Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-13
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| aau p Serious Explosion. ,r 4f
A syrup rectifying establishment owned
oy w. ID. Grow, corner of Van Brunt and
Sacet street, Brooklyn, was blown up at
three O'Clock yesterday afternoon by an
explosion OF one of the large tanks. Mr..
Grow and two of the workmen, named Jas.
Carney and Dwight Wolf, were seriously
injured. They were extricated from the
ruins and taken to the hospital.
Decision ofa Habeas Corpus Case.
The Mary Ann Smith habeas corpus case
was decided yesterday in che Supreme
Court by Judge Sutherland. discharging
the writ and removing the girl to the Gus
tody OF the Convent of the Good Shepherd.
Mary Ann is minor and the writ AYERS
| that she is kept by the Convent authorities
because she has been converted to the
Methodist religion. The other parties
claim that such is not the case, but that she
Is bad of morals and is detained there to
keep her out of bad company. "is-ap-f
Sentenced
At the Westchester Oyer and Terminer,
were sentenced to be hanged on the 2Sth of
August for killing Ellen Hicks.
Subscription for am IDiured Man.
The Northwestern delegation subscribed
five hundred dollars for the reliet of the
man injured at the firing of the salute on
Union Square on Thursday. E- %
Meeting of Master NIasons.
The Master Masons held meeting last
night, with committees from other mechan-
les connected with house building, and vo-
ted to publish an address and canvassed
the subject of forming union of Master
Mechanics of all trades. .s-.s--l--
Specie Shipments.
Specie shipments by outgoing European
steamships to-day were 81, ,766,76S = II
Speech of General Blair.
The following is the speech made Y
Blair, last evening, in reply to Morgan:
L accept the platform of resolutions
passed by the late Democratic Convention.
and 1 accept their nominations with feel,
ings OF the most profound gratitude; and,
sir, thank you for the very kind manner
in which you have conveyed to me the de-
cision of the Convention.
L accept the nomination with the feeling
that your nomination for the Presidency
is one which will carry us to certain VIC
tory, [applause] and because believe that
nomination is the most appropriate that
could be made by the Democratic Conven-
tion. The contest which we wage is for
the restoration of Constitutional Govern
ment, [cheersl and it is appropriate that
we should make the contest under the lead
of one who has given his life to the MAIN
10.
[Cheers.] -EH
We make this contest for the restoration
OF the principles of Government which be-
long to our race, and, my fellow citizens,
1t is most proper that we should select for
our leader, not from the military, but one
who has devoted himself to civil pursuits,
and the study of the understanding of our
Constitution and its maintenance, with all
the force of reason and Judgment.
My fellow citizens, have said the con-
test before us was one for the restoration of
our Government. 1t is also for the restor-
alton of our race. Loud cheers.] 1t is to
prevent the people of one race from being
excluded from their homes, exiled from
the Government which they formed, and
created for themselves and for their chill
dren, and to prevent them from being
driven out in exile or trodden under the
feet of semi-barbarous race" APP
plause.l
In the contest we shall have the SYM
pathy OF every man who is worthy to be-
long to the white race. What civilized
people on the earth would refuse to asso-
ciate with themselves in all their rights
and honors and dignities of their conn
try. such men as Lee and Johnston?
] IVoices-"None, none.] What civilized
country would fail to do honor to those
who, fighting for an erroneous cause, vet
distinguished themselves by gallantry
never surpaSSeQ. lApplauSe.j In that
contest, for which they are sought to be
disfranchised and exiled from their homes,
in that contest they proved themselves to
be our peers.
AT this point there was an ominous ST.
lence, followed by repressed clapping of
hands and faint cheers.
But fellow citizens, it isInot my purpose
to make heightened address, but simply
to express my gratitude for the distin-
guished honor which has been conferred on
me, and now from my heart reiterate the
words of thanks that fell from my lips
when rose. -.
Altered Railway Certificates--.A
-. Heavy Fraud. etf..r
The discovery of further frauds in the
shape of altered railway certificates was
the chief feature of the Stock Exchange.
Frauds so far have been discovered on the
Fort Wayne, Rock Island, Pittsburgh, Erie,
New York Central, Michigan Southern and
Pacific Mail Companies, and it is feared the
movement extends to other stocks. The
extent of these forgeries cannot yet be as
certained, but the aggregate is likely to be
from $5O0,000 to $1,000,000. Rumors are
current of the failure of Bond street firm
through the purchase of spurious certifi-
Gates from the absconded forger.