Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-06
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GENERAL NEWS.
GoLD closed in New York Saturday at
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Two boys, aged respectively twelve and
thirteen years, were drowned on Saturday,
by falling through the ice on the St. Law
renee river, at Waddington, twenty miles
from Ogdensburg, New York.
Two thousand persons witnessed fight
between a bull and bear near st. Louis
last stweek. The brutal spectacle was finish
ed by victory for the bull after two
hours contest.
The Boston and Maine Railroad Com
pany have carried BIAS sos passengers and
3ls.I7 tons of merchandise during the cur
rent year. The company assets will stand,
January 1, s3s7,ls7.
On Christmas day an old Pennsylvania
lady remarked to us after a long sigh,
'.We'll have no fruit next year!' We asked
the reason, and were told that ''a wet
Christmas was sure'sign of barren fruit
year."-Madison Courier.
The black tongue disease is prevailing
among the horses at the Trappe, in Mont
gomery county, Pa, and also near Reading.
The disease, if not attended to immediately,
in shortstime proves fatal. g
HoN. THADDEUs STEVENS is engaged in
the preparation of speech in favor of the
Alaska appropriation bill. He insists that
his health is not as poor as either his friends
or enemies think it is.
MAzzoLENI, the tenor, has made an en-
gagement at the Grand Opera in Paris for
three years, at $4,000 year. He is now
studying six hours day on the French
language, at the expense of the manage
ment.
THE Illinois Central Railroad Company
has paid into the State treasury $23S. S3S o.
being 7per, cent. on the gross earnings Of
the road for the six months ending Octo-
Der 81, 1867.
Two men were hung for murder in East
Tennessee last Friday-John Nance at Rut-
ledge and Jacob Huff at Hamilton. The
rope suspending Nance was too long. and
he died from slow strangulation, in great
misery. s5a sa;
ELIAS HOWE, father of the late Elias
Howe, Jr, the sewing machine inventor,
and brother of the late VIM. Howe, inven-
tor Of the Howe truss bridge, died at his
residence in Cambridgeport, Mass, on
Saturday, aged seventy-six.
A MAN digging well in Phillips, Me-,
came to ledge two feet below tine surface
of the ground, and on blasting through it
four feet, two frogs were found embedded
in the center. They were both alive and
in the course of half an hour after being
liberated hoped off.
LAST week the minor children of Col.
Butler, of Miffiintown, Pa. who, with his
wife, was killed in the accident near Diller-
v lille, a couple of years ago, recovered the
sum of $1,000 damages from the Pennsyl-
va MIA railroad. 1ii@ ls
STATE NEWS.
The MTermon Banner says: With feel
ings of profound sorrow we are this week
called upon to announce the death of that
old and valued citizen. j ohm Parrott, Esq,
which took place at his residence, south of
Mt. Vernon, on the 10Th ult. He was one
of the pioneers of Knox county, and was
at the time of his death eighty-two years
OF age. .s
The Netodrk American says: On Cnrist-
mas evening row occurred at singing
school nesr Fredonia, which resulted in
the stabbing of a young man named Pres
ton. in the side, groin and wrist. Tilton,
the alleged stabber, made good his escape.
Preston is now considered out of danger.
but fears are entertained that he Will lose
the use of his hand.
AZ MRs. ROSE DUNCAN, one of the frail
sisterbood. living in Chillicothe, was muir
dered on Saturday last. by a man named
Rodgers. The Advertiser saws: Sallie De.
vopev. a female who resided with Mrs.
Duncan. testified, that while up stairs, she
heard a noise which attracted her down
stairs. As she descended she heard some
one saw. aAlex, why do you do so ?n and
heard some one walk out of the house. On
entering the room, she saw Rose Duncan
living on the floor and insensible.. She gave
the alarm, and had Drs. Scarce and French
called in. About O'Clock VIM. Clark,
who has known Rodgers all his life. saw
him cross 4th street to Paint and started on
a brisk run. Rodgers has not been heard
of since. These facts induced the inquest
pronounce Rodgers the murderer. Ross'st