Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-02-08
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David Prumhaugh. a resident of Huron co ,
went nome i'll Il bci2stiy state OF lntoxication
one night last week, and his family, fearing
NAL treatment fIutn him, le.t tEe prcInses.-
During the night the house tool; ire and the
unfortunate man periShed in the flames.
Seth Jennings. of Freedom. Ohio, has boy
ten years old, by naIno Of Reuben Jennings,
who weighs l35 p"uHis. He has gained furty
pounds in weight the past year, is active and
healthy.
The amount Of coal annually taken from the
mines in OHIO. is estimated by the Crfalnis-
siuncr Of Statistics to e&cced 30, OUU 600 bush
els. or 70 Geo eco tons.
| John Cox, OF Cleveland died few days a.
go Of hydrophobia. He was bitten about q
year ago by dog that was not supposed to be
mad The unhappy man, however became
exceedingly anxious and read all the books
he couli get on the subject Of hydTupbolin.
A few days ago the 1nalatiy broke cut ] be
/ physicians, we UNDERSTAND, do not think the
reading of works on h,drophobia had the ef-
feet Of developing the disease.
| The population of CinoiHnati, taken the rec
ond time by order of the City Council, is III, =
293 1t increases the population over that ta-
ken hy anthcr;ty Of the General Government
i just ten thousand
! The next annual convention Of the I'ircmcn',
/ State Volunteer Association Of Ohio, will mCet
at Clrcleville, on the l2th inst.
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! na, arrived at Zanesvllc on Thursday Of last
week. They were from Edgccomb county, in
/ the Old North State. and had been ordered to
leave by the whites Of that section.
The wife Of b. B. YandegrofT, ESQ, Of Gin
cinnati, has lately fallen heir TO an immense
Cuban estate, valued at not less than SlOO.-
/ OC0 Que Of the stiPu.atiOns of the will is
/ that the legutee reside upon the island. Mr.
! v Is making preparations to remove with his
/ family TO Cubs.
John Carroll was sentenced to the reniten-
/ tiary, in Clermont county, few days ago, for
/ illegal voting Served him right.
In Rochester, Lorain county on the Both
ult, Mr.. Edward Wheeler shot large grey
eagle. Weighing "A pounds and measuring s
feet from tip to tip of the wings.
The Kansas Relief Committee of Huron co.
have forwarded to Gen. Pomeroy S455 in mo-
ney, beside large number Of -four sacks, gar
den seeds, &c. They have done nobly.
The Newark Amer lean says '.On Wedncs-
day of last week, Washington Davis, Of Eden
! township, took down his gun and put the
muzzIe to his mouth to ascertain whether il
was loaded. While he was blowing in it the
! trigger was touched in some way and the load
was discharged through his head, killing him
| instantly.
! 1860 gives the following exhibit of the amount
/ of taxes levied BY the General Assembly,
So. SOB, 7I2, "a; hy local authorities 81, 3d.
/ 963 30 Total, $40 SIT 676,84
Mr. Owen King an IriShman. and an old
resident of Toledo, met with terrible end at
| Maumee City on Wednesday night of last
| week He had sold bis farm in the vicinity Of
the latter place, receiving some $500 in cur
rcucy. He spent the evening in Grocery
and was left to sleep in the back room. In the
night the building took fire and he pcIished in
the flames.
On Friday night last the Post Office at Ma
rysvilIe was entered and robbed The same
operation was performed few weeks ago,
probably by the same operator.
On Thurspay night of last week, Mr. Johu
Brake, residing in Liverpool in the north part
of Madison county, while seated at table
playing cards with his brother, shot in
the back through the window. and wounded
very seriously and perhaps mortally. man
named Stickney has been arrested on suspicion
of being the peTpetrator of the outrage.