Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-06

colored. OF proper age, citizens Of the State
and United States. Should the majority Of
voters decide in favor of III > Amendment
then the present Legislature is constituted
state conventions, with authority to meet
and adopt the amendment eu rrzss
The Senate referred the message and en-
closures to a special joint committee
The House having been notified, added
in lieu of the Senate's proposition, resoL
luton declaring the present not the time
to consider the franchise question-yeas 80,
nays 70. Final action on the Senate prop
osition, as amended, will be taken to-mof-
row. The action of the House Is received
as practical rejection of the overtures for
the extension of franchise.
.,rs7h Yo5 Nomiuation.
- ssiue 2 sseaass CISCINNATL Aug. 5. =
The Republican Convention in the First
/ District this morning nominated Hon. Ben
/ Eggleston for recollection to Congress, by
Iacclamation on the third ballot. pss..15
'7ssA r 2 III Failure.
'siii'2 'eA WpRcEsTER, MASS, Aug. 5.a
j. II. Jenkins G. Co., dry goods dealers, of
this city; failediyesterday. and their liabili-
ties are said to be over fifty thousand. int
cluding thirty thousand dollars to N. B.
Claflin & Co., of New York, and ten thou
sand to Jordan, Marsh 600, of 'Bostonau
su,--, g1sx Died.
.g 4 olr WORCESTER, MASS, August 81
| Washington Clapp, editor of the Nattick
Times, while walking from bis residence
to his Office, in Nattick, this morning, was
seized with an apopleptic fit and died in
Missouri Democratic Coaventfon.
.uq,ea .s.foos ST. LOUIS, August s.,
The Democratic State Convention met at
Merchautile Library Hall at eleven O'Clock
this morning and effected temporary or
ganization by then appointment Iof Gen.
Robert Wilson, of Andrew county, tempo
rary Chairman, and j. N. Edwards and ID.
A. SnCt0n, Secretarys. .sssfqz3 Z nnin3daid
After the appointment of committees on
credentials and permanent organization,
Hon. Samuel r. Glover, of st. Louis, de-
liyered q lengthy speech by request, In
which he reviewed the action Of Congress
since the war, and gave the Radical party
| very severe handling.
The committee on ORGANIZATION then re-
ported Gen. James Shields, Of Carroll
county, formerly ~: s. Senator from Hill
Presidents and Secretaries from each Con-
gressional District a fter which the Censen-
ton adjourned until P. 1M.,5ds..,pg' ,oy
ea:T osoi sEif a@tGiff. -si5qlsisidG
~. BesxoN .Anusg..sS5. :
loeA Committee from, New Y ork arrived to-
day with magnificent standard for the
Montgomery Gtiards. the gift of military
friends in that city. isa9E ,a9g59s1ui Liragiagio
3&T -. Attempted. RIufder.yi8 bsK
-. nzor oa.o 5afr, BUFFALO, Aug. 81
.. Mary Wetmore, Of Frankfort, in this
State, was shot on canal boat last evening,
by her husband, Mulford r. Wetmore,
from whom she had applied fore a divorce.
The ball entered at the end OF the Jaw bone
and passed out near her eye. Mr.. Wetmore
has been committed for trial for an assault
with intent to kill. The womanewill prob
Fraud. 80 sIs 1sss ii+SN
'-' - a12h - BUFFALO, Aug. s..
%: Charles Pickering, formerly banker of
this city, was arrested on a requisition from
the Governor of Illinois, on Saturday last,
charged with fraud in the sale of cattle on
the upper lakes. He left for Chicago last
evening in charge OF an officer. ,aI ,oH Lao' "
NOmfnatfons. ,zJr-i.1
oa,E -. a@s CINCINNATI August 5.
The Democrats and Republicans of the
18th district held their conventions at Cir
clepille to-day. Hon. Mad. = ITurney, a
member of the State Board of Agriculture,
was nominated for Congress BY. the Re
publicans. The Democrats g nominated
Hon. P. Van Trump for reelection to the
seat he now holds. - 2 olt y