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

The store of Samuel Atkins, Putnam,
says the ZanesUilte Courier, was entered by
burglars on Friday night lasS and robbed
Of about $50 worth of goods and cash.
THE UrbanG Citizen says: A cattle drover,
who lives in Lancaster county, came from
Indianapolis to our depot on Saturday
morning last, and while waiting for an
eastward bound train. was robbed of over
$1,500. He had travelled all night, and
being very tired, laid down on a lounge
in the ladies' roon where some vagabond
relieved him Of his wallet.
WIN. G. WEISS has been selling intoxica-
ting liquors contrary to law, for over a
year, says the Marietta Register, at Coal
Run. He was recently notified in writing,
by several citizens of the place, that if he
continued it he would be prosecuted. He
gave no heed to the warning. So on Mon
day, 18th ult., he was "arraigned before
j. M. Truesdell, Esq, of Beverly, to an
swer elk charges, all of which were fully.
Standardization Mr.. Weiss plead 'guilty.',
Fined $50 and costs, amounting in all to
S1O6.3O.
A BOY named Charles George, aged about
II years, the son of a widow woman living
on North Third street, says the ZanesUille
Courier, had his foot badly mashed yester-
day afternoon. He, with number of 9TH
ef boys, were playing about the cars at the
c. o., railroad depot, and finally got to
pushing the cars along the track, when
young George got his foot under wheel,
and it was badly smashed. DR.. Hildreth
was. called, who rendered the necessary
surgical attendance. 1t was thought last
evening that probably amputation would
be necessary.
DR.. A. w. SEMPLE while engaged in vul-
gauizing a set Of teeth at his residence,
South Fourth street, Saturday evening,
says the SteubenuiHe Herald, received some
very severe injuries from the explosion of
the vulcanizer, several pieces of iron cut
ting him about the face and mouth, severe
ly, but not dangerously. The Doctor at
the time of the accident was working with
the boiler, and fortunately was standing at
the side of the apparatus at the time of the
explosion; had he been leaning over it, he
would not have escaped with his life, as.
the top of the boiler was blown through
the floor above, into the garret.
A TERRIBLE and fatal accident occurred
on the D. & NJ. road, at Tippecanoe, about
seven o'clock yesterday morning, says the
Dayton Journal. A young man named Par
ker Simmons, while engaged in roping in
cars for the way train, slipped down, and
before he could get out of the way the
wheels of one of the cars passed over his
legs. crushing the bones into fragments.
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moment the calamity occurred, when he
stumbled and fell, and the car wheels
caught his legs before he could get out of the
way, and they were horribly crushed. A
dispatch received last night gives the sad
information that Simmons died at O'Clock
Pm. He leaves young wife and child.
He had been engaged on the road for more
than two years, and was greatly esteemed
by all who knew him.
ONthe 10th ult., four young men, Andrew
Scott, jr, Archibald Menzer, Cornelius Nc.
and James Tannehill, came into town from
Bristol township, says the Morgan Herald,
and, after transacting some business, pro-
cured quart of the cheapest (P9 whisky at
Mortley's grocery, and gallon of ale at
Young's brewery, and started homeward.
drinking at intervals. When about eight
miles from town, in Alfred Cunningham's
field, young Tannehill complained of weak
ness and drowsiness, and telling his COM
rades that he did not feel able to reach his
home, which had been with his brother-in-
law, John Henderson, left them, proposing
to 60 to the residence of another brother
in-laW, John Roland, only about half a
mile distant, which, however, he was des-
tined never to reach. This was the last
heard of him until the following Saturday,
when search was made for him, and he was
found about three hundred yards from
Daniel Merwin's residence (between where
he had parted with his friends on Wednes-
day and the. house Of Roland), lying on his
face-dead. 4,