The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-03-23
Letter from the State Capital.

/ Letter from the State Capital.
2 CeLrxFus, March II, 1876.
ED. PREss.-Ameng The rising men
OF the State, acting with the Demo.
! cratic party, no one is more worthy of
mentio than Thomas +. Thresher,
Esq, who now represents Montgom.
cry county in the House of the Gen
eral Assembly. Mr.. Thrcsher was
born 1881, in Boston, Mass, and is.
therefore, Simon pure yankee, a.
any one would readily see by casual
observation. lila early ys-eaucational
advantages we're good. asa matter OF
course. as all of the sons OF the CLUB
are highly favored in this particular.
His classical education was completed
in the 'Roxbury Latin School" Hav-
ing chosen The law as a profession, he
came West and entered the Law De-
partment Of Cincinnati College, from
which he graduated in 1858, being
only twenty three years Of age He
has practiced his profession in Cincin,-,
natl, New York City, and Dayton. He
was connected with the New York
bar for seven years, but since 1872
Dayton has been his home, from
which eity he now halls as one of the
Representatives in the sixty second
General Assembly. Although this is
the first experience of Mr.. Thresher
in deliberative body OF this kind, it
is but just to him to say that his meth
ode of work are eminentiy worthy OF
commentator. He wastes no time in
simply speech making. If bill or
resolution is in his charge, he briefly
and lucidiy explains it,: and If attacked
he defends it in the fewest words posr
sible. The temptation with many
seems 10 he, if they have telerab'e
flow of language, 10 "nake get
speech" upon every opportunity. Mr.
r. never goes ''outside OF the record
to drag political questions into meas
ures under discussion. His language
is always clear aud pure, almost be-
yend criticism, while his logic is, as
rule, void OF pettifogging, which
cannot be said of all others on the
floor, whose advantages of education
equal his: Mr.. Thresher has a right
to be ambitious, and IL is no idle
prophecy to say that il he chooses to
walk the slippery ways OF, politics,
success will crown his ambition. Like
the most Of the hosts Of sons OF New
England, he is full OF pluck. II. -
4 And now Columbus is qnite torn mp
about the u. S. barracks, troOps, &c.
Within few months past these have
been removed from Newport, Ky., sp-
posite Cincinnati, to Columbus. The
city Of pork and sansage now is max.
ing the effort to wrest the prize from
the Capital city. Uncle Sam has fine
grounds here covering nearly eighty
acres, originally purchased fol. the
purposes OF an Arsenal, but amply
sufficient for barracks in addition.
The Cincinnattians probably hope that
the new Secretary of War will look
after his own town ifavorably, mini ns.
A greenback, convention, Simon
pure, which ignores, both political
parties, has been called to meet in this
city Aprilr6.a Weido not understand
that nominations "wiil be in order 'n
This, St. Patrick s.dsy, opens with
a howling snow storm, which makes
the. streets look dreary and lonely,
each passer-by not seeming to care
whether this worthy saint Killed All
the snakes or not. 90 ''''ii ''''''''
To-day the new railroad to Circle
vile, aud south from there 10 the Ohio
Riyer,, is formally opened 10 Circle.
vile. Thus gradually the Cspital
City Of our State is becoming more
and mere = grand Railroad CENTER.
road to the coal fields of
southeastern Ohio is projected, and
the preliminarles are being zealously
pushed. The new line towards TOle-
do is being pushed as fast as pick and
shovel can do it under the discourage
ments of an open winter. siii4 8
The two iron mills Of the town are
to be consolidated into one for the
manufacture of Bessemer steel. "
There is strong effort to reorgan-
ize the "Board OF State Charities.
There is a broad field OF work in the
State for such an organization, and de-
sirable IL the right men are put upon
it. Ifit is TO be a lodging place for
broken down party hacks il had bet
ter remain in its little bed, where it.
now is. ~ .nsdi bsi5an5 ltn,: 1afai7
. New bills come weltering along 10
the Clerks ilesk, in one long process
sion, while there is q dead certainty
hanging over many OF them that they
are hasting to an unii,nely grave. Sill
hope, whispers, that though many
slumber, the long sIuuhber through
another session will warm them Into
life. OF The good ones let us say
$50 mote it be-" Y.
e -aElal { nu.o s!il a-Lsa s q
FosT UNION, New Mexico, provides,
Col. John Dent, brother-in-law Of
Grant. with an income of S25,0O, to
$4,000 a year. The Colonel, being
brother of the Presidents wife, is post
trader and forage supplier, and is al.
lowed TO make all he can, charging to
soldiers and civilians aud the govern
ment just what prices he pleases to fix
upon goods and forage, and not being
required to divide with Belknap or
else. If he was John Evans