Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-19
STATE NEWS.

pany with his wife was stopping at the Por-
ter House. During the afternoon he fell in
company with John Launder, new recruit
In one of the cavalry regiments, and while
In the bar room of the Porter House, Mon
roe made some remark in regard to some
thing which should have occurred at the
Stacy House, when Launder told him If he
would come out he would tell him all about
Il, and passing out, Monroe followed him,
aud while yet passing down the steps Laun-
der turned, drew his revolver and shot him
through the head killing him Instantly.
Launder then fled to his fathers house
where he was arrested and with some diff
Guilty lodged in jail, where he is now con-
fined. 1t appears Launder was drunk at
the time, and SO far as we can learn at this
present writing there was no quarrel be-
tween them.
ANOTHER OUTRAGE.--The Wyandot coun-
ty Democratic Union, published at Upper
Sandusky in that county, says in its issue
this, week; =
on last Monday evening, while the east
| ward bound train was stopping at this sta
tion, a half dozen or so of rowdies, in gov
ernment shoddy, and who, by the way, are
undeserying Of the name of soldiers, got
| off the train, and commenced throwing out
| their invectives against "butternuts," "Val-
landigham men, etc, pitching in generally
| to raise disturbance. In their disgraceful
proceedings, they attacked one of our quiet
and peaceable citizens, Mr.. Frank Fitz-
given, without any cause or provocation
whatever, and while three or four sur
rounded him with drawn revolvers, another
struck him twice with q heavy stick Of
wood, knocking him down.
| Mr.. FitZgiven, when attacked, was walk
| ing along, paying no attention to them. A
number Of the rowdies rushed at him, and
insultingly demanded If there were any
"G-d d-n Vallandigham men around
here" Mr.. f. replied that, sit was none OF
their business" and with that they fell upon
him, and did the injury related above.
There is no one who has more respect for
the soldiers than we have, but when they
disregard their calling and play the part of
rutfians, they should be treated as such.-
We are proud to be able to say, however,
that the soldiers from this place have, in
all respects, acted like gentlemen.
RICHARD OLDHAM, a wealthy Democratic
farmer of st. Albans township, Licking
county, has been burned, says the Newark
Advocate, out of house and home twice
within the past six weeks. The first fire
occurred during the absence of himselfand
family at church on Sunday morning in AL
exandria, about two miles distant. The
building, and nearly all its contents, Gn-
| cluding costly piano and other valuables
to the amount of eight hundred dollars, be-
| ing the property of an orphan niece,) were
wholly consumed. Total loss in this in
stance, between four and five thousand dol
lars. Instead of rebuilding at once, Mr..
Oldham purchased the farm of his next
neighbor, intending to occupy the dwelling
house thereon as his abode until he could
| naka nthor orrou Oamanto A fpw dave
ago, this building met the fate of the former
one; and in both instances there is every
reason to believe the fire was the work of
| an incendiary. Whether political malice
| and misrepresentation were at the bottom
of it, facts not yet fully developed will de-
eide. 41
ISAAC ANGEL, of New Philadelphia, Tus-
carawas county, is announced as candi-
date before the Democratic State Conven-
tion for the Public Works.
DELEGATEs.-The following gentlemen
are delegates to the Democratic State Con-
vention, which meets in this city on We'd
! nesday next: Columbiana county.-Messrs.
| Uriah Wilson, c. NJ. Aten, j. II. Wallace,
L. S. Woods, S. s. Simmison, Peter Treffin-
4 ger. Highland county Messrs. J. A. Trim
BILE, John L. Hughes, John N. Ferneau, A.
S., Boys, w. C. Conard and VIM. Miller.
THERE is to be Wool Growers meeting
at the Court House in Newark on Tuesday
next. ,..,H
THE 23d o. v. 1. (re-enlisted veterans) are
on their way to the front.
THE wheat crop of Champaign county,
| &I tfAf ou
/ ing been winter killed to any great extent.
The Urbana Citizen says the late rains and
fine weather have dispelled all doubt OH the
subject.
CONGRESS has appropriated S25, 900 TO pay
the expense of remOdeling the Custom
house building in Cincinnati. The inten-
| ton is to have the Postoffice on the first
floor, aud the Custom-house on the second.
THE I'd o. V. G. reported at Cleveland on
| Thursday, preparatory to going to the
front. laa it-sF ia
IT is stated that Hon. Thomas Corwin, U.
s. Minister in Mexico, will return home this
Spring. hs
WE see the name of John A. Trimble,
Esq, of Highland county, suggested for
nomination to the office of Secretary of State
by the Democratic Convention that meets
in this city next Wednesday, the 23d inst.
The 18th Ohio Battery arrived at Spring.
field on the 18th inst- and were welcomed
by generous reception.
CLARKE county, says the Springfield Dem
ocrat of this week, has contributed S401,s1
to the vallandigham Fund, which is much
larger sum than was anticipated. a
IMpRovING LEAP YEAR.--We notice that
the Probate Judges of several counties in
this State, are doing ''land Office business
in issuing marriage licenses. An evidence
that the ladies are improving their leap
year advantages. s
COMMON SENSE OvERRULED.-The Gin
cinnati Gazette Of Friday says:
One of the courts martial, sitting in this
city, was thrown from its proper gravity In
this wise: The Judge Advocate objected to
a question by the counsel for the accused,
on the ground that the court had common
sense, and were as capable of drawing an
| inference as the witness" The objection,
on being considered by the court, was over
ruled-the Court thus. deciding that the
Judge Advocate was mistaken as TO their
| common sense.
JENNIE MCDOWELL, Secretary Of the Val
landingam fund for Highland county,
states in a report made March u, that up
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