Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-10-30

| NEW DIRK, Oct. ~.
The steamship Alaska, from Aspinwall,
arrived this morning.
| Verdict.
The coroner's Jury in the case of Thomas
Kane, who was shot at the Hunters Point
| fire on Sunday. returned a verdict yester-
day, charging David Burke with the deed
Burke was thereupon committed to Jail at
North Hampstead.
PugiIists Arrested.
Butt Riley and Abe Hicken, two noted
pugilists, were up in the Jefferson Market
Police Court, yesterday. having been ar
rested by the police while engaged in priz
| fight in the rear yard of drinking saloon
at 755 Broadway. They had locked the
doors, and when the police came at the call
of the proprietor, the door had to be bro
ken in before they could gain admittance.
Riley was badly punished. The entire
party were released on $500 bail each.
HobOken Murder Trial.
The Hoboken murder trial was concluded
yesterday. Roche, the prisoner, being found
guilty of manslaughter. Sentence was
deferred.
Steamship China.
The steamship China, from Liverpool,
arrived this morning.
Shot.
Joseph Bender was shot yesterday, while
viewing the target practice of target
company at Atlaptic Garden.
Overland Mails.
1t is stated that the new contract between
the Postoffice Department and Wells, Fargo
& Co., for the transportation of overland
mails to California. was closed yes terday.
By its terms the contractors receive
$1,750000 per annum for carrying the
mails 300 miles, and as the progress of the
Pacific railroad decreases the distances OF
transportation the price paid to be CORES
pondly decreased tits estimated that the
contract will not cost the Government
pleted by next July.
Jury Charge.
Judge Benedict delivered a charge to the
grand jury relative to the crime of fraud
ulent naturalization, similar to that OF
Judge Blatchford's yesterday.
Libel.
Initiatory legal proceedings will be taken
to-day by j. w. Simonton against the New
York Tribune Printing Association for
publishing libelous article this morning
of personal nature, over the signature of
one Geo. II. Butler.
Treasure. skls
The steamer Alaska brings S230000 from
California in treasure. go
Died.
r. F. Perkins, postmaster at San Fran
cisco, died on the passage to Panama.
Destructive Fire.
At three o'clock this morning a fire
broke out in the large five story buildings,
30 and 81 Wooster street, occupied bv An
drus Brothers, shirt factory j. & w.
Lyall. manufacturers of Looms; and Bios
| som & Co., paper collars. The entire build
ing was destroyed with its valuable con-
tents. AT four o'clock the walls fell. dam
aging and destroying 80 and SO Wooster
and 40 Lawrence street and other build
ings. The following are the losses: Andrus
Brothers, $40 000' insured; Lyall, 100000,
insured; Blossom s. CO., $4,000, insured;
N. Grari, $27, 900. insured. Western offices;
Thompson Estate, $1,000; Public School
building, So 500. Total loss quarter of a
million.
Two houses in Brooklyn were considera-
bly, damaged last night by fire, caused by
rockets sent up by political procession.
Sentenced.
In the Hudson county, New Jersey,
Court this morning, Bergan Hilder, twenty
years old, a negro, was convicted of rape
on young girl IL years old, and sent to
ten years imprisonment at hard labor.
Continued.
The examination of John O'Kefe, before
U. s. Commissioner Jackson, of Jersey
City, on a charge of selling certificate of
naturalization to Michael Kelly, was re-
sumed this morning. After the examina-
tion of two witnesses against the prisoner,
further proceedings were adjourned to Sat-
urday morning. +'t
Simon FL. Lesser was brought before
Com missioner Osborne this morning, on a
charge of uttering as true false certificate
OF naturalization and selling it TO person
other than the one for whom it was origi-
nally issued. The accused makes no secret
of the transaction, and says, seeing there
was chance to make some money by these
naturalizations. he went into them, and re-
allied handsome amount. He says the
certificates cost him 81 each for the per-
quisites of the clerk of the court, and he
sold them for So each. He was held Tor
examination next Monday, in default OF
$4,000 bail.
Protestant Episcopal Convention.
In the Episcopal Convention yesterday
the canon relative to Assistant Bishops, in
which the upper house refused to concur,
was tabled. ...
To-day resolutions of coincidence with
the English Church on the death of the
Archbishop of Canterbury were adopted,
and telegram drafted and forwarded.
The committee on Prayer Book reported
that they deemed it inexpedient to take
any action regarding new translation of
the Niccone creed. The report was adop-
ted. ac9ost-.77.
The committee on Canons reported an
amended canon making it unlawful to
hold public sale of pews in any conse-
Grated church orschapel. This, i'm the form
of a resolution, was, after some debate.
adopted.
The President, in few words, reviewed
the acts of the Convention, thanked the
delegates for their kind consideration, and
bade them farewell. ~ sHa
hours, during which delegates were invited
to assemble outside of the church and
have photograph taken.