Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-02
News of the Day.

GENERAL NEWS.
GOLD closed in New York yesterday at
1881.
JOE JEFFERSON is playing in Louisville,
and Forrest in Chicago.
Moses BEACH is reported to retain a $780,
600 interest in the W ew York Sun.
CoNNEcrIcUT's annual fast day will fall
npon Good Friday.
BELLE BOYD and Mrs. Pollard have been
among the spectators of the impeachment
trial. ~ sa M
By not adhering to his contract with Bis
marck, the King of Hanover loses his Prus-
sian pension of nearly $20OO.0OO.
JOHN DEvLIN, sentenced to the Albany
penitentiary for term of two years, for
whisky frauds, is said to be worth $780,
Co., Q S4EEgl 3z1ss Eaz,al ~ q
The German Prince of Turen ct Taxis is
about to follow Archdukal example, by
marrying an actress, but he proposes to
wed her with another than his princely
name. ssi--is sseasr ,.f, s,5..,.s - M
A MAN named Hays, employed by the Su-
perior Brick Company, was run over and
killed on Wednesday, at Torrens' station,
on the Pennsylvania railroad, near Pitts
burgh. This is the fourth employe of this
company killed within three days.
A CURE of one of the Paris churchss has
denounced ftom the altar all persons who
60 to see NJ. Emile Anglers new play,
''Paul Forester" and has declared them
ipso fdcto communicated. This is rather
awkward, for the Emperor and Empress
have been TO see this play and loudly ap-
plauded it. lassa 5,s.-fs
WALTER Brown has challenged Hamill
or Harry Coulter to row him match in
sculls for $500. and the championship, on
any water the person accepting may
select. John Blew has challenged Brown
to row five mile race for $500 or $500, in
seventeen foot working boats, rowing over
the gunwales.
The Washington Jenkins, viewing Mrs.
Senator Wade as 'prospective President
ess, writes great deal about her. Among
other things he tells us that she has dis
taste for sshugging Dances" and that she
resembles Mrs. Washington and Mrs. Mad
ison, whom jenkins remembers.
A MAN was sentenced to the chain-gang
in Richmond, Va, few days since, for
breaking large plate glass in the front
door of the Spotswood Hotel. After serv-
ing out his few days of sentence, he re-
turned to the hotel and smashed another
plate glass valued at SIS. This insures him
twelve months rations in the city jail.
In the Virginia Convention, on Wednes-
day, resolution to investigate the conduct
of Judge Underwood was tabled. The res
olution embodies letter from John Hawk
hust stating that the Judge said that if Mr..
Chase were run for President, Senator
Sprague would give 100000 to the Repub-
1fcan party, &C., and that two men in Vir-
ginia would give $1,000 each for nomina-
tion.
The following notice brought large au-
dience to the Hall of Representatives at
st. Louis on Sunday week: Rev. M. Nc
Coole, of st. Louis, by request of members
of the General assembly, Will deliver dis
course in the Hall of the House this (Sun.
day. evening, March 18th. Subject-'Mus.
cuiar Christianity Text-'The glory o.
young man in his strength N. B.-Nc
collection will be taken up"
The Dubuque Herald of the 18th, says
a"The weather is remarkable for thus early
in the season. Thunder showers, blue
birds, linen coats, bedbugs and steamboats,
have all come along at once, and the ole
settler has to rake up his memory to find 8
parallel case. A heavy shower, accompa-
MED by thunder and lightning, visited the
city this evening, the warm rain continu-
ing to pour down for over two hours, flood
ing the small streams and drenching the
earth. The frost must be well out of the
ground by this time. In the country the
farmers have commenced their spring work
by sowing wheat on upland prairie broken
last fall. Seeding will become general in
. few days, when the ground becomes set
tied and dry enough to work."