Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-12-08
Further from The .Steamboat Dis-
aster.

| CINCINNATI, Dec. z.
Details of the collision between the
America and United States are coming in
slowly. The indications are that both boats
were at'the time of the collision headed
| toward the Indiana shore. The General
LYtle arrived last night with a few of the
survivors. M. Hall, of Evansville, was
among the saved on the United States.
The charred remains of eight bodies, sup
posed to be females, have been rescued
from the United States. None of them
could be recognized. Mr.. Bigely, of Pitts
been lost, is safe. George w. Fahnestock
and daughter, of Philadelphia, were lost
on the United States. Mr.. Fisher, of Pa,
passenger on the United States, is burnt
badly about the face and hands. Mr.. Cum
ningham, of Allegheny City, Pa, on the
same, is in the hospital in this city, badly
burnt on the hands, feet and right side OF
the face. lad l5years old, enroute from
| Rhode Island to Memphis, was slightly
burnt. Mr.. Taylor, Clerk of the America,
visited all the wounded i'm this city yester-
day, administering to their relief. ia
Habeas COrpus Cnselat RIchmond.
RICHMOND, Dec. z.
the United States District Court, Judge
Underwood presiding, in the habeas corpus
case of Cesar Griffin, convicted in Judge
man, and sentenced to the penitentfary, tn .
prisoners counsel pleaded the illegality OF
| Grifiin's conviction on the ground that
Judge Sheffries was ineligible under the
| l4th amendments, and was-therefore, no
Judge at all. Judge Underwood gave his
opinion sustaining the ground taken by the
| petitioner aud discharged the prisoner.
The counsel for respondent appealed from
the District Judge to the Circuit Court.
Chief Justice Chase will be on the bench.
The prisoner will be bailed to appear be-
| fore the Circuit Court. This decision, if
| confirmed, upsets itwo-thirds of the legal
decisions, both criminal and civil, that have
been made in Virginia since the war. -.
Republican, Meeting in Augusta,
Georgia.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Nov.6.
A Republican meeting wasFheld in the
City Hall last night, which was addressed
by j. <. Bryant, formerly of Maine, but
now a member of the Georgia Legis
| fact that Georgia was again in the Union
and entitled to all the rights and privileges
of any other State. He said the Repu blican
party was defeated honestly and fairly in
the late municipal election. Resolutions
were passed pledging anew their fealty to
the Republican party and opposing further
Congressional interference in the affairs of
Georgia, which State is entitled to all the
rights of Federal State in the Union.
Gen. Cole Acquitted. s..-
-s7 ALBANY, Dec. z.
General George w. Cole has been ac-
quilted of the charge of murder In killing
| l.. Ii. Hiscock for the seduction of his wife.
The jury stated that they found the pris-
oner to be sane at the moment before and
moment after killing, but were in doubt as
to his sanity on the instant of the homi-
eide. The Judge said they must give the
prisoner the benefit of the doubt, and thus
instructed they rendered a verdict of ac-
quittal.
Lost ON the United States. ...
CONCORD, N. H., Dec. 6.
George Hutchins and wife, of this city,
were among the lost on the steamer United
States