The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-06-07
STATE ITEMS.

GE In Connecticut q sheep hearing
machine has been invented, which is |
said to be a marvel Of mechanical tri- |
umph.
The Sandusky Register reports that
during the season 5,320,e00 pounds Of
fresh fish have been received at that
port $ln7the same time the shipments
amounted to L sec, 600 pounds fresh
fish, and 100000 pounds salt fish.
The Steubenyille Herald says the
wool market in that city for the sea
son has opened, but as vet but few
sales have been made. The sales will
not exceed s 900 pounds all told
Prices range from 45 to so cents per
pound. ~
John Holman, the butcher, who cut
his throat some time since, at Cleve-
land, in mad attempt at suicide, man
aged to reopen the wound last Satur-
day, and bled to death soon afterwards.
Holman died at the Newburg Ayslum,
whittier he was taken few days ago
A Mrs. Heron, residing near Cald-
well, Noble county, Ohio, on last Thurs
day, gave birth to four children, three
girls and one boy. The latter died
when few hours old. Mrs. Heron
is only thirtyfour years old, and is the
mother of sixteen children.
The toledo Commercial says over
100 houses have been erected in Wau-
seon within the past year In the
spring of 1865 the population Of Wau-
seon was about 500; at the present
time it reaches 400, being an increase
of 80 per cent. in the period ofsi1teen
months.
The Forty-First Annual Session of
the Ohio State Convention of Univer-
salists will be held at Springfield,
/ Clarke county, commencing at 10
O'Clock A. M, on Thursday, May 81,
1866, and continue Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday, June 1,:2, and 3. There
will .be'preaching every day and even
ing. "a ~ s9ta
i During the services at the Methodist
Church in Elyria, Logan county, last
Sunday morning, two chimney swal-
lows descended the chimney in the
North wall Of the edifce, and passed
through the stove pipe, which extends
the entire length Of the body Of the
Church, thence down into the stove,
and out through the damper into the
auditorium.
At the Universalist State Conyen-
ton. recently in session at Spring gfield,
, the following officers for the ensuing
| year were appointed: Moderator, Rev.
S. 2. Carelton; Standing Clerk, Rev.
: V. P. Wilson; Treasurer, Malin " ight.
A resolution to the effect that more
prominence should be given to the
, doctrines of Repentance and Forgiv-
ness was unanimously adopted.
/ On Sunday night, 9th inst, the Del
aware County Treasury was broken in
to by burglars, who effected an en-
trance through the transom over the
+ back door. The drawers and desks
were thoroughly searched and the pa
pers scattered about the room. The
( burglars were unsuccessful in their at
tempt on the safe and it was not injur
: eel. The only money secured by then
: consisted of five or six dollars in one
ttand two cent coins, which. were loose
; in one of the drawers of the desk.
i AtDelaware, Ohio, lately, young
+ blood who was paying attention to ;
+ young lady, against the decided oppo
sition Of her father, took the young la
: dy. buggy riding. The, old gentleman
met the young man alone in the bug
gy, and seizing the horse, ordered hin
+ to produce his daughter-With yariou
> threats. The young man ordered hin
Z to release the horse, which he declined
i doing the young bloot
S drew revolver and shot the old gen
tleman through the left arm, produ
cling a severe wound. The young fel
low was arrested and bound over t.
h Court in the sum Of $4,000 So say
X the Gazette.
d During the past year, 3, ,431 member
[. O. O. f. were initiated in the State
Whole number of members in Ohio
: rising $4,000. The Grand Secretar
: says, in his report, "Our Order stand
I" numerically superior to any other OF
L ganization in the State.' The receipt
n Of the Grand Lodge for the year, abou
} $1,000. Within the year 2,233 brotl
r. ers were relieved, ,445 widows cared fol
and 241 brothers buried. For relic
> of brothers, there was expended S34
rt 642; for widows families, S9,296, an
g for burying the dead, S6,72S; MOI
than $50, 900 for these three items only
- There are 324 Lodges in the State
Revenue Of the Order in Ohio, $14t
ie 1l5, = t7
The GAINESVILLE Signal reports thu
- on Sunday last severe .hailstorm vi
ty tied portions of Perry and Muskingm
We counties, doing almost incalculable il
Mt jury to the fruit and other crops. I'll
~ breadth of the storm was some tw
- miles. In the center of its track tt
~ trees were literally stripped of the
fruit and foliage and the corn and p,
tatoes and other vegetables beaten il
" to the ground, The hail stones varie
-, from the size of a hazel nut to that
- :. a black walnut, and in such quantiti
Il that the ground was literally white wit
al the falling missiles. Window gla
u1> was shattered without considerable
a,,d tho fancos and waatha or bOardiu