Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-07-13


The degree Of LII. ID. was conferred
/ last week by Kenyon College on Secretary
Stanton, who was graduate of that in
stitution.
James Moses, of York township, Full
ton county, died recently, aged 100 years,
months and days.
Last Saturday a week ago, a 10 year
old son of Mr.. Blymyer, of Mansfield,
was drowned at Marietta, whilst on a visit
to his grandfather in that place.
The Geauga County Democrat states
that during the year 1865, 5,112,537 lbs of
cheese, and 530,098 lbs of butter were
manufactured IN that county.
The grocery store of Mr.. B. Vagnier,
/ of Lancaster, was entered by burglars on
/ Wednesday night last, the safe blown
/ open, $500 in q. S. bonds and S48j in
/ currency taken. No clue to the perpetra-
/ tors. -
Abraham Coleman, residing about one
mile east of Cadiz, committed suicide
on the 18th inst, by hanging himself in
Hhis own dwelling.
! A lad named Meyer, a step-son Of b.
/ Barharst, of Minister, Auglaize county
! fell from a hay-mow on Wednesday, the
! Goth -ult., breaking his neck, Killing him
within an hour.
The Urbana Citizen says there were at
/ the beginning of term Court, six persons
confined in the county jail, charged with
penitentiary ofenses-something unpar
alleled in the history Of the county; and
/ the records of the Court never before pre-
| sented such a criminal docket
The Lima Gazette says that a few days
| since a little son of Levi Watson, Of
! Shawnee, aged six years, was chOked
to death with corn. 1t appears that the
! boy had been out with his father, and
was chewing parched corn, when, sudden
/ ly falling, particle of corn lodged in his
throat, and before assistance could be rem
dered death ensued.
HoWord Mathews, Deputy Grand Mas
ter of the State of Ohio, will hold con-
vention of Lodges for the purpose of in
struction in the ritual and laws of Mason
ry, IN Cleveland, on the 18th inst. also at
! Warren, TrUmbUll county. on the Goth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Glenn, living
a mile east Of KentOn, celebrated the
! fiftieth anniversary of their wedding day
on Monday last, by golden wedding. A
/ large number of relatives were present on
the interesting occasion.
Young Stanhope, of Marietta, plead
4 guilty to the charge of arson, on arraign-
ment for the murder of Adam Sheets, and
/ burning his house, IN company with Kin :
| kead. He was sentenced, on the 18th of
June, to 10 years in the Penitentiary, and
to pay the costs of prosecution.
On Saturday last, VIM. O. Kenton, Of
Urbana, in attempting to drive across the
A. & G.. w. Railroad collided with a To-
cOmotiYe His horse, worth some $500,
was killed, his buggy demolished and him
self severely injured.
The number of sheep killed in North
ern Ohio during the late storm, is esti-
mated by counties as follows Lorain,
$4,000 to 30, 900; Geauga, 5000 to 10000;
Ashtabula, 1000; Trumbull, 1000; Por-
tage, 5000; Lake, several thousand; Tus-
caraWas, 1000; Huron. $1,000; Ashland,
! 10000.
On the 28th ult., Fentmeyer, an engin-
eer, and Mercer, fireman, on the Cincin-
natl and GAINESVILLE road, were instantly
killed. near Clarksville The rains had
washed out a culyert, the train ran on to
/ it, the Locomotive settled down, and the
tender fell over on it, causing the death
] Of the engineer and fireman.
SUPERIORITY OF OHIO WooL.-The
/ best Ohio wool-'double extra brings
! Y and 78 cents in the Eastern markets,
while the heaviest prices paid for Indiana
and Illinois, are go and 20 cents.
The first trial for murder in the fsrt
| degree in Champaign county, was con-
cluded on Tuesday night The accused
| was Mr.. Conner, who shot man in self
! defence In that county some months since
! The jury returned a verdict of not guilty,
/ which was received with much satisfac-
ton by the citizens