Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-11-27
NEWS AND OrMERwIsE.

GOLD closed yesterday evening, AZ l4NHb'
Snow Is two feet deep at Fort Rice. a'.l
OBERL1N College claims an average at
tendance Of l,4l5 students. ga u tlt
SENATOR wRIGHr, OF New Jersey, was
worth one million dollars when he died,
IA COTTON factory, in Augusta, Georgia,
has turned out during the past year, 6,4lO,-
900 yards Of cloth. lu ab 1itoffl
A DISTINGUISHED author has said that
Robert Burns set the pulses OF the human
heart TO music. pohps 1nR Hfii
ON the morni ~ Of the oath ice was RIM
ing In the river at Chicago sufficient to inn
pede the progress of boats. so'amil.
TaB Accident Insurance Companies held
an Accidental Convention in Hartford week
before last. ss sguey h1nad roi'iu aa
THE great tunnel of the lake at Chicago,
which Is two miles and seven feet in
length, Is finished. z taa7 $3.50 n-
THE Arkansas Legislature have elected
John t. Jones to the United States Senate
in the place Of Mr.. Snow 40 5so
THE number Of fl0 freeholders in Dundee,
Scotland, has Increased more than one-half
during the last ten years.
Mss AMELIA HAUcK, aged sixteen, is one
Of the favorite singers In Maretzek's new
company. .tsi q. ot.-..,,, .l.,r,, 5s.,.f,i
IT Il said that brother Of President
Pierce is making temperance speeches In
New Hampshire. .-,i gr W ia. !. MA
MuLArTo woman, who rides on horse
back splendidly and plays the piano mar
velously, is among the latest sensations OF
Paris. ilel ato3t iii -4Heuf-I aHf.
The silk weavers Of Lyons are in dis
tress, and Empress Eugenia is attempting
their relief by making the silks they manu-
faeture fashionable. .a.nf lr- -fa
ScHLoPP, the keeper Of saloon at Cicero,
Cook county, ILL.,, on the night Of the 2lth,
shot a man named Firman dead in self de-
fense.
RIsToRI tickets went off with rush at
Providence, r. l., on her late visit to that
place. $4,000 worth of reserved seats were
sold in an hour. fustrG3o urr .u-o.yI
MAGGIE MITCHELL held a reception at
the Bay State House, at Worcester, Mass
on Tuesday, of last week, and gave her au-
tograph to all who desired it. E '
A GENIUS, named Flaherty, Of Washing
ton city, has the following posted on his
window: Eggs newly laid here on the
shortest notice"
ABOUT one thousand buildings have been
erected in Leavenworth, Kansas, this sea-
son, and the cost thereof will aggregate
fully one million dollars. jsrur ..ss
ALEXANDER II. HAYES, one of the found
ers OF the NeO Orleans Crescent, is dead he
was born in Pennsylvania, and died at
about the age Of 60 years. a't
The citizens of Chicago, by subscription,
have had issued an accident policy to each |
of the one hundred and fifty firemen of that
city. r..w sg-- ,1lu.s .t-e-
WOMAN in Wheeling cut the throat of
her new born babe the other day. 1t is be-
coming absolutely dangerous in many parts
of the country for children tohave parents.
WE are told that the mass welcome to be
given at Washington to Congress bids fair |
toll an imposing gathering. Therep no
doubt be considerable imposition about it.
AN English clergyman recently preached
a sermon in which he said that the news
paper was part Of life's earnest self cul-
ture. - ..,
AN unusually early winter Is being ex-
perienced in the Lake Superior region.
Several snow storms have occurred, and
the snow now lies there to the depth OF two
feet. f.
TwENTY-FIyE thousand dollars have been
contributed by Gov. Evans, Of Colorado, to
the Northwestern University at Evanstown,
for the endowment Of the chair Of mental
and moral Philosophy. 5stl,I,,,r. to9l
JoHN F1NDLAY and wife, and Mrs. Cous-
ins. sister Of Mrs. Findlay, were killed BY
man named Baker at West Plains, Howell
county, Missouri. The cause was trouble
on account Of homestead suit. Z elgo91
LAST week man named Bergman went to
Lawrence, Kansas, to marry young lady,
and on his arrival, he found her funeral
ceremonies proceeding at the Catholic |
church. % nnn refrrtGsIs p r9t8l
GAuoNASI announces the death, at Paris,
on the Sd inst5 Of consumption, induced by
wounds received at the battle Of Pea Ridge,
of Col. w. H. Coyle, U. S. A., late Judge
Advocate of the State Of Kentucky.
Mr.. JOHN KUDER, Of Tiffin, on last SAT-
urdav night at II o'clock, while on his way
home, was violently, assaulted by two men
wearing masks. An attempt was made TO
RIB him, but be drew q knife and forced
them to let him go. si8iH rs .-
The Union oohtinentaIs Of Buffalo,
military company that acted as guard Of
honor on the occasion Of the passage OIL
Mr.. Bincoln's remains through Buffalo,
have presented Mrs. Lincoln testimonial
in, the shape Of the compauy's muster-rOll |
neatly and elegantly framed.
"A MEMBER Of the sporting fraternity in |
Denver city, who is afflicted with the con-
sumption, has wagered fifty dollars against
acofin worth the same amount, that he
will die before the first day Of January1
next. The coffin, in the event of hisdeath, /
TO be used as his last earthly habitatlon.
Vr,,. a. a., a ., ,,,sloi,na of tha rllliug Elaaaion