Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-16
STATE NEWS.

ri PROBABLY A WHANGDooDLE.-The
q Springfield Republican under the head oi
"What is It % has the following: Rev.
g. n. Il. Peters, who resides about two
miles southeast Of this city on the Charles
, ton Pike, Informs US that on Sunday
, night, about midnight, terrific conflict
occurred near his dwelling, between sew
eral dogs and an unkncwr'animal of large
size, which did not cease until the COM
batants were entirely exhausted and the
beast whatever it was, had fed. Mr..
Peters did not obtain clear view of the
affair, but examined the ground afterward,
and found some singular tracks, which in
dicate that some wild animal Of ferU-
cious nature is going ct large. The tracks
were ct considerable size, and claw-marks
plainly distinguishable; and there was
also what appeared TO be the trail Of
chain. There is tract of timber Of
about three hundred acres in the vicinity,
in which it is supposed the savage stranger
may have taken refuge.
The STATE FAIR GRoUNDs-The Day
ton Journal says the Fair Grounds are
undergoing changes and Improvements.
At the entrance to the ground building |
forty-hve by sixteen feet, is being COM
pleted for the man who is to have charge |
OF the place; and for a dining hall. The |
office of the Treasurer and Secretary is
also being remodeled, and every thing in
that quarter is being put in the best re-
pair. Fruit, floral, fine arts: and some
half dozen other halls are to be erected
Some seven and a half acres have been
added TO the south end of the Grounds.
1t is arranged to have $50 horse stalls, 100
cattle stalls, l25 sheep stalls, and 65 hog
pens. Other conveniences will be added
as they are required. It is expected that
some five acres will yet be included in the
Fair Grounds. The workmen are now
engaged in extending the horse-ring. 1t
Will be exactly half mile in the inside
track, and is fashioned after the style of !
the English courses-two long reaches,
with easily turned wings, giving the
horses the advantages of their best speed
in the home stretch. When the ring is
completed, eligible seats will be provided
on the Hill at the head of the course, and
overlooking ii; and mammoth stand
will be erected in the center OF the course,
where every foot of the ring may be seen.
THE CADIz RoBBERs.-At the trial of
the Cadiz bank robbers the appearance of +
the prisoners is thus described: They I
were well dressed, apparently well 4
educated, and exceedingly polite, one of {
them in particular, who called himself !
" Richard Roe" being as fine specimen G
of manhood as one would wish to see, and
in the crowded court was by far the hand s
soonest man present. He attempted what 8
might be called a defense of himself and !
they having plead guilty i
and thrown themselves on the mercy Of !
the court, setting forth several extenuat-
ing circumstances connected with the
affair, stating that they had been drawn
into this business by evil and designing '
men; that this was their first offense; that
hey were ignorant of the plans of their
leaders, SC, &c. His defense, though not =
lbounding in any very able argument,
was spoken in rich musical voice, and
Is the low tones of his plea for mercy
Vibrated sadly through the crowded room,
IN almost breathless silence was abserved. o
When he alluded to his young wife, he {
became deeply affected, and shed tears {
,ut by strong effort controlled his feel
ngs. t