Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-02
News of the Day.
GENERAL NEWS

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was the reply. ..
ApcHp1IKE ERNST meditates following
the example of his brother Henry, ana
marrying lady not of noble birth. Fran
els Joseph says no.
Four prarie wolves in Illinois recently
attacked q man at work In the woods.
These animals are reported as having be-
become very troublesome.
A METEOR, leaving train lasting 81 Sec
ouds, was observed on April 23d in Gin
oiuati. 1t passed from the Constellation
Ursa Major to CAMS Nina.
r.sHrosABLE lady in New York boasts
the possession of eighteen different cloaks.
She rivals the Duke of Wellington, VINO Is
said to have owned twelve overcoats'
AN editor in Algeria was recently pun
ished by the French authorities for predict
ing the famine, in relief of which the Leg
islature has appropriated $so,OOo.
AN Indiana paper proposes that hereat-
ter. instead of saying "Let us sing the Dox-
oloov.n - the minister shall say, "Let us put
ON overcoats, adjust furs, slip on gloves
seize our hats, and be dismissed"
In Lynn, Massachusetts,, the great snoe
manufacturing town, it is said that 4oO,ooo
pairs are now manufactured every week.
At this rate the Yankees ought to be aDie
to shoe the entire country.
A LAWSUIT, It Is reported, has been pend
ing for two years in Bloomfield, Conn.,, IN
reference to property not exceeding 70
have already been spent in the contest
The parties are worth over two millions OF
dollars.
A SET of antique ornaments, composed OF
the rarest sequins, strung together with
slender, delicate artistic chains, Is to De
presented by the ladies of Venice to the
bride OF Prince Humbert.- A rich mosaic
jewel case is to accompany the gilt.
A TRAVELLER through a country town in
Maine where there are no hotels, obtained
lodgings with farmer. The next MORN
ing. when he inquired for his bill, the far
.mer. said, "s5 cents for meals and lodging,
and 25 cents for squirting tobacco juice
over the floor"
A SCOTCH lady, visiting city, COM
planned much of the hardness OF her Ded.
To this her host responded that the harder
the bed the healthier the rest-even when
the bed was as hard as board. ''Oh. ayr
cried the Scotch woman, 'these will be the
new-fangled Boards of Health hear tell
Of"
A SCOTCH paper describes the present
state of the farm at Craigenputtock, where
Mr.. Carlyle lived from 1927 to 1884, and
where he wrote the best of his essays. He
still owns the place, although he only Wis
tied ittwice since he went up to London to
live. Histenant admires him greatly, and
shows letters from him written about the
management of the farm and in the Ian
guage of ordinary people.
In the United States, in 1850, the whole
number of copies of newspapers circulated
during the year was 927,851,54s. The an
nual circulation is now estimated at l,5OO,-
100000. In Great Britain the annual cir
culaion of the newspapers is estimated at
800 600 600. OF daily newspapers alone,
700 100000 are annually circulated In
America, and 250O00000 in Great Britain.
EDWARD MITCHELL. a young man Is or
IL wears old, and younger brother, sons
of Mr.. Stephen Mitchell, residing in the I'd
ward, says the Zanesuitle Courier, went on
cunning expedition up the Muskingum
river in boat, yesterday. In quest OF ducks.
When In the vicinity of Cedar Rocks some
ducks were noticed, and the younger boy,
who was sitting In the stern. of the boat,
gun In hand, fired and wounded one, which
dew TO the other side Of the river. He then
went to change the gun over to that side
of the boat, throwing the hammer OF the
lock back at the same time, when his hand
slipped. and the gun was discharged, the
load passing through the calf of the right
leg of Edward, who was sitting rowing
the boat making an ugly and severe
wound.
ONE of the most murderous cases of ven-
geance resulting from the crime of adul-
terry, occurred in Findlay, Ohio, on Friday
the 18th inst, in which Jos. Windal was
shot through the head and killed by Ad.
Conkle. It appears that there was an i'm
proper intimacy between Windall and Con-
kle's wife, and, as the story goes, Mrs. Con-
kle sent note to Windall, requesting his
presence at her home, informing him at the
same time that her husband was absent.
Conkle. however, was on the watch, and a
few minutes after Windall entered the
house, Conkle was upon him Windall
iumped out of the window, and ran up
town, with Conkle in pursuit, armed with
shot gun. AS soon as he got near enough
to Windal he fired, killing him instantlv
C,nkle Is bound over for trial.
BRAKEMAN on No. 5 freight train, C. O.
railroad; named Charles Mahoney. residing
at Barnesyille, says the Zdnesville Courier,
was so seriously injured at an early hour
this morning, on Five Mile Section, that
but little hope of his recovery Is entertain
ed. Heavy trains going east, are always
:, accompanied by q helpers an extra engine,
to help the train over the grades, and this
morning, while Mahoney was attaching the
zEelper to the rear Of The freight train, he
was caught between the engine and the
bumpers OF the car, crushing and mang-
ling his right leg below the Knee in q terri
BILE manner, and ebreaking the other leg
: above the knee. He was brought to this
city, when DR.. Hildreth was called, who
amputated the right leg below the knee,
and set the bones and dressed the wounds
> of the other. He lost a great deal of blood
before assistance could be given him, and
was necessarily very weak, yet seems to be
doing well, and may recover. ii i-