Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1869-01-06
COLUMBUS, OHIO WEDNESDAY MORNING. JANUARY s, 1862
News and Otherwise.

WEDNESDAY MORNING, = JAN. 6.
~! News and Otherwise -i
s GOLD closed in New York yesterday at
1341
The city OF Jerusalem has steam mill.
BURGLARS are operating briskly in Wheel
ing. s.
GEN. GRANT has got back to Washing
ton: 7
THE debt of the State of New York Is
$3S,s64, AS. o''anfa ~
EAST RocHEsrER, Stark county, has a
haunted house. '.''. 4,
R1cHLAND, Belmont county, has horse
thief detective society. r,s SIS 10 d5ui T.
SEVILLE, Medina county, has had an
elopement. No cards: Sos
THE Summit County Agricultural Soci-
ETY. has $3,496 AZ on hand.
THERE were ninety-fou cases of infan-
ticide in Philadelphia in 1868. -h
The anticipated ease in money matters
has not yet occurred in New York.
"NEw MUSIC" is a heading under which
some newspapers announce births.
The Republicans of New Hampshire hold
their State convention on, Thursday.
Two Jewish synagogues are to be erect
ed in Titusyille, Crawford county, Pa.
Mt. VERNON spent more money for bol-
iday purposes this season than ever be-
fore. .
THE 4th o. V. I. is to hold its annual
reunion at Mt. Vernon on the Sd of Febru-
ary. .s3 B.. m.
Two youths, each nearly 80 years of age,
in Stark county, have taken out marriage
CHARLEs ZEMKER was run over by a
train of cars and killed, near Youngstown,
on the 4th.
THE receipts of the Sandusky Agricul-
tural Society for 1868 were $l.2l3.s5; ex-
penditures 1851.
THE st. Louis printers will celebrate
Franklin's birthday (January 17) with a
ball and banquet. =
THE house of Roger Miller, in Madison,
Lake county, was destroyed by fire on the
night of the 25th of December. aa
JOSH BILLINGS in his lecture before the
Fremont Library Association last Wednes-
day, did not fill the measure of expecta-
ton. -
MAYOR HALL, of New York city, in his
first general order requests that he be not
addressed officially with the prefix honor
able.
L. DOES the Springfield Advertiser wish to
be understood as saying that Divine Provi-
dence has taken sides with Sheridan against
theIndians Gl- CA
GENERAL GRANT is reported to have de
nounced the New York World as " one OF
the most traitorous and disloyal papers in
the country" .,..-....i.,-..r .,lz-
b BEN. EGGLEsToN has served a notice on
Hon. P. W. Strader that he will contest his
election. Then Ben. can't want to be Gov
ernor just yet.i gril Esgl.'
GEORGE HARRIS, of Conneaut township,
Lake county, who by accident eleven years
ago lost the use of one of his eyes, has just
regained its use. .-... t,7,,-,.v- ~ +
fn GEN. JAMES T. WoRrHINGroN, of Chilli
cothe, has in press treatise on the culture
of the fig. We presume it relates to its
culture in the Scioto valley. - .H.a@ai'ss
THE Davenport Democrat says that
"during the past week no mans wifi, has
been run away with in Burlington," and
that /" the husbands are rather discour-
aged" ...ae $40 M 5sbssGa3 II
The citizens of San Francisco have
adopted measures to inquire into the cause
of earthquakes and to prevent repetition
of the destruction of property in that city
by them. F-r. ul-..-.es
Col. SAMUEL PIKE has taken leave of the
Akron City Times as its writing editor.
We hope soon to be able to chronicle his
resumption of editorial labors. He is too
good an editor to remain out of service.
JOHN RICE, Esq, of Philadelphia, gave
General Grant reception on the night OF
New Years day. Among the distinguished
gentlemen present, was ex-Gov. Dennison,
of this city. Has this any significance?
LAST week, an election was held for JUS
tice of the Peace in Russia (OberliD) town.
ship, Lorain county. The regular Radical
majority is from seven to eight hundred.
A colored man ran as an independent can
ddate, and was beaten only one hundred
and sixty. The Constitutionalist is our ir-
formant.
THE Shelby County Democrat on the lst
inst. entered on its twentieth year, and. we
are gratified to be assured, on more per-
manent footing than ever before. Within
three weeks it has received fifty or more
new subscribers. Now is the time for
Democrats to increase the circulation Of
their party papers.
THE Republican leaders are getting each
other by the ears. Since Greeley's reply
to Morton, Morton has said this of Greeley:
His weakness and mischievous character
isties increase with age; and the political
condition of New York city, to-day, is
/ the result of his weak vacillation, insolenr
dicUation, and hysterical impulses"
/ AMOS LAYMAN, Esq., the very efficient
Clerk of the Ohio House of Representa-
tives, we thank for a copy of the Rules for
1.-THE General Assembly of the State of Ohio,