Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-11-02
LOOAL MATTERS.

The Oficers of The 84th and l24.h regiments
will meet here tomorrow (Mohday), to COM
plete the proposed consolidation of these two
regiments.
ADJUrLsT-GENRRLL HILL returned to the city
on Friday, after q ioftnigh!'s absence at his
home in Toledo.
An erneute, We learn, occurred in the encamp-
mont of the 95th Ohio ut Camp Wallace, re-
sul.lug In putting Company Of the soldiers in
the guard .house, the demolition OF that sIruct'
ure, the release Of those confined therein, and
the disarming of the guards on the lines of the
enoampment,
The Atheneum was well filled las. evening
at the benefit of Mr.. Donaldson, as II was on
the previous evening at the benefit OF Mr.. Raj.
ton. The tricks in magic and veRirilcqnism
and the other feats Of Mr.. Donaldson last even.
ing were handsomely performed and excited
universal admiration. The pantomimic repre-
sentations passed of with great eclat.
The Atheneum will be open to morrow (Mon-
day. night with tresh attractions.
Mn Cox, Of the State Department, has placed
US under renewed obligations, by sending to our
Office bound copies of the House and Senate
Journals Of our State Legislature during it's
last session.
"A GRElT BATTLE 10 IMMINENT"--it will
surely bo fought on Tuesday next-not with
bullets but with ballots. We shall thia week
hear Of bloodess, yet decisive victories achieved
over the combined fOrces of Dlsunionism, North
and South. May God speed the right, and bind
up tile wounds of our poor bleeding country.
CHILDREN should be we'll cared for at all
seasons OF the year; yet in Winter We think 1t
would be well to "let them slide"
SHALL learn to dance1 To this question by
q young reader, the American ASricultGri't
replies: -...
Certainly, by all meana Commence with
the "quickstep" ont of bed Ia the morning, and
keep il up until the "chores" are finished. The
boys of course will have "cOto.drill" at the
barn, while the girls are engaged in country
dance" In the Kitchen. After this all hands
"chspge" and promenade to school, keeping
step to the music Of merry laughter. Repeat
the same on the way home at night, With an
occasional variation in Winter by "nipping the
toe" and having "break-down" in q snow
bank.
Ara late term Of the Ashland Court Of Com
mon Pleas, Miss Wallace obtained verdcs Of
eighteen hundred dollars against T. G. De-
Haven for breach Of marriage promise after q
courtship of about nine years, being at the
rate of two hundred dollars year. Cheap
enough. ra NarH
The following incident is said to have taken
place on the railroad between Cincinnati and
this city, a day or two since, at a email village
not a hundred miles of. The train had
stopped, and the conductor sung out, Fifteen
minutes for dinner" The narrative proceeds;
The passengers, OF whom there happened to
he a large number, rushed into the dining
apartment and took their seats at the table, one
or them depositing his carpet-bag in the chair
mex, 10 him. At the usual time the landlord
passed around 10 make his collection, calling
upon the aforesaid passenger for his payment
for dinner. ~e'e. -
"How muchf" says the passenger.
"EIghty cents, )" replied the landlord,
Eighty cents for q -dinner2 why that is ex-
tortionate." .,,..
your oarpet.bag2" nm y
"Yea. air: that 10 my carpet bag"
"Well, that carpet-bag occupies seat, and
of course must charge for IT," z"
"Oh is that the case? Well, here 70 your
o,,htv cents.D 't+ sS-t-&,rf
sTnsninu 10 the CARPET bag, the passenger re.