The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-02-22
STATE ITEMS.

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The enterprisil g towns of Fremont
and Tiffin have each added steam
fire engine to their numerous improve
ment.
The Salem Republican describes
William Heald, an old quaker gentle
man of that vicinity, who is over 100
years old, as being quite vigorous,
reading without glasses and retaining
all his faculties. es- -ssz.s.s=s
The Sandusl1y Register says A man,
name unknown, while attempting to
cross theEake from the mainland to Put
n-BaV Island. ON Tuesday evening, was
carried away by the breaking up of the
ire.
The Toledo Commercial says that
an Englishman, named Caunt, engaged
for a week OF ten days past in buying
horses and mules in Henry county, and
paying for them in counterfeit green
backs, was arrested on Monday night
He had been operating on similar
plan in Central Ohio. The mules and
horses have been returned to the par
! ties swindled.
The trial of Beery and Cooper, the
murderers of John Redenbaugh, has
been concluded. Cooper was found
| guilty of lntlrder in the first degree,
and was sentenced to be hung April
9th. Beery was found guilty as an aid
er, abetter and assister, of murder in
the second degree. He was sentenced
to the penitentisry for life. Cooper
manifested considerable EMOTION
Beery was but little affected During
the entire trial the number in attend
ance was very large.-Columbus Jour
nal.
| The Elyria Democrat states that Hen
ry Carr, the last arrested of the Well
ington Bank robbers, was having a
good time at Charleston, South Caro-
lima. He had house richly furnished,
| had q mistress and several ''lady board
ers,,' and made great show on tie
streets. He was much astonished at
being arrested, but concluded to take
it coolly. Several thousand dollars
worth of property in his possession
was secured.
The Grand Jury of Columbiana
county recently reported eighty -four
indictments against the whiskey sell
lers of that county. Several of the de
PENDANTS came up and plead guilty,
and were fined $50 and costs. So says
the Buckeye State. ai tsas-
A boy in the vicinity of Cincinnati,
according to the Times, was accidenti5y
shot the oth;er day, receiving the entire
contents of a gun in his head; and af-
ter having sixty shot extracted from
that member, is rapidly recovering.
A man in Dayton got wrongful pos
session Of cow worth $42,50. and a
| lawsuit ensued which resulted against
his claim. The costs which he had to
pay, footed up S45,7O-$3,2O more
than the COW was worth, and he hasn't
got the cow after all. ..f. ...
One day last week genteel looking
person appeared in town and, at one
of our saloons fell in with wealthy
farmer, whose confidence he gained, by
exhibiting $50 greenback, which was
pronounced good at the banks, ano
which kind to the amount of 81 900 he
offered to sell for fifty cents on the dol
lar. Both retired to an adjoining
room and while the money was being
passed, two detectives appeared ano
proceeded to handeuf both Mr. Sharper
and Mr.. Farmer. Both begged an6
bid for their liberty, which was finally
conceded to upon codnition that MI
Farmer would pay $1,000 and Mr.
Sharper the $500 which he had just re
ceived. The handouts being taker
off, Mr.. Sharper and the ''perleice,
who were none other than confeder
ates with him in the swindle, decaamnsip;ccdd
leaving Mr.. Farmer minus s 800, anC
we hope wiser and better man.
Marion Mirror .
In Delaware revivals of Religion
have been great during the winter
The Williams street NJ. E. Church ad
ded 16O to the membership.
The First Presbyterian Church wa:
also blessed with a revival.
H. LII GIlc Ih- H. SIltlECll Ill CttSG bClcN al Z
about so persons have joined th'
Church and the revival was still il
progress.
! Isaac Marks, of Sindey, may well b,
styled an ice-king He has control O
the lakes in Shelby county-five il
number-and employs $50 men in get
ting out the ice and shipping it.
Amount Of ice produced-about Is,
900 tons.
The Buckeye State says Josepl
Strouble, of New Lisbon, Ohio, wa
arrested on Thursday last for stealin!
four hundred dollars from his mother
The Cincinnati Enquirer says larg
droves of horses and mules are week.
being shipped from that market to tn
: South, where it is understood the
command exorbitant prices.