Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-07

sON the night OF tne 3u lhst', Branu OaI
was 9iven In Memphis, Tenn, to raise funds
to assist In purchasing limbs for limbless
Confederate soldiers. Over $4,000 re-
allied.
A FEW days ago, DIR. MORSE accidentally
discharged the contents of his gun into the
bowels of THOMAS GRIMES, killing him al
most instantly. They were out rabbit hunt
ing, and lived In Pennington, Illinois.
A BILL to protect every Federal officer
who, by authority, made arbitrary arrests
during the war, against punishment, ha;
passed both Houses of Congress, and now
awaits the Presidents approval.
AS long as the Council remains in its
present deadlock condition, the present
city officials that derive their existence
from the Council, will retain their offices
{ They are satisfied.
The distillery of Jacob Lambert, OF
Union, Randolph township, Montgomery
county, has been seized by the United States
Assessor of the Eighth District for vio-
lation of the United States Revenue law.
" MARY SHEPPARD, who issupposed to have
passed the evening in low dance house
In the vicinity, was found in an insensible
condition in an alley, in Cincinnati, on Fri
day night. Some wretch had battered her
head with club, or some other weapon.
d, THE Democratic candidate for Mayor Of
Valparaiso, Indiana, has been elected by
two hundred majority, which is large
Democratic gain. More comfort for the
Radicals in Congress!
WHILE Mr.. ASA P. GROVER, of Owen
county, Kentucky, was at the Louisville
Convention, few days ago, his beautiful,
though not very dutiful, daughter eloped
with man by the name of WALKER.
WHEN the Rebellion was at its height,
Colonel FoRNEY spoke of JEFF. DAVIS as "a
close student, chivalric opponent, stead
fast friend, gentleman in all his relations,
and in his own family singularly kind and
genial."
A GENTLEMAN who has been through
Northwestern Ohio and in Southern and
Eastern Michigan writes the Ohio Former,
that wheat fields that ten days before look
ed about dead, are now quite green and
promise fair crop.
A NEGRO few days ago, in Pike county,
Ca violated the person of q respectable
white woman. under the most revolving
circumstances. BE WAS arrested BY the
Sheriff, from whose hands he was rescued by
4 party Of disguised men, and sammarily
executed.
TEE Eight Hour League men Of Illinois
had state Convention al Chicago last
week. They resolved to support GO candi-
date Tor the Legislature who will not pledge
himself in i2vor Of the Eight Hour move
ment.
THAT eountryman was sensible who
found fault with the grocer for strsining
an eight gallOn-keg in the attempt to put
ten gallons Of whisky into it. He did not
mind the charge for the ten gallons; but
he did not like to have the keg strained.
The Crd,etord County Forum states that on
Tuesday of last week, party of six viii
lains went to the residence of JOHN Al
BRIGHT, in MILESTONE township, OF that
county, beat him and his son, and then rob-
bed the house of between three and four
hundred dollars.
The ladies of Columbus, Miss recently
decorated the graves of the Confederate
dead buried in the cemetery at that city,
and they paid the same respect to some for
ty Federal soldiers buried near by. The
press Of that city applaud the act. Does it
not appeal to our generosity and human
ity?
BENJAMIN HARTMAN was instantly killed
at Rohrerstown, Lancaster county, Penn,
in attempting to place some betting on
pulley or wheel, at the rolling mill of
Messrs. EAGLE, HINDERMYER & Co. One
of his hands and head were caught between
the wheel and betting, and he was whirled
to deathP
THERE are bad men in Massachusetts as
we'll as in the South. JOHN DAVIS, an over
seer in the Eagle Cotton Mills, at Taunton,
udSS', ldI6IJ WulpPCu iOihoiO OPSioU''N
with piece of betting doubled. He injur-
ed one of the girls eyes. A fine of $40 was
inflicted on him. The girl being white,
the circumstance created no sensation.
WEEK before last the Chillicothe Aduertis-
er stated that few days before clergy
man from neighboring place had rescued
his daughter from den of intamy in that
place. This notice we see reproduced, word
for word, in the local of the Chicago Times,
and Wells street is named as the place where
the den is located from which the rescue
was made.
OK Tuesday of last week, Christian Ma
eel, young man twenty-four or twenty
five years OF age, living six miles north of
Sidney, blowed into the muzzle of his gun
to ascertain whether it was loaded. The
hammer of the lock, which was held back
by his foot, slipped, discharging the con-
tents of the gun into his mouth and causing
instant death. This we learn from the
Shelby Democrat.
SERGEANT DARRAGH was lately tried, con-
victed and sentenced to be shot for Fenian-
ism by the English authorities; but Queen
VICTORIA would not give her consent to the
execution of the sentence. The correspon-
dent of the Ne0 York Tribune says that this
%act will effect more toward exterminating