Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-26

New YORK, May 25.-The steamship City
OF London, from Liverpool, and Bremen
from southampton, has arrived. =.
Body Found.
The body of Capt. Depeysten, who has
been missing since the % l of January last.
was found on Saturday at Port Johnson,
New Jersey.
Heavy Burglary.
A heavy burglary was perpetrated dur
ing Saturday night, in the store of Gerard,
Belts d Co., No.. z, old slip. The safes were
broken open and property in bonds. shares,
stamps and jewelry valued at $500 dollars
was stolen. The burglary was not discov-
cred till daylight yesterday morning. No
trace OF the thieves has yet been found.
Meeting of Hebrew Christians.
A public meeting of Hebrew Christians
was held at the Cooper Institute last even
ing for the purpose of presenting the claims
of the Messiah to their inquiring friends.
Several addresses were made and steps
taken for holding an anniversary meeting
at some future day. r.,-,
Free Fight.
A free fight took place last evening be-
tween two Williamsburg fire companies.
Several persons were badly injured, and
one man run over and shockingly mutt
lated.
ouh01tAOAs
The rumor of break in the canal at
Albany, published in the New York even
ing papers of Saturday, is without tounda-
ton.
. Stabbing ARRAY.
A bar-keeper named Dryer was stabbed
to the heart yesterday in Williamsburg by
James Hasted. The latter escaped.
American Bible Union.
the American Bible Union Yesterday,
Cretan News.
According to the latest Cretan advices
battle was fought on the plain of Herac-
lion, in which 5000 Cretans repulsed vast
ly superior number of Turks, who were
supported by regular Circassian cavalry.
The British man-ot-war Trincular witness
ed the battle.
On the 9th of April the Cretans achieved
another victory at Rhatymus. Other bat
ties took place at Seelmo and Velonda.
The Turks had four hundred men killed
and wounded. Sixty thousand refugee
Cretan families in Greece were exposed to
great misery. The Greek Government has
spent three million dollars to save them
from starvation.
Loss by Fire.
The loss by the burning of the steamer
Oleanus and cargo, yesterday, will exceed
half million. Il
Farewell Sermon.
DR.. Chaplin preached his temporary
farewell sermon yesterday, prior to depar-
ture on a tour to Europe.
Yacht Henrietta.
1t is reported that the yacht Henrietta
has been sold to gentleman in San Fran
cisco for $4,000.
Sangerbund Festival.
At meeting on Saturday evening ar
were made for grand festival
of the Sangerbund in July.
New Steamship Line.
A new steamship line is about to COM
mence trips to Bremen, consisting of the
Circassian and Quaker City.
Black Mail.
A fellow giving his name as Henry Clay
Jenkins was arrested yesterday, charged
by down town merchant with an attempt
to obtain money by black mail.
ST. Croix.
A letter from our consul at st. Croix,
read before the Geographical Society, says
were taken within mile and a
half of shore of q thousand fathoms with
out bottom, proving the Island the apex of
a great submarine mountain.
Baptist Publication
Society.
At meeting of the American Baptist
Society to-day, the annual report of the
Treasurer was submitted, showing the re-
ceipts to be S234,6l2, a large increase on
last year. Branch houses are to be estab-
lished in st. Louis and New York the pres
ent summer. The work of the Society is
large and highly productive. Over two
hundred million pages of tracts were dis
tributed, 257 Sunday schools organized, 80
churches constructed and SO new publica-
tlons issuedl
bankruptcy.
1t Is stated on the authority of letter
from Senator to the Clerk of the Bank
ruptcy Court here, that the Judiciary COM
mittee will not report House bill extending
the time for debtors whose assets will not
pay so per cent. of the debts, to file petit
tions.