Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-17
New. of the Day.

GoLD closed in New York yesterday at
14415. et'aa-- 'af
THE London Reuie,o praises Emerson.
CHIcAeo has lost Sss2, ,7l9 by fire during
the past four months.
THs zPittsbrgh Post completed It's twen-
ty-fifth year on Tuesday last. ,-.-
The Bangor (Me.) Daily Evening Times
has ceased to exist. aIa G2I5~8
The Governor and Council OF Maine are
visiting Boston.
-PEAcH- GROWING in Maryland is said to
be improbable.
SILKwoRMs. fried in castor oil, are con-
sidered luxury in China sns rnr
"A WEDDING was postponed by severe
rain storm in Missouri recently.
IAN immense cranberry crop in New Jer-
AN American newspaper, called the 1too
Republics, is published in the city of Mex
ico. s1-s ASKS ass
,AFcoLoRED boy at Hatfield. Massachu-
setts, only ninelyears old,weights two hun
dred pounds. .es r. es5 ---se-
THREE HUNDRED AND TwENTY-THRRK
steamboats, were constructed in England
last year. OF these 2s3 were of iron.
The Mayor of st. Louis has remitted fines
amounting to $125OO, imposed by the police
courts of that city last July. sr..,-e,.
The Duke of Hamilton, aged nineteen, is
scandaiizing even wicked Paris by being
drunk in the streets. -
THE chicken cholera is again reported in
Indiana. The Asiatic pest is also prevalent
in some localities. 1sE@ s' -ssr rF7
BRIG. GEN. INGRAHAM, Of New Bedford,
Mass, has been appointed Governor of the
Military Asylum, Augusta, Me.
THE total assessed value of Cook county.
Illinois, this year, is s64, 4,2s5,792. In 1856
it was SOS, s43, 72S. Nearly all this amount
is on Chicago property.
A YOUNG merchant in Boston, by the
name of Hobbs, !has been using forged pa
per pretty extensively. The amount ne
gotiated is thought to be about $4,000.
BUSINESS is lively at Helena Montana
Territory. Over sixty steamers have gone
up to Fort Benton this season. carrying
large quantities Of freight and many pas
sengers.s-ss ai94 - <-l2'-sof.s-
A BRIGASD leader in Italy has threatened
town, that unless the cholera Is immedi-
ately stopped, lie will come and stop it
himself by burning and destroying every
thing This might be fairly called '"heroic
treatment"
THE Le,oiston ( Maine) Journal Gays that
the Washburne mansion at Livermore is
rising again rapidly from its ashes. The
new mansion will be probably the most
elegant country place in Maine. ~
STATE NEWS. .1 ASA asra-i
The barn of the Hamden Furnace Com
pany, in which were fourteen mules, was
destroyed by fire on Sunday, the 9Th. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
A MAN was killed on Saturday evening
of last week, a short distance south of
Clyde, by train on the Cincinnati, San
dusky & Eastern railroad. Being some
what deaf he stepped on the track, direct
ly in front of the train, without hearing it.
Before the train could be stopped, the en-
gine struck him, killing him instantly. fI-Il
THE Fremont Messenger says the Cincin-
natl, Sandusky & Eastern Railroad Com
pany are opening. a gravel pit in Towns
end township, on the lands of Mr.. Hiram
Half. 1t appears that the spot selected
turns out to have been an ancient burying
ground of some unknown tribe. From the
position of the skulls and bones it is GER
tain that the bodies were buried with the
head to the south, face downwards.
Among the ;orn amental relics found were
silver ear and nose rings.
WE are informed that the farmers in the
vicinity of Tiffln are cutting up their corn,
we presume for fodder, as the grain cannot
be matured. Throughout the entire State
the lower leaves of the corn are drying up,
and it looks as If now ready to be cut,
though very many fields must prove fail
ure on account of the -drouth. After trip
through the State, we are of the opinion
that neither the extreme northern nor
southern sections are suffering SO much
with drouth as the central portion Of the
State. What disastrous results may follow
this long absence of rain, can only be con.
jectured. In many places farmers are una
BILE to make any preparations for wheat
crop on account of the dry and hard condi-
tion OF the soil; and where they are able to
cultivate, cloud of dust follows the plow
or harrow as it does team on the highway.
We should feel as If our wheat were better
of in thegranery than in the ground, un-
less rain can fall upon it very soon. In
deed. many who have their ground pre-
pared are delaying in sowing until there
is some prospect Of its finding sufficient