The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-02-18
OHIO.
The Temperance Var.

SOLUhbCss CoAuohy NoSN WV
persons, mostly ladies, met in the city
hall this morning TO organize for the
tenn perance war Mr.. l. V. Desrllem
was chosen Pre-il~nt aud Mrs. Tre-
maine Secretary. An Executive Com
mittee, consisting OF one lady from esch
church, was chosen. A proposition to
appoint on this committee representas
tives OF temperance organizations was
disagreed to, It being stated that Dlo
Lewis opposed euch course, as he was
fully eatisfied that this was a work for
churches rather than for secret organi'
cations. 1t was resolved to hold prayer
meetings every msrning, but to make
no active demonstration until next
Tuesday, when Dio Lewis will return
to, as be says, take command OF the
forces and remain till the capital city
is regenerated.
The Legislature.
In the Senate this morning a bill
wa. introduced 20 give to the wages Of
labor a priority Of payment 10 every
other claim not secured by a specific
loan, and to compel all corporations to
pay their employees on or before the
18th OF each month, the amount OF
wages due on the first OF that month,
uoder pc nalty Of having ten per
cent. added to the debt. No stsv oil
execution is to be allowed on a judg-
men, against corporations for non-p pay
meut OF wages.
In the Senate this afternoon the fol-
lowing bills were passed: House bill
to prevent the adulleration oil milk sold
to cheese and butter factories; House
bill to authorize the cancellation and
return OF bonds deposited with the State
Tr asurer uoder the provisions OF the
B.aseI Railroad Law. In the House
the memorial OF JOS plus Tucker and
80 cirzens Of Athens county, chafg-
ing Charles II Grosvenor, mem
Der OF the House from Athens county,
with bribery and corruption in securing
his election was presented. The
memorial asks that Grosvenor be ex-
pelled. 1t was referred TO the Com
mittee on Elections. House bill pro
viding fine and Imprisonment Tor eugl-
neers VINO fail to stop their trains at
every railroad crossing. Bills were in-
troduced 10 amend the metropolitan
police acts OF Columbus spd Dayton 60
a. to provide for the election OF Police
Com missiouers at the April election ;
to authorize the County Com missioneri
to levy a tax TO keep tree turnpik.
roads in repair; to give Msrshals o.
villages authority to serve civil pro-
cesses.
The State Fair.
The State Board OF Agriculture me-
this afternoon to decide on the location
or the State fair for the coming FIVE year
Propositions were presented from Col
umbus and Dayton and after a hsrc
cootest It was decided TO locate the fsi
on the county fair grounds east Of thi;
city by . vote Of seven to three. Th'
citizens gave q banquet to the boar
tonight.
The Ohio Changers.
XsNlA, February 1.-THE Stat
Grange OF Ohio met here to,day, ~
hundred and aty delegates, all Master
OF Oranges, and one hundred an'
fifty visiting members being present
Worthy Master II. E Ills presiding
Tne m eetipg represented all but sbou
forty five Oranges in the State, aud j
the first annual meeting of the Ohi'
State Grange. The morning wae spen
iu examining credidentials and sp
pointing COMMITTEES.
In the afternoon the reports OF th
Secretary ssd Worthy Master wer
read. A motion to ask the railroad
for the halt tare arrangement was mad
and Indignantly tabled. A motion t
make an organ OF Q certain newspape
met the same fate. The Secretary re
ported that SIS OF the 600 Oranges il
Ohio hsd been organized since las
April. A committee was ap
! pointed to report on the nations
FIRE insurance for farmers property
, The meetings are secret. A motion I
make them open wss voted down. Th
. meeting to night is devoted to con
, ferring the Aith degree on 500 Master
: of Oranges, ooly about thirty in th
I State having procured that degree. Th