Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-14

JOHN h. THONIAS, of Clarke.
n evvs of the Day.
erxKRAL NEWS
sGoLD closed in New York yesterday at
147A.
BosroN Is promised a delightful breach
of promise case. A young gentleman at
Washington became engaged to a young
lady living In one Of the suburbs of the
Hub, but in his absence she accepted and
married another lover, without due warm
ing to him and without returning his pic
ture, diamond ring, letters, presents, &c.
He, therefore, is about to bring suit for
damages and soothe his wounded feelings
In that way. - IT, .tsass-} al
In England, in August, 1866, two young
agricultural laborers were apprehended
and committed to the treadmill for four
teen days, for going to witness volunteer
review without permission, although they
asked leave to do so. The men were BROTH
ers, and one of them, named George Col
ling, shortly after his release, Joined the
33i Infantry, which regiment was detailed
for service in India and Abyssinia. A few
days since he returned to Nazing, Essex, to
visit his aged father, with two good con-
duct stripes upon his arm, when he was
welcomed home by peal from the Nazing
church bells, having been one of the five
men who first entered Magdala, the strong
hold of King Theodore. 80
TIE Quinnebaug river is made to do a
great deal Of work in its passage through
Southbridge, Mass. There are three vii
lages in che town, all of which are busy
manufacturing places. At westville. the
upper village, there are a satinet mill,
shuttle factory and pail factory. At Globe
Village are the extensive mills and print
works of the Hamilton Company, which
has another large mill at "New Globe Viii
lage." At Globe Village there are also
Paige's cotton mill, the Central Mills,
which employ about two hundred hands in
the manufacture of cotton goods and twine,
spoke factory, a. bone mill. and box,
sash and door factory. just below is the
Columbian Cotton Mill. and still further
down is Sandersdaie, where extensive print
works are in process of erection.
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TIE Springfield Adcertise- says: Mr.. j.
Leitschuh's shoe store was broken into
Monday night, aud from $50 to $500 worth
Of boots and shoes carried away. They
gained admission through the rear of the
building. EssE "a a-,ss-islH .zAisR E'uE
The zanesuilss Signal says boy, named
Joseph 81. Gibbs, had a hearing before
Judge Muse, of the Probate Court, on the
9Th, and was sentenced to the Reform
School. On the 11th,e Calvin Frazier, a
boy. was also sentenced to the Reform
Farm. sa7s-sH'',s s7ts'fi2 s6sissisA
The Democracy of Mansfield are organ
izing by wards. The officers of the Sey-
mour and Blair Club are: President, Isaac
Whittier; Vice Presidents, Isaac c. Fair;
Joseph Leuthner, Timothy Casey, Louis
vonhoff, F. Thornton, Martin Mulready;
Secretary, James s. Grail; Assistant Secre-
try, T. T. Dill; Treasurer, Jere. Bollman.
The Zanesviue Signal communicates the
information that an inquest of insanity was
held before Judge Muse, on the 10th, upon
the person Of Simeon Horn, of Newton
township, who was adjudged to be insane.
Application has been made for his admis-
sion to the Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum,
during the pendency of which he remains
at the County Infirmary.
The Zanesuiue Signal learns that it has
been discovered that regular system of
mail robbery has been carried on in the
post Office at Malta, Morgan county. Cir
cumstances led to the suspicion of Charles
Scovill, the postmaster's son, who has
been arrested and held for trial. 1t is said
that young Scovill, during his operations,
succeeded in taking from letters over 5000,
which had been either mailed at or sent to
the office. D,,
The Zdnesuille Times says that William
Forsythe, man in the employ of Clark
Toland, of Blue Rock township, came to
his death last week under the following
circumstances: He was taking pair of
horses to water, when ne was attacked by
a swarm of bees, and in spite of his own
and Mr.. Toland's efforts to drive them
away, he was stung SO severely that he died
almost Immediately after reaching the
house. Forsythe was large, fleshy man.
His wife died the next day, victim of
consumption. They left family of nine
children. a.-r-
TIE Warren Constitution says that on FRI
day morning, the local freight traing going
West, on the C. & M. r. r. ran over wo-
man a short distance from Leavittsburgh,
killing her instantly. The circumstances
appear that she had been down to the burgh,
in search of her husband, David Clancey,
who is said to be dissipated, and was re-
turning home at the time she met her death.
The engineer of the train saw her walk
ing on the track, and blew the whistle,
which signal she complied with, by STEP
ping aside, but just before the engine
reached her, she stepped upon the track
and was run over by the engine, and man
gled in shocking manner. OF course no
blame can be attached to the employees Of
the road, and an inquest was not consider
ed necessary in the case.
Hon. GEoRaE 81. PENDLEToN will make
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