Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-18
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GENERAL NEWS.

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GENERAL NEWS.
Z GOLD closed in New York yesterday at
14l%.
The Ohio river bridge, at Louisville, will
be finished in 1859; twill cost 81 100000,
be ninety-five above high water, and be one
mile long.
YALE COLLEGE has had "a Strongs among
her graduates; Harvard has had 81 gradu-
name of Adams.
The bellows of the organ in the London
st. Paalb burst during divine service. and
the congregation was Immediately struck
with Fenian panic.
FORTY or fifty ladies OF Burrillville, r.
L, the other night, wincd, had sleigh ride
ito Woonsocket, dined, and paid their bills,
entirely unattended by gentlemen.
The Burlington Sentinel says the names of
Rev. Drs. Balch, of Montreal, and Hawley,
OF Connecticut, are mentioned in connec-
etfon with the Bishopric of Vermont.
IT is said that descendant of Luther, the
Great Reformer, is now living in Hagers-
town, Maryland. He is one of the eighth
generation, in regular descent from his ia
nous ancestor. AA
A FARMER, named E. w. Dixon, Pittsyl-
vania county, Virginia, was reduced to beg
gary few nights since by being robbed OF
SsOOO-the amount received from the sale of
his farm but one day previous.
The, Circuit Court of Richmond, Va, has
deciJed that the attachment of Claflin q
Co., of New. York, for $4S,000, on which
Steinbrock g Co., were closed, was not
made on sufficient cause, and should be
abated.
ss A WASHINGTON dispatch says: Some
one asked Thad. Stevens, this afternoon,
what he thought of General Grant now !?
His reply was, sHe is bolder man than 1
Thought him we will let him into the
church now"
THE State Senate of Iowa has received,
referred, and ordered to be printed, bill
for IAN act to establish State Police"
The bill proposes that the Governor shall
appoint in each district leach Legislative
District probably three policemen, with
authority to make arrests without war
rant.'
The New York World is informed that
young Iturbide is not Papal Zouave, for
the sufficient reason that he is but six
years old. He is living at the New York
Hotel, Here isa . rquestion of veracity"
between the World and the Atlantic cable;
Experience of the cable makes US incline
ss,,t - o.y<7s. efafov,avt II aft.fers4 sar
The following prices are paid for labor
in Austin, Nevada: Ordinary labor, 50 80
day, or $50 and found per month skillfnl
sinners, 81 to So per day carpenters, % to
81 per day; wood in quantities, to mills,
&C., Sc per cord flour, II cents per pound I;
bacon, 80 cents; good board per week, $40 I;
poor poard, Sc.
= FLAKE's Galveston Bulletin says: "Our
military people seem to regard Texas as
the Cinderella of the national household" !"
eIr complains that Texas remained nine
months longer under martial law than the
other Southern States that it was left out
of the distribution OF the Peabody fund, and
that General Hancock now issues rations
for Louisiana, but none for Texas.
A HORSE mart is about to be established
in New York upon the plan of the famous
LONDON establishments known as the Tat
tersals." Like that, it will be the general
dep IT where turfmen, "sports," jockeys
.bo ,k' and betting men, and all mankind
generally who are '' horsey will meet Oh
comm IN ground, discuss races make up
'.books" for races, sell and solicit sales, &c
STATE NEWS.
The Athens Messenger says: A littl.
daughter of Jacob. Weir, OF this vicinity
recently cut off two Uf the fingers of her
left hand, while playing with an axe.
The D ela,oare Herald says: On Tuesday
afternoon last while Mr.. Shindollar ant
Reuben Breyfogle were hauling load o.
hay up steep hill, the road being quite
icy and the horses smooth shod, one of then
slipped and fell, when the wagon run back
of the bank, jerking one horse clean ou
of the harness and throwing him clear ovel
The wagon, hay, and ALL. The other horst
was thrown among some logs breaking on,
sof:his legs, and then with another whir
he was thrown upon his head, breaking hi
neck. The team was owned by Mr.. Shin
dollar, who.is poor man, and, the killing
of this horse breaks him up. The acciden
occurred three miles Southeast of town.
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..o,., .,,a M. vsrnon ond Rel,efontsine ma
- s,;st stss -. tfss.itizsns of tbose fovns ar
f,d;nc - es,inos . nd taxing stems 70 secur
~ aassana - : contsm ,ie nIa ted new railroa,
.hsa,'rh tha;r towns The road is IN h
-nn 60. p;ttshnro sto some connect;n
u. ~ ~ :. .ha - 80 ed ;s - he huilt in th
;m,arss.. - - 81 M tho psnnsv,van;a Central Rail