Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-01-19
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4 GREY EAGLE KLLED.-killed, by
Eli Draper. on the morning of the 18th of
Dee. on the farm of John Draper, IN
Brookfeld Township, Noble County,
Ohio. a Grey Eagle, whose wings meas
ured from tip to tip feet D inches. 1t
was killed in the orchard while feeding
upon the offal of some slaughtered hogs.
A man bv the name of Richard Owens,
who saws he has friends at GAINESVILLE,
Ohio. committed suicide at Boston De
cember 3lst. He said just before com
hitting the deed that he was a member of
Nosbys Guerrilla band, aud had been
connected with Booth in his plot to as
gassinate President Lincoln.
RoBBED.-AIr. David Mathews Of this
city. while at the depot IN Columbus,
waiting to take the train for home, was
robbed Of 1872. He had been collecting
money due him for coal, and also received
the first payment on a policy of Llfe In
surance on his father, and had the money
rolled no in some paper and placed IN
his vest pocket, from which 1t was taken
by some theiving scOundreI.-ZdHcsriH
Courier.
BREACH-A breach Of promise case
was lately decided IN Warren county, in
favor Of Lydia Peacock, plaintiff, against
Henry Smell, defendant, in which the
plaintiff obtained 4 Judgment for s., 600.
The plaintiff Is forty-ive and the defen-
dant seventy years old. So says the Leb-
anon Star.
HIGH-The jury in the sase of JOHN
SLUssER as the P. Ft. W & G. r, w. Co.,
for being put off the passenger train about
miles beyond Van Vert, several years
ago, returned a verdict on Monday even
ing last of 81 $50 damages. Rather high
verdict. At the first trial he received a
verdict of so. The R. R. Co, takes the
case up On error.-LjniG Democrat
On Friday night last. burglars entered
the banking Office of McCracken & LOyns,
at Cambridge, but succeeded in only blow
ing open the safe.
The GAINESVILLE Courier understands
that a Steel Plow mandatory on large
scale will be started In that city the com
ing spring.
James Lanius. Of Eaton, was assaulted
at a late hour IN the night recently, in
Cincinnati, by two thieves, who knocked
him down, and took from him a gold
Watch and $500 IN Treasury notes.
The lecture course at Cleveland has
thus far yielded the Library Association
81 200.
Thirty cOunterteiters were, during the
October term Of the United States Court
at Cincinnati, convicted and sentenced to
various terms In the penitentiary.
The GAINESVILLE Signal urges the citizens
of GAINESVILLE to make an effort to secure
for that city the location of the Ohio
Presbyterian College.
A 5Ir. Courtney, of Mansfield had 5000
fine imposed on him a few days ago, for
talking about a Miss Latimer. Dear
amusement.
The Sanduskey Register says two sol
diers of the 9th V. r. o. were drowned
on the 8th inst, in crossing on the ice
from johnson S Island to that city. Their
names were Thomas III. Gallagher, Of
Philadelphia, and James Lynch Of Tren-
ton, New j Jersey.
The Conneaut Reporter says that on
Thursday last Mr., George Wills, who liY-
ad in the southern part Of COnneaut town
ship, while drawing hog upon platform
for the purpose of scalding it, slipped and
fell backward into tub of hot water,
and was scalded to death.
Hoe CHOLERA.-The hog cholera seems
to be prevailing to a great extent in some
sections of the country. We learn that
during the past week Mr.. Nelson j. Tur-
ney, of Circleville, Ex-President of the
State Agricultural Society has lost over
fifty fine hogs by the cholera, and the dis
ease still continues.