The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-05-08
OUR COLUMBUS LETTER.


OUR COLUMBUS LETTER.
.4a-1zs-se.CoLUMBUs, O., Mayo, 1885,.
i EDS. JEFF. Il notice that yol
have had no. items from Columbus
lfor some time, and, in fact items ar
Ilscarce here now. since tbe ebig 6 Eas
ter freeze" Che spripg has epenet
Ilbesatifolly Weather YARN; spfinkles
with nice, warm, growing showers
The fruit-trees. and many of the ear
ly flowers are blooming nicely. The
trees are putting forth their leaves
rapidly, and the woods already pre-
sent quite a green appearance. Tho
big freeze" did not hurt the peach
IS, and the prospect is good for an
abundant. crop of fruit Of alt kinds.
The wheat fields in the country are
looking green and beautiful, and bid
fair to produce fine yield of grain
The farmers are very busy preparing
their ground and planting their corn,
sowing their oats, &c, which tends
to make quite a. lull in business in
the city for the time being. ~
The new asylum for idiots is COM
pleted. 1t is fine building, beauti-
fully located among the forest trees.
west OF the city some three miles.
The poor unfortunates, whose home
it is to be, will he removed thither
as soon as possible
Quite number of new business
blocks are in process of erection on
High street, and the Odd Fellows
are going to build a new Hall oppo
site the Opera House, at a cost of
some $4,000 which will add much
towards making that part of the city
present respectable appearance
Many new dwelling houses are also
being built in various parts of the
city. We have also voted "yes' al
most. unanimously for the appropria.
tion Of S175, 900 for the building of
a new City Hall, and a committee
has been appointed to receive sealed
proposals for a lot upon which to
build the same. The opinion is pret-
ty general that it will be located oh
State street, south side of Capitol
Square. The City Council have also
decided in favor of the Fire Alarm
Telegraph, and workmen are busy
putting-it into operation -
Next Tuesday we are to signify by
ballot our Willingness or unwilling
ness as to whether water Works"
shall become one of the institutions
of the city.
In view of all these improvements
| think we will compare quite favor
ably with most small towns Of the
State. f.. lss5 -5sls
The Legislature is still in session,
from Tuesday, till Friday morning of
each week, and The Lord only"
knows when it will not be. There
are many conjectures as to when an
adjournment will be effected. 1t is
the opinion of many that The Demo
cratic members are desirous of'hold.
ing out till the President is impeach-
ed that they may'eieot Democratic
Senator to fill "Old Ben Wade's"
place. before adjourning. And in
deed it does look as though this is
what they are waiting for, as there
seems to he nothing to do now since
the passing of the Visible Admix
ture bill, and the disfranchisement of
the students in the various colleges
In the State. They might however
passs bill. dIsfranchising all me
chanics who. labor more than eight
hours day; another to disfranchise
all male citizens who grow to be more
than five feet in staure; or all male
citizens who are SO unfortunate as to
be endowed by nature, with curly
hair; or all who are "pigeon.toed"-
turn their toes of their feet inward
when they walk. And, finally, they
might wind up with q bill disffaf,
chising al. who do not belong to the
Democratic party and subscribe to its
principles. Any or all of these would
be just as sensible, and proper, and
right and just as the "Visible Ad-
mixture" bill. or the bull depriving
students the privilege Of voting.