Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-01
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Negro Riot in Georgia.

Negro Riot i'm Georgia.
tt'1ft- CHARLESTON, Aug. 81.
On Monday last the Sheriff of Twiggs
county, Georgia, bad occasion, with posse,
to arrest several negroes engaged in a riot
a week previous. One negro, attempting
to escape, was killed, and the rest gave
themselves up. A great many others not
engaged in the riot gave themselves up,
being apprehensive that the whites intend
ed to kill them. They stated that one JEFF.
Long, negro, was their district COM
mander, and they were under his orders,
he being an officer of the Loyal League.
Killed.
.t-z --.-fEF q CINCINNATI, Aug. 3D.
Two men, Robert Allen and Matthew
Riley, engaged in tearing down structure
known as the Boal Street Terrace, on Sat-
urday, were instantly killed by the build
ing falling upon them.
Cattle Plague. -r-a-
No further ravages of the cattle plague
have been reported, and it is hoped that
every trace of the disease will soon be
eradicated.
Fair.
The Hamilton County fair begins to-mor-
row, at the fair grounds near Carthage.
River and Weather.
"a uoo u.
River twenty inches and at a stand
Weather clear and warm. Mercury Sc de-
grees.
Explosion.
PHILADELPHIA, August 81.
The gas meter in the basement of the U.
S. Mint exploded this morning, blowing
out the windows on the floor above. Two
men were seriously injured. The fire was
put out without serious damage to the
building.
.. Boston Items.
BosToN, August 81.
The Chinese embassy visited the Marine
Hospital at Chelsea to-day.
Two boys, named George j. Lee and
Robert T. DOoley. were run over by train
on the Lowell s. Lawrence railroad, in
Lowell, yesterday afternoon, and instantly
killed.
Died.
ROCHESTER, Aug. 81.
Gideon Granger, son of the late Hon.
daigua.
Passed Up.
FARTHER POINT, Aug. 81.
The steamer Hibernian, from Liverpool,
passed up for Quebec this morning.
Died.
SALEM, Aug. 80.
J. Vincent Brown, Collector OF internal
revenue, died to-day.
Southern News.
-..r.t ATLANTA, GA, August 81.
The Senate has unanimously passed a
resolution authorizing the Governor to is
sue a proclamation disbanding the army
associations throughout the State. Armed
negro bands exist throughout the State.
and in one county have assisted the Sheriff.
New ORLEANS, August 81.
The Senate to-day ousted E. T. Jewett,
Senator from the Second District, Orleans
parish, and installed in his place a mulatto
named Hinchback.
The witness upon whose testimony main
ly the report of the election committee was
based, has sworn to an affidavit, which is
published, declaring his evidence aud tes-
be false from beginning to end, and that
he had been influenced by promise of re-
ward.
-Er. ..HHE RICHMOND, Aug. 81.
The u. S. Marshal has levied on the
rolling stock of tie Virginia & Tennessee
railroad, in exaction of debts due by the
Company on their coupons. The amount
is $4,000. The running Of the road is not
interfered with.
= - LawIessuess.
WILMINGTON, n. c., Aug. 81.
David Ruffiu, colored, was shot in an
affray in Wilson county, Saturday, by Seno
II. Green. The latter was arrested and
bound over TO appear before the Superior
Court. Subsequently q negro named Bill