Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1869-01-28
NEW YORK NIELANGE.
Investigation.

Investigation.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.
An investigation was held yesterday in
the case of DR.. Kennedy, whose partner,
Powers, Is in custody on charge of causing
his death. 1t was shown that Powers was
living under an assumed name, and great
portion OF the power claimed by him was
In Kennedy's name. The Jury rendered a
verdict to the effect that whisky supplied
to the deceased, by Powers, with fradu-
lent intent, had caused his death.
ss,ii TronbIe at Caracas.
A Caracas, Venezuela, letter of Decem-
ber H. states that Mr.. Talmadge, the Amer.
lean Commissioner In the convention for
the settlement of American claims, has
been accused of fraud, and the Govern,
ment, it Is announced, Immediately de-
mand the abrogation of the treaty. Mr.
Talmadge Is fully able to disprove any i'm
putation against him, and the whole trouble
Iis supposed to have been induced by wisl
TO avoid paying the heavy insrallments al.
ready adjusted.
Seaman Shot.
Neil MEG one of the, ,seamen on a
| strike, while in q dispute yesterday with
one McCarthy, sailor boarding house
runner, was knocked down and shot by the
latter. Mccarthy was arrested.
Identified.
The Tribune says: Last October one
George Williamson hired a basement, As
Canal street, ostensibly for opening trunk
lstore. He cut the floor one night into tn,
shop above and stole $1,000 worth of mill
| linery goods. he, was arrested with the
| plumber in his possession as he was at
| tempting to cart 1t away, and committed
to prison without bail. The papers in his
case were sent othe District Attorneys
Office, but were taken away from there by
Alderman Coranan just before the election.
and no further proceedings have been
taken. This man has now been identified
as the man who made a daring attempt to
rob the Park Bank last Saturday.
Skating Match.
A champion skating match for $4,000
took place yesterday at the Jersey Skating
Rink. 1t resulted in favor of Frank Swift.
The Indlan War.
General Sheridan is daily expected to re-
turn from the plains. Nearly all the Indi-
ans will go on the reservations set apart
for them. The main body of the troops
will soon be. Withdrawn from the plains
and will concentrate at Fort Leavenworth
for distribution to other points.
Robbery.
About $4,000 in checks and 445 shares of
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company,in q
tin box, were stolen from the counter of the
Company's office in Wall street, yesterday.
Payment of the checks and transfer Of the
stock is stopped.
Died.
Ellen Whalen, of Brooklyn, died last
night from the effects of burns received
Sunday night during a. fire in her room,
which caught by the upsetting of a candle
by her husband Both were drunk at the
time.
FIRE eCommissIoners' Meeting.
At a meeting of the Fire Commissioners
to-day list of $50 persons, upon whose
premises had been found kerosene oil of a
quality below the fire test, was reported by
the committee on Combustibles, who offer
ed a resolution that they be instructed to
prosecute each person for violation of the
law. No action was taken The same
committee reported that the sfoop South
port, from Connectieut.o brought a few
days ago to the foot of Broome street, 2l
cases of nitro-gly cerine. 1t being Gimposs
sible, on account of the ice in the river, to
remove it to che magazine, the explosive
article was seized. = 2 Tssss
rS ~ - Gonsecrated. ossS7 N
Rev. DR.. Littlejohn was to-day conse-
Grated Episcopal Bishop OF Long lsland!7a
ts - - ''4'9 Killed. s-it-s % 7'ls
H. o. Walbridge, a worthy, citizen of
Ithaca was killed at Burgen tunnel, by the
outward bound Erie express train, while
endeavoring, to take the train bound am
other direction.
The Rogers Murder. -o'sj- sr1
3 The examination of Tom McGibney to-
day shows that he knows nothing OF the
Rogers murder, and he, is to be returned
to Sing Sing prison Immediately.
Sailors, Strike
The sailors strike is ended, the shipping
masters having acquiesed in the new and
higher scale of prices. .sTs 80 !Tfl.@s5 ~. -
Job Printers Strike. edj g.
= AS regards that of the job printers the
employers have resolved to give an ad-
vance of three cents per thousand ems.
ssF,as-s spain.
-, MADRID, Jan. 81.
The Government has laid claim to all the
libraries, archives and works of art pos
sessed by the churches as the property OF
the State. 6figEEL& E@GI EI6LG
It was while carrying out the orders of
the Government that the Governor of
Burgess was assassinated. This event caused
intense excitement. z.rsF
Violent demonstrations have been made
by the people in this city against the Pa
pal Nuncio, and the Government has
withdrawn its official recognition of his
diplomatic power. IN =. ga. f,.g "a
The Dean and Chapter of the cathedral
of Burgess have been arrested and ,impris-
oned.
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