Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-13
NEW YORK MELANGE.
Murder.

| .s3T4To 11a.I,3 New YORK, Aug. u. 4
| AtShark river, Monmouth, Nj, yester-
| day, VIM. Wooley shot man named Har-
| toon Fleming, killing him instantly. SUBJ
sequently Wooley attempted suicide.
Wooley was arrested. ~ -..t iss5is
% Yacht Race. ~
The first race of the course of the N ew
| York Yacht Squadron came off at New
London yesterday, the Halcyon proving
was given at the Pequot House. 9'
- ..fde-g'- 80 Died. Ysz sdf sfsi94 -
John Fitch died in the village of West
chester, on Friday, of cholera. i 6
Seized.
The British brig Eunice was seized in
Philadelphia by the Collector of the port
for trading with the Island of Somebero,0
| which ia declared by the Secretary OF the
Treasury to be port appertaining to the
United States. The penalty is forfeiture of
| the vessel and cargo. 'at .-
| Locked Up. ot o-
Officer Davis, of the 18th Police Pre-
cinct, was locked up by Justice Mansfield,
yesterday, for having eaned woman in
against the charge was that the woman was
prostitute. ,aa,4s a1- ss
v u,
July 80, has arrived. The ship Emerald
Island. from Liverpool, arrived last night,
having on board 81 passengers, all of whom
are Mormon emigrants. Tbers were 81
deaths and three births during the passage.
Typhoid and typhus fever are among them.
The vessel is quarantined.
Broken Out.
The flea plague has broken out in New
Jersey. 7.E' ts- g1
r- Arrived.
Only three cases OF yellow fever are now
at quarantine. sia saf a.
The steamship Columbia, from Havana,
has arrived. faf Fal7I
The steamship Scotia sailed for England
this noon. -.-r.1if-rr-i
HaIfNIasf.
Flags on many buildings in this city are
at half-mast in honor of Thadeus Stevens.
- The Cattle Panic.
The Board of Health, with the consent
of the New Jersey authorities, have select
ed a new quarantine ground for sickly and
infected cattle. All such have been re-
moved to the new yard. U
DIR. Harris states that no diseased beef has
been on sale in this city for two or three
days, as Governor Fenton has ordered in z
spections at Salamanca, Elmyria, Buffalo
and Albany. No fears are felt that any dis
eased cattle will reach this city. The cat
tie trade was dull to-day and prices lower,
ranging at 12@16c. Hogs dull at 101h@11c.
Receipts, 1850 cattle, 1925 hogs. aiE
.a.-s-ss..z Foreign Crops. }r
The latest letters from England show
that the drouth has not seriously affected
the cereal crops, and the demand for grain
from this country will not be so large as
was expected. hfe -.--ss..,o-,- - IaI
Successful. iF
The eight hour bricklayers have gained
their point. Only few are out of work
here at present. 40 {9l MD
Pugilistfc.
7A Joe Coburn says thatif Mike McCoole is
not ready to meet him Tomorrow at noon
he will claim forfeit. McCoole says it Is
to come here just now. 5sg
e.as a Musical. $50
Mile. Foster will commence her singing
tour outside of New York next week She
is in excellent health and voice. a-g
Personal.
Mrs. Vanderbilt has recovered her
speech, and is entirely over her recent
stroke of paralysis. ~ 81
s~ The Spanish Fever.
q The Spanish fever is increasing among
the cattle. in New Jersey, and a large num- :
ber of cows in the drove yards are now in
Kline quarantine. The Board of Health
hope to prevent the spread of the disease.