Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-09

elsz SPRING Is rCOMlNG.--We are satisfied that
sspring viii shortly appear in all her regal
q beauty, We noticed on the streets yester-.
: day two organ grinders of thefemale per-
e s,suaslon. Or, rather one grinder and one
btambofinist. "a sure sign Of the advent of
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.aoi CoxrnsuED, The ease Of William B.
Ferguson, charged with com plfctty in the
stealing from the railroads, for which Jas.
Hays was bound over. was On yesterday af-
ternoon continued until next Tuesday at
y O'clock p. MI Iha { s14o
-sssFoR THE sSoUTHERN RELIEF FUND. The
:. western Dramatic Asso, iation of this city
is preparing to give grand entertainment
for the benefit of the Southern Relief
Fund. There is q good deal of ability in
the Association and the noble purpose they
have in view should be sufficient to I'LL the
house. The programme will be given to
the public In 9 few days 5as os's 81:
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o. STEALING A PocKETBooK. = Hezekiah.
Scott, negro boy. went into the house of
Peter Phifef on Tuesday, to borrow q pa
per. Seeing pocketbook on the bed, he
was afraid it would be lost, and SO put it 10
This own pocket. The book contained SO
ygreenback. Scott was arrested, and on a
hearing yesterday the Mayor bound him
over in the sum Of $I0o. He went to jail
- HELD TO ANswER.--The boys who rob-
bed the house of Mr.. O'Kane, Henry Har-
rison, Edward Allen Albert Rent and
Frank Sherwood, three negroes and one
white, were tried before the Mayor yester-
day, and were held in the sum Of 5000 each
to answer thecharge Of burglary at the next
term of the Court Of Common Pleas. In
default OF bail they were locked up.
TIE -MErRoPoLITAN POLICE LAw.-This
morning at O'Clock Judge Green will hear,
IN the Office Of the Clerk OF the Court Of
Common Pleas, the arguments for and
against the Injunction prayed for to restrain
p4he, Metropolitan Police Commissioners
from acting as such in the city of Colum-
bus until the writ of Qwo todrTanto is dis
posed Of. ~ - 80 = = - ~
NICE FOR MAr.-Jas. Patterson, Esq
who has been making 2 trip into the State
of Wisconsin, tells US that they enjoyed a
right lively snow storm in Milwaukee, on
Monday. We are also informed that on
Monday night and tuesday morning some
four inches of snow fell in southwestern
Michigan, This sort of thing for May, it
strikes us, is just IeetIe out of season.
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DEBATING CLUB No. 1.-The exercises of
Debating Club No. 1, tonight, will be va
rie and interesting. There will be an ora
ton by Mr.. Bennett, and rea ling by Mr..
Harrington. The question TO be debated
ts: Resolved, That the Executive Office Z
should have the pardoning power. The
affirmative will be sustained by Messrs,
Stage and Rothacker, and the negative by
Nessrs. Atkinson and Butler. The ladie
are especially invited to attend the meet
aings of this Club. asfs .f7oal'ls te
A New CouNTEREElT Furry CENT Pos
tai CURRENcY.-A well executed counter
.feitsof the fifty cent postal currency Is now
In extensive circulation. The engraving
on the face of the note is excellent, even
better than the genuine, The letters on
s6he diverse side, are, however, Slightly
blurred. Fhecounterteit can easily be de-
being about e-eigth of an inch narrower
che gilt is also imperfect. srs3 zfEta2ois
LEcFURE FOX THE BENEFrr OF THE Pooh
The Rev. T. F. O'Callahan, it will be re-
.membered, lectures Tonight in St. Pat
.rick's Church, for the benefit of the poor Of
zthe city. Father, O'CalIahan is spoken Of
as man of fine parts and an attractive
speaker. We hope that in addition to the
attractiveness of the speaker. the cause for
which he Iabcrs may ill the house. The
admission price is in the reach Of all, being
but 25 cents per ticket. 1.--IE -
yAPPoIETMENTs. By TIE PEELTENTIARY
DTREcToRs AND WARDEN. The Directors
of the, Ohio Penitentiary met yesterday
and reappointed Rev. A. G. Byers Chaplain
and II. A. McIntire Steward. The Warden
made the following appointments: James
A. Dean, Deputy Warden; Mrs. L. A. Xroo-
man, Matron; Miss n. p. Findley. Guard in
Female Prison; George Cunningham, Cap
tain of the night watch :; william Arnold
Superintendent of Kitchen; Samuel s.
Desellem, Superintendent of State Shop; C
W. Cram, Superintendent of Hospital. :
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= THE NEW ODD FELLOWS HALL Capt.
tai EncampmentN No. 6, Columbus Lodge No
s.Central Lodge No. 80, Excelsior Lodge No
145, Capital Lodge No. SS4 aud Harmonic
Lodge No. 35S of the Independent Order o
Odd Fellows, on yesterday completed tn
purchase and received the deed for l40 fee
of land on High street, on the corner of tb
alley between Town and Rich streets, ant
directly opposite the Opera House, 70
$500, on which they propose to erect
magnificent building for the uses of tn
Order We are informed that it is designe
to commence the work at once. 4 asii
q. DISTRICT CoURTs-The District Court 10
the sth Judicial District was opened yes
terday morning. The Judges present wer
Hon. John Welsh, one of the Judges of tn
Supreme Court, Hon. Alfred s. Dickey
Hon. T. Q. Ashman and Hon. ]. L. Greer
The following named gentlemen wer
admitted to practice as Attorneys an
Counsellors at Law: James G. McQuigi
Wilson J. Vance, Douglas O. Kelley an
1T. Holmes. -.
The docket was called, and several case
submitted on briefs, and marked for hear
ing. The docket is very light, there bein
but fifteen cases on it.
TRANSFERRED YEsTERDAY.-Tosiah Med
berry to " HutsOn, April Sth, one quarte
of an acre of land IN Trt1ro soWushiD, fO