Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-21
News of the Day.
nrNrRAI NEWS

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The report of the Hartford (Ct.) police
department. for the quarter ending Septem-
ber 3oIh, shows that there were in that
zine seven hundred and fifty-one arrests, of
which two hundred and fifty-one, were for
drunkenness. The number Of cases prose-
cuted before the police court was two hum
dred and ninety-seven.
''CURB B-sroNE" marketmen have lately
effected a reduction in the prices of meats
at Hartford. Persons from the country and
importers of meat by the carcass from the
Westahave filed their carts with beef. NUT
ton, pork and poultry, backed them up by
the sidewalks in the public streets. and cut
per cent. cheaper rates than the indoor
marketmen' have been charging. tslE
Hon. RoBr. SMITH, formerly Represen-
tative in Congress from Illinois, died at AL
top. Ill, on Saturday, morning. December
21st.K Hewas bornin Peterborough, N. H.
June 18th, 1902; removed to Illinois in 1892;
served in the Illinois Legislature from 1886
to 1910; and was first elected to- Congress
in 1913, and was subsequently, several times
as paymaster, for dis charged soldiers at
St. Louis. 10 ~ ID 70 1z
THE condition of the Empress Charlotte
continues to improve. She goes out every
day, when the weather permits, for a long
drive or walk. She visits their majesties
regularly twice week at Brussels, and the
restof her time is divided between music
and painting, for which latter art she has
great, aptitude. The Queen, her sister-i in
law, does not allow day to pass without
going to see her, and she receives frequent
visits from the King and the Count and
Countess de Flandre. r~e.s=.s,
STATE NEWS. cglia1
THE Lancaster Gazette says: We learn that
the Rev. Horatio Snodgrass, of Pittsburgh,
has accepted call from the Presbyterian
congregation of this city, and that he will
in short time assume the duties of pastor
of the same.
The Belmont est. Clairsville) Chronicle
says: Mr.. Frazier, of the st. Clair Hotel,
is considering the matter of lighting his
hotel by gas, manufactured from petroleum,
This gas has been satisfactorily tried in the
Grant aid MeLure Houses, Wheeling. The
apparatus to generate it costs about $175,
but after that is obtained the light costs
only, about one-half as much as carbon
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THE same paper says: The Wheeling 6
Belmont Bridge Co, received last year,
from tolls, $32.459 &c.. The disbursements
during the same time were $31, ,3O5 SO.
a Bor residing with his. uucle, Mr..
Shipley, in South GAINESVILLE, says the Cour-
Ter, came near being drowned on Wednes-
day by breaking through the ice on Lick
ing creek. Hewas, rescued just in time to
save his life, by administering the proper
treatment.
The Ste,s6enuiue Herald of Thursday gives
the following account of an attempt to COM
misa rape on Wednesday near eSloan,s sta
tion: A youg lady, Miss Lucy E. Powell,
on her return from school near Sloan's sta
tion, was set upon by villain, who threw
her down on the road and attempted to out
rage her person. She resisted his efforts to
place his hand over her mouth, and sue
ceeded by her screams in attracting the at
tention OF Mr.. Wells and his son, whose
home is some two hundred yards further
down the road. The villain, frightened by
the screams of the girl, broke away over
the bank. but not in time to prevent cap
ture. Mr.. Wells gave chase and caught
him. He gave his name, as John Smith,
and claimed a residence at Wellsville., He
had hearing before Esquire Cottrell, who
sent him to this city, aud he now enjoys the
the protection of the friendly walls of the
lookup. .MEEz .rr-xEEcs
The ,Sagdssky Journal says that Cleve-
land is now little. more than coal and
feeding station between New York and
Sanduskyss ii yFoa saeef ahstf.so si.efs' iis p
The Putin Bay correspondent of ths
Register gives the following statistics con-
cerning the grape culture on that island:
Number of acres bearing vineyards on
Put-in-Bay Island 345; number of acres
which will come into bearing this year So;
number of acres of vineyards planted the
past year 81; amount of grape crop for
1867, $50 tons. OF this $50 tons were sold
and shipped from the island consumed on.
the island 80 tons; made into wine on the
island $50 tons. From the fishing pounds
alone on the island $4,000 Of fish were
taken. About 1900 cords of wood are cut
and sold from the island each year.