Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-13

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ton, and Its agents are the most attentive
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Is53o sa2s' News of the Day.
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Gold closed in New York yesterday even
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= THERE are only about 4OO, 900 taxable in
comes in the, United States 81
The starving Alabamians are compelled
toAeat snakes to osustain life. u kgS 5G
AT grand army,festivaI, in Richmond,
Miss Jennie Prescott was voted to be the
handsome girl in America.
A CHIME Of forty-two bells, to be placed
in the Exposition, is played like piano
forte with perfect ease at any time. Four
wears were spent in the construction of the
instrument. zae ua77zf soJ -1s1yAa q
Iris said that in digging a well in PEN
sacola few days ago, some laborers came
upon a subterranean vault containing
$340OOO in coin, supposed to have been
buried during the Spanish occupation of
"A, RUMoR goes at Milan that q jealous
husband disguised himself as priest, en-
tered the confessional attended by his wife,
heard her confession, which revealed to
him the secrets he feared, and which led
him to sue for a divorce.
JAMES MORRISON, one Of the prominent
citizens of Lansingburg,a New York, has
been arrested on suspicion of being ring
leader in the gang of counterfeiters which
the Government detectives have lately been
securing in that vicinity. -
A SMALL. cottage in the vicinity OF the
Falls, ON the Canada side of the river, has
been rented for the Occupation of Jeffer-
son Davis and his family during the sum-
me-.l The house is about halt way be-
tween Clifton and Queenstown. II
The Emperor Napoleon has presented
to the University at South Bend, Indiana,
asuperb and powerful telescope, valued at
$4,000 francs. 1t has inscribed upon it in
French: presented by his Imperial Maj
esty, Napoleon III. to the Catholic Uni
versitys of Notre Dame, Indians United
States" ~
ANOTHER political parson has come to
grief. Rev. James Davidson Dyke, of In
diana, was excessively snioJali, during the
war, and proved his orthodoxy and love
of country by melting several riots against
"Copperheads." A few days ago he was
arrested for horse-stealng, and it is said
several clear cases viii be made out against
him. EaftE- 80 t-tb-e-suG
DURING the storm on Wednesday after
noon, alittle girl and boy, who were plant
ing corn. in q field about three miles from
Des Moines, Iowa, were struck by light
ming. Not coming to the house, search was
made, and they were found side by sideJ
the girl dead and the boy terribly burned,
all his clothes, but the wristband of a.
shirt sleeve. being torn away, and the flesh
on one side burned hard and crisp; he suf-y
fsred 'terrible agony till death relieved
him. VS. - ESGT
-so7s1@ So STATE NEWS. -- ~
THEY are paying so cents for wool in
GAINESVILLE.
BEN. WADE wants mem and women to
vote, without distinction Of color!
The total amount of the State debt of
Ohio is sl1,17s,7O2 56. .,s-s
TaE Cleveland & Toledo Road earned in
May, $1sQ675.
A SPANISH silver coin, bearing the date
of 1921, was plowed up in Xenia, Ohio,
few days ago. - '
The Dayton City Council has refused to
levy tax for police purposes under the
provisions of the Metropolitan Police law.
THERE are sixteen unhappy couples in
old Lorain, who expect dissolution of
partnership at the next term of tie Court
of Common Pleas.
OK Saturday last, portable saw mill
blew, up, near Dresden, O., killing three
men and wounding two others, one of
them seriously. The explosion was ter
rife, and was heard for miles. The earth
for many rods is plowed up by the concus-
sion. tFs8
THERE is cherry tree, now full of fruit,
onitIle farm of John Hibbs, in Noble conn
ty, Of the black heart species, which is z
feet inches in circumference feet from
the ground. The tree is 20 years old, and
has borne fruit successfully for "a years,
and never failed to yield large crop. 1t
is 20 feet high, and is said to be the largest
one of the kind in Ohio.
TIE Meigs County Telegraph says that par
ties have leased land in that county, and
are boring for silver. The Telegraph says
the owners of. the land encourage the hor-
ing, for if silver is not found there is a
chance for oil, and if that fails they are
quite sure to strike salt water. So it is
bound to win, whatever they may reach.
The body of MI. Thomas Hinde, reported
missing, from Cuyahoga Falls, in last
weeks issue, was found in the edge of the
water upon the rocks, on the east side of
the river, near the Big Falls" on Sunday
last divested of his coat, which has not yet
been found. The manner of his death,
whether by suicide or accident, is still in
volved in mystery. So says the Akron
Beacon. TT GoA
DAVID STROLL, aged about % years, son
OF John Stroll, of Milford township, Defi-
ance county. was drowned in the st. Joseph
river on Tuesday afternoon. He was at
tempting to cross the river in q boat, ana
had reached about the middle of the stream
where the current was very rapid and he