Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-16
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STATE NEWS.


A MAN named James w. Toland, formers
ly'an orderly sergeant in one OF the Ohio
cavalry regiments, and afterwards lieu
tenant in negeo regiment, died from the
effects of intemperance in the station house
at Dayton, on Thursday. -
A GERMAN named Franz Horen, living at
No. Is Minnesota street, Cleveland, att
tempted to murder his wife with an axe on
Friday night while under the influence OF
liquor. He was arrested. There is no
probability that the woman can recover.
WE learn, says the Democratic Messenger.
that man was killed on Saturday evening
last, a short distance south of Clyde, by a
train on the Cincinnati, Sandusky & East
ern railroad. Being somewhat deaf he
stepped on the track directly In front of
the train without hearing it. Before the
train could be stopped, the engine struck
him, killing him instantly. 4 sea
A DELEGATE from the West en- route to
the Fenian Convention at Cleveland,
came near losing his life at Wells
Vile Tuesday morning. In attempt
ing to get on the cars as they were moving
out of the depot, he missed his footing
and,fslI between the cars and the platform
He received very severe cut on the head.
andswas otherwise injured, but not seri-
ousiy. a
WE are pleased to state, says the Madison
County Democrat, that they are some favor
ed spots In Madison county where corn is
not entirely cut off. An old farmer in
Darby township informs US that there is
corn up there, and that some fields will yield
fifty or sixty bushels to the acre. This is
good news to us around London where the
drouth has converted the corn into nub-
bins. AsA q
LAST Friday night, says the Asalaad
Union, the clothing store of Henry Gold
smith, on Main street, was entered, and
about $500 worth of goods, in coats, pants
and vests were stolen. A suspicious look
ing chararter was seen sneaking about
ION Friday. and the burglary is sup
posed to have been committed by him.
Search was made for him, but he had ''lit
out.'v
A MAN by the name of Henry Myers,
while driving a four-horse team through
our streets, on Friday, says the Dayton
Ledger, met with rather serious accident
just as the team was passing over the
gutter, at the crossing of Third and Main,
near iHarshman & Gorman's bank, the sad
die horse, upon which Myers was sitting,
stumbled and fell, throwing the driver un-
der him, and somewhat bruising and iDjurr-
ing his person. He was soon extricated
from his serious situation, and set upon his
feet.
Mr.. LEWIS RAIN, an employe of the @.
& 1. G. railroad, met with narrow escape
from death at the depot in Piqua last week.
He was walking on top of train of freight
cars while the same were in motion, and in
stepping from one car to another he missed
his footing and fell between them. His
descent was luckily obstructed by striking
against the bumpers thereby preventing
his body from reaching the ground and
being crushed beneath the wheels. Mr..
RS escape from o probable instanteous
and shocking death was most miraculous.
The Ne1 Lisbon Journal of last week
says: We learn that a gentleman residing
in the vicinity of East Liverpool, this
county, sent to a. friend in. that village fif-
teen snake eggs, which were thrown in an
open box under the counter in the store,
and forgot until Saturday, when attention
being called to them, the gentleman found
the eggs beginning to open and during the
day nine snakes, about six inches in length,
came out of the eggs. True to the instincts
of nature, as soon as their heads appeared
outside the shell, they stuck out, their
fangs and showed fight.
On Friday evening, says the Broom
County Ne,os, drunken row occurred at
Utopia, Clermont county, between several
parties, some of whom were from Rural,
in which fists, pistols and bludgeons were
freely used. Mr.. Holland was shot, during
the melee, r I'M the breast, by Mr.. Emsfelt,
and died almost instantly II is said he
shot I'm self defense, as several had attacked
him. Two or three others were wounded
by pistol balls, but none fatally. One man
had ball pass through his hat grazing
the scalp of his head. Such rowdy melees.
must be very Interesting, as men will often
{ travel miles to get into one, as was the case
y this instance. II g dat iJinF ~