Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-03-02
OUR COLUMBUS LETTER
COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 2l, 1888.


kinds of weatlier-all kinds Of legislation,
and any amount of water, not saying
anything about the usual amount of "Ca.
lamIty Water" that flows down the guzzles
OF citizens and strangers. Columbus can
boast OF more mud puddles and more
holes in its Nicholas streets and pave
ments than any other city from Maine to
Georgia. But then, when we consider
the vast amount of talent, industry, and
the wholesome and healthy influence of
the august and intelligent lawmakers as
sembled in this city, il is cure preventi-
tive from all contagious diseases-the
Office itch net excepted. What good they
have done to the State-save rs ornaments
to the State House and drawing their
salary-is a mystery that Taxpayers Of
Ohio can not unravel.
There are quite number of printers
and editors in both the House and Senate,
and the departments. Scott. Mcfarland,
Drummer, and Speaker Hodge, Of the
House, OF Cleveland, and who is now con-
nected with the Voice, journal of that
city. He is strong temperance man,
was u Mexican sold ier, n fine lawyer, and
most excellent gentleman, and a first-class
presiding officer; and like nearly all
printers, has learned to be generous, aff;i.
BILE, and has y big heart.
Mr.. Newman, the Secretary of State, is
also a printer, and publisher of the Ports
mouth Times, and has employed IN the
Secretary's Office almost an entire force OF
printers, as clerks, among whom is Mr..
Newcomer, that prince Of good fellows.
1t speaks we'll for the "craft." Mr.. New
man makes good ofiicer-has no nristo-
cratic ways-plain, frank, ,...generous, aud
benevolent. He is making host OF
friends.
Adjutant. General Smith employees none
but old so diers in his Office. Col. Axline
and Capt. SlemmOns, live, brave, true, and
tried no ldiers, are his chief clerks. Gen
eral Smith is noble hearted man, and too
much credit can not be given him for his
excellent capacity, rs an officer, gentleman
and scholar.
Gov. Foster still has in his Office the
Same old crew"-Muzzy, a Jew-a mig
hanging around the State House for year.
and years-Hall He has been hauling
from post to pillow, and hangs on like a
leech. But as there is an end to all things
no there will be cleaning out of "Calico
has no more business there than Baalam'i
ass has with Greek gramm,r.
The food here, and its ravages, ar i.
always the case, fell on Gods poor, o
which Columbus appears to have NOR,
than its share. The shivering begga
reaps his elemoaynary harvest from til,
furred and padded throng of shoppers, bu
that poverty which can not beg goes skud
dering by with hungry eyes. Our jewe!
| er's windows send lances Of reflected radi
, ance ont from heaps of gems to pierce hi
} famisled bInin; in our supply shop
mountains of the fat and succulance o
the land are heaped up, but not for God
r poor. OF all the tragedies which linger j
. The profound depths Of this great city
surging life's flood, there is none like thu
!. OF poverty which finds the fangs Of til
4 wolf Mt his throat. The froih and scui
!, which the seething corruption Of the cit
e generates rise TO the surface aud cate
;. some glory from the open day. The gam
/. bier, the thief and the inpOs,er share Il
>. festivities and comforts Of the time wit
e the hO,st OF tho,e they prey upon. b.
/. down below the tide flows darkly on az
# never sees the sky, down below the OF
d unvarying current Of labor, misery an
/. want moves IN sombre silence TO the com
4 mon end the sea into which all life.iid,
}. plunge, aud which engulis alike the bel
+, gar and the millionaire, the assassin sI
4, his victim.
"a The Grand Reunion in this city,
,e July next,will be one Of the grandesi nfiai
y that has ever occurred in the country, ai
n old comrades will again clasp hands Al
,t hearts and renew the scenes Of many
II blnody field, when We shall sing our son,