Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-17

TIE ladies of Lansing, Michigan, are
said to be adopting cloth pantaloons ana
the eold-fashioned Indian "wampus" or Sack
as their dress. That sort OF dress won't
have much Of arun as dress for ladies'
THE weaver Of manufacturing town in
Scotland who refused to remove his pig-sty
when ordered to do SO by the sanitary au-
thorities, has been presented with a silver
snnff-box by his fellow workmen'
THE "Frost Flower" wonderful fiower'
that is only found on the northern bound
aries of Siberia, where the snow Is perpet-
nal, has been produced in Boston by artl-
fetal means. .
Hon. GEORGE MoREY, of Boston, died on
the llth at the advanced age of ~. BY
profession he was a lawyer, and, in the
days of the Whig party, was an influential
Whig politician. HHl
DAVID G. DEvoRE, Esq, of Brown coun-
ty, the Democracy of that county would
be glad to have the Democratic State Con-
yention nominate as candidate for Su-
preme Judge.
A CIVIL rights case occurred at Lexing-
ton, Ky, the other day. A regro man
went into one of the leading hotels, sat
down to the table, and ordered his dinner
After having been ordered out several
times, the proprietor forcibly elected him
THAD. STEVENS treats with ineffable con-
tempt the idea that Southern representation
in Congress will be expedited by the ratiii-
cation of the constitutional amendment
which he has just whipped through the
House.
AT Paris, lately, an artist committed sui
eide because two of his pictures were ad-
Judged unfavorably. He left note for his
brother, in which he alleged that this judg-
ment showed that he "had no talent and
when man has no talent at 40, 1t is time to
die"
Hon. ISAAC NEWTON, the Boston Trduele'
asserts, who presides over the Agricultural
Bureau, through fraud in his department
puts money into his pocket. Amt frauds
becoming most too frequent among Federal
officials?
DIR. NEwLAND, ofBedtord, Indiana, who
some time ago killed a scoundrel by the
name of Evans for the seduction of his
daughter, after a seven days trial for the
murder of Evans, has been acquitted
This is most righteous verdict.
In the race at Lexington, KY on the
18th, mile heats for colts and fillies three
years old, o. o. Vests b. C. lice Paul
won the first race. Time: l:52l4, 1:49 and
I:49IS. The second race was won by e. A
Smiths (Of Cincinnati) b. C. Malcolm by
imported 'Bonnie Scotland"
The Cincinnati Gazette is indignant, over
a notion it has that IS. r. Sloan and Joe
Geiger," Federal office-holders, are giving
such attention to political matters here in
Ohio as will enable them to control the
forthcoming Republican State Convention
We don't think they can control that Con-
vention; but we shall see.
Ir Is the conviction of the Louisville
Journal that if the Northern people shall
treat the Southern people as ''free and
equal citizens, and not convicts," they can
easily be attached to the Government and
the South be thereby tranquilized. But,
then, will the Republican party be perpet-
uated? That's the question.
A BEAUTIFUL young lady attempted to
drown herself at Cincinnati last Friday
She lived in st. Louis. Was poor; was
loved, and engaged to rich young man,
whose parents interdicted the marriage and
sent him to Cincinnati whitherh his betrothed
followed him, and, failing to find him, at
tempted suicide.
OK Wednesday night of last week, a
young man by the name of Samuel Sweet
"a very sweet young man, certainly-en-
tered the house of Adam Bauer, of Web
ster, Scioto county, while the family were
absent at meeting, and committed a rob.
bery of United States bonds, a certificate oI
deposit, money and individual notes, deed
mortgage, etc. Sweet is now in Jail al
Portsmouth. From the Times we get this
information.
The Democracy of Butler county have
pledged themselves "to sustain the Presi'
dent of the United States in all his Consti'
tutional efforts to restore the Union Of thu
States and to obtain for all the States theiI
Constitutional rights in our National Leg
islature; and, without regard topast differ
ences," they cordially invite the politica
cooperation with" them ''in the approach
ing campaign of all who are in favor of sus
tanning Andrew johnson in his plan Of re
storing the unity of the States"