Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-26

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MIMXUKaE detectives have recently dis .
covered in that city over $4,000 worth Of
iewelfy that was stolen from store in
Detroit, In October last sas
Discoveries have been made in Siam of
4 ruined city ten leagues in diameter, with
tea1bles 50 vast that 1t took an explorer one
hour and half to climb the stairs to the
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STATE NEWS.
s.ON the 18th Instant, Mrs. Mathews, of
Harmar, an old lady of seventy-five years,
fell from steps in going out of doors, and
fractured her left arm, and one bone in the
right.
The Springfield Republic has, an account
of the killing in that city, on Wednesday,
of David Gutshall, who was caught in the
shaft of mill and dashed to pieces. The
subordinate man was horribly mangled.
WE learn, says the Portsmouth Times, that
over $1,000 have been subscribed by the
members of Bigelow Chapel towards re-
building their church, which with the So
600 insurance, will give then, $11 900 to be-
gin the work of construction.
AMIN has been discovered. in Dayton,
who, on the 10Th inst, had eaten nothing
for about eighteen days. He says he is fast
ing.by command of the spirits; and the
Journal thinks hewill become aspirit him
self before long, if he keeps on.
.'e'THE Marietsa Register says E. 1D:sMans-
field, itisoRr painful duty to record, died
in Egypt, Jan. 10th last-as is learned by
sdispatcE from Consul-G Gen. Hale, at Alex
andria! He had been wasting with con-
sumption, and was travelling in hopes of
relief. and died up the Nile, about hun
dred miles above Cairo, aged about 27. q
WE learn, says the Dayton Journal, that
another fox chase came off in a brush
prairie a few miles from Fairfield, Greene
county, the other day. The mud was so
deep that the sportsmen were obliged to
abandon their horses and finish the chase
afoot.- This arrangement took the fun out
,0f THE affair, and the few persistent chaps
who were 6" in at the death I" had the
"brush % all to themselves, and the glory
tee. - - - - * -
THURSDAY morning, 14th instant, says
the Marietta Register, the still of the oil re-
finery of Curtis, Newton & Co., at the
mouth of the Little Muskingum, exploded,
destroying the still, a large tank, about Is
barrels of crude oil, and some other proper
-ty, at loss of $1,000: The explosion-was
caused by water collecting from leak, it Is
supposed, and freezing in the worm of the
still, at its mouth, stopping it up, SO when
the fire was started, the explosion soon fol-
lowed. 4 a - = Z - - F-'--A
AFTER eyadfng Mr.. Pixies declination for
several. days, the, Democratic Executive
Committee Saturday night took it in hand,
accepted it. and unanimously elected Judge
James Satin as the Democratic candidate
tor Mayor of the city, in opposition to Mr..
Charles F. Wilstach, the present Mayor and
the candidate of the Union party for re-
election. Mr.. Pike states in his declination
that he presents it 'sregrettingly." but is
forced to do so, owing to the fact that he is
about to take up his residence permanently
in New York City. d ~ 8.A''@so
THE Spring meeting of the Buckeye
Club, Cincinnati, commences on Monday,
9th ,ot May, and closes on Saturday, 1st of
June.s We find that the Burnet House
sake; two-1nile heats for four year olds
which is the first race for the second day,
has closed with twelve entries.1 The list
embraces Che very flower of the Western
turf, and the race, if all start. will be one of
unusual Interest. The meeting opens with
a hurdle race. The leaping races should
bk encouraged in-the West, because they
are popular and draw crowds, thus extend
ing the love for the turf, and adding to the
profits of the meeting. We also have "a
o hurdle race on the last day, which, with
The other races, makes an admirable pro-
grsmmefor the Buckeye Club.
FROM the Troy Times. we take the fol-
lowing: i,s0I = asAA - ~ soi3&
"Died, March 9, 1867, at his residence:in
Troy. Thomas H. Barrett, after an illness of
+, three days. He had resided in Troy nearly
forty three years, having emigrated to
this State from South Carolina, in April,
1924. He was native of Middleberry,
South Carolina. Being deprived OF an
: early education he entered school at the
same time with his son, David Barrett, la
boring part OF the time to support his small
family. He afterwards studied law in the
Office OF Judge O'Neal, upon whom he
leaned as foster-father. In the war OF
1872 he was made captain of company of
mlilftias and was stationed at Beaufort,
South Carolina, when the battle of New
Orleans was fought by General Jackson.
The first two years in Troy were spent in
teaching school, and many of our older
citizens remember him as their teacher.
He was a uditor of Miami aconnty six years;
Prosecuting Attorney four years; after
tsflliich lie was BY appointmentS Associate
Judge; afterward Commissioner of Insolv-
onts and also Commissioner for the Wash