Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-06

GENERAL NEWS.

News of the Day.
GENERAL NEWS.
GOLD closed in New York yesterday at
l37.
THE New Hampshire farmers are, many
ofthem, selling on their sheep because Of
the low price of wool.
CANAL navigation at Utica, New York,
was entirely suspended on Wednesday, no
boats having passed since Sunday
u II is predicted that the House will order,
by decisive majority, that the whole mat
ter of impeachment shall be tabled.
THxmsnufscturers of Portland, Maine.
on Tuesday appointed delegates to the con-
vention to be held in Cleveland, December
18th.
(Ii ls estimated, by good authority that
not less than two hundred thousand per-
sons have settled in Missouri within the
past year.
AN old lady named Muirs and her grand
child were run over by an express train. a
short distance east Of Pittsburgh, on Mon
day, and instantly killed. s .Nz
Tas Bishops OF the Methodist Episcopal
church have issued an address, asking for
the Missionary Society subscription of
$s50,0Oo the coming year.
A ScorcH doctor has published tract
announcing that he has discovered in sui
phur sovereign remedy for diptheria and
~ diseases Of Minute fungus growth. z
OK account of the immense amount Of
property afoat on the Erie canal, the Buff
falo Board OF Trade, has. petitioned the
authorittes 10 extend the time for closing
navigation.
Two hundred persons have been indicted
recently in and near Detroit for selling
kerosene or coal oil, which would not stand
the legal test, and was therefore liable to
explode 80 5.s!,...s.a. af-l 81,
GRANT couldn't keep "horse talk" out of
his impeachment testimony. He said his
desite oor assTkHLE Governmentf Induced
him to agree with President johnson ON
the Constitution.-xHT 10
TIE wreck of vessel has been seen mid
wsg betyeen oaEesoand the Galoe islands,
which Is supposed to be the schooner Hast
ings from Cleveland, which had foundered
with all Oh board. - ~ - =. = -.
TALKING of the premature publication of
the message, it is said that the President
expresses Che opinion that thepiedge given
by Boston correspondent was broken,
and the message made public BY him. He.
also. snnounees his intent ION to punish as
far as possible the original offender. How
many copies did the Bostonian grab?
THE Ne1 Yo,k Tribune Of yesterday said
that it was expected that treaty merging
the Adams Merchants Union. and United
States Express Companies into a corpora-
tionof as3S, ,000, 600 capital would be signed
this week. The Adams is said to get $10,-
O00OOO ofsthe new concern and the Mer-
c rants Union $1,000 900, for $3,500,0O0
paid in.
In the Senate onF Wednes days Mr. Drake
offered resolution. of censure upon the
President for the unbecoming character of
his message. The greatest part of the session
was devoted to debate upon . bill pledging
the coin-payment of the public debt. The
House sessiony was yroecnpied In debating
finally passed by the large majority of l45
to 20. ilf se e1a 7nl osned sifii . soi's'aoe7 81
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eli md STATE NEWS. .sIrtoeafl
PERSONS travelling through Crestline
should look out for thieves. That place
has gained . notoriety by no means enyi--
able on account of the numerous depreda-
tions made there on railroad passengers by
the light-fingered gentry. Bishop Thorn
sons WAS plnndered ZOE his pocket-book
while changing cars there, when en- route
home from California. few days: since.
The scoundrels rudeIy obstructed the door
while the Bishop was passing out of the
car, and having managed in this way to
divert his attention, robbed him Of his
money. Crestline needs cleaning out"
and the railroad and town authorities,
should combine in q vigorous effort to pro-
tect travellers, II not redeem the character
OF the place. So says the Delaware Gazette.
A YOUNG son of Mr.. Robert Ritchie, of
this place, says the Mansfeld Herald, met
witha sad accident, on Thanksgiving Day,
in woolen factory at Petersburg. He was
engaged in placing wool in the 9picker,n,
when, by some mischance, his right arm
was caught in, the teeth of the machipe,
and SO terribly mangled, that amputation
was found necessary and Drs., Bushnell
and Carpenter took It of above the elbow.
At last accounts the boy, who was aged
about thirteen years, was doing very well,
and no serious tears for his life were enter
tained. pfYEg FEf 10 NfFF EH#H
Ok last Friday night the residence of
John Wolf, one mile from Olivesburg, was
destroyed by fire. The fire was first seen
about twelve o'clock, by Mr.. Nelson, who
lives nearly aimile distant. and when he ar
rived at the building most of it was ,enyel-
oped Id hames, and the family were ,still
sleepinSs Before hesacceeded in ardusing
them, the flames had reached the room in
which Mr.. and Mrs. Wolf were sleeping,
and they barely escaped terrible fate
Two children, who were sleeping up stairs,
were, with great difficulty, rescued from
the very jaws Of death, All the furniture,
clothing, provisions, &c, were consumed.
The hreissupposed 10 have originated from
a defective fue.. No insurance, says the
Ashtdnd Union. 49, ..-..,.s ..
The M-Fernon Banner says: "Niss Mary
Grant, aged shout fourteen years, daugh-
ter of Newell Grant, Of Mfddlebury town
ship, lost one of her. eyes on Wednesday,
Nov.2Oth, In the following singular manner:
It appears that while seated at e window
of the Quaker School House, looking at
the boys playing base ball, the ball by an
awkward strike was driven through the