Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-28
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News of the Day.
GENERAL NEWS.

nRAry GENERAL NEWS. e. -E 81
GOLD closed yesterday evening, at 1897.
FoR thirteen years the north of Scotland
has experienced no snow storm equal in
severity to that which prevailed In the
middle Of January - 2 So kEGl1C
THE Md6sze Tribune states that Mr.. Jo-
seph jefferson, the famous comedian, has
been engaged to play an engagement OF
six nights in Mobile, commencing on the
18th inst. Sl
,sTaE growth of the city of New York
since 1880 is stated by decades, as follows
1870, SO, 131; 1900. eO,529 1910, ,373; 1920,
12s,7e6; 1880, 1902; 1885, 3l271Os 1850,
515,574; 1850. sls.662. -. ~ go
The King of Hanover has Instructed
Herr Able, solicitor in his late Capital, to
sue the .Prussian Government for the seiz-
ure of his private property. The suit will
come on in February before the Hanover
Obergericht. z 1E 81
In Geneva it was recently desired, in or
der to test new method of learning to
read, to find grown-up man who did not
know his letters; but no native of the cam
ton who answered the conditions could be
found.
.THA following item appears in a Dublin
newspaper: "Died, January z, at Milford,
Mayo county. Ireland, Peggy Walsh, aged
l24 wears, a servant, in, the family of Miller
of Milford since 1857. January 5, Mrs.
Elizabeth Mckinley, of Coleraine, Antrim
county, aged 107."
Mn. G. IL. WEBB, author of sLiffith Lank. !"
has commenced an action against the Phil
adelphia Euening Telegraph for, violation of
COPYRIGHT in reprinting his book entire in
q late issue, without permission of the
author. The damages are laid at $4,000.
A CERTAIN distinguished clergyman of
the present day is said to have been, such a
gay and; mischievous rogue when he was
q boy at school that when he ventured to
play truant one day tor the purpose of at
tending menagerie in neighboring town,
the school was so quiet that his absence
was at once detected and brought him a
sound fogging. Lax ~1sseassas5
THE Paris (Texas) Press says Mrs.
Chisholm, respectable widow lady, liv-
luR HEATH dElS3 W1o SAlOO dLA 90
verely by some unknown person, few
days since. Hearing some onewalking on
the porch, about dark, the lady took can
die and went out, when she was shot, as
stated. The assassin has not been ar
rested.
The Titusv1Ee (Penn.) Herald of the 24th
says a young gray forest eagle was trapped
a few days since, and purchased by the
proprietor of the Fulton Market. Yester-
day morning the great bird of freedom
burst the bars of his wooden cage, and af-
ter ssswin ging round the circle" few times,
dove through pane of glass, measuring
25x33, and sailing 'aloft "spread the eagle''
in his native element, and pointed for the
woods of his nativity. g
Al YOUNG man named Milton w. Bailey
has been playing sharp game recently, in
Poughkeepsie, by proposing to sell coun-
tegfeit money to unsophisticated individu-
ala willing. to make fortune that way, if
they could do it safely. He would show
genuine Treasury note, declafe it to DE
counterfeit, show how easily it could be
passed, and then offer to sell any amount
of the same kind: The police heard of his
doings, however, and he disappeared.
THE Charleston(S. c. Neacs tells a. story
of some negro prisoners arraigned in court
for various crimes. Oneaot them was or
dered to stand forward while the indict-
nient was read, but he resisted and said =
'Look yer, Boss, amt de boy what took
de mule-rm de boy dat took de gun 7"
Another, becoming impatient at the long
delay of justice in his particular instance,
said to an officer ssLook yer, Boss, you
keep me here two days Already, why not
glib me hundred lash at once, and le' me
go?"
.soassa ea7sa STATE NEWS.
s5THEY had Sorgho Convention at Day
ton on yesterday, the 9th.
,THE first base ball game of the season
was announced to be played in GAINESVILLE,
on yesterday, Wednesday.
TESTIMONY from most parts of the State
seems to be in favor of the opinion that the
peach buds are uninjured.
A FRIGHTFUL casualty occurred Monday
afternoon, about five miles from Berea. A
WOuan ndulCO Ann OOyIC was
by the engine of Stock Express No. 13,
from T, lsdo, and instantly killed.
e from every portion of the State comes
cheering accounts of the favorable condi-
ton of the winter crops. There has been
snow enough to protect winter wheat, and
we may look for flour at figure lower than
$500 per barrel. Sr ,-.aas
WE understand that Rev. M, Z. Runyan,
formerly of this county, says the Springfield
Republic, but now of Addison, Ohio, mar
rowly escaped with his life, few days
since, while crossing Chatham creek. He
and q friend were riding in a sleigh, when
the ice gave way, upsetting the vehicle and
preeipftating the two into the water. Mr..
Runyan rose upon his feet, only to meet
with a much worse disaster, for horse
which was being led behind the sleigh, be-
coming frightened, plunged into the water,
alighting directly upon him.