Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-03

STATE ITEMS.

The Napoleon Northeast annOunces the
death of Major 4. Crockett late of the
3sth o. V. Y. Infantry. Major Crockett
was private in the 14th Infantry during
the three months service at the opening
Of the Rebellion, and in October following
enlisted in the 3sGh and at It's organiza-
tion was elected Captain Of Co. D. Bis
Sallantry and bravery in the field was
subsequently, rewarded by a commission
as Major of his regiment.
No less than tive hundred and sixteen
State flags were presented 10 Ohio State
Volunteers previous to their marching to
the front. OF this number all will be re
turned except four lost in battle. Many
Of them are mere threads-tattered and
torn into ribbons, and have but few frag-
ments left. When all the regiments have
returned, these colors will be presented to
the State with appropriate ceremonies.
Prof. Kost, the geologist, of Adrian,
Mich College, HIS Jxanjned the territory
of TUscarawas, Guernsey and CoshoctOn
counties in Ohio, for oil, and in the lower
part of the latter county found the best of
lutricating oil Prof K. quietly invested
in the land the extent ofhis inclination,
"ttib uOlAET anu u GDAt4 ialllN " III n CdDlldl
Of $500, 900 was at once organized to work
the oil lands.
A verdict has been rendered in the Su-
periOr Court of Cincinnati in a case
where a woman sued street railroad
company for compensation, her husband
having been run over and killed by a
street car. Negligence on the part of the
driver was proved and under the ruling
Of the Judge a verdict for s., 900 damages
was rendered.
The Hamilton Telegraph learns that a
party Of roughs or thieves, supposed to
hail from that city, visited an oyster party
given on Tuesday night at the parsonage
at Pleasant Run to raise funds to pay of a
church debt, and perpetrated d series Of
wholesale robberies. They stole several
pistols, Overcoais, hats and flIrs. belonging
TO the invited guests, from an upper room
of the house. and succeeded in departing
before the thefts were discovered.
The Cincinnati papers gives the par
ticulars Of another extensive burglary in
that city. The rooms of John Amzler, a
merchant from Texas were entered and a
draft on New York, gold demend notes,
and jewelry to the amount Of $4,000 in
money stolen.
The Washington County Ne1cs states
that on Friday last a sl,illful surgical op-
Grafton was performed upon the person of
an old lady 65 yeaIs old, afflicted with the
dropsy. The enormous amount of sixty
eight pounds Jf water-nearly nine gal
Ions was taken away
The ZauesviIle Courier publishes the
following statement, furnished by Mr.:
Moore. Of 1IusBigUm county, in regard to
the fruit prospects: Peach crop entirely
DESTROYED. Prunes and some of the finer
varieties of Plums injured but perhaps
enough buds left for crop. Dsmson
pIums only slightly injured. Cherries,
Morello, Red Pie Cherry Early Rich
mond, Belle Magnifque and Eheine HOr-
tense are all right while the early May
Dukes are nearly all killed. Black Tar
tartan. Gov. Wood and Eirklands may
have enough buds left for fair crop.
Grapes. too early TO determine with GER
taintv the extent of the damage, but lsa-
beIla's are douI tless seriously injured, and
perhaps Catawbas also. Black berries I
think are safe, as also the more hardy va
rieties Of Raspberries, but some of the I'm
er kinds, such as Brinkles Orange and
Yellow Antwerp, are killed Apples a1d
Pears generally safe.