Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-04


WE are sorry to learn, says the Perrg
County Democratic Union, that young man
by the name of Wierick, residing in Thorn
township. was struck and instantly killed
by lightning on last Saturday. He was a
son of Valentine Wierick, of that town
ship. EA Ef9-T '-E' q
OK Saturday morning, about o'clock.
says the Cincinnati Commercial Campbell's
carriage and wagon factory, in Harrison,
Ohio, took fire, and with the fancy store of
Mrs. D. Williams, and the millinery of
Mrs. s. Penny, was destroyed. Most of
the contents of the shops and store were
saved. csTNH -
AYoUNG man by the name of Nelson,
living with his father, Joseph Nelson, five
miles north of this place, says the Logan
Gazette, had one of his arms torn off on
Friday last in threshing machine. At
last accounts, it was doubtful if he would
survive the injury. He is nephew of w.
L. Nelson, of this place. -
The Urbaaa Caizen and Gazette says: We
find, upon examination of our files, that in
the seventh year of each decade, for thirty
years past, Urbana has been deprived OF
her Mayor elect, by death. Samuel Nc
Cord, died, Nov. 2, 1s47; VIM. G. Keller,
died, April 81, 1857; Geo. B. Coulter, died,
Aug. "a, 1867.
WElearn, says the Dayton Daily Ledger,
that the dry goods store of P. B. Baker,
in Germantown, was entered by burglars
last Saturday night, and robbed of about
one thousand dollars. They got the money
by breaking open the safe. They also
broke into Leggett & Bros. dry goods
store, and carried off about five hundred
dollars worth of jewelry. ~
THE Marietta Register says: VIM. G.
Hayward, of Waterford township, was
killed on Monday, while loading a sawlog.
He was alone, and by some means the log
rolled upon him. crushing him terribly.
He was soon discovered, but could not
speak. He was carried to house, not far
on, and lived only about half an hour after
wards.
The Guernsey AdUertiser has the following:
A lead mine is about being opened near
East yPlainfield, Coshocton county. The
existence of lead in abundance, near that
locality, has been known ever since its
first sediment. Quantities OF it were
frequently sold by the Indians to the early
settlers, but its precise locality seems to
have been unknown to any but themselves.
1t has now, however, transpired that Jno
McCune, ESQ.,, of Fairview, had some 40
years ago discovered and marked its sur
face cropping. He has now made salts
fictory arrangements with the land own
er !, and they will at once proceed to min
ing and smelling. The many rumors OF
lead being found in this county may prove
to be true.
Bryant Murphy, young law student OF
this city, who went up to Mansfield on
Tuesday to witness the base ball contest,
came to his death on Tuesday night, about
midnight, under the following painful cir
cumstances: It appears that before re-
firing to bed Mr.. NJ. desired to speak to
another Mt. Vernon gentleman, who oe-
cSpied an adjoining room, on the third
floor of the Wiler House; but falling to \
gain an entrance, on account of the door
being bolted, he sat down on window sill
In the hall, to wait until the door would be
opened. The window being raised and the
shutters closed but not fastened, in leaning
back he lost his balance, and fell to the
ground below. distance of over thirty |
feet. The eoncussion was SO violent as to
render him entirely insensible. He re-
NAMED in this condition until about 10
o'clock on Wednesday, when he died.