Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-21
News of the Day.
GENERAL NEWS.

1887.
A CLERGYMAN, in Toronto. Canada, an
nounces asermons'' on such themes as ''The
City by Midnight" "The Secret Scent, or
the Voice of Blood" &c. His audiences
must be large, il not select.
The Second Adventists have again fixed
upon the end of the world; this time, they
say, it is certain to take place on the 10th
day of the Seventh month of the Israelitish
year, or between the 1st and ID of October,
1868.
CAPT. j. M. BUCKLEY, of Cleveland, and
Colonel O'Brian, of Chicago, arrived in
New York by steamer on April 9th, having
been released by the British authorities, on
condition of never again returning to the
British dominions.
HAMILTON M. WRIGHT, formerly prom
inent commission merchant of New Orleans,
died in that city few days since. Before
the rebellion, Mr.. Wright's annual cotton
sales exceeded 100000 bales, but secession
reduced him to poverty.
A MRS. HUMPHRIEs has been sentenced
in Canada to six months Imprisonment
with hard labor for assisting soldier to de-
sert, disguised in female attire. The de-
serter's toilet was produced in Court as ev-
idence, and caused much laughter.
The Public School Board of St. Louis
owns property from which revenue is de-
rived, amounting to $1,S37,31s, and real es-
tate, for school purposes, amounting to
$775,5S0 The actual expenses of the
schools for 1867 reached the sum of s2l7,
$40.
THE citizens of New Orleans were fright
ened short time since by mysterious pla-
cards posted on the walls, containing the
initials, G. D. A. B. F. A. Their fears,
however, were allayed, on discovering that
1t was the advertisement ofa new burlesque
opera.
The Archbishop of Croatia has issued
protest against ..the liberty of the press as
one OF the greatest evils of human society,""
also, calling the newspaper editors ''men
without piety or rconscience." 1t is posi-
BILE that the Croatian editors are not very
respectable; but the remedyis not in fetter-
ing the press, but in improving the moral
standard of editorship.
Rss STATE NEWS.
FRANK HEcKLER, of Dayton, committed
suicide recently by shooting himself
through the head. Drunkenness and gam
bling caused him to commit the awful
deed.
A MAN by the name of Denning left Ma
rietta to visit Cincinnati on the 18th of
March, since which time he has not been
heard from, 1t is feared he has been foully
deolt with.
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day last q lad named Milton Pence, of He
bron, was killed two miles north OF said
village. He was riding horseback, and
leading spirited animal. The latter took
fright, broke away from Milton and ran
ahead of him. Millions morse then started
at break-neck pace after its fellow, and
while running down the hill near the
Licking church, Milton was thrown from
his seat, buthi feet clinging to the stirrups
he hung thereto until tne girtn oroke'
When picked up MS nead was terribly
lacerated, and he lived put q lew moments
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Gaiion, onlo' On 1ne secono "eonesoay .,
May, 1865, to take into consideration and
vote upon the consolidation of the stock,