Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-31
N ews of the Day.
GENERAL NEWS.

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A PIrrsFlELD tIiss.) cat trecently-caught
two large frogs in pond, carried them to
the house and put them in pail of water.
Whenever they jumped out she would put
them back again.
EDMUND ABOUT is a busy writer. He is
at present regular constructor to seven
weekly papers and two reviews, is engaged
in writing two or three long romances,
and has two or three new dramas in hand.
OK Tuesday the first registration of vot-
ers in Indiana was concluded at Indianap-
lis. Many failed to register, and the prob
ability of light vote at the next election
Is apparent.
The Swedish settlement at Berlin, Mer-
Ger county, ILL.,, has just been reinforced by
fourhundred persons direct from Sweden.
The Sweies prove themselves to be indus
trious, thrifty, and in every way desirable
scitizens.
GEN. QUINCY A. GILMORE, it is said, owns
the largest vineyard on the shores of Lake
Erie 1t is on Black river, and he has
twenty-one Thousand vines planted, en-
bracing three varieties-Catawbas, Dela-
wares and 1onas.
AN island, one quarter of an acre in area,
and covered with heavy growth of bushes
and trees, twenty feet high. that had long
been stationary in pond at birmingham,
Mass, doated the other day full half mile
from its original location.
I "A PARAGRAPH going the rounds of some
of the papers about the sale of Stonewall
Jackson's war horse superior" is CONTRA
sdicted by the Stawnton VirytntGn, which
denies that Mrs. Jackson's circumstances
compel her to sell the Eorse.
The London Court Journal says: A new
musical study has been introduced into
London, brought by some clever and ac-
complished Americans. who are professors
OF the banjo. The President of America
took lessons from these extraordinary
brothers,
A LETTER from Cheyenne City, the new
town that is to be at the base of the
Rocky Mountains, says the speculation in
lands and lots is running very high. Some
five hundred persons are there now. Lots
sell as high as six hundred dollars, al
though there is not yet respectable look
ing house built.
THE year 1880 is set as the period when
one will be able to ride in '.silver palace'
from New York to San Francisco without
changing cars. 1t is more probable that
by that time one will fly there on a
through canvas-back duck of mammoth
proportions, or go through in puff by
pneumatic dispatch.
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STATE NEWS.
Three of the principal rivers of Ohio all
take their rise in Auglaize county-the
Scioto, Mad River and Miami. The Au-
glaize and st. Marys, running north also,
start from that county. The head of the
Wabash is in Mercer county, formerly a
part of Auglaize county. Large streams
from little fountains fow."
JOSEPH ZUMBUsoH committed suicide in
Cincinnati day before yesterday. He had
been paying his addresses to Miss Elizabeth
Foehs, but his suit being rejected he stab
bed himself with dirk knife in the pres
ence of sister of his lady love. He was
young man of excellent character and
respectfully connected, but excessively
foolish in the way he shuffled off his NOR
tai coil. snnrf'91 a5fa- iias
r. TIE race of barn burners is not yet ex-
tinct. A large barn of Mr.. Frank near
Uniontown, in Stark county, was set on
fire last Friday night, and with its contents
consumed. The loss is heavy. Two valu-
able horses perished In the flames, and six
hundred bushels of wheat, sixty tons of
hay, oats and some old corn with a thresh-
ing machine nearly new, were all Destroy
ed. OF course it was the work of an incen-
-ediary. The Stark County Democrat says
that Mr.. Frank and Messrs. Miller and
Gibbs, of this neighborhood, whose barns
were burned recently, were all jurors in a
criminalcase a few years ago, which re-
zsulted In sending the culprit to the Peni-
Tertiary, and within the past year he got
out, and we learn has made threats.