Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-18
News of the Day.
GEr,ERAL NEWS.

GOLD closed in Cincinnati yesterday at
1881 buying, and l34 selling.
ONE of the Assistant Judges for Addison
county, VT, has been arrested under the
statute against cruelty to animals, the Of
Tense charged being the most inhuman
treatment to a horse, resulting in its death.
ErGHr hundred and fifty buildings, which
c,st 81 343,000, have been put up in Mil
waukee the past year. The street improve
ments the same time have cost about
half million dollars.
IT is stated that Mr.. Edward A. Stevens,
late President of the Camden and Amboy
,Railroad Company, has, or is about to con-
struct street railways in Paris, and has en-
gagged Gen. Mcclellan as engineer.
A LIGHTED chandelier fell from the cell
ing of q church at Winthrop, Me-, during
aSmeeting on Sunday night week. Anum-
Der of ladies had their dresses ruined by
the kerosene, but fortunately no one was
injured, as the lights were extinguished in
falling.
The bust of Lincoln, made by Mrs. Ames
at cost of $2.500, for the State House at
Boston, is anything but satifactory to the
Boston papers, which state that it might
represent any backwoodsman as well as
Mr.. Liocoln. ssX o. Z &c 90 se
SOMETIME ago q boy was run over by q
railroad train in Indiana and lost both legs.
He sued the company and recovered $IO,-
600 damages An appeal was taken and
after innumerable delays the poor boy was
glad to compromise for $3.50, and pay his
own costs.
A KENrucKIAN, who had, after protract-
ed courtship, made mp his mind to propose
to young lady, carried his resolution into
effect. The lady, with some hesitation, re-
piled :-"I am partially engaged, but
mother wants to marry" ~ -as-ail
A MARRIED couple in Tennessee has sep
arated because of difference in politics, and
similar case is reported in Alabama.
Whereupon. an exchange hangs a warn
ing against female suffrage, as 1t would in
crease domestic discord.
How news can be improved by travelling
Is illustrated by the following account in
he C,rk Ureland) Examiner OF a recent oc-
curreuce: THE mail brings some import
ant items of news: General Grant had re-
fused to issue artillery to the Maryland
militia, on the ground that he intended to
employ it against the Congress"
THs following letter was written by AL
len, the Fenian, on the night before his ex-
ecution at Manchester: SALFoRD, NEW
BAILEY PRISON, November %, 1867 TO
you, my louing and sincere dear Uncle and
Aunt Hogaa:--I suppose this is my last let
ter to you at this side of the grave. Oh,
dear uncle and aunt, if You reflect on
1t. it is nothing. / am dying horrible
death-I am dying for lreland-dying for
the land that gave me birth-dying for the
Isl4ud of Saints-and dying for liberty.
Every generation of our countrymen have
suffered; and where is the Irish heart can
stand by unmoved? I should like to know
what trouble, what passion, what mischief
could separate the true Irish heart from
its own native isle |? Dear uncle and aunt,
it Is sad to be parting from you all
at my early age, but we must all die some
day or another-a few hours more and 1
will breathe my last and, on English soil!
Oh that I could be buried in Ireland -
What happiness it would be to all my
frienda and to myself, where my country
men could kneel on nv grave! cannot
express what joy it. afforded me when 1
found, Aunt Sarah, that you were admit
very pleasant place that 1 had to receive
You and my aunt; but we mnst put up with
ali trials until we depart this life !! I am
sure it will grieve you very much to leave
me in sucha place on the evidence of such
characters as the witnesses were that swore
my life away,;, but I forgive them, and
may God forgive them. / am dying, thank
Col, an Irishman and a'Christian. Give
my love to all friends; same from your
ever-affectionate nephew,
W. P. ALLEN.
Iaio tounz-
anfsniso STATE NEWS.
The Ne,oark american says: On last
Monday evening q man named Henry Bon
er, while in Jail awaiting srrraignment for
of venue from Judge Brumback's Court
by taking large dose OF etrychnine, and
well nigh succeeded. Upon inquiry, we
learn that some time since prisoner man.
aged to secure some stry ch nine with the
view OF poisoning fellow convict, against
whom he had an antipathy, but being bail
ed out before he had an opportunity of ad-
ministering it, Boner, the cell associate OF
the revengeful party, came in possession
of the drug, and on Monday night took
the whole OF it, which was sufficient to kill
a whole community but too much for ore
man. DR.: Hamill was sent for, who adj
ministered antidotes, and the fellow is now
couvaiescent. @ts ~
The. Circlepille Union says: Rev. E. o.
Simpson and lady returned to our city on
last Wednesday. They were at once taken
to the house which Mrs. Scott and other
relatives had fitted up for them during
their absence, and found everything ar
ranged for their comfort and convenience.
with several kind friends, and warm,
luxurious dinner awaiting them.
The Belmont Chronicle says: So far, four
turnpikes are under way in the county,
viz: st. Clairsville and Warnocks, Barnes
vile and Somerton, Hendrysburg and
Barnesyille, and one up Captina Creek
from Powhattan.
The Noble County Republican says: Mr..
Robt. Caldwell, who resides short distance
from this place, (Caldwel) was preparing
to start Weston Tuesday morning, last, and
had about 81 600 in his desk which he in