Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-22

TIE Democratic Press of Ohio win COM
fer great favor by sending copy of their
paper to the Democratic State Executive
Committee at Columbus, Ohio, to be placed
on file for reference and inspections Of WIS.,
itors. E. F. BINGHAM,
Chairman Dem. State Ex.. Committee.
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News of the Day.
GENERAL NEWS.
GOLD closed in New York yesterday at
1885 saesissiidkis.s Fr 70 ssis;sff 7ei1oeus sd5
PORTLAND has completely risen from the
ashes of the great fire of 1866. A Portland
newspaper says. that .snew-city has grown |
up amidst Che ruins; large and elegant
warehouses now occupy the waste places of
but two years ago, equalling in magnifi-
cence and extent those of any city on the
continent. Capitalists are coming in and
investing their means to help enrich and
populate our fair city.nna ,S2 giiilas 4ro b
A New YoRK papeS knows of6 poor wo-
man in that city who Embroidered child's
garment by fourteen days steady work
and received therefor 81. The material
cost the merchant who paid the price for it
81. The complete article cost him SILL and
he sold it recently for SO. We have no
comment to make on this; it tells its own
story. sm ~ "a sisss . iasidfaoo ie,fsa n
SINCE the close of the last century, it is
stated that the average produce of wheat
per acre has nearly doubled in Great Brit
aim In the United States the average pro-
duce of wheat per acre, in the old States, is
notsmueh more than half of.what it was in
the days of offWashington.1 At present the
average yield of wheat throughout the
whole of the Union is estimated at not
more chan ten bushels per acre; little more
than one-third of the average produce per
acre in England. sa' - 'o'a's's s'''''''' is'''
A NEGRO clergyman in Marion, S. c., has
written letter to the military authorities,
declaring inysubstance that ssthoug ughitmay
seem egotism to say it, his word is law with
the negroes of Marion District, and that he
will before he will pay the State tax.''
Whereupon the military authorities in Ma
rion Immediately issued circular to the
effect that the taxes will be collected. and
to that end the civil will be supported by {
the military authority. = y
GEN. IMBoDEN, Domestic State Agent of
Immigration for Virginia, having estab-
lished an office in New York; under Colon ,
ell Page, his partner. and secured booth
at Castle Garden, commenced operations a
few days ago. Last week they supplied
orders for able-bodied men, and the Mag
ara brought number of both sexes to fill
orders sent on last week from persons in
Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield, Prince
George. Augusta and Albemarle., Orders are
coming in very rapidly from the country.
STARCH LAKEs.-It is not generally
known that starch can be dyed with the
utmost facility and without destroying the
granules, by merely filtering solution,
containing the coloring matter. through
layer of the starch. When dried at very
moderate temperature, the so called .sstarch
lakes" are thus produced, and in brilliancy
and soft. beauty of tone they are perhaps
unsurpassed. Colors thus prepared have,
however, but little !ssb6dy', and worse still,
they are decidedly fragitive. Notwithstand-
ing these draYbacks, when beautiful mat
surface is required for many purposes they
are very useful. Colored confectionery may
be adduced as an Instance where the starch.
lakes may be legitfmaaely employed. Mus
Inns thus prepared are applicable to various
uses in dress.
70 d9ois STATE NEWS qys.E GA ~
TEE7measles are prevailing in South
Zanesville.f Some thirteen or fourteen
cases have already appeared Z 81 = IA
The ETascdrd,oas Advocate says: The Conn
missioners of Stark county have sold, at
public auction, the old Court House and
public buildings, for nearly two thousand
dollars. We should ) like to hear of ours
being sold under similar circumstances.
TIE Nesoae Ansesioaasays On Wednes-
day last Mrs Howard threw pan of hot