The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-05-03

County Agricultural Society was held on Sat-
urday last, at the Fair Grounds near Carthage.
1t was hardly so we'll attended as was desira-
BILE, or as the Society had anticipated, still it
was fair, and the competition spirited.
Following will be found the number of entries
and awards of premiums:
EYTR1Es
l. 3, Franklin, two.year old Stallion j. e. Mottier
2. Young lion, Stallion--W. B. Crewe.
2 YYOnng YOnngs ROPhps stalliopIE CIY,l SChPY,mbers
s. Rest Brood Mares. f. Cumming.
+ RaSbor stoSEbridSe S% Colt % PSG stSon-M. Cooper
9. Roadster, Stalion-W. Boal.
10. Two-year old Stalion-Waggonhous
Il Iwo-year old Stallon-w. Love.
49, Bost Brood Mare-Warren Bonnel.
a. Best Brood lIareIJ. NJ. Cochran.
Is. I. Two-yyeor Two year old stalli9n-Algxander Noavo.
T. Three. year old Stallion, all workaw F. Lewis.
fT%Sa T%USasr sT Gd Ga AZ TW9rk% g. Seward
q g. %9iilS, Fini,, StSili3n GinS al work. Coleman
%. Roadster, Stallion, Dophus-J. p. Wilson
3' Ny champion, Draught stallion-J. P. Wilson.
25. Empress Josephine, Brood Mare (blooded)--L.
e. BBslE, Brood NSars-A. oskamp.
Is. RiptonGO. v. %"fD5iiDh Dimmock, Trottins
90. scbostopoi, Thorough -bTed-Tayiior
81. Duke of Lenton-J Bowen.
| SO. Qsceoa-J. Mathers.
81. Lady Bustlo-J. Rockey HH
PREMIUMS.
l. SIS to the best Jack. No entry.
2 S2 to the best two-year-old Stallion, all work
Alexander Neave.
,,3 ITO tho best three;ycarod Stallion, all work
Z. $40 to the best Brood Mare. ]. NJ. Cochran.
sT r0 Rs neit Stallion pedigree
g. $40 to the best draught Stallion. Jesse P. VII.
son-"Kentucky Champion" '.-'
I: $40 to the best roadster Stallion NJ. Cooper
$40 TO the best Stallion for general purposes NJ.
g. IS t9 the fastest threeyear-od Stallion in hor
SWEEPSTAKES.
.R1ct Fastest sSo trOttins Gedings HigdOn Durham
Fastest trotting Mares. Busscll-"Mollio Brown. ~
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CouNTY COMMISSION
ERs.-At their session, yesterday, the County
Commissioners passed orders amounting in the
aggregate to $3,O62 80, of which $2,125 was
paid to Evans and Swift, being interest on
County bonds; 1857 33 monthly pay roll Of
the attaches of the L. R. L. Asylum, and
$l3S 33 salary of Superintendent of same.
petition, signed by about forty members
of the Bar, was road, Of which the following is
| a copy:
To the Commissioners of Hamilton County, John
Mcbokin, John N. Ridge,eay, and Michael
Cooper, Esqs,:
The undersigned, your petitioners, respect
fully represent that the Administrative Dock
! cts OF Cincinnati, being now sixteen in number
| embracing some twenty thousand estates, land
| in the custody of the Probate Court,) should
have general index, arranged and classified
alphabetically and chronologically. Your pe-
titioners further represent that the prolonged
and vexatious search now required to find any
estate has made General Administration In
dex for Hamilton County a work of imperative
necessity. Your honorable body having the
power to order such work to be done, your pe-
ttioners therefore pray that you will immedi-
ately contract for the doing of the same, and
that you will require the work to be completed
within as short timo as the nature of the
case will admit. '...r
Accompanying this petition is the following
proposition:
PROBATE CoURT, HAMILTON Co., o..
CINCINNATI, April 80, 1859
TO The Honorable the Board of County Commits
sioners of Hamilton County, Ohio
| hereby respectfully apply for the work in
the above petition prayed for 1 respectfully
suggest the following conditions:
l. That four months be allowed for the COM
pletion of the Index.
2. That five cents be allowed for each case
indexed.
3. That the county furnish all books and
stationery necessary to the proper completion
of the Index, alphabetically, in the name of
the deceased, and also in the order of time in
which the letters were granted, allotting twenty
years to the first volume of the Index, and ten
years to each succeeding volume.
respectfully suggest the above for the con-
sideration of your honorable Board, and in
close copy of the law upon which this appli-
cation is based. 1 also hereto attach index of
Judge Hiton's consent TO my prosecuting said
work, he being by law the custodian Of the
Probate records of the county. All of which
is respectfully submitted.
EDWARD CRAPSEY.
consent to Mr.. Crapsey's use of the dock
cts for the above purpose. g. II. HILTON,
APRIL 80, 1859. Probate Judge.
Action on the above proposition was de-
ferred until the first of July.
Michael Elliott, Patrick Sullivan, John
Henry and Teddy Ryan were discharged from
jail, they not having funds wherewith to pay
the fines and costs charged against them.