Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-06-16
NEWS AND OTHERWISE.

JOHN VAN BUREN is in England
SIMON CAMERON would be delighted tc
return to the United States Senate.
An editor is reconciled to his badness
because his wife cannot pull his hair.
NEW tomatoes made their appearance IN
the Cincinnati market on Thursday.
CINCINNATI is said to be ina much cleaner
condition than New York.
THE population of New Jersey in ls6;
was 773,7OO.
THE shock of an earthquake was felt
little after midnight on the l4th.
Ar1xE new Jail for Wayne county has
Just been finished.
A TURTLE lately found at Bloomhelo,
Connecticut, is supposed to be one hundred
years old.
TaE Holmes County Farmer promises
about 1900 majority for the Democratic
ticket in little Holmes. Good.
DR. HoUrz, last week, was stabbed by a
miner that be got into an alteration with
at Canal Fulton, Stark county.
GOVERNOR MORTON, of Indiana. on Tues
day, proposes to deliver his views on the
political question of the day.
THE Fort Wams Democrat comes tous in
mourning for the death of Judge Samuel
Hanna. 1t says his death has cast gloom
over the entire city.
coSsERv ALIVE Republicans in Iowa have
issued a call tor State Convention, to as
senible in Des Moines on the 9th inst, TO
nominate a State ticket
MONROE SLUssER, son of Rev. David
Slusser, of Louisville, in Stark county, &C
cidentally shot himself to death last week.
So we learn from the Democrat.
AMAN by the name of Henry Sturgeon
was stabbed to death at Andersonvile'
Ross county, by man named George P
Albright, last week.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer feels certain
that the Ohio Democracy will be represent
ed 10 the next Congress by at least eight
members.
GENERALLY, throughout the State, Re-
publican mass meetings to elect delegates
70 the Republican State Convention are
very slimly attended.
THERE's to be an old-fashioned Fourth Of
July celebration at Millersburg, and Hon
L.R. ,Gritchield is to be the orator of the
day.
EAST Tuesday, we learn from the Adusr'
tfssr, two gamblers at Chillicothe got hold
of what they supposed was "greeny," and
were feeced by him to the amOuntof $l,OOC
each. 8 ytog o., .,< ~.
Mrs. Col. HAWKINS, living on Third
street, louisville, OH the night Of the 18th
poisoned two of her children by accidental
ly administering morphine to them instead
Of ealomel. The youngest, aged four years.
died the afternoon of the next day. The
other will probably recover.
A.sPEcIAL to the Cincinnati Gazette says
there is much complaint in Huntsville, AL
ALBANIA, of the unwilfingness of the negroes
TO work, and he appears to think that il
they could be induced to work, fair crops,
both grain and cotton, might yet be made
in North Alabama.
FIVE bushwhackers IN Independence, Mo-,
onsBke night Of the 18th inst, went to the
house Of Henry Bugler, City Marshal, and
demanded of him the key of the Jail, that
they might release one Of their party who
had been lodged there the day before, and
because he refused their request, they In
stantIy killed hin.
FROM the Circlsuille Union, we learn that
Miles Fields, colored man, has commenc-
ed suit against the directors of Sub District
Nod, Pickaway township, under the STATE
Law, and not under the Civil Rights bill, u
sednre the admission Of his children int
the public school. . aaaaal . 10
THE Democratic District Committee o
the 18th District have adopted as a basis o
representation in their Congressional Con
veition one delegate for every 100, and
delegate for fraction Of 80 votes cast TO
General George w. Morgan TOR Governor
This gives to Fairfield 81 delegates; Hook
ing III; 5Psrtg a1si srictaway ~; Pike II
and Ross 81. a-i'R-SSA