Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-26

Hartman. convicted OF conspiracy to re-
move whiskey illicitly, was to-day sentcn-
ced to $1,000 fine and ten days imprison-
ment. S--l----
Y. M. G. Association Convention.
DETROIT, MICH, June %.
The Convention of the Young Mems
Christian Associations here is a grand sue
cess. The hospitality OF the people here
is unbounded.
The early hour of prayer this morning
in the chapel of the church was most i'm
pressive to the large audience.
The Convention was called to order this
morning at 81 o'clock, and joined in the
hvmn Jesus, Lover of My Soul" The
President then announced the fact that the
Rev. DR.. Duffield, who fell last night while
:livering his welcoming address, was now
at the point of death. This sad announce
ment added solemnity to the Convention
and to the opening prayer OF the Rev. Mr..
Chapman, of Richmond, Iowa. -.'l-4,l-4
DIR. Tompkin and Mr.. Hirsch, of En-
gland. were admitted as corresponding
members.
Resolutions, memorials, propositions, &C.,
were offered and referred. ,slf
Mr.. Brainard, of New York, on behalf of
the Executive committee, presented an
elaborate and exceedingly interesting re-
port. Conventions were held last year in
ten Stat IS, which added much to developing
the work in those States. There are now
and British Provinces, having about 10000
members. Four associations have build
ings valued at $1,000; six are building.
and all have property and funds to the
amount of $750,000. Ninety three associa-
tions have libraries; hundred and six,
nave weekly prayer meetings; and fifty
have two daily prayer meetings. Over
1900 Conventions are reported during the
last year. The expenses of 170 associations
were S2ll,OOO. The committee have $1,000
on hand to meet expenses.
Interesting letters were read from kim
dred as sociations in Belgium, Netherlands
and France. - ics ~
The first question of the series is now be-
ing discussed: "How can the Associations
best be kept steadfast in the promotion of
practical piety among converted young
men, and in efforts for the salvation of the
unconVerted within their reach, such be-
ing confessedly the primary purposes for
which they were established"
Railroad Men i'm Conference.
SPRINGFIELD, June %.
Messrs. Lord, Sloane and Green, railroad
men, are in this city comforting with our
business men and capitalists in reference
to completing the road from here to Lon
don or to Columbus. 1t is owned by the
Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland Com
pany, and the object of an independent
line all the way to Columbus is to form an
Eastern connection by way of DAYTON,
Springfield, Columbus, and the Baltimore
d Ohio road. This would be competing
line with the Little Miami It prop ised,
If citizens here and along the line of the
road will donate $4,000, to build the road
as soon as possible. The distance is only
about twenty four miles.
Terrible Accident-FaIIing of q
COrnice and Wall.
CHICAGO, June 25.
Yesterday morning terrible accident
happened in the fall of cornice and part
of the wall of the Alexandrinne Hospital,
on which ten workmen were laying brick.
Five of the men, named Paul Schaffer,
August Biedel, Chris. Trewald, F. Surges,
and Knocker were precipitated with the
wall. fifty feet to the ground. Shaffer had
his spine broken, and can not survive.
Triewald had one leg broken, but will re
cover. All the rest are doing well, not be-
ing seriously injured.
Robbery in a Hack.
A Philadelphia named N. w. Knowles,
while occupying hack in state of insen-
slbility from liquor or drugs, was robbed
BY the driver, man named Kimball, of
5000. Kimball has decamped, but the au-
thorities are on his track.