Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-24
News of the Day.
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
GoLp closed in New York yesterday at
14S1a.
SENATOR NYE, of Nevada, is to stump
New York for the Republicans.
A ROBE of point d'Alencon lace. in the
Paris Exposition, represents 1O,5OO days
labor in its manufacture.
Mrs. ELLA MERRICK THOMAS, of Am
herst, Mass, is the Youngest motner In
America, being only Is years of age.
The ticket wagon of circus at Kendell-
Vile, Indiana, was broken open one night
last week, and robbed of safe containing
$4,000.
A MR.. LINDERMAN, of Indianapolis
tainted in a warm bath, and was sufocateo,
few days ago.
NINE LEpLEr, French lady of some
note as q writer for periodicals, mas JUS
been sentenced to three years imprlson-
ment for forgery.
THE Russian Princess Rimski Korsakow,
who recently made such a sensation in the
Partisan world, has been winning $2OOOo
at the gambling tables in Baden.
AN alarming disease is prevalent at West
Pittsfield, Mass, which partakes OF the ma
ture of fever and measles. A dozen mem
bers of one family have been prostrated at
once.
A MAN was in Utica on Tuesday, anx-
iously inquiring where he could OBTAIN a
second hand coffin. He visited the differ
ont coffin establ ishments in the town, and
then as vainly inquired of the physicians.
"V1rALs cooked here" is the appalling
announcement placarded in the window OF
a New York eating house. Upon this
terrible wag remarks, 'sThat is probably
where the good livers CO."
A MAuRrr1Us paper says the Coolie pop
ulation of that colony had increased to
246,O49 at the end of 1866. but the number
has been terribly thinned by the yellow
fever since that time.
THE Detroit Advertiser announces that the
five thousand shares for new opera house
in that city have been taken, and that ev-
erything now gives promise of the erection
of a fine building next season.
THE Jews constitute so large and inf1uen-
tial an element of San Francisco that school
holidays and vacations are coming to be
governed by the Jewish holidays and fes-
walls.
J.T. STEVENS, formerly merchant and
recently in the employ of the Congression-
al committee in session in Boston, on the
subject of the treatment;of Union prison.
ers, com nitted suicide yesterday morning
by hang ing.
TIE resignation of Gen. Fitzpatrick as
Captain in the regular army has been ac-
cepted, to date the 10Th instant, and also
that of General Pleasanton as Major, to
take effect on the first of next January, till
which time he has leave of absence.
ARCHBISHOP SPAULDING, who returned
on Saturday from Europe, was welcomed
on Sunday by an immense gathering OF the
clergy and laity and others at the Balti-
more cathedral, where he delivered SER
mon on the late Eighteenth Centenary cell
ebration at Rome.
ONE of the most extensive rObberies ever
committed at st. Louis, occurred the other
night. The wholesale jewelry store OF
Meier & Lopez, No. Ia North Main streets
was entered, the safe opened, and from zen
to fifteen thousand dollars worth ofjewelry,
consisting of watches, both gold and silver,
diamond rings and a large lot of gold and
silver chains. There is no clue to the rob-
bers yet.
SECRETARY McCULLocH being interro-
gated as to the statement of the Boston Post
correspondent, that his (McCulloch's) re-
signation was no longer at the Presidents
disposal. and that if his removal was at
tempted he would avail himself of the ten
ure of office law, and resist, authorized
positiye denial of the truth of the para
graph in all it's parts. His resignation is
and has been at all times subject to the &C
ceptance of the President.
THE Congressional Retrenchment Com
mittee resumed its labors in the Treasury.
The chief of the Printing Division has, in
compliance with the request of the COM
mittee, furnished them with full state
ment of the amount of work done by the
Printing Division, the amount of money
printed and the cost thereof, an inventory
OF all the machinery used in the Division,
together with all the information relating
to the expenses of printing the national
currency.
On Monday afternoon, Hunnicutt, in
speech on Cepitol Square, at Richmond, de-
nounced the Northern men there, where
upon one of them said he was "damned
liar" At this the negroes attempted to
mob the man, but instead caught an unof-
Tending German, and were about to kill
him. The police succeeded in rescuing
the man, but were followed to the station
house by the negroes, who behaved in
very disorderly manner, throwing stones,
&c. All is quiet now, but there is much
excitement in regard to the election.
RENEWED application is being made to
the Government to press the British Gov
nment to decision in the case of those
Americans (Fenians) whom she now holds
supposition that the administration has fail
ed to act in the matter. From proper Off
cial source it is derived that the President
recently referred the matter to the Secre-
try of State, who promptly communicated
with our Minister to England, instructine
the latter to lay the subject before the Brit
ish Government, to ask for speedy hear.
ing and discharge OF the prisoners agains
whom proof of violation of law could no
be made. To this communication no reply
has yet been received.
TIE Mexican Presidential election has
resulted in the success of Benito Juarez
Diaz was the only opposing candidate, ant
the State of Vera Cruz cast its electoral VOTE
for him, though the other States all united
=. ..-.o,t;ror Inoraz Diaz wac not will