The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-12-23
COLUMBUS NOTES.

TEE State Board of Equalization has ad-
journed to January 4.
The Peel murder trial has resulted in YER
dict of manslaughter. 1t is probable the YER
dict will be set aside
THE family of Major Townsend, Secretary OF
State elect, will let his family remain in Athens
during his term Of office.
Mrs. JACOB C. NEWMAN, of Columbus, took
q dose of saltpeter by mistake for epsom-salts,
and very nearly petered out.
TIE Judges of the Supreme Court are una
BILE to agree on an Assistant Law Librarian:
The candidates are Samuel Decker, son OF
Rev. Mr.. Herbst, and James M. Bell.
AT meeting of the State Board Of Public
Works in Cincinnati last week. there was COM
plaint from the holders of water leases that the
ice ponds along the canals had almost cut OH
the water supply.
JOHN WELSH, of Lucas County, sent up in
1879 for seven wears for burglary and larceny,
has been pardoned The Governor also par
doned Wreford Madge, who, year ago, was
sent up from Dayton on three-year sentence.
As shown by the records of the Governors
Office, the first instance known OF . refusal
to commission an applicant Notary Public
occrr1 ed last week. The person 80 refused was
William Norwood, of Cincinnati, and the reason
therefor was, that from the character of his
communication, such commission was not
necessary.
THE City Solicitor has been ordered by the
present City Council to investigate the records
of former Mayors of Columbus, and ascertain,
if possible, whether any moneys have been
illegally retained by them. 1t is stated that
the discrepancies between the amounts covered
into the Treasury by them and that turned
over by the present Mayor is considerable.
The United States Grand Jury, in session
last week, has made a final report, and returned
twenty-five indictments out of twenty-six trans
scripts from United States Commissioners.
Nearly all are for petty violations of the Reve-
nue. Law. The Grand Jury was discharged and
paid their fees in gold, the average per juror
being $50.
A COLUMBUS and Toledo train at Elmwood,
ran into buggy occupied by two ladies and q
gentleman. One Of the ladies, Clara Ham
brough, school teacher at Dublin, WAS killed.
and the other, Miss Annie ORTIZ, had her collar
bone broken and her recovery is doubtful.
Chas. Fuller, the driver, had his arm broken in
two places.
c.. H. CoNKL1Na and Clarence Maris, two
medical students, were arrested on suspicion of
being grave robbers. Their trunk was found
to contain corpse. A telegram in reply to the
investigators from the Athens County 1nfirmary
revealed the fact that they come by the "stiff'
in a legitimate way, and now the students
threaten to sue for damages.
! The State Grange in session adopted a reeo-
luton requiring that candidates for Congress
or the Legislature be required to state their
position, while candidates, as to railro Dad mo-
. nOpOleS. Inc 1OllOWlnS OHceIs were electeU
J. H. Bingham, of Fulton, Master; L. c.
Rickonbock, of Wayne, Overseer; R. S.
Thompson, of Clark, Lecturer; Isaac Freeman,
! of Miami, Steward; J. S. Poulson, of Perry,
Assistant; John Kisar, of Wyandot, Chaplain.
| The Tyndall Scientific Association last week
held what they called ''soiree microscopy" n
the City Hall. Sixty microscopes of the most
expensive kind, with every variety of bidder
marvels, mounted SO as to be shown plainly
together with lectures and screen displays
made up the singular show. The association
claim. that Columbus is better supplied with
microscopes than any city of its size in th'
country.
GOVERNOR FOSTER has received communica
ton from Silas R. West, Justice of Simpson
Taylor County, West Virginia, in which is stated
that man named Marshall Jenkins is helt
there on suspicion of numbering a man il
Lagrange, Jefferson County, Ohio, four year
ago. jenkins has been living in West Virgins
for the past four years, and not long since
while drunk, confessed to having done tn
deed. The proper authorities have been mott
fed and Jenkins may yet be brought to justice