Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-17
Excessive Heat.-FntalIy Injured
by the Railroad.

by the Railroad.
WORCESTER, July Is.
To-day has been the warmest in this city
for twenty years. The mercury reached
one hundred in the shade, and large num-
Der OF persons were Frustrated by the heat.
In Clinton, two cases of sunstroke occur
| red, and eleven men were prostrated and
| carried to their homes.
A boy named Charles Shemsieg, while
playing on the railroad track in this city
do-day, was run over by the engine and
fatally injured.
The Turf.
ALBANY, July 15.
The Island Park races opened to-day.
| The first race, for all horses that have never
beaten 3 minutes previous to June 10th,
$500 to the first, S125 to the second, SIS to
the third, was won by Huntress in 2:33 and
2:3l1a. Gray Henry was second and Nee
dle-Gun third. The second race, for all
| horses that have never beaten 240 previous
| to June 10th, $400 to the first, 5000 to the
second, 500 to the third, was won by Sur
prise in 234, 2:341aS. 1861 and 2:3S. Nellie
Locke second, Huntress third.
Newspaper Office Burned.
BALTIMORE, ND, July 16.
The Office of the Petersburg, Va, Index
was burned on Monday, and nearly all the
material of the office, with the presses, was
destroyed. The insurance is $4,000; loss
about $4,000. The editor, Mr.. Cameron,
lost his private library.
Weather in NIinnesOtn.
MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI, July 16.
The weather is still very hot. Showers
have improved the wheat crop prospect
somewhat. Hopes are still entertained of a
good crop, if showers are continued. The
wheat harvest has already commenced near
here. The thermometer is at 80 deg. in the
shade.
Indignation against Gov. Bullock
and Gen. Meade. tf
AUGUSTA, GA, July Is.
There is much indignation against Gov,
Bullock and General Meade, by the Demo-
cratic press, in consequence of their having
recommended the Legislature to purge it.
self of members under the Sd section of
the 18th article. The Democrats anticipate
that sufficient number of their party will
be rejected from the Legislature to secure
majority in each house for the Radicals.
SunstrOkes.
ROCHESTER, July 16.
There have been twenty-one sunstrokes
here, six being fatal.
9 Died.
5h- Fs7-u 80 SCHENECTADY, July 16.
Commodore Gansboort died here last
night of congestion OF the brain, aged 56.
Canada Items.
@ New York, July 16.
A Montreal dispatch states that the ther.
mometer there reached log in the shade.
There were ten fatal sun-strokes yesterday
and four to-day. Col. Brunei and Mr.
Chesley, of the Indian Department, died at
Ottawa of sun-stroke.
Fast Horses.
.2 BUFFALO, July 16.
| Twelve fast horses from the West arrived
this morning. Gen. Logan and mate were
among the number.
DeaIh from Suu-Strolke at AIIf-
| ance.
/ ALLIANCE, O., July 16.
Charles Weaver, of Massillon, Ohio, died
here last night, from being sun-struck,
while walking from picture gallery up
town to the depot.
Sun-Stroxes-Four Fatal Gases.
PITTSBURGH, July 16.
Four fatal cases of sun n-stroke occurred
here yesterday evening. Among the num-
Der was butcher named Fred. Sauer, for
merly resident of Fairfield, Ohio.
Professor Engaged.
ITHACA, NEW YORK, July 16.
Hon. Ezra Cornell has received from
Andrew ID. White, President of the Cor
neil University. now in London, advices of
the engagement of Goldwin Smith as pro-
lessor of English and General Constitu-
tional History at Cornell University.
Hot Weather-Sun Strokes.
CANTON, July 16.
The slight shower yesterday was god
send in this section. The present pro-
tracted heated term has been unpreceden.
| ted.
There have been five cases of sun-stroke,
shows SO and SO degrees in the shade.
IHarvest-Wheat Crop.
The farmers in this vicinity will have
finished cutting their wheat this week.
There will be a strong average crop. We
have direct information from different parts
of Iowa indicating the yield of wheat as
far in excess of her usual average.
SeriOns Effects of the Hot Weather.
NEWARK, Nj, July 16.t
Thirteen deaths have been caused by the
heat in this city and vicinity during the
/ past two days.
ALBANY, July 16.
| The Express reports 81 sun-strokes yes
terday, 81 being fatal.
BosToN, July 16.
There were a few cases of sun-stroke
yesterday, two fatal.
- --4,--- .iPHILADELPHIA, July 16.
There were Is deaths from the heat from
midnight to noon to-day.
BALTIMORE, July Is.
There were Is cases of sun-stroke YES
terday, 3 fatal.
Skeleton Found.
BOSTON, July 16.
Report says a skeleton was discovered
in the immediate neighborhood of the
Holmes murder at Kingston, thought to be
| that of a man that boarded with Deacon
Andrews and who mysteriously disappear
ed some years ago. Many believe Andrews
was guilty of double murder.
Base Bali.
PITTSBURGH, July 16.
| A base ball match to-day between the
Allegheny club, of this city, and the De-
troit club, OF Detroit, was won by the for
mer-score 20 to Is.
Congressional Nomination.
| DETROIT, July Is.
! The Democrats to-day nominated Benja-
min G. Stout, of Pontiac, for Congress, in
the Second District.
Suit for Libel.
PHILADELPHIA, July 16.
John E.. McDonough, of Black Crook
| fame, has sued Forney's Press, claiming
100000 damages for libel. The alleged
libel consists of an article copied from a
] Chicago paper, rejecting on McDonough's
honesty.