Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-16
STATE NEWS.

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A AsHoRr time since, Christopher Humph-
ries, residing three miles north of West
Jefferson, had a horse stolen from his prem
ises, and the thief, james N. Wells, who
lives in the neighborhood of Bronson's, in
Franklin county, was indiscreet enough to
take the an imal to Columbus and offer him
for sale at $780, and finally falling to $50.
The police, knowing from his actions that
he had stolen the horse, very promptly ar
rested him. He was brought to West JET
ferson and on Friday last had an examina-
tion before Squire Burnham, who commit
ted the prisoner to the county Jail on a
charge of horse stealing; so says the Madi-
son County Democrat.
THE season of the year for lively trans
actions in the hog trade, says the Madison
County Democrat is near at hand, but there
IL at present great inactivity in the market.
Corn is very high and scarce, and pork
brings but limit ed price in the East,
which accounts for the inac tivity. On sales
dayswe heard of contracts for future deliy-
cry at 81 per hundred, which was consid-
cred a little venturesome. At West Jeffer-
son and London small lots for immediate
shipment are being. bought at from five to
five and a half cents-the latter we are told
being the outside figure.
On Wednesday night of last week, owing
to the switch not being properly adjusted.
says the Dela,oare Herald, the 8 O'Clock P.
NJ. train going south on the C. G. & c rail-
road run into a freight trim, demolishing
car or two. Fortunately no one was hurt
only badly frightened. s --4
The Cincinnati Gazette says that Miss Ed
gar, maiden lady sixty years of age, a
native of Highland county, Ohio, and form
erly resident of Dayton, committed sui
eide at Carlisle, KY, last week, by jumping
into well. She was taken out alive, but
was SO badly bruised and chilled that she
survived only short time. This was her
second attempt at seH-destruction, she hav-
ing jumped into q creek several days pre-
vious.- She was an eccentric, If not an in
SINE person. She wasa niece of the Rev.
j. T. Edgar.
The following addition to the list of Of
fees in Ohio will be OF interest: Alliance,
Button, Caniield, Clyde. Dresden, -Freder-
icktowu, Greenville, Kinsman's, Near
thur, Marysville, MEANWHILE, Mlddletown,
Morgan. Nevada, New Lexington, New
Lisbon, New, London, New Richmond, St.
Clairsyille, st. Mary's, Shelby, Uhricksville,
Wadsworth, Wapakonetta, Waynesville,
Wellington, Wellsville, West Pennington,
West Liberty, West Salem and Yellow
Springs. Offices are being added as fast as
their importance will justify the arrange
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$40. GALES" the black stallion that
proved victor in the single harness trot
three in. five, mile heats, at the State Fair,
here, says the Dayton Journal, won race
and purse -$5O0-at Washington, Fayette
county, the other day. Best time 2,23.
JOIN w. OWENS, d cattle dealer, living
near Winchester, Kys having realized
$4,000, on cattle in the east. was last seen
in Cincinnati on Thursday, where he sent
home Sf4 900 and signified his Intention of
going to Piqua, O., to collect some money
due him there. It is feared he was MUIR,
dered for his money, $4,000, in St. Louis.
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