Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-09
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men entered the town OF versailles, Ken
lucky, last Sunday, firing upon number
of negroes. The Inhabitants of the town
soon organized and returned the fire. The
assailants were driven off, losing two OF
their number by captureand had several
wounded, none seriously.
Negroes Assault a Mill.
Christmas Mill, three miles from the city.
has been Onone or two occasions, surround
ed by armed negroes with the evident in
tentlon of taking forcible possession of it.
The employees OF the mill opened fire upon
the negroes, driving them off and wound
ing one in the heel.
A servant girl, living on the Salt River
road, was dragged from her home few
nights since, by a body Of ten men, and
stripped and tarred. ~ Hs As&sessfE
River News.
PITTsBURG, Sept. s..
River three feet ten inches and rising
slowly Weather clear. Mercury 7S deg
Personal.
- ST, LOUIS, Sept. s.
"A Denver dispatch says Professor Agas-
siz, Senator Conklin and party reached
there safely yesterday and will remain
Schuyler Colfax and party were. to leave
for Cheyenne with a military escort.
| .s.- INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. .,
Yesterday man named Hartley, living
near Lebanon, was engaged in chopping
down a tree, which fell upon him and
killed him instantly. He leaves family.
Politics. ,2SsISRE "
BUFFALO, Sept. 8.
Hon. John T. Hoffman arrived this af-
ternoon to open the political campaign at
the Democratic ratification meeting to-
nj 10 dod fn no of hQ
the crowds at every station on the Erie
road between New York and Buffalo.
| The Democrats of this Congressional Dis
trict will nominate Isaac "A. Yerplanck,
tor Congress.
Nominated.
| ,s1S5 75Dgls~ NEWARK, N. J., Sept. 8.
Philip Rufferty was nominated for Con-
gress by the Fourth District Democratic
Convention, at Morristown.
Nominated.
| READING, PA, Sept. 8.
The Berks county Democratic Conven-
ton to-day nominated tor Congress Hon.
j. Lawrence Cats.
| Y. N. @. A.
| AUBURN. N. Y. Sept. 8.
The third annual State Convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association, organ
lied here this afternoon.
| Georgia.
| ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. s.
The Senate to-day passed the homestead
bill. 1t exempts personal property to the
extent of $1,000 in gold. The Judiciary
committee reported in favor OF removing
the Capital back to Miiledgeyille.
| Election of Officers.
| CINCINNATI, Sept. s.
The Chamber of Commerce held their
annual election to-day for officers for the
ensuing year. John A. Gano was elected
President; Vice Presidents, j. Fl. French,
VIM. Henry Davis, Florence Marquet. II
Shaffer, Treasurer, and Geo. Mclaughlin,
Secretary.
Discovery.
| DETROIT, Sept. s.
Professor Watson, of the Detroit Obser-
vatory, announces the discovery of another
minor planet, hitherto unknown. 1t shines
like star of the tenth magnitude. At
O'Clock this morning it was situated as fol-
lows: Right ascension 5 degrees and As
minutes; declination 3 degrees and 40 min
utes south. Its apparent daily motion is
40 seconds of time retrograde in right as
cension, and minutes south in declination
| CHICAGO, Sept. s.
| Cholked.
| Two boys named John Stating and Jos.
Wilder, got into quarrel yesterday after
noon, and the former was choked to death
by his antagonist.
| Boy Killed.
| Another boy named Charles Welsh, liv-
ing in the suburbs of the city, was sent to
Whisky Point on an old horse, and was
killed on the road in singular manner
The horse, struck with death, fell, covering
the boy in his dying struggle, and smother
ing him to DEATH Both were fonnd in this
condition by some laborers.
| Report.
| The number of deathss during August
was 9l3, an increase of 247 over the same
month last year, and SO more than in July
of this year. Iba bsgzsssgs5s,.
| DiOn-McDevitt.
Joseph Dion, of Montreal, arrived to-day
| to practice for his forthcoming match with
McDevitt. McDevitt has been. making
some unprecedented runs In his practice,
and his friends are exceedingly sanguine
that he will again vanquish the Canadian
champlon.zas szE5F1E ~ - SO seS
Wisconsin Hops.
| Reports from the hop district of Wiscon-
sin indicate very moderate yield. Pick
ers are only making third part of the
wages anticipated.
Il
| TRENTON, Nj, Sept s.
DIR. John Woolverton was to-day elected
Grand Commander of the Masons of New
jersey.
i The Turf. SFsszs-
/ SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Sept. s.
| The fall meeting of the Springfield Club
opened successfully. Several trotting ra-
ces occurred, the best time being 2:341s
The running race, mile and a quarter, was
won by McDaniels filley, Lizzie Rogers
time 2.l61. Gilman was second, close up
| Frighiful Murder.
| PHILADELPHIA, Sept. s.
| A frightful murder has just came to li9 ht
On Sunday evening last, Mary Marmian,
aged six years, residing with her parents
in the northern part of the city, while sit-
ting in front of the house with her mother,
was accosted by strange man, who asked
the direction of certain street. The mother
sent the child to show him, as it was only
| a few steps off, and the little girl has not
been seen or heard of since till to-day,
when she was found in brick pond, out
ragged, with an arm dislocated and several
cuts on her body. There is no clue yet OF
the murder.
NEW YORK MELANGE.
.s.'s Arrived.