Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-04
Kentuckx EIection.

Kentucky Election.
LOUISVILLE, Augt 3.
The State election, as far as heard from
Is progressing quietly. The indications are
that the entire regular Democratic ticket
will be elected by very large majority.
A Feud in VermOnt-Murder and
Arrests.
~ EH RUTLAND, VI, July 3.
An atrocious murder was committed at
Shrewsbury, Vt, last evening". A dispute
has long existed between families named
Plumley and Balch, and while appraisers
were engaged settling up damages caused
by the horses of the latter, a quarrel broke
out in which indiscriminate firing took
place and young man not at all interested
in the dispute, named johnson Gilman.
was killed by Horace r. Plumley. The latter
and John Gilman, Sr., were also wounded.
Five principals in the affray, viz: Zerebra
Plumley, Horace r. Plumley. his son, and
the murderer, George Butterfly, his son-in-
law, and two men named Abraham Wiun
and Napoleon Quartrim, employees OF
Balch, have been arrested and are confin-
ed.
Death OF SMILES O'ReilIy.'
New YORK, Aug. 8.
Chas. G.. Halpine, "Miles O'Reilly," City
heelster ana eoltor OF tne Citlzen, dled this
a1min;stered to rei;e1o nanroia;a oi DainO
Producing Abortion.
HARTFORD, Aug. 8.
Doctors j. j. Sperry and j. l.. Lion were
arrested to-day. charged with producing
abortion on Mrs. Geo. E. Botsford, a re-
spectacle married woman, which resulted
in death. She made affidavit before she
died that an instrumental abortion was
produced by the two doctors named. DIR.
Lion was placed under bonds of 81 800 for
trial on Thursday, and DIR. Sperry 5000
bonds to appear August 11th. They pro-
cured bail.
Incendiarism.
LOWELL, Mass, August 8.
The fine residence and ont bnild;nos of
T. Wa;b an the Chelmsford roaI in
rho snberbs of this citv were bnrneI 90
tardov T'bo ;ra y,aS tbo yvorI nf on ;n-
cenIiarv The Insurance was Se Ooo Pin
Low g. C1,s rolling mills balf'a mile dis
,ont caugbt ire from tho fiving emharc
n, 4 ,,os 1ostro,,a5 Tnss S1Eo ooo ;nsnred
Ooiton crop
'f5"-'a.-H 'f- MONTGOMERY, Aug. g. p
The rains are doing immense damage
and worms are appearing in all sections of
LUIS otaIe. IL Is esGLinateu t1aI Tue coItoh
''0p - -
sioience oy Negroes.
NEW ORLEANS, August 3.
A negro named Will Robbins had been
making Democratic speeches to the negroes
in this city for weeks past. Several at
tempts have been made on his life. On
Saturday night. a crowd followed him and
Irieu 10 urag Ilm froili IIe streeC car, 10
oa na'n nharas % If ovc;t;no q r;o. ond raieased
On bo;i Xesterdav enotbar attonIrS w,ith
SInn% shots ,vas made ~, him VIZ"
Tbis rnorn;nT on anraarina before tbe
Relnrdar r. was nroved the ORIGINAL cbar~
Of inciting riot had been dronned. and the
charge of carrying concealed weapons sub
siituted, but he was discharged by the Re
coruer. on oeins asieaseu hoooins NE e
was mas aSatt S"i o5 toSoeo' ouo ne
tha SonotitmtiCp I'm Ti,h SaNoI u S,roat Vi
The streets in the neiohborbood wer.
soon filled with a crowd, and the excite
ment increased. Governor Yarmouth ap-
peared, and made a short but effective
speech, telling the negroes they should
rather protect Robbins in the public eX-
LIZ hin of thot rinbt He d v;sad Them
TO disperse and 90 home. which thev did.
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ATLANTA, July D.
| Last Friday an affray took place between
WniGes ana negroes at Gaora ocnool house,
negroes selling whislsv at school exbihi.
ton. The students were indignant at the
sale. In the melee four negroes were seri-
ously and one mortally wounded.
| Alaska Draft Paid.