Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-11
GEORGE H. PENDLET0N.
News of the Day.
GENERAL NEWS

News of the Day.
FfES GENERAL NEWS.
Z GoLD closed in New York yesterday at
1895.
THERE are forty postmistresses in Ala
Dana. ssfs'rv S .feE 9
Divorces are granted for drunkenness
In Maine.
sNoor is the name of the Mayor of Salt
Lake City. .ga m y y aS .YaE
SCARLET FEVER is epidemic in Brooklyn,
New York.
A MALE modiste is. employed in dress
making establishment in Boston.
THERE were five thousand deaths from
cholera at Buenos Ayres in forty days.
BAYARD TAYLOR says that only one meer-
schaum in ten made in Germany is genu-
ine. l,.i.as sis,sasst
A CHINAMAN in California fattens rats
for the tables OF his Epicurean country
men. el
GREAT complaint of the scarcity of
water is made in southern New Hamp-
shire. -snT ,r-
The street railroads in Portland, Maine,
have reduced their fares from six to five
cents.
A NUMBER of the Catholic Bishops
have warned their flocks against round
Dances"
THREE men were killed and one mortal
To- uuouudo.1 IN xub;oLv ~ IN, CIa;ho,,o
county, Tenn, on Monday.
A LETTER was dropped in the Chicago
postoffice recently, addressed to "Mr. Cold
facts, the Senator of Congress-"
AN insane woman in Hartford, Conn,
recently, jumped from her window
to the ground, twenty-five feet, but re-
ceived no injury. 6of
DR.. CARNocHAN, the New York Surgeon,
has been seriously ill from poisoned
wound, received during an operation, but
is now recovering.
The estate of Elias Howe, Jr., of Bridge
port, the great sewing machine inventor, is
represented insolvent. Hewas reputed to
be worth over $1,O00,0OO.
The Baltimore Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, and the Bal
~timore Conference of the same Church,
North, are in session in that city. .af
The chess champion of the world, Paul
Murphy, has emerged from his retirement.
He played, 10 Paris, four games with Mr..
Steinitz, losing one and drawing three.
Mrs. MARTIN (Helen Faucit, the ac-
tress), recently left Osborne, and Queen
Victoria, as q memento of her visit, pre-
sented her with magnificent diamond
AID ruby bracelet.
SATURDAY, last, February 29th, was the
birthday anniversary of General Wool. He
was born on the 10Th of February, 1884,
and although. the veteran of three wars,
has lived to see his 84th year.
A Mrs. SARAH RANDALL, who died lately
in England, had been a servent in the
household of George Third, George Fourth,
William Fourth, and Queen Adelaide. In
her old age she was taken care of by Queen
Victoria.
AuBER, the musical composer, has in his
possession, neatly bound, the original of all
his compositions. He; always stipulates
with his publishers that his autograph
copy shall be returned to him.
TIMM THoDE, peasantof Schleswig- Hol-
stein, in Germany, % years of age, recently
murdered his whole household, his father
and mother, four brothers, sister, and a
maid servent. He has been sentenced to
death, having confessed his crime without
sign of repentance. He listened to the
sentance with. perfect composure.
FATHER ,HENEssY, Catholic priest,
claiming to belong to the French Legation
at Washington, was brought into st.
Louis police court, on Wednesday, as Wit
ness, when he refused to be sworn, DENYING
the right of the court to require his attend
ance except as a violator of the law. He
was finally permitted to testify without
taking an oath. 4' UAtN 81
A TEMPERANCE lecturer in New England;
Rev. D. G. Babcock, recently stated that
forty years ago there were twelve millions
of people in this country, and about three
hundred thousand habitual drunkards,
while at this time there are thirty-six mill
Hons of Inhabitants, and about six hundred
thousand drunkards, showing relative
decrease of intemporance.
STATE NEWS.
The Csrczeuille Union says: Some of our
citizens are agitating the question in re-
gard to constructing a railroad from Cir
cleville to Columbus. Let US have it by all
means. -. 80 ~
THE Ripley Bee says A lunatic by the
name es Young was badly burned in the
West Union Jail on Monday. No one knew
how he caught fire. When discovered he
was standing looking through the iron
grate.' with his clothes in flames. His side
was burned nearly to crisp.
THE Belmont Chronicle says: A small
child of Mr.. Joseph West. of Bridgeport,
was given large dose of morphine, which
killed it In few hours. A small calomel
powder prescribed for the child, was laid
on the mantel piece, near some morphine
powders, prepared for its mother, and the
nurse made mistake and gave the child
the wrong powder. All efforts to save il
proved unavailing, and it died within few
hours. -.-..s~.-.-s
The Hamilton Telegraph says: Last Fri.
day, David Keck, young man residing al
Darrtown. in this county, while hunting
met with very serious accident; itoccur-
red in the, following manner: He was
standing on the bank of the Four Mile
Creek, on the lookout for ducks and as Is
customary, had his gun cooked, ready fol
shooting, but carelessly had his hand rest
ing upon the muzzle of his gun. While in
this position, his dog ran to and placed his
fore feet upon him. He pushed it away, and
in doing 80 one of the animals feet fell up-