Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-14
News of the Day.
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News of the Day.
GENERAL NEWS.
GOLD closed in New York yesterday al
1888.
The new British knapsack weighs only
four pounds three ounces.
AT Montreal, on Monday, the thermom-
eter marked 10 to 20 degrees below zero.
HEALTH OF New ORLEANs.-On the 4th
instant there were thirty-tw deaths ir
New Orleans, including eight from cholera
and two from yellow fever.
AN .uptrained young man. in Michigan
has accomplished a walk of twenty miles
in three hours and fifty eight minutes for
a wager. -
ONE of the Congressional lobbyists in
Washin gton is described as one of the
loveliest women on earth, and is said to
"dress like an empress"
A STOCK company is being formed in this
city to go into the rather novel business
of manufacturing ladies' rubber bosoms
under = new patent. Springfield Republi-
c,p.u sE "a ! AiI ~ uslkE IL
WHAT Is more brilliant than a toper's
nose? Why, volcanos, to be sure. Pat re.
marks that the chief. glow of each comes
from the "crater." Boston Com. Bulletin
A CORRESPONDENT of a Savannah paper
says That many of the, "old families" of
Beadfbft, s: c. have returned tothat town,
and are in a destitute and starving con-
dition.
GEN. SHES4pAN visited the ChiesyeHigh
School on Friday, and the pupils sang
Rally Round the Flag" and when retir-
ing he was captured and kissed by the lady
scholars and teachers.
The wonderful 70 Semitic Valley in CALI
foruia is said to have a rival jim the Hatch
hatchi Valley, situated on the Toulume
river. The falls in the Hatchhatchi are
100 feet in height, and are very pictur-
esque.. % I lVHy 4ii6JJG ii5foi
The death is announced at Cannes, in
France. of Mrs. George Eustis, daughter of
w. w. Corcoran, the Washington banker.
She was married several years ago to Mr..
Eustis, then representing the New Orleans
district in Congress. 81. etj-. -....f
The first American religious service held
in Alaska took place October 18th, in Lu-
theran church, by Mr.. Rainer, an army
chaplain. There were present eleven
Americans, fifteen Finland Russians, and
about thirty natives. ~ r~T ~
THAT Ritualism leads to Rome is evinced
b. the fact that during one week recently
In England, the conversion to Catholics m
was announced of an Anglican curate in
the west of England, Of a "Lady Superior"
of an "Anglican Sisterhood," and of an
Oxford undergraduates preparing for orders
All these were Ritualists.
SEVERAL school girls in indianapolis were
poisoned recently by taking extract of
beliadona. They all fell into convulsions,
and physician had to be called in. Que of
the girls confessed that she took the extract
because she heard that sit was good to
make the eyes snap,n and wanted hers to
look bright.
MRS. RACHEL HEATH, the oldest inhabi-
tant of Brownyille,, Me-, died on the 23d
ult, at the age Of 102 years and months.
She leaves nine living children, the Oldest
of whom is upward of 50 years old, and the
youngest 81. Mrs. Heath always had good
health to within about four weeks of her
death.
ST. MARY's CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL, at
VT, was dedicated on Sunday.
McCloskey, of New York,
preached the dedicatory sermon.
A LADIES. LIBRARY ASSOCIATION"
which gives social readings at every mem
ber's house in succession every fortnight,
has been established at Kalamazoo, Wis
consin.
A SCHOOL of theology after the Book of
Mormon, was opened in Salt Lake City on
the 81 OF this month, and. called the
school OF the Prophets.''
Mr.. MOSES A. Dow, of Charlestown,
has presented a handsome
public fountain to that city, and it is to be
erected IN the principal square.
The Archduke Albert, conqueror of
Custozza, is about to- marry the Princess
Frederick, eldest daughter of the King of
Hanover. His Highness is aged so and the
bride 10. ssaI8f .gffs Ask
JAMES CAN'T. a brakeman on the Long
Island railroad, was instantly killed on
Friday morning BY coming in contact with
bridge.
A FEARFUL murder is reported to have
at Bright Hope coalpits, Chester
leld county, Virginia. It is said that a
White man was thrown down a shaft one
thousand feet deep. The murderer escaped.
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STATE NEWS.
The Cleveland Leader has received a let
er indorsed with the following: ITO dis
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