Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-04-19
STATE AND GENERAL NEWS.

} in this locality, the peacnes are nearly ali
Killed. and believe some pcachtiecs are
also killed. Apples are not so much injured,
but now and then some OF the buds are de-
stroyed. The prospect for large wheat
crop Il very bad Some fields OF wheat
look promising; others are not worth any
thing. Fields that were sown In rich
grounds and surrounded by timber look the
best. The more open the country, the worse Z
the wheat appears, with here and there an
exception. In fact, i do not believe we viii
have more than half a crop of wheat even
if the season is favorable from this till har-
vest. III &fM easkt 4
A You've WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH
A shocking affair occurred on the afternoon
of the 18th inst. at Franklin Mills, Portage
county, resulting in the death of young
girl aged IA years, named IDA REYNOLDS.
Her mother and sisterhad gone out, leaving
Miss REYNOLDS in the house alone. AS
they expected to return In the evening, she
undertook to light the fire in order to get
tea. In doing so, she used petroleum. The
petroleum in the can took fire and exploded,
scattering the fire entirely over her face
and person. She was Immediately envelop-
cd in flames and dreadfully burned. With
great presence Of mind she wrapped herself
in quilt, which smothered the flames, but
the pain, becoming uncomfortable she opened
it again, when the flames again burst forth.
Every particle of clothing except the cuffs
and girdle of her dress was burned of, and
her body was charred all over. She linger-
ed in excruciating agony until ten o'clock at
night, and then expired. r., .strrY
JUDGE FITCH, of the Lucas county, Ohio,
Court of Common Pleas, recently decided
that divorces granted by the Indiana Courts
between parties who are not residents OF
Ohio, are not valid in Ohio, and that any
marriage contracted in this State by per-
sons thus divorced, is void. r -
The Canton, Ohio, Repository has entered
upon its 50th year, having all that time
been published by its original and present
publisher and editor-John Saxton, Esq.
CINCINNATI & MARIETTA RAILROAD
Earnings for March, 1868, $60,540.08; for
same month in 1864, S90,754.3O. Increase,
| $50, 214.S2.
The Marietta Register states that the seth
O.V. /. (yeterans) will return to the front
this week, their furlough having expired
yesterday. They have received about one
hundred recruits since they have been at
home. ~ i-s-.t ssef A-'.-'-''
The DRAFT UP NoRTH.-The Cleveland
Leader of Monday says:
Provost Marshal Nash received orders on
Saturday to be ready to proceed with the
draft In all sub-districts which have not
filed their quotas This certainly looks as
though Uncle Abraham means to call few
more conscripts to his bosom. The Pro-
yost Marshal will be in readiness to proceed
with the draft, if ordered to do so, by the
close of this week. t-N
EXECUTION AT DAYToN.--The man John
w. Dobbins, of Dayton, who was arrested
in Cincinnati year since for the murder of
George Lindenluth, was executed In the
prison-yard at Dayton on Friday last. The
wretched murderer made a lengthy speech,
detailing his life and the circumstances con-
nected with the murder. j z
HENRY CLAY's REMAINs.-After an inter-
ment of twelve years the remains OF Mr..
Clay were removed last week upon the
death of his wife, and placed side by side
with hers beneath the beautiful monument
erected to his memory in the Lexington
Cemetery.
FREMONT papers are multiplying. The
Neu Era is the name of one recently start
ed in Washington City. 1t goes in strong for
the one-tcrm principle.
THE DRAFT.-A Washington dispatch of
the 10th inst. says: nH rrQggti
1t being generally understood that the
draft was to take place on the fifteenth (to-
day), or as soon thereafter as practicable, in
all States and districts that have not filled
their quotas, it is learned up to the present
time, no order has been issued postponing
it; and it is stated that none will be issued
to that effect. fi
ALL. our New England exchanges speak
of the recent heavy fall of snow.
EVEN the Republican State committee of
Vermont have expressed themselves in
favor of postponment of the Baltimore
Convention. 81, .tt s,.-
THOSE who have paid $500 to escape a
draft cannot deduct it from personal income
in the tax bill.
Archbishop HUGHES left all his property
to the Bishops of Albany, Philadelphia and
Boston, except piece of land in town in
New York State to his brothers. ls
WHEAT is rapidly improving under the
influence of the protracted wet weather.
Where it has not been wholly winter-killed,
it appears to be doing well. rtIs,5
The Laporte Qnd.) Democrat, whose print
ing establishment was destroyed by mob
of soldiers, set on by lawless Abolitionists,
a few weeks back, has been revived, and
appears in an enlarged and very attractive
form. The Democracy Of Lap0rte have
notified the Abolitionists that similar out
RACES hereafter will be punished by retalia-
tion in kind. This notification will probf-
bly, preserve the peace in that community.
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