Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-10-12
DOMESTIC NEWS.

Fare.
ID, ,as PORTLAND Me- Oct. 9.
The State fair closed tonight after an ad-
dress by Gov. Chamberlain. The race to-
day was not concluded, the track being
too heavy. p A 50 $50 -
The Turf.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, New YORK, Oct. 10.
At the race yesterday, at Doby's park,
the horse American Girl won, making one
heat In 2;2l.o sa - rssv- --s- ~ n 81. e
Fire.
NEW YORK, Oct 10.
The tobacco warehouse of Mr.. John W.
Carroll. in Lynchourg Virginia, was de-
stroyed by fire on Tuesday evening, to-
gether with fifty or sixty thousand pounds
OF superior tobacco. Loss over thirty thou
sand dollars. Mr.. John w. Stone, tobac-
lost heavily. He had thirty hogsheads
ready for shipment. besides a large quan-
tity in bulk. Only one hogshead was
saved. He was insured for seven Thousand
dollars. This is the third or fourth time
he has been burnt out. One or two others
suffered in small amounts. Total loss
about fifty thousand dollars.
Sam Francisco.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 9.
The steamer Golden City for Panama,
arrived to-day with Alaska advices to Sep
tember II.
General Davis and staff had left Sitka for
the North, comfortable quartrs for the
troops being put up at Stichcon. 20
The Indians were quiet. @ 20 -ss-sSs-.
The smallpox prevails to slight extent
among few. tribes. 7saE
Cleared-Dreadnigh for Queenstown,
with SO 600 sacks of wheat; Corduva, for
Liverpool, with $1,000 ditto. .,---,.-
Sailed-Fleetford, for New York; Alas
ka, for New York, via Mazatlan; Sword
fish, for Cork.
National Asylum.
SANDgsKY, O., Oct. 10.
The Managers of the Asylum for Dis
abled Volunteer Soldiers met at Gibraltar,
at Mr.. Jay Cookies, YESTERDAY. Among 9TH
ers there were present Maj Gen B. f. But
Ter, of Massachusetts,, Ex-Gov.5 Smythe, of
New Hampshire. Judge FL. L. Bond, of Bal
timore, Major General Martindale, OF New
York and Hon. L. B. Gunckel, of Ohio.
Reports showed that the several sylums
were In good condition. The number of
inmates Is still on the increase. The CEN
trail asylum has now $50 men, and there are
over one Thousand aided at the other.
branches and asylums. New buildings,
with increased accommodations, will soon
be ready for nearly a Thousand more.
Thanks we're returned to Mrs. Newell Put
nam, of Roxbury, Mass, for a munificent
donation of books, pictures, &C., valued at
five thousand dollars. Appropriations
were made for the several asylums. Much
other business was transacted. The next
meeting will be held at Washington.
no River News. -r--- --=-,
PTTTsBURG, Oct. 10.
Weather pleasant. River feet and 6 in
cheS, and at q stand, ~ .
Died
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10.
The Rev. Dr. Stockton, formerly chaps
lain OF Congress, died in this city last
night.
KILLED.
.-f.----, =. ~ ALBANY, Oct. 10.
Mrs. Carrigan and her daughter, aged
fourteen years, while walking on the track
of the Central railroad, near this city, last
night, were run over by train and in
stantly killed. They were the wife and
daughter of a switchman.
Fire in Wheeling.
~- WHEELING, Oct. 10.
! The Atheneum malt house, occupied by
| Butterfield & Co., matters. and Dodson d
Bros, produce and commission merchants,
was totally destroyed by fire at an early
hour this morning. Loss $4,000; in
| SuIOu iOi pOO,OOO. III bohO Jun
panies. The building was well stored with
grain, which was well insured. - 2 p
| Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, October 10.
Business was generally suspended yes
terday on account of the Republican pro-
cession. Only twenty one members were
present on change. The prices of all arti-
cles are quoted nominally unchanged. a
j A. NJ. Griswold, the fat contributor. de-
livered his lecture on Injun Meal, at Pixies
Opera House, last night, to large audi
ence.