Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-26
News of the Day.
GENERAL NEWS.


Com closed in New York yesterday at
142N.
THE brig G. b. Allen, OF Boston, was
wrecked in the Bahamas, Jan. 16. Her
master and crew, with portion of her car
go, were taken to Nassau.
Ponds near Montgomery. Ala- were fro
zen over sufficiently the other day to allow
skaters chance to show their skill. 1t is
80 seldom that such thing happens there,
that the whole city could supply only one
pair Of skates.
FIVE negroes have been arrested at Beau
fort 8. c., charged with the brutal murder
sof Mr.. J. Frazer Matthews several days
since. Several negroes on Mr.. Ms plan
tation were with difficulty prevented from
lynching the prisoners.
THR editor Of q western cotemporary re-
marks that he is glad to receive marriage
notices, but requests that they be sent
soon after the ceremony and before the di-
vorce is applied for. He has had several
notices spoiled in this way.
AN attempt to perpetuate the Harvey
screw monopoly by an extension of patent
/, for the second time, came before tie United
States House of Representatives on Satur-
day, but few well directed shots defeated
it for the third time in as many years.
Mr.. AKERMAN, a member of the Georgia
Convention, being suggested as a candidate
for Governor, in the atlanta Opinion, de-
clines the honor, on the ground that he has
neither ''ambition nor qualifications for the
Executive office y Such modesty is exceed
ingly rare in these days.
NJ. AUBER attained his S7th year January
10th. General Mellinet, to do honor to the
composer, brought the band of the Nation
al Guard of Paris to give him an aubade,
and the veteran musician came down and
warmly thanked the General. The pieces
played were the overture of La Muette,"
and march composed by NJ. Auber when
only Iourteen years of age.
STATE NEWS.
The st. ClairsviHe Gasette says: We
learn that Mr.. Saul Donner, living at the
Great Western, lost splendid COW, which
had given birth to a calf with eight legs,
two heads, three ears, two tails and two
breasts. with the face of bull dog. He is
making arrangements to have the skin
stuffed. Report says he was offered $500
for the svsrmint.n
4 Tn ldmsrset Adpocns says: The house
Of widow lady, near Somerset, was en-
tered one night some weeks since by three
men apparently in q state of intoxication.
Their conduct was unbecoming the visit
OF decsnt men ON decent business, and
I'd VIr-
pretend to decide whether this order
was uneapected to the men or not but
sure it Is they were fined for misbehavior,
and settled with the widow by giving their
notes for one hundred dollars each with
good security. The bad whiskey which
they thought cost only ten cents a drink, in
this case imposed much higher rate upon
them, besides exposing them to trouble
and public criticism.
: TIE Noble County RepubHcas says: A
meeting of the citizens of Caldwell and vi.
cinity, was held in the Court House. in this
place, on Monday last. The meeting was
'or9anized by calling Ezra Mckee to the
chair, and appointing j. S. Foreman, Sec
retary. The object of the meeting was
stated to be for the purpose OF cooperating
with the citizens of Marietta, Cambridge
and New Philadelphia, toward thefurther-
ance of the proposed railroad from Marietta
via the Duck Greek Valley and Caldwell, to
Cambridge, thence TO New Philadelphia,
there to intersect the Seeubenville and In
diana branch of the Pennsylvania Central
railroad. It being understood that the last
named road has agreed to put the iron and
rolling stock on the road proposed, pro-
vided the citizens along the route will take
the initiatory step and have the road sur
veyed and graded, and made ready to re-
-cefve the RATS. Committees were appoint
ed to confer with committees appointed by
meetings at Cambridge and New Philadel-
phia. -
Tar Czfnton Democrat, published at Lock