Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-29


1909.
MISS BECKwITH. an American lady, Is
charming Paris with her skating.
oNns of the Hartford, Conn, banks has
cleared astock dividend of 80 per cent.
"A BILL. has been introduced inthe Maine
Legislaturerepealing the State Constabu-
larry act.
A. B. HOWE, brother of the late Elias
Howe, .Jr. died of paralysis on Wednesday.
at Cambridgeport, Mass.
SIxTY-oNE sheep. belonging to two far
me.s in Washington county. Pa, were
Killed by dogs few nights since. ~
THERE are but two men in South Caroli-
ma who have respectable incomes since the
war, and Trenholm is one of them.
A coLoRED BOY peddled herbs in Alex
andria, Va, to obtain money to bury his
mother, who had died of starvation.
N1cHoMAs KsBoRr, aged go years, an old
citizen of Crawford county Pa hanged
himself in his barn last Saturday night.
Troy, N.Y. is to, have new PAPER on
thslst Of F Fsbfuafy, styled the 'sEveniug
Express" 1t will be Democratic in poll
tics. sr SO
A MAN-in w ,shington got billiard ball
into his mouth sf5r the fun Of the tn hing,'1a
few days ago, aud surgeon had to assist
in getting tout again. aes 5sz-:isds -r5 baA.
TaE' question of ofvosing allowances of
postage stamps to thernsef res is promi-
nent subject of discussion by the members
of the Wisconsin Legislature.
IT is stated that farmer in Northern
Georgia who never made any money in
raising cotton, has cleared $1,000 this year
on a crop of wheat and corn.
'viMr. JOHN HENRY, Of Charlotte, Va, the
last survivor, save one, Of the children of
Patrick Henry, and the owner ofthe old ia
mily seat and burial place of the great ora
stor, died &C his residence at Red Hill lont the
7th inst. in the seventy-second year of his
age, Of paralysis. 5ss .as.o-s ,.sr 81, y
Two young sons of Mr.. Mincir, of Union.
Iowa, undertook to celebrate New Years
Day by firing pound of powder in stump
Both were killed by the explosion, and the
father, who first knew of the occupation of
the children after their DEATH has become
deranged at his loss.
SOME time since car load ofseventy- one
barrels of whiskey was seized at Cambridge
CITY Ind, for violation of the Internal
Revenue laws. While the cars were left
standing, on q side track for q few days,
eleven barrels were stolen, Six of them
nave been. recov cred, and the officials are
on the track of the other five.
80 rpr ,s~ STATE NEWS. - -S
IN New York the Corporation counsel
has decided that itreqYires three-fourths
vote of each board of the Common Council
-toexpend money How happy the taxpay-
ers will be If this decision is respected.
gTMRs. BowsHER, the woman charged with
poisoning her three children at Upper San
dusky, has been held TO bail in the sum of
$4,000. It is said chat, eighteen months
since, she expressed desire to get rid of
her. Children +ta.5f,
The Oberlin Ne,os of January 22d says:
Yesterday morning Mrs. Austin,i formerly
Miss Mary j. Bedortha, a graduate of Ober-
lin College in the class of 1861, died from
injuries received BY the burning OF her
mineral raj oil.
'S The watchman of the wood yard at the
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago shops,
in Fort Wayne, was brutallys assaulted a
few nights since, whilst on duty, by some
villain. The watchman was struck, by a
billet of wood and is in a critical condi-
ton. Theobject of the assault was I'M
doubtedly money, that day being pay day.
The watehman Is q quiet, peaceabl e. man,
and it is not known that he has an enemy
living.
,H THs M. Vsrnon Banner says: A;wicked
man named Marion Bradfield, residing in
Clay township, Knox county, eloped on
the 4th inst. with naughty woman by the
name of Elbert, wife of Harrison Elberr of
the same township. After indulging their
2 urfsoly passions for couple Of weeks, the
couple returned to their respective resi-
. iences, looking as mean ait was possible
Il flor white people to look.i1 W e presume there
will be another divorce suit in Court at the
next term.
THE NeaUark Advocate says that spotted
fever has made disappearance in the neigh
borhood of Brownsville, that county. A
son of Mr.. George w. Holmes, aged about
twelve years, and a child of Mr.. c. Ewing
= have died with the fever, and several others
are lying in critical condition. This is
the fourth winter that the disease has Wis
tied that locality. Last winter some five
or six persons, mostly adults, were carried
off, and the winter previous nine, all young
girls, were its victims.
A vorrc mon from, 0n,obo Nohro,k
named Emmitt Kennard, who has been Wis
iting the past week or two in the family
yof Mr.. Perry, on Mt. Vernon. street, says
, the NeDark Adcocate, was on Tuesday O
last week, the victim of an assault and rob
Il berry, from which his recovery is doubtful
just after dark, and before the family hat
retired to bed, three men, unknown to him
called at Mr.. Perry's and asked to speal
with Mr.. Kennard, who upon going to th
door Was seized and knocked down by
blow upon che head with a bIudgeon in tn
hands of one of the, party. His pocket
were ri1ed, and about $A in money an
,ssi some papers of value taken therefron
-ls when the thieves decamped, leaving Mr. Z
81 IN an inseasible condition. The famil
heard the fracas, but not understanding it
cause. did not go to his relief until too lat
to render any assistance. He was immedi
lately taken into the house, where hi
wounds were dressed, but up to tn,
present time he has not recovered from tn
effects of the blow received.-His brain j
so much effected by it as to eause insensi
'bility, except at short intervals. It is sal
that he had while upon the streets impru
- IDENTIFY shown his money, perhaps too mucl
by way of display, and it is supposed h
was followed by persons thus attracted, bu