Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-11
News of the Day.
GENERAL NEWS.


teoLD closed in New York yesterday at
1853.
IMMENSE deposits of valuable phosphates,
said to be superior to Peruvian guano, and
of incalculable value, have been discovered
on the banks of the Ashby river, near
Charleston, s, G. IA ge at ~
Mr.. J. s. CLARKE's latest performance in
London is that of Tyke in Morton's ''School
of Reform" and finds even more favor with
the London press than In his Wellington
De Boots.
THE population of Holyhead, England,
turned out recently TO see man on the
water. He wore large shoes, nearly the
shape of snow shoes, and. did not at any
time sink below his knees. i, ,.,ilsss5s+5
GENERAL PHELPS, of Vermont, claims to
possess a copy of the first book issued in
this, ,country-a dictionary of Aztec, print
ed in the city Of Mexico in 1871. ii- tci@
STATE NEWS.
THE Ironton Journal says: Some fif-
teen or twenty poor men have been en-
abled through the different building asso-
Citations of this city, to build themselves
comfortable houses within the past eight
mouths. Now, that they are in houses of
their own, they will save enough in the
item of rent alone, to. more than pay their
weekly dues.
THE st. Clairsrite Gazette says: Mr.. Anon
McSwords, one among the oldest cultiva-
tors Of the grape in Belmont county. hav-
ing been engaged in the business for more
than twenty years, and who has one of the
finest farms in the county, realized from
one acre of grapes, less twenty vines, H.
549fb,.. which at 51a cents, netted him
about $780,. Our farmers can see bv this
what one acre of grapes will yield when
properly cared for, and they are about as
easily attended to as an acre Of corn.
THEY are organizing Pendleton Clubs in
Dayton and Montgomery county.
THERE is to be billiard tournament In
Dayton on Christmas Eve, for the cham
pionship. The prizes are gold mounted
cues.
The Belmont Chronicle says: On Wednes-
day evening, of last week, the jewelry
store OF II. Leonhart, at Bellair, was enter
ed about 9 o'clock, and robbed OF about
$1,000 worth of watches, jewelry, &c. The
thief, or thieves, are supposed to have en-
tered by the back door whilst Mr.. Leonhart,
who sleeps in the shop, was out. He had
just closed his shop to go to the postoffice,
and had left the lights burning until he re-
turned. On his return he found the shop
completely Quilted of everything valuable,
and no trace of the perpetrators of the
theft u eSzsLS 4sars -gszeE II ss4E
The Portsmouth Tribune says: We learn
that preliminary arrangements have been
made for the erection of an extensive ayri-
cultural implement mandatory in this
city. The character Of the projectors of
this enterprise gives every assurance that
it will be put through, without unnecessa-
~ loss of time. Also, that Mr.. S. q. john
son, prominent citizen of Ironton, has
purchased land, and will at once commence
the erection OF q hub and spoke factory.
Nothing so tends to the Improvement of a
town and the development of its resources
as the establishment of manufactures; and
every encouragement should be extended
to the enterprising gentlemen who have
the above objects in view.
ATone o'clock on last Saturday morn
ing, the Masonic Hall ut Wheelersburg, IN
this county, says the Portsmouth Times, was
discovered't to be on fire, and in short time
the entire building was destroyed. It was
a three story brick and was built about
three years since The lower story was
owned by Hall 6 Patingale, whose loss is
from $500 to $1,000. 1t was occupied by
Mr.. Delabar, who lost goods to the amount
of about $500. The Temperance Society,
which occupied the second story, lost about
$75 in regalia. The second and third sto-
ries belonged to the Masonic fraternity
The loss to them on the building was ST.
500 which was fully covered by insurance
In the Esna Company. In addition to this,
the Orderlost regalia and furniture valued
at $500 upon which there was no insur-
ance. The total loss was $1,000. The ORR
gin Of the fire is unknown, some supposing
it was the work of an incendiary. A
strange fatality seems to hang over this
spot. The old Masonic Hall, a fine build
ing, standing where this one did, was de-
stroyed by firein 1868. ss a.e ssea al .5
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