The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-05-26
COLUMBUS NEWS.
AT THE CAPITAL
by orn own REroRrER.
III co,uIprs. Nav 25-.5 p. M


CouRT.-The trains from Cleveland yesterday
morning brought immense delegations of Re
serve citizens, few of whom are here to at
tend and participate in tho Democratic State
Convention, but the majority for the purpose
of hearing the arguments in Supreme Court
upon the writ of hobeus corpus in tho case of
the Wellington Rcscuers. The Court was to
have convened at ten A. NJ, but unknown cir
cumstanees detained the Honorable body in its
private conference room until near eleven.
| We said "unknown circumstanccs'-and VIC
repeat it, but it Is Iumored that the brctheren
do not "dwell together in unity" upon this
knotty point, ga contamination devoutly to
be"-regretted, but in no wise an isolated case,
or one tending to astonish, as illustrious insti
| tutious of law and science have contended
with internal variance, and will do SO again.
The Courtroom in the Capitol was thronged
long before the Judge appeared, and the in
terest manifested partook in its nature Of that
which startled Northern Ohio at the time Of,
and since the rescue at Wellington. Among
distinguished gentlemen present, we notice
Gov. Chase, Hon. Thos Ewing, Hon. j. r.
Giddngg, Hon. WIN. IL. Stafford, and others
we have not space to mention. LangtOn,
Bushnell, Lowe and Davis, are also in atten-
dance, the former being c1cruciatingly lion
| lied by scores of his own complexion and po
litical views. The argument in the case was
opened by A. q. Riddle, Esq, of Cleveland,
who, with Attorney General Wocott, appear
in favor of the writ. The briefs are volumni-
Gus, and the arguments promise to be at least
as much; so that We can only say now that
they are progressing, The counsel above
named to bo followed by Hon. Geo. T. Pugh
and Hon. Noah II. Swayne who, with District
Attorney Beldcn, appear against the writ
We shall apprise the readers of the Press Of
proceedings which will further occur.
CONTESTED ELECTION. 49, The First Ward
Council contested election case, in which
Holdamond Crary, Esq, the Democratic can
didate at the 4th Of April election, contests
the right of Thos. A. Jones, Esq. the Repub-
lican candidate, to 4 seat, is still progressing
before his honor Mayor English. The nves-
tigation was referred by the Council to the
Mayor, with power to call witnesses and eX-
anime them whenever the counsel employed
by Messrs. Crary and Jones, together with
himself, should SO agree. The result has
been that the meetings of the investigation
are e''semi-occasional"-positively no oftener.
The evidence tends to show that fraudulent
voting by both parties is practiced in the
First Ward of the city, and if for no other
reason, we may safely say that the contest is
beneficial, inasmuch as it is rebuking and
exposing the frauds upon the ballot-box.
Music and ChiIdren--SfOnkey and a.
LOcal--The Theme of the Town!
Below fnd the particulars from Columbus
! Ohio State Journal Of the 25th:
The only excitement on the streets yesterday,
! was an Italian organ grinder with very diminu-
tive monkey, manufacturing music for score
Of ragged children. We benevolently qu4s-
| toned the musician as to his earnings. He
beld out his greasy hand, containing four cop
pers, and answered with ghastly smile: "Tam
| boor bace."
Found DRowYED.-The body of an unknown
white man was found floating in largo pond
of water near the gravel bank of the Cleveland
Railroad, short distance from the city, on
| Monday. 1t was taken to the dead-ho of
the North Graveyard, where it remained until
to-day, when interment took place at the ex-
pense of the county. The deceased, very
large, stout-looking person of middle age, and
German extraction, was probably dissipated,
and while intoxicated fell into the pond.
MILITARY EEsTIvAL.-The festival of the
Columbus Ncdettes Company A. at Aiming
Hall last evening, was grand event. The
| spacious hall wGs thronged with the beauty,
fashion and military greatness of the city. In
the list of beautiful and good, ladies came
6rst, being almost innumerable and bewitch-
| ingly handsome. Strawberries came next,
being more abundant than "poko-berrics in
harvest" The Vedetts were attentive--vory-
and we safely say that their festivals are
always looked forward TO with joyous anticipa-
tions and pleasantly remembered.
Sous or MALTA PARADg.-VaIletla Lodge
No. 3, numbering moro than three hundred,
will parade at midnight in the interim which
| (unless the natural course of events goes by
the board) will exist bstween to-day and to-
morrow. This is their first appearance, and
we may indeed say that it will be "mystic"
to the hearts content of tho curious.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION The city is rapidly
Gliing up with tho "untcrrifed," who will
compose the Democratic State Convention TO-
day. Manypenny is among them, with his
blandest SMILE So il Tom Miller.
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| COMNoN PLEAs.-The June term Of this
Court, which commenced yesterday, adjourned
to- day, giving all parties therein interested an
| opportunity Of attending Supreme Court.
GERMAN THEAIER.-0n Tuesday evening the
German Theater closed it, lengthy season, after
performing the drama of AldoJrand to crowded
houses. The company has done well.