Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-27
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SATURDAY EVENING, AUG. 81.
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GENERAL NEWS. ,s-e.-a
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A FARMER in Illinois sold wheat from
three acres for $2s7. sLga So "a
BuENos AYREs has wool clip of 100,-
oOo,Ooe pounds this year. - -.,g
aTHERE are eight papers in the United
States edited by colored men. ,5HaE5 y
THE .sIhst Rows of Summer"-the, final
regatta of the season.
AcoLoRED theatrical company is play
ing at Milwaukee., .,srea bas agf9T8B
AN accidental blow from base ball club
killed youth in Chicago last week.
PuNeH styles practical military joking,
playing on new cornet.
Why is the early grass like q penknife
Because the spring brings out the. blade
ssIN 1854 there were 4le Journals of avari-
GUS kinds published in Paris; there are s62
now. -
ENGIpH ladies are organizing .'swim-
mtng clubs" e=====
LUCILLE WESTERN commences an en-
gagement at the Crosby Opera House,
Chicago, on Sept I'd. z - ~ - ~ Z -
: THEScorner-stone of Muhlehburg Col
lege at Allentown, Pennsylvania, will be
laid with appropriate ceremonies on Sep
tembet4th. a ~ <.
CH1w JUSTICE GEeReE WOODWARD,
Of PennsyIvania, was in Paris August 9th;
also. ,S.5w. Deeoursey, of Philadelphia
miss BuRDErr Courts, having established
a market, it is suggested that it be called
the Money Market. wsa9
TIE spectacular burlesque OF the Forty
Tliieyesn is about to be brought out at the
National Theater, Washington, D. G.
s.A YOUNG lady, named Swan, aged 19,
and weighing four hundred pounds. has
arrived at Portland.
MAJOR JOHN HI GEE. formerly COM
mandant of the rebel prison at Salisbury
North Carolina, is reported to be dying
near Tallahassee, Florida.
Mr.. JOE JEFFERSON is at present at the
Walnut Street Theater, in Philadelphia,
directing the performance of the "Mid-
summer Nights Dream" e4
THERE are l3s9S4 widows in the State of
New York, being $3.50 more than there
are widowers. This is owing in part to
the late war. an tesrs af1ao 10
A LADY at Stonington, Conn, recently
received by one mail 1s1 letters. She must
have relatives and friends somewhere. It
is estimated that it will require some four
weeks to reply to them. r95.S
T. W. RoBERTsoN's latest sensation, the
comedy of sCaste," has met with unusual
success at the Broadway Theater, New
York. 1t will shortly be produced at the
Holiday Street Theater, Baltimore.
"YoU promised to send me your photo
graph, John" pouted Maria, sand you have
not done so. You have not even written
to me one word. ''Dearest Maria, then
have sent the picture" replied the smiling
John. .Read the advertisements. Silence
is q negative"
The ties for the Kansas Pacific railroad
have to be transported from the eastern
border, and are estimated to cost, when
laid down, one dollar each. Fuel used for
the locomotives has all to be transported
two hundred miles. AS the road progresses
westward this expense will increase, for as
yet no good coal has been discovered.
TIE Spectator has the following picture
of the three-turret British lronclad, the
Royal Sovereign: "Shs looks the image of
a butter boat, with three pats of butter"
Now, the term .butter boat" in England is
used to designate the dish on which butter
is served at meals. So the American aud
English monitors differ as butter boat dif-
fefsfrom acheess box on raf5.r - =
-r. STATE NEWS. sF
THE Kenton Republican says there will not
probably be over half arcropof corn in that
county, The. dry weather has injured it.
The Wooster Republican of last week states
that the corn crop in that vicinity has been
materially injured for war. of rain.
The ,Mahonfng Register says from the pres
eut 1ndications in that vicinity the corn
crop will be heavier than for many years.
Recent rains have brought it forward.
OK Thursday. the 10th inst, says the
Pohieroy Banner, Ralph Stobbs was In
stantly killed in coal bank near Silver
Run, by the falling of the coal while bear
ing in. He leaves a wife and small fam-
iy 70 mourn his loss. &s1s Ssszs >
LAST Thursday evening, says the Otta,oa
Ns,os, two men named Hadd and Fountain,
both considerably the worse for liquor,
had quarrel, and were separated once or
twice to prevent their fighting. Finally
Hadd picked up heavy stone and threw
1t at Fountain, striking him in the fore.
head aad fraeturing his skull badly. Foun-
tain was carried away and Hadd was arr
rested aud held to bail to answer the
charge OF assault with Intent to kiiI.isaa
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