Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-18
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Tna crime Of placing distractions on
railways has become so common In ireland
a, almost to cause panic. 'oF
In Cleveland the police are engaged In
breaking up the gambling dens that infest
that city. ..
In some parts Of Yorkshire the great
fool caused the destruction Of thonsands
OF hares, rabbits and even pheasants.
WEI learn that NJ. N. II, Allen, a capitalist
of springfield, Massachusetts, Is preparing
to start Arst-class paper mill M At a hA'silnlOR
I'm Sandusklans are grumbllng about
their city being entirely ignored In the re-
cent mOEement in Congress, for the estab-I
lIshmsnt Of . Naval Depot. aia5.cl ads gs
A vAaRASr says the perfection Of the
aart puessrvative Of artsp consistS In maxi
ing handbills whereon are the words "Free,
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A CHILD Of Hiram Honaker, at Spring.
field, Ohio. about three weeks old, was
smofhered on last Thursday night whilst
sleeping in bed with It's parents.
THERE are 25e papers, daily and weekly,
and AZ montblies, published in Ohio. In
newspapers. Ohio stands the third In the
Union. ..,..- adN .-...,.....~.iTg 4
TIE extraordinary member elect OF the
British Parliament, who has neither legs
nor arms, is said to be an able and finished
speaker, ~. ~. ...,......... 81
AMIssouRIAN visiting Chicago, on Fri
day night, went to, bed, after closing his
windows and blowing out his gas. There
was dead Missourian in bed next morn
ings .e
SRcRETARY McCULLocH proposes to dis
charge all his female clerks. The dear
creatures make no end Of trouble, and be-
sides there are one hundred more than are
need ID. -
W. sANBoRN, of Sterling, Illinois, has
commenced an action against Herring &
Co.. safe manufacturers, to recover $26OOO
lost by warranted safe being broken into
by burglars. ~ 30, 81 r, .4seye 7c
A, LITTLE daughter Of A. W. and A. NJ.
Neely, of Morgan county, aged four years,
Vras b.a-nad to doath n few days since. by her
clothes catching fire from pile Of burning
shavings. lsaguf gfiaieig8 bFa a3he,feI
WIG. SmrFHw was hung at Washington,
Fayette county, Ohio, on last Friday, for
the mdrdero ofhis fhther-in-lHw, John Gray, |
in 1851. He protested his innocence to the
last 1cmIlh iiW Ssiitf 3
Tn poisonous boondao plant is used for
judicial purposes in some parts Of India.
The pfisonef Is made 10 swaIlowa dose Of
it; II he dies, he Is deemed guilty; II he
recoyefs innocent.
AN extensive burglary was committed |
at Dedanee. O-a few nights ago, in which
were carried of nineteen watches, four
teen pairs Of boots, twelve overcoats, twelve |
pairs Of pants, and . lot Of chains, rings
etc. NsT ng r4dt4gyr 4
ANhonest farmer saw an advertised re-
cipe to prevent wells and ciaterns from
freezing. He sent bis money aud received |
this for an answer; Take in your well; or
cistern, on cold nights, and keepIt by the
fire. -. 49,, !, .,....
CoNdnEss has . sharp eye TO business.
Ifit makes law for the assembling Of the
For3ieth on the 4th Of March, all but the
new members win get several thousand
dollars on the aEerage-some more, some
less--extra mileage for journeys never per-
formed .feu ofi '7
AYOUNa man by the name Of Patterson,
was severely II not fatally injured, few
days since, while crossing . bridge over
saltwater river, on the Columbus, Piqua
and Indiana railroad. He feIl through the
bridge distance of about thirty feet,
landing upon pile of stones.
DE-. .BoxNToN, Chaplain to the House Of
Representatives, washington City, in his
prayer opening the House last Friday,
thanked God there was one placewhere all
men have been anchised-referring to
the bill cOnferring suffrage on the negroes
Of the District. -llQ htha0AhNh9 A
OLD lady Go 4 hackman) -'But these
hacks are dangerous. You never know
who rides IN them. We might get the
smallpox.n Coachy--"You've no cause to
be afeard Of my coach, mum, for I've 'ad
the hind wheels waccinated, and 1t took
beantifolF smfiasJ
J0HN NEnpBEMAN who was arrested in
Dayton a few days since on charge OF
passing counterfeit postal currency, has. on