Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-18
THE ASSAULT ON Mr.. GRTNNELL.
STATE NEWS.

RATTLETAIL SNAIK.-A farmer in
Guillord, C~olumbiana county, a few days
ago killed a rattle snake which measured
even feet in length and had fifteen rattle
boxes on his 'tother extremity.
CONVENT BUKNED.-St. Mary Acade,
my and Convent, at Somerset, Ohioe
an institution under the control of tn
Dominican Sisters, was burned on Thurs
day. The fire caught in the laundry.
The building was Il four story brick
structure, 100 by $50 feet. 1t was ocCu-
pied by l25 pupils and 80 sisters.
FIRE n DEATn-A dwelling house
in the neighborhOod of Johnson's corner,
Summit county, was destroyed by fire
last Tuesday morning at three o'clock.
The family had Ito jump from the upper
windowst 10 save their lives, but sad 20 re-
late a little girl two years old was left be-
hiDd and burned TO death.
a VERY LARGE BIRD OF WISDOM
The Washington County NciCS states that
an owl was shot in that county recently
which measured four feet nine inches
from tip TO tip, and had claws an inch and
4 quarter in length, and q head as large as
d full grown cat.
DIvORCEs-According 10 the report Of
the Ohio Commissioner Of Statistics for
1868, the whole number of divorces in the
coTIH one year.
This al the present population Of the
state, Is one 10 three thousand persons,
and n divorce TO twenty-six ofthe an
nual number Of marriages.
A DIsCIAIMER-The attention of bust
ness men and Fenisns is directed TO the
following pertinent disclaimer put for
ward by the Springfield Republic: We
wish IT distinctly understood that the So
called 'lrish Republic is in no way con-
nected with the Springfield RedubEc-that
we will pay 10 debts of its contracting.
W. make this remark inasmuch as the
aforesaid "Irish Republic is liable to
contract at any moment.
PLAYING THE 0FFICER.-On the mn
train from Cincinnati a few DAYS since. a
new species of villainy was developed. A
party Of thieves, representing themselves
as police officers, arrested two travelling
agents of New York firms, or drum
mers; took them of the cars at Xenia.
searched them and appropriated all the
property about their persons of anv val
~" 1HAo NSAOf hhtN lGll Aubll III GlQruG
of some local officers while they made
their escape. They put on the style thor
oughly; had handouts ready, as they
said, for any emergency, and completely
surprised their victims into compliance
with their commands.
SHARP PRACTIcE.-The New Phila-
delphia Aavocate relates the following
instance Of rascslity which was perpe7
trated in Crawford county: A pretended
wool dealer went to VIM. II. Kinnear
and talked about buying his wool. He
finally got Mr.. X. 10 write his name IN
his memorandum book. He then left 2
note %forseveral hundred dollars with him.
to be given to a man living near Gallon.
or returned to him if he called for il.
The forger now goes back to Bucyrus, and
with the aid of the name in the book
FORCES a not0 on kinnear for $3.50, and
requests tn. landlord to look up some one
who will buy a note on KinHear, as he is
going out to settle with him and get his
note. He takes a man in his buggy, goes
to kinnear and says he viii take that
note. 1t Is handed over by Kinnear in
presence Of the third person, and this
third person supposes it is a note signed
h. himself. They go back to Bucyrus, |
and the note is sold for $3.50, and the
party leaves, when shortly after the note
S found to be a forgery.