Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-09


for the plaintiff, giving him 500 damages.
THE GRIFFIN WILL CAsE.-The jury in
the case of Mary Griffin aginst Thomas j.
Griffin and others, to set aside the will
made by j. L. Griffin, on yesterday brought
in a verdict sustaining the will. Notice OF
appeal to the District Court was given.
Bond 5000. ..lr-,,,,.
THANKs.-We return our hearty thanks
to J. Balm, Esq, at present sojourning In
Paris, France, for late Partisan papers, lie
Figaro and the Gazette des Etrdngers, of the
13tfi1 of March. We notice many items of
interest In them, some of which we may
sextract ere long. The opera of the Grand
Duchess is the sensation in Paris as in
New York. Patti is at the Theater Ital-
len. eou
ssMENNERcHoR ELEcTIoN.-The Column
buss M@anerchor held an election for OF
fcers OF that society for the ensuing term,
at their hall on Tuesday evening. The fol-
lowing named gentlemen were chosen
President-Joseph Falkenbach; Vice Presi-
sdent-G. Lochler; Secretary-G. Luchten-
berg; Financial lSecretary-MartinK Krumm;
Treasurer-Fred. Krumm; Librarians
Philip Bruck, A. Theebald; Executive
Committee-F. A. Marble, E. Wollenweber,
G. Lochler, Philip Corzilias. e.,sr
THE FINANCIAL CoNDITIoN OF COLUMBUS.
We would ask especial atte ntion this
morning to the reports of the committee on
Ways and Means of the City Council and
the report of the City Clerk, showing the
financial condition of the city of Columbus.
The amount raised by taxation in this city,
it will be seen is less than that of any other
western city, of equal or even greater pop
ulation. The reports will be read with
pleasure by all who have the interest OF the
THIEF ARREsTED.-For some time past
aComstock g. Co. have been missing sundry
bags of -four and lots of coal from their
- mill on Third street, near Rich. On Tues
day night the watch they had set was sue
.cessful in capturing a man named George
Dyce, who was in the act of carrying OH a
bag of -four. He had q hearing before the
Mayor yesterday morning. 1t resulted in
Dyce's being fined 500, Including costs. aud
obtaining board in Castle Earhart for the
next thirty days. c- 80.
CLINTON TowNsHIP.-In Clinton town
ship, on Monday, the entire Democratic
ticket was elected by an average vote of
'l31. There was not a Republican vote
cast. That's rather unanimous. The fol-
lowing are the names of the Township Off :
GERS 80. ss ss ss
Trustees--Wm. Shattarch, Daniel 10y,
Charles Mulby.
Treasurer-James H. Hess.
Clerk--G. s. Deming. gsa
Assessor-J. E. Sigh.
Constables-W. Smyley, james McDon-
all. ~ tI
GALoor REcoRD.-Fhe galoot business Is
looking up again, after week of most un-
paralleled dullness.
Sam Lorish had been taking his regular
weekly bender. He was fined 81. which
he paid. The payment was severe blow
to Sam, as it took his last shinny.
Three young men named William Hull
John Bull and Mike Murphy, were arrested
on Saturday night for being drunk and
disorderly in the Opera House. Tney had
a hearing yesterday. and were fned sc
each, which they paid.
- A HANDsoME PREsENT.-Yes Yesterday tn
Mayor received from Secretary Seward,
very handsome volume entitled Tributes o
the Nations to Abraham Lincoln, and sen
to the City Council of Columbus, pursuan
to the provisions of a resolution OF Con
Egress approved March ID, 1867. The volum
contains letters and resolutions of condo
ilence, from the cities of the United State
and of Europe, of monarchs and OF me
eminent in the world, on the assassinatio
of Abraham Lincoln. 1t is very handsome
ely bound, and is illustrated by the best like
ness of Lincoln we ever saw. iT .s.a.i
FIRES DURING THE YEAR.-From the ex
cellent and complete report made by tn
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department
the City Council last night, we learn tha
there have been forty-eight fires in thi
city during the year ending March 3ls
1868, and seven false alarms. The tota
amount of value of the property destroye
is S92, ,S96 3S, on which was insurance fo
$5o,O5931. Loss over insurance S42, ,S37 o.
Can any other city in the United States
its size show so fine a record for its FIJI
Department? We reiterate what we hay
ALWAYS claimed, that Columbus has tt
best Department in the country.
THE FEN1AN MEETING To-NIGHT.-T
night the friends of Irish liberty will a
semble in the Hall of the House of Repr
.seutatives to hear the thrilling words
those eminent Irish gentlemen, Gen. Jof
ONeil and James Gibbons, Vice Preside
of the Fenian Brotherhood of the Unit
States. 1t will need no appeal from us
have our Irish fellow citizens turn out t
night in full numbers. The wrongs the
land has suffered is an all powerful appe;
tugging at their heart-strings, and draw
ing them to hear how the contumely 81
has heaped upon her, rer best blood tn
has been split may be avenged. Rally t
night under the harp, and tho sun-bur'
and the Emerald green. ssa