Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-22

perbly in brown and gold, and should be
found on the library shelves of every schol-
ar and of all who love beautiful specimens,
of the topographic art. For sale by Geo.
w. Gleason, Columbus, Ohio. as
Police CoURr-The attendance at the.
Mayors levee yesterday morning was
large.
Mollie johnson, charged with prostitu-
ton, was fined $500 and costs. Mollie had
no money, so Mollie is Gagged.
Joseph Means means to do well, but
Joseph has no means necessary to his sup
port, therefore Joseph was arrested as
vagrant, and his Honor fined Means $1.0O
and costs, which to his cost, Joseph Means
found out means working in the calaboose
yard, without Means means to get away
without means.
Thos. More, one more vag. More More
could not be, and the Mayor fined him
More was added to the boarders at the cal
abo ose. 5fa
Jas. Harvey, another vag., like his great
namesake, is fond of midnight contempla-'
tion. and of gazing at the stars, soliloquiz-
ing the while on the uncertainty of human
wealth and happiness, and the certainty of
misery when one is fiat broke. AS he
gazed on the stars celestial, a star Jerrestial.
yclept policeman, was gazing on Harvey,
and proved so attractive that Harvey, fear
ing it might prove to be shooting star
did he run, went quietly to the Mayor,
who fined him $1.O0 and costs, and our
philosopher now studieth geology at the
city stone pile.
Sol. Manrol and VIM. Douty, arrested on
q charge of vagrancy, were discharged.
! Cornelius Row was on Sc splain - drunk,
There is nothing ornamental about Cor
nelius, and as he stood all in a Row before
his Honor yesterday morning, we could
but conceive him to be Row of the Ionic
order of architecture, plain but powerful,i
grand, but no t at all embelished. His dis
position to avoid water. caused him to be
fined $1.00 and costs; being without money
he was rowed over to the station house.
CONVENTION OF PROBATE JUDGEs-The
Judges of the Probate Courts of the differ
ent counties of Ohio, met in convention
yesterday, at the Franklin County Probate
Court room. ri .-gi..ti s.I
| An informal meeting was held in the
morning, and after an hour or two spent
la becoming acquainted and in pleasant
chat, the convention adjourned until 2
O'Clock. sa .
Convention organized at o'clock p. AZ.
by electing Judge John M. Pugh, as Presi-
dent. ON taking the chair he stated the
object of the Convention to be arranging
the Probate fee bills so that they should be
uniform throughout the State, and to OBJ
tain concurrent jurisdiction in partition. p
Judge johnson, of Guernsey county, was
elected Secretary.
On motion, the Judges present were re-
quested to record their names, which show
ed the following gentlemen to be present:
A. M. Hendy, Erie county; M. G. McFar-
land, Coshocton; E. Fuller, Wood; j. w.
Longbon, jackson; j.. NJ. Haag, Henry !;
Peter B. Beidler, Wayandott; John M.
Pugh, Franklin; Geo. w. Thompson, Preble;
J. G. McKemy, Darke; E. F. Noyes, Ham
ilton; M. s. Harvey, Lake; Dennis Dwyer,
Montgomery; Jas. w. Underhill, Starke !;
r.. w. Blake, Mercer; r. w. P. Muse,
Muskingum; Jos. johnson, Guernsey; Levi
Hamaker, Auglaize; F. C. Searl, Scioto /;
Robert Martin, Jefferson.
On motion of Judge Haag, a committee
of eight was appointed by the chair to re.
port a fee bill for the action of the Conven-
ton. The committee consists of Judges
Dwyer, Muse, McKemy, Underhill, Nc
Farland, Noyes, Thompson and Longbon.
"A discussion as to how to best reach the
object aimed at, arose, and the debate was
very able and showed that the judges were
clearly of the opinion that concurrent juris-
diction in partition should be had by Pro-
bate Courts, and the only question was how
best to obtain the object. ta
On motion, the committee on Fee Bill was
ordered to report this morning at ten
O'Clock.
Judge Muse moved that committee of
three be appointed to confer with the Leg
islature, and to prepare memorial to that
body to equalize fee bills. The Judge urged
his motion in forcible speech, showing
the great inequality existing between the
county officers in fees for the same labor. z
Judge Haag, seconding the motion, said
the Probate Court was an experiment, and
experience had shown that additional leg
islation was necessary. The Probate Judge
| is required to itemize his fee bill, and the
way the thing now is, we don't know what
to charge for.
The motion was debated by Judges Nc
Farland, Noyes, Muse, Haag and johnson.
Judge Noyes moved to amend the motion
by raising committee of three to me-
morialize the Legislature to affix fees in
all cases where none are now provided fol
by law, and to extend jurisdictionAto al
.Ijmatters of partition and dover. Z
The amendment was accepted by Judge
Muse, and was carried, and Judges Haag
Henry and Harvey appointed the com
Imittee.
On motion, committee consisting o.
: Judges Searle, Blake and Beidler was ap.
pointed on blanks.
On motion, the Convention adjourned
until nine o'clock this morning.