Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-14
Murder and Attempted % g ruieIde II. d.

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William WooIey shot HI. Fleming, near
Long Branch, on Monday, and then, par
| TALLY cut his own throat. Repenting OF
the latter proceeding, he returned TO the
house where he. had committed the murder
and was arrested Wooley had been abusips .
Fleming wife, with whom he had been on
intimate terms, when Fleming expostula-
ted; whereupon Wooley shot him, nearly
blowing the latter's stomach out, with, q
shotgun. - I
Shot. -
DR.. Battle shot man named Semmons,
at Cozen's Hotel, First Point, on Sunday.
An unknown man, yesterday, while fir
ing revolver into some logs on Stanton
street, shot little girl named Mary TIER
ney. She died shortly after. ..g3
10 xet Laio3g Fraud. sl 10 .rs3y
M. e. Ludgerton, a merchant of Chicago,
arrived. here last night in charge of. a de.
this city out of $1,000. He ATTEMPTED TO
escape on the route.sr aG.i 81 - n'fui :
70 ilJH 80 .IC Crop Reports. J5s *
; Reports of crops by telegraph from all
parts OF the country are on the whole quite
cheering. -
The wheat crop is larger than last year
in West Virginia, Ohio, Missouri,
Kansas. Utah, Colorado, Montana, Illinois,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York.
PENNSYLVANIA, New Jersey, Maine, Massa-
Connecticut ard New Hampshire,
and the quality is regarded as excellent.
In Georgia, South Carolina and Texas the
reports are not so good, the yield being in
different. In Louisiana, Arkansas, Ken
lucky. Mississippi, Maryland, South west
ern Virginia, central Tennessee North
Carolina, Delaware and Vermont the crops
have been an average one. ~
The corn crop is very large and the quail
ity remarkably good. The yield this year
will be fully one-third more than last
This is especially in Southern States. list I
ginia, Missouri, Kansas, Ohio, Nebraska,
Iowa. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont,
New York and Illinois the yield is large
while in Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia,
Florida, South Carolina and other Southern
States it will not be more than an average
Rains lately injured the crops in New Jer. .
sey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland
and Maine. ID 3H's d ialll -. .eI1i14
: The barley crop will be an average one.
aHayEy-More than an average crop cannot
he realized in Pennsylvania, New York,
Ohio, New Jersey, Delaware and Mary
land. The yield is very large and excel
cotton-Fully s an average yield ex-
|, Sugar promises well, but very little
planted. ".tzig nov n
Fruits are almost total failure, especi-
ally in, the middle States. The peach crop
will not be half what it was last year in the
extreme South. 1t looks better in New
York. Apples look better anywhere else.
Potatoss-The crop is generally large
A heavy mildew and lice have killed the
crops in Pennsylvania. E'l 9iii'7 - iIft 7
lsiGiW eGt 1n Drowned. z noih Ell ,
George Anderson, of Haddenfield, New
Jersey, was drowned at Atlantic City yes
.erday, while bathing at the place where
TWO little girls were drowned, some weeks
since.,i 4 = 10 it}43.lE 5fLl E'l
Arrived.
The steamship Helvetia, from Liverpool,
mas arrived. ~ - s ~
Dismissed.
Judge Barnard yesterday dismissed the
suit OF preferred stockholder to restrain
cash dividend, and the latter will be ac-
,ordingly duly paid.
Expelled.
Mr.. Strong, who recently. disappeared
after having drawn his bank account of
ifty-six Thousand dollars, was yesterday
expelled from the open board of brokers, Of
which he had been member.
Workingmen's Resolution.
At meeting of workingmen last night
,he following resolution was adopted
ResOLUed, That in reducing the wages of
government employees, General Schofield,
secretary of War, has not proved himself
friend to the workingman, and that if his
economy is to be the order of the day, it
should commence with the Generals before
t comes down to the privates.
u IL The Cattle Disease.
There are no further DEVELOPMENTS of
disease among the cattle received at Hud-
son City, and it is believed the only cases
ally disposed of by slaughtering. .ar
The McCooIe- COburn Stakes.
Mr.. Queen, the stakeholder, to-day de-
,lared the McCoole-Cob fight draw,
md handed the latter, who was present, his
half of the stakes.
Cooperation.
The officers of the Citizens Association
rave addressed letter to the Governor of
suggesting that an agent be
<ept in this city to cooperate with the
of Charities and Correction
in sending able bodied laborers to Wiscon-
lin. 1t is intimated that thirty or forty
emigrants could be sent annually
20 that State who could not otherwise find
heir way there.
The Weather.
The weather is cool and breezy again to-
lay. Prof Thatcher assures us that we are
% have no more heated terms.
The Bricklayers Sustained.
The Trades Union mass meeting last
hight adopted resolution in favor of sus-
aiming the bricklayers in their strike for
light hours work. AZ ga " ~
The Cattle Fever.
Reports from Communipaw cattle pens
o-day show that the Spanish or Texas fe-
7er is not increasing. There is no panic
evident, and the spread of the epidemic has
'een thoroughly prevented by the SANITARY
officials.
yellow Fever. -
There have been no new cases of yellow
ever at quarantine since Sunday, and
hose under treatment are doing well.
Booths New Theater
Will not be ready. to open before the first of
he year.
Democratic State. Convention.
The Democratic State Central Com nit
7ention. which. will meet about the first of
September and nominate Hoffman tor Gov
srnor.
The Registry - Greeley Declines.
Horace Greeley has declined the position
If Register of the city, but has advised the
appointment of another prominent citizen
VINO will give the emoluments of the office,
% Mrs. Halpine.
French Atlantic Cable.
Subscription books for stock in the
French Atlantic cable will be opened here
leXt Monday. ss.'z--.--ss
IFF VITO
FOREIGN NEWS.