The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-31
THE STATE CAPITAL.
inl Correspondence or the Star.


Special Correspondence or the Star.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 80, 1877.
The Commercial OF Friday last con-
tanned very humorous communication
over the signature of "MARY ANN" in
which any amount OF ridicule was
heaped upon the heads Of the solons at
Columbus. The correspondent of the
Commercial had stated that the House
had passed bill "to divide the estate
Of widow divorced from deceased
husband," &C., &C., and thereupon
"Mary Ann" proceeded to vent her hu-
NOR and dyspeptic spleen upon the
legislators, pronouncing them "dunder-
heads,D "fools," "asses," &c. Possibly
it never occurred to "Mary Ann" that
the correspondent might have made a
mistake In reporting The object of the
bill. 1t seemed easier tor her to believe
that the Assembly OF Ohio was body OF
uiools" than that the correspondent had
incorrectly reported the bill, which
shows how chari, ably disposed the
Aforesaid "Mary Ann" Is inclined to be.
The truth IS this; No such bill was
passed or even introduced. The corre-
spondent OF the Commercial made a
stupid blunder, which is almost unac-
countable, for ne is man oil the best OF
sense, in reporting the bill. The bill
was entitled supplementary to the act
entitled AN act regulating deScents and
the distribution OF personal property" 3"
10 explain it l will state case. Au-
gustus and Mary Ann, poor as jobs tur-
key, get married. They have no chill
dren. They live happily, and earn with
their own hands a fortune. Augustus
dies, and Mary Ann gets the property.
Now Augustus has mother, and Mary
Ann has mother and no other relatives.
In case Mary Ann dies without will
what becomes OF the property? Under
the present law it all goes to Mary
Ann's mother, and Augustus' mother
may go to the Poor-house. The bin
passed by the Legislature provides that
| in such case Ii. e., Mary Ann dying
without willy the fortune shall go half
and halt to the heirs OF each. Both hus-
band and wife earned the property ;
why should it not 60 equally to the heirs
of botG? That is the bill which the "dun-
delheads and fools" passed.
"Fare thee we'll, my own Mary Ann,
| Fare thee well for u while;
Hope you'll feel deuced sight better,
| Since you've got rid Of your bile"
-lShaks.
| SAFETY STOVE.
A gentleman from Cleveland is exhib.
iting 10 the Assembly patent stove
TOR railway cars, with such arrange
ments as will eXLinguish the fire in case
| OF upsetting. He made an experiment
| in the basement of the Capitol in the
| presence of the members. The affair
Seemed to work well. The only objec
tion seems to be the price, which is $75
| rhe probable cost of the stove is about
S15. A law on the subject requires every
| car to be heated with a tre-eXtinguish
ing stove, which law is a dead letter
Ii anything can be done to increase thu
safety of tue travelling public it ought II
be done.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
| Mr.. DIR, OF Hamilton, THINKS Cincin
natl needs some amendment to the law
passed last winter for the maintenance
and repairs VI streets, etc. So he hal
introduced bill to create the Office o
"Superintendent of Repairs of SJreets,'
i whose duties shall be to superinLend al
repairs OF streets, under contracts made
by the Board OF Public Works. Sale
Superintendent must be a practica
civil engineer, ana, II the bill passes, ht
lis TO be elected at The regular municipa
election III April next; his term OF OF
flee is fixed at two years, at an annua
salary oil s., 800; he shall have power tt
lappoint an assistant, who must also bt
u practical engineer, at salary not t.
lexceed 81 200. 1t is supposed that thi
plan will be great Improvement upoI
The present system OF appointing per
sons TO oversee contracts.
SHERIFF. WALLACE.
The arrest OF the Sheriff o. your coun
| in
immediate result will be 10 lacllitat,
the passage OF the Senate bill to extend
The time OF taking testimony in contest
ed election cases. IL really looks to
man up tree as if there had been somt
fraudulent voting in Porkopolis.
A NEW OFFICE.
The Comptroller OF the Treasury useC
to take care OF the State-house an,
grounds, but the abolition of the o1lic,
lett the State house without "a legitimat,
guardian. 30 Mr.. Stryker has intro
duced bill to create the office of Super
lintendent o! the State-house, with q sal
airy OF 81 500 per annum; the drst incum
bent is 10 be appointed Dy the Governor
and afterwards the office will be elec
tive.
Now, of course. the beautiful pile o
Limestone ycIept "the CapitoW ought tt
have a tatherly care exercised. over
| all the while, but doesAG it seem to b.
ssmagnifying the office" trifle TO com
pel the six hundred thousand voters o
Ohio to elect a man to "Doss- the State
mousse" wlen, forsooth, the GoverDo
might appoint the incumbent just a
well? 1t is going through tremendous
big motions TO do a little thing. If tn
bill becomes law, Gen. w. l.. Wilson
late Comptroller, will be the nominee
and capital officer he will make, TOO.
| CINCINNATI.
| 1t is fashionable for young ladies il