Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-16
Law TsMpoIstr.


PROBATE COUHI. ~ y
HAssAs CoRPus.--The petitioner, Emma
Pross, was prosecuted before the Police Court
under an ordinance Of the city, charged with
harboring ten prostitutes, and being adjudged
guilty was sentopced 10 twenty days impris-
onment. IL is now claimed on her behalf,
that the ordinance under which she was
committed was passed without any authority
given by the Charter. Judge Finn pre-
sented her case. IL was urged on the other
side, by Mr.. Kerr, that the City Council had
delegated TO them both q general and an
express power TO pass the ordinance.
The Court has not yet disposed Of the case.
TOBACCO NsPEcTIoN.-Squire J. W. Riley
was appointed, by Judge Hilton Inspector Of
Tobacco at Charles Bodmann's and other
public warehouses in Hamilton County, for
the term Of two years.
A license was issued TO Charles Bodmann,
autborising the keeping Of a warehouse for
the inspection of tobacco. ~.
A large number of applicants for citizen
ship were admitted.
ORGANIZATION or A CENTRAL WIDE Awake
CLuB.-A meeting of Republicans was held
at the Metropolitan Hall yesterday, and a
Central Wide-Awake Club organized. A
constitution and bylaws were adopted, but
The following officers were elected:
President--Robert Hedger.
Vice-Presidents-L. Q. Robb and II. G..
| Borden.
Corresponding Secretary-J. NJ. Gitchell,
Esq.
Recording Secretary-wm. Penn Nixon,
Esq.
Assistant Recording Secretary-Charles E.
| Oheever.
Treasurer-Mauritz Jacobi
| Executive Committee-Wm. p. Stoms w
Henry Smith, D. W. @. Shockley, E. Was
senich, Thomas 8. Royse, Geo. W. Hartwell,
| l.. Markbreiti
Auditor of Accounts--H. A. Edwards.
| Commandant General-R Delavan Mussey.
A Committee to aid in the organization
and rally the forces on all occasions requiring
a display, was appointed as follows. This
Committee was selected also, previously, by
the Campaign Committee:
w. Henry Smith, @. o. Address, w. P.
Stoms, e. Wassenich, d. W. g. Shockley, =
Breinhert, Christian Kreiger P. W. CALI
nan, John Norwood, L. @. Bardes, John H.
NcCord, o. T. Glenn, Geo. W. Hartwell D.
W. Thrasher, Phil. G. Wetherbee, g. P.
Brent, J. J. Hooker W. R. Cox, VIM. Moore,
W. Q. Thorpe, James Kincaid, O. Q. Winans,
]. 7. Gorbutt, VIM. Renan, Geo. Peterman,
+. ]. Werner, Jno. Kirchner, M. Straub, r
X. Payne, D. Baker, l.. Markbreit, J. B
Woodruff, W. S. Sampson, jr., Henry Sinner
w. D. Bicken, NJ Tempest, W. P. Nixon, G,
W. Harwell, Fred Corte, W. E. Crane, 7. S.
Royse, J. A. Stephens, @. B. Evans, =
Beekman, s. O. Newton, R. D. Mussey l.. B
Robb, H. A. Edwards, A. P. Copen, Charles
Hitler, Fred. Kruse.
The meeting then adjourned to meet or
Saturday evening, at Metropolitan Hall, cor
ner of Ninth and Walnut-streets.
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MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC ExBCUTIvl
, COMMITTEE. Democratic Executive Com
mittee met yesterday morning, at Hannah
Hall, corner of Sixth and Sycamore, for th,
purpose of fixing day for the County Con
vention. The meeting was largely attended
and Mr.. Taft, of Green Township, occupied
the chair.
After considerable discussion it was deter
mined to hold the primary meetings on tn
3rd of September, in the country from five Il
eight o'clock P. NJ, and in the city from sever
to half past eight O'clock P. NJ; the Conven
tion to be held on the following day at SOM
hall in the city to be hereafter designated
Messrs Eichenlaub, Hoke and Livingston
were appointed to procure a suitable plac
for that purpose.
The different Wards and Townships will
be entitled to the following dumber Of dele
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