Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-12
STATE ITEMS.

On Christmas dny, the ladies of New
ton, Union county, organized a raid upon
pestiferous doggery kept by one Mar,
shal, and poured $500 worth of whisky
into the street. Marshall appeared on the
scene with an axe, and an expressed in
tention of chopping some of the fair war
riOfs to pieces but a few resOlute girls
seized and disarmed him, and the work
went on. c- 'l Ia go. o-.'--
The Dayton Journal says: "Persons
who have known the Rev. Maxwell P.
Gaddis, Jr., as an advocate Of radical.
temperance reform, will be surprised to
learn that he is Training bill TO repeal all
laws on the statate-boohs of Ohio on the
subject Of Temperance. His obiecs Is to
thrbw the responsibility for the repres-
sion Of intemperanee upon each city,
township or giving to the municipal
auth horities in either the power to issue
licenses or not, as they see fit for the re-
tail of intoxicating beverages"
Mr.. E. Northrop, of Elyria and Mr.. T.
D. West, of Sandusky, played a game of
checkers on Friday night by telegraph.
over the United States line. Mr.. Nor
throp considers himself the champion
checker player Of the State, while Mr..
West is not to be sneezed at, but is rather
rusty for want Of practice It took some
two hours to finish the game, and Mr..
Northrop was the winner by single man.
A great mBny men of the list o. v. l..
had. their pockets picked at the Columbus
depot on Saturday of the money just paid
them, so well earned in active service.
This is very provoking, and the only way
to remedy the evil is for every man to be
on bis guard. .s.s-a -
The following promotions in the list o.
V. |. were entered at the 5AdjutaRt- Cen
erals office, January 9Th: Captain Amos
H Brandon to Major; First .Lieutenants
Harvey MCGOWAN, Robert G. Dinsmore,
Sidley A. Smith and Danid A. Bright
TO Captains; Hospital Steward Amos
BeaghlertO Assistant Surgeon; Sergeants
n d. Palmer, Enos Penfberton, Frank
Beaver, John B. McDevitt and Elijah
Martz, to be First ,Lieutenants; and Ser
geants Daniel w. Ellis, John Fike, Wm.
NJ. johnson, A. NJ. Pearson, S. b. Wilson,
J. d, Riehey, John Z. Reed David s. Lee.
Frank Witt and M. II. Davis to Second
Lieutenants. ro9 ''-- -
Mr.. A K Murray, of Springfield, Ohio,
committed suicide in that city on Thursday
by taking anoyerdose of laudanum. .
Daring the year 1866 the Police, Court
of Toledo disposed of l,322 cases. In the
month of December 40 persons were con-
victed Of various crimes. ----
THE GAINESVILLE papers say that Mr..
David Matthews, Of that place, was re-
centIyrobbed Of 1882 inthe depot in Co
lumbus. ,-- --..r ,s.--7 = ~, g.
During the week ending January 18th,
43O Smigrants passed through Columbus
en- route for points south and west. Two
hundred and twenty-seYen, of these pro
pose to find homes in Ohio; Sc in Missouri:
"a in Kentucky; 43 in Indiana and 20 in
Illinois The emigrants we're principally
Germans. -lS - .
Lieut., Col. james H. Hart ofthe 7istO.
vi has been promoted to the rank Of
Colonel Q r vs-s g--1 .
Joseph Pinney, an old and respected
citizen of Eaton, shot himself through the
heart on Saturday morning. "a
The following promotions in the 77th
o. VI vi, regiment still in the service
were entered at the Adjuteat Generals
Office. Tuesday. First Lieutenant Al
Marlow to CApfai1S Second Lieutensnt,
john Smith -tOs,f1rst. Lieutenant; and
Firstf Lieutenant; and First Sargeant
Christopher Blake toeSecond Iieutenant.
A distinguished physiologist says that
me average height OF the men in the IN
terror Of Ohio is five feet ten and 4. half
inches-hye inches above that Ofthe Bel
giAns two and half inches above tbatof
the English recruits, and one and..& half
inches above that of the Scnfrh- High
lander. --f
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