Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-22
Nevvsaof the Day.


JOHN m. WEBB. OF Mahoning.
asiw News of the Day.
GKNERAL NEWS.
BISMARCK says that If he were Chinese
an Abyssinian, or an Indian, he shoult
probably care a good deal about England
but being simple European, he doesn'
care at all. , :. ~ s~rt-
MARSHAL NARvAEz, of Spain, came to hi
death by an act of imprudencs. He at
tended a fete and ate ice cream while suf
iering from very severe attack of infu
enza. He died in very few hours Of in
dammation of the lungs. CC gLsz
ONE of the Canadian Zouaves writes
from Rome that the commanding officer o.
Castle San Angelo has been placed under
arrest upon an accusation of having sold te
emissaries of Garibaldi the plans of the
new fortifications of that fortress.
In Fall River, Mass, on Tuesday, while
John H. Hussey and John 81. Bryans were
engaged in painting house, the staging
gave way and they fell upon ledge oi
rocks 80 feet below. Hussey was SO badly
injured that he died next morning. Bryans
was not seriously injured.
A PARIS paper reports duel. the sixth
or the week, between the Count de la Jara-
Cellier. an attache of the Peruvian legation
and M. de Rivoire. 1t was fought with
swords. and the five rounds occupied thirty
minutes. M. de Rivoire waseeveral times
slightly wounded, but neither would yield
un til both were SO fatigued that they could
fight no longer.
CURIOUS subsidence OF land has taken
place at Northampton, in England. A
hedge and pathway fifty yards long have
been swallowed up, together with tree
forty feet high, one hundred tons of ma
>nure, ard large quantity of brick earth
This has been occasioned by the falling in
of the main pillars of some limestone
works about two hundred yards below the
surface. @s4 -
Mr. EDMUND BEALEs has addressed let
ter to the Irish Reform League, in which
he assures the Irish brethren and friends
that in case of there arising any material
opposition to the complete settlement OF
the Irish Church question ton the true ba-
sis of perfect religious liberty and equali-
ty," the English Reform League twill be
prepared to combat that opposition with
all Its heart and strength"
STATE NEWS.
WE learn, says the Toledo Blade, that MI.
VIM. Bell, a resident OF Dundee, a veteran
soldier, who lost a leg In the war, fell and
broke his knee-pan few days ago. He
will partially lose the use of his remaining
leg.
The K enia Torchlight says: The stable Of
nesday night. and was entirely consumed.
A horse belonging to Mr.. e. B. Hatch,
whose stable in the same neighborhood was
burnt down few weeks since, was confin-
ed In the stable, and, all efforts to release
him failing, was burnt to death. The
horse was valued at $125. The loss OF the
stable is estimated at $500. The frequency
of stable burning points clearly to incen-
diarism.
The Mt. Vernon Bonner says: On Mon
day night last, the residence of r. D.
Huntsberry on Gambler street, was entered
by burglars, who nearly stripped the house
of its most valuable contents. At what
time the entrance was effected is not known,
as all the inmates of the house were asleep,
The value of the property stolen exceeds a
thousand dollars. No clue to the perpe-
traitors of the crime has been found. On
Thursday night the grocery store of B. B.
Lippitt, was broken into. About thirty
dollars worth of goods was taken. The
burglars entered through window, and
after selecting the articles they desired,
leisurely took their leave.
Mr.. JosEPHUs GATES, employed in as
sistiDg to operate the cracker machine in
Mr.. D. Foerster's confectionery and ba-
Courier, had his right hand badly injured
Tuesday afternoon by being caught he
tween the rollers of the machine. It. ap-
pears that he was trying to see how near
he could place his hand to the rollers with
out being caught by the machine, and in
this foolish experiment his fingers were
caught by the rollers and his hand drawn
about half way through before the ma
chinery could be checked up and his hand
released. The little finger was so badly
mashed that it had to be amputated, and
his hand so injured, that e it can be saved
without amputation he will be cripple fol
life.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer of Wednes
day says: Last Friday young girl, who's,
parents had lately died in Conneautville
Pa, came to this city on the Lake Shor,
road, for the purpose of obtaining work
that she might support herself and {
younger brother who she left behind hel
in Conueautville. Upon her arrival here
totally unacquainted with the ways of city
life, and ignorant of the streets, she wan
dered about until she was accosted by two
fiends In human form, to whom she related
her story. They expressing kindly de
sire to aid her, induced her to accompan,
them to Q low den near the river. wher
one of them privately told the landlor,
that the girl was his wife, and
wished q room for their accommo
dalton. According to the girls story
which we received from her own lip
she was shown to her room, when the ma
entered, and under threats of violence, sut
ceeded in accomplishing her ruin. He the
left her, when his companion entered, an
for second time her person was outrage,
She was so weak and exhausted that sh
lay all night in a sort of stupor, bitterly b.
wailing her fate. and anxiously wishing fc
death. In the morning, when she aros
tho landlord came and demandad HE ~