Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-10
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-uoa .7sYna 81 GENERAL NEWS se p egq'es 81.
GOLD closed in New York saturday at
THERE were fifty-three deaths at Pitts
burgh, Pa, last week, forty-one being chill
dren. Thirty-seven were less than two
years old. aosaH ss hesa y. ~ r.
yCATHARINE GLANNoN, "a servant girl, is
under arrest in, Boston, charged with set
ting fire to the dwelling Of a gentleman
who had recently discharged, her from his
employ esssa -sa5 - ;4es
.STIGELLI, the tenor so popular at the
Boston Theatre a few seasons ago, recent
ly died at his villa, near Monza, few miles
from Milan. g a' :. 80 &. . -.
AN increase of salary of $50 year and
gold medal are given in the French OBJ
seryatory to any assistant who may discoy-
er new planet.
The inventor OF style ofhorse shoe
has sent to the soliciting firm in New
York a model made of solid silver. The
inventor lives in Colorado.
Russia works energetically sometimes.
1t is now building railroad from Koursk
to Tagonrog, and has 10000 workmen upon
the line, to finish it quickly. ~
THE number of deaths in Boston during
the week ending Aug. L was los, of whom
107 were five years and under,- showing an
unusual mortality among children.
CAPTAIN DE IAGREE, who has been ex-
ploring Eastern Asia for the French Gov
ernment during theslast three years, died
atiSuez. on his return, of sheer fatigue
THE Nev York Times thus sets forth the
advantages of our recent acquisition of the
Midway Islands in the Pacific BY the In
expensive process of simply raising flag
on. them: GAS they were uninhabited, no
resistance was made. AS they were un-
claimed by any other power, no offense
has been given AS they are very little
ones, no one is hurt bySour ownership of
them. AS they are midway between the
Sandwich Islands and Japan, they are
very handy things to have. AS. we get by
them fine .harbor and a convenient sta
ton in The Pacific, they viii be of high
value TO us. AS they cost nothing, nobody
nobody asks the price,"
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x. so,rr5ov ,,;e,ht Last LID n,s1,,
Johnson-who lives near Stillwell's Sta
tion, is well to do and respectable at home,
but in this instance was intoxieated-was
oouott an the n;ko outside ,ho E;sses,.,s1,
saws the Han,;lto, 7,,,e -7s,soror1 h., to
man nor,es q R1rrous o.5,r 0,;r.-- p;os,.
hoth d;srenutob . ot,o no ,,te -,.,to,,-..
inp a rome ronnd his neck droaged hin,
,rr,,,, ltn ,c. "a Ma, H., st;1, .,.sT
had sncceedad IN robhinu him as ,vba.s.
,nonev ba had ahont -th,ea .a,l,.rs r,l, a.
leaving his .nocLat. bool LING On H.
oround oontainino a noto forsf;ft,, 5oti.r, s.
Tbev then left him and escaned T,.o
other fellows. Skinner .Rice 6a Tbrotber.,of
the rotherl and Henry smover were IF the
party. but not being ,imnlicated i'm anv.
thing but rowdyism, were arrested, fined
one dollar each and the cost and discharg-
ed. Burrows and Rice were afterwards
captured and held to answer. So
On Thursday last, says the Marietta Reo-
listen, John Uhl, Jr- who lived about five
miles below town, on the Virginia side.
came to town with a skiff loAd of blackber-
ries. Having disposed Of them, he invested +
part of the proceeds in whisky. Getting
into his sk.f, he started on his f1omeward
journey. Being overcome with LIQUOR, he
fell asleep in his skiff, rickety affair, leak
ing very badly. The skiff got into the ed
dy at Harmar landing, and foated up stream,
turning round and round. Some parties on
the steamer Ohio noticed him, him,
and.apprised him of his danger. He replied
that he did not care as he could swim, If he
should fall in. No sooner said, than over
he fell,into fifteen feet of water, and sank to
rise no more. After graphing about an
nour' ms pody was recovered. He was,
taKeh 10 MS nome oy ciIlzens Oh Harmar.-
NO inquest was held' de was aged about
70 years. ana leaves a wife and two chill
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Last night. about IL O'Clock, says the AZ
len County Democrat Aug. 9Th. the two pris-
ouer' NJ" oonnueu u 'ne jan a''einPeeu 70