Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-11-07
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MRS. ObNEhAL VIVA hea D~'~'' ~ ~ " -
paralysis. ae' 'fi 17hfh 'eirfeF II
LORD PLuNKErT, the Irish Bishop oi
Tfeain, died on the 10th ult. .1..i fis..
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT gets $4,000 for his
share of the Mobile prize money. ur
Mr.. GEORGE TIcKNoR Is writing ame-
moir of Jared Sparks. .sra1 ,.,sti Il
AUBEK, the composer is eighty five,
fresh and lively. .'"o' W.
GENERAL ROsEoRANs has purchased 300
feet of mining territory in California. .
Two thousand yards Of oil cloth are made
every day at Winthrop, Me. sai
NAVY officers don't like the idea Of hav-
ing to wear swallow tail coat" .Hi
A LITTER of four puppies without ears or
tails, has been produced in South Carolina
PRoP. wooD says Mt. Hood is volcanic,
and II 600 feet high. ...'.
A SILVER fruit stand has been given to
Mrs. Governor Curtin by the Harrisburgh-
ers. t,. o.., t-. ~.
GARIBALDI has presented to an English
officer who served with him, the sword he
has worn since 1853. r.s ,.... .,..f
A RoBBER in st. Louis, closely pursued by
a policeman, plunged into the river and was
drowned. ....
In the Moldo- Walladrian Principalities
all the crops upon which the peasantry de-
pend for their sustenance have failed.
souTH CAROLINA took the lead in the re-
bellion, and is now taking the lead in all
sensible measures for reconstruction.
THE Philadelphia Bulletin is trying to
"crawfish' en- the impeachment project.
The little Radical is frightened.
THE English and French Governments
are to interfere in the dispute between
Spain and the South American Republics
TIE people of Victoria, Vancouver's
Island, have petitioned the Queen to annex
themselves to the United States. ...u#
A coLoRED man of Lynchburg, Va, has
Just found $500 in gold that he buried in a
hurry Immediately after the surrender. m
A WRETCH in Buffalo, named James An
drew, kicked his wife, producing premature
labor and the death Of both mother and
child. l'lt
GOVERNOR THRoCKMoRToN, of Texas, an
nounces that eleven men and women have
lust been released from captivity among
the Indians. .,. ..-........ r..s..7,.,...-
DuRING the past fiscal year $40O0.O0O
were transmitted from one part Of the
country to another through the money or
der Offices. at .ffl.,.s rl
MoHAMMEDANs, Brahmins and various
other sects have fixed upon the year 1867 as
period to be marked by some great and
marvellous change. .l'-.'...
The Buyrus Journal reports that the hog
cholera is prevailing in Crawford county,
o., and is very fatal. One farmer lost one
hundred and twenty hogs by it. ,.. 4.
A FIRE in Paris, few weeks ago, was in
stantly extinguished by the bursting Of
three bottles of sulphuric ether, the con-
tents of which, mixing with the atmos-
I pheric air, put an end to the combustion.
L. S. SULLIVAN, young man, residing
in Bartholomew county, Indiana, took
opium on Saturday night and died next
day. He was married; yet the dispatch
states that +" no cause can be eonjectured
for the rash act" lih lio y .p3 DO =.
-REPoRTs from all portions Of Iowa indi-
cate that settlers are fockiEg there faster
than ever before, and that while houses arr
very scarce in the towns, the lands are be-
ing rapidly taken up and settled upon. In
1850 the population Of Iowa was 674,9lS
but it is now estimated at more than 1,00O,.
900. w. s,.,... y - y
A DENSE fog In London, on the 18th o.
October, caused an almost total suspension
of business. Navigation on the Thames
was impossible, and the people stumblet
through the streets in more than midnighi
darkness, that was not relieved by the ligh
Of gas lamps at noon. .e rfta N \
ALL wide awake merchants will see tn
pith of the following remark, made by on
Of the leading business men Of the country
awhile Lsometimes hesitate about enter
ing store, the proprietors Of which hay'
not sent their cards TO my residence, l al
ways feel certain Of a cordial welcome from
the members Of an advertisements 5e
"a PH1LADELPHIA dispatch says: ETH
trial Of Champion for the murder Of Mar
Carney, nymph du paue, was brought to
close on Saturday, the jury rendering
verdict of guilty Of murder in the first de
gree. Judge Allison sentenced the prisone
at once. 80 his insanity will not save hin
from the gallows, unless Governor Curtil
should commute his sentence, which is no
very likely" ,sdsia lsr.rs,
The NescbHryport Herald tells story 0
anewly married couple who attended
launch in that city. a staging gave wal
and Jet the gentleman into the water. Be
fore he was rescued, his wig came of auI
floated away. When he was pulled Out
bald and drenched. bis wife refused to rec
ognize him, and besOught the crowd tha
they would save her husband, pointinl
franticalIy 10 bunch Of hair drifting dow
the tide.