Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-28
STATE NEWS.

MI NdillSIOu, OF DprluSHel OldTK
county, Ohio, has invented a machine for
making bricks, which the Republic a y
can be made to turn put 40, 900 bricks per
day.
The annuel meeting of the Medina
County Bible Society will be held at the
Congregational Church, in Medina, on
the sth of April, 1856.
Messrs. VIM. Sheffield and ]. D. Nor
ton will open in Napoleon, about the first
of April next, an office for the transaction
of a banking, brokerage and exchange
business.
A sad accident occurred on Tuesday af-
t%ernoon last, in Fremont, which may prove
fatal to the life of an esteemed citizen,
Mr.. j. A. Harris. A pistol in the hands
of Capt. Pierce, of Hessville, was acct
IDENTIFY discharged, the ball striking Mr..
Harris in the pit of the stomach.
The Cincinnati Commercial states that
the Kenton Barracks were disposed of on
Wednesday for the Government at 81, 200.
1t has cost the Government over $1,000
for watchmen to guard these premises,
since any military use was made of them.
It is understood that a large wooden fac
lOAI = ~ Ut t4GSbC0 III OOouOCIOU uuIluS
the coming summer, and the Jackson
Standard is advocating the erection of one
in that place.
The Union Agricultural Society at
JamestOn, Greene county, will hold its
next annual exhibition at that place Au-
gust 20, 80 and 3lst. The Board of Direc-
tors contemplate purchasing a beautiful
grove near the town for fair grounds, if
they cannot have their old lease extended.
The Springfield Republic says the coun-
sci of Mayor Snyder having filed a petit
ton in error in the Court of Common
Pleas, the city, through its counsel, has
made a motion to dismiss the matter on
the ground of want of jurisdiction. This
is now under consideration.
The Napoleon, Henry county, Signal
says in 1860 the population of Toledo was
$4,000, and in 1865, 10000. This shows a
very fair progress, but Napoleon in 1860
had a population of only about 800, which
increased to over 1900 in 1865.
The Dayton Journal states that the
Wednesday morning train on the San
dusky and Cincinnati Railroad, run off the
track nine miles south of Sandusky, and
the engineer and fireman were badly hurt.
The engine and tender toppled completely
over and settled down into a large hole
from which the sand had been taken. An
other engine was forwarded from San
dusky, the track repaired, and the train
arrived at Dayton five hours late.
The Salem Washington county, Press
says that a grandson of General Putnam
John P. Putmen-ai fine specimen ofthe old
school gentlemen, hale and hearty, and
with promise of many years yet of life, re-
sides at North white creek, in washington
county, MI. Putnam has in his possession
the veritable pistols worn by his grand
father in many a contest, and also several
other interesting relics that belonged to his
venerable grandfather,
Judge S. ". Church, of Canton. died
at his fathers at Garfield, Thursday.
The Steubenville Herald reports that |
wheat in jefferson, Harrison, Carroll and |
Tusearawas counties, is not killed or fro
zen out, but looks unusually promising
1t is stated that during the last two or
three months the Hamilton County Jail
has accommodated an average daily num-
Der of one hundred and f~ifty-nine prison
ers, whose food and clothes have cost the |
county twenty-three and one-third cents |
per diem for each one.
The Washington County Neus reports
a new excitement in the White Oak oil
regions, caused by a big strike at the At
water well. Three hundred barrels of
pure creamy, green oil were pumped in
hours, and the Atwater we'll Is now
considered the great well Of the White
Oak region.
The Bellefontaine Republican states that
the detachment of the Sd Regular Cavalry
which passed through that city on the
railroad en- route West, committed sundry ]
outrages while the train stoppedat the de-
pot. Among other acts, was the ENTERING
a bakery of Mr.. Resor, knocking down
his wife and stealing cakes and bread
and from $3.50 to $l16 in money.
The S~andpsky Register states that. at a
meeting of the Insurance Agents Of the
Ninth Congressional District of Ohio
called for the purpose of taking some ae.
ton in regard to the movement to estab-
ish q National Insurance Bureau. and
held at Clyde, Ohio, on the 10th of March.
here were present delegates representing
III the leading Fire and Life Companies
If Eastern states, as well as some of the
ocal companies of this state. Mr.. Theo-
lore Clapp, of Fremont, was called to the
hair, and George j.. Anderson, of San ]
husky, was appointed Secretary. Resolu-
ions were adopted asking Congress to !
axe action in regard to establishing q Ma
ional Insurance Bureau.