The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-01-07
Letter from the State Capital.

tl<OceOA AAOuA 0AlO A1teiCO SdPAC<eis
! CLERK OF THE HOUSE. DEAF AND
- DUNE ASYLUM. LEGISLATURE.
'1s GovERNoR's RECEPTION. COMMIT
|, TEE ON THE WAR PA-H. STATES
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'H zHL CoLUMBUs, O.; JAN. I'd, 1875.
~. Ia Thomas J. Coughlin, the courteous
and efficient clerk of the House of
Representatives was. born in Pitts
> burgh, Pa. 1886. l.aoss ll,- d ui
In educational advantages, his am
:, bition was of necessity bounded by
the privileges of the common school,
and this was quite limited, as, in COM
parxtiveiyi early life,I he began the
D.. business of type setting in the Office
of the Stark County Democrat +
rs After mastering the art he was en-
% ployed in the Office of the En-
quirer, as foreman of the printing de-
partment, for six years. For this po-
sition he was eminently fitted by ex-
perience in the business, as well as by
, his promptness and unconquarable
!. industry. But preferring to carry on
: business for himself, in the year 1862.
=. he purchased the Bucyrus Forum,
which newspaper he managed as
editor and proprietor until 1868. He
served the county of Crawford as
clerk of the courts for six years. For
several years Mr.. Coughlin, with a
partner, has carried on job printing
office in Mansfield, until few months
since they removed to Toledo, where,
with enlarged facilities and a more
extended patronage, they are now
building up . fine business. Mr..
. C. was elected, by the Democrats of
the House. to the clerkship at the or
ganization last winter, position for
\ which the educating, process OF the
q printing office, well fitted him him in
q one respect at least, he is familiar with
. all sorts of chirography. "s. a-.'
- The position has. been gracefully
d filed, In fact, his urbane manners, at
= tention to business, and readiness to
oblige, has won friends among al psr
ties. His beautiful little boy Clarence,
so often on the floor of the House. is a
@ universal fayorite with all the mem-
bers and Officers. i-''" % 'i.i ~ =
:. As a taugible evidence that the deaf
4, and dumb of the state are an ele.
ment tofimportance IN its population.
and especially so when their talents
: are brought out by education, is hap
T PLY suggested to the visitors at the
State Asylum. 1.o5 .saJI Iaai al,a
10 One of its former students, now Q
workman in the Champion Moving
Machine works, at Spring6eld,, Ohio,
and earning, these hard times, twenty
fve dollars per week, has constructed,
with his own hands,a beautiful aquari-
% um, and presented it to the institution.
1t is built entirely of iron and glass
and is q beautiful sight with .ashy
3 tenants, while at once graceful ac-
acknowledgement of the states parental
@ care for her unfortunate Children, and
: his remembrance of it. -ta
The wheels of legislation have hard
ly moved during the week. =, With the
memories of Christmas at home, and
the New Years bells ringing, in fond
anticipation, the average of Ohio law
makers could hardly undertake, large
Il ly, in the work statesmanship, but
with New Years calls, only i'm mem
ory, his constituents may look for a
rush OF business. 44.f-.I.f
The matter of canal lands is being
looked into by an efficient committee.
II there has been any CROOKED plans"
in this business they will be "madc
straight" as they ought to be. aiI
Governor Allen gave reception on
, New Years day to members of the
General Assembly and other state
officers, which passed off cry finely,
the Governor doing the agreeable as
gracefully as he could forty years ago.
s.The other house." under the manage
ment of Col. Ianis, sometimes called
the Penitentiary, was entertained with
an extra dinner, aud u fine Lecture by
the Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Ferguson, in
in the chapel. Conversation, between
the convicts, was allowed at the din
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