Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-01
Great Republic Murder Case Con.
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Gr0dB 1AcpuOAtc MurQ6r case Con-
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na . Es0rr ST.LoUIs, July 81.
The case of Barr and Donaldson, of the
steamer Great Republic, is continued to
the next term, on account of the absence OF
all the important witnesses. The absen-
tees are negroes, and they have forfeited
their recogniZances. Barr's lawyers are
anxious to have the witnesses return, as
they feel confident the testimony will ac-
quit their client. Barr is on $4,000 bail,
meantime, and Donaldson remains in Jail.
VIII Published. --
The will of the late Samuel B. Virgins
is published. He leaves an estate worth
100000.
.,l3 y Killed. 14EEa
A lawyer named Henry G.. Smith, in
Marshall, Saline county.shot and Instant
iy killed a saloon-keeper yesterday morn
ing. The parties had quarreled while
drinking on the night before. -
Probable Fatal Accident.
PHILADELPHIA, July 81.
By the fall of an ice house on the Schuyl-
kill yesterday. several persons were iniur-
ed, and an employe named Lewis was so
badly hurt that he will die. The cause of
the accident was the undermining of the
foundation by the recent flood. s.,-
s- TObe Hung.
The death warrant of Alfred Alexander
was read to him yesterday. Ho insists that
the death of Phillip Proctor was caused by
the amputation of limb, and not by in
juries inflicted by him, and hence he feels
innocent of the murder. f'5
Collision.
There was collision of freight trains on
the Camden & Amboy railroad, twenty
.aflaa nj thix nitu unefordau of ffor
noon, by which two locomotives were
smashed up, but no one was seriously in
jured.
The plumber shop at the navy yard was
burned yesterday, causing loss of $1,000.
1t is believed to have been set on fire by a
former employe.
Oil City-Destructive Fire.
On CITY, Pa, July 81.
One of the most destructive fires that
ever visited the oil regions occurred here
at seven O'Clock this morning, destroying
both sides of Main street from the postof-
ice to the National Hotel, including the
Jones House and Charles Hotel, Bergle
House, Western Union and Pacific & At
lantic Telegraph offices, and DIR. Porter
, fields residence, in all 200 buildings, rem
f, dering homeless nearly as many families
: The Loss by the fire will probably reach
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars; in
! sured for about fifty thousand.
I Horse Thieves Hung.
MEMPHIS, July 81.
Last evening, while constable Day, with
guard of three men, was bringing tive
horse thieves, named Christopher N. Ben
J der and Ben. Whitefield, from Raleigh to
| this city, for commitment to Jail, they hay-
| ing been fond riding sto. en- horses, when
within two miles of the city the. guard was
suddenly surrounded by about forty
masked horsemen, who took the prisoners
| ordering the guard not to follow. They
! left in the direction of Raleigh. This morn.
! ing the men were folnd near McC Clellan's
| mill, hanging to q tree, with 9. paper pined
upon them inscribed "here's thieves hung
by an outraged community" He
! Tennessee News, ~,
( .ott ~ asse NASHVILLE, July 81.
/ In the State Legislature to-day a bill
was introduced to appoint an agent to funt
the State debt, principal and interest, due