Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-27

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Newsvef thesDay.
GENERAL NEWS.
GOLD closed in New York yesterday at
l34.
THE world contains seven millions of
Jews.
The Odd Fellow membe bership, according
to the report of its Grand Secretary, now
Numbers in the United States 217, 1886, near
ly $4,000 having been added within a year.
The feceiptsS amouhted Ito $l,565,7ls; ire
hef dispensed, sesds75., Q E.iSs}I
The State census of Iowa, Just complet-
ed, gives the population of the State at
9Oa 040-=-a gain of 147, 900 in two years.
The Oldest odd Fellow in the United
States is still living at Providence, Rhode
IslsndTPast Grand Benjamin ,Dowling=
at the age Of 49, He joined the Duke Of
York Lodge No. 1, at Harwich, England,
in 1907.
AFTER horse is nine years old wrinkle
comes on the eyelid, at the upper corner Of
the lewer lid, and every year thereafter he
has One we'll defined wrinkle for eachs year
oyr aans { gsE .EsA Fs#E#lEst
UHRentire cranberry crop Of theEdoun-
try will amount TO 100000 bushels, worth
81, 200, 900, and OF this amount New Jersey
produces one-hslf Massachusetts, coming
next.
CONGRESS made provision last year for
testing the feasibility of building a ship
calian' 'BitSssh GEaka Ohtsfio and Lake
Erie. Five different routes have been sur
veyed between the two lakes. The one
passing 6esfl lockpets sappesrsCtob be the
most desirable of the five. The superin-
tendent of the work is to make his report
to Congress before the first of January,
and should that body decide to have the
canal Constructed, the work can be underi
taken Immediately. al sssdaW
STATE NEWS.
THE Madison County Union says: A little
boy, SON Of Mr. Speasmsker, residing west
of London, while sledridiEs down hill with
a number of boys, had -his leg broken Just
above the ankle.
THE eansos sRspu5siean says; RlssoffS
manager condescended to offer to occupy
the Opera House two, nights for $3 0O0:T
Mr. Shafer. declined To- consider the pro-
p sal unless il should be exactly reversed.
THE Dela,oare Herald says: A few days
since, young lady employed ID running
one of the looms of the Delaware Flax Mill,
got one of her arms fastened in some of the
uectinerys and before, it could be released
it was bruised and mangled in shocking
manner. It is feared that amputation of a
portion of the arm will yet be found neces-
sary in order to save her life.
THE Dela,oare Gazette says: The two coll
leges closed their autumn session on Tues
day last with sthe regular exaniaations.
The students have already scattered to
their homes, preliminary to enjoying hunL
der their home roof trees, the Festivities of
the holiday season. For a brief period
books will be forgotten in the renewal Of
the delightful sympathies and associations
which through all winters and weathers
should be Kept ever green. To one and all
we wish happy time, and shall rejoice at
their return.
"A FEY. weeks ago we ychronicled the fact
that there resided in Camden, says the 5Lo-
rain County Constitutionalist, in this county,
anold lady named Mrs. Mary Haskins, who
had reached the ripe cid agegef one hun
dred and eight years. We are this week
called upon to note her death. She died at
her residence in Camden, on the 18th inst,
and preserved her memory and senses up
to the last moment. She was born in the
State otiConnecticut, and was familiar with
many of the incidents of the Revolution,
aadap to the day Of her deeease, was fond
of repeating them to her many visitors.
.THr ACCIDENT which occurred yeaeniey
at the yard of the B. & o. railroad, says
the Zaaesville Signal, and which resulted in
the death of Mr.. G. Barry, switchman, was
caused by the giving way of the bumpers
at the end Of the'cafs, andiallowing both
cars to come together, while Mr- Barry was
standing between them, engaged Sin
coupling them togethef. The ribs of his
right side weresA brsieen away from his
spinal column, and ~his lungs and heart
were mildred. Df:a Young was called and
dj4fslf hi M power to alleviate the suffer-
ings of the injured man, but death ensued
in few hours, thus ending. his misery
Mr.. Barry had beeh in the employ of the
road ten years. in the capacity of switch
man, and had always been afafthfuf and
honest workman. He leaves wife .aad
two children to mourn his untimely end.
ONE OF, the most destructive fires in
Wooster for long time, says the Wayne
County Democrat; took place last Thursday
morning 81 5Io'clocK burning down the
aEmpire House' of Henry Lies, on East
Liberty street. The origin of the fire is
supposed.to have been the work of an incen-
diary. 1t was discovered by Mr.. Lies, and
commenced in a closet under the main
8tairway. on the first floor, and when first
Seen was 3urning through to the dining
room, the Office and kitchen In the hotel
were about forty persons asleep. and who
on being awakened by the alarm below.
the roaring 'of the fire and suffocatfng
smoke that penetrated every room, sprang
from their beds to escape being burned to
death. Those up stairs could not descend,
the stairway being on fire; and men, wo-
men and children, in their night clothes,
jumped from second and third story win
dows. Five men sprang out of an attic
window-children were dropped from the
second story, and women rescued. Those
who were able first threw out the movables
i. of their rooms, while the citizens who had
hastened to the scene, gave all possible as
sistance to extinguish the fire and remove
portable property. SzeA u S--f> IL =
WE are called upon TO record the death,
by accident, of one of our most respected
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