Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-19
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Murder Near Buffalo.

BUFFALO, June 18.
An old man, name unknown, was MUIR
dered near this city last night, and his
body was thrown across the railroad track.
Pedestrianism.
BosToN, June Is.
A walking match of 100 miles for purse
of $1,000 and the championship OF New
England, between McEtterick and T. A.
Scott, resulted yesterday in McEtterick's
winning the match in 81 hours minutes
and Al seconds. Scott gave out in his
ninety eighth mile, having been 81 hours
l9 minutes and seconds III completing
that number of miles.
Base Ball.
PROVIDENCE, r, ]. June Is.
A match game between the Lowell ball
club of Boston and the Brown University
Sophomore nine, resulted In favor of the
latter by score of % to l9.
Singular and Fatal Accident.
MONTREAL, June Is.
The steamship Hibernian, when near
Boliscar, ran into an American barge load
ed with sugar, and sunk her, yesterday
Loss $4,000. The f1uke of the anchor
penetrated the Captains body, and he was
not discovered until the steamer arrived in
port, when he was found hanging on the
anchor.
New Southern Wheat.
NASHVILLE, June Is.
The first new wheat was received yes-
terday by Driver, Douglass & Co., millers.
of Nashville. Ii was country grown prime
red, and bought at 81 IS per bushel. Sales
to-day of 40 bushels white at 81 90, and
300 bushels red at 81 70.
Burned by Lightning.
CINCINNATI, June 1S
The Planning Mill of Greenlee, Simon G.
Co., corner of Baymiller and Poplar stree is
was entirely destroyed by fire last night.
Loss about $4,000. Insured for $4,000 in
the Western of this city, and in four East
ern companies. At o'clock this morning
the stable of the Cincinnati Fuel Company,
on Pearl street between Ludlow and Law
renee was struck by lightning and entirely
consumed. Four horses were burned.
Loss about $4,000, insured for 50, 500.
Terrific Thunder Storm--Grear
Damage 10 Railroads and
Crops.
CINCINNATI, June IS.
The heaviest thunder storm ever known
visited this city and vicinity last night
The rain fell in torrents from midnight till
daylight, delugipg the streets, filling eel
lars. and damaging sewers. A number OF
buildings were struck by lightning.
In the country tile damage is supposed
to be considerable in the washing away of
fences and destruction of crops. The rail-
roads suffered to some extent, but at noon
to-day trains on the Ohio and Mississippi,
Hamilton and Dayton. Atlantic and Great
Western, Little Miami, and Indianapolis,
Cincinnati and Lafayette were running
regularly. Dispatches from Urbana, Spring
field, Lima, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis aud
DAYTON ranraSant thQ in
terfering with railroad communication
and damaging crops.
The Murderer Andrews.
BosToN, June Is.
Samuel NJ. Andrews made long state
ment, contessing that he KILLED Lemuel
Holmes. 1t was laid before the grand jury,
who rejected the statement.
ST. Louis Varieties.
ST LOUIS, June Is.
The steamer Laura, seized some months
been ordered to be sold by the United
States District Court.
The United States District Attorney of
this district has called the attention of the
Attorney General to the illicit distillation
of whisky extensively carried on in. Chica-
go, and to the discrimination between
Chicago and st. Louis in the enforcement
of the revenue law as against whisky
frauds.
DR.. r.Henry E. PEBBLES, dentist of this city
and member of the American Dental As
ISOLATION, has brought suit against DIR.
Gustave w. Trauernicht, President of the
st. Louis Dentalogical Society, for SANDER.
contained in series of resolutions passed
by that society, in which he, PEBBLES, was
called very hard names. The plaintiff
claims thirty thousand dollars damages.
a ofrh hos ~ f,-irv p
ing between the organizations.
The Storm at st. Louis. Il
ST. LOUIS, June Is.
The river has risen three feet eleven
inches, and is still rising rapidly, with sew
mel.
An unusual storm Of rain, lightning and
thunder visited this city last night. 1t
rained very heavy, and with hardly any
intermission, from nine o'clock last evening
until nine o'clock this morning, accom-
panied by lightning OF UNUSUAL brilliancy
and a steady roar of thunder. The creeks
and rivers are all very high, and the bot
tom lands overf1own. The Licking river
rose Is feet. and carried out all the lumber
RATS moored in it. which tore away sc coal
barges from their moorings at the wharf,
OF which seven were sunk. The remainder
have floated down the river. A large num-
Der of empty barges, model barges and
lumber RATS, were also carried off.
The Captain of the G. Bowen, tow boat,
fell into an empty barge, and was seriously
injured.
The Great Boat Race.
PHILADELPHIA, June Is.
The boat race for the championship of
America took place to-day. The first race
was between Brown and Tyler. They
started from the upper stake boat at two,
and went down the river two miles and
half and return. Tyler came in about halt
length ahead. The great race between
Hammill and Coulter commenced about 8
O'Clock. They started from the upper stake
boat and Hammill led Coulter at the start
very slightly, but after proceeding down
about half a mile, for some reason at pres
ent unknown, their boats collided and they
both upset. Coulter reached his boat and
proceeded on around the course. Hammill
was picked up by boat in the vicinity and
brought back by its crew to the starting
point. The referees will decide whether
the fouling was done purposely or not.
(. FOREIGN NEWS.
BY ATLANTIC CABLE.