Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-19
DOMESTIC NEWS
Maine Eiecffon.

AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept. II.
Official returns from more than three
fourths of the entire State, fully confirm
our claim to 10000 majority. We gain
more than 5000 on last years majority,
and are 1000 in excess of our average ma
jority for the last II years. The total vote
is by rar the largest ever thrown in Maine.
ISigned1, JAS. G. BLAINE,
Chairman State Central Committed
Accepts.
70 7.ss ID 5svs BosroN, Sept. IS. :
John Quincy Adams accepts the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor of Massa-
[chusetts. He objects, however, to the
plank of the National Democratic Couven-
tion relative to finance, and avows himself a
Jackson Democrat believing in hard
money. r
s,TS R8aEs BurgIaly.s sG saG i
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Sept. Is.
Over two thousand dollars worth of prop
erty has been burglarized' from dwellings
in this city during the week past. No
arrests. b
Nominated.
SCHENECTADY, Wy, Sept. Is,
Stephen Sanford was to-day nominated
by the Republicans OF the 18th District, for
Congress.
No Damage. c
RlcHMoND, VA, Sept. Is. s
The frost in the neighboring counties
last night did nodamage.
Testimonial. d..
lzaGsE 2uiTG BOSTON, Sept. 1S.
Bridget O'Toole, a servant girl, who
swan from Nahant and saved two ladies
from drowning few days ago, will re-
ceive medal from the Humane Society.
Alabama. r.
II II { MoNrGoMERy, ALA, Sept. Is.
The time of the Senate this morning was
occupied in the discussion of political
topics. The House adjourned after a few
minutes session, and the Republican mem
bers went into caucus with closed doors.
Sunk.
40 LOUISVILLE, Sept. Is.
The steamer j. P. Webb, a small stern
wheeler, plying between RCincinnatipand
Evansville, while going down over the
falls last evening, struck a rock and sunk
in twenty-five feet of water. No lives
were lost. The boat and cargo are total
loss. The boat was not ensured. The
cargo was partially insured. no
San Francisco News.
SAN ERANcIsco, Sept. IL.
The steamer Idaho and cargo of sugar
was, seized by the custom authorities, for
defrauding the revenues. 1t appears that
one of the San Francisco refineries has been
importing large quantities of sugar from
the Sandwich Islands, adulterating it with
powdered charcoal and passing it through
| the custom house as low grade sugar. The
| United States consul at Honolulu ascer-
| tanned the facts in the case, secured the
necessary testimony, came here on the
r. ;J hofora tha no
authorities. 1t resulted in the seizures of
the steamer and sugar, valued at over
Sol, 200. zsz-yz -sz.sss. =
The Oregon Legislature, met at Salem
Yesterday. The Democratic majority in
| the Senate is four and in the House eleven.
Notice was given of the introduction of a
| bill to repeal the resolution by which the
! fourteenth mendment to the Constitution
was adopted.
Cleared-Seminole for New York, with
8 800 sacks of wheat; Dashing Wave, fcI
New York, with 25,O00 sacks of wheat. 3
1 Spoken-Achievement Glasgow, OH
Point Keyes, September 10th.
The Great Republic, from Hong Kong
and I okohama, was not reported at s T
M. She is overdue two days. -
The woods near San Rafael, Marion
county, are on fire and a tract of five to six
miles is burning The inhabitants near
there are stifled with smoke. This city and
harbor have been wrapped in a dense
smoke since last evening, it is supposed
from the burning woods.
| n-Oregon fire covering an estimated
area of 200 square miles has been raging
| for several days.. -T--T .re-ir :
~ 49, -'1A River News.
| .ea3aSilS.3 GA PITTSBURGH, Sept. Is.
4, River z feet and at stand. Weather
tcfsar and. .cooLs Mercury 6S degrees.
ell bsiri7o Foreign Mall News, lsfs 70
'oi NEW YORK, Sept. IS.
Foreign papers state that 1bs atx Atx Ia a. Chapel.
letters mention that tne city OF IreveS
| Rhenisb Prussia, is fully armed and pre-.
pared to sustain siege, the garrison mum
4 beringi l200O. sRhenish Prussia Is aliv,