The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-27
CINCINNATI, March g. IS4S.


The late Legislature of Ohio will be long re-
membered by the people. Perhaps wise, so
calm, so dignified body never before assembled
in the State. All whose names are enrolled on
| the journals will doubtless look back to the ses-
| sion of 1918 with peculiar PRIDE and their chill
| dren and chldren's children. will, in time 10
| come, recur to this period with exultation. On,
most wise and patriotic men, how much do the
people owe you tor your noble deeds AS spe-
clmen of the dignlty OF their proceedings, | may
refer to the rebellion of the fifteen loco-toco
Senator's for no other reason III the world than
because, by the division of Hamilton into legis-
laiive districts, the supremacy OF their party IN
| this city would be endangered. An account of
| this affair has already been published In the
| Herald.
| specimen of the wisdom of our Legislature
may be found IN the new law Ia relation to bank
| ing. That law makes it unlawful for any bank,
broker, private banker, to deal in the notes OF
| any bank, save those OF the State OF Ohio, and
all debts contracted tor such foreign paper, with
any bank or broker, Is declared null and VOID,
provided the paper is obtained for circulation
within this State. | send you copy of this ex-
| traordlnary enactment, which 1t may be well to
publish.
The operation of this law, if its provisions
| were strictly enforced, would produce most Sc
| rious consequences. We have not enough OF
| domestic paper for the business of the people,
| and consequently the notes of the Indiana and
| Kentucky banks have found their way into the
| State, and constitute large proportion OF our
| circulating medium Withdraw these notes,
| and we will not have money enough among us
| tor ordinary business purposes. and our COM
merce must seriously suffer But no one has
any idea that the law will be carried into effect.
In order to obtain the notes OF the banks OF other
States, a has but to say that he wishes TO
circulate them out of the State, and all Is right.
But this does not excu pate the whlg majority,
who passed the law, and upon whom the respOu-
slbihty rests Not at all. They had the will,
bat not the wisdom, to do mean thing.
Las
Cerralvo was celebrated at Washington Hall In
a spirited manner, on which occasion a splen-
did sword presented to Major Gddings,
the hero OF that memorable contest. IL was the
gift of the brave regiment which he then led to
victory.
A most melancholy occurrence transpired in
Cherry Alley few nights since, at the residence
of Mr. Thomas Andrews. Mr. A. and lady were
absent, when one of her children went near the
CRATE, by which her clothes caught fire, and be-
fore assistance could be obtained, she was
to the aft cted mother on her return!
A young girl, about eighteen years of age,
whose friends reside in Newport, Ky, opposite
this city, committed suicide a few days ago, I'M
der peculiarly distressing circumstances. She
had been the victim OF seduction and abandon
nent, and for the last few years had lived life
of shame. 10 despair, she took the last leap, and
now rests from her sorrows in the voiceess
tomb.
The funeral of the brave Captain Irwin, u s.
A, who died at the city OF Mexico, and whose
remains were brought TO this city for lnterment,
took place on Thursday last. The military were
out, and a vast number of citizens joined in the
procession. He was fine officer, and 'every
inch man" -a.
Ephrsm II. Eastman was arrested last week,
in his room, at the National Hotel, for counter
ieiting. He was entraPped by policeman, who
went TO his room to purchase some OF the
money about $40, 900, composed OF counterfeit
notes on the various Western banks, was dis
played to his astonished eyes, by the unsusPect-
ing Eastman, and while negotiations were going
On, the guilty man was arrested by several other
officers, who, according to previous arrange
ments, came in at that moment. Eastman has
been duly committed, and will doubtless be con-
victed and sent to the penitentlary.