Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-10-29

majority of,6e9O The Republicans claim
their majority win reach 5000. General
tWitcher, Republican candidate for Con-
Igress from the. Kanawha Valley, ,telegraphs
that his majority will be 1,500.
River News.
i 1A n VI n PITTsBURGHs Oct.28.,
II Weather clear. River unchanged Mer-
teury 56 deg. i i-4AO i tuAAAAaAA1AD
The Assassin alton of HInds.
lt9syI2 duiN ? QslST, LOUIS, Oct. Isl
A special from Little Rock, Ark, to the
Democrat, says the body of Hon. James
Kinds, who was assassinated on the 22d,
arrived there yesterday, and was escorted
to the State House, where it lay in state for
several hours and was, visited by a large
number of people. At 3P. NJ, the remains
were taken to the depot. to- be forwarded
to Salem, My. The funeral procession
was very long, consisting of military. State.
Federal, county and city officers, fire en-
gine companies, eolored schools and citi-
zens generally. All business houses were
closed. - ,i3.i. ,i'3si' ,.i.5 81 ,-.,,,
Messrs. Kinds and Brooks were shot by
George A. Clark, Secretary of the Demo-
cratic Committee of Monroe county, who
| was drunk at the time. This is corrobora-
ted by dispatch from Memphis, which
| further states that Clark, armed with
double barreled shot gun, Joined Brooks
and Kinds short distance from Virgin
| bay, announced mis- intention to kill them
both. and immediately fiji ed and wounded
| Brooks. Kinds then attem pied to- escape
and was shot in the back. Clark was sub
sequently arrested, and lodged i'll Jail. He
] is said to have borue the reputation of
peaceable citizen, but at the time of the
shooting was in condition bordering on
delirium tremens. y EF-E -
Harvard College.
BosToN, Oct 2S
| At the annual meeting of the Board of
Overseers of Harvard College, yesterday,
Hon. John HI. Clifford was elected Presi-
dent of the Board aad DR.. N. B. Shurtliff,
Secretary. The election for President of
the University was deferred for the pres
ent.
Democratic Meeting.
| AUGUSTA, GA, Oct. H.
| ADemocratic meeting held to- night
and addressed by Judge Carbon, Demo
cratic elector from Indiana, B. II. Hill and
General Wright, who urged the people to
iFvote for Seymour. and Blair. The rRepub-
licans say they will carry the State, by a
large majority. while the Democrats are
confident of 10000 majority. .s5,yi1 's9"'a
90 = fLsJ = Rape!8 .att-7i'o
CONCORD, N. H., Oct. %.
Thomas Heath, of Warner, has been held
in 5000 bail in the Police Court for the
alleged rape, by the roadside, of young
school girl, at lContocookville, on Sunday.
I va Accident. r. vi
Edgar 81. Woodman had his right arm
blown off yesterday at Gilmanton. by ac-
cidentally falling and discharging his gun.
The Ring.
/ "a 81 BosToN,lO Oct.28.
/ 1t is reported that the prize fight be-
tween O'Baldwin and Wormald will take
place tomorrow morning at the Isle of
Shoals.
Diamond Robbery.
CINCINNATI, Oct 2s.
The jewelry store of Lang and Brothers,
80 West4th street, was robbed this morning
of $1,000 worth of diamond rings. Two
men entered the store and asked to be
allied the attention of the clerk to another
part of the store the other grasped the
rings and made his escape. Neither of the
men have been arrested.
! 2TuFrJFF 8p-Y Y4Arrrsted.yEgHAe s7Z TIl
CLEVELAND, Oct. 2S.
Probate Judge Mesener, of Ottawa
.ounty was arrested and brought- here to-
lay, charged with issuing fraudulent natu-
ralization papers. He will be examined
to-morroW.s ~ IL ~ ~ - y
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 2S.
Harry Warren and Richard Stafford are
TO play a match game of billiards,in few,
laws in Birmingham. 1t will be one thou
sand points, American carom, for $500 and
handsome cue costing $50. An exciting
game will be the result. - aA II
Arrested for NluI der.
Harry Weaver was arrested by Pitts
burgh officer at Union, Ohio, last night,
;harged with numbering an old man named
Andrew Rowland, at Hagerstown, Md, a
few months ago. He was employed as
brakesrnan on the Fort Wayne railway un-
til recently, since which time he was work.
ing for farmer near the above-named viii
lage. He denies the murder, and says that
Rowland's wife committed the deed.
-~,~ General Thomas. = +. 4
SN> - a - Fort WAYNE, Oct. %.
General Thomas arrived here this morn
ING to inspect the Yorktown and Hampton
national cemeteries yzg#-J Jib-l570al
Political.
Boston, Oct. 2S.
A mass meeting of the Boys in Blue was
held in Fanueil Hall this afternoon, pre-
iminary to the grand terch-light process
ion this evening:.The hal, was well FILL
ID. General Horace B. Sergeant presided
Among the speakers were Governor Harri-
nan. of N H.; N. p. Banks, B. r. Butler,
Captain Churchill, late of the Navy, and
General Sergeant. Resolutions were
adopted pledging the soldiers and sailors
# Massachusetts to the cause of the Union,
liberty and equality. 2 '- 81" Rad -'
-s-r-s Fair. ,7au, -=s t.r
STAUNToN, VA, Oct. Is.
Commodore Matthew F. Maury delivered
an address to-day before the agricultural
fair to an immense audience, He warmly
urged the immediate establishment, OF a
line Of steamers between Norfolk and Hol-
land, in orler that the South might reap
the advantage of a direct trade and emigra-
tion which would spring up by this con-
nection. 80 ~ ltsa f Il -
Ten thousand people visited the grounds
to day. -.s-a zaa i-H1- - @; -;t7.l--= q. sa
When General Lee maded his appearance
at the fair to-day he was enthusiastically