The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-28
COLUM BUS.
The PeniteutiarY Scandal-The
Murphy nOvement-The Working
mon a Inducements.

| men-Amusements.
| Correspondence OF the Register.
COLUMBUS, o., Feb. q.
Our worthy legislators have been hunt
ing around tor something to find fault
with, and have at last found the mares
nest in the Ohio Penitentisry. The
facts are simply these, the Columbus cor
respondent OF the Cincinnati Enquirer,
has been gulled into believing tnat all
all kinds of cruelty has been prscticed In
said institution. Who his intormants are
cannot be told, but it savors very much
of the talk of a discharged Visitors At
tendant and the leader OF one Of the late
miners riots down in the Hooking coal
region. They have appointed commit
tee of seven, consisting OF four Demo-
Gratis and three Republicans, with power
to send for men and papers, and have
been in session two days, and have as yet
found nothing TO base the least
chance OF hope upon.
The neares. that they have come to 1t is
in the case OF one OF the guards who
killed one OF the convicts in selt.defense,
and who was exonerated by coroner's
jury. The cry that the prisoners were
overworked is exploded by the evidence
of the contractors that the prisoners that
is q great many OF them) are far ahead
in their work, and can 60 to the chop and
SIT idle all day, rs they are required TO
finish so much for days work, 1t is to
| be hoped that nothing will come out Of
the investigation for the sake of the fair
name OF our State, whose great pride is
the grandeur and magnlhcence OF her
public institutions.
The Murphy movement is in its zenith
in this city at present. Hundreds of
young men are signing the pledge, snd q
goodly number OF them are recognized as
old topers. Col. IKE w. Tucker is looked
upon as the leading speaker in the move.
ment. He Is an earnest and very hard
worker, and is in the movement heart
and soul; he is reform man in every
sense of the word, as what he don't know
about drinking, Is not down in the books.
Yet with air their Murphy meetings,
there is seemingly as much drinking CO.
| ing on as ever. The Murphys have
twenty thousand signers in this city, and
are still hard at work, Notwithstanding
there has been new saloon opened
almost under their very hall. May God
prosper them IN their good work.
Our working men are still on foot and
expect 10 work wonders, they have CON-
pletely organized, but l don't think that
they will damage any OF the other par
ties TO any great extent. Their president
does not like the remarks made by
your correspondent in former le!-
| ter. but it is true, nevertheless,
for not only he himself, but the majority
of tina movers are men that are known TO
be opposed to labor.
Our city has been blessed with some Of
the finest smusements it has ever been
nv lot 10 witness. Sunday night Gil.
more broke the ice by giving the first
| Sunday nigh. concert ever given IN this
city. 1t was largely pstronized by the
best people of our city, and | guess that
sill who attended probably slep! as we'll
thst night as they ever did. It's certain
1 thew never had better music TO sleep on,
/ for they are fine organization. Ettie
Ell.ler and Genevieve Rogers, supported
By strong companies, are to favor US
soon. Speaking of entertainments, any
manager, unless he be of q tensile min
s,rel show, need not expect much pat
ronsge from our worthy legislators. as
they generally pstronize the galleries
of our theatres and they don't patronize
them to any alarming extent. II is the
general remark of our people that they
never knew of as small S body OF men for
one feeling SO great they all appear TO
wasn't to desd.hesd il whenever they can.
The hard times don't appear to affect
our city very much, as there are to be
more new buildings put up the coming
season thsn ever wss known before, and
the most Of them are good substantial
buildings. Among the most notable are
the Huntington bank and First Nationsl
bank buildings.