Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-22
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

No one has been appointed postmaster for
Cincinnati that any one has heard of.
Senator Payne's agents are said to be in
Columbus looking after his interests in the
bribery investigation.
A reunion Of the surviving officers and
members Of the Ohio Constitutional Con-
vention of 1850 is talked of.
Washington. Ind. has accepted the prop
Railroad shops at that place.
The Ohio legislature will be asked for a
special appropriation of S1s5. 900 for the en-
largement of Longview Asylum.
John Hill, formerly . merchant at Love
land. O., was arrested for an outrageous
assault on q little girl. A lynching is dis
cussed.
Lieutenant Governor Kennedy has been
presented with . huge beech gavel witt
which to maintain order IS president of tn,
Ohio senate.
Clerk Vallandigham, of the Ohio senate
has apOlogized to Lieutenant Governor Ken
nedy and number of senators for his con-
duct on Wednesday.
The Ohio senate committee on privileges
and elections met last night and adjourned.
after agreeing to ask the senate for authori-
ty TO send for persons and papers, &c.
The thirty-fourth annual reunion Of the
Scottish Rite Of the state Of Ohio will b.,
held in Cincinnati on Tuesday, Wednesda!
and Thursday, May IL, u and Is, 1886.
The democrats Of the Ohio senate in eau
Gus decided that If the republicans persisted
in pushing the Hamilton county contest
cases they will adjourn the Senate from da,
to day and prevent the transaction Of busi-
ness.
The Ohio house committee on privileges
and elections, sitting at Columbus, is read,
to hear any evidence that may be offered
touching the Hamilton county frauds. John
F. FOllett whe was politely invited to at
tend. declined In discourteOus terms.
Ex-Governor HOadly attributes, in meas
ure, the present emptiness Of the Ohio stat.
treasury to the reduction of One-tenth mill
Of the state tax. adopted at the first session
Of the sixty-sixth general assembly. On
this account there was decrease In receipts
from taxes in 1855, as compared with the
preceding year Of 1858, S26.57.
An explosion occurred in the shaft of
coal mine at Newburg, W. Va, yesterday
afternoon The shaft is 1856 feet deep, and
thirty-seven men and boys were at work at
the bottom. The shaft was filled with de-
bris. and it Is feared all the prisoners were
instantly killed. or died from suffecation
Ii was thought the victims could not be
reached before today, If then.
Ohio Lsgi.laturs.
SENATE. Jan. 21.-No business transact
ed i'm the senate.
HOUSE, Jan. 2l.-Bills introduced: To
amend the law providing against the killing
of game so as to allow persons who desire
birds for scientific purposes to kill them: to
make the penalty more certain and severe
against whoever unlawfully Furnishes or de-
prives children Of necessary food and cloth
ing or shelter as specified in section 1884 Of
an act passed April IA, 1854: to amend the
pharmacy law 80 as to allow all druggists
who have been i'm the business for five years
to register without examination; amending
sections 1912 and 3al3 so as to make
the lien on stock for food furnished
apply to cattle, swine and sheep;
to prevent the increase of drunkartis: pro-
viding for the payment of employees of the
imbecile asylum for clothing destroyed By
tire in 1851; requiring the state to pay costs
in cases where the sentence is death; to pun
ish and prevent fraud in the sale of grain;
providing that no minor under fourteen
years Of age be employed in manufactures;
providing that local directors of sub-school
districts shall not employ teachers for a
term beginning after the next annual cleo
ton for directors. A resolution was adopt
I'd asking congress to extend the term of
the Office of president TO six years. Bill
Passed: Making appropriations for the pub
lie schools.