Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-27
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South Caroiina Geyernmena.

south Caroiina Goyernmen3s
-NEw YORK, July 25.
b The Herald's Columbia, South sCaroiina.
letter depicts the effects OF the new Gov,
ernme1t upon the prospects Of the State In
general The policy OF Governor Scott is
represented to be liberal and conservative.
and the Assembly, being composed mainly
OF the poorer classes. appears. willing to
Iavor any State improvements which, will
give laborers work. The native eolored
members have snubbed the northern mem-
oers, and have determined hereafter to pnt
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More Adams Express Robbers Ar.
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The remainder of the party who at
tempted to rob the Adams Express Com
tSparks,J Ohm Moore and Henry Jewe ], were
] OF property at Ellicott city are as fol.
arrested in, Coles county, Illinois, yester-
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PAINEsvILLE, O., July 25...
The whole business, portion Of Chardon,
o., has beenburned. The Court House and
the whole west side to the hotel was de-
stroyed, supposed to have been set on fire
by some one not known. ,efseil5t.. e5.,.,A
.tGsaE NH Il Fire.
l.a. - Hra7sTsY , hgos CHICAGO, July 25.
Graham's pork packing establishment at
Quincy was destroyed by fire yesterday.
Loss $15,000 80 -.-...-....--.-.-....--. tdaie7T
Heavy Losses from the Flood az
.,sssA .sIg1s baltimore.
The losses by the flood YESTERDAY will
foot up several million dollars. The tol-
lowing firms are among the sufferers:
Heald g. Cos tannery, $40 600; Denmeads e
Sons, machine shop, $4,000; Armstrong &
Co, soap and candle factory, partially de-
stroyed; Woods, Weeks &'Co., sugar re-
finery, $4,000; Fisher Brothers, importers.
about $40, 900 in sugar and molasses; Bent
ley q Co.'S iron foundry gave way and the
west wall fell causing heavy loss. Many
private houses are more Or less damaged:
also Worffeld and Co.'s Monument Flour
Mills. A large quantity of sugar and mo-
lasses on the docks was washed away and
destroye A humber of wharves were
partially washed away, involving heavy
damage, and number of streets are badly
damaged, being washed in deep gullies
by the eurrefit:E Nine bridges over Jones
falls on different streets, was swept away.
AT Ellicott's city the destruction of life
and proverty is great Thirty houses were
swept away, some containing whole fami-
lies, who were carried with the current
and drowned. Several bodies have been
recovered to-day at and near the Relay
pany at BrOwnstown, on the 10th, Frank
honse, about eight miles below. The losses
lows: Gambrells lower Patepsco -four mill
was entirely swept away, and the upper
mill partially destroyed. The Granite cotton
mill of Benjamin Defofd, some OF the walls
Of which were twenty feet thick, and
which cost 100000, is q total ruin. Gray's
large cotton factory was also considerably
damaged, The Union cotton mills, half
mile above Ellicott city, was badly dam
aged and much cotton n1ost. The stores of
George G. Bradley and Joseph HI. Lieshaw,
with all their goods, were swept away.
Several days must elapse before an ae-
curate estimate of the loss can be made
The loss OF life in Baltimore city is not
| positively known to exceed four, only that
number OF bodies being yet found. There
Is no doubt that some were swept into the
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Three More Express Robbers
1GE Hung by n Mob. er.t.
CINCINNATI, July 26.
Sparks, Moore and Jewell, the Adams
Express robbers, arrested at Mattoon, Coles
county, Illinois, on Friday, arrived at Sey-
mour, Indiana, at half-past ten O'Clock last
night, and soon after lett in a wagon, with
guard, for Brownstown, to be delivered to
the Sheriff of Jackson county.
when near the vicinity where Clifton,
Elliott and Roseberry were hung the
wagon was suddenly surrounded by about
150 armed men, all masked. The guard
was oyerpowered and the prisoners taken
out and hnng. AT last accounts they were
still hanging on the same tree where the
others were hung. -
Previous to hangi pg the prisoners were
questioned as to the numerous robberies
which have occurred in jackson county,
but with the exception of an acknowledge
ment of small Adepredations nothing was