Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-15
STATE NEWS.

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THE Ti6tn Tribune says that cars loaded
Gt that place go to New York and Boston
without transfer of freight.
WE learn that the citizens of Bellville
made raid on the different whisky shops,
in that place, on Monday, and ordered the
propfietors to discontinue their disgrace
ful traffic or prepare to suffer the conse-
qhences.
THE Spirit of Democracy says: On
wednesday, the 9th ult., the residence of
Mr.. Joseph Craig, near Graysyille, this
county, together with its contents, except
two feather beds, was consumed by fire.
Wehaye n0tIearned theorigin of the FIRE.
Mr.. Craig was formerly resident of this
place.
The Ohio river Is .smarching on up.
the hill towards Third street, Cincinnati.
The high water makes it very handy for
the Spencer House, and steamers can now
tie up to the balcony and let passengers
walk In at the windows. Much damage is
being done in portions of the city by the
flood. 81 -
TIE Town Council of London, Madison
county. Ohio, lately passed an ordinance
prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating liquors,
and the town officers are enforcing it. All
places where liquor is sold are declared
nuisances, provision is made for closing
them, and the owners Of premises are made
liable for fines and costs assessed against
persons selling liquor thereon.
The Coshocton Democrat says: So far as
we have been able to learn, the fruit buds
In this locality have not been injured to
anRextent by the severe winter through
which we have Just passed and tie pros
meets now are for good crop of all the
different kinds ofifruit grown in Central
Ohio. What an invaluable, inappreciable
blessing to all good fruit crop would be.
The Plymouth Advertiser says: "On Tues
dSv last, ayoung sonot Mr.. Stephen Hatch,
residing. several miles west of town, was
accidentally shot by his brother, under the
RoTi0Wfn0 circumstances: The one having
Che gun was in back building adjoining
the one in which his younger brother was,
andshaying loaded the gun attempted to
cock il. but it did not stand, and the gun
was 6discharged. The younger brother
was in the second story of the adjoining
house. and being within the range of the
rbh. the ball struck him in the pit of the
stomach, and gIancing downward passed
our at the left hip. The wound is a bad
one. but the sufferer is doing well, and is
thought to be out of danger" -.
In the, fire which swept away several
houses in Warren, Ohio, the other day,
some venerable landmarks were removed.
The WesternsR Reserve Chronicle says: Some
ofthe buildings destroyed were among the
oldesti In town.s The corner building, own
ed bv Mrs. Stone, was built about ffty-fye
years ago. by AdamsOn Bently, 2 Baptist
minister. Init was printed The Trump OF
Eap.e. the first paper published in Trum-
bull. couuty, and, we belieEe, on the Be
serve. The dwelling of Mrs. King was
also one of the olden. time, having been
erected more than half century ago by
John I.eyett, and occupied for several
wears by Jesse Holiday as & hotel, being
distinguished once in its history as the ho-
tel of the town. 1t was very substantially
huiIt. and although it had Weathered the
stormss Of over ffty winters, 1t was yet in
q good state Of preservation.