
notorious thief aud thinking he was in
| No. $50 West 29th street. went through
toe tenements smashing in doors in
their eagerness to effect his capture.
McMamara being awakened by the
kicking at The door OF his apartment,
rushed to it to keep out the intruder,
and while thus engaged was shot
Detective Seohi, who last ngbt shot
Michael McMamors, to-day gave
$500 bail 10 appear Tor examination.
The Trades Unions are now obtain
ing affidavits OF the victims Of police
brutality in Thonpson's Square on the
occasion OF the meeting there 10 Janu-
ary, with view of securing an investl-
CATION by the legislature. T.
Judge Lawrence declines to dis.
charge Carl Vogt, the alleged Belgian
murderer, from arrest on the charge oil
theft.
A Paris letter says the Governor Of
Paris has asked permission Of the As
sembly to prosecute NJ. Melril Blou-
couit, deputy for Goadaloupe Tor par
tcipation in the case OF the Commune
Melvil Bloucouit is the only negro IN
the chamber, and sits upon the e1-
treme left among the extreme Rsdl-
Gals He was the Deputy Minister OIL
War under Cluseret. The Assembly
had taken no action but it was deemed
probable that Melvil Bloucouit would
fly to England.
linn. Mace writes from England to
say that be will accept the challenge
OF Tom Allen, 10 fisht Tor rom 81 OOO
TO S., 900, il Allen will post forfeit o
prove that be means business.
The statement published here yester-
dsy that the Astor House would be
closed May let ia incorrect.