Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-22

| Agreed to-yeas Ia, nays 8.
Mr.. Jaeger introduced an ordinance to
grade and pave on east side of High street
from Elm alley to Oak alley, which was
| read a first and second times.
The City Civil Engineer, on leave, made
the following additional report of esti-
mates for work required to be done:
For grading and paving the unpaved
sidewalks, cutters and crossings on the
east side of High street from Oak alley to
Elm alley, $1.020.
! Mr.. Donaldson introduced an ordinance
TO assess special tax upon the real estate
bounding the east side of Park street, from
the C. 6 L. G. railroad bridge to Bond
street, which was read first and second
times.
Also an ordinance to assess special tax
upon the real estate bounding the west
side of Park street, from the G. & 1. C.
railroad bridge to Bond street, which was
read first and second times.
Mr.. Gibbons moved that the City Clerk
be directed to notify 81. C. Silsbie of the
acceptance of his proposition for the pur-
chase of new steam fire engine.
Mr.. Patterson moved to lay the resolu-
tion on the table, yeas 5, nays IL.
The resolution was then passed, yeas 13,
nays4.
On motion, the Council adjourned until
next Monday night, at ~ o'clock.
THE SUPPLY, ,SUFFICIENT.-We are al
ways glad to receive contributions on mat
tiers of general interest, but we would in
form our poetic friends that we are not in
want of gems of poetry-whether blank or
not We have large supply on hand, and
when that runs out. we have machine by
which we can manufacture it to order, by
the single yard or by the bolt. We will
therefore return the manuscript of forty
verse poem entitled "Without thy Smile
cannot live,'' to the individual who kindly
favored us Herewith, with the suggestion
that if without her smile he cannot live, he
can save his life by letting the gal know
about it. She surely can't be so hard
hearted as to refuse to save life when it can
be done at so light cost. Let him send
her the poem and she will do more than
smile, she'll snicker right out. In one verse
he speaks of the "Better Land" and eX-
presses an intense desire to go there.
Stomach-aching through dreary waste of
words and frightful barrenness of ideas,
we could only feel deep regret that he
did not become citizen of that "Better
Land" before favoring us with his poetry.
SOMETHING CURIoUs-A GEOGRAPHICAL
ENIGMA.-An exchange publishes the fol-
lowing curious enigma which was furnished
it by reader. for the benefit of students in
geography. We call the attention of all
such in this city to the enigma and invite
a solution, which we will cheertully pub
lish. tits quite curious and will prove an
interesting work to unravel it:
81 was awakened one morning by a city
in China, which was perched on fence near
my window. From an adjoining room,
heard diuiston Of Great Britain, and call
ed rlUer Of South America to make a
fire as l felt a. diuision of South
America; On going down stairs, 1
found chat one of The Lakes of North
Amsrtcd had spilled diuision of Europe on
my highly priced city Of Belgium, while
putting on the table my breakfast; con-
sisting of dtvision of asia, seasoned with
a city of South Americd, also a cape of Mas
sachusetts, an island Of Oceanicd city of
France stopped with cityot Ireland, and
oaSkeC containing TlUer OF Africa, and
other fruits. paid diuision of Africa for
my breakfast, and then asked one of the
Islands OF Ocednicd for some sugar to feed
an Island of A trica, that was hanging in
my chamber.
The PRESENT MoNTH.-From the Latin
octo is derived the name of the present
month. The Saxons styled it ,ointer fylleth
winter beginning. The principal saints
days of this month are those of st. Denis,
who, according to the legend familiar to
every child, walked two miles with his
head in his hand after it had been cut off
and of St. Crispen, the patron of the
shoe-making fraternity. The following
lines of strong poetical genius are gen.
orally apropos to this season, and we wish
the temperature of the weather were such
that it would snow:
THE summer sun is cast at
And carried to wintry season,
And the frightened leaves are leaving fast;
If they stayed it would be high treason.
The sheep exposed to rain and drift.
Are left to all sorts of WeatAers,
And ragged young birds mast make sAiH,
Until they get new feathers.