Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-12-23
ITEMS OF OHIO VIEWS.

ITEMS OF Ok34O I'VE W
We learn from the DAYTON Journal that the
putrid sore throat is raging in the northern part
of Montgomery county. Quite a large number
of children have died with Il already. 1t Is
said to be very malignant and fatal In every
case.
The extensive Candle and Lard Oil Factory
of Messrs. Hyatt & Wood of Cincinnati was
partially destroyed by fire a few days since, in
volving a loss of $4,000 fusg
The Columbus and Xenia ond Little Miami
Railroad Company has declared q dividend Of
four per cent. out of the nett earnings of the
road for the six months ending on the Both
ult. l.ra
Men are either getting wicked or very false.
Every exchange paper chronicles some breach
of promise case. The BucyTus Journal says
Mr.. S. Blowers, of liberty township Crawford
county. was sued by Miss Rice, of Wisconsin, for
breach of promise. She claimed that her pros
poets were injured to the amount of ten thou
sand dollars, but the jury only gave her dam
ages to the amount of four hundred al
.Ans0 Oil Spring" has been discovered. near
New Lisbon, Columbiana county, at the mouth
of Hepner's Hollow, on the lands Of Mrs. DR..
Potter, which is said toyieId from five to- eight
gallons per day.1a1Es1 sd % 77r57slss . I'D
The Bueyrus Forum says -"Daniel Wilson,
an old settler Of this county, and a much respec-
ted and wealthy citizen, destroyed himself by
cutting his throat, on Wednesday morning Of
this week, With a razor MIA frightful manner.
His age was between fifty and sixty. We have
heard no cause assigned for the rash act"
A child of some two years old, daughter, Of
Mr.. Isaac Ely of Mt. Gilead, died on Thursday
the oath ofNovemberla last, of an injury received
on the previous evening. II appearst that in
the absence of the parents, the child's clothing
caught fire, and before it could be eYtinguishcd,
the child was SO badly injured tina t It sur
vived emily "a hours aftcr'the injury was'r
rpI ynH "-. rrH.H-. M-Hf .H"- E H.r uHnHTT Fna
IThos. Wilder, OF Avon, Lorsin county, husk-
ed two hundred and twelve bushels Of corn in
two days. The first day he hTsked one hundred
and five bushels and the second one hundred
and seven.
In Aurora, Portage county, some of the far
mers arc driving their stock into corn growing
and fodder abundant regions. Others are ma
king provisions to winter them at home. tDu-
ring the past week some 1000 bushels of corn
has been brought in from the West.
Eli Stout, residing near Lebanon, Warren
county, has been arrested on a charge ofsmur-
dering his wife Sto ats son, q child only four
years old, says that his father knocked his moth
or down and then burned her body. -
Joseph Romig,, near Port Washington, ,Tusca-
rawas county, was badly beaten by two men
named Perry Stewart and Andrews Scott n Tow
days ago, from the effects of which lhe ashortly
afterwards died. f,st4 Il cram e7s t4S+
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF ESQ. CocHRAss-We gro
greatly SflefeQ 10 near OF inc Illness OF oar
friend and cotemporary, w. H!Cochran, Esq,
editoraof the Mt. NeFnonpRephblioany from m
famMatien of the lungs ON Friday eyening
last, it Was thought that he would scarcely iFe
through the night; but on Saturday his physi-
clan reported that he was much better, but by
no means outiof danger.@M9 Vernon Bahner
as Cher lin College has 253 students. of these
480 arc females ssaa-47Ba,as ass Il 70
r The. residence of f. JdiS. smith. E6q.e of
Dayton, was destroyed by fire N Thursday
morning last. Loss from six to eight Thousand
dollars. No insurance. sH -,
p The Columbus Statesman says:-"Day before
yesterday, between the hours of 10 O'Clock; A.
