Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-16
/ STATE NEws.


County Denocrut, was most remarkably
-lscafursJ m n5ns,Ur1, srrIu m Izc5 throughout
the entire county, the druggists profits and
physicians salaries having fallen off to an
slarming extent. The sexton ofsOak Hill
Cemetery informs us that OF the interments
made there within the last twelve months
less than, twelve were of persons who died
IN London. Since the 1st of October, there
have been only one, and that chronic
casery We doubt whether a town OF our
population in Ohio can show such q healthy
record. No use of going either north or
south to secure lease on life. 81 .z sY
TIE Mt. Vernon Republican says: Mr..
James Martin sold a calf to Mr.. Bowman,
of Bladenburg, about the fir ct OF October.
It was a splendid animal. A few days
since Mr.. Bowman weighed the calf, when
it was eight months old, and it weighed
sl3 pounds.
The Springfield Advertiser says: A little
infant some three weeks old. of the female
sex, was left at the residence of Mr.. Ever
sole, on the national road, some three miles
east of the city, on new years evening.
Mr.. E. will give the little castaway home,
at least for the present. Thus tale of
slander was doubtless buried in night.
THE Sandusky Register of the 9Th, says:
There was an important meeting of rail-
road men at the Kennard House yesterday
aftern oon, to make arrangements to pro rata
freight tariffs between the trunk lipes of
the Western roads. About twenty roads
between New York, st. Louis and Chicago
were represented.
On Monday, says the Lima Gazette, Sheriff
Bailey arrested on q charge of passing
counterfeit money, John Hall. well known
citizen Of West Cairo. and John Mellow
sell, who, when arrested, was sliving in the
woods in the West part of the county, but
formerly Of West Cairo. These gentlemen
are supposed to be implicated In the pass
ing Of the counterfeit 500 bills that have
for some past been afioat. A brother of
John Hail, (Abe Hall,) is said to be now in
jail at Milwaukee, Wis, on a similar charge.
Rumors are afioat that the evidence against
the, parties is conclusive, but we know
nothing about the facts, The prisoners
were taken to Cleveland to be examined
before the u. s. authorities. 2Ff
The preliminary examination of E. p.
Bechtle, for killing John D. Riley, of Gin
cinnati, at Springfield, on the evening OF
the Sd instS resultedin isbeing committed
for trial for murder in the second degree,
and the prisoner gave bail in $4,000.
rTaE post Office at Corvin station, saws
the Hamilton True Telegraph, on the Little
Miami road, was broken into. on Thursday
night last. and robbed Of $75, comprised OF
five and three cent national trash. The
rascal was traced to Dayton and captured
next day. Craig is his name; lately peni.
tentiary bird at Columbus.
MARRIED, on the evening Of January L
near the city of La Fayette, Ind, by Rev
Luther Taylor, Mr.. William Nally and
Mrs. Laura L. Leach, youngest daughter
of John Burris, Esq, of Oxford, o..
ri The Citizen traces it out that by this mar.
riage the bride becomes daughter-in-law
of her sister, and daughter-in-law and aunt
of her husband. The bridegroom becomes
brother-in-lsw to bis father, and mother
and nephew to his wife. The little son oI
the bride became grandson to his aunt and
uncle, nephew and cousin to his father and
mother, and second cousin to himself.
THE Paulding county Court House burn
ed one day last week, destroying the entire
records or the Auditors office. These
records cannot be replaced, and their loss
will occasion a great deal of inconvenience
to the people of that county.