Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-10-30
DOMESTIC NEWS.
O'Bald win and WOrmaId Ar
rested.

/ LYNN, MASS, Oct. 90.
The prize fight for the championships and
$4,000, between Ned O'Baldwin and Zoe
Wormald, commenced at Lynnville, twelve
miles from Boston, at eight o'clock this
morning. One round was fought of ten
minutes, and at the close a squad of four
teen Lynn policemen broke Into the ring
and seized the principals before they could
leave, while the crowd scattered like
flock of sheep. The arrested parties were
brought to Lynn for arraignment before
Justice Newhall.
LYNN, MASS, Oct, 90.
There were about 300 roughs at Lynnfield
to witness the fight. The Lynn authorities
getting information of it, sent one officer
in citizens dress to mingle with the crowd,
while force of 13 managed to get within
call. In the first round Wormald drew
blood from his antagonist, when clinch
was made and Wormald slipped and fell.
AT this moment the officers made dash
and captured the principals. A show of
resistance was made, which subsided on a
show of the officers pistols. Wormald and
O'Baldwin were Immediately taken to
Lynn, arraigned in the Police Court and
held in $4,000 bail for their appearance
from day to day. They have not yet secur-
ed bail.
American Missionary Association.
SPRINGFlELD, MASS, Oct. %.
The American Missionary Association
commenced its annual meeting in this city
to-day, Rev. DR.. E. N. Kirk, of Boston,
presiding. The receipts last year were
S304, ,094 and expenses S356,225. The pres
ent Indebtedness is SS726, of which SOL
3l5 was incurred last year. The society
owns property to the amount of $199,400 In
excess of all debts. Rev. DIR. John Todd,
OF Pittsfeld, preached the annual sermon
this evening, and General Howard, of the
Freedmen's Bureau, will deliver an address
tomorrow evening.
Baptist Convention. s-la
The Baptist State Convention met in this
city to-day. Rev. o. S. Stearns preached
the annual sermon this evening. A vote
on the close communion question resulted
in its favor. Reports show favorable
progress of the denomination In the State.
Two hundred persons have been natural
lied in this city during the last two days.
Departure of NIissIonaries.g
/ Boston, Oct 2S.
An interesting meeting was held tthe
missionary rooms in Pemberton square, on
Sunday, on the occasion of the departure
of six missionaries to a foreign field. H.
X. Palmer, M. D., from Litchtield, ILL.,, and
Mrs. Palmer, from New Athens, Ohio, and
Miss Hartley, from Scranton, Pa, will
ioin the Madura mission in Southern In
dia. Rev. Mr.. Deramer, from Wisconsin,
and Mrs. Derimer, from Massachusetts,, and
Miss Webster, from Binghampton, New
York, are to join the Ceylon mission. They
sailed for Madras to-day. ESQ -
Fire.
+ 81 SO s FoN Du LAC, WIS.,, Oct. 20.
The Washington Skating Rink, For
sythe & Cases wagon shops, and four
dwellings were burned this morning; loss
$4,000. --' 20
Fire.
10 a;A43 Troy, N. Y, Oct. 90.
u House & Fulton's large Touring mills. at
Waterford, were burned last night. The
loss on the mills was $4,000; insured for
$l350O. The loss on the stock is $25000;
insured for $4,000.
Choked TO Death. ~
+ - ~ ssN PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 90.
VIM. Walmsley, dissipated character,
choked4 his wife to death this morning in,
the lower part of the city, the result of
three days drunk enjoyed by both. Walms-
ley. escaped.
StOrehOuses Burned.
BINGHAMPToN, N. Y, Oct. 90.
Three large storehouses, occupied by
Messrs. Ibottson 81 w. T. Morgan, all filled
with grain and considerable wool, were
| burned this morning. The armory of the
44th regiment was also burned, with the
arms, SC. The loss of the armory is $10,-
600. The loss by the storehouses is nearly
100000.
| .s Delivered.
r. LOUISVILLE, Oct. 90.
Frank Reno and Charles Anderson, the
notorious express robbers, were delivered
to-day to the Indiana authorities, and are
now confined in New Albany Jail to await
| trial.
The Ring.
Boston, Oct. 90.
A prize fight took place at birmingham
Yesterday, between John Horin and Walt.
Jarvis, and was severely contested. On
the 64th round Horin struck the center
stake and smashed his hand and broke his
arm, losing the fight, which, up to that
| time had been in his favor.