Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-10-14
ITEMS OF OHIO NEWS.

4 rich vein of gas has been discovered at
Mansfield in this State. Soon after being
opened it caught fire, and has burned bril-
iiantly ever since.
The Springfield TO- Republic says that Mr..
Abraham Jones, of that vicinity, was killed on
Wednesday by the accidental discharge of his
gun.
Judge Jewet, President of the Steubenville
and Indiana road had a foot badly cruhsed
while he was getting out of the cars at the
Cadiz station on Thursday last.
Two horses belonging to Mr.: Sherwood, of
Oregon, in this county, were driven into a
pond to drink, on Friday last, and going be-
yond their depth, were drowned in a few min.
utes. We did not ascertain the value of the
animals but presume it was large-Miami
Vasitor
John Wait, one of the Oldest and most wor-
thy citizens of Windham, died at his residence
n the southwest part of that town, on the 25th
ult., Of injuries caused by a fall. On Septem-
Der 22d, Mr.. Wait fell from a loft in his wood
shed, down upon a wood pile, a distance Of
some fourteen feet. He fell head downward,
striking principally upon his shoulders. He
suffered considerably with a pain in his chest,
and his lungs seemed to gradually fill up until
the respirative organs were entirely pewerless
and death ensured. Mr.. Wait was seventyeight
years old.-Portage Democrat.
The GAINESVILLE Courier says that the, Beard
of Management Of the Ohio State Fair, agree
in the opinion that the receipts would pay all
expenses, and leave something over ! They fur
Their agree that, with a single exception, this
Tenth State Fair had been the most successful
exhibition, taken altogether, ever held in Ohio.
A BOYS Foor RACE, came off at the Mont
gomery county fair, after the equestrian per-
formances. About twenty boys, under fifteen,
" entered for a purse made up by the specta-
tors
MURDER AT CIxcIsSATI.-A German shoe
maker named Schneider, was murdered near
Cincinnati, at Cumminsville, on Sunday after
noon. He was walking along the road, and
was overtaken by two men in a buggy. One
of them struck the German wantonly with his
whip, and the insult being resented, got dow
and stabbed the unfortunate man, first in the
thigh, and then in the thraet, killing him. -.
SAD AND FATAL AccIpENT-Edward Con-
roy and o. P. Turner were thrown from the
gable end of the steam mill, now in process of
erection at Amanda, on Thursday last, and
both died from the effects of the fall on Satur-
day. The scafolding On which they were
standing gave way, precipitating them from
the fearful height of fifty feet.-Lancaaer
Eagle.
Man FOUND DEAD.-On the morning of
Saturday, the Oath ult., a man FAMED James
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was found dead in the woods near Washington,
Crawford county, and near him was fornd a
jug, which explained the cause of his death
It seems that being intoxicated, he procured a
jug of liquor some days before, went into the
woods, and nothing more was seen or heard of
him until the day mentioned, when a lad ram
bling through the woods, came across him
When found several holes had been eaten in his
face.-Plymoth Adu.
ARRESTED FOR PERJURY.-A wealthy citi-
zen was arrested on Saturday BY constable
Whitney on a charge OF perjury It is charg-
ed that he swore before an Assessor that the
only money he possessed, subject to taxation,
was $500, whereas it is claimed by the gentle
man making affidavit against him that he had
at the time he made the oath, over $4,000 in
ready money at his command.-C1euaond
Rdinde1ler.
SUDDEN nEArH.-A young man, aged %,
named Louis Ronker, who was working for
Sherman Ireland, in Melmore, fell suddenly
dead, in that place, on Monday morning last.
He was in apparently good health and was a
fine, hearty, robust booking young man.-Tg
fin Tribune.
Mr.. James T. Henthom, aged eigbty-four
years, died 10 Washington Township, Monroe
county, on the nth ultimo. He was one of
the pioneers who settled n.Monroe county, and
passed through many stirring incidents Of Dor
der life. He helped to bnild the fort at Wheel
ing, where; a few years afterwards, Mrs. Zane
immortali7ed herself BY her heroic daring
BarnesutMe InteUigenecr.
SUDDEN n MYSTERIOUS DEATH.-h Tuee-
day last, abont noon. an interesting little girl.
aged about four years, daughter of Andrew
McClelland, of this place, late of Holidays
burg, Pa, was taken suddenly i'll and died in
about half an hour. AT present writing the
cause of the distressing occurrence remains a
mystery. She had been playing in the street
with a little son of Thomas Myres, and she said
that he had given her " some sweet water to
drink out ofa black bottle" but the bottle has
not been found and, of course, no one has the
least idea of what il contained -JE,ney CT