Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-18

the 29th. A steamboat excursion is to bt
made on Sunday, the 2sth.
esA cargo of Africans is said to have beer
landed In Cuba.
tered for the New York yacht club regat.
ia Tomorrow.
t'An aid society for Southern educationa
purposes has been formed in this city
to last years. For the present its efforts
will be directed to the permanent estab-
lishment of the Charleston Parish and
home schools.
The Hide and I eather Bank De.
falcatiOn.
BosToN. June IL.
The defalcation in the Hide and Leather
National Bank is ascertained to be $575.-
600. The surplus of the bank is $350,OO0
The directors think a portion OF this loss
can be made up from premiums on Govern
ment securities owned by the bank, and
the assets of the defaulters; so the capital
stock will be but slightly impaired.
George Wilkes Victorious.
providence, r. l., June II.
The trotting stallion stake at Narragan-
sett meeting, yesterday,w won by George
Wilkes.
Murder I'm Arkansas.
~,is MEMPHIS, June II.
Geo. Bethel, of this city, was shot and
killed by Clarence Collier, at Ten Mile
Bayou, Arkansas, yesterday. The murde Ell
was deliberate and unprOvoked. Collier,
after shooting Bethel, reloaded his shot
gun and rode of, detying arrest.
Shipments of specie.
New York, June IL.
The steamer Cuba, for Liverpool, took
out $4,000 in specie.
West Point Graduates.
New YORK, June IL.
The following are the distinguished five
OF the late graduates of West Point: Pay
son, knight, Hoxie, Bass and Macally.
Effect OfStorm-Persons Killed, &c
CHICAGO, June 1S.
The recent storms were the occasion of
some damage and the killing of several
persons in the country adjoining. The
Wisconsin railroads were considerably
damaged, and one or more of the Illinois
railroads also suffered.
Delay of the Germsn Delegation
to the Sangerfest.
On the Pittsburgh & Fort Wayne rail-
road the storm of yesterday was very Sc
we're, damaging the road and delaying the
arrival of the foreign singing societies un-
til o'clock this afternoon, at which hour
they will be received and escorted to their
quarters.
The Days Programme.
The programme of the day is as follows:
First-The Reception Committee will
await the arriving Vereine at the various
depots, and, accompanied by music, will
escort them to the headquarters, where
they will take refreshments. There will
then be a transfer of flags and an acknowl-
edgment, after which the singers will be
escorted to their quarters by the Commit
tee on Accommodations and Baggage
During the reception salute will be fired.
Second-At half-past o'clock in the
evening all the Vereine will assemble at
headquarters.
Third-At o'clock they march to the
rink.
Fourth-At exactly half-past z o'clock
there will be formal reception and con-
cert.
Fifth-The President will introduce to
the assemblage the Mayor, who will well
come the strangers, after which the flags of
the Bund will be handed over to the Presi-
dent by his predecessor.
Sixth-Greeting of the strangers by the
President of the festival.
Seventh--A reception concert; after the
concert there will be an illumination. A
torchlight procession will form on Wabash
avenue, and, accompanied by band of
music, will march to headquarters over the
route prescribed by the Marshal.
There will then be social meetings at
headquarters and at Turner Hall, Deutsche's
Haus and Dyhrenfurth's College.
The TOrchIfghr ProcessiOu-Cin-
cinnati Societies.
The torchlight procession will be grand
affair, consisting of two thousand torch
lights, and will be participated in by the
police of Chicago, by the Ellsworth Zou-
aves, and by upward of fifty visiting Sing
ing Societies. Those from Cincinnati,
which will appear in procession, are the
Orpheus M8nDerchor, Harugari Manner
chor, st. Cecilian M8nnerchor, Junger
MBnnerchOr, and the Druidan Sangerchor.
The procession, after the Concert, will
bring up at Turner Hall, where greeting
palm will be delivered by Emil Riterhaus.
Feasting, Frolic Beer and Cheer.
The remainder of the evening will be
given up to feasting, frolic, beer and cheer.
The Races.
The opening race of the June meeting at
Dexter Park came off yesterday. One mile
heats, best three in five, for horses that
never beat 2:35, and for a purse of $500,
was won by I. Roach's b. m. Mollie Buck
ner. Time, 2,371z, 2:37 and 1861. The
other horses came in in order OF naming,
, as follows: VIM. Brady, Lady Alice, Rod
Queen of the West. To-day the great race
for purse and stake of $1,000 takes place
between Rockey, Bashaw, Jr, George
Palmer, and Pilot Temple. Rockey made
2:24 4-15 but few days ago, closely follow
ed by Bashaw, hence the race is one of un-
usual interest.
Base Ball.
The Athletics, of Philadelphia, will to-
day open the base ball tournament by an
exhibition game with the Excelsiors, of
Chicago. The weather is just now propi-
tious, but frequent changes have been the
order for several days.
The City
Is full of strangers. The depots are alive
with new arrivals. The various resorts
are decked with evergreens, and a gala oc-
casion is everywhere apparent.
Death by Drowning.
CIRCLEvILLE, June IL.
Yesterday afternoon, party of men, re-
siding short distance below this place,
went on fishing excursion, and while
drawing net, Mr.. Benjamin Metzger, a
prominent citizen Of the vicinity, was
drowned.
Heavy Storms-Damage to Crops.
A succession of heavy rain and thunder
storms have visited here within the last
thirty-six hours. The Scioto has raised
this morning. 1t is feared that the wind
and successive rain will somewhat damage
the wheat. The corn and grass, however,
will be greatly benefited.
Base Ball at CIeveIand.
CLEVELAND, June IL.
In game between the Atlantics, of
Brooklyn, and the Railway Unions, of
Cleveland, to-day, the Atlantics won by
score of AZ to II in nine innings.
The Great Rowing Match.