The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-02-14
COLUMBUS ITEMS.


The Ohio State Association Of Mexican Veterans
will meet at Columbus, Ohio, February %, 1873
headquarters at the American. This will be
the thirty first anniversary OF the battleof Buena
Vista, and will call out the largest assembly OF
veterans ever held In the State The old veterans
Of the National Soldiers Home at Dayton will go
up in special car in full feather and badge. Ex'
Governor Thomas L, Young is President and y.
Alexander Leckey Secretary and Treasurer.
Last Friday week, Secretary Of State Barnes re,
moved "0ld Jacob Lohrer," who had performed
the duties OF Messenger Of the secretarys office,
faithfully, during the past twenty'six yeare, and
who, as the Republican correspondent of the Gin
cnnati Times says, had "about as much politicsas
mosquito" to make room for an avuncular
relative of the Secretary, And now the Barnes
tribe are fastened on the State at the following
cost. Milton Barnes, Secretary, salary and per
qulsiies. about So, 900 brother, Record Clerk.
salary 81 200, and the superannuated uncle, for
whom vacancy was created, salary $500.
The Penltentlary investigation is going on, and
last week the testimony Of Perry Close relative to
the payment Of $500 to Director June for pardon,
was the subject Of comment throughout legislative
circles. The testimony of Close was clear, plain
and unequivoCal, and brands June as q corrupt
Radical ofliceholder The evidence OF Close was
fully corIoborated by two prominent citizens OF
Fremont familiar with the circumstances.
Henry B Kelley editor of the Lima, Allen coun-
ty, Democrat, has brought suit against the city OF
Columbus for S5 900 damages, alleged to have been
sustained by falling into an unprotected area at
the city hall on the night Of January llth. Asim-
liar suit is pending in which ], G. Barney is de-
fendant.
The resolution introduced the other day calling
upon the Adjutant General for q statement OF the
railroads which had been protected by the troops
during the late strike, and which sent in charges
for transportation for said troops, was answered
to-day Itisa singularfaCt that the very railroads
which were oudest in their calls for protection
present the largest bills.
Mr.. Poe, member from Cleveland, introduced
into the House the bill re organizing the Board OF
Public improvements, also the bill recognizing
the Fire and Police Boards OF the city of CleVe'
land last week as requested by the Cleveland
Democratic Committee The bills were read the
| first time and ordered printed.
The Senate has passed bill giving Jushces's
Courts exclusive and original jurisdiction in suits
for replevin. where the property does not exceed
500, and concurrent jurisdiction where the pro-
perty is valued at $780, The bill is now before the
House and is likely to be passed by that body
The Auditor of STATE Ia Republican,, in his esti-
mates to the Legislature of the taxes required by
the State Government for the year 1878, demands
an increase of one.tenth of one mill for General
Revenue purposes, and 6ve'tenths of one mill
double that of last year, for State Debt or Sinking
Fund. This is not very gratifying,
Mrs. John G. Deshler, well known resident of
Columbus, Ohio, died Tuesday. She bequeathed
her residence, valued at $4,000, to Columbus to
be used for an art gallery, and S25,OOO to the
Columbus Female Benevolent Society, who are
to devote the interest arising from the fund to the
support OF INDECENT persons