Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-18

n ews of the Day.

A. j. BEAM, Secretary.
News of the Day.
- = GENERAL NEWS.
GOLD closed in New York Saturday at
14sX. -4.,,-,7
ARrEMUs WARDS estate, it is now an
nounced, will be less than $4,000.
IT is asserted that Belle Boyd intends to
give readings in New York.
ONs of the Massachusetts, Senators elect,
Lee Chafiin, is upwards of 80 years old.
QUEEN ISABELLA, of Spain, refuses any
longer TO patronize bull fights.
IT is stated that Russia has failed in its
attempt to force the Russian language on
the .Lithuaneans.
II may not be generally known that Kan
sas Is more than twice as large as the State
of New York. .-.--v
eExasrcsrrAHr STANTON had long In
terview. with General Grant at the War
Department on Tuesday. ss-i1sea
The most surprising religious change re-
Gently reported is the conversion of a Nor
mon elder to Catholicism
.Ir fs generally understood" says an ex-
change, THAT the Kaw Indians are branch
of the (rowvs. nsV 1Aa gsh 3 $
The total number of passengers carried
over the St. Louis ci ty railways in October
wass1,b2s, ,ls5 being an increase of 2l5,07S
over tie same month last year. fEFs
A TEXAS correspondent says that in the
Brazos district not more than one-third Of
the cotton crop can be secured. The ne
groes cannot be induced to work.
,AShtLrk In Maine fell into the wheel
pit of his mill recently, and executed sew
eral rapid and involuntary gyrations, but
was rescued uninjured.
A BOY in New London last week tried to
stand on his head, and so injured his neck
that he has not been able to raise his head
siace. Apn71 osss F's'e.s
ALL proceedings in the pending liquor
cases In the Superior Court at Lawrence,
Mass, have been suspended, the defendants
pleading guilty, and Judgment being con-
tinued In the expectation that the present
statute will be changed by the next Lcgis-
lature.
;ssisaN STATE NEWS. sss1s
THERE is q gentleman living in the viii
lage of jefferson, Wayne county, Ohio, who
is 1OS years old. His name is John Falgate,
and he was born in Lebanon county, Pa.
He was thirty years old when Washington
was made the first President, and voted for
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him.
A FEW days ago, three sportsman of
Wooster in nine hours killed 135 squirrels
-45 a piece-besides quail and 2 rabbits.
Jake Is heavy on the shoot. -.
The citizens of Ironton have subscribed
eighty thousand dollars toward completing
their rail connection with Hamden.
The Zanesuille Times says that more
wheat has been sown in Muskingum coun-
ty this fall than for many years. s~'
The Meigs Comfy Press says the Ohio
River Salt Company, near that place, has
abou eighty-ive thousand barrels of salt
in their yards.
The Marietta Register says John Reich
steiner, German, at Lowell, died very
suddenly few Sundays ago. With others,
he went to gather hickory nuts, went up
tree, and came down, and ina few moments
fell over dead. He leaves wife and eight
children, the Oldest only fourteen years
of age.
The Lebanon Star says: considerable
rain fell here on Sunday last, but farmers
Inform us that in many parts of the couL-
try stock-water is still scarce, and many
wells dry If ,3gEGH EF
INro the Cleveland Postofice, last month,
24s, 1913 letters and 3a,9s7 papers were drop
ped.
THE trial of Louis Mccoy, for the MUIR
der.of Joseph e. Mcdonald, is in progress
before. the Common Pleas Court at Steu-
benville.
CAPT. BENTON, for So years resident of
Huntington, Trumbull county, died on the
9th, aged 81 years.
Ohio, was entered by four men on the nigh,
OF the 7tlf, who, after intimidating the old
farmer and his family into quiesence. pro-
ceeded to rob the house OF $1,000 in cash
and notes, with which they made their es-
cape. Q, Affs 3. = :
A MAN named Powell, in Miami county,
Ohio, was recently robbed of Ss5 by high
waymen, who generously gave him back
SIS when he told them he was Democrat
They knew he was poor and honest and
couldn't afford the loss.
The Dayton Journal says that despite the
fears of the people, the corn crop is more
than :" fair to middling" throughout ths
Miami Valley. There never was season
when corn was so thoroughly grown, ant
sound, as It is this fall. s,zr ,s-..,.--
The Sandusky Register says: 1sOn Fri
day last a man named Converse, from
somewhere in Lorain county, sold cheese
to several families between this city ant
Huron. The parties who obtained tht
cheese partook of it as usual, and in eve
~ case were made violently sick, severa
of the children dangerously so, but non,
have died so far as heard from. Our in
formant says three or four cheeses wer,
disposed Of in this city.
On Saturday morning last, Mr.. Elijal
Butt, of this city, an Industrious iaborin,
man, went, with two others, into the base
ment of .Beyer's Touring mill to grind thei
axes preparatory to getting out some tim
ber. Mr.. Butt was near one of the CO..
wheels when his clothes, he having on al
overcoat at the time, we're caught by tn