Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-10-22

portion of the city are abandoned and
have been pulled down. The custom house,
a brick building on pile ground, which
was badly shattered by the earthquake
of October, 1865, is considered unsafe
The officials have removed to the revenue
buildings.
Business in the lower part of the city
is suspended. The streets are thronged
with people. Great excitement prevails.
Parapet walls and chimneys on nu cHber
of buildings were thrown down, resulting
in loss of life. The loss will not exceed
S1,0O0OOO. Le
At Oakland the shock was severe, throw
ing down chimneys and greatly damaging
numerous buildings. a strong sulphurous
smell was noticed Immediately after the
shock.
The Court House at San Leandre was de-
molished. One life was lost. From differ
erent portions of the country in the vicin-
ity of San Francisco Bay the shock is re-
ported as severe. Considerable damage
was sustained. In many places where the
earth opened water gushed forth.
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PRINcEToN, n. j., Oct. 81.
Rev. DIR. McCosh, late OF Belfast, Ireland,
has arrived here, and was received with de-
mo2strations of hearty welcome. He will
be inaugurated President of the College
Tuesday next, withimpressive ceremonies.
Gov. Seymour. h-'-
UTICA, Oct. 81.
Governor Seymour left here to-day. He
will stop at Rochester tonight.
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 81.
Gov. Seymour, on his way west, stopped
here for dinner and made short speech to
large crowd at the Syracuse house. He
thanked his friends for their attention and
expressed the hope. fervently, that howev-
er the conflict in which we are engaged
may end, the result shall be such as to pre-
serve our Union and elevate and restore
the honor OF our Government so it shall
prove to be a blessing to all the citizens.
Extensive Fraud.
H-e WATERFOWL, Oct. 81.
An extensive fraud is being perpetrated
throughout the country, and especially in
the West, by negotiating forged drafts,
purporting to be drawn by the banking
house of Howard & Baker. of Watertown,
and signed by c. E. Helmer, Cashier. The
drafts are neatly engraved and executed.
These, drafts, to the amount of several
thousand dollars, have been sent here for
collection. There has never been any such
banking house in this village
-Presby terrain Synod.
NEWARK, n. j., Oct. 81.
The New School. Presbyterian Synod of
New York and New Jersey organized yes
terdays with Rev. DIR. Newell as Moderator
The Old School Synod of New Jersey also
organized with Rev. DIR. Reed as Modera-
tor. They to-day adopted a resolution tho t
the agreement now existing between the
two branches is such as to warrant a re-
union without unnecessary delay. Both
inauguration of DIR. McCosh as President
of Princeton College
WDde Hampton.
CHARLESTON, S. C., Oct. 81.
A letter from Wade Hampton, in reply
to one from Wisconsin lawyer, is pub
lished. He considers secession dead for
ever, and has done since the close of the
war aud Is in favor of giving the negro
equal civil rights with the white man, and
suffrage based on qualification; in which he
has no doubt he is sustained by vast ma
jority of the white citizens of tn State. He
also says: We regard the reconstruction
acts as unconstitutional, but look for their
overthrow by constitutional agencies and
peaceful remedies alone through the Su-
preme Court of the United States, by whose
decision we are prepared to abide.
- Drowned. s~--
BOSTON, Oct. q.
In gale on Saturday six men who were
fishing in dories belonging to fishing YES
sells in the harbor, were drowned, and a
seventh knocked overheard.
Boat Racing.
a.. SPRrNGFIELD, MASS, Oct. 81.
In the boat race o-day the st. Johns
crew beat the Ward tour cared crew in a
six mile race, forty lengths. Time 80 min
utes 2S34 seconds. A wherry race of two
miles was won by John McKiel, of Cold
Springs, in 16 minutes ) seconds, beating
John O'Neil, of this city.
'-- Ebicd.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 81.
Casper SOuder. one of the proprietors OF
the Bulletin, died this morning, after q
long illness, aged so.
Islair's Canvass.
CHICAGO, October q.
Gen. Frank P. Blair arrived in this city
at O'Clock this morning, and was escort
ed to the fremont House by few friends
He will speak in Court House square this
evening, and the Democrats are eXertine
themselves to their utmost to get out the
biggest crowd of the campaign.
Insurance Excursion.
PITTsBURGH, Oct. 81.
A party of excursionists, representing
different insurance companies of the East
passed through this city yesterdAy,en route
to Chicago. s.s d
Election EEa.jorities.
We have reported the official maioritie'
in 67 counties OF Pennsylvania, one county
Wyoming, only remaining to be heart
from, which last year gave III Democratic
majority. Allowing this county to be the
same as last year, the Republican majority
on the State ticket is 0,763. .-
EpaaG We .HusiFan
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct q.
Proceedings will be commenced by Johr
g. Reid, before Judge Elliott, of the Su'
preme Court, for the issue of mandamui
to compel the Board of Canvassers o
Wayne county to return the vote of the
south poll of Richmond, thrown out for al
legged intormalities and violations of the
registry law. Mr.. Reid has filed his pro.
test against issuing the certificate OF elec-
ton to Hon. George w. Julian.
The Official ReturnS-asake ker's MA.
JOrity .I,0sa.
The official vote of all but eleven coun-
ties, and estimates on the others, give Ba-
ker 1,0S4 majority. There is talk OF con-
test by Mr.. Hendricks before the Legisla'
ture, and the Sentinel advises Democrat;
not to pay their bets just yet. -r..9.
NEW YORK. NzEE4ANGE.
Arrived. -
New YORK, Oct. 81.