Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-06-02
NEWS AND OTHERwIsE.

'ee 18th inst. f ,n9.-. f.
THE game Of "Croquet" is becoming
shtonable in some sections. ....,. ..... .
Tar Democracy of Belmont will nomi-
lte their county ticket on the 4th OF july
CHARLES P. BAYMrLLER, long connected
18th the indianapolis press, is dead.
THERE Is to be grand parade and tour
,ment by the firemen at Wooster on the
h of July.
THE Democrat says there is man In
ravne county who is the father of thirty
aree children, all living but one.
WYMAN's HALL, st. Louis, occupied by the
etropolitan Theater, was burned on the
light of the 3lst ult. anafoH
TEE Fayette county Court of Common
leas will commence its session on tne ON
lst,
asrrrHxN GoBLE, JR- was shot dead by
,uIatto named John Abney, one mile back
( New Richmond, Ohio, last "Wednesday
ALopeE of Free Masons, composed OF
eOroes. was organized last Friday night
tCircleyiile.
A CARRIAGE containing four negroes was
riven through Circleville last Saturday by
white man.
Anew days ago the corner stone OF a
,ew Catholic church was laid at Washing
on, Fayette county.
AT the age of sixteen, General Ben. Le-
Fever gained livelihood as schooi
teacher.
The Nor1oalt Experiment has been en-
larged. beautiiied and improved. 1t is to
he hoped the Huron Democracy will see to
that it receives healthy support.
IS some parts of Ashland county the
worms are making destructive ravages on
:he fruit trees, especially on the apple
trees. i
aTHE Ohio Eagle suggests the 9TH of Au-
gust and Lancaster as the place for holding
the Congressional Convention for the 1zIn
District.
MAN named Steadmau, brickiayer'
committed suicide at New Albany, IND,
The other evening. Whisky prompted the
act fl .s son r-..
,J6coB ArHEs, on account of business
embarrassment and love, on the 3lst ult'
at Poughkeepsie, New York, blew out his
brains. a- 3-
IT ia announced that Sidney Howard
Cav has resigned his position OF managing
editor of the N. Y. Tribune, and is to be sue
ceeded by Mr.. Young. #t
A DOMESTIC difficulty prompted Wo-
man at Chillicothe last week to employ ar
senic to take her out OF the world. she
didn't get off. 7- ..
A.P. MILLER, ESQ., for twelve years
mast the editor of the Scioto Gazette, has sold
that establishment to Capt. Thomas D. Fitch,
of Batavia, Clermont county.
A MERCHANT by the name Of Dickey' OF
the firm of Dlckey & Son, was assaulted
and murdered few nights ago while sit
ting in his store door, at Randolph, Tenn
THERE were over twelve thousand per-
sons present at the Tournament at Clarks-
vile, Tenn, on the 31st ult, for the benefit
of the Tennessee Orphans Home, and the
receipts amounted to $4,000.
Mr.. JAMES EMMETT has given the Cath
ollcs Of Waverly lot on which to build a
church, and has also donated them money
and four hundred dollar clock, which ne
recently purchased in Paris. dae.
ELI Johnson, son of John Lynch john
son, living near Jeffersonville, Fayette
county, while returning across an open
ield TO the house from watering stock, was
truck and killed by lightning on the 10th
ult. .5. .fti l3 bo.t Il
In Wauseon, Fulton county, one hundred
houses were built the past season, and twen-
'ty-fve more have been finished since the
commencement of the present year. Its
population in the spring Of 1855 was sOOi
now it is 1,4OO-a gratifying increase.
The Wagne County Democrat says thatthe
Democratic Convention OF Ohio did noble
service for the Democratic cause and the
country in the adoption of q platform and
the selection of such sterling Democrats as
its nominees. .zos4,sar = ~
WORD has been sent out from Washing
ton, that so soon as Dan. Rice had read
Secretary Stanton's late serenade speech he
autographed the War Minister to know how
much he'd charge 70 join his circus and
daily repeat his two-horse act. Arrange
ments have not yet been concluded.
THE Detroit Council has passed an eight
hour ordinance, aud fixed the scale of
prices for labOrers working ten hours at
Sf.e5 per day, and for those working eight
hours atsl.35; for man and team working
ten hours 81. rs, and for man and team work.
ing eight hours 50. " y &-'d
A NEGRO blythe name Of Harvey White,
A few days ago came to his death by getting
the fumes Of the filth Of a hole he was as
sIsting to clean Into bis head and stomach.
Two other persons came near losing their
lives from the same cause. The Toledo Blade
is our authority.
WE are disposed to agree with the OHIO
Fade, that with the platform adopted and
the ticket nominated by the recent Demo-
cratic State Convention, we enter the CAM
paign with every assurance of success. We
deserve success.