Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-06
News of the Day.

Dated Geneva, w., Aprll IA, 1000
News of the Day.
GENERAL NEWS.
GoLD closed in New York yesterday at
I39H. seaS ~ a-H
In a saw-mill, near Mobile, recently, a
cripple fell against the saw while In mo-
ton, and was cut through the spine. He
died instantly. About the same time q
workman in a Worcester (Mass.) wire mill,
was cut into by the machinery.
IA RECENT religious notice in England to
the young ladies of parish to meet at the
parsonage and the young women at the
schoolroom gave satisfaction to neither
The young ladies thought they were wo-
men, and the young women claimed to he
ladies.
TIE Australian meat preservers having
recently learned by telegraph that thirty
eight thousand tons of meat had been sold
in London, were filled with rejoicing at the
prospect of good market. The message
should have read ''tins," not tons, and the
excitement subsidized.
TIE Gate City says that "Iowa packed
177,044 hogs this past season, against 1885,
AL the year before. The average weight
this past season was 1891, against an aver
age of 23l 1-6 the year Previous" which
gives 1S67s the most hogs, but 1885,
nearly as many pounds. 1
THREE hives of Italian bees have been
imported into East ST., Louis, Ill. They
are-smaller than the American bee, but are
supposed to produce more plentiful sup
ply of honey. The swarm crosses the Mis-
sissippi every day to feed ON the flower
gardens of St. Louis, Mo. -5Ts assi
aas STATE NEWS.
"A sDEMocRATIc Central Club was organized
on Saturday evening, in Cleveland. WV.
Armstrong, OF the Plain Dealer, was elect
ed President. No action was taken in ref
erence to candidate for the Presidency.
AT Bucyrus, on Monday afternoon, lit
tie girl named Mary Wietze, while playing,
fell into cistern and was drowned. She
was discovered In a short time, but all
means used to resucitate her were of no
avail. SO ''77i-ts
The jury of the Court of Common Pleas
for Licking county, last week, rendered a
verdict ofs3,000 against a man named Row,
In favor of a man named Green, for SLAM
derous words. Row had repeatedly said
that Miss Green, the plaintiffs daughter,
had ''had seven pups" and that Newark
doctor had bled to death each pup as it was
born. Both parties reside in the southern
part of Licking county.
An old man, named John Buahr, was
run over and killed by the Chicago express
train on the Cleveland 6 Toledo Railroad,
near the station at Elyria, about 9:15 this
morning, says the Plain Dealer, of Monday
It appears that he intended to cross the
railroad bridge which spans Beach river at
that place, and had gone but a short dis
tance when he discovered the train coming
into the station. and endeavored to retrace
his steps, but before he could get off the
bridge the engine struck him, killing him
instantly. His remains, which were fright
fully mangled, were carried to the station,
there to await a coroner's inquest, which
has been summoned.
The athens Messenger says: L. A. Lamont,
Esq, OF MarietEaf Ohio, has an interesting
relic In the shape of an old wooden money
safe. 1t was owned by the bank of Mari
eta, the first bank in Ohio. It is 4 feet
high and 1sz inches wide, by 1885 inches
deep. Unlike the safes of modern times,
1t Is constructed of wood, with sides two
inches in thickness, and strapped with,
hammered iron bands three inches In width,
into which nails are driven every q of an
inch. The bands pass around the safe in
both directions, and at the points ofinter-
section are secured by nails that pass
through into the wood. 1t was built in
New York in 1907, brought to Marietta
soon thereafter, and used until about 1882.
Then it was kicked out of doors, and found
a watery grave in the Muskingum river.
Twenty years atterward, when it had al
most passed out of mind, Mr.. Lamont dis
covered the veteran, and at once took
measures to recover 1t. 1t presents sorry
appearance, for one end Is out, part of the
door gone, and the old English lock tina
once defed the early thieves of Ohio, re-
moved.
AT noon to-day, says the Cincinnati Time,
of Monday, as four large bulls were being