The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-02-08
Letter from the State Capital.
CoLUMBUs. February 9, 1877.

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of Delaware, twenty-five miles mort
OF the State Capital. From this poir
1T may be reached by the new RAJ
Road to Toledo, as well as the oil
"Bee Line" Its plat is one of undu
lation, making its sanitary condition
as complete as nature can withou
trenching upon utility. 1t is bull
upon both branches of the Olintang,
Creek, main branch of the Sciota
Imitation and not good taste, seemed
to have dictated the name after one o
England's noblest lords, instead of tint
sweet and euphonious name by which
the red man indicated the stream O
water upon which it stands. a mil
privilege probably first invited atten.
ton to this locality as fit one for 9
town Here is found a mineral spring
with copious bow of water, impreg.
mated with various salts, of which
sulphur is the predominant one. A
suiphurous gas rises with the water
aud impregnates the atmosphere for
some distance around with anything
but agreeable odors, especially to the
stranger. Many years since an enter
prising citizen thought he saw mil
mions in it," and procee ded to erect a
very large hotel of the limestone
which is abundant near town. But
this being before the era of Rail Roads
the enterprise proved a poor invest
ment. Some twenty years since the
NJ. E. Church in Central Ohio thought
to devote part of their energies to
founding an institution OF learning, or
rather two of them, one for each sex.
AS an inducement TO the trustees of
the proposed university" the people
OF Delaware purchased this hotel and
adjoining grounds, including the
springs, and presented them to the
trustees, and thus secured the coveted
prize, making it notable seat of learn
ing. The precise need of two schools
your correspondent cannot we'll un.
derstand. Men and women start in
life together in the family, and "des.
tiny as rule, says that they will
spend the most of their days in the
intimate relationships of family. Why
during the few years of school educa-
tion they should be separated, to our
mind, is only solved by looking back
into the. past. Is it not shadow of
thuf old fhn.nht l.:
cursed woman and still holds her in
bondage in more than half the world.
that in some essential characteristics.
she is the inferior of her brother? {?
Ought not the great M. E. Church. as
q representative of christianity, that
power which has done and still is do
ing so much for women, to break
down this wall of PARTITION" set up in
The worlds ba.barism. by opening her
halls of learninT without writing
sex" over their golden doors? Ger
ainly The spirit of the age demands
hat representative church scome to
he front" in this matter,
There is homelike, CHEEKY spirit |
which seemingly pervades this little
'ity of seven thousand people. observ-
bile by the most careless visitor. So.
'ieiy in all its moral energies is well
ohed up by the presence of an ele-
nent which flourishing institution
If learning always a:hers around
tselt Ii is made quite a railroad
enter by the detection of the Cleye.
and and Columb bus road at this point
owards Cincinnati. Here are repair
hops employing quite an army of
ands. and being the end of the divis-
on of the road, there is large ele.
nent of the better class of railroad
len and their families.
One of life's pleasant little episodes
roke i'll upon the monotony of some
f the labors of some of the Ohio
sw makers last Wednesday evening.
he members of the sixty-first Gener-
Assembly, of which about thirty
re members of the present, arranged
D present an ivory gavei to Hon. Geo.
!. Converse, under whose speaker .
hip they had served. To give char
cter and pleasure to the event, a sup
er for themselves, few invited
uests and the press, was provided. In
ne time the presentation was made
y the present Speaker, Gen. Grosven-
+. in very fitting and complimenta-
Y speech. Mr.. Converse, although
ken unawares. responded in his hap =,
lest vein, and yet the deepest feeling. ,
-fter social hour filled up with
'asts, witty and serious, with min 6
led remembrances OF ''our dead" all ,
'parated with apparently a larger
larity for each others weaknesses
nd stronger faith in each others
ooaness of heart. c
The House, during This week, at .
cked their part of the work of cod.
ying the laws of the State, and thus
aking effective the work of the cod
wing Commission. The Sixty first
eneral Assembly recognized the
ants of the people of the State in v
tting this Commission at work. By h
is means the general laws of the n
ate will be brought into one COM y
act volume ahd.classified under such h
,adipgs that, TO find statute relating d
any particular subject, will not, as h
be pursuit OF knowledge under IL
iliculties." Not s little direct legis-
ton will be necessary to fill in the
Missing links" caused by previous
peals and amendments. To this
ork the House proposes TO address =
self each afternoon for some little :
ne to come. The whole thing comes .
TO review IN Committee of the .
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