Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-30
News of the Day.
GENERAL NEWS

The crops in Georgia are beginning 10
suffer for want of rain.
THERE is a female "chiropodist" (anglice,
corn doctor) in New York.
LACE ruffies and shirt bosoms are Par
isian revival for masculine full dress.
THREE persons were bitten by mad dog
in South Orange, New Jersey, on Saturday
last.
."WAsH tub races" are among the Fourth
of July recreations proposed in certain To-
calities.
ApyrcEs from Iowa report that there Is
little hope of Senator Grimes being re-
stored to health.
THE cherry crop in Connecticut is ex-
pected to be failure, and there Is poor
prospect for the apple crop.
The State entomologist of Missouri
maintains that the period of the return OF
s.seyeuteen year locusts" is thirteen years.
IT ia reported that young lady living
near Temple Station, on the East Pennsyi-
vania railroad, died recently of the sting of
locust.
A TEXAS paper claims as an extenuating
Circumstance for the murders now SO nu-
merous in Texas, that ''none of them are
political"
GENERAL GRANTS eldest son, Frederick,
a youth # eighteen, is cadet at West
Point. Admiral Farragut's son is also at
West Point.
DURING last year, 14,40O immigrants
passed through Milwaukee for Minnesota
aud Northern Iowa, while II, 200 remained
to settle in Wisconsin.
ApAH IsAAcs MENKIN, it is announced,
is engaged to revisit Paris, and play in
the drama of " Theodore of Abyssinia,"
in Abyssinian costume.
THE locusts are very numerous around
Baltimore and in many other localities OF
MARYLAND, while Annapolis is reported to
be quite free from them.
AT wedding at Trinity Chapel, New
York, last week, the bride wore travel
ing suit of gray material, with little jock
ey hat OF gray straw to match.
The "districts" in South Carolina are
what are known as "connties" in other
States, The term has been changed to
counties in the Reconstruction constitu-
ton.
The Anglo-M Mediterranean cable Is being
manufactured, and will be laid in August
next. Hopes are entertained that this line
will be carried on to India by way OF the
Red Sea.
THE death of Chambers, the English
rover, of consumption, was brought about
by over exercise. A year ago, it is said, he
was the picture of health and the model OF
an athlete.
AN Iowa paper, mentioning recent rob-
berry i'm that State, says: "The thief appro-
priated pocketbook containing $50, two
shirts, vest and an overcoat." They must
carry large pocketbooks out there.
NEAR Glenn Haven, Wisconsin, few
DAYS ago, William Kidd murdered Cath
arine Jordan, young woman with whom
he had been in love for some time. Jeal-
ousy is supposed to have caused the crime.
STATE NEWS.
The Urband linton says: Our young
friend and fellow townsman, Mr.. Henry
Dolson, bridge builder on the A. & G. w.
Railway, was run over by the front trucks
of freight car, near Dayton, yesterday
Tuesday, morning.
The Guernsey Times says: About three
weeks since little son of Mr.. G. Ferbra-
che, of this place, aged nine yesrs, run
splinter, about an inch in length, into his
foot, which caused lock-jaw, resulting in
his death last Thursday evening.
The boiler of steam saw mill, owned
by Nelson Bice, near Harrisonville. Meigs
county, Ohio. exploded on Wednesday of
last week, and instantly killed Mr.. Bice
the owner, Mr.. Sauters, the sawyer, and
Andrew Woods, the engineer. r. Winget,
leg severely shattered. since died, Mr.. Car
penter, severely scalded, and one other
slightly injured. Cause of explosion un-
known.
The Clinton Republican says: During the
day or evening of last Sunday, the dwell
ing of Rev. j. G. Irwin, in this vicinity,
(Wilmington,) was entered by some thief
in the absence of the family, who carried
off part of Mr.. Twins clothes, with va
rious other articles. The miserable sneak
must have been hard up, to rob Preacher;
and we should not be astonished If the fool
should try his hand on some Editor next,
TIE Hamilton Telegraph says: John
Jacobs, of the Second ward, who has been
married but two months, lost both his wife
and his money on last Tuesday. Jacobs
went to market in the morning, and re-
turning home found that his wife had de-
camped, taking with her about 5000 in
gold. the deed for the property on which he
lived. and other valuable papers. Jacobs
wife had been but recently divorced, and
1t is supposed that she eloped with her
former husband.
The Zanesuille Courier says Frank w.
Reed, Esq, chief clerk in the postoffice,
that city, has invented what may be most
appropriately termed an adding machine,
and which will prove most valuable as
sistant to to every business man and ac-
countant. It is operated with as little
mental effort as is required to move the
hand of clock to a number ON the dial;
indeed, the operation is very similar to
this: Five columns Cor even more,) of any |
length can be added at once, instead of add
ing one column at a time, as is usually |
done. The result is formed by a combina-
tion of the numbers arranged on three or
more dials it (the result) appears in the
same place (the top of the machine) in all
cases.