n. and 10 o'clockP. NJ a man in this city,
whose name it il not necessary to mention, Per
formed the astoni 'lIins feat of drinking EIdhrY
glasses of lager beer at a Fifth Street Salepi and
thereby won a wager. The glasses were tho
common, honest, half pint lager beer glasses and
we have the fact from good authority ~,
BURNED TO DEAru.-We learn from the GO
lumbus Gazette, that on Tuesday last, the wife
Of George Lazel, the well known News carrier,
was shockingly burned Ivy her clothes taking
fire at the pArlor CRATE. 1t is supposed upon
seeing the flames surrounding her, she lost all
presence Of mind, and became entirely helpless
from fright. She fingered in dreadful agony
until "Wednesday morning, when death came to
her relief. Persons cannot be too careful when
they are about the fire. -rat
On last Friday morning, a little before day
light, the Steam Mill, three or four miles north
of Marysville, belonging to Mr.. Near, was dis
covered TO. be on fire, and before anything could
be done to check the ravages of the fanTrssi IL
was entirely consumed. One horse and a mule
confined in a portion of the mill, were burhed
to death before they could be released. Ar; N.
IL short time since, gave 81 eco for the mill,
and then in a few hours his entire earthly pos
sessions were swept away tsiess I'Rsss. :.
We learn from the Union Press that on Friday
last there were shipped from Marysville IS tops
OF fowls to New York city, for the holidays
market. There were 774. geese, 600 turkeys,
HIP chickens, oil ducks, 669 quails andstvo
grouse, making in all 2754 fowls. During the
few weeks they were kept there, after purchase
and prior to shipment, they consumed $50
bushels of corn. The amount of money-paid
to the raisers was twenty-onc hundieddollAFs.
A Geographic dispatch to Sheriff Weightman,
this morning. announces the fact of q highway
robbery having been committed last night in
ElYria, Which surpasscs airy thing we have
heard of lately fur audacity A Intn namedC.
q. Irish, was driving along the street in sleigh,
when he was met by three men. One Of them
seized the horse by the bride, whilst the other
two sprrng into the sleigh. overrowercd IrRh
in a desperate struggle. robbed him of S23, in
money, and then threw him out on the snow.
The three highway roi bcrs then jumped into
the sic gi and drove off1with it, thus stealing a
horse, sleigh, valuable buffalo robe, and $2Sin
m,;ncy. Tie police are after them.1Clcr4sRd
Herald. ... .,.t
Hon. J. T. Creigh sold, on Monday last. from
his farm in Big Island tip, in this county, 10
Messrs. Gurley & Thomas, of Mt Gisead, S2bO
head Of fat hogs, supposed to average 2oOfbS,
gross, per head, at 81. IL per cwt. to be deliver
ell here. We hear of numerous other sales in
the county, and thousands upon thousands of
dollars are now being scattcrd among our farm
ems for their hogs-Mdrton RepUbhndHsfsN eds
EpEDEMIc N THE ONO PExfrENTIARY G-Weare
informed that two hundred conyicts. are now
sick in the PenitentEirs, with what Is denomi-
| nltcd corn bread diarrhea, This disease has
assumed an epidemic form, and appearances Rt
present are alarming.-Sca JouSTdt
TIE RorUNDA AND Done of the State House liz
| at last finished, and the workmcn are now on
gagged in taking down the huge piles of sr5fold-
ing, aud already the light streams down through
the magnificent sky light and ilumins the cen
tre of the building, which, has got monldy from
being SO long in. darkness. The ornamental
plaster work of the dome is very fine, the whole
presenting magnificent appearance ,LStste
Journal.
An unknown man. named Philip Plumb, as
appeard from papers found on his person, was
frozen to death near New Carlisle, Clark coun-
ty, on the Sth inst. l a.o7f t5-.r Iar.2
SAxDusKY FIsH TRADE4-The Sandusky fish
cries Weld rich returns of the Emmy tribe. The
Register states that the steamer Island Queen
during the Fall season of fishing brought to
Sandusky from the fisheries in the ncighbor-
hood of the Islands, $40, 925 pounds of fish, or
about foul hundred and ten tons! As many
more pounds were brought by other vessels.
Mr.. James Storer, a farmer, who resides in
Adams county, a few miles from Belfast, com
mitted suicide early on Sunday morning last,
by hanging himself. He was a man of about
forty or forty-fve years of age, in comfortable
circumstances, and his friends can assign no
cause for the rash act. He leaves y wife and
several children. 1t will be remembered by
MANY of our readers that Mr.. John Storer.
brother of the deceased, also hung himself a.
bout a year ago.-HUsboro' Nelrs.