Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-09-17
DEMO ,RA1IC CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS.
NEWS AND OrHERw1sE.

0OLD CAOoCu Ootulhoy ONOuihE3 ~ AHf/4'
IP you would find a political preacher
who disgraces the pulpit and his profession,
20 to the Radical party.
MAYOR THOMAS, of st. Louis, proclaims
that the cholera in that city has ceased as
an epidemic.
THEigrasshoppers, which have devoured
everything about Fort Kearney, are rapid
ly approaching the river, and may yet
sweep over the river.
The Radicals have nominated j. w. Fitz-
gerald in Cincinnati as candidate for Repre-
sentative to the Legislature, in place of F..
II. 0berkline, deceased.
TIE Neso York Times estimates that
nine-tenths of the officers of the Union ar
mics are in favor of the Presidents Union
policy.
A MAN by the name of Patrick Waldron
was run over last Thursday by freight
train near the c. H. & D. r. r. depot, in
Cincinnati, and killed.
The Council of the city of Toledo have
taken the necessary steps to secure the
legal recognition Of Toledo as q city of the
first class.
MoLLIE TRUssEL, who is In custody for
the murder of Geo. Trussel in Chicago, at
tempted to commit suicide last week by
hanging herself with her silk shawl, tying
1t to one of the CRATES of her cell.
On last Friday, negro was arrested at
Portland, KY. for not marrying a white
woman. He had been staying with
white man, who was arrested few days
ago for marryinga negro. "Sich is life"
THE Ohio Conference of the Methodist
Clurch meets in this city on next Wednes-
day, the 18th inst. The sessions will be
held in the Town Street Church, Bishops
Morris and james presiding.
If you want to find a man who said,
while yet the country was at peace, that
the Constitution was "a league with hell
and a covenant with DEATH" go to the
Radical party.
MALEY THOMPSON, who was arrested
about six months ago on the charge of
blowing open a safe at Macarthur, Ohio,
made his escape from the Jail at that place
on last Thursday, by cutting the bars Of his
cell with a saw.
The trottiug race at the Cincinnati and
Miami Valley Trotting Park, on last
Thursday, between Bolly Lewis and Belle
of Dayton, resulted in favor of the forniAr,
beating the Belle every heat. Time, 2:3431;
23716; 2:s91S.
They have distinguished names for their
vagrants in Cincinnati. Robert Bruce,
William Wallace, Robert Burns and Thom-
as Moore, were onlast Thursday arralgned
before Judge Warren OF the Police Court
Great place, Cincinnatil
TIE sum of $2500000 has been subscrib-
ed in Pittsburgh and vicinity for the com
pletiOn Of the Allegheny Valley railroad to
Oil city. 1t is expected that the road will |
be completed and the cars running, by |
July, 1857.
"BRIoK" PoMERoY says he hopes when
Ben. Butler dies he will be buried all In one |
place. If cut up in pound chunks and
buried in different cities, thieves would
grow from his grave spontaneously, as do
mushrooms from compost heap.
LAST week young bull was picked up
at sea, off Chebeague Island, coast of Maine.
The animal was five miles from the main
land when he was overhauled, and was
hard on his way to visit his English |
= cousin.
HENRY AMEs, Of st. Louis, No., recently |
deceased, was worth el,5O0OO0. He be-
queathed to his widow 100000; to her
daughter by her first marriage $4,000; to
the O'Fallon Institute 100000 The bal
auce Of his property goes to his only child,
a little boy eight years old.
A SHOOTING affray occurred in Chicago,
last Wednesday, between two gamblers,
David Stanton and James Leary. Stanton
was shot by Leary in the head, and AFTER
wards he turned the tables, knocked Leary
down and mutilated his person in dread
ful manner. Both ofthem viii survive.
GENTLE ANNA DIcKINsoN's cool reception
of Gov. Morton's attentions at Philadelphia,
are susceptible Of explanation on the by
pothesls that she had heard of his Excel
Iency's European trip, and has been curious |
enough 20 inquire why IL was undertaken.
J sntic Anna Is gushing, but prudent.