Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-05
STATE NEWS.

The wife of the editor of the Noble
County Republican eggsercised, herself one
day last week by throwing eggs at the edi-
tor of the Noble County Ne,os.
On the 10th ult, the dwelling house of
Christian Blattler, near Baresville, caught
fire from defective stove pipe; the house
hold goods were saved. Loss between
$500 and $500. Insured in the Monroe
Mutual. So says the Spirit of Densocracys
ROBERT RICHARD, says the Nea0ark Adoo-
cate, was arrested on Thursday, for picking
from the pocket OF lad named Samuel
Camp, train-boy on P. C. & &C. railroad,
purse containing about So. Richard plead
guilty and was fined by the Mayor $40 and
costs, in default of which he was committed
to jail.
A NAN named Samuel Millil1en is under
arrest in Chicago, charged with bigamy.-
He went there from Hamilton, Ohio, a few
weeks ago, and, becoming acquainted with
a wealthy widow, married her. "A chance
meeting of some old acquaintance led to
the disclosure. that he has wife and family
at Hamilton. He succeeded in getting
about $1,000 from his new wife.
THE schooner II. G. Post, which cleared
at Cleveland for Kelly's Island some six
weeks since, and there secured load of
stone, aud was frozen in at the Island by
the cold snap which succeeded the warm
weather. of February, hoisted her canvas
yesterday, ploughed her way through the
ice, aud took her course towards Cleveland,
So says the SGndusky Register.
Ok Saturday, the 23d ult., says the Spirit
of Democracy, a little son of - Myers,
living about three miles from Baresville,
was killed by falling tree. His brother
was chopping tree standing in field near
the woods where several children were
playing, and appears had forgotten the
whereabouts of the children; the children
screamed when the tree fell, and upon go
ing down the woodman found the boy in a
dying condition.
Nor long ago,a man purchased ticket
at Rochester, Pa, for Wellsville, Ohio, via
C. & p. railroad, and thought he would
ride about sixty miles farther than the
ticket called for. by erasing letters and
numbers, replacing the same by other let
tiers and numbers prepared for the occa-
sion. The Cleveland Herald says the con-
ductor failed to recognize anything shrewd
in the attempted swindle, for the moment
it was presented the swindle was apparent,
and the gentleman was promptly arrested.
He had partner, who is still at large, with
tickets supposed to have been stolen from
some OF the railroad offices on that line.
The body of an old man was discovered
Yesterday under the dock in the bayou,
saws the Toledo Blade, near the ice house on
the Dayton s. Michigan dock. 1t is sup
posed to be that of a gentleman by the
name of BeeVley, who was reported as mis-
sing some four or five months since-cor-
responding, go far as Identification was
possible. with the description of Mr.. Beev-
ley at that time. The hair on the head is
gone, revealing an ugly wound in the fore
head. This may or may not have been the
result of fall. Late yesterday afternoon
the body was lying on scow in the bayou
awaiting the action of the coroner.
YESTERDAY afternoon, says the ZGnesuiut
Courier, laboring man, named William
Calhoun, who resides in the brick house al
the end of the South GAINESVILLE bridge
died very suddenly, from, it is supposed
apoplexy. The following are the facts O
the case, as we learn: Mr.. Calhoun was
employed by Austin Berry, Esq, to de
some chopping for him near his residence
at the north end of West Zanesville. Ht
commenced work about one O'Clock yester-
day afternoon, Mr.. Berry remaining with
him until he felled tree standing near the
house, then came to his place of business
on this side the river, leaving Mr.. Calhoun
to chop iC up. He continued to work
away for some time steadily, when some
one of Mr.. Berry's family thought they
heard an unusual noise, and going out
where he had been chopping, found his
body lying across the log--dead.