Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1869-01-22

Pats VI MS tavern Duliuing, now 'tne
Franklin House," where he continued to
keep a public hotel until the spring OF
ls41. iftutoiss f.as ANS r 1saa ~
I'm the spring of 1916, the census of the
town was taken by james Marshall, Esq.
and amounted to something over 700. By
this time there were some half dozen OF
more stores, of which are recollected those
Of Alexander Morrison, Joel Buttles,
Henry; Brown, Delano & Cutler. and j. q
r. w. Mccoy, and printing office, issu-
ing weekly paper called the I" Western
Intellieencer,p owned and conducted by
T. 81. OlmsteG and Joel Buttles.
The first building erected in Columbus
for public worship, was cabin, by the
Presby terians,l on Spring street. in 1914
but IL was not used long for that purpose
the meetings being removed to the Frank
linton meeting house, where they continued
to be held until 1878, when the First Pres.
byterian Church was organized in Column
bus, and frame building was erected on the
west side OF Front street, on the second loi
from Town street, where DIR. Hoge admin
istered to the congregation until the pres
ent brick building, called, "The First Pres
byterian Church." was erected at the cor
ner of Third and State streets fronting the
public square. In 1914 the Methodist
Church of Columbus was organized, and
the same year they built small bewed
log-house on Town street, between High
and Third streets, where the Town Street
NJ. E. Church now stands, which was tor
some time used for a school house as well
as meeting house, when frame was
with permanent seats. =
4 The Columbus Tostofice was estatli shed
In 1913. Matthew Matthews was the first
postmaster. In 1888 it became q distrib.
uting post office. m ~, ISL -m4- 5
The first attempt to carry a mail other
wise than on horseback, was by Philip
Zinn, about 1916, once a week, between
Chillicothe and Columbus, which In short
time was increased to twice a week. About
the year 1919 MIR. Zinn extended his con-
tract to carry the mail in coaches to Della
ware. In 1S20-2l an attempt was made to
carry the mail in stages from ZAnesville by
Newark and Granville to Columbus. by q
Mr.. Harrington, but proved Improbable,
and the coach was run very irregularly.-
In 1922, VIM. Neil & Co., took mail coz
tract between Columbus and Chillicothe,
to be carried in coaches, three times 8
week. Mr.. Neil & Co., about the same
time, obtained contract to carry the mails
in coaches from Zanesville to Columbus
the line OF coaches was soon after extended
to Springfield, Dayton, and Cincinnati.
In 1914, the first Market House was built
by contributions of citizens in the vicinity
Of the location. 1t was so feet in length,
situated in the middle of High street, inn
south of Rich. .'i. zh'o r
The first bridgeover the Scioto river waf
erected by Lucas Sullivant, of Franklinton,
about the year 1878, under a charter from
the Legislature-crossing the river at the
west end of Broad street, on the road to
z- fae@5 4-7,
In 1924, the county seat was removed
from Franklinton to Columbus. The court
then was. composed of ,Gustavus Swan,
President, and Edward Livingston, Samuel
Q. Flennigan and Aurora Buttles, Assoei-
stes; A. L. Mcdowell, Clerk, and Robert
Brotherton, Sheriff. ,f .
In 1S4O, the Common Pleas and Supreme
Courts, commenced holding their sessions
in the '.New Court. House." The two lots
upon which the building stands having
been bought by contributions of the citi-
sens of the south end of the town, were
donated to the county. The County Com
nissioners afterwards purchased the third
OF. so as to have the whole block. 1.
The first newspaper printed in Columbus
vas ''The Western Intelligencer and Co.
umbus Gazette" removed from Worthing-
on, and published by p. 81. Olmsted and
Ioel Buttles, as early as 1914 or 'l5, and it
las continued ever since, under different
with the name of ''Ohio State
Tournal.n ~ % .s4oti Il -il.. .la-
The second newspaper, "The Ohio Mon
tor" was commenced by David Smith and
Ezra Griswold, In 1916. Smith soon pur-
'hased the interest of Griswold, and con-
inued to publish the paper until the sum-
ner of 1886, when he sold out to Jacob
dedary, and the Monitor was discontinued,
IT merged into the Hemisphere.
The "Western Statesman" was COM
nenced in 1922, by Zachariah Mills and
dartin Lewis. In 1926 it was passed into
he hands of Lewis & Glover; afterwards
o Freedom Sever and Elijah Glover. In
he spring of 1888, they sold out, and it
merged In the Journal office. sr li."'
In 1929, the Ohio State Bulletin was COM
aenced by John A. Bryan and John A.
iazelle; at the end OF about year, Bryan
old out his interest to Lazell, though he
Bryap) continued to edit it, under the title
t the Columbus Sentinel, and it was sub
sold by Lazell, and passrd over
o,George Kesling and John 81. Wood. In
S35 it was transferred to Scott & Wright.
1ho merged it in the Ohio State Journal.
In 1882 the publication of the Western
was commenced by Gilbert &
fletcher. Afterwards Melcher sold his
interest to Russell C. Bryan. Gilbert &
'ryan sold to Gov. Medary and Col. Many
emmy. Then it passed into the. hands OF
acket Reynolds. He sold it again to Gov.
ledary. When Medary was first elected
tate Printer the title was changed, and it
,as called the OHIO STATESMAN. n
Somuch for the early history of Columbus.
ffty years ago the native forest trees stood
'here now the busy hammers of industry
ing out the trinmphal march of progress
he strides made by the city, in the mem
ry of many of our citizens, is something
,onderful. But little attention. was paid |
, manufacturing until about 1S45. About
nat year the people seemed to wake up |
, the importance of their position, and
le necessity of doing something more
IAN to depend upon the eleemosynary in-
itutions of the. State to make this great |
ity. The opening of the Columbus and |
-enia. railroad, on the 22d of February,
$50, of the Cleveland, Columbus and Gin.