The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-02-28
Our Columbus Correspondence.
COLUMBUS, Fee. 2lst, 1856

Our Columbus Correspondence.
. .r. COLUMBUS, FEB. 2lst, 1862.
The glorious news Of the surrender oil
FL. Donelson was announced in the House
about noon on Monday Of this week, and
responded TO with loud applause. On
the assembling OF the members Of the
House in the afternoon, il was resolved
that the news by telegraph is Of SO glo-
rious nature that no lover Of his country
can with cooIness discharge the duties Of
legislation--wh resolution was adopted,
when the House adjourned. and resolved
itself into a Committee of the Whole on
the state Of the country in general, and on
our late victory in particular, the Sen
ate being present, and Gov. Tod in the
chair; Col. r s. McCcok. 0 h Ohio Reg
iment, hero Of the battle OF Mill Spring,
also being present, and the especial hero
Of the day. Speeches we've made by
Gov. Tod, Lieutenant Gov. Stanton. T..
Ewing, Senator Groesbeck, Samuel Gal
loway and others, until the shades ol
night made their appearance and, after
making cheers TO compare with the oc.
casion, the Committee broke up and
went 10 supper. 10 the evening. the
dome Of the State Honse was illumi.
mated. not at the cost Of the State, but by
the voluntary contributions Of members.
"Wednesday evening. the whole city
was most splendidly Illuminated, there
being. in many instances, light for each
pane Of glass tlansparencies suspended
from windows, bonfres at every corner,
rooketO shooting from tops Of houses,
music playing, boys and men shooting
making one grand and magnificent blaze
OF fire from one end OF the city to the
other. and one jubilee Of rejoicing from
street to street, and from cellar TO house
top. The Central Lunalic Asylum was
said TO be the most tasteiully illuminated
OF any part Of the city. This would ex
pect from the superior taste and skill o
DR.. Hills, Tor arranging. .and the adaptation
OF the various component parts into one
beautiful whole. - B-g'H aHtarn
We have had too much talk this week
on subjects of no account in and OF them
selves. hope it may not occur again
The Senate have under consideration &
bill to suspend for the present Tie Asylum
for the idio'ic and mbecle youths, and &
bill TO raise a revenue on dogs, aud there
by protect wool growers. In the House
the following bills have been introduced
and read the second time: II. B. No ia
reducing the compensation Of County
Commissioners to three dollars per day
in Hamilton and Cuyahoga Counties
in all other counties, 10 two dollars pei
day. leaving out mileage; ii. B. lis
making a reduction from the fees o
County Treasurers in all counties where
the grand duplicate are over one hundred
and City thousand dollars. Of six hun
dred dollars !; in counties where / tbs
amount is less than one hundred and 6lty
thousand and more than one hundret
thousand dollars, the reduction will bt
four hundred dollars; and where the
amount on the duplicate is less than one
hundred thousand, the reduction will be
three hundred dollars. II. B. ll6, pro
vidirg that school teachers shall pay Fl ty
cts. for an examination, the county nothing
II. B. Il9, authorizing license to persons
owning or harboring any Of the dog kind
and protection 10 wool growers and
sheep. II. B 1876. allowing Boards oi
Education in cities and incorporated vii
lagos to elect their own clerks. ii. b
1877. for the purpose of re. re.enacting the
ten per cent. interest law. '" ..-
The Coshoc:on County election case
| is not willing 10 leave US until the mem
bers. both sitting and r'i-cted, get their
costs paid, and the con,es,or his per diem
II is said to be the practice to pay both
parties their costs, and the confession his
per diem, up TO the time OF the decision
| There is no law for this in Ohio, brl
rather the contrary. II Is hardly prob
able that Gambell will get anything, OIL
/ Wilkin his costs. b.. ... b....
The Senatorial question is assuming
more Importance aud, at the same time
becoming more and more doubtful. The
Senatorial sky grows darker and darker
MIR, Babcock's bill providing for the
compensation OF the allotment agents ap
pointed by the President, was read The
third lime Thursday afternoon, and re-
committed TO the Committee on Military
A fairs, with instructions 10 strike out al
provision for compensation. .ss "n
Mr.. Ferguson, Of Clermout, offered 8
resolution. which was adopted, instructins
the Committee on Schools to inquire into
the expediency Of uniting or consoli
dating the sub distric: libraries into one
School Library in each township. There
is some good sense in this, as it woulC
soon start a nucleus TO build upon, I
point 10 attract donations. and might grow
TO something worth looking after, an'
visiting for Information. Tg w.
iasrGeo. Morton, of Indiana, has appoint
cd ex Gov. Joseph A, Wright United State