The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-15
At the State CAPITAL.
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Correspondence OF the Star.
COLUMBUS, D., March H. 1879
The members OF the House are growing
rapidly in public favor, and the mistakes
and errors that are necessarily due to the
carly labors NJ that bodv pever occur now
al .,,o L,,s;, ~ ,,a ,,,a of A.. ctnto
anu '.'. "'"'"eSS VI 'he pooPie Vi '"o 0'"'o
Is rapidly anu aoiy disposed OF. True, a
few members deserve more credit than 9TH
ers, and the people in the counties these
members represent are not aware, in many
irstoncss Of tho honor the;r Renrasept,-
t,vos ore roaect;ng nnou tbem AZ tn the
I;,t,a Ioa;yla,,,ra ~ u.r;lton thev ore
al ,.a,d e. ~ Lii - h,,s;,ass and
",' soo" D'''' anu "'''o W ou''' "">'
'heif good WORKS arc manifest.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
A few days since Senator Benson intro
duced bill to provide for the more perfect
execution of condemned felons It pro-
,,;dos t,,at III xao,,,;a1,, Iii ,,Lo ,iooo
''u.s 'n"' an vN'o"''on' s"Di' 'aAo pla.S
W'ehih the walls ol the fe"i.eht'ars' anu
before the hour OF sunrise. IL seems the
intention of tue author that the execution
shall be private, as none but a few priv
ilaoed nersons will Iva nar,,itted IN witress
,i,e a,,,f,L ooroa,. T,a.o o,o oo,,G,,ad
Ioy "'e
20 ,he Marueu ana nis uePuty anu MS ap-
re t'f tho on,,rtr u, ,,l;n,, tha ,.r;,no .ras
committed the attorneys.ot.Iaw who prose
cuted and defended tho nrisoner NOT more
than two clergvmen two nhysicions two
persons who lad been nrosecutinp witnesses
and two relatives of the condemned and
during the execution no other persons shall
be allowed within the walls of the Peuiten-
tiary. This to saw the least. ia n novel
plan. and withal one that will never be.
come popular.
roo,, o,r,or
A.. ~" W
ihree uays VI tii,s week nave ogen ai 'aSei' ns
~ III n:I, yne NV "'tt'us no.a. ~
5ioii Dii'' ri inttouIcen ny hcplese,l'atlte AZ :
Vulnps. ms hooie n1r'a'i conctuueu Ilie
rt MniIu was s gGns 70 ,,e St Dua I ,n'E, ,a
lority, ana tiiaG ne was Just tle man 10 save
.ne people Oh 1nlG from eterliai perui.lo,i pi,
~ 'eso,i.'5 ei .''o on, pif Ipif", ha
VIII VIII sown wnsnipI "ies.e, u . iiuoi 'ha'' o'
So'a oa nov mle'i'l' 'ne 'o",as'ip s Id
nitei scoae vi iio'e VI p; spotoie' na.'
oeeii in"oe pro anu Iom .no tie'ious qu1s-
;i tion was ,novta. anu upon h.iS' w no'e .,ie
'rn plti mus u1re".ou 'af, W VIZ u 90 W TO-
nmU"s" r.o;'I'. b.t .i ,o .o, 70, ni,
Samy ", 'a''iy 49, ,;',nt;1 v 'e,piaoe poi,,an',
ieS';on & :, o ~ o.Ie hett h"tare 'o'i''0'io''
'"''' ~ ""' e'et o'o"eD' oe'0i''
lNcENplARisA.
Within the past ten days the citizens and
taxpayers OF Columbus have been thrown
supposed most daring attempt to burn
| than "
three flres nave taken place In most mys-
terious manner But 1t did and does seem
strange that no thelts and no plunderng
took place. yet the poor tramp was charged
with all the mischief. But many citizens
have silent conviction that these same at
tempts were made by more aristocratic
enemy than the tramp. why said q
Well-known citlzen TO your correspondent,
what object could tramp have i'll burn
ing down the property OF those who have
not imlureu illiii' ailu set perpetrate no ROD
oeTy
me uttel stuPiu'ty Vi tne huthofltes OF
ColuihpuS Is lar more sui Iprisihs' ana luly
as disastrous 81, ana more dangerous tnah the
fres lney nave caIieu on thc services OF
the roe uuarus' ii'ii.la company OF col
ored men, TO guaru the Guy during the
night ana tnat "ithout the authority oil
law, as no can mas Deeh maze by tile AdJu-
u, lant ueneral OF tlle state Ior the'r services
These warriors patrol tIie streets ana back
Alleys OF the Guy az hiSNt' armed win mus
kets: the pr"ferty OF Tue state, and take
particular care 10 81 'p every honest citizen
who IS on MS way nome. Ihey ENJOY play
ing soidier, ana are. 10 say tie least, both
arrogant ana oserDeafing IN their conduct
toward those known 10 pe good ana honest
I'''"e'''' N ~ wy " ~ o''A '''@ii
Thev are detested bv t,e mora resrootoh,o
n,riion of their cnlnTeG brathren wI" sao
tho nrn;ndice that is beinc fr,mgHt o anoinSt Ds1
tho;r r. roce hv thn cnndnct 9f a few ;rres,,,'n rO
Lilo mon of THAR own color Last n;nht a