Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-18

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reme, q as violence by the strikers z fear
eds The city WIN probably be In darkness
Tonight. V18Gft30nlfz0 rGfWoiiof sd3l
/ dssHd River and yveafher!9rnds
afGags yehcpH 1PIfTsBuRGH, July IL.
| River twenty inches. Weather warm and
cloudy. Mercury So degrees 5r.,f a6F
ar Sam Franclsco Items. yf.,
b aofysesYaa SAN Francisco, July H.
City papers publish leading editorials,
based on telegraphic reports from the east
that the United States has purchased from
Mexico. the States of Sinola and Sonora,
| commencing the action of Seward, which
calls forth card from Jose .Gevtleri, Mex
lean Consul at this city,, officially denying
the truth of the report and pronouncipg
the statement as absurd, the Constitutional
Government of Mexico not having power
70 ALLEVIATE any portion of national terri
tory. -. - .'.-.-..r - f-,-.I', -
James H. Sills,, an alleged defanlter to
| the amount of $4,000 from the Treasury
Department of the United States branch
| mint was arrested yesterday in this city.
| "A State convention offreedom's defenders
Is g called e for August third, to meet in San
r. I .aaIIeaf at Minneapolis. Sizes
81 yslf Uol ,M1NNEAPoLIs, July II.
4 The thermometer yesterday ranged from
! 99 to 105 in the shade. There was one
sun-stroke reported. The heat is over
powering. t
~ =. 9o's .l'' BosroN, July II. |
Thomas A. Goddard, well known Iner-
chant. died last night. s9H % ''tF = t.-ts
%"tinf 3E9ii Sun-SfroIkes. s17lsa Ygt
- 9noy eiaosF el BALTIMORE July IL.
There were thirty-two snn-strokes yes-
terday, twenty-one them fatal. s
Darkness i'm Philadelphia.aog
ssal PHILADELPHIA, July H.
The supply of gas is exhausted and the
strike of the gas men still continues. The
newspaper offices have generally resorted
to candles and oil lamps A few places of
amusement are open, but will be forced to
suspend performances. Gf tgid 4rf5"
az 8sg' Struclka Rock ,sisissg
rs s. Uaa sfiaio MONTREAL, July IL.
The steamer Grecian struck rock in
Cedar Rapids last night, and was run into
sandy bog and nbeached to prevent. her
from sinking. Her passengers and bag
gage were landed safely and brought here
this morning by the steamer Ottawa. gEl5
iila taaw 0t Base Ball. sseqs rad ht8i
d
The Detroit Base Ball Club and the For
est City Base Ball Club played a match
game to-day, resulting in favor of the lat
ter by ascore Of A to IS, in 8 innings.1
Democratic Convention.
MoNTPELIER, W., July IL.
The State Democratic Convention to
nominate candidates for State officers and
two electors at large was held to-day, Hon.
Homer Wheaton, of Montpelier, presiding.
Nominations were made as follows: For
Governor, L. Edwards; Lieut.. Governor,
Morillo Noyes; Treasurer, j. H. Williams.
Resolutions were adopted approving the
nominations and platform of the National
Convention at New. York. ,,,.-l - -
Sonth Carolina Legislature.
,,T,,.s~,..-,s III COLOMBIA, s.. c., July IT., 4
In the Senate the bill providing for
homesteads, passed. The attempt is being
made to reduce the amount of official
bonds of the State treasurer, so as to enable
him to take possession of the office, the
ponds already given having been declared
ID In the House long discussion over the
contested seats of Democrats was had, and
1t is probable several will be ousted., ~,
3ss.sv A Gloomy Appearance, ,sfIas /
PHILADELPHIA, July H.,
The city presents gloomy spectacle to-
night. All that portion depending on the
city works is totally deprived of light, with
the exception OF a few candles and lamps
in store windows, The upper portion of
the city, depending on Spring Garden, and
Kingston works, are still lighted, but it is
not known how long this will last as the
gas company's employees are all acting to-
gether. .--i3if
svtsss7 4el5ig Szicide.f ,TsihIas L
nod a bNEwBURYPoRT, MASS, July IL. y.
Ada 81. Wood, seventeen years of age.
pupil of the Putnam School, committed
suicide with arsenic, in consequence of
failing to receive an expected diploma at
the examination exercises. 2f.1 is lsd9oGd
-hsdsi8 a8 5FdED Died. GdW ,.oei 3 I'd
9ay's aa. NORTHAMPTON, July II,
Rev. DIR. VIM. Allen, formerly President
of Bowdoin college, died Thursday night,
aged a. htr-as ti af1i b95s1f IS loot ~
The HeatMOre TolerabIe-Drouth
bfra Ct. .ils PHILADELPHIA, July IL.
The heat yesterday was intense. The
sun is warm to-day, but the heat is render
ed tolerable by pleasant northwestern
breeze. There has been no rain here for
some weeks, and drouth is reported
which is doing injury to the growing crops.
Sun-SfrOlkes.
Twenty-seven cases of sun-stroke were
for the twenty -four hours ending
last night, OF which twelve were fatal.
A Man Beats his Wife TO Death.
A man named Harding was arrested
down town yesterday, charged with beat
ing his wife to death during a fit of anger
or drunkenness.
- s- Navy Yard.
There are but six hundred men now at
our Navy Yard, and these are working on
eight hours time. Only two vessels are
being repaired. /. ..-t.,. ,s.
Died.
Alderman G. B Pallinger, formerly a re-
porter, died from the heat yesterday also a
brother OF DR.. Helm, editor of the German
Democrat.
Wifhdrawn.
Hon. B. Mann and Isaac Hazelhurst have
as candidates for District At
torney in this county, and Hon. Charles
Gilpin will be taken up by the Republic
cans. r1sE
The CoIIfery Strike.
Reports from the interior show that the
strike is spreading, and has reached unex-
and iron works are being closed by the
Arrival of Bremen Steamer.
EaTa BALTIMORE, July IL.
The Bremen steamer Baltimore, which
axes Minister johnson to Europe, arrived
;o.day. =.
Heat and Sun-Strokes Yesterday.
1t was excessively hot again yesterday.
There were thirteen cases of sun-stroke,
i've of which were fatal. s-ii
Death of Prominent Jurist.
Hugh Davey Evans, prominent jurist,
md writer upon law, died here yesterday,
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