Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-17
NEW YORK MELANGE.
Startling Mortality from the Ex-
cessive Heat.

NEW YORK, July 16.,
The number of pt rsons reported as hay-
ing been Frustrated by the heat, during
the past twenty-four hours, in this city,
Brooklyn and Jersey City, exceeds one
hundred. Over fifty cases of these have
proved fatal. DR.. Harris, registrator of
vital statistics of the Board of Health,
makes the startling announcement that two
hundred and fifty deaths are known to
have resulted from the exclusive heat of
the past three days within the metropolis
district.
Yacht Race.
! The great match race between TIE
schooner yachts Eva and Maggie, took
place yesterday. After quite a spirited
contest the Eva won the race. passing the
home stake boat 81 min. and 15 sec. in ad-
vance of her competitor
L Tat4 Sentenced. -
James Dwyre and Patrick Purcell, who
beat Patrick Murphy to death with stones,
last March, while he was walking with his
wife, were sentenced, in the Brooklyn
Court of Sessions, yesterday, to two wears
in the Penitentiary. lS
Cotton Warehouse Burned,
Olmstead's cotton storage warehouse on
Washington street was burned this morn
ing. In contained l,500 bales of cotton.
The loss is $4,000.
Meeting of NIasons.
The boss masons had their regular meet
ing yesterday, and reports from different
members show that they continue firm in
their determination not to yield, and more
of the builders are daily joining them. iy
Anson BurIinSame. 5 E-----,
Hon. Anson Burlingame arrived here on
Tuesday and remained at Westminster
Hotel till last night, when he went to
Massachusetts. He will charter steamer
to convey the Chinese Embassy to Europe,
where he will accompany them after the
ratification of the treaty at Washington.
q. l,-..i-,-- Arrived. ..--.f
The steamships Virginia, from Liverpool,
Coco, from London, and Smidt, from Bre-
men, have arrived. i@fstiesf
9 The Heated Term. f
The heated term continues. The ther-
mometer to-day reached 90 deg. The cases
of prostration from heat are still fearful.
Yesterday there were above 100 cases, and
to-day as many more, the deaths averaging
about so per cent. The total mortality of
the city from Sunday to Thursday inclu-
sive, is TAI, including 81 certified by Coro-
ners. Among the deaths from sunstroke
to-day was DR.. w. T. G. Norton, of Bos-
ton. the discoverer of ether.
In Brooklyn, yesterday, there were "a
cases of prostration from heat, including
deaths. 81 r-s tf h-.-+Tef
Importation of Thorough-Rred
Horses. fs;s. s.E.s =
The French steamer Europe brings IL
thorough bred horses from the northwest
of France, imported for breeding draft
horses. Three go to Marion county, Ohio.
Eleven more are coming in the next French
steamer, six of which go to Ohio.
m
Several political meetings have been
postponed on account of the weather. =
The Forgerfes of White and Hoyf--
Panic TherefrOm, SC. 81
The amount of the forgeries by White
and Hoyt on Western railroad securities
amounts to less than quarter OF a million.
The losses by panic and depreciation in
consequence, is over ten millions. Neither
of the rascals have been arrested, and it is
believed they both have escaped to South
America with at least one hundred thous-
and in gold.
Erie Controversy Settled-Terms.
1t is understood that the Erie contro-
versy has been finally settled on these
terms: Daniel Drew's loan has been paid.
He is allowed to keep his hypothecated
stock at 20, and as he had it at ten per cent.
less, the operation will put nearly five hum
dred thousand into the company's exche-
quer. Drew ceases to be director, and it
is understood that he has ceased to be a
stockholder. Vanderbilt sells the company
fifty million dollars worth of the new stock
about the average of tie sales of the con-
vertible bonds which are to be retired and
Cancelled. There are other arrangements
and stipulations, but these are understood
to be the more important features.
A Case of Cholera-TataI.
A fatal case of Asiatic cholera occurred
here yesterday afternoon. The victim was
a clerk in store up town. 1ast ~