Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-08

after the nomination of FIVE electors and
unanimously endorsing the platform of
the Chicago Convention.
4 Gen: o. II. Lagrange and John b. FELTON,
lare delegates at large.
The ship Louise Downs was wrecked
July seventeenth, $50 miles north OF Sitka.
The vessel is a total loss. She had a cargo
LOT valuable skins aboard. s,e rsss,1 rgfs +
" 81 Burglar Shot. EfsrfI
81 .NG ~ PHILADRLPHfA,s sAug. 4
Night before last burglars attempted to
lenter a house in, the western part of the
fcity, but were frightened ofby a'boy aged
IL. who got gun and threatened to shoot
them. Last night the boy was on watch
and the, men returned and made another
attempt to enter. The boy fired and killed
one Of them, named Sweeney, blowing his
liver entirely opsof bis body INtIC /
Nomfnations.
| .,E....S ST. LOUIS, Aug.7. !
The following nominations for Judge of
the Supreme Court were made by the
Democratic Cohvention this morning: E.
A. Lewis. Wash Adams, E. Fl. Norton.
Adjourned 9iEg29E
Indian Outrages.
I53 ,a98ni5 SAN Francisco, Aug.7. /
Late Arizona intelligence says Indian
tontrages are numerous. 1t Is confidently
asserted that depredations were COM
menced by the sayages drawing ratiOns
from Fort Goodwin. Good Indian indigna-
tiOn1 Is. expressed at othe policy pursued at
that port. The Indians made a raid on
Corral fort, killed one man and captured'a a
woman and two children near Tuscan.
Troops from different forts are out in pur-
suit of the savages.
D-mocrafIc NominatIons.
r STHIEIss SANDUsKT, o., Aug!7..'
The Democratic Convention, at Monroe
Vile to-day nominated Hon. Warren p
Noble. of Tiffin, as candidate for Congress-
from the 9th Ohio District. zs.w
- Escaped.
.1bOoO 2ofECNeINNATI, August y
Charles Davis, alias VIM. Deaving, one
of the party who robbed the Adams Ex-
press Company at Seymour, Indiana, es-
capped from jail at that place this morning
A reward OF $500 Is offered for him by the
Adams Express Company.
Mr.. Thomas F., Page, President, Of, the
Third National Bank, a prominent citizen
of this place, died to-day. ~ ~''-' -
| .s5.,G Saratoga Races.
| SARATOGA, Aug.7.
fair and the attendance full. The first race
was dash of 1 Il miles, for three year olds,
| purse $500, and was won by Sundown,
| who led throughout. The betting at first
was even on VauXhall against the field.
The horses came home in the following or
der: Shutdown. Boaster, only q neck be-
hind; VauXhall, Tapped with Boaster; Liz
tering time 2:45.s q
The second race was for the Saratoga
stakes, $50 entrance, $1,000 added, three
| quarters of mile for two ears ofds.. This
was very exciting race, and resulted in a
dead heat between the Morris filly, by
| imported Eclipse, dam by Slasher. and Nc
Daniels fifly, by Oakland out of LEISURE.
by Red Eye. Time 1:1914. In the second
| heat McDaniels' filly, by Oakland, led
throughout in 1:2l34.-
/ The third race was sweepstakes $50; en-
trance $500, added for all ages, to carry 100
\ pounds two and a half miles, won by d.
McDaniels b. h. Red Dick. which led al
most from theTstart, in 4:59A,rTT9
\ Reorgaufzatfon. -
ALBANY, August7.
Mechahics and Farmers Back of this
withdrawn from the National Bank system
! and reorganized as a State Bank.
/ The Asiatic Squadron.
lZVY9H99IGYSAN FRANcIsco, Aug. 74
/ The q. s. ship Onward, for Yokahama,
u
officers of the Asiaties squadron, among
whom is Lieutenant Com mander Fife, late
commander o.. .Ashuelot. He reports the
Asiatic Squadron as follows; Idaho. lying
| at Nagasaki, under orders for the China
coast; Aristook. on the way for Amoor; Ida,
expected from Osaca; froquois, under or
ders for the same port; Ashultah, sailed
for China about June 20, from sNagaski i;
Cuyhoga, Pawtueket,o oMonocacy, Maumees
Piscataqua, at Yokohama; ram Stonewall
still under American colors, not delivered
] to the Jspafiese Government. Ss "
The date of the sailing of the Onward
was July 5th.
1 Drowned.
,.'.l,., go H. ''''''''' PITrsBURGH, Angust7.
/; A distressing case of drowning occurred
yesterday, afternoon. A little girl named
l Mary ,Eut, aged six years, was, playing on
| a raft and went too near the outer edge,
lost her balance and fell off. Her screams
attracted the attention-ef persons in the vi
cinity, but before they could reach her she
'MS@ " etsFsse scy Kai,i. n In. raasMs.M4AT
In Sgssa sSansy fsT ss dsEs aS hoy
| under the following circumstances The
father was cruelty beating his son, when
/ the mother interfered. Upon this Thomas
seized his wife by the throat and choked
her. The instant his mother was attacked
the boy drew a knife from his pocket, with
which he stabbed his father in the abdo-
men several times, cutting his intestines
not been arrested Rhe neighbors generally
look upon the action as jdsttfiable.
/ Spoke Factory Burned.
! IN q isn7PHHA ADELPH1A, Ahg. 7.q
Bushby & Co.'s spoke factory was de-
49, 1, . Il, flxg
/ one of the largestestablish in the up
/ perpart of the 1cityf and nearly one hun :
dred hands were employed. The loss will
I reach7$50, ,000.ry- g zer
Lady Ktlied by Raflroad Train
/ Deborah Davis, an old lady, was killed
Yesterday, near Camden, by an outgoing
New York train. yEb-e5sf
Fire i'm Camden.
A fire destroyed a row of negro frame
shanties iuC Camden, yesterday, causing a
I loss of 500, upon which there was a trifiing
insurance.. k.i}g4htf ,fF0fha
( George Zimmerman. a single man, and
{ extensive tobaeconist up town, committed
J suicide yesterday afternoon, by shooting
/ himself through the head. = Iv
Boy Burglars.
( Two boys here recently broke open a
store and blew open safe, from which
\ they took $4,000 in counterfeit notes
\ the collection of years. They supposed
the notes good, and were arrested in at
tempting to pass them.
| PITTsFIELD, August T.
| The American Institution of Instructions
closed its sessions to-day. The President
of Cornell University and Wilson, of Ha-
bart College, delivered addresses. John
Kneeland, of Boston, was elected President
for the ensuing year. Re
| 80 Yellow Fever.