Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-09-25
NEWS AND oTHERwIsE.

BY way Of diversion the RAIDS call the
Soldiers Convention lately held at Cleve-
land, "The Breyet Soldiers Convention"
BIsMARK,, cotemporary says, handles
his cards shrewdly. He plays the deuce
with King.
SEVENTY THOUSAND claims under the new
bounty law have been flied in the Pay De-
partment and they are still received at the
rate of 1,500 a day. rr. ,'
ROBERT McNEAL, of Duncan's Falls,
Muskingum county, hand on the steamer
Emma Graham, was drowned in the Mus
kingum river last Wednesday night. T@.
BRowNLow is foul; but one of the Ten
nessee tag-tails, and senators, is Fopter.
He made speech to few Of the "loyalists''
and negroes on Friday night. nr ..rg.
A CORRESPONDENT describes Garibaldi's
"softly elastic nostril which is like the
folded leaf of the sensitive plant" Oh y
blow it. -A .-..'
THE Muskingum river at GAINESVILLE Is
also on bust. Considerable damage was
done to salt which had been left on the
docks Wednesday night.
The King of Greece Is casting sleeps
eyes at the Princess Louisa of England
Mr.. Gladstone has gone to Athens to in
quire into the young mans character. r
IT is said if you drink quart Of Ohio
river water at Cincinnati, and stand under
the sun fifteen minutes, you can hear the
gravel rattle in your stomach as you walk
o, PA! there goes an editor, said bright
little fellow the other day. Hush, son, said
the father; don't make sport Of the poor
man. God only knows what you may yet
come to. s
A YOUNG and pretty servant girl of Mon
treal committed suicide last week by
throwing herself into a deep well. A tru-
ant lover was at the bottom-not of the
well, but the poor girls broken heart.
IT is stated that in military sense there
is no Indian war in the Territories. The
savages are divided in predatory bands,
raiding in all directions for the purpose of
stealing. ..rf
THE Radicalsi in Congress made no appro-
priation to pay the bounty granted to SOL
diers. ''That's what's the matter" They
didn't forget to make appropriations for
their extra $4,000. O.. ~
ABOUT 1000 Texas cattle arrive in ST.
Louis daily, and are then distributed
throughout the North, many of them find
ing their way to New York. Texas can
supply half the United States with beef.
A SNAKE charmer, named Costello, was
bitten by one of his reptiles on last Friday,
and soon was frothing at the mouth. In
about two hours he was thrown into con-
vulsions,, and at last accounts no hopes
were entertained of his life.
CoL.WnDs, formerly of the 10th regiment,
i black Radical, says that such Generals as
Grant and Sherman shave sold themselves
for price to traitor President, and are
trying to use their position to induce other
soldiers to go and do likewise" "Vell, vOt
81 ACCEPT this dogma in its length aDd
breadth / look for COLOR, but ii is the color
of the BREAsT!' yelled BEAST BUTLER in
the Black-and-T Tan Convention, with leer
at Mrs. EBONY DOUGLASS from his "cock-
eye." ..,-,.-r,..., ...--,,,,.-,- -.
''My BREAST Is too FULL for utterdnceF'
shrieked ANNIE DICKINSON, grabbing FRED.
DOUGLASS in the wool and shieing his hat at
the ceiling. r' '7f ~
Complaisant and happy, smiled Mrs.
FRED, when her "blessed lod" sent ANNA's
"pancake" and ribbons sailing after it, on
the miscegenation soar. ia"r nul"
"We'll be happy l-We' be happy ! ''
% o, we'll be happy still" rfFgr'g- .