Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-12
STATE NEWS.

mILLIKEN, the D1gamlst, from damllGOn,
Ohio, was discharged from arrest in Chi
cago on Monday. The prosecuting witness
could not be found.
The Ohio Wool Buyers and Wool Dealers
Association holds its next. annual meeting
at Cleveland, on Wednesday, April 18th, at
10 A. M. ALI dealers and growers are re-
quested to attend.
Mrs. MARTHA JACKSON, living one mile
west of Athens, says the Messenger, now in
her s7th year, three times married, has liY-
ing IL children, s6 grand children, eight
great great grand children; in all 200 de-
scendants living.
The house of Aaron T. Tucker, on
Stroud's. Run, says the athens Messenger,
was entered on Thursday morning last, and
a pocket book containing thirty. dollars
taken therefrom. There was $50 green
back and a $10. The pocket-b book, less the
contents, was found under the corner ofthe
house.
ONThursday last says the ZaleskS Echo
as Mr.. John D. Harkins was riding spirit=
ed horse on the railroad, at Macarthur Sta
ton, he was thrown with such force as to
eeased'was laborer, working for MrSJ.C.
Garrett, at Five-Mile Furnace. in Hooking
county, and was respected by all who knew
h;a. Truly. sin the midst of life we are in
DEATH" 1850 r-s-rs-, rrs--
The murderers of the young clerk, Jas.
Hughes, near. Cincinnati, on the 9TH of
February last-George Goetz, Alexander
Algus, Samuel Case-each of whom had a
separate trial, and all found guilty. we're
sentenced by Judge Murdoch, on Monday,
TO be hung on the Both of this month";
Their time is short. They are trio OF
precious villains. Case is not 1s years old.
Algus is a demon.
Ok Thursday morning last, Miss Martha
Cyrus, daughter of Thomas Cyrus, living
about two miles north Of Salem, attempted
to expedite the kindling OF fire by pour
ing oil on it from gallon can. Quick as
fash, the can exploded, throwing the burn
ing oil over her person, setting fire to her
clothing, and before sufficient help could
bs obtained, she was so badly burned as to
cause death in few hours. She was eigh-
teen years of age. Another terrible COM
mentary on the thoughtless carelessness in
using. such q dangerous combustible in
making fire. Powder or gun-cotton would
be just as safe. So says the Salem Repub-
Iiean. q tIaeda ia H31H - s.Aza03
THE Marietta Register says Rev. Dan
Young, a local Methodist preacher, well
known in Scioto, Lawrence, and adjacent
counties in Ohio and Kentucky, died
March 18th, near Portsmouth, in his 84th
year. He.was in the New HampshireL Leg
islature, a leading member, fifty years ago,
but came to Ohio in 1921, and about 1928
was the principal partner in building
Franklin Furnace, Scioto county, which
was the second iron furnace built in Ohio,
In the Hanging Rock Iron Region-Union
Furnace, Lawrence county, being the first.
He was very able and forcible preacher,
had logical mind well stored with in
formation. He was member of the Ohio
Legislature many years ago.
THE river about four O'Clock Wednesday
afternoon, says the Zanesville Courier, made
clear track through the dam, tearing
away the foundations and sweeping out
eleanly to the bed of the river, that portion
of the dam injured by the freshets and ice
a0I laSb WlnteE' OSHs DAILY IilO euPoHinCeu-
dent of the river, for some ten days past
has been preparing to put in Golfer dam ;
operations had been fairly commenced on
both sides of the break, and as the work
progressed, narrowing the channel, through
which the whole river ran with the swift
ness of a mill race, it only increased the
rapidity and force of the current, until at
length it swept away every vestige of the
dam In the break that opposed its course.
The water above the dam, Immediately after
the accident occurred, fell about four feet,
revealing the old dam, constructed by the
GAINESVILLE Canal and Manufacturing Com
.pany, which had been hid under the water
for more than twenty-five years, and rem
dering the canal completely dry.