Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-23
spArE NEWS.

--------- SPATE NEWS.
1--WE regret to learn that on Saturday
morning of last week, says the HilLs6oro
Gazette, the store Of John Miller & Co., at
Cynthiana, 7Clermont county, Ohio, was de-
etrOged by fire, in consequence OF an ex-
plosion of gunpowder contained in the
building. We have no further particulars.
,ETHn As1tldsad linton says: Mr.. George
Swineford, an old and respected citizen,
died March .16, 1867, at his residence, three
miles east of Ashland, OF typhoid fever,
aged nearly seventy years. He was born
in Northumberland county, Pa, in Sept.
1913, and eniigrated with his fathers fam
lily, to Fairfield county, Ohio, in 1907, and
from there to Riehland, now Ashland,
county, 1919. 65
The Biglow Chapel at Portsmouth, Ohio.
-..ys HuLEeS6ttte C0dTzeEs was destroyed
by on Sabbath evening. Rev. Isaac
Crook, pastor of the congregation, was
away, and Rev. Mr.. King. brother of Jno.
w. King, of this city, officiated in the even
inga A few minutes after the evening SER
vices were over and the congregation dis
persed, the church was discovered to be on
re,and notwithstanding the Htmostsexer-
tions to stop the flames, the edifice was en-
tifely destroyed. Loss about $50, 600, in
sured for $4,000. -
DIED, recently, in Gallfpolis, in this State,
General George HOnse, in the s1h yearr0f
Image. Gen. Honse, many years since, was
the proprietor of a line of State Coaches
that between Chillicothe and GaHipolis,
and was well known in this community.
He has frequentiy represented Galliacoun-
ty in the Ohio Legislature, In politics he
wasa DemoeFatsOf the. old jackson school;
and wasDa delegate to the first Democratic
Copyention ever held in this State, which
assembled at Columbus in 1925 a.
iWElearh, says the Hamilton True Telegraph,
that a young man named Jacob Good, re-
siding near Trenton, while returning from
Seven Mile last Sunday evening, was
thrown from his horse, which became
frightened. and dragged hima considerabl
distance before he could be extricated.
One of his legs was terribly bruised and
mangled, and IL is thought that amputation
will be necessary. One of his arms was
broken and his body was also severely con-
fused. It was narrow escape from death.
The most extraordinary freak of nature
we have lately seen, was exhibited to us,
last Tuesday, by Mr.. Abel Jollif of Plain
township, says the Wayne County Democrat.
A double pig.s The<hinder paris were
completely Joined together in the middle of
the body as one; from the back were two
legs and below two-eight legs in all the
head as any ordinary hog, except that it
had four nostrils, two tongnes, two mouths
and two sets of Jaws. On examination, by
aneninent physician of Wooster, itwas
found TO have bat one heart and lungs. 1t
is a strange curiosity. and one worth pre-
serving for scientific Investigation.
DIR. PoMERENE made narrow escape
with his life, says the Holmes County Farmer,
one night last week. He was returning
from visit to patient south of town,
about o'clock in the morning, and it being
quite cold, was walking distance to keep
himself warm. When this side of John
Duncan's residence he undertook to mount
his horse, and while doing so his hand slip
ped from the name, letting him fall back
and leaving his foot fast in the stirrup.
The horse started and dragged him some
twenty rods. tearing of most of his cloth
ing and bruising him pretty badly; but not
dangerously. Ht @ss
CALEB ATwATER, Esq, one of the oldest
residents of this county, and the senior
member of the Pickaway Bar, died in this
city on Wednesday last, says the CGrcleuale
Democrat, aged so. years. He bad lived
here for half century. The deceased was
remarkable man In many respects, and
possessed considerable ability, was an au-