Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-04-27
ITEMS OF OHIO NEWS.

WA4OA liz AAEA All Oh JUL AZ AE4ENS . vas
and one small child.
Margaret Downing, an Irish cir, residing With
her relatives on the farm of Mrs Grouse, in
Ross County, was 50 severely burned by her
clothes catching fire on Sunday last that she
died the following day.
Mrs Isaiah Smith, AMI old and much re-
spected lady, residing nc.F Macarthur, Finton
County, on Monday last went into her garden,
and was shortly after found lying on the earth
gasping foy breath. She was removed to the
| house and died almost Immediately.
Mr.. Joseph Triton died at his residence in
Warren township, Jefferson county. on the
18th inst, in the 9th year Of his age. He was
one among the pioneer settlers of Ohio, having
been a resident of the State for more than
seventy years.
Messrs. Dane, Ewing & Co, whose manufac-
turing establishment at Yellow Springs was
some time since destroyed by fire, having deci-
ded to rebuild at Springfield. A substantial
inducement, viz $1,000, has been p~rofiered
them there.
The GAINESVILLE Courier, in speaking of the
crops, says: -
In our own county, We know that in many
parts of it the wheat was looking well before
the. late very heavy rains. But since Monday
last, thousands of acres along the huskingum
and Licking valleys, have been SO entirely coy
cred with water as to very much affect the
farmers interest. On the high lands, the new
ly plowed ground has been damaged by
washing. and the oat crop has been largely
injured. In regard to fruit, we have taken
some pains to make inquiry, and are satisfied
that at this time there is suficieucy of the
peach buds alive to give an abundant crop, if
not injured hereafter. No other kinds of fruit
are feared now.'
At Cincinnati, on Monday, a negro named
Winston, aged about 20 years, the keeper of a
low doggery, married Mary Cain, a white girl
of not quite twenty. Mary. it is said, has been
living with Winston as his wife for a long
while.
4 large cat fish, weighing 81 pounds, was
discovered near Moxahala on Saturday, it hay
ing been washed ashore by the high water
ZanesriHe Courier.
The GAINESVILLE Courier learns that consider
able damage was done to the peach buds in
that vicinity by the freeze of Saturday night.
The St. Gainesville belmont CO.. Republi-
can says the amount Of damage done in that
county by the late freshet will not be less than
half a million of dollars.
SILVER MINE IN OHIo.-The Xenia Torch
light states that the story is being circulated
, that silver ore exists in the hills bordering up
on the little Miami, below 0ldfown. Last
week some enthusiastic individuals spent a day
in draining " Hunters pond at the base OF
the hills above mentioned, in the full belief
that they would find the virgin ore, if not a de-
post of silver coin sunk there by the Indians
Twenty-Five dollars, or ten per cent upon the
amount of silver found, was offered to the own
err of the pond for the privilege of draining it.
Not being an avaricious man, he accepted the
dollars, and permitted the /" prospectors to
let out the water. Al the last reports from
the " mining district FIVE dollars had been
paid on the contract-the pond had been
!, drained, and the miners ~bad-gone home.
Mr. J. A. Briggs, of New York city, writes
: to a friend in Cleveland, o., that Hon. Geo.
D Bancroft, the American historian, will proba-
|. bly, accept the invitation of the committee, to
. deliver the grafton at the Inauguration of the
/ Perry Statue on the 10th of September next,
in the city Of Cleveland. ',-
BAD AN(lDENI.- mt DOdy Vi a HAL tidtllCu
. Benedict Fretman was found in one of the
e mash tubs, at the new distillery of Peter Muir
e ply & Co., about noon on Tuesday last. 1t is
b supposed that his clothes were caught in some
] way by one of the revolving rakes, as he was
1 testing the temperature of the mash with the
: thermometer, which was found in the Bottom
S of the tub, and indicated 100 degrees. He
was completely cooked, with arms extended ii
e the position in which he fell, head foremost in
. to the boiling mass. The proprietors say, thai
s as the tub was breast high, it would seem al
most impossible for a person to be drawn into
S it when standing on the floor, yet such is thu
I only Reasonable inference. Fretman was a TEN
$ perate Industrious man. and much respected by
his fellow workmen. He leaves a wife ane
g two children.-Hamilton I~nteHigenoer. r
n A YouxG MAN AND LADY DROWNED
5 sad accident occurred near Pomeroy on Thurs
e day afternoon, the 18th inst, resulting in tn
IS death of William Smart, son of Caleb Smart
of this place, and Miss Martha Cable, daughteI
of Mrs. Smart by a former husband. In com
pany with Miss Rhoda Church, they were in
p skif, pleasure riding, when by some means tn
: boat upset. Miss Church held on to the craft
j and was finally rescued, but her companion
/ above named, persisted before relief could b.
afforded. Their bodies have not yet been re
covered. The sudden death of the interesting
4 young people has thrown a gloom over
large circle of friends and acquaintance, anC
has left a void in the home of their parent
! which will be filled no more on earth.-Pome
r roy Telegraph.
a The Damages by the late food in Tuscara
was county are estimated from $4,000 Il
100000. The Advocate says When WI
u consider the losses sustained by the farmers
% the damages to the canals and railroads, i
y would certainly take about a cool hundred
thousand to foot the bill"
On Wednesday last, Evelyn Judson, a it'll
# son of Hiram H. Gibbs, of Hincklcy, Medins
county, was so badly scaided by falling back
ward into a wash tub of hot water, that b
died twenty hours after the accident. He wa
six years of age
Mr.. James Guy, residing near Pleasan
Valley, Madison county, met with a sever
loss by the recent freshet in Darby Creek
Eighty sheep, his entire flock, were drowned i
IS one night. Mr.. james Fullington lost thirt,
in a similar way.
d BURNED TO DEATH WHILE READING IN BED
IS Some week or two ago, in Cheatham coun
1t ty, Tennessee, james Morgan retired to read
k and after he had fallen asleep the family wer
he aroused by his screams, when they hurried t.
I'd his room Just as he threw the door open an
Id fell PROSTATE to the floor. He was SO badl
,. burned that he died in a day or two afterwarc
r. He had some $4,000 in his room, the create
part being in gold, some of which has been re
a covered in a damaged condition, but the pa
Ill per money was entirely last.
Many of the candidates for Vice Presider
:" cy before the Cincinnati Convention in 1856
are dead-Boyd, Aaron v. Brown, RusE
Dobbin and Quitman among the number bu