Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-20


a wife and child there.
Hot Weather.
There was a heavy fall of rain here yes
terday afternoon, but it has producea no
)erceptible effect upon the weather. Their
mometer stands at 81. ~. - q
Reports from one hundred different
points in the Northwest represents the
;rops in fine condition, with promise of a Z
larger yiel1 than eve r before. f1.a 0t sgssl
ea A Libel Suit. rr -fi Il
j. E. MeDonough, of Black Crook fame,
has sued the Philadelphia Press for Sl0c,-
UO0 for libel, which consists in copying i
paragraph from the Chicago Republican,
charging McDonough with i'll treatment of
his ballet girls. {rI
Revenue Returns. 10,
The total receipts in this city from In
ternal Revenue. during the last month,
were S35O,0OO. bas ,...i ...-,--'
The Exposition
of wooden goods of Western manufacture,
60 be held on the 4th, 9TH and 9th of Au-
gust, bids fair to be great success. Over
one hundred and fifty manufacturers will
take part. .-sseg1Hl teff -rl zE-r.
Weather at Memphis.
MEMPHIS, TENN, July 10.
The mercury. ranged at from 80 to 100
to-day. There were eight deaths from eX-
cessive heat during the past twentv-four
hours, including 1t. G. Ryan, 25th United
States Infantry. H,s 31s -
Crop Prospects. @
MONTREAL, July Is.
Reports from the surrounding country
represent the grain crops as having suffer-
ed severely from drought. There are pros
poets of rain tonight. Thermometer 80.
NEW YORK NrELANGE.
Twenty-four Deaths Reported ON
ir the l5lh.
aa1lg i-7a New YORK, July 1s.
tTwenty-four deaths by the heat were re-
ported at the Coroner's Office yesterday.
This morning the wind is south, very light,
with indications of very hot day.
imprisonment of an American i'm
Nova Scotia. -.
The Halifax Citizen states that the Nova
Scotia authorities arrested, fined and inn
prisoned an American on the 4th of July,
for celebrating his national birthday there.
Meeting of Master MasOns. sal
At a Master Masons' meeting last even
ing, resolutions were passed to continue
firm against the demand of the bricklay-
ers. 1t was stated that there are 5000
bricklayers on the strike, by whose action
10000 other men are kept out of labor.
Steambost Beached.
One of the British steamboats, had to be
beached Thursday night on. her trip from
this city to Bristol, to repair detective ma
chinery. ~ e--- s,.
ROwdyisn i'm a Street Car.
A party of rowdies stopped street car
near Ninety-sixth street, on Wednesday
night, and attempted to set fire to the
dresses of the ladies, who were present in
force, returning from picnic. Two Pc
licemen appeared and the ruffians fled.
80 Charges Dismissed.
In the United States Commissioners
Court, yesterday, the charges OF the whisky
ring conspirators against Collector Bailey
were dismissed.
Robbery. 4a
John Waterman, while returning to his
home through 4th street, yesterday after
noon, was Knocked down and robbed of
one thousand dollars. The robber ran
through two or three streets and jumped
into butcher cart, in which were two ac-
completes, who Immediately drove off and
escaped. s Hs-- .sr.r as ..
Arrival of Special Messenger.
George Hubbard. special messenger from
Port au Prince, with dispatches from Min
lister Hollister, has arrived at Washington.
Death of an Ex-Governor.
Hon. Samuel Wells, formerly Governor
of Maine, died in Boston on Thursday. He
was brother of the late John S. Wells, for
merly United States Senator from New
Hampshire, and also of eX-Gov. Wells, of
| Illinois. -t-
Contracts by Lourneymen Brick
At meeting of journeymen bricklayers
last evening, it was announced that con-
tracts for eight large buildings had been
concluded, and that negotiations were be-
ing made for several more, to be built upon
the cooperative plan. f af-. E-.s... 81
Mortality Report. -f
The deaths for the week were 1142, of
which more than so per cent. were from
sun stroke and diarrh9a. Infants have suf-i
fered terribly from the latter. but the ex
act number is not ascertained. The in
crease in the total over last week is SIS.
The weather to-day is fine. The ther-
mometer reached only Sc. There were,
however, quite a number of sun strokes,
but few compared with those of the earlier
part of the week. ts ffs. .l--.
| A Breeze.
The delightful breeze of the past twenty
four hours has cooled the atmosphere.
Publication.
Chloride of lime has been placed in our
dirtiest cutters, and it is hoped that this
will have good effect upon the popular
health. -
The N1asons' and Bricklayers'
| Strike. a--
The masons and bricklayers continue
their strike, and it is probable that they
will fight it out all summer.
Discharge of Collector Bailey.
Collector Bailey has been discharged and
several of his prosecutors have been placed
in limbo. z5
Funeral of n Prominent Merchants
Van Brogh Livingston, a prominent mer-
chant, was buried here to-day.
Railway Stock Suits.
The railway stock suits continue to at
: tract the attention of our Courts by means
of applications for authority to act in sales
; and transfers.
!. FOREIGN NEWS.