Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-19
NEWS AND OTHERWISE.

The races commence at Cincinnati on the
2sth.
REV. THEODORE CLAPP, of Louisville, is
dead.
AN exceedingly severe gale occurred on
Lake Michigan on Tuesday night.
On. discoveries have been made in North
ern Louisiana and Eastern Texas.
JUDGE KENNoN. jr- has so far recovered
as to be able to ride out.
IT is surmised that Secretary Seward will
make a speech at Auburn, his home.
IFin Congress rests the wisdom and pow
er alone to govern this country, wherefore
the necessity of President!
A CATFISH weighing 2l pounds was
caught near Logan, last week, in the Hook
ing river.
The residence of DIR. j. NJ. Lane, near
Otsego, Muskingum county, was totally
destroyed by fire on Monday.
THE postmaster who has been removed
from the Cairo postoffice is Chairman of
the Radical club of that city.
THE Illinois Republican State Conven-
ton will meet at Springfield on the Sth of
August next.
RuMoR announces that General Howard
will soon be superseded as Commissioner OF
Freedmen's Affairs.
To grab sheep by the wool and drag it
about, is as hurtful to it as it is to man to
drag him round by the hair.
ALL the Democrats of Holmes county
have been constituted Delegates to the
Democratic State Convention on the 24th
AFRTY pound catfish was caught in the
Scioto river, about three miles below Chill
licothe, few days since, by Mr.. P. Renick,
on trout line. Pretty large.
Ir is said that the application Of charcoal
to burn one hour will heal it. The pain
attending the burn is extinguished imme-
diately.
A SON of Mr.. Jenkens, who lives near
Otsego, Muskingum county, aged IL years
hung himself on the 10th. Tired Of life
early.
The Ohio Eagle understands that Hon. P.
Van Trump will not ask at the hands Of the
Democracy of the State nomination tor
Supreme Judge.
WE learn from the Ohio Patriot that Gen.
eral Samuel Beatty, of Massillon, is talked
of as the Democratic candidate for Congress
in the 18th District.
CARL ScHURz Is not satisfied that Negro
Suffrage does not form part Of the proposed
amendment to the Constitution now pend
ing In the United States Senate.
"How does that look ?" said Mr.. Cramp,
holding out his brawny hand. THAT" in
terposed Amos, "looks as II you we're out Of
soap"
The Holmes County Former don't like the
old adage: "A fat pantry makes lean
will, It can't see any use in man robbing
his,stomach that its due may be left for
heirs to quarrel about. Correct notion.
EVIDENTLY, the Chicago Tribune does not
like the acquittal of DR.. Newland because
he shot and killed Evans, the seducer of
his daughter. 1t may not be precisely ac-
cording to law; but it's according to justice.
By mistake, they had fasting and prayer
at Nashville on the 18th, with the view Of
preventing q visit Of the cholera to that
city. Won't the fasting and prayer be just
rs eficacious as If it had not been by mis-
take?
JACOB LANE, of Carroll county, took the
first, and Isaac 0berlin, of Stark county,
took the second premium at the public
sheariDg Of the Stark County Wool Grow
ers' Association on the 10th.
SECRETARY STANTON, it is announced,
will avail himself of serenade the first
fair night that shall occur, to make speech
In which he will aYow a vigorous support
of the Presidents policy.
TIE Democracy Of the Fifth Indiana
Congressional District had large and en-
thdslastic convention the other day, In
which they indorsed the Presidents policy.
They will meet to nominate Congressional
candidate August 9TH. ona =