Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-02
> News ofathe Day.

GENERAL NEWS.
GoLp closed in New York yesterday at
1899 ~s-- -. ''
A YOUNG WOMAN in Indiana has been ar
rested for horse stealing.
EGGS are selling at one dollar and twen-
ty cents per dozen in Utah. -. =,
The Grand Lodge of the Order of Good
Templars of North America has been for
three days in session at Richmond, In
diana. IC -
JOHN C.. ,voeEL, of st. Louis, returns an
income of $46,695. Ten years ago he
swept out the Postoffice, but since then he
has been Sheriff of the county.
BY a law passed by the last New Hamp-
shire Legislature all persons convicted of
murder in the first degree in that State are
to be brought to Concord to be hanged.
THE Psi Upsilon Society College will
hold its annual Convention, at Ann Arbor,
Michigan. on June 18th. Hon. Galusha A:
Grow, of Pennsylvania, will deliver the
Grafton.
THE Yale Conrant proposes that the stu
dents who graduated under the late Pr ,si-
dent Day should contribute one dollar each
to erect suitable monument to him on the
College grounds.
LORD BRoUGHAM lost the use of his mem
allowed by his physician to sustain con-
versation for more than one minute, and at
the last was awake only a few seconds at a
time. - .
A LIVELY competition is now going on
between the Sound steamboat lines. The
Fall River line now carries passengers
from New York to Boston for 81, and Nor
wich and Worcester have dropped to the
same figure. -o,'''9'A e' 80. 1-
UNDER decision of the United States
District Court of New Orleans, U. s. Mar
shal Heron, of that city, has had judgment
rendered against him for the amount of Ii
bel on the steamboat Southerner, burned
whileu under his charge. NJ srar55 as-
THE yachting season was inaugurated at
New York on Thursday by race from a
stakeboat opposite Fifty-seventh street,
North river, to point abreast Robins Reef
Light, between the model yachts Leuline
and Flirt, in which the latter proved a gall
liant winner.
The election of officers by the American
Tract Society at Boston, on Thursday, re-
suited in the addition of Rev. T. D. Wool
sey, Hon. Albert Day, of Connecticut, and
Rev. E. N. Kirk, of Massachusetts,, to last
year'siist OF Vice Presidents E. s. Rand,
Henry Hill, Franklin w. Smith, Rev. John
O.. Means ana Rev. VIM. Lowsonto the Ex-
ecutive Committee. and the choice of Julius
A. Palmer as Treasurer, in place of Henry
Hill, who declined reelection.
ANOTHER great trot took place at FASH
ion Course, New York. on Thursday after
noon, between Lady Thorn, Lucy, George
Wilkes and General Butler Lady Thorn
won the race in three straight heats. maxi
ing the time in 2:24, 2:26 and 2:2511 respect
lively. The first is the fastest wagon time
on record. There was spirited trotting
match on Thursday at Poughkeepsie, Ham,
bletonian, the property of Mr.. D. Olmstead,
being the winner, making three heats in
2:5O, 2:50 and 2:49. At the Buckeye Course,
in Cincinnati, on Thursday, the first race
was for four year olds, two mile heats, for
a purse of $500; thirteen entries. Three
horses started. The following is the score
Victor, l.; Transit, 8; Bohannen's ch.
c.,by Australian, 2. Time-3:5714. 4:O31s
The second race was ha1dicap. best three
in five, for all ages. The following is the
score: John Porter, 1 L; Oltawha, 2 8;
Rabbit Hash, 8 8 2; Easter Monday A 3 A;
Birdy Bird, 8 5 distanced; Cadwallader
distanced; Jerry Sparkle, distanced. Time
-1:531a, 1.53, 1:52. The track was very
heavy. H