Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-30
Newsofrh Day.
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
GoLD closed in New York Saturday al
1885.
"ARRAH-NA-PoGUE"h has been adapted to
i the Spanish stage from the French version,
and bears the title, "Amor veriadero, o Juan
man."
4 I II is stated that the postmaster in Mon.
j .treal, Canada. has had the heads of hi
clerks examined phrenologically, and dis
missed those whose bumps were not pro-
perly- -developed. $780,
THOMAS HxRPER, cook on board Fal
River Schooner, died of black vomit, al
Charleston, s. c., on Sunday last. The
!. Schooner was loaded with tropical fruit
from Havana,a and it is supposed that Har.
per took a surfeit of the fruit.
The government of the new Dominion oi
Canada has adopted court dress, which
gorgeous attire isdiscribed as consisting Of
"a tight-ftting dark blue body coat, with
standing collar, and buttoned close down
the front with gilt buttons, the; collar and
lappels covered with gold lace, and trou-
sers of the same color, with a broad lace
stripe down the Sides a sword, completes
the costume" The privy councillors were
thus arrayed at the opening of the Domin-
ion Parliament.
~ on the 18th Instant the following dis
patch was sent from New York to the les
sees of the Academy of Music in New
Orleans: Please send body Of A. II. Dav-
export, deceased, by steamer, to his moth
er- street, New York CITY," To which
Mr. Davenport replied: Il will try and
bring my body myself-never was better
able to do SO in my life-A. III. DAvEN-
PoRr."' s-'9 si'i 4o ssiii ''li loi'oea+ ~
ssusGa1sao9 ri eFzdsW
In Henry county, KY, man named
Floyd became so angry because his BROTH
, ersinT law would rot indorse5 his note, that
he followed his brother-in-law home and
shot both barrels of his shotgun at him as
he sat at dinner. He did not hit the BROTH
,er,in-law, yet the latter fell dead, and on
Eexaminatioucit it ,was found that the dead
mans heart was diseased, and the great ex-
rcitement had killed him. Of v'ili5s 7rc taA
xAr special election for Representative
to the Maine Legislature, held on Monday,
November 4th,, for the classed, towns of
Windham and Scarborough, George Gould,
of Windham, Democrat, was elected over
WIN. Gould, IR Repu blicau. by gmaiority of
S2f votes:@ But Scarborough having failed
TO make returns to the Governor and Coun-
elk William Gould has received certifi-
cate Of election The House. it is believed,
: will correct the error, and give the former
the seat"
, sSBc SEWARD nsthat the Mex
ican Government has felt itself reluctantly
Obliged to grant leave of absence to MIR.
MariscaI, Charge a. Affaires at Washing
ton. The sole oea,lse for this leave of alb
sence, which, under the circumstances,
produces a1temporary SUSPENSION of the
Mexican Legation, is the domestic situa-
tionlof Mr.. Mariseal. o. Thei State Depart
ment is assured that full Minister will
soon to be sent to the United States.
A NAPLES letter, of the 2Sth ult., says !:
ssves6vfIs is attrActing thousands Of stran-
gefs s'from all parts OF Europe. who crowd
the way up to the Hermitage. The base of
the mountain at night is illuminated with
a mu.titnde, OF torches carried sbylexplorers
and when viewed from Naples produce
curious effect, which is increased when
thes jet Ifrem the volcano launches forth
flames mixed with stones. Long observa-
ton leads to- the belief that this eruption
will last about three weeks
TSTHE PRoDUeTIoN OF sCoAL.-M. .Simonen
has published in France some curious sta
'ttsticsy relative to the producticn'Of coal.
He shows that in England the quantity of
coal produced in 1852 was $4,000, 900 tons,
and in 1854, 93,0OOOOO; that in Belgium
100000 tons wereproduced in 1854, 5OO,-
600 tons in 1860, and 100000 in 1853; and
that in France the quantity produced, in
1S43 was 8 100000 tons; in 1859, $500, 900
tons; ia 1866, IL 900, 900 tons. From these
aud other facts NJ. Simonen concludes that
in England, Belgium and France the
amo1ntof r Goals produced is doubled every
vtiIteen years, in Prussia every ten years,
and in the United States every five years.
Sh.ssTATE NEWS. hgaE ftfg :
OHIO has 12,625 394 acres of improved
Land sinH farms; z,s46,747 acres of unim-
proved in farms; 5,104 s29 acres of wild
land; 179ss9y farms. which average ia
res to the farm.
A BOY 4years.of age, only son of Rob-
ert Hutchens, while on hunting expedi-
i, tion near Milan, o., recently, was in the act
4 of getting oyer a fence when his gun ex-
ploded, the entire charge striking him in
the forehead and Causing instant death.
Col. ADAM FRAMES, one oi the old Dem
ocre.s of Licking countys died onVthe Sth,
aged 75 years. The Neuark Adoocate saws
D fhis upright lifeand kind disposition m ade
/, him general favorite with the people
among whom SO many years of his life
's were rassed9a' 81" q ani'n''1 1880 t'h shii
THE body of an unknown woman was
found on the Pittsburgh. Fort Wayne and
Chicago railroad near Washington Station,
on Friday night OF last week. Her body
was horribly mangled, as several trains
passed over it before it was discovered
She had previously been seen in .Bucyrus
and Upper Sandusky,. but nothing il
known as to her name or residence. She
was probably walking on the track, and
was overtaken by passing train.
On Saturday, evening, just after dark
Rev. Gnstave Bush, German minister OF
this city, was unceremoniously knocked on
the head as he was passing along one Of
our principal streets. The man who in.
,fiesed the unexpected blow swas stranger
f. to Mr.. Bush and Immediately esca ped
Subsequent explanations have revealed the
. TACT that Mr.. Bush, who is an inoffensive