The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-04-19

VIM. l.. Cron and Horace G. 'Whitini
These gentlemen belonged to the mil
Itafy arm Of the State government
some time prsvious TO June, 1868, ant
recruited some soldiers, doing. as the.
thought, $3.50 worth of work. The!
got q bill introduced. -
And while the claims Of the militar.
are under consideration. anothe
comes up from Noble County. N,
home of the Dalzell, to pay Compan,
81" Ohio Militia, the sum of S400 fol
their services in six days chase ait.
Captain John Morgan. The military
gentlemen want ready relief from The
State of Ohio.
The next is bill for the relief o.
Alexander Selkirk (or was it Rabin.
son Crusoe p who was Treasurer Of
Plain Township, Wood County. Mr.
Selkirk Cor Crnsoe) had laid away 81,
38l of township money in Nh old cigar
bex in his house, and it was taken
away one night and never heard oi
sfterward. So he asked the Legisla.
turs to relieve him. ss szaA
Then comes again the bin to relieve
James Lott. late Treasurer Of Liberty
Township, Seneca County. Mr.. Lott
put his money in that rotten Tifin
bank, aud 1t went where the wood
bfne twiseth. II. r. for Mr.. Lott to
the amount Of $1.S2O. .9 2i@F
Next comes = bill for the relief OF
Reason ii. Bull. The reason for Mr.,
Bulls claim 10 that he recruited some
soldiers in 1868 and was never paid.
After waiting for thirteen years, which
he thinks reasonable time, he makes
his application for $473 Of relief.
Now come the bonds men Of w. p.
Williams, late Treasurer Of Jefferson
Township, Brown County, and ask for
$l.l37 worth of relief. Mr.. Wiliiama
being without . burglar proof safe,
had csnfided the Township wealth, to
an old corner cupboard, and found
that it was missing one morning. Be-
ing . poor man, he was unable to re.
fund il, and SO his sureties had to put
up the money. The relief wanted was
to have it paid back to them.
Next comes the bill for the relief OF
E. J.. Nuckoids, Treasurer Of Paint Up.
Ross County. Nuckelds copfided 5000
of the township funds to . bank that
failed. That tells his story. aei
Then there isia bill for the relief OF
John Rocks, OF the Twenty fifth Ward
in Cincinnati. Citizen Focks is con-
stitusnt of Gabriel Dirr. Some time
in January, 1875, before the Fire Com
missioners of Cincinnati had provided
q Fire Department for Mr.. Dirr's con-
stituency, . mill belonging to Mr..
Focks took fire and burned, entailing
. loss of some IS GOO upon him. lie
thinks the City OF Cincinnati ought to
paw for his mill because Of its neglect
70 provide iire-engiues, and SO he has
come to the Legislature for relief.
Here is one that comes from the Re
serve, for the benefit of Wm. p. lsice,
citizen Of Lake County. Mr.. Kice.
it seems, while out driving one day
with valuable span ct Western Re
serve mules broke through . bridge,
killing ono of the mules and severely
damaging his Conestoga wagon. He
estimated his damages at 1926, and
got q bill through the Legislature for
his relief. ~
Next comes claim for 500 against
the Trustees of Bethel Township,
Monroe County, to pay bounty 10 .
certain volunteer whose name is No.
mentioned. The claim dates back
thirteen years, but still 1t can come
under relief act. 4a
There is another Township Treasur-
or, VIM. Hodkinson, from the County
of Geauga. Mr.. Hsdkinson, it see,ns
lost SITE, stolen from his house, Town.
ship money. Relief fer Hodkinson,
Then comes another bill from Gin.
einnati-a bill for tho relief Of Stephen
Mills estate from q street aasessmen,
amounting to $2,3Sl. for which SUN
the heirs Of the estate AK relief.
Butler County comes in for . relief
for one of her citizens, Michael Gilles.
pie by name. Mr.. Gillespie, 1t seems
assisted in the construction of . free
turnpike to the amount of $3.50 more
than the tax was levied for, and &C
sought relief from the Legislature.
Another frsm Nobts County, 1t Il
Henry Ahrendts this time. Henry
was Treasurer Of Jefferson Township
and kept the money, in, Al iron safe
which WAS broke en- into one night and
despoiled Of $2.365 belonging to- ths
Township. So Mr.. Ahrendts and hi
bondsmen come up and ask that they
may be excused from paying back the
money thus lost. ~ -
Then here comes = big one from
Wayne County. Jacob Kock, for
mer Treasurer of that County came
out behind in his accounts $26, ,2l0,waI
prosecuted and sent to the Penitentia.
ry for year; afterward John r. Hell
man, who succeeded him in the Office
came out S33 600 in his accounts, and
ran away to Canada, making . deficit
of ssne 100000 in the two administers.
tions, for which the boudsmen became
liable. So they came down to The
Legislature asking for relief.
Here 10 another Tswnship Treasur
crs claim from Crawford County
Ellis Davis, Treasurer OF jackson
Township, deposited $l.S3o Of Tho
township funds in bank thrt wasn'
rasuousihl> and one nice uaOrtinu