The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-07-13

Two pairs of French morocco walk
ing boots, ornamented with feather
embroidery, with the new metallic
heels, gold plated and monogramed,
and fastened with gold buttons, have
just been presented to Mrs. Grant and
Miss Nellie Grant, and will figure, it
is understood, during the coming week
on the beach at Long Branch.
A visitor at Mr.. Dickens house
writes to n Boston friend that Mr.. ID.
after he received the fatal paralytic
stroke, never regained consciousness,
but for twenty four hours he breathed
heavier and louder, louder and louder
until a quarter of an hour before he
expired he began to sob. AT last the
tears rolled down his furrowed cheek,
and with one last sob his spirit depart
ed, and he was at rest.
We were pleased to meet, yesterday
a gentleman who is recently from the
classic shades of Liberty Hall" and
who says that A. II. Stephens, the
greatest expounder living or dead of
the American Constitution, continues
to be cheerful under the troublesome
accident that has beflllen him, and
enjoys with a decided relish the COM
pany and conversation of his old so
cial and political friends. Mr.. Ste
phens weighs only seventy six pounds.
SO says the Atlanta Inteelligencer.
The London Times saws Right Rev.
Bishop Mc1lvaine, of Ohio, delegated
by the New York Conference Com
mittee, has arrived in London, andO On
Thursday last met various noblemen,
clergy and others, at the Evangelical
Alliance House, where Il rapport was
made af the progress of arrangements
in the United States.
A fire at midnight on the 4th at
Oil city, Pa destroying Il row of sew
en- frame buildings on the west side of
the creek, being all on the east side of
Main street between the iron bridge
and the Governor johnson well. The
loss is $4,000, with little or no insu-
rance. The daily Oil city Times was
destroyed. Loss, $1,000, with no in
RAJ
The published statement that the
Darian canal project has been aband-
oned, it seems was made without a
foundation. Captain Selfridge, who
has had charge of the expedition, will
return in November next and prose-
cute the work with renewed vigor,
and will also make a re survey of the
San Bias route. The expedition re-
turned on account Of want of supplies
and funds.
A dispatch from Havauna says: The
rebel leader Bembeta has been attack
ed and routed by loyal guerillas in
the Puerto Principe jurisdiction. The
fight lasted one hour and half Six
teen Spaniards and forty-six Cubans
were killed. Seven remaining men
of the second Upton expedition were
captured and imprisoned mt Holguin.
The rebel Colonel Lono was killed.
The Union elevator at Oswego was
Jul ICu VII IHc fIhr ILC CICNdlOL SOli-
tanned about 10000 bushels of grain,
mostly choice Canada wheat. The
building was valued at $4,000, and
insured for So, eco. The grain was
valued at S57, coo, fully insured.
The Wilmington Delaware, Gem
mercial states that the peach growers
arc refusing now to deliver peaches on
the railroad at 81 a basket for the
coming season, believing that the crop
will not be more than half as large as
that of last year.
Policeman James Murphy of BAL
timore was beaten to death on the 4th
by some rowdies, one Of whom he had
arrested.
The city judge of Milwaukee has de-
cided an ordinance of the council pro-
hibitng public dancing on Sunday to
be invalid, and denies the rover of
the city council or the Legislature to
pass such q law.