Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-30
STATE ITEMS.

Two men charged with murder are
awaiting trial In the Cincinnati jail.
The Cincinnati Gasstts says that Ohio
has 3,439 miles of railroad now in opera
ton within the State, having a capital in
vested of eighty to e~ighty-aVe millions of
dollars, costing n hundred and seventy
five millions Of dollars, and earning some
twenty to twenty-five milliens of dollars
annually.
Since September, 1862, up to the close
of the year 1850, theassessRsnts of Hamil-
ton county reach the immense sum of
sI6,ssl, 992 80.
Mr.. BENZ. Munday, jr, died in Dayton
on the 22d inst. Of lockjaw; caused by a
rusty nail running into his foot a few days
previous.
An entire block of buildings was con-
sumed by IRE in Wapakoneta,O on Thursday
night last.
VIM. Stanton, Esq, of Cincinnati, has
been nominated by the Union caucus for
Speaker pro TEN. Of the Ohio House of
Representatives.
The Columbus Journal says elsverly
executed eounterfeits Of the new niekle
three cent pieces are in circulation in Co.
lumbus. They are mado of an alloy metal
much softer than that of the genuine coin.
The Columbus Journal of Saturday
stated that the officer in charge of the
records and rolls of the 18th o. Y. L, re-
ported at headquarters Friday, with the
information that the regiment was on its
way home, and would probably arrive at
Camp Chase on Sunday.
The clotheslines in Dayton are being
deprecated upon by nocturnal plunderers.
The Columbus Journal says that Col.
James A. Wilcox, commissioned as such
in the Ieoth Ohio, has been transferred by
special order Of the War Department to
the 18th o. Y. l., his old regiment, his
commission as Colonel to date from July
!, 1855. He is to be retained in services
until further orders, from and after the
date Of muster out of said organization.
1t is stated that all the stock in the
Hooking Valley Railroad has been taken,
and that all now remaining in the way OF
the completion of the enterprise ia the
right Of way, which, it is thought can be
easily obtained.
B. Gwynne, of London, has purchased
Judge Swans residence on Broad street,
Columbus, for $4,000.
There is q great revival going on in the
NJ. E. Church ct Hillsboro. Many have
been added to the church.
The Columbus Journal says a number
of persons have been converted during the
progress of the night meetings last week
at the Town street NJ E. Church.
VIM. Huffman, n of the pioneers Of
Ohio, and the Oldest citizen of Dayton,
died in that city on the 23d inst, at the
age of ninety-three. His property ia ssti-
mated at half a million.
The Statesman says that the venerable
Bishop Morris, who was struck with paral-
ysis of his right side, while officiating st
Xenia on the 2oth inst, compelling him to
desist from preaching, returned to his
home in Springfield on the 22d, and has,
wa are grati6ed to learn, recovered the
use of his right arm as well as of his
The dry goods store of Lanton and Muir
dock, at ClarksviIle, Clinton county, was
about three O'Clock on Thursday
morning by burglars, who blew the safe
to pieces, and stole $4,000 in currency,
7-30 bonds, and interest-bearing United
notes.
s. w. Andrews, Esq., Of Columbus, met
with quite a serious accident on Friday
evening. In walking along on the side
walk, heal the Goodale House, he slipped
On the ice and fell, breaking n of his
legs.