Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1869-01-23

At Darbys Illinois, twenty-three miles
distant, last evening, wealthy farmers
handsome daughter of sixteen, named Han
nah DodmarS was Instantly killed by throw
ing herself underneath moving train on
the Northwestern railroad. Her parents
refusal to let her marry young neighbor
impelled the suicide.
The demand for seats at the Parepa Rosa
concerts next week, In new Farwell Hall,
was so great this morning that one thou
sand dollars worth were taken before noon.
They being given in the Young Mems
Christian Association Hall draws out the
religious class.
The new Clarke School building, erected
at cost of $4,000 to seat one thousand
pupils. was dedicated this afternoon.
Carrie Clark, aged nineteen years, was
drowned while skating on Fox river, two
miles above Elgin, Illinois, last night. The
body was recovered.
The attempt to lynch Miller, the MUIR
derer, in Prairie du Chen, Wisconsin, yes
terday, failed. A mob of over six hun
dred threatened the Sheriff, who was as
sisted by special constables. Hundreds of
country people assembled to witness the
expected hanging. At midnight the Sher-
iff had the prisoner conveyed in close
carriage to point outside the town, where
he was put aboard freight train for Mil
waukee.
Boston Items.
Boston, Jan %.
Hon. Seth Ames was qualified to-day as
one of the Justices of the Supreme Judi
cial Court, in place of Judge Foster, re-
| signed.
The Democrats OF the Second district of
| New Hampshire have nominated Edward
N. Huntington, OF Manchester, for Con-
gress.
| South Carolina.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Jan. 81.
| The State Senate to-day passed bill in
creasing the salaries of Justices of the Su-
preme Court to 81, 500, and Circuit Jud ges
A Republican banquet was given last
evening by Senator Leslie, in honor of the
election of Reuben E. .Fenton as United
States Senator from New York. Speeches
were delivered by Mr.. Leslie and others.
1 Strike.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. %.
/ The coal miners employed on the line OF
the Pan Handle and Allegheny Valley
railroads are on strike for higher wages
They demand five cents bushel for dig
ging, which is an advance of one cent
The miners on the Pennsylvania railroad,
thouk h at present at work, are daily ex-
pected TO strike.
San Francisco News.
i SAN Francisco, Jan. %.
The Central Pacific railroad is complet-
ed to within twenty-one miles of Elko
and four hundred and eighty-one miles
east of Sacramento; within one hundred
and eighty miles OF the head of Salt Lake.
The track is being laid at the rate of two
miles per day.
Late Arizona advices say that sickness
of a malignant type prevails at Tucson
Almost every person in the place was at
tackled. Many died. .--..-..
So. Louis News.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. %.
A spirited meeting of merchants wa
[ held at the Southern hotel last night, tt
consider the question of freights between
New York and other eastern cities and st
Louis. 1t was shown that great discrimi
| nation is made by railroad companie
, AGAINST st. Louis, in favor OF Cincinnati
|, Chicago and other Western cities. An as
sociation was formed, under the title o
Wercbants' Protective Freight Union o
Sc. Louis, which was Joined by larg,
number of merchants, and machinery pu
into operation for effsctually carrying ou
the objects of the Union. An agency will
. be established in New York, and an agent
sent there to deal directly with railroac
and express companies, and demand the
same advantages for st. Louis merchants
as are accorded to those of other cities.