Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1869-01-25
DOMESTIC NEWS
ST. Louis Items.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. %.
Concurrent resolutions, memorializing
Congress to grant additional subsidies to
the Kansas Pacific and Atlantic and Pacific
railroads, were passed in the House yest9r-
day with but one dissenting voice.
| 1t is said that nearly fifty members of the
House have expressed their willingness to
submit the question of female suffrage to
the people OF the State.
The report of the Superintendent of the
State Lunatic Asylum shows the institu-
tiOn to be doing most excellent work
| The total number OF patients during the
past two years is 565; the number dis
| charged during the same time 305. The
expenditures of the asylum Tor two years
were $l51,S34, and the receipts $l52, 1872
The cost of maintainance of each patient
was $3.50 per week, which is stated to be
81 70 less than the average, and AZ cents
| lower than the cheapest asylum in the
| United States. 1t is also stated that the
colored insane are rapidly increasing,
there being about one to every 1000 of col
ored people. Special legislation for their
| benefit is recommended.
| A Cheyenne dispatch says 150soldiers and
about as many citizens, we'll armed and
| provided with Is days ratiOns, left yester-
day in search of the Indians.
| An Omaha telegram says: Mrs. Capt
| Howard was this evening fatally burned
| by the accidental explosion of stove
| using gasoline.
The Union Pacific reached the thou
sandth mile lost this evening. Govern.
ment Commissioners are now examining the
road.
General Grant at Baltimore.
| BALTIMORE, Jan. %.
| This morning, before the putlic recep.
| ton, Gen. Grant reviewed the entire Fire
Department of this city and several hum
/ dred of the police force. While the re-
view was taking place an alarm of fire>was
/ struck, and the engines. were soon al work
on Mnoument Square. After the exhibit
| tion large numoer of citizens, including
many ladies, called on the General at Bar
NUNS Hotel. Gov. Bower, who was COM
rade of the General in the Mexican war,
was among the number. Alter the recep-
tion Gen. Grant was accompanied to the
depot by the City Council and lett for
Washington.
| Steamer Sunk.
| LOUISVILLE, Jan. "a.
About eleven o'clock last night the STERN
| wheel steamer Le Claire, No. 2, Captain
Milt. Taken, hence from the Tennessee
river. in attempting to pass over the falls
struck on one of the abutments Of the
bridge and sunk. She had on board some
fifty or sixty passengers, about
fifty mules and horses and good
freight. The boat sank in about seven feet
of water. The live stock were cut loose
and the majority swan ashore. The pas
sengers had nearly all retired, and when
the announcement of sinking was made
the greatest CONSERVATION prevailed. For
tunately the steamer Larascon came down.
and rounding TO, took off all the passen-
gers and carried them to Portland.
i III The will Tax.
1 FLORENCE, January "a.
Violent debates took place in the houses
of Parliament last week on the question OF
1 the mill tax, the collection OF which has
caused so much riotous agitation. The ac-
zion of the Government was severely de-
nounced by the opposition.
/ .su Thealer Burned.
DETROIT, Jan. "a.
/ The Olympic Theater was entirely Ge-
stroyed by fire last night. Loss $4,000 ;
] insured for $4,000.