Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-17

FROM NEW W YORK. j =.
miscellaneous Items.


New, YORK, April 16.-Mayor Hoffman
has received a draft of a half million dol
lars for a postoffice site.d
The National Academy of Design opened
to-day until the 1st of July. .2TTTTT> 600
The Great Eastern sails tomorrow morn
ing. Among her passengers is, Admiral
Tigethoff Commodore e: A. Stevens and
Rev. Henry M Field.
Golfield Weibel, residing on James street,
murdered his wife lastnight by cutting her
throat from ear to ear He has not yet
By an explosion of torpedoes at No. 13
Christie street ! to-day, three persons,
Ernest King, Edward Z King and Henry
Scherer were severely burned about the
head 4 6 SFA1 lf5AN rs
A, little girl, Mary Truesdale, supposed
to have been kidnapped, has been found.
She was traced to an Intelligence office
and found in; a family in New Rochelle,
where she had lived out.
A bill has passed the Legislature, giving
the Board of Metropolitan Police power to
organize military brigade not exceeding
eight hundred patrol men, who are to be
drilled in the manuel of arms and dis
ciplined in the movements adopted in the
military service. In cities such organiZa-
tions, however,, shall not interfere with
the proper, performance of police duties.o
! The Israelites of this city have resolved
to cease all connection with insurance
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against persons protesting the Hebrew
religion.
The Coal Miners, Strike Ended.
The strike in the Lehigh coal regions, so
longcexistingr has terminated, the men ae-
ceeding to a reduction of wages. Active
operations will at once be commenced. In
the Schuylkil region, new strikes have oc-
Cured at some of the colleries during the
week, while at Others operations have COM
menced.
Washington special says: 1t is ru-
mored that the President will recall the
nomination of Raymond to Austria at Ray
mond's request. s'f'19 e'F f'i.'~i f' y
Hon. Chas. King, President of Columbia
College, was dangerously i'll at Rome March
26th, with small hopes otrecovery. i
Granville John Penn, grandson of VIM.
Penn, died in London on the 9th ult. .a-.
A letter from Havana, April 10th, states
thata rumor prevails that the steamer r..
r. Cuyler, sailing under therflag of Chill,
had captured the Spanish steamer Monte
yuma. .52s'S si05N lFs4 T2 .06 rts39s5Fs
A marble bust of Charles O'Conner, exc
cuted by j. w. Mcdonald, was to-dayipre-
sented to the Supreme Court of this State.
RaseaIIY Son. arEs
John Quick, of Oxford township, New
Jersey, aOSconded with some $4,000, OBJ
tanned under the alleged endorsement of
his father, from the Washington and Bel
FluereZ Drinks, anu private clGlZeHS. uo
father, overcome by his sons mischief,
committed suicide.
In Running order.
Advices received here state that the
damages TO Southern railroads from the
great floods are repaired, except the bridge
at Bridgeport, Ala, which is crossed by
cars on boats without breaking bulk.
Denies the Report.
New York, April 16.-The Times cor
respondent at Panama denies the report
of the arrest of Congress by order of Mos
quera. The latter had informed Congress
that he did not consider it legal body, al
leging-t that it had admitted members not
qualified by law.s The quarrel, however,
had been settled, and Congress continued
its sessions as usual